Fan Miao was a little dazed. She murmured, "So because of their selfishness, my family will be destroyed..."

Yan Qing looked at Fan Miao, as if she saw the shadow of an old friend in her. She said softly, "I'm sorry."

This "I'm sorry" made Fan Miao suddenly collapse, tears falling like beads from a broken string, she choked up and asked, "They will pay the price, right?"

Yan Qing wiped the tears from her face, her voice gentle but firm: "Yes, they will all pay the price."

Fan Miao clutched Yan Qing's sleeve tightly, as if clutching a life-saving straw: "I believe you."

But, there is still no going back, the dead cannot be brought back to life.

Fan Miao thought of her parents. She also had a role to play in their deaths.

She asked painfully, "Your Highness, is it wrong for a woman to be beautiful?"

Yan Qing embraced the trembling Fan Miao and comforted her, "It's not your fault. The fault lies with those evil-minded people."

Hearing this, Fan Miao leaned on Yan Qing's shoulder and cried bitterly. She hated Guangyuan as much as she hated herself.

Fan Miao couldn't help but wonder whether her parents would still be able to survive if Guang Yuanwei hadn't liked her.

The pain of self-blame had been tormenting her, and it seemed as if she had found an outlet today.

Yan Qing didn't say anything else, but just gently stroked Fan Miao's back. She didn't need anyone's verbal comfort now. There were some things she needed to figure out on her own.

After a long time, Fan Miao raised her head from Yan Qing's shoulder. Her eyes were red from crying, but the look in her eyes had calmed down.

Unlike when I first arrived, when I was like a taut string that could break at any time, now I am more resilient.

Looking at the wet marks on Yan Qing's shoulders caused by her tears, Fan Miao hurriedly left Yan Qing's arms, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Your clothes..."

Seeing that Fan Miao looked much more relaxed, Yan Qing smiled and said, "Nothing."

Now that Fan Miao has calmed down and thinks back on her gaffe, she feels extremely embarrassed.

Moreover, if her previous questions were heard by other officials, it would be considered extremely rebellious and they would punish her immediately. The innocent Fan Qiao might even be implicated.

Fan Miao couldn't understand why she was so impulsive, and was even more annoyed that she was crying in front of others. Fuyun and the secret guard who brought her here were still guarding here.

But when she looked up at Yan Qing's smiling eyes, Fan Miao suddenly realized.

Perhaps it was because Her Royal Highness was too gentle that she inadvertently let down all her defenses.

After Fan Miao's emotions had completely stabilized, Yan Qing said, "Go see Fan Qiao. He has been worried about you."

Hearing this, Fan Miao hesitated. She was also worried about Fan Qiao, but she was also afraid that Fan Qiao would resent her. She was not ready to meet Fan Qiao.

"Aqiao, is he... is he okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a trembling voice came from behind Fan Miao.

"Sister, why don't you ask me yourself?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Fan Miao turned around suddenly.

Fan Qiao was standing outside the door looking at her, his eyes were the same red as Fan Miao's.

All those hesitations disappeared in an instant, and Fan Miao's emotions, which had finally calmed down, began to tremble violently again: "Aqiao..."

Fan Qiao walked quickly forward, and finally stopped in front of Fan Miao. He looked her up and down before he breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Fan Miao, who was already speechless, and answered the question she had just asked Yan Qing: "Sister, I'm fine. On the contrary, you look much more haggard."

Fan Qiao did not mention a word about his escape from Xuzhou or the hardships he experienced as a bandit.

Fan Miao wiped away the tears that had fallen and said, "I'm fine..."

Yan Qing had already walked out with Fuyun after Fan Miao saw Fan Qiao, leaving the space to the siblings.

Guang Yuanwei and others were arrested, and she still had a lot of things to do, such as comforting the refugees and the women who were robbed, separating those infected with the plague, etc.

There was indeed some commotion among the soldiers of Xuzhou when they were captured in Guangyuan, but they stopped when they heard that he was charged with the serious crime of treason.

In addition, with Liang Tao and his men watching from the side, no major trouble occurred in the past two days.

After Lin Huaigu visited the refugees with fever again, he confirmed that it was undoubtedly the plague, but as Yan Qing had said before, he had some knowledge of this but was not proficient in it.

It can only alleviate the symptoms but cannot cure them.

The people of Xuzhou became panicked when they learned about the plague, but with Yan Qing in charge, the situation gradually stabilized.

After receiving the news from Liang Tao, Sikong Hesong and Chen Chengze also led their troops to Xuzhou. With their help, the pressure on Liang Tao was instantly relieved a lot.

Everything in Xuzhou was going on in an orderly manner, waiting for the imperial physician to be sent by the court.

But there was a man who arrived faster than the imperial physician. He entered Xuzhou almost at the same time as Sikong Hesong and went straight to the Xuzhou government office.

In addition to Guang Yuanwei, many officials involved in the case were also arrested that day, and the government office was almost half empty.

This resulted in a shortage of staff, and many official duties needed to be handled by Yan Qing personally. Therefore, in the past few days, Yan Qing spent most of his time in the government office.

"What happened?"

Yan Qing shifted his gaze from the memorial in his hand to the clerk who came to report.

The clerk immediately straightened up and replied respectfully, "There is a group of people outside who say they are from the capital. They have the imperial seal in their hands and they want to see Your Highness."

Without waiting for Yan Qing to react, Fu Yun frowned first, but because he was wearing a mask, others couldn't see anything.

Something is wrong, the timing doesn't match.

The capital city is far away from Xuzhou. Even if the imperial court received their news and sent people to rush all the way without food or water, it would be impossible for them to arrive so quickly.

Unless these people rushed to Xuzhou before they passed the news back to the capital, it would make sense.

And that statement also had some meaning. He had the imperial seal in his hand, but it only said that he was from the capital. It was obvious that he was not sent by Pei Shiyu.

Thinking of this, Fuyun reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, there may be something wrong with this group of people."

Yan Qing nodded. She naturally thought of Fuyun's doubts, and after reading the original plot, Yan Qing also knew the identities of this group of people very well.

It should be said that she had been waiting for the arrival of this group of people, so she said: "Let them in."

"Yes."

After the clerk received the order, he came in with a group of people in just a moment.

There are nine people in this group, and you can tell they are extraordinary just by looking at their aura. The man in the lead is dressed in tight clothes and has a calm temperament. There is also a man in the middle wearing a veil hat, looking very mysterious.

Fuyun's eyes flickered when he saw the man. He had seen this man before. When they ambushed Jiang Huaixu, he was one of the ones who resisted.

But there are so many people here now, and it’s hard for Fuyun to say anything more.

"I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Hanlu led everyone to salute, and only stood up after Yan Qing shouted "no need for salute".

Yan Qing followed his character and asked, "Who are you?"

Hanlu replied, "I am Hanlu, the personal guard of the King of Zhenbei. I am here on the orders of the King to bring someone here to help His Highness with his urgent needs."

After he finished speaking, he took a step back, completely exposing the man wearing the veil.

Facing Yan Qing's calm gaze, the man took off his veil, revealing a familiar face.

"Bless your highness."

Yan Qing nodded and said, "Miss Luo."

The person who came was Luo Tang.

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