As soon as he returned to the princess mansion, Ran Qing went straight into the study. Su Qi and Su Jiu had already been waiting inside, when they saw her coming, they got up and saluted. Ran Qing calmly sat down at the head of the group, completely ignoring the dignified look just now. After she took a sip of her tea, she asked, "Is it all arranged?"
"Miss Hui, Shang Zhong personally led people to follow, and Shang Yi and his party are also on standby nearby, and they can be captured in one fell swoop just waiting for the thieves to meet up." Su Qi replied. It was the people from Huanglongzhai who intercepted the prisoner this time. Although Wu Bo and Chen Qian had successfully captured Huanglongzhai before, there would still be fish that slipped through the net after all, so the dark guards never stopped investigating. As early as three days ago, they had learned about the remnants of Huanglong Village plotting to intercept the prisoner, so they simply followed the plan and followed the vine to catch all the people and remove the hidden dangers.
"Yes." Ran Qing nodded. Su Qi and Su Jiu's arrangements were very thorough, she just had to wait for the culprit to be brought to justice, the reason why she was so nervous just now was just to show Xiang Huiyu and others. "Next, you still need to pay more attention to it. Shangzhong Shangyi has little experience, so there will inevitably be mistakes."
"The subordinates understand." Su Qi agreed, and after confirming some details with Ranqing, she left first under his signal.
"Su Jiu," when the door of the study was closed again, Ran Qing turned his gaze to Su Jiu, "Is there any new news from Zhang Huai?"
Su Jiu shook her head, "I haven't received any letters from there in the past few days."
"Go write a letter to Zhang Huai, and ask him to come over in some time." Xiang Huiyu's actions today made Ran Qing feel more threatened. Judging from the current situation, some things really cannot be delayed.
"Yes, this subordinate will go right away." Su Jiu said and left with a slightly strange expression on her slightly drooping face. As one of his confidantes, Su Jiu also knows a thing or two about the tasks Ran Qing ordered Zhang Huai to do. It's just that she couldn't figure out why her lady ordered someone to collect information on men of the right age in Anle County, and she seemed to be very eager Forget it, the lady's thoughts were never something they could guess, All she needs to do is to do what the lady ordered.
Su Jiu's doubts can be seen dyed green, but there are some things that she needs to know for herself. If it is publicized, I am afraid it will only increase dissuasion. After all, it does sound shocking for a woman to find a partner for herself Although this does not change her decision, it is uncertain whether the subordinates will do their best in this matter. up.
The next day, a plain-clothed man quietly appeared in the study of the princess mansion. This person was Zhang Huai. He was originally one of the private soldiers selected by Ranqing in the Royal Forest Army. After training in the capital for a period of time, he was sent as the captain to Anle County with the other 20 people because of his outstanding performance to collect information for Ranqing and develop his power. Now more than a year has passed, and with their hard work, the number of subordinates has more than doubled by more than ten times, which shows their ability. He was also in charge of collecting information on candidates for the prime minister for Ranqing. Of course, he himself did not know the real purpose of Ranqing's collection of such information. He always thought that his lady's move was to find help for their power. After all, the requirements for family background in the conditions given by the lady were quite high. And she emphasized on the need for a person with mediocre ability and honest character, which made him more convinced of his guess. After all, such a person is relatively easier to control. It's just that he must be an unmarried man over fifteen years old, which has always puzzled him
"This subordinate has seen Miss." Zhang Huai saluted, took out a booklet from his pocket in his sleeve and handed it to Ranqing, "This is the information on the five people newly collected recently, please read it, Miss."
"Well," Ran Qing took it, but didn't look at it right away, "Zhang Huai, this matter has to be done quickly. Next, try to allocate as many people as possible to do this, and send people to report every two days."
"But miss, a lot of people have been transferred for the barbarian affairs before. If we intensify our efforts on this matter, it may have an impact on others." Zhang Huai frowned slightly, and explained his difficulties. He didn't know why Ranqing was so urgent about this matter. In his opinion, it was important to find help, but it was not in a hurry. If this affects others, the loss outweighs the gain.
Ran Qing pondered for a moment, and said, "I will ask Su Qi to slow down the progress of the barbarian affairs, and reduce the manpower as much as possible to send it back to you."
"This" Zhang Huai obviously disagreed with the decision of Ran Qing. "Miss, from the previous events, it can be seen that the barbarians have a deep hatred for you. And their methods are so secretive that it is hard to guard against. If the hidden danger of the barbarians is not eradicated, your safety, miss, will not be guaranteed for a day. Therefore, my subordinates I personally think that the most urgent task now is to quickly detect the whereabouts of the barbarians. As for the information you want, my subordinates will definitely do their best to collect it for you."
"My safety can't be guaranteed?" The ending was slightly raised, and there was a dark light flowing in the black eyes, dyed blue and silent.What is invisible in ??'s tone exudes a domineering arrogance. "A mere barbarian, how dare you be arrogant. Zhang Huai, if you don't even have the confidence to protect your master's safety, then you are not worthy of being my Su Ranqing's subordinate."
