Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 495

~ NEVER LET THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES FEEL BETTER ~ 

Si Qin slightly widened her eyes, “Miss, you mean to say that they are looking for the fake official silver that sank in the water?”

“I think it’s exceptionally possible. Furthermore, looking at the Linjiang City Government official’s clerk’s calm demeanor, he should have been able to find some. This time, the salt tax case was the biggest fight between Ling Wang and Jin Wang in Jiangnan, with the attitude of not giving up until one party died. Ling Wang wanted to bite Jin Wang and didn’t let go. However, Jin Wang, on the other hand, wants to frame His Royal Highness Yue Wang, and on the other hand, while getting away, so I have to choose to stand in line at the same time.”

Si Qin was still worried, “Miss, what if the Linjiang City Government official’s clerk has not found any evidence, and His Royal Highness Ling Wang does not appreciate your kindness?”

“If the Linjiang City Government official’s clerk could not find any evidence, we will take it out from Su Jin’s mouth. Yang Lian must have had his own means of survival since he was able to become an envoy of Liangjiang for so many years. The evidence mentioned by Su Jin must be very crucial. I could think of it, as could Grandmother and the Emperor. As for Ling Wang, as long as he receives the news, he will not refuse to accept my kindness. Because right now, I am not representing myself but the Grand Princess’s Mansion. At this moment, when the throne was about to change, none of these princes could refuse the power of Grandmother.”

“Miss is really intelligent.” Si Qin’s heart was filled with admiration. She just couldn’t come up with any of these thoughts even if she were to die from exhaustion.

“Where is wisdom? It’s just being forced to be helpless. Liu Liang should be back by today. When he comes back, tell him to come to see me. I have something important to ask him to do.”

“Yes, Miss.”

When the sky turned dark, Liu Liang rushed back in a hurry, covered in dust. “Mistress, you were looking for me.”

“Is Huai’an City’s trip going smoothly?”

“Replying to the Mistress, it was very smooth. Huai’an City’s officials had provided disaster relief in an orderly manner, and the victims were relatively safe. Even many of the victims from Linjiang City arrived in Huai’an City, and they had been placed there properly. When Mistress told me to deliver the food, the Governor of Huai’an City wrote a letter to express his gratitude. In addition, after the prescription was delivered, the doctors boiled the medicine. Then, they distributed it to the victims as soon as possible to prevent an outbreak.”

Mu Yunyao heaved a sigh of relief, “That’s good. Have you noticed any of the disaster’s victims from Yishui City in Huai’an City?”

“This subordinate has asked about it. The road t leading to Yishui city has not been repaired, so I’m not sure about the actual situation inside the city. There haven’t been any victims that have yet to come out.”

Mu Yunyao’s brows tightly creased. “I understand. Earlier, I had you exchange a large amount of silver and transport it into the Capital by land. Is it ready now?”

“It’s ready.”

“Well, for the time being, I will temporarily remain patient. When I return to the Capital after dealing with Jiangnan, I will give Jin Wanga huge gift.”

“Yes, Mistress.”

Two days later, in the middle of the night, someone knocked on the government office’s door. Si Qin quickly walked into the room and reported to Mu Yunyao, “Miss, His Royal Highness Yu Wang has arrived.”

“He’s finally here.” Mu Yunyao sat up without a trace of sleepiness in her eyes. After putting on her clothes, she asked, “Where is the person?”

“In the front hall.”

“Let’s go.”

When Yu Wang heard the sound of footsteps, he hurriedly looked toward the door. Seeing Mu Yunyao come in with quick steps, he could not help but praise her in his heart, “Yunyao, I really did not expect you to arrive earlier than me.”

Previously, he had sent someone to the Qinfang Garden but didn’t see anyone. He was still slightly dissatisfied in his heart, as he thought that Mu Yunyao had let down Fourth Imperial Brother, who was so affectionate with her. Now it seemed that he was arbitrarily ignorant of the truth. Since she could come so early, she must have left the Capital as soon as she heard the news. With such a kind of woman, no wonder Fourth Imperial Brother wants to hold her.

“Greetings, Second Imperial Uncle.”

“There is no need to be so courteous. I have already heard about you on the way, which really makes me ashamed as an uncle.”

“If my Second Imperial Uncle hadn’t used himself as a bait to attract those who were secretly obstructing, I wouldn’t have been able to provide disaster relief to the victims so smoothly. However, the amount of food and medicinal herbs that I distributed was recorded in my account, so Second Imperial Uncle must find a way to make it up for me. Otherwise, Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo won’t be able to continue the business.”

“Haha, don’t worry. Because of our relationship, we will at least make up for 20% more of your benefits.”

Mu Yunyao smiled, “Then I’ll thank Second Imperial Uncle. Since you’ve come to Linjiang City, I’ll be leaving now.”

The smile on Yu Wang’s face froze, “Yunyao, I’ll go find him. You stay in Linijiang City. I’ll definitely bring Fourth Imperial Brother back safely.”

Mu Yunyao shook her head. “Second Imperial Uncle, you are an Imperial Official who has been ordered to provide disaster relief, so you can’t be in danger. Besides, you have more important things to do, so let me come in person to find His Royal Highness Yue Wang.

After so long, Yue Wang hadn’t come looking for her, so the answer was already blatant. He was definitely trapped and unable to get out. The only thing that was able to trap him now was Yishui City.

She had been waiting for Yu Wang to come. When he took over everything in Linjiang City, she would be able to let go of her worries and peacefully go to Yishui City to find Yue Wang. Yue Wang had managed to create a situation in Jiangnan with eminent difficulty. No matter how impatient she was, she could not let his efforts go to waste.

