Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 566 Rebellious Disciple
Dinner was good. It wasn't Tianji or Feiyan who cooked it; Fan Wu came directly to us and invited everyone to eat at a restaurant. It was Murong Jing who treated us.

"Your Highness, have you made any progress on the issue of the disaster relief grain?" Hong Xiaoduo, who was drinking tea next to Murong Jing after the meal, asked.

Mu Rongjing shook his head: "Not yet. We checked everyone here in Jiaozhou who was guarding the granary or loading the trucks, and all the people involved in this matter."

Another possibility is that something went wrong en route to the disaster area. I've already arranged for people to search along the route; regardless of whether they find anything, the round trip will take time.

The subordinates nearby listened and chuckled to themselves. The young master really didn't hide anything from Miss Hong!
Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo remained silent after hearing this, Murong Jing thought for a moment and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Are you in a hurry to leave to check on Tianquan's family?"

Who can say for sure how long it will take to investigate a case? If the truth about Prefect Ye's moldy disaster relief grain is not found after a year or two, she can't just keep waiting here, can she?

"No rush. I was just thinking, do you think it might be someone Lord Ye offended in the past who framed him? If there are no problems here and on the road, could it be a place that receives disaster relief grain?"
I asked around, and the burlap sacks used to store grain in these government granaries are all the same type. The sacks themselves don't have any local markings or markings; there's just a strip of cloth sewn onto the outside of the sack indicating the origin of the grain.

One sack of grain weighs 100 jin (50 kg), and 100 dan (50 kg) of grain weighs 100 sacks. In other words, the other party only needs to replace the cloth strips on them. Cutting and sewing 100 cloth strips won't make much noise and won't take long.

"If the local officials in charge of receiving the disaster relief grain were involved in this matter, or were the masterminds, then it would be very easy to switch the locations of the disaster relief grain in the warehouse, wouldn't it?" Hong Xiaoduo expressed her thoughts.

Mu Rongjing listened very attentively, not taking her words lightly just because she was a woman: "I've thought of what you're saying, and I've instructed the people along the way to check carefully when we get there."

"Oh, Prince Mu, we're on the same page! Do you think I have the potential to be an official and adjudicate cases?" Hong Xiaoduo joked.

"Hmm, you're very clever. It's not hard for you to become an official if you want to. His Majesty originally wanted to keep you as a lady-in-waiting." Murong Jing replied with a smile.

Hong Xiaoduo quickly shook her head: "I was just joking with you, Your Highness. I don't want to be a female official. Wearing official robes is prestigious, but it's also a constraint for me. It's not as good as being free and unrestrained as I am now."

Murong Jing smiled and nodded, "That's right, otherwise why would I still be without an official position? You don't like being restrained and prefer freedom, and so do I. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Looking at the handsome face beside her, with his captivating eyes gazing at her with a smile, Hong Xiaoduo suddenly felt inexplicably flustered. She turned her head away and said, "Come on, you have no official position, yet you can manage those officials of all ranks in the court. Since you have such power without wearing official robes, it doesn't matter whether you have an official position or not."

Seeing her reaction, Mu Rongjing's lips curled up slightly. He turned his head and met the staring gazes of Quan Jinghuai and Tian Shu.

The master and apprentice stood with their backs to the window, in the same posture, arms crossed, and with identical expressions. The only difference was in their eyes; one was friendly, and the other was hostile.

As if caught doing something wrong, Mu Rongjing subconsciously and somewhat guiltily turned his face to the other side.

"Master, don't you think that Prince Mu has ill intentions towards her?" Tian Shu asked softly. Quan Jinghuai thought to himself, "Your master isn't blind, how could I not see it?"

However, a teacher cannot say such things to his students.

"Kaiyang and Tianxuan's families have been found, and there's also news about Lao Si's family. With her abilities, I believe it won't be long before she finds the families of all four of you."

She's reached marriageable age. Do you really want her to remain unmarried and live a lonely life? If this young master is a good match for her, we should try to make it happen.

This young master has a fairly good reputation, and his appearance, family background, and character are a good match for her. Judging from the attitude of his mother, Princess Fenglin, when she returned from the capital last time, she shouldn't be someone who cares about her status.

Actually, we shouldn't be worried about those who covet her, but about her.

Although she sees people as simply good or bad, you know she has her own standards for judging people. And there's no need to worry about her meeting the wrong person. With her intolerant nature, do you think she would be heartbroken, suffer losses, endure and back down for a man, or suffer injustice herself? Quan Jinghuai said in a low voice, and then there was no response from the side.

Turning his head, he saw his usually composed eldest disciple with slumped shoulders and a face full of sadness.

Quan Jinghuai knew that his words had provoked him. Although he felt sorry for his eldest disciple, what he said was true. The disciples, himself, and Feiyan would have to face this sooner or later. Just because no one brought up this sad topic didn't mean that they could avoid it or make it disappear.

"What about you, Master? You're past the age of marriage, how come you're still single? She and Sister Feiyan are both so good, can't you marry one of them?" Tian Shu, feeling upset, blurted out this question out of the blue, with a hint of resentment.

She said she wasn't considering getting married, and Sister Feiyan also said she wouldn't get married and would stay by her side. Master also had no intention of getting married. So, no matter what, if Master marries one of them, wouldn't there be two fewer people who would grow old alone?
Quan Jinghuai was shocked by his eldest disciple's words. After realizing what he had said, he raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, scolding him in a low voice, "You unfilial disciple, what nonsense are you talking about?"

The force wasn't great; Tian Shu was caught off guard and staggered forward a few steps before regaining his balance.

The commotion they made attracted the attention of the others in the private room. Yao Guang, Yu Heng, and Fei Yan, who were playing cat's cradle, as well as Tian Ji and Tian Quan, who were teaching Zi Ming to play checkers, and Hong Xiao Duo and Murong Jing, all looked over at the two of them.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just said he hasn't been concentrating on his martial arts practice lately, and he actually dared to talk back. You guys go ahead and talk. I'll take him back and give him an extra hour of training." Quan Jinghuai quickly said, seeing his eldest disciple's aggrieved look, he stepped forward and pulled him towards the door.

She really intended to go back and give him a little lesson, to hear the nonsense he just said, such as how good she and Sister Feiyan were, and to ask him why he couldn't marry one of them.
This rebellious disciple treats marriage like buying something, asking for a choice between two options.

Inside the private room, the younger ones didn't think much of it. Although it was the first time they had seen their master be rough with their older brother, they assumed that their older brother was upset because his second brother had also left with his family, so he spoke to their master without thinking.

Hong Xiaoduo, however, thought differently. She was certain Tian Shu had said something he shouldn't have, but what could it be? She decided to find a chance to ask the child privately when they got back…