Hearing this, Zhang Huai seemed to be enlightened. On the one hand, I am ashamed of my lack of self-confidence, and on the other hand, I am moved by the trust of my young lady. He solemnly curtsied, "This subordinate knows his mistake."
"Get up, do everything according to what I said just now, and I have my own opinion on the barbarian side." Ran Qing said calmly, but she didn't think about it in her heart. These subordinates of hers really still need to be adjusted/taught, each of them has too many ideas.
"Yes." With a flicker of his eyes, Zhang Huai suddenly disappeared from the room.
Ran Qing closed her eyes for a moment, then got up and walked to the bookshelf, picked out a travel note at random, and read it. But the quiet time didn't last long, and before turning a few pages, there was the sound of Su Qi and the three Pan brothers begging for a meeting outside the door.
After hearing the answer in the room, Su Qi led the two brothers to open the door and enter. "This subordinate has seen Miss."
"How about the arrest of the prisoner?" Looking at the slightly embarrassed but energetic description of the two brothers, Ran Qing already had an idea in his mind.
"Miss Jin, all the remaining members of the Huanglong Village have been arrested and are being taken to prison cells." Su Qi replied, "In addition, according to the information heard during the ambush, my subordinates also suspect that the interception of prisoners may also be done by barbarians."
"Well, Shang Zhong Shangyi should still be in charge of the torture, and Su Qi will guide him from the side." She knew that the barbarians would not be so peaceful, and if she could follow the clues to find out the whereabouts of the barbarians, it would be a bad thing. . But that cunning man might not be easily caught by her. "Speaking of the barbarians, Su Qi, you take ten people from the people in charge of this matter and transfer them back to Zhang Huai."
"Yes." The three of them were about to leave, when Ranqing saw them around noon, he invited them to have a meal together.
It happened that a maid came to report that the lunch was ready, and Ran Qing ordered, "Put the meal in Wangyue Pavilion, and also invite Mr. Yun and Yun Chen from the Anyuan last year." Using a lot of contacts to investigate the barbarian affairs, let him meet and chat with Su Qi and others, and exchange their respective gains, maybe there will be additional gains.
The maid responded and went, while Ran Qing and the others sat for a while before heading to Wangyue Pavilion together. Wangyue Pavilion is an extremely small and exquisite pavilion in the princess's mansion, which is often used for small gatherings of three or five people. There is only a small garden between it and the study, and after walking more than ten steps, they can see a corner of the eaves surrounded by colorful flowers and reds.
It was only a cup of tea time, and the four of them arrived. At this time, the pavilion has been cleaned up, just waiting for the order to serve meals. After another sip of tea and chatting for a while, Yun Fu's master and apprentice also arrived, and the two of them roughly understood the intention of Ran Qing when they saw Su Qi was also there. After the six people sat down as guests and hosts, Ran Qing ordered the dishes to be served. Considering that everyone still had things to do after the meal and no wine was served, the lunch was very quiet.
After withdrawing the meal and serving tea, Yun Fu took the initiative to say, "Miss, my subordinate asked someone to pay attention to the barbarians a few days ago, and found that the recent behavior of the barbarians seems to be a little unusual."
"Oh? Mr. Yun, please explain in detail." Before Ran Qing could speak, Su Qi urged her. Although he was in charge of the barbarian affairs, it was inevitable that Yun Fu would be suspected of exceeding his authority when he went to investigate. But after checking these days, the progress is slow, and just now Ran Qing said that he will reduce the manpower, Su Qi is also very worried.
"My subordinates have discovered that the recent barbarian activities are mainly concentrated in two areas. One is in Anle County and its surrounding area, and the other is in Manzhou." Yun Fu did not make a fool of himself, and compared himself with Yun Xiao's previous investigation and analysis. out.
"Indeed, in the past two months, we have only noticed traces of barbarians in these two places." Su Qi nodded, affirming what Yun Fu said.
"I don't know if you have noticed that the barbarians in the two places seem to have different ways of doing things." Yun Fu said again.
Hearing this, Su Qi recalled the secret report he had received before in his mind. "As far as I know, although there are barbarian activities in Manzhou, they are extremely rare, and they are quite dormant; while in Anle County, barbarian activities are very frequent." Su Qi has also noticed this contrast before, but he never thought about it. Through the calculations of the barbarians.
"In addition," Yun Fu added, "Although the barbarians in Manzhou acted fiercely and swiftly, their plans were very meticulous. The investigators spent a lot of effort but only found some insignificant clues; It appears frequently, but the design is a little rough and a bit impatient.¡±
Su Qi nodded again, the actions of the barbarians here are indeed much more sloppy than before. If not, he would not have noticed the connection between the barbarians and the prisoner so easily.
"Moreover," Ran Qing added, "judging from the actions against me these few times, it seems that the barbarians' tricks have improved a lot." (Remember the website URL: www.hlnovel.com)om