“Yunyao, you should have guessed it. The road to Yishui City has yet to be repaired. After being trapped for so long, that place must have already turned into a living hell. You’re a weak girl....”

Mu Yunyao’s expression was still firm, “Second Imperial Uncle, you don’t have to persuade me.. It’s better to start taking over all the business now, and I’ll leave at dawn. Si Qin, go and get the documents and testimonies I’ve sorted out during this period of time. ”

Very quickly, Si Qin placed the things on the table.

Mu Yunyao opened them one by one. “Second Imperial Uncle, you should have long guessed that Linjiang City’s dike break was unusual. You should have knew a long time ago, and You should have heard of the things I did in Linjiang City. I won’t talk about those that aren’t important. Second Imperial Uncle, this report is a confession from Linjiang Tongzhi, which records what Linjiang City Governer and the salt merchant Zhou family did.”

“Working with salt merchants, making fake salt tax account, making fake salt tax silver …clay mixed with iron sand fired into the shape of silver ingots. Then, tand then the surface is gilded with silver to pretend to be official silver.... Heh, it really embodies the guts of these salt merchants!” Yu Wang was furious after he read it, “What’s more excessive is that in order to eliminated these incriminating evidence, they actually thought of blowing up the riverbank. Seriously … They really should exterminate their clans!”

“Second Imperial Uncle, there’s no need to be angry. Other than Jiang Jin, who is heavily injured and has yet to wake up, the rest of the salt merchants are already dead. Not even a single person from their family is left alive. Although it is still a bit short of exterminate their clans, he is not too far off from that.”

The corner of Yu Wang’s eyes twitched, “What a coincidence. We should really find this person and give him to Imperial Father to reward him well.”

Mu Yunyao smiled and said, “Then Second Imperial Uncle should investigate quickly. Now that the disaster relief in Linjiang City and Huai’an City has been carried out in an orderly manner, I will go over to Yishui to help.

Second Imperial Uncle can save a lot of time and find this person to hand over to the Emperor to ask for a reward for him. There are two dead men in prison. They have not even opened their mouths yet, but I think it will be soon.”

“Well, I’ll interrogate them well. I’ll give you some of the men I brought with me s to ensure your safety along the way.”

“No need. I have people that Grandmother sent over. Besides, I don’t dare to trust the people that Second Imperial Uncle sent over.”

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Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 494

~ THE LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS ~ 

The next day, Mu Yunyao received the news from Servant Qin: All the salt merchants investigated before had been killed except Jiang Jin, who was seriously injured. She wrote a letter back and asked Servant Qin to take good care of Jiang Jin and must be rescued. He may be the only witness among the salt merchants.

Not long after, Si Qin walked in with a confession in her hand. “Miss, Linjiang Tongzhi already confessed.”

“Mm. Now, go and bring over the Linjiang City Government clerk in charge of dredging the river.”

Si Qin was taken aback when she heard her words: “Miss, is there a problem with the Linjiang City Government clerk?”

The Lord in charge looked at and cared about the people. Even when other officials did not act, he took the lead in repairing the river, and he was also very attentive to the victims. During this period of time, whether it was the distribution of food or decoctions, he was the first to rush in front. She recalled it carefully, but she really didn’t find any problems.

Mu Yunyao’s eyes flashed with a cold light. “If I didn’t have the guidance of the Lord, how could I have easily found out that there’s a problem with Linjiang Tongzhi? In addition, I didn’t say that there was a big problem with him, but I just called him over to have a chat.”

“Yes, this servant will bring the person over now.”

When the Linjiang City Government clerk was brought over, his body was still stained with the imprint of dried mud and water. Upon seeing Mu Yunyao, he hurriedly bowed in apology, “This lowly official is extremely rude to meet the Princess with incomplete clothes. Please forgive me, Princess.”

“The Lord is being too courteous. Someone, come and serve him some tea.”

Si Qin prepared a seat and stood at Mu Yunyao’s side, making it convenient and easy for her to protect her.

Mu Yunyao raised her eyes, her lips carrying a faint smile. “Has His Royal Highness Ling Wang been well?”

The Linjiang City Government clerk’s hand, which held the teacup, swayed as he raised his head to look at Mu Yunyao in confusion. “Princess, what do you mean by this? Why can’t the lower official understand it?”

Mu Yunyao knocked on the confession beside her. “Most people don’t understand that the heart should be as clear as a mirror. “Linjiang Tongzhi had already confessed what he had done. It is truly shocking to look at crimes he has committed one after the other.”

“How come this official does not know what crime Linjiang Tongzhi has committed?”

Mu Yunyao chuckled and indicated for Si Qin to give him the confession of Linjiang Tongzhi at hand to check. “Take a careful look. Are there any other mistakes or any omissions?”

When he saw the contents of the confession, the Linjiang City Government clerk’s eyes flickered, and a look of shock flashed through his heart. “This … falsified salt tax accounts, counterfeited salt tax silver, destroyed evidence, and blew up river banks, caused three cities to be flooded and countless people to be displaced … This … This is too despicable!”

Mu Yunyao looked at the Linjiang City Government clerk, who spoke well, and a cold smile appeared on her lips. “You have interacted with Linjiang Tongzhi for so long, so you should be clear about his character. Isn’t it strange that he had confessed so quickly in the blink of an eye?”

“This …” Immortal Lin Jiang was stunned, and his body involuntarily stiffened.

