He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

The three of them rested for the night and set out early the next morning, finally arriving in Jiangling County before nightfall.

Lu Yan stopped when she entered Jiangling County. She thought for a while whether to go find Lu Sheng and the others, or find an inn to stay first.

It was getting late, so Lu Yan decided to rest for the night and go find them tomorrow morning. So the three of them found an inn to stay at.

The three of them got up early the next morning. After washing and cleaning up, Lu Yan and He Wenjing went straight to the imperial envoy's residence. He Yue stayed in the inn. The magistrate of Jingzhou knew that the imperial court would definitely send an imperial envoy over, so he handed over the documents and repaired the imperial envoy's camp. Now the prince, a group of masters from the Ministry of Works, and Lu Sheng all live in the imperial envoy's camp.

Lu Yan went out very early, but when she arrived, there was no one in the camp. They had already set off to work earlier. After Lu Yan found out the location, she drove the carriage to the river embankment.

When Lu Yan arrived, a group of officials from the Ministry of Industry and the magistrates of Jingzhou and Jiangling were all standing in the water with their trousers rolled up. Only the prince and Lu Sheng were on the shore. The prince stood and stared at the officials at their work. Lu Sheng was squatting, holding a notebook on the ground and not knowing what he was writing down.

Lu Yan called Lu Sheng. Lu Sheng was stunned for a moment and turned his head in disbelief. When he saw Lu Yan walking over, he immediately jumped up from the ground and walked towards her.

Lu Sheng happily ran to Lu Yan and said in surprise: "Why are you here? I thought you would go back to the capital directly after finishing your work."

Lu Yan smiled and said, "I'm here to guard you. If I don't care and just leave knowing that you might be in danger of a bloody disaster, then I'm not a good person."

Lu Sheng was even more surprised: "Really? You stayed here for me?"

Lu Yan nodded: "You can put it that way."

The two of them were talking and walking, and they had already reached the prince. Lu Yan said to the prince: "I went to Zhoucheng to redeem a dancer. I think she will be useful in the future. I will report it to you."

The prince was a little confused: "Who is he?"

"Her name is He Yue, and she is from Beidi." Lu Yan explained: "The daughter of General Yier, one of the seven sons of Beidi in the capital is named Helie, and He Yue is his only living relative. ”

The prince was somewhat understanding, but also a little confused: "Why do you think she is so important?"

Lu Yan had an intuition that there was something suspicious about He Lie, but she had no evidence and didn't know how to explain it, so she just said: "If it's important or not, just accept it and bring it back to let them reunite. Helie owes us a favor."

The prince nodded to show that he understood, and then asked Lu Yan: "Where do you live now?"

When Lu Yan said she had just found an inn, she frowned worriedly and asked, "Can we guarantee safety? Why don't you come and stay at the imperial envoy's camp? I have many guards here."

Lu Yan waved her hand: "I'm just a businessman, who would do anything to me? It's not a big problem."

The prince thought the same thing. He was the most dangerous person here. If he lived close to him, he might be affected, so he didn't care.

Lu Yan asked the prince: "When do you plan to return to Beijing?"

The prince thought for a while: "I will go back when things are on track here. Lu Sheng and I will go back. The people from the Ministry of Industry will stay here and leave half of the guards for them. I can't leave too late. It's my father's birthday in August. I have to go back in July, and I haven’t prepared any gifts yet.”

Lu Yan nodded: "Okay, I will go back with you then."

The prince hesitated for a while, then asked: "Miss Lu, if you are not busy, wouldn't it be convenient for you to go to the palace and help us cook?"

Lu Yan was slightly surprised: "The governor of Jingzhou didn't arrange a cook for you?"

The prince waved his hand: "It has been arranged, but I don't dare to use it. You know, there are constant twists and turns around me, so I have to be careful. It is really risky to let a stranger come into contact with the food we eat every day. I rejected the chef arranged by Zhizhou. Don't Speaking of cooks, I haven’t kept any servants. The guards have been taking turns cooking for the past two days..."

Needless to say, Lu Yan understood the rest. She thought for a moment and said, "I can go to Xingyuan to cook for you during the day, deliver it to you at noon, and you go back to Xingyuan to eat in the evening. You left too early in the morning, and I Prepare breakfast for the next day in the evening, and you can warm it up and eat it in the morning."

The prince slapped his thigh: "That's great! Thank you for your hard work, Miss Lu!" He took out a jade token from his arms and handed it to Lu Yan: "You can go in and out of the palace with this. Don't do it." lost."

Lu Yan took the token, told Lu Sheng the location of her inn so that he could find her, and decided to leave.

At this time, Lu Yan could just go back and cook for the officials. Eight officials from the Ministry of Industry came, plus the prince and Lu Sheng, as well as herself He Yue and He Wenjing, making a total of food for 13 people. They were busy working in the water, so it was best to make something simple, convenient and filling for lunch.

Lu Yan was really hungry for noodles, so she went to the market and bought a bag of noodles to take back to Xingyuan. Jingzhou is a big city, and noodles are easy to buy. Moreover, Jingzhou is close to the water. There are a lot of aquatic products for sale here. Passing by an old man setting up a stall on the ground, selling freshly caught large yellow croakers, Lu Yan immediately asked the old man There were ten fish in one stall, all included.

The guard guarding the gate of the palace saw Lu Yan's token and let her pass directly. One of the secret guards dedicated to the prince had been following her in the dark.

When she entered the cabin, a guard showed her the way. When he heard that she was here to cook, the guard was overjoyed and almost overjoyed. They know that the food they cook is unpalatable, and they are not picky about it. But cooking for a group of court officials and even the prince is really uneasy, fearing that someone will get angry if they are not happy with the meal.

Without that diamond, I really wouldn't be able to do this porcelain job. It would be a blessing if the prince could find a cook to replace them.