My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Upon hearing Qi Qian inquire about the maiden name directly, Huo Lang couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth, somewhat speechless. No wonder his master was still a bachelor. Who would so bluntly ask for a lady’s private name?

"Commandery Prince, a lady’s maiden name is not something casually divulged to others. People usually call them by their nicknames or by their order in the family. However, the younger generation of the Qin family, regardless of gender, are all named with ’Ming’ as their generation name."

Qi Qian uttered an ’oh’ and then lost interest.

Huo Lang continued talking about the other branches of the family, saying, "Qin Boqing’s wife had a premature birth, giving birth to twins, fortunately, both mother and children are safe. However, the Qin family can really be said to be fraught with great disasters. Commandery Prince, you see, Qin Yuanshan has been sitting as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites for several years without any incidents, showing that he performs his duties meticulously. How could he make such a grave and low-level mistake on such an important occasion as the grand ceremony this year?"

If it was said that Qin Yuanshan made such a mistake right after taking office, then that would be one thing, as it could be chalked up to inexperience. However, he has been in this position for several years and it is not his first time overseeing such matters. Still making a mistake is rather unusual.

Qi Qian said: "Whether it is carelessness or a setup by others, the mistake falls on his head, and it’s all his problem. The Holy Emperor will not consider whether he is innocent or not, he will only look at the results."

As soon as he spoke, he paused slightly, and remembered what Qin Liuxi had said.

If the Holy Emperor trusts you, even faults are no faults, but if he doesn’t trust you, no faults are also faults.

Huo Lang spoke up: "Commandery Prince, shall we still investigate the Qin family? In my opinion, with that household of old, weak, women, and children, they probably don’t have the capacity to cause trouble, not to mention, now they have also offended the Zhao family, which is likely to bring them more trouble."

"Compile the information and I will report it as it is," Qi Qian instructed: "Also, remind others to pay more attention to those who have dealings with the Qin family." "Yes."

As soon as their conversation ended, Ying Bei reported that Assistant Zhao had come to visit, saying that since he learned Qi Qian had come to Li City, he had prepared food and drink to welcome and cleanse him of his travel dust, inviting the Commandery Prince to give them the honor of his presence.