“I gave Linjiang Tongzhi a poison. This poison is extremely overbearing. After swallowing it, he need to consumed the antidote once every hour. If he doesn’t, his body will feel like it’s being eaten by ten thousand ants and he’ll felt be pain and itchy. The pain is so painful and itchy that peopleso much that can’t wait to tear off his whole skin, but if he scratching, it will increase the pain by ten times. That kind of contradictory feeling, does Lord want to experience it?”

“Princess, you sure know how to joke around. Is there even such a poison in the world?”

“The world is full of wonders, haven’t you heard this sentence? In addition, this kind of medicine wasn’t that rare. I’ve seen a more overbearing one before. After consuming it, all the organs in the body will slowly rot away from the inside to the outside. Even the bones will slowly decay into residues. Only the skin on the outside is good, but even so, this person will not die. In the end, he will become pus wrapped in human skin....”

The Linjiang City Government clerk couldn’t help but clutch his chest and retched. The whole person’s face was terribly awful. He saw Mu Yunyao’s eyes, and his heart filled with fear. Even though she had a beautiful and slender figure, her methods were so bloody and cruel that people couldn’t help but feel the chills in their hearts when they saw her face.

Mu Yunyao looked at him. “Why do you have such a large reaction? Don’t worry. If you cooperate well, I won’t use these two poisons on you. After all, you are one of His Royal Highness Ling Wang people. I must at least give some face to my eldest uncle. ”

“Princess, I really don’t understand what you mean.”

“You don’t need to understand. You just need to report my words back to your master. Remember, it’s your true master. I have taken over Linjiang City. I will truthfully report the confessions of Linjiang Tongzhi to the Emperor. As for the others, when His Royal Highness Yu Wang comes, he will find out one by one and then report it to the Emperor. Therefore, don’t operate those methods secretly. After all, the Emperor will not say anything in anger once these things break out. Thus, his reputation among the people will be reduced to the extreme! I think your master doesn’t want such an outcome, does he?”

Facing Mu Yunyao’s eyes that seemed to penetrate people’s hearts, the Linjiang City Government clerk’s face became even paler. His expression slowly turned into one of panic. “Princess …”

“My patience is also limited. If you say that you don’t understand what I mean, I’ll change someone else to help me relay a message. In any case, there’s more than one person in Linjiang City who can contact the Capital. What do you think?”

“… Yes, the lower official understands. I will definitely pass on the Princess’ meaning word for word.”

Mu Yunyao raised the corner of her lips. “Good, you’re really a smart person. Then, where has Yu Wang been blocked?”

“This … the lower official doesn’t know....” The Linjiang City Government clerk wanted to shake his head and deny it, but when he saw Mu Yunyao’s half-smiling appearance, he recalled her threats and couldn’t help but clench his teeth. “His Royal Highness Jin Wang’s men used a mountain rock to break off the official road to Linjiang City in private, then incited the refugees to cause trouble and trapped His Royal Highness Yu Wang on the road before entering Tongling City.”

“I see. The Lord, please go and get busy yourself.”

“Yes.”

When the Linjiang City Government clerk left, Mu Yunyao took the confession of Tongzhi Linjiang.

“Miss, do you think you can trust Linjiang Tongzhi’s words?”

“Naturally, we cannot believe him based on his words alone. We lack physical evidence now.” Mu Yunyao slightly shook her head. “This matter was too shocking, and it was hard to believe in a single person’s words alone.

“I’m afraid the physical evidence is hard to find, right? After all, many things were washed away after the river broke its banks, and we don’t know where it went.”

Mu Yunyao shook her head, “No, we’ll soon be able to see the evidence.”

“What? Is Miss has already thought of a way to find physical evidence?”

“Do you think that the reason I called the Linjiang City Government official’s clerk over was to say those two words?”

“Is it not?”

“The moment we entered Linjiang City, we saw many old people, weak women, and children inside, but we didn’t see any young or strong males. In the beginning, I thought that those young men had followed the Linjiang City Government official’s clerk to fix the river. However, when I saw those who repaired the river, I was sure that many of them were definitely not ordinary people. Moreover, the river has been repaired for more than half a month, without piling piles or protecting the dikes. What do you think they did by digging and searching continuously on both sides of the river?”

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Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 493

~ THE CLUES LEFT BY YUE WANG ~ 

Linjiang Tongzhi was directly pulled down by the bodyguard. The victims who saw this scene trembled and gathered away from Mu Yunyao.

Mu Yunyao’s gaze swept across them singly and finally fixed on the two men with their heads lowered in the crowd, “Bring out those two men in black.”

“Yes, Your Royal Highness.”

The two people were men who had simple and unpretentious faces. After being captured, they couldn’t help but kowtow to Mu Yunyao. “Princess, please spare our lives. We are all ordinary citizens. We came to this garden according to the arrangement of Lord Tongzhi.

“Bring them down and interrogate them as well.”

“Princess, we are all ordinary citizens. Why are you treating us like this? Do you think we are not pleasing to the eye? Even if you have the credit of providing relief to the victims, you can’t ignore human lives like this.”

Mu Yunyao turned her head, and her expression was cold, “I was only bringing you guys down for interrogation. Since when did I say I want your lives? The two of you keep saying that you are ordinary citizens, but I don’t think any ordinary citizen of Linjiang City who has the accent of the Capital is here!”

Si Shu stepped forward, kicked the man in the crook of his leg, and then pulled a dagger from the tattered shirt around his waist.”

Seeing that the situation was not good, the two men were about to bite through the poison sac behind their teeth to commit suicide, but before they could move, the guards who detained the two of them punched them in the cheek, directly knocking out two of their teeth.

