『PS: When I heard that I was going to get rid of my nerves, I instinctively resisted. Also, Happy New Year's Day, my friends.

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"Young Master, someone is here. It's Xin Palace Maid next to the princess."

Just when Yang Dingzheng and Wei Dong, Wei Chi and his son discussed, Yu Jian, the guard in charge of the alert, whispered to Yang Ding.

Seeing this, Yang Ding and others immediately stopped talking.

Soon, there was a tick knock on the door outside the party room, and at the same time, the question from the palace maid Xin was also: "Mr. Yang, are you inside?"

Seeing this, Yang Ding signaled Yu Jian and Pang Pei and others to open the door.

"My Palace Madam Xin, my young master is inside, please."

"Thank you."

At the inviting of Yu Jian and Pang Pei, the palace maid Xin'er stepped into Yang Ding's house. After seeing Wei Dong, Wei Chi and his son, a few traces of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Although she had learned that Wei Dong, Wei Chi, Yu Jian, and Pang Pei were all confidants around Yang Ding, these people were gathered in Yang Ding's house at this moment, and they had closed the door before, which made Xin'er feel a little suspicious: Are these people discussing some conspiracy?

I don’t know if Yang Ding noticed the vigilance in Xiner’s eyes. He stood up as usual, bowed his hands and said with a smile: “I wonder what the palace maid Xin has to give?”

To be fair, looking at Yang Ding's gentle and elegant attitude at this moment, Zhou Duwei, who was rumored to be injured in the face, didn't know how strong he was, but Xiner instinctively resisted.

Perhaps because she had lived in the palace for a long time, when she saw Yang Ding, she concluded that this person was a dangerous person who looked harmless at first glance but was actually scheming, not to mention that this man was still using her princess to try to use her princess to achieve some ulterior motives.

Taking a breath, Xin'er said lightly: "I've disturbed the magistrate Yang. I came here this time to discuss the princess's dinner with the magistrate Yang. Please don't be surprised. The princess has lived in the palace for a long time and is not used to the dishes outside the palace. If the magistrate Yang doesn't mind, I hope to talk to the kitchen in the mansion and tell him the princess's favorite dishes..."

Compared to the occasional blushing and shy appearance when Zhao Yu was in front of Yang Ding, Xin'er looked cold and expressionless in front of Yang Ding. Although she was not without etiquette, she was always given the title of Yang Ding, but anyone could see the meaning of alienation.

Seeing this, Yang Ding couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Could this palace maid named Xin'er really fall in love with Zhou Hu?

It is undeniable that even Yang Ding must admit that Zhou Hu, who had been fighting with him openly and secretly for four or five years, does have a special charm, such as the former Western Supervisor, and the current Yingchuan Chief Commander Officer Xun Yi, who is a strong man, even Yang Ding, has to praise him, but such an upright official is willing to use it for Zhou Hu, and is very cold to him.

And this is one of the reasons why Yang Ding was afraid of Zhou Hu: he was a little confused about how the former bandit leader could have so many gathered under his command.

"certainly."

Yang Ding nodded with a smile and ordered Wei Chi, "Wei Chi, I will leave this matter to you. Remember, you must satisfy the princess, do you understand?"

"Yes." Wei Chi hugged his fists.

From the side, Xiner nodded slightly.

But then, she seemed to think of something and said to Yang Ding: "Mr. Yang, the princess is willful and has occupied your and your wife's residence. I hereby say suspicion to the magistrate Yang. However, there is a difference between the magistrate of the magistrate, and the difference between the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the mortal and clean body. I also asked the magistrate of the magistrate of the magistrate of the mortal and did not do some bad things... Maybe the princess would not care, but the magistrate of the magistrate was responsible for the princess' daily life and had the responsibility to record some things and report them to the palace in the future."

"Is this a threat to me?"

Yang Ding was a little surprised.

But he was not angry. He wished that the palace maid in front of him was stronger, so as not to be entangled by the princess.

It’s just a pity that even this palace maid could not resist the troublesome Princess Xiangrui.

"certainly."

Yang Ding responded with a smile.

“…”

After taking a deep look at Yang Ding, Xin'er then bowed, turned around and said to Wei Chi, "Please trouble Wei Guard."

"My Palace Madam Xin is so serious, please."

"Um."

Watching Xin'er and Wei Chi leave the party room, Pang Pei frowned and said to Yang Ding: "This palace maid seems to be a little hostile to the young master?"

"Oh."

Yang Ding snorted lightly, not caring, because he could probably guess what was going on.

He shook his head and said, "Don't care about her. Don't make any noise about what I said just now..."

"What should I do if Cai Zheng?" asked Wei Dong, the hometown director: "Do you want to contact him?"

“No need yet.”

Yang Ding shook his head, and a few deep thoughts flashed through his eyes.

That night, because Xin'er informed the kitchen of the county government about the dishes that the princess liked to eat, the princess did not get angry like she was in Zhao Yu's mansion.

Although the chef did the same thing and did the dishes he had learned were still very different from those in the palace, but who made the princess feel good today?

After nightfall, around the hour of Xu, Yang Ding returned to his house.

Since the princess was occupied by the lying residence, tonight, to be precise, he could only sleep in this party room during this period.

Just when Yu Jian and Pang Pei two guards laying a bed for him, Yang Dingze sat behind the desk, repeatedly thinking while waiting for the princess' summons.

He was sure that the princess would call him to speak before going to bed.

Sure enough, after a while, the palace maid Xin'er came to Yang Ding's house and conveyed the princess's order: "Mr. Yang, Princess Yang, please move to your residence and speak."

