Chapter 398 Investigation
Yang Jinfan frowned: "As the ruler of a country, no matter how incompetent you are, you wouldn't joke about the borders of your country!"

How could someone who cares so much about his position be willing to let the military power go to someone else, especially a young man like a traitorous general?

"Naturally, there is no one available in the court."

To be precise, it was not that the court had no available talents, but that the emperor did not dare to use them. As the princes grew up, they all had a desire and fantasy for power.

Not only the princes, but also the concubines in the harem, the maternal families behind the concubines, the officials who are valued in the court, and the royal families who have been blessed for generations, who is not eyeing power and status?

The culprit of the Ezhou plague sounded the alarm for the emperor. He had almost no one he could trust in the former court and the harem, so any territory in the wealthy Jiangnan that had been privately reserved by anyone must be handed over.

"What about Brother Yao? I heard that he locked himself up again like before. Has his illness relapsed?"

Huai Gujun patted the back of her hand to reassure her: "Your Brother Yao is no longer the Brother Yao of the past. He was pretending to be so as not to arouse the emperor's suspicion. Now..." He chuckled, "He is angry with your senior sister!"

"Ok?"

Yang Jinfan also found it funny. He was naturally angry when he learned that his senior sister had also gone to the capital without looking for him or telling him.

"Senior sister is the person in charge of Lanpingxuan, and also the divine fortune teller of Guihun Valley. How can she have so much time to care about other people's affairs? Besides, it was Brother Yao who ignored them!"

She looked like she was going to enjoy the show, and Huai Gujun shook his head helplessly. It was always hard to guess what girls were thinking. Fortunately, Yiyi was tough, so when she felt like giving her a beating, it was just the right time to relax her muscles.

We talked for a long time until the sky turned slightly white, and then I was reluctant to leave. The time we spend together is always short.

"I will come again at night to meet Uncle and Aunt. You can stay at the Wang family and take care of them until Aunt gives birth. I will ask Qi Lang to arrange the rest. This private visit to Jiangnan will put the Wang family back in the hands of my aunt."

After he reminded her, Yang Jinfan remembered that her grandmother was Jun's great aunt, so did they count as...

"She is my biological aunt, but not your biological grandmother. Don't think too much about other things. No matter what the reason is in this life, I never want to be separated from you again."

Huai Gujun embraced Yang Jinfan in his arms. In this life, they met, got to know each other, and lived together day and night. Their fate had been predestined, it was just a matter of a few years later.

Yang Jinfan nodded and smiled sweetly.

She understood, and after experiencing life and death, she never let go.

Looking at Huai Gujun's receding back, she slowly withdrew her gaze and laughed at herself for not being able to resist the temptation. She had clearly planned before that she would not let him quibble, but she did not expect that she could not even utter a word of accusation.

Really useless!

The useless Yang Jinfan jumped into the space and took a simple bath. When she came out after changing her clothes, it was already dawn. Since the whole Suzhou Prefecture would be very busy today, she happily went to take a nap.

Except for the two courtyards where Yang Jinfan and Huai Ying lived, everyone else in the Wang family seemed unhappy.

The imperial envoy came to Jiangnan secretly. Yesterday, he visited the Wang family, and the Wang family received an additional imperial edict. Today, I heard that the imperial envoy held several local officials accountable. In order to see the real situation in Suzhou, he actually wore plain clothes and hid in the crowd to observe, or went directly to the door to investigate, leaving those officials no time to prepare.

Several high-ranking officials in Suzhou were imprisoned, the most typical of whom was Huang Guiquan, the governor of Suzhou. When he heard that the imperial commissioner had ordered his arrest, Huang Guiquan tried to argue, but the imperial commissioner threw evidence of his crime that he had collected from nowhere in his face. Huang Guiquan had no choice but to plead guilty. "Miss, that Deyue Building turned out to be Huang Guiquan's property. Oh my God! Their roast chicken is the most delicious. If it is closed down, will we never be able to eat roast chicken again?"

Yue Pan raised her little face and asked, moving closer to Yan: "De Yue Tower?"

The restaurant the young lady had taken her to for dinner before was Deyue Tower. While they were having dinner, a woman playing the pipa came and was kicked out by the young lady.

The little girl performing for money seemed to be someone close to the old lady of the Wang family, her name was Yuechun.

"Yes, it is the largest restaurant in Suzhou City. Deyuelou has a lot of business both overtly and covertly. Huang Guiquan alone may not have the courage to do it. Maybe there is a bigger force behind it."

Yang Jinfan frowned. Who could that powerful person be?
"By the way, has there been any news from the capital regarding the fate of the plague?"

"Miss, yes, there are. It is said that this case involves a lot of people. We will make a decision after the imperial envoy returns to the capital. However, I heard that many officials in the capital are trying to find connections for the criminal that Lord Fan brought back. It is estimated that he may be released soon."

Yang Jinfan became interested: "Who are the people who are helping him?"

"The information handed over by Miss Yi said that there are relatively few second-rank officials, but officials of other ranks are almost all there, scattered in various departments, but they have one thing in common."

"what?"

"They were all students of Right Prime Minister Wei Zhenghong, especially the Master Ji in prison. The Right Prime Minister had a great favor towards him."

Qing Xu raised her little head and said, "Sister Zhaoyan, isn't the Right Prime Minister an official? How come he still has time to be a teacher and teach officials?"

Xing Nuo ate some snacks and spoke vaguely: "Before the imperial examination, they would choose talented and capable scholars to be their students, or invite them to the Imperial Academy to discuss scriptures and doctrines. The Right Prime Minister has served as the chief examiner of many imperial examinations, and he is also half a master of the students present. Those students are not stupid. With the Right Prime Minister as a big tree, of course they will cling to him and enjoy the shade."

Yang Jinfan patted her shoulder to show his praise: "Not bad, Xiao Nuonuo, you have learned a lot in Guihun Valley. It seems that I won't have to worry about you helping me with things in the future."

Xingnuo's face immediately turned red, and she was a little proud: "It is my honor to work for you, young lady. As long as I can help you, I am willing to do anything."

All the little girls in the room looked at Xingnuo with envy, and Yang Jinfan took the opportunity to pour a few cups of spiritual spring water and share them with them.

"Don't envy anyone. As long as you do your job well, you are helping me. The roast chicken at Deyue Tower is really delicious. You should find a way to poach their chef. Our Guihun Valley has a large industry, but the restaurant business is average. If possible, poach other chefs who can make signature dishes. It's time for us in Guihun Valley to enjoy the feast."

"understand!"

Discussions were in full swing in one corner of the yard, but in the other corner, people were frowning.

"Mom, what should we do? The imperial envoy has dealt with Prefect Huang, and he will probably find out about the Wang family soon. My father is a good-for-nothing, and my second uncle may not be able to handle it. Are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"

Zhang comforted her daughter, "No, mother won't let you suffer with that loser. If it really doesn't work, let's go and beg Xiaoye... Miss."

"what?!"


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