“Miss, there’s poison behind the teeth. It looks like they’re deathsworn.” Even if such a person were alive, it would still be too difficult to find anything or interrogate him.

“Take them down and interrogate them first. I don’t believe that there really is a mouth that can’t be pried open.”

“Yes.”

Seeing this scene, the disheartened people immediately took a deep breath and looked around to see if anyone was mixed or among them.

Mu Yunyao looked at Linjiang Garden and turned around to speak to the victims. “I’ll arrange a tent as soon as possible. Please stay in the tent for the time being because there’s a high chance there’s a clue about the thieves hidden in Linjiang Garden, so we need to search it carefully and ask you for understanding.”

“Yes, this subject and the others will listen to the Princess’ arrangements.”

Mu Yunyao had brought food and medicine for them and had even killed the officials in the city who were corrupt and incompetent. While they felt fear towards her, they also felt admiration from the bottom of their hearts, so they didn’t dare to refute her words in the slightest and were arranged to leave obediently.

“Do search this place thoroughly and see if we can find any clues.”

After searching for nearly an hour and a half, someone found the black ash left behind by the burnt paper under the soil. There was the knockout powder, the remnants of the incense … But not a single thing really useful was found.

Mu Yunyao was walking casually when she suddenly saw a few osmanthus trees planted behind a courtyard wall.

She circled around the courtyard wall and arrived under the osmanthus trees. Suddenly, her vision sharpened as she walked quickly towards the osmanthus tree. She carefully measured the two inconspicuous pebbles placed under the osmanthus tree.

Si Qin and Si Shu followed, “Miss, what’s wrong with these few osmanthus trees?”

“Did you see those two pebbles? There was moss growing on the pebbles. However, there was no water in the garden, and it has not affected by the flood. The soil in the yard was also all dry … Go dig and see if you can find something.”

“Yes.” Si Qin walked forward and dug out the soil under the pebbles. Not long after, she found a box and opened it. There was a hairpin in it as if it was buried by a woman when she was bored.”

Mu Yunyao took over the hairpin and looked at it carefully. The Chang’e Jade Rabbit was engraved on the pearl hairpin, especially that rabbit, which was exceptionally exquisite and cute. Thus, she knew at a glance that it was buried by Yue Wang.

Mu Yunyao’s finger gently caressed the handle of the hairpin before her finger suddenly stopped. Mu Yunyao took a closer look and carefully examined it before twisting the head of the hairpin with her hands. She poured out a note from the handle of the hairpin, which seemed to be the handwriting of Yue Wang. “Water.”

Si Qin and Si Shu quickly thought, “Water? Miss, could it be that Wang Ye intends to say that he is in Yishui City?”

Mu Yunyao looked at the note and then at the few pebbles. Her brows slightly moved. “Is there water flowing in the Linjiang Garden?”

“Yes, the garden here has also attracted some fresh water, which runs through most of the courtyard.”

“But where have this kind of pebbles been laid?”

“If that’s the case… This servant will immediately go and find it.”

After searching for about half an hour, they finally fished something out from the water. It was like a stone and wrapped in layers of kraft paper. The kraft paper was opened layer by layer, revealing two ingots of silver.

“Miss, these two silver taels are marked underneath. It should be official silver.”

“Official silver?” It took such a lot of effort and wrapped so tightly, just to hide these two official silver?” Mu Yunyao took the silver taels and looked at them carefully. Suddenly, she felt that the weight of these official silvers wasn’t right. “This silver is too light...”

“Miss, could it be that these two silver ingots are fake?”

“It wrapped in kraft paper, because afraid the water will soak the two silver taels.” As Mu Yunyao spoke, she threw the silver tael directly on the ground. They heard a ‘pa da’ sound, and the silver actually broke into pieces.

Si Shu exclaimed, “This silver ingot s silver-plated on the outside, but inside is clay. No wonder it was afraid of being soaked in water!”

Mu Yunyao took a deep breath. “Collect all the broken silver taels. The other intact ingot of silver must be well preserved and not be lost!”

“Yes, Miss.”

On the way back to the county government office, Mu Yunyao’s expression had always been unsightly.

Si Qin carefully asked: “Miss, since now that you have clues left behind by His Royal Highness Yue Wang, I presume Wang Ye should be fine. Please do not be so worried.”

“If nothing had happened, how could such important material evidence have been hastily left in the water?” Mu Yunyao’s thoughts were heavy. “His Royal Highness Yue Wang is a strong martial artist, accompanied by Yu Heng and Yu Yi. In addition, the people from Bu Xian Lou are helping from the side. Just what happened to force him into such a situation. His purse was found in the cellar behind the county government office, and if it weren’t absolutely crucial, he definitely wouldn’t have thrown away the things that I gave him....”

Inside the county government’s prison, Tongzhi Linjiang and the two men were tied up, with bloodstains on their bodies, indicating being tortured.

Mu Yunyao came to the prison and looked at Linjiang Tongzhi, who was tied up. “My lord has suffered so much. Can it be that you still haven’t remembered to say something?”

“Even if you are a noble Princess, you can’t treat a government official in such a manner!” Linjian Tongzhi’s face was filled with grief and resentment.

Mu Yunyao sat in a chair brought over by Si Qin and Si Qi and sneered when she heard the words, “Any crimes you’ve committed, just picking it out is enough to put you to death.I’m just torturing you now, so I might at least save your life.”

“I don’t understand what the Princess is saying.”

“The salt tax silver, the counterfeiting of the silver taels, conspiracy to murder the prince of the Dali Dynasty, the murder of the salt merchant, the collusion with the destruction of the riverbank....” Every time Mu Yunyao said the crime he committed, Linjiang Tongzhi’s expression became even more unsightly.

