After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1222 Restoration of the Prince of Ye's Title
Su Aiqie was already numb with pain and just wanted to confess as soon as possible to end this torture. She continued, "...The largest storehouse of divine tea is in the official warehouse of the Commander-in-Chief's Office. It was Gu Chengyong who approved and stamped the documents to let the goods into the warehouse."

The room fell silent. They never imagined that a mere commander would be hiding such a harmful item.

"Where are the other warehouses? Tell me!"

Su Aiqie then gave two more warehouse addresses.

"I will lead men to search!" Prefect Fei volunteered.

Lord Yan and Chief Wei agreed: "Agreed."

Prefect Fei immediately left the side room and ran into Old Madam Guan, Madam Sun, Qin Xiaomi, and others.

Qin Xiaomi was carried there by a female guard.

She wasn't seriously injured; she only suffered a few knife and arrow wounds, a laceration on her hand, and bruises from an impact. She needed to be carried because she was exhausted and could barely walk.

"Please wait, sir." Qin Xiaomi called out to Prefect Fei, saying, "Old Xun said to take the old doctors Su, Old Doctor Gu, and Old Army Doctor Shi, whom Gu Chengyong was raising, to search for that divine tea."

"This divine tea is very strange. It sounds like a poison that mainly targets the brain. Do not burn it, otherwise the poisonous smoke will spread and anyone who smells it will suffer."

Prefect Fei stiffened and nodded: "Alright, I will ask Magistrate Qu for the people and take them with me to deal with the divine tea."

Qin Xiaomi added, "Please have the two gates of the government and military issue a memorial to report on the matter of the divine tea... This thing is using the name of tea, so it's probably already infiltrated all over the Great Wei."

"Thank you for the reminder, Master Qin. We will submit a memorial to the capital as soon as possible," Lord Yan said, stepping forward to join the conversation.

"Lord Yan, these students have rested well. Please take them with you to work; it will be good experience for them." Old Qiong led the students and young masters over from the neighboring Gu Xuan's courtyard.

They also disliked Gu Xuan's courtyard, but everyone was terrified and afraid of being poisoned, so they could only go to the nearest house to change clothes, wipe their faces and heads, and spray medicinal soup.

The clothes were brought by Xue Dongjia and Li Dongjia.

The two men were also there, standing guard beside their son, clearly still shaken by the experience.

Prefect Fei looked at the students and young masters, and seeing that Si Pei, Shi Songxin, Lu Qian and others had to support each other to walk, he frowned and said, "Is this alright? Let the students rest properly."

He's busy with important matters right now, and he doesn't want to be burdened with a bunch of extras.

Xue Dongjia and Li Dongjia nodded in agreement. Yes, let the children rest first.

Qiong Lao: "Today's battle is merely a purge of our own ranks. If we can't even withstand this little shock, how will we be able to withstand the enemy's siege?"

"To become a capable minister of the dynasty, one must have the strong will to remain steadfast even when witnessing the massacre of a city."

"Please, Lord Yan and Prefect Fei, give us a chance!" Xue Mingyi, Li Zhiyuan, Si Pei, and Zheng Qianjia said, bowing.

Seeing this, Lu Qian, Shi Songxin, and the others could only bow and beg for permission.

"Prefect Fei, take them with you. If any of them faint along the way, just send soldiers to bring them back," Lord Yan said.

Prefect Fei: "Alright, you may come with me."

"Thank you, Lord Yan! Thank you, Prefect Fei!" the students said happily.

Xue Dongjia and Li Dongjia were extremely worried and hurriedly instructed their trusted martial arts instructors: "Stay close to your young master and never leave his side. Are there still any escaped assassins that we haven't caught yet?"

Some remaining spies were also eliminated.

In short, there are too many troubles, and I don't even know which one to deal with first.

"Let's go," Prefect Fei called to them, leading the students to find Assistant Magistrate Qu. After receiving troops from Assistant Magistrate Qu and the three imprisoned doctors, Su Gushi, they headed straight for the Commander's Treasury to search for divine tea. Lord Yan then said to Madam Guan, "Madam, where is Imperial Envoy Qi? I need to see him... Things are too chaotic now; we need a leader, otherwise it will be difficult to unite people's hearts and minds. Without unity, nothing can be accomplished."

