The two hadn't seen each other for two years, and they should have had a lot to say, but now they suddenly met. After greeting each other, they didn't know what to say for a while. Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming awkward, Yang Qing broke the silence.

"Yue Niang, why haven't you rested so late?"

Xia Houyue smiled and said softly: "Brother Yang returns to Chengdu today, and Yue'er naturally wants to come to see him."

"It's all my fault. I'm busy with everything today, and I haven't had a moment's free time. It's too late when I get home, so I don't have time to go see Yue Niang. I hope Yue Niang is not to blame." Yang Qing said with some embarrassment.

Xia Houyue had already learned about Yang Qing's itinerary today from Mulan. She knew why Yang Qing came back late, so she had no intention of blaming him. She also wanted to meet again tomorrow, but she couldn't help herself.

As soon as I learned that Yang Qing was back, I couldn't help but come over to meet him.

Xia Houyue smiled and shook her head, saying: "Brother Yang, you should drink the hangover soup first." After that, he turned to the maid in green behind him and ordered: "Xiao Die, why don't you take out the hangover soup?

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"Yes, madam."

Xiaodie placed the wooden box on the stone table, then opened the box and carefully took out the hangover soup inside, holding it with both hands and passing it to Yang Qing.

After Yang Qing took it, he thanked: "Thank you, Yueniang." He knew that Xia Houyue could prepare the sobering soup in time, which meant that she had been waiting for him, and he was deeply moved.

She glanced at the other party gratefully, then pointed to the stone bench opposite and said, "Yue Niang, please stop standing and sit down."

He also sat down and took a sip of the hangover soup. He felt that the taste was sweet and sour, and he couldn't help but move his index finger and drank it up in a few mouthfuls.

The drunkenness dissipated immediately, but her stomach felt much better. Yang Qing put the bowl down and said with a smile: "This soup is so delicious, it actually made Yueniang laugh." After a pause, he added:

"I'm just thinking about myself, Mulan, hurry up and serve tea to your wife."

"There's no need to be busy. I'll leave after talking for a while. It's already late at night and I've been busy all day long. I don't want to delay my rest." Xia Houyue called to Mulan.

"That's fine, it's up to you." Yang Qing smiled and didn't force anything.

Xia Houyue stared at Yang Qing and said, "Brother Yang has changed a lot after not seeing you for two years."

"Really? Why don't I think so?" Yang Qing smiled hoarsely: "I have lost some weight and become darker in the past two years."

Xia Houyue shook his head and said: "Brother's temperament has become more stable."

In her original impression, although Yang Qing was very calm and cautious in dealing with people in the past, he still had a lively and cheerful side. But when she saw him today, she found that his temperament had become more shrewd and sophisticated, and his aura had become more serious.

"It seems that after two years as the prefect, Brother Yang has become more and more powerful." Xia Houyue thought secretly.

Yang Qing nodded and said with a smile: "Yue Niang has not changed much, she is still so beautiful and smart." Xia Houyue's face turned red, and she said a little shyly: "Where is it? She is already in her twenties, and she can't compare with those younger ones.

You’re a lady now.”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Qing regretted mentioning this topic. According to the secular view at this time, twenty years old is already considered an older age for a woman, and most women of this age have already married and had children.

Yang Qing naturally knew the reason why Xia Houyue was still unmarried to Yunying at this time, so for a moment he felt guilty and didn't know how to answer, so he could only smile awkwardly and change the topic: "By the way Yueniang, those people have recently

How's the situation going?"

Those people refer to Wang Pu and others who are the Cao Wei School officials. Xia Houyue has been sneaking into them for two years according to the plan. Although Wang Pu is still excluded from the core affairs, the gains from visiting the Wei Mansion are still considerable.

In fact, what Yang Qing was most worried about Xia Houyue when he was in Yuexun was this matter. Although Wei Min and Han Chong were taking care of him, and they often exchanged information through letters, they were still far apart and could not respond in time if something happened.

Fortunately, Wang Pu regarded Xia Houyue as a long-term chess piece and wanted to use her to obtain important information from Yang Qing. This was why Wang Pu and the others did not use Xia Houyue to make any big moves in the past two years.

But now that he was back, Yang Qing wanted to find out the latest situation in order to plan his next move.

"Xiaodie, Mulan, please step back first."

"Yes, madam." The two girls bowed and returned to the house.

When it came to business, Xia Houyue's face became solemn: "Now Colonel Han and the others have..."

It was almost noon when Yang woke up. He and Xia Houyue said last night that they wouldn't talk for too long, but it was difficult to stop the conversation once it started. The two of them talked about their current situation, and they didn't leave until about Yin time.

"I didn't expect Wei Min, Han Chong and the others to have mastered Qing Que's identity." Thinking back to the conversation last night, Yang Qing couldn't help but sigh.

When he heard the news last night, he was surprised, but then he thought about it, Wei Min and Han Chong are both smart and capable people. With Wang Pu's lead and other clues in their hands, the two

It will be too incompetent if we can't find out the mastermind hiding behind the scenes after all these years.

As for why the arrest has not yet been carried out, Yang Qing can also guess that it is just to implement counterintuitive tactics and send out false information, or to follow the clues to dig out more Cao Wei school affairs. After all, if this person is arrested, Cao Wei will continue to send others.

, it is better to use darkness to defeat light.

The counter-espionage situation was excellent, and Yang Qing felt more at ease. As for when Xia Houyue would escape next, he would have to talk to Wei Min and Han Chong before deciding.

"Mulan, have Zhou Xing and the others come over?" Yang Qing asked while wiping his face.

"They came here early in the morning and are waiting in the courtyard now." Mulan took the towel and put it in the basin, preparing to clean it up and carry it out.

"It seems I really got up late." Yang Qing shook his head and smiled, put on his robe, tied his belt, and left the inner room.

Although Zhuge Liang gave him a few days off, he couldn't really rest at home every day. Speaking of which, he had a lot of things to do.

Today he planned to visit Pu Yuan, Li Yu and other old friends, and also go to the military camp to find Guan Xing and confirm the military positions of Zhou Xing, Wu Que and a dozen others.

Although Zhou Xing, Wu Que and others are now Yang Qing's bodyguards, they were originally officials of Yuexun County's economic system. Now Yang Qing is no longer the prefect, so he plans to transfer Zhou Xing and others' official positions to the Chinese Army.

In fact, as General of Anhan and Marquis of Linchang Ting, he can have subordinates and retainers, but now he is alone and has no money to build a marquis mansion for the time being, so he has to put their positions in the Guanxing Army, so that their salaries

The benefits will not be cancelled, and Yang Qing even decided to raise their military positions.

Of course, this is not self-serving. In the past, when Yang Qing was appointed Prime Minister, Zhuge Liang specially sent a team of guards to accompany him. However, at that time, the guards were people from the Prime Minister's Palace, but now they have become sergeants under Guan Xing.

He still doesn't have much money now, so he can recruit a lot of private troops. Of course, Ji Han is different from Soochow and Cao Wei. There are strict regulations on the number of generals' private troops to prevent generals from overestimating themselves.

Three days later, Yang Qing had sorted out everything after returning to Chengdu, but felt that he could not rest for too long, so he was about to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion for duty. Unexpectedly, an angel suddenly arrived, and he was so panicked that he hurried out to greet him.

"Yang joins the army. The younger one will go back to the palace first."

Yang Qing cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please go slowly."

The emperor had no clear edict, but asked the Xiaohuang Gate to pass an oral message, calling him to the palace in the afternoon to see his Majesty.
Chapter completed!