“How can a princess so casually slander the officials of the Imperial Court?” Linjiang Tongzhi retorted loudly, but there was a guilty conscience in his eyes.

Mu Yunyao sneered as she stood up. Instead of questioning as Linjiang Tongzhi thought, she walked directly out of prison.

Si Qin gave a small porcelain bottle to the waiting guard at the side. “Pour it down to Lord Tongzhi. Tomorrow morning, he will explain everything.”

“Yes, Your Royal Highness.”

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Incurable Chapter 46 Part 2

The Liu family Group Building Conference Room

There is always a regular meeting on Monday mornings. After Liu Fengmian took the position of the head of the family, the things to be dealt with included Liu’s global auction industry, and the Liu Group temporarily handed it over to Liu Qingyuan for handling. The purpose of this meeting was to explain this matter.

“Your mother don’t need to follow. Just let her take care of the matter at home.” Before entering the conference room, Liu Fengmian explained.

He didn’t let his mother follow, and in all likelihood, it was to bring that Mu Qing over. Liu Qingyuan frowned and then untied his eyebrows, smiled, and said, “Got it.”

Because of Mu Qing and Shen Cheng’s affairs, in the beginning, Liu Qingyuan criticized his father quite a bit. But now that he got the Liu family, he turned around to comfort his mother. Back then, she wanted to be with her father at the expense of being scolded for the sake of the Liu family’s business. Now, his father is the head of the family, and he was appointed the heir. Things are moving in the direction they want…

Seeing Liu Qingyuan’s response, Liu Fengmian patted him on the shoulder with relief. Someone in front of him opened the conference room’s door, and the father and son walked in one after another.

In such a large conference room, the oval conference table was full of people. On the main seat directly above the conference table, Liu Qingxiu was dressed in a suit, calmly sitting there and looking them up.

When they saw Liu Qianxiu, Liu Fengmian’s and Liu Qingyuan’s expressions changed a few times. He glanced at the people at the conference table. They were all the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family.

The dead man reappeared before him, and a trace of panic flashed in Liu Fengmian’s eyes. He looked at Liu Qianxiu with an expression on his face, and his voice was full of Father’s dignity.

“What are you fooling around about?”

Liu Qianxiu looked pale and did not answer. Cai Qingliang, who sat next to him, stood up from his seat.

“We have found out that the fake painting incidents in the recent auctions were planned by Liu Fengmian and Liu Qingyuan. There are records of their transactions with buyers and sellers in the folders in your hands. There were also the records of their authentic paintings sold on the black market.”

While Cai Qingliang was talking, Liu Qingyuan’s face was already tense. In the beginning, he already felt suspicious when someone on the black market wanted to buy an authentic piece. However, Liu Fengmian thought that Liu Qianxiu was dead, so he didn’t need to be afraid. Now that he can see that Liu Qianxiu is sitting there, and the people who contacted them to buy the paintings from the black market before, 80% of them belonged to Liu Qianxiu’s people.

He knew that they sent someone to kill him, and he had to do whatever they wanted. He has to pretend to die so they can let go of their worries and reveal their flaws. The sound of flipping through the documents in the conference room came one after another. Liu Fengmian’s palms sweated. He looked at the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family with different expressions. He bit his teeth and looked at Liu Qianxiu, “Yes, we did things.”

A trace of panic flashed in Liu Qingyuan’s eyes. He raised his eyes to look at Liu Fengmian and called out, “Dad....”

Liu Qianxiu certainly didn’t just create fake death to expose their flaws, so he definitely had a deeper purpose. He had obviously sent someone to poison Liu Qianxiu, and he also died as he wished. But now, he appeared in the conference room and brought the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family. Thus, he wanted something that was not so simple.

“We took a fancy to these paintings, and the real paintings became fake in the middle of the auction. The genuine works disappeared, and the prices of these paintings on the black market are sure to go up.” Liu Fengmian stood upright, “I just want to earn a little bit of the price difference, and I communicate well with the buyer and the seller. Although I have lost some of the reputation of the Liu family, it is not a big crime.”

Liu Qianxiu lowered his eyes and looked at the record in his hand. The heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family had talked into a group in the conference room. He picked up the document, the paper creaking. Liu Qianxiu glanced at the conference room, and the conference room was silent instantly.

“I have explained to all of you what happened in the past few months ago.” In the beginning, the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family were the ones who brought Liu Qianxiu back to Austria because of this incident.

“Then what do you plan to do with your father and brother?” asked the head of several auction groups where authentic paintings turned into fake ones.

Cai Qingliang looked at Liu Qianxiu, nodded slightly, and smiled, “The police are already outside.”

As soon as his voice fell, Liu Fengmian, Liu Qingyuan, and the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family in the conference room also lost their voices. They all looked at Liu Fengmian together. Liu Fengmian frowned and looked at Liu Qianxiu with a livid expression, “Isn’t it just a few paintings. I will pay for it. What do you want to do?”

After all, he couldn’t hold back his expression and lost his composure. He was angry and flustered. On the other hand, Liu Qianxiu was still calm as water. Liu Fengmian couldn’t see what he was thinking, and he had never understood his eldest son.

When Liu Qianxiu was very young, he saw his mother commit suicide by jumping off a building with his own eyes and later underwent a period of psychological counseling. After the psychological counseling, he never returned to the Liu family’s house, but he went to Austria with his grandfather.

