The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!

Chapter 1053: Not in Southern Frontier

You Er watched that person from afar and slowly shook his head, "Forget it.""To earn a bit more money, he’s willing to endure the piercing cold, suffering more than most can endure."

He paused, "Consider those ten taels of silver as a lesson."

He nudged his horse, and it galloped quickly past the beggar.

The remaining horses followed, galloping one by one.

The group traveled for about ten days, entering the southern border region.

Qi Er grew excited.

He repeatedly inquired with the Duke and Jiang Youzhi, who said his father had been transferred to a place called Yu Hall in the southern region.

This place is certainly not something fabricated by the Duke and Jiang Youzhi.

The transfer order issued by the Ministry of Personnel to Lin Shuo indeed mentioned this place.

That night, they rested at an inn, and Qi Er checked the map, happily telling You Er, "We’re just over fifty miles from Yu Hall. If we hurry tomorrow, we can reach by evening."

The mountain roads are difficult, and one can’t travel far in a day.

You Er was also pleased, "Let’s rest early tonight and set off at dawn tomorrow."

As they were speaking, Ma Fei knocked at the door, "Young master, someone requests an audience, claiming to be sent by General Wu."

You Er and Qi Er exchanged glances, and both said in unison, "Let him in."

Soon, Ma Fei brought in a man in his thirties.

The man bowed, "Young masters, I’m here under orders from General Wu to deliver a message: General Lin is not at Yu Hall, and you should return to Xiang City soon."

Qi Er and You Er could hardly believe what they heard, "What?"

The man continued, "General Wu received a letter from Lord Chief Minister and intended to meet with the young masters himself, but due to a rebellion in Sagubang, he led troops to suppress it."

Qi Er asked urgently, "Is my father over there?"

The man shook his head, "No, as I understand it, General Lin is indeed not in the southern border."

Qi Er’s eyes reddened, "I don’t believe it!"

"Is it because my father thinks the rebellion area is unsafe, so he doesn’t want us to go there?"

The man smiled bitterly, "Young master, it really isn’t. At Sagubang, there’s only General Wu, no General Lin."

Qi Er’s eyes grew red, his fists clenched; after a long journey, they were almost at their destination. Suddenly, someone appears, saying his father isn’t there; how could he accept it?

You Er saw Qi Er’s emotions were a bit out of control and quickly pulled him, "Brother, how about this: tomorrow we continue to Yu Hall and inquire the local guards for news."

"If Uncle Lin truly went to quell the rebellion, then we’ll plan accordingly,"

Qi Er listened and calmed down, nodding.

The man standing by smiled wryly, "Young masters, you absolutely shouldn’t go to Yu Hall."

You Er frowned, "Why?"

The man said, "I rushed here specifically to tell you, because there’s a band of bandits in Yu Hall that might block your way."

You Er was even more puzzled, "If there are bandits, why doesn’t General Wu dispatch troops to eliminate them?"

The man smiled bitterly, "Young master, without orders from above, General Wu cannot mobilize troops on his own!"

The man sighed, "Let me put it this way, moving an army to eliminate bandits isn’t easy. First, Yu Hall must report to the higher-ups, and they must approve the move."

"Even if the higher-ups agree to eliminate the bandits, it’s not a matter of a day or two. Just moving one or two divisions requires local Yu Hall funds, and Yu Hall is poor, how can they afford it?"