Yu Qingwu hadn't expected Song Guan to agree so quickly.

But thinking about it, his third younger sister was still in her hands, and as a Wei person, he had always hated spies from other countries.

With this, the stone weighing on Yu Qingwu's heart finally fell.

She glanced faintly outside the door and said to Song Guan, "Young Master Song, I'm afraid it's not safe here anymore. Let's talk somewhere else."

With that, she casually picked up her bundle, got up, and stepped out of the room.

Song Guan glanced at the door panel lying on the ground, frowned slightly, and also turned and stepped out of the room.

A moment later, the two stopped at a secluded pavilion.

Yu Qingwu looked around and didn't waste any more words.

She lowered her voice and asked Song Guan, "Young Master Song, how many people did you and your sister bring on this trip?"

"A little over thirty, I guess. It's not many, but they are mostly Qingzhou elites."

"Presumably, the Crown Princess has also heard that my father has always favored my third younger sister the most, so he usually sends some elites to protect her. It's just that my third younger sister has never liked people following her, and after listening to Qin Yiliu's slander, she sent everyone to our Song family's镖局 (biāojú, armed escort agency) here. Now that I think about it, that Qin is truly malicious!"

As Song Guan spoke, he couldn't help but reveal a look of resentment again.

Song Guan was skilled in martial arts, but he wasn't an absolute brute. In addition, having suffered bullying since childhood, he had always been good at observing people's expressions in order to survive.

But as he had said to Yu Qingwu, he had no say in front of his father or even his elder brother.

Thinking of this, a touch of loneliness flashed in Song Guan's eyes again.

He sighed helplessly to Yu Qingwu, "Crown Princess..."

"Call me Ms. Yu when we're outside."

Seeing that Song Guan directly addressed her as Crown Princess, Yu Qingwu quickly interrupted him.

She wasn't like A'Yue, blurting out her identity right away.

Although nowadays, most of the Nan Yue people knew her identity.

But the common people didn't know, and making it known to everyone wouldn't do them any good.

According to A'Yue's personality, she probably didn't want people to know that she was the Crown Princess.

To be more precise, A'Yue absolutely didn't want any strangers to know that she, Yu Qingwu, was Xie Jin'yan's wife.

So, she wasn't worried that A'Yue would publicize it.

On the contrary, Song Guan kept calling her Crown Princess, which might cause a lot of trouble.

Song Guan was reminded by Yu Qingwu and immediately understood something.

He quickly changed his words and said with a sigh, "Ms. Yu, you already know how little influence I have in front of my father, so I'm afraid I can't command anyone other than these thirty-odd people."

"It's even more impossible to ask my father for help."

"You are going to ask your father for help, but not empty-handed."

Yu Qingwu smiled faintly, looked around again, and continued to ask him, "Young Master Song, Qingzhou is adjacent to Yunzhou and not far from Quxian, so you must be quite familiar with Quxian, right?"

"Of course, I'm familiar with it."

Song Guan was a little dazed, and said with a bitter smile, "Familiar as I am, it's useless if I don't have enough manpower and can't command the Song family members in the area."

"Who says you can't command them? Tell me, if you have evidence to prove that spies have infiltrated Quxian, and you tell a lie, saying that your sister was kidnapped by those spies, would the Song family members let go of this opportunity to perform meritorious service? Would they easily let go of spies from other countries? At that time, do you think they will listen to your command?"

That's right, if the Song family members knew that the spies had kidnapped his third younger sister, they would definitely take action.

But... wouldn't this be framing someone?

If his third younger sister found out that he had conspired with others to lie and use her, would she be angry again?

Song Guan frowned slightly and stopped talking.

Seeing his expression, Yu Qingwu naturally guessed what he was thinking.

She pursed her lips, smiled, and stared at him, then asked, "Young Master Song, let me ask you, does your father know about this trip of yours and Ms. Song?"

"No... he doesn't."

"Then would your father approve of Ms. Song's purpose for this trip?"

Approve?

Not only would he disapprove, but he would probably punish them both severely.

Seeing his expression gradually softening, Yu Qingwu opened her mouth again and asked with a smile, "But if you and your sister are on this trip because you noticed Nan Yue spies, how would your father react?"

"Naturally, he would be angry and worried, but he would definitely not punish us too much, or..."

Song Guan murmured to himself, and before he could finish speaking, his dark eyes suddenly lit up.

A smile also appeared in his eyes as he said, "Yes, if A'Lan and I came to capture the spies, and A'Lan even put herself in danger, then... even if Father is angry, he will definitely not punish us, and A'Lan naturally doesn't want to be punished either..."

As Song Guan spoke, a smile appeared on his face.

This would not only allow him to stand out in front of his father, but also prevent his third younger sister from being punished.

Thinking of this, the hesitation on Song Guan's face completely disappeared.

He immediately showed a happy expression and said to Yu Qingwu, "Ms. Yu, in that case, I will go and notify the Song family members in Quxian first."

"Not only notify those in Quxian, but Young Master Song can mobilize all those around Yunzhou as well. Then, follow the young woman who came to find me just now. You will definitely be able to find their stronghold. Once you find it, don't act rashly to avoid alerting the enemy. After you find them all, wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"Fifteen days is the limit. Can Young Master Song do it?"

Yu Qingwu's expression was calm, but when she said this, her mood was a little heavy.

The reason why she set a limit of fifteen days was because it would take about a month to resolve the trouble in Yunzhou City.

She needed to first resolve the Nan Yue spies' external support within this month, gather information, notify manpower, and then deploy her forces, which would take time.

Xie Jin'yan hadn't failed to arrange these things.

However, Nan Yue had always been wary of the imperial court, so it wasn't as convenient as the Qingzhou Song family.

At this time, Song Guan was also full of enthusiasm.

Upon hearing this, he urged Yu Qingwu not to harm his third younger sister, and then turned and left.

They agreed to meet at the Jiyun Inn when the time limit was approaching.

Next was a long wait.

Waiting for news from Yunzhou, and also waiting for Song Guan's progress.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

After Yu Qingwu had Su Yan inquire about the news from Yunzhou, she ordered her to bring Song Yilan back.

Having experienced ten days of suffering in the world, Song Yilan should have learned her lesson.

However, every time Su Yan left, Yu Qingwu had to guard against Gao Minyue's arrival.

Because of the change in plans, she couldn't directly annihilate those people, let alone capture Gao Minyue.

As a result, Gao Minyue had already come to make trouble five times in these ten days. Although Yu Qingwu had taken the opportunity to probe her, she was still worried because Su Yan wasn't around.

Knock, knock, knock. What you fear comes to pass.

Just as Yu Qingwu was about to lie down with her clothes on, there was a sudden heavy knock on the door outside.

She trembled slightly and became alert subconsciously.

Then she casually picked up a pair of scissors and tiptoed towards the door.

At this moment, a man's tired and weak voice came from outside, saying softly, "A'Wu, it's me."