After this incident, his father passed away. Then, the head position of the Liu family was passed on to Liu Qianxiu. He swallowed his anger for several years and eventually planned it again this time. First, he had exchanged authentic paintings with fake ones so that the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family had complaints against Liu Qianxiu. Then, let Liu Qianxiu went to Austria, where he sent someone to poison him.

Initially, everything was proceeding according to his plan. He received an informant message last week that he died in the hospital. He has even succeeded as the Patriarch. When he was about to start working as the head of the family, Liu Qianxiu appeared in front of him intact.

All this was like a farce, and he was played by Liu Qianxiu like a doll. Liu Qianxiu never did such a simple thing to people, he must have his purpose, and it is by no means as simple as it is now.

Liu Qianxiu raised his eyes and looked at Liu Fengmian faintly. He seemed to have aged a lot at this time, and his frowning brows were deepened.

Liu Qianxiu put down the documents and said calmly, “Since you will pay for painting, you will also pay for my life.”

Liu Fengmian’s eyes widened.

“What nonsense are you talking about? You didn’t die. Why should I pay for your life?” Liu Fengmian’s tone was rapid, and he coughed because of anxiety when he spoke, and his face flushed.

The police outside heard the noise, came in, handed out the arrest warrant to Liu Fengmian and Liu Qingyuan, they handcuffed them. Liu Qingyuan couldn’t believe it, looked at Liu Fengmian flusteredly, and called “Dad” in a panic. Liu Fengmian was handcuffed, staring straight at Liu Qianxiu with his pair of eyes, and said coldly, “You promised your grandfather that you wouldn’t do anything to us! If you can’t do it, you will step down as the head of the Liu family! The heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family are here. Do you want to go against your grandfather’s last wish?”

Because of what he said, the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family looked at each other. Liu Qianxiu was sitting there. His dark eyes were bottomless as he looked at his father in the distance, his expression unchanged, “Grandpa said, don’t let me move you, so I did not violate my grandfather’s last wishes, and I have been left you alone for many years.”

Liu Fengmian’s jaw trembled.

Liu Qianxiu looked at his subtle expression and pulled the corner of his lips.

“I didn’t do anything. It was you who committed the crime and killed yourself.”

He promised his grandfather not to move Liu Fengmian and his family at first because he knew that their family would not succumb to him all the time. Liu Fengmian killed him once, and he will definitely kill him a second time.

From the beginning of the fake painting incident, he made a plan. When he went to Austria, he drank poisonous tea for three days, which put off Liu Fengmian’s guard down. A week later, he pretended to die in the hospital. After pretending to be dead, not only did he collect the evidence that he was assassinated by Liu Fengmian, but he also distributed the news of buying authentic paintings on the black market, which attracted Liu Fengmian to the bait. After he took the bait, Liu Qianxiu returned from Austria, gave the heads of all ethnic groups of the Liu family an explanation, and completely removed Liu Fengmian and his son.

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It took him an hour to prove that he did exist. Mu Wan felt the cold sweat dripping down her arched neck. She looked up at the dark ceiling as if being reinfused with her soul. The eyes in the darkness became bright, like the cold moonlight reflected on the lake in the dark night.

“Any more?” Liu Qianxiu put his arms on her side, his voice was cold and deep, but his body was so hot that Mu Wan’s body turned red.

Her body seemed to fall apart. She did not answer, but she turned around and lay on her side, avoiding Liu Qianxiu’s gaze. Because of the vigorous exercise just now, the heart pounded the eardrum like a drum, Mu Wan took a breath at night, so the moist air entered her lungs. However, she felt that she had come back to life.

He came back, it was real, and her heart settled down.

However, the pain of the past two weeks was magnified and repeated bit by bit in her mind. Mu Wan pulled the white blanket over her shoulders, curled up like a kitten. Her voice was subtle and hoarse.

“I want to break up with you.” she said.

The breaths of men and women are intertwined and ambiguous. Her words, however, were resolute and decisive, like a torch that had burned out all the oxygen.

He deceived her with death, and for two weeks, she lived like a walking corpse. He may have had a tough time dealing with his father, brother, and family, so he used this method.

But he shouldn’t lie to her, which is his fault, and Liu Qianxiu knew it well. She is lethargic and lazy, but she is also serious and determined.

For his fault, he accepts such punishment. Liu Qianxiu lay behind her, looking at her shriveled shoulders. She was like a cat lying in a nest.

“Okay.” Liu Qianxiu responded lightly.

It was so silent inside the room that the needles could be heard. Liu Qianxiu got up and pushed her hair behind her ears. Her neck under her jet-black hair was white, and Mu Wan’s chin was slightly raised.

He leaned over and kissed her ear. Mu Wan’s body trembled slightly in his arms as he spoke. His voice was low, like a spring in a mountain.

“Then can I pursue you?” he asked.

Mu Wan’s consciousness was plunged into darkness and was pulled back again by a pair of hands, which made her heart empty, and a thin layer of sweat broke out. She did not dare to fall asleep for fear that he would be gone after she fell asleep.

She listened to what he said, turned her head, and kissed him anxiously again.

Mu Wan crawled on top of him, Liu Qianxiu’s arm encircled her, responded to her kiss, and said hoarsely, “Did you agree?”

“No.” Her voice trembled a little, but at the same time, it was fierce, “Don’t think about chasing me so easily.”

She was still furious. She was so angry that she was very deterrent, like a leopard gnawing on its prey. It was much more vivid than the marionette-like girl he had seen at the door at first.

He greeted her, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his dark eyes were filled with pampering and tenderness.

“Then what are we doing?”

“Have sex.” She replied unceremoniously.

“Then what are we now?” he asked.

“Sex friends,” she said, biting his lip.

