"What are you thinking, madam?"

A clear male voice broke the silence in the room, and Ye Chuyan subconsciously pulled out the short knife under the pillow.

"Ayan, it's me." Pei Xiuyan took out a luminous pearl, which emitted a faint light.

He stood in front of the bed, wearing a red official uniform that had not yet been changed. His usually handsome and cold eyebrows showed a hint of exhaustion.

"A Ce? Why are you here?"

Ye Chuyan was a little shocked. Pei Xiuyan's internal strength was so high. He came in without anyone noticing, and she didn't notice it at all.

Pei Xiuyan wrapped his clothes and lay down on the couch. He stretched out his long arms to grab Ye Chuyan's slim waist and brought it into his arms.

"I have been busy in the palace today, and I missed you very much, so I came here. Fortunately, there are many of you and your pace is not fast. I rode a horse and ran for an hour to catch up."

Ye Chuyan pressed tightly against Pei Xiuyan's chest and felt the scalding temperature coming from her back. She wanted to struggle but didn't dare, so she had to twist it slightly.

"A Ce, you are busy with affairs at court, so you don't need to come see me. Running back and forth like this will make me feel bad."

Pei Xiuyan was a little moved and gently rubbed the back of her neck with his chin, his voice slightly hoarse.

"Just this time today, I won't be able to come see you tomorrow. There is a natural disaster in the south, and many refugees are rushing to Jingdu. I will try my best to deal with this matter."

When Ye Chuyan heard this, she couldn't help but worry: "A natural disaster? What kind of natural disaster is it? How many refugees are there?"

Pei Xiuyan held her tightly in his arms, "Go to sleep, you have to travel tomorrow, we won't talk about this anymore."

When Ye Chuyan saw Pei Xiuyan closing his eyes and saying nothing, she stopped asking questions and the two of them hugged each other and slept.

The next day, when Ye Chuyan woke up, Pei Xiuyan had already disappeared.

Ye Chuyan came out of the tent and saw that Shi Lu had packed up, so she nodded slightly.

"Sir, morning."

Shi Lu glanced at Ye Chuyan with a strange expression and said coldly: "Princess, morning."

Ye Chuyan couldn't bear it anymore and went up to block Shi Lu's path.

"Master Shi, if you have any objections to me or think there is anything wrong with what I do, please feel free to say it."

She really didn't understand how she had offended Shi Lu and made him look coldly at her every day. During the period of suppressing bandits, do we have to live together like this for a month?

Shi Lu frowned and looked at Ye Chuyan.

Today she changed into a silver brocade robe, still no makeup, and her hair was tied up with a white crown jade. It's a little less murderous than yesterday's silver armour outfit, and a little more pretty.

Look at her outfit. Although she is dressed as a man, she is still so stunning that people can't take their eyes away. How can the soldiers below concentrate on suppressing the bandits?

She is a woman who dances barefoot with a sword and leads troops to suppress bandits. First she was shameless, and then she showed her face to the public, but she actually had the nerve to ask him what was wrong with him?

"No!" Shi Lu said and walked away.

Ye Chuyan, who was left standing, clenched her fists.

She clearly saw contempt and disdain in Shi Lu's eyes just now.

She must prove that women can do what men can do!

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Pei Xiuyan did not go to Ye Chuyan from that day on.

He discusses with the Six Ministries every day how to hold officials accountable for concealing information and how to provide disaster relief.

It is easy to hold officials responsible for concealing information, but disaster relief matters are more complicated.

Where do disaster relief funds and food come from? Who will be responsible for escorting relief supplies? Who will supervise? Who will count the number of people fleeing the disaster?

There were too many things that needed to be coordinated and determined, and Pei Xiuyan was too busy to keep his feet on the ground.

These days, Ye Chuyan ate and lived with the soldiers. She was not pretentious at all when she was on the road, and her level of horseback riding and archery amazed everyone.

When suppressing bandits, she never backed down and was always at the forefront. The soldiers admired and respected her from the bottom of their hearts.

The bandits within a few hundred miles of Jingdu heard that Princess Qing and the governor of Jingdu personally led 30,000 soldiers and horses to suppress the bandits, and they were unstoppable along the way. The smaller bandits' den ran away overnight, while the larger bandit's den had no time to escape and was completely wiped out.