After a pause, she did not forget to warn Yang Ding again: "I hope that County Magistrate Yang will still remember what I said to you before, so please do not act rudely."

"You just say this to Xiangrui."

Even Yang Ding couldn't help but mutter in his heart at this moment.

The conscience of heaven and earth is not that he pestered the princess, but that princess pestered her. Over the years, she has helped him much more trouble than she has caused him.

But even though he said that, he nodded and agreed: "I remember it below, please rest assured by the palace maid Xin."

Seeing this, Xin'er nodded and then led Yang Ding to Princess Xiangrui's bedside.

Stepping into this bedroom that once belonged to him and his wife, Yang Ding felt a damp and stuffy heat in the house.

Obviously, the princess must have bathed her body in the house with a bucket.

After looking at the direction of the bed, Yang Ding saw the bed where he and his wife went to rest. At this moment, the gauze tent had been put down. Behind the gauze tent, a figure could be seen faintly, undoubtedly the princess.

With a helpless and complicated mood, Yang Ding bowed to the gauze tent: "My minister, Yang Ding, pay homage to the princess."

After hearing this, Princess Xiangrui's laughter came from the gauze tent: "Hehe, Brother Yanting, are you here?"

While speaking, the princess lifted up the gauze tent with one hand, revealing her body wearing only her underwear, but this move was immediately stopped by the palace maid Xin'er: "Princess, please put down the gauze tent, otherwise, I have to ask County Magistrate Yang to go out."

"What does it matter?" Princess Xiangrui said unhappily: "I will sooner or later be the wife of Brother Yanting."

Hearing this, Xin'er said seriously: "This matter needs to be approved by Your Majesty. Before that, I will forgive me for not being able to sit down and watch the princess make rude actions."

"Hmph." Princess Xiangrui said angrily: "Xin'er, you are becoming less and less obedient to me. Do you believe me or not..."

Speaking of this, she turned her head in surprise and looked at Xin'er and exclaimed: "Xin'er, are you trying to provoke me on purpose and ask me to drive you away. In this way, you can have a pair of together with Zhou Hu..."

As another palace maid named Yin'er covered her mouth and laughed, Xin'er was both ashamed and angry: "Princess, what are you talking about!"

Having said that, she couldn't help but think about what the princess said, and then a little shy felt in her heart.

"Hmph, what's the point of that ugly monster?" Princess Xiangrui said unhappily.

Seeing that the princess was getting more and more excessive, Xin'er couldn't help but speak for Zhao Yu, "Although the Duwei Zhou ruined his face due to fire, it did not damage his morality and spirit. The princess had also met Mrs. Zhou. If it weren't for the beautiful woman who was outstanding in talent and virtue and like Mrs. Zhou, how could she love Duwei Zhou?"

"This... is really strange." Princess Xiangrui blinked in confusion. Then, she turned to ask the palace maid Yin'er and said, "Yin'er, what do you think?"

Yin'er snickered and looked at the palace maid Xin who was older than her, and chuckled: "I think that Zhou Duwei is not bad. He will not be angry with the princess who treats him like that..."

"Right?" Xin'er glanced at Yin'er with admiration.

“…”

Seeing these three girls talking about Zhou Hu, Yang Ding's mouth twitched a few times.

He coughed and interrupted in discomfort: "Well, that... I don't know what is important about the princess calling me to come this time?"

Princess Xiangrui then remembered that her favorite brother Yanting was standing in the house, and said with a smile: "It's nothing important. I just want to talk to Brother Yanting... Have Brother Yanting missed me over the years?"

"Well..."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Ding deliberately made a hesitant look.

Seeing this, Princess Xiangrui was unhappy, lifted up the gauze tent again, and said disappointedly: "Did Brother Yanting never remember this palace in recent years?"

Hearing this, Yang Ding explained according to the words he had already thought: "That's not the case. It's just that I went to Ye County a few years ago, and Ye County was busy with political affairs, so..."

Princess Xiangrui, who was not well-informed in the world, immediately got into the trap and asked curiously: "Brother Yanting, is the affairs of Ye County very hard? What are you doing?"

"It's nothing." Yang Ding said with a smile: "It's nothing more than civil affairs, public security..."

"It's just that?" Princess Xiangrui said in confusion: "But didn't Brother Yanting say it was very hard?"

Yang Ding smiled and explained: "Although it is only responsible for civil and public security in Ye County, it is easy to say and not easy to do. For example, there is a group of bandits in public security. It took five years for our Ye County to wipe out it yet. Now, it can only be left alone."

"Huh?" Princess Xiangrui asked in surprise: "What kind of thief is it?"

A slight light flashed in Yang Ding's eyes, he lowered his head slightly, and said solemnly: "That is... the bandits of Heihu Mountain, the Black Tiger Thieves."

Upon hearing this, Princess Xiangrui became more and more curious and asked, "Is this band of thieves very powerful?"

Yang Ding smiled and explained: "This group of black tiger thieves occupy important roads, robbed families, and did everything they want. They also repeatedly robbed the caravans passing by, which made the merchants in Ye County miserable... They said they were powerful, which was very powerful, but this was not the reason why Ye County failed to wipe out them so far. The real reason is that this bandits named Black Tiger are hiding in Heihu Mountain in Kunyang County, and Kunyang County belongs to Yingchuan County and is not within the scope of my authority. I have tried to wipe out them many times, but Yingchuan County does not allow it..."

After a pause, he pretended to be helpless and added: "To be precise, it was Zhou Duwei who refused."
To be continued...