Although she was in a hurry, she was so anxious that she did not get to the point after kissing for a long time. Liu Qianxiu hugged her, rolled her over, and pressed her under him.

“It’s a fellow Taoist.” He kissed the tip of her nose and said, “We are doing double cultivation.”

As if she couldn’t agree with his words, the woman in her arms sobbed and said in a trembling voice, “Fellow Taoist are fellow Taoist, only do double cultivation and does not talk about feelings … you, hurry up.”

“Good.” Liu Qianxiu laughed.

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~SEIZURE AND INTERROGATION ~ 

The news of Princess Wenxian’s arrival in Linjiang City spread very quickly. It had been more than half a month since the Linjiang River burst, and the victims had been waiting for the Imperial Court’s disaster relief efforts. But this time, the disaster relief materials had yet to arrive, and even the disaster relief officials had yet to come.

Initially, they were all in despair, but Mu Yunyao’s arrival suddenly gave them hope.

With the help of the Xingshun Shipping Company, the food and medicinal herbs prepared by Bu Xian Luo and Ni Yun Fang were quickly brought over by the waterway. At the same time, Steward Qin, Wei Yi, and Yun Chun had also arrived at Linjiang City.

Steward Qin’s eyes were filled with excitement when he saw Mu Yunyao. After carefully sizing her up, he respectfully saluted and said, “Greetings, Princess Wenxian.”

Mu Yunyao revealed a smile, “Steward Qin, please excuse yourself. It’s been hard on you these past few days.”

“There’s nothing to work on. Fortunately, Bu Xian Luo saved a portion of the grains, and with the support of Ni Yun Fang, this has not delayed the business. Young Miss, quickly come and take a look. Are these food and medicinal herbs sufficient?”

Mu Yunyao received the booklet and carefully examined it, then called over Liu Liang, who had rushed back. “Linjiang City has suffered the most from this calamity, and many commoners have already gotten sick. After obtaining the medicinal ingredients, I have to keep an eye on them to suppress the disease, so I can’t leave Linjiang City for the time being. You, Wei Yi, and Yun Chun will split into two groups. You go to Huai’an City and hand over medicine materials and food to the officials of Huai’an City. While Wei Yi and Yun Chun will go to Yishui City and at least let the citizens see a glimmer of hope.” Because of Cai Yue Pavilion, Huai’an City’s officials had cleared up a group of people without restraint. The disaster wasn’t classified as severe, so the situation was still good. Sending food and medicine material over was enough to solve the urgent problem. What couldn’t she let go of was Yishui City? Yishui City originally had the flow of the Yi River. The river broke the wall and flooded into the Yi River, causing the level of the Yi River to rise severely, and a second flood directly occurred, which blocked the road into Yishui City. Now there is the minor news about Yishui City.

“Yes.” The three of them quickly responded.

Steward Qin looked around the messy city and could not help but sigh, “All these years, the Dali Dynasty has been peaceful and prosperous. Suddenly, such a serious flood happened. The scene was quite glaring.”

Mu Yunyao and Steward Qin returned to the government office, which had been temporarily cleared up. “Stewad Qin, do you heard any news from His Royal Highness Yue Wang?”

Steward Qin shook his head with a heavy expression: “I have indeed been in contact with Wang Ye after coming to Jiangnan. The account books in each residences were accurate, and the amount of tax silver was sufficient. There was no problem. He felt that something was amiss, so he found out the salt merchant and told me to investigate the news. Afterwards, he received Young Miss’s letter and brought the letter directly to Linjiang City, where we suddenly lost his traces.”

Mu Yunyao clenched the ingot pattern satchel in her hand tightly, and her eyes filled with sadness. “The letter I gave... His Royal Highness Yue Wang, which salt merchant did he get you to investigate?”

“Zhou Huai of Linjiang City, Jiang Jin of Yangzhou City...” Steward Qin clearly understood some people’s information, so he explained it in great detail.

Mu Yunyao listened attentively. Suddenly, a frown appeared on her forehead. “All these people have business with Yang Lian... So how are they now?”

Steward Qin was taken aback and immediately shook his head, “I didn’t pay much attention to them again because of the matter of Linjiang River breaking the embankment....”

“Steward Qin, you still need to supervise this matter yourself. Send more people to find traces of these people you’ve investigated and see if they’re still alive....”

“Miss, is there a problem with all these people?”

“I’m not sure either. After Yang Lian met with an accident, Jin Wang tried his best to erase the evidence of the salt tax deficit in Jiangnan. This breakout in Linjiang City could be his handiwork, as the boat carrying the salt tax silver sank on the Linjiang River. No matter how big the deficit was, there was no trace to be found. As long as those salt merchants who knew about it were killed, he could be safe and worry-free. ”

Steward Qin could not sit still any longer. He hurriedly stood up and said, “Then I’ll go investigate immediately.”

“Separate out the manpower and check Zhou Huai of Linjiang City first!”

After giving out her orders, Mu Yunyao sat in the yamen and waited for news. Soon, the official of Linjiang City hurried over, “Reporting to the Princess, Zhou Huai, who you want to investigate, the entire family has lost their lives in the flood.”

Mu Yunyao’s eyes flashed, “I understand. Thank you, I have to trouble Lord to come over. Do you have any understanding about Zhou Huai?”

“Zhou Huai was the wealthiest businessman in Linjiang City, had a great relationship with the Linjiang Governor during his lifetime, and Linjiang Garden was built by the Zhou family. To put it bluntly, Linjiang Garden is better than Bu Xian Luo, and many people of status like to go to Linjiang Garden to have fun and amuse themselves.