“What Lord Yan says is very true,” said Madam Guan. “Come with me. Masters Xue and Li, please come as well.”

"Xue Liyan and the other two followed Madam Guan, Madam Sun, Elder Qiong and others to the central courtyard."

This is the residence of Gu Chengyong and his concubine Su. To the left is the courtyard of the large study, and to the right is Gu Xuan's courtyard.

Old Qiong still spits at Gu Xuan's courtyard whenever he thinks of it: "Filthy stuff!"

In that courtyard, a group of beautiful young women were imprisoned, most of whom were respectable women from the city.

There were local women from the capital city and young ladies from well-off families who had fled to the city after the war.

In short, they are all from families with three generations of clean reputations, moderate wealth, health, and integrity.

Why specifically choose girls from such families?

Gu Chengyong said that his illegitimate granddaughter must be a daughter from a moderately wealthy family; otherwise, how could she be worthy of being the mother of his grandson?!
Besides Gu Xuan's courtyard, a group of girls were also imprisoned in Hongfu Courtyard.

"Bah! They're utterly despicable! They think they're some kind of local emperor, actually choosing concubines for their son!" Old Qiong cursed angrily, recounting the sordid deeds of the Gu family. He then seized upon Lord Yan and asked, "Lord Yan, are you aware of this matter? Have you heard any hints?"

Old Qiong refused to leave and even grabbed Lord Yan, acting as if he wouldn't give up until Lord Yan gave a straight answer.

"..." Lord Yan was quite speechless: "Old Qiong, now is not the time to dwell on these trivial matters. We must unite our strength to resist foreign enemies."

"A trivial matter? A young woman's life has been ruined, and you call that a trivial matter?!" Old Qiong's eyes were bloodshot with anger as he pointed at him and said, "As the official in charge of the entire Northeast Prefecture, how can you remain indifferent to something like this? What kind of official are you?!"

Lord Yan: "Gu Xuan is dead, which means the main culprit has been brought to justice. Moreover, the girl's family is also at fault. They agreed to let the Gu family take the girl away. Several merchants were hoping that their daughters could give birth to Gu Xuan's eldest son so that their families could have a young master and grandson of the Commander-in-Chief."

“The Gu family has a great deal of wealth. Just give each girl some wealth and land so they can go home… Mr. Qiong, this is the only thing I, as the local official, can do.”

“Lord Yan’s words are perfectly proper.” Madam Sun looked at Elder Qiong and assured him, “Elder Qiong, I will make proper arrangements for these girls and will not leave them homeless. You need not be too sad.”

“Princess Zhou Shan is kind and truly a remarkable woman. I admire her greatly. Thank you.” Only then did Old Qiong put this matter aside.

Qiong Lao understood that in their current situation, they really couldn't take Lord Yan too seriously.

But he has to stand up for the victims, otherwise what about morality and ethics?

Without moral principles and ethical norms, this place would no longer be the human world, but rather the underworld.

"We've arrived." Old Madam Guan led the way into the courtyard and said to the imperial guards protecting the courtyard, "Provincial Governor Yan, Master Xue, and Master Li are all trustworthy people of our own. They have come to see Envoy Qi and inquire about the follow-up procedures."

The imperial guards, upon hearing this, finally allowed them to pass.

"Waaah!" The baby's cries rang out again, but this time they weren't shrill; they were normal baby cries.

"Old Master Xun, how is Da Bao'er? Is he alright?" Madam Sun asked hurriedly, rushing towards the door of the right wing room. She didn't dare to knock, afraid that the sound of knocking would startle Da Bao'er.

"Alright, alright, speak freely, come in." As he spoke, Old Master Xun opened the door of the side room with a creak, stepped aside, pointed to Aunt Qin who was holding and comforting Da Bao'er, and said with a smile, "The mother and son are both fine. They have both been fumigated with detoxifying and antibacterial medicinal mist and taken a medicinal bath."

"Daughter-in-law of Nong, you should rest well and not get up. You're still in your postpartum period." Madam Sun was extremely distressed.

Then he asked Guan Annong, "Where has Nong-ge gone again? Why can't I see him?"

“The Prince of Ye is here.” Qi’s voice came from the direction of the main house. He led the clerk Guan out of the main house and into the courtyard. He said to Lord Yan, “Lord Yan, do not be anxious. I have both imperial edicts. You will see them soon.”