The officers and soldiers who suppressed the bandits not only found a lot of gold and silver jewellery from the bandit dens, but also rescued many kidnapped wealthy businessmen and disciples from prominent families, as well as a group of girls who were forcibly snatched up the mountain.

Ye Chuyan arranged for the soldiers to send all the rescued people back.

For a time, the reputation of the Qing Princess was at its peak, and it was well-known among the people.

Ye Chuyan and Shi Lu met many refugees from the south on their way to suppress the bandits.

Ye Chuyan made a prompt decision and exchanged all the gold, silver and jewellery obtained from suppressing the bandits for food on the spot, and assigned 20,000 soldiers to stay on the road to give porridge to these refugees.

Shi Lu was reluctant and felt that the matter needed to be reported to the court and could only be implemented after the emperor agreed.

Ye Chuyan had a tough attitude, saying that she would kill first and then report later. When the bandits returned, she was willing to bear all the consequences.

Shi Lu had to reluctantly cooperate with Ye Chuyan to distribute food to the victims on the road.

This incident was reported back to the court, causing a violent storm.

Some people say that the proceeds from the suppression of bandits should be attributed to the national treasury. Ye Chuyan misappropriated it without permission. No matter what the purpose is, it is treason!

Some people say that Ye Chuyan's move can appease the people, stop those refugees from flooding into Jingdu, and prevent civil strife in Jingdu, which is a wise move.

The two groups were so noisy.

Pei Xiuyan asked everyone: My princess has worked hard to suppress bandits and provide disaster relief, but you are discussing how to punish her in the palace? Are you worthy of the books of sages you have read?

As soon as these words came out, some officials bit Pei Xiuyan like mad dogs.

Said that he and Ye Chuyan were originally a family, living in the same nest as snakes and rats, and working together.

Pei Ye couldn't stand it any longer, and he said angrily: We will wait until the Qing Princess returns to the court after suppressing the bandits. We must decide on disaster relief as soon as possible.

Pei Ye's words successfully made these people let Pei Xiuyan go.

Wherever there is interest, there will be a struggle for power.

Compared with going to the south to provide disaster relief, Ye Chuyan's matter was indeed insignificant. The officials began to secretly debate how to provide disaster relief.

The ups and downs in the Imperial City have nothing to do with the people.

The common people only knew that Princess Ye Chuyan of the Qing Dynasty not only wiped out the bandits, but also rescued many refugees. The refugees wanted to worship her as a living Bodhisattva.

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Twenty days have passed in the blink of an eye, and it is now March, and the sun at noon is very comfortable.

Shi Lu and Ye Chuyan walked on the countryside road in an orderly manner with the soldiers.

There is a canyon in front. The canyon is gourd-shaped, wide at both ends and narrow in the middle. The grass on the mountains on both sides of the canyon is beginning to show green.

Ye Chuyan waved her hand to signal everyone to stop.

Shilu asked in confusion: "Why did you stop?"

Ye Chuyan glanced around with her eyebrows raised, her eyes sharp.

"This canyon is an excellent place to ambush people. I remember it was marked on the map that sixty miles south of this canyon is the Tianlang Village."

"Are you worried that Tianlang Village will ambush us here?" Shi Lu admired Ye Chuyan's thoughtfulness.

Ye Chuyan nodded.

Tianlang Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, occupying the entire Pengyun Mountain. Behind the mountain is a cliff, and at the foot of the mountain is a jungle of strange rocks. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are more than 3,000 bandits on the mountain, and it is 800 miles away from Jingdu. It is in a no-care zone, usually extremely arrogant.

This Tianlang Village is the most difficult village to deal with during their current campaign against bandits, and it is also the last village they have used to suppress bandits.

After this stronghold is wiped out, they can return to Capital in triumph.

Shilu thought for a moment and felt that victory was in sight and he had to guard against it.

He turned around and said to Zhang Jing: "Vice General Zhang, take a team of soldiers and horses to find out the truth."

Then he said to the other soldiers: "Rest where you are for an hour and prepare lunch."

After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately became energetic and started to make a bonfire on the spot.

Zhang Jing selected a hundred elite soldiers and generals, and followed him on horseback to the depths of the canyon.

Looking at Zhang Jing leading people away, Ye Chuyan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

When she first saw Zhang Jing at the palace banquet, she felt that he had evil intentions and a sinister face.

This time she learned that he was the deputy general, so she was on guard all the way, but so far he had behaved himself.

Could it be that she is overthinking it?

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