However, no matter how rich you are, it’s useless. With so many subordinates protecting them, isn’t the whole family buried in the flood? ”

“The whole family… Not a single member of the Zhou family escaped?”

The official was stunned, and then his expression changed slightly, “I also feel that something is amiss when the Princess said this. The entire Zhou Mansion is filled with over a hundred people, but they are all dead. This is definitely out of the ordinary.”

“You said that the Zhou family and the Governor were on good terms. Have you seen the two of them before Linjiang River broke the dam?”

“This official is not sure about that. But the Governor really likes to go to Linjiang Garden, which is the Zhou family’s territory. Even if the two of them were to meet, no one would notice.”

Mu Yunyao nodded. “I understand. I don’t know where Linjiang Garden is, but I’ll have to trouble you to guide me. I’d like to go and have a look.”

“At this time, the disaster victims have been placed in Linjiang Garden. I am afraid the Princess will probably bump when she goes.

“The victims have been resettled?”

“Yes, it’s arranged by Lord Tongzhi. It’s said that such a good place is empty. It’s better to provide it to the people.”

“Did you arrange for the victims to be settled after the river broke the wall, or was it arranged after I came?”

The official paused, “It was arranged after the Princess arrived.”

“I got it. It’s good that the victims are gathering. We can help them check if their bodies are healthy. Please, lead the way.”

The place where Linjiang Garden was located hadn’t been affected much. As spring approached, the garden was filled with life and vitality. It was as if a small garden gate had divided the space. A hundred flowers bloomed inside the door, and the scenery was beautiful, while the broken walls and debris outside the door silted up.

Mu Yunyao walked in. There weren’t many victims in the garden, and they were concentrated in one area, which did not have much impact on other places.

Linjiang Tongzhi knew that Mu Yunyao had brought people to Linjiang Garden and hurriedly rushed over. “Greetings, Princess.”

Mu Yunyao raised her eyes. “Does Lord Tongzhi live in this Linjiang Garden?”

“No, it’s not. It’s just that the victims have been placed here. This official was really worried, so I came here to help take care of them.”

Mu Yunyao looked at Linjiang Tongzhi, who had a nervous expression, and suddenly sneered. “Men, detain and interrogate him. Let him spit out everything he knows!”

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~ MU YUNYAO KILLED SOMEONE ~

The Linjiang City’s Chancellor and General Judge panicked. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, “Your Royal Highness Princess Wexian, please spare our lives... These officials know that we were wrong.” There had also been Princesses who had come to Jiangnan to play before. As long as they have delicious food and drink, they could safely send away the great Buddha. Why was this Princess Wenxian actually still in charge of them?

Mu Yunyao turned to look at the mud-stained Linjiang City Government official clerks. “I saw that you two Lords’ clothes were unclean. Were you busy clearing the river earlier?”

The Linjiang City Government clerks were flattered by the question, “Reporting to the Princess that after the river wall was blown up, Linjiang River suddenly changed its route. If the river channels were not dredged in time, perhaps half of Linjiang City would still be flooded.”

“Can the river channel be dredged smoothly?”

The Linjiang City Government clerk shook his head: “The flood was too severe, and over a third of the civilians of Linjiang City were injured. After that, in order to survive, many young adults left. At this moment, those who could stay were all conscripted to the river.

However, they didn’t have the tools or the materials to strengthen the dam ... Even the food … Many people had been injured over the past ten days … Princess, were you sent by the Imperial Court to be responsible for disaster relief? Can there be food and medicinal materials brought over?”

Another Linjiang City Government official also raised his head to the side and looked eagerly at Mu Yunyao. Seeing her shake her head slightly, the hopeful expression in his eyes gradually dimmed.

Hearing that Mu Yunyao did not come to Linjiang City on the orders of the Imperial Court, the panic in The Linjiang City’s Chancellor and General Judge’s hearts lessened by quite a bit, “Princess, please let us go. The most important thing right now is to provide relief to the victims. So many people are hungry and waiting to die, so we have to find a way. If you keep us locked up like this, you couldn’t take responsibility if something happens.”

Mu Yunyao shot a cold glance at them, and the guard, who was holding the officials captive, directly raised his feet and kicked them to the ground. The longsword in his hand slammed against their faces and plunged into the ground with a ‘swoosh’ sound .“Disrespect to the Princess, you should be punished!”

Some of these guards were sent by Grand Princess Yi De, and some were chosen by Eunuch Cheng to meet up halfway. They had all received the favor of ginger tea from Mu Yunyao and knew that Princess Wenxian was the beloved of His Royal Highness Yue Wang, so they naturally couldn’t allow others to bully her.

The two detained officials were nearly scared to death, “Princess, please spare our lives....” Where did this group of evildoers come from? They almost thought they would die when their long swords were stabbing down.

“Don’t worry, Lords. Although I wasn’t ordered by the Emperor to come to the rescue and provide relief disaster, I still had a way to gather food and medicine materials. I’ve already sent some people to contact Jingling City’s Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo. There will be disaster relief materials delivered soon.”

“Ni Yun Fang, Bu Xian Luo… May I ask if Princess Wexian knows Miss Mu? ”

“I’m Mu Yunyao.”

“Great, this is really great … It’s just that, in the past, it would have taken an entire day to travel by water from Jingling City to Linjiang City, but now, the journey on the waterway is difficult....”

“I have some ties with Xingshun Shipping Company, and I will entrust the delivery of disaster relief materials to them. There are experienced boatmen in Xingshun Shipping Company. Although the water surface of the Linjiang River is not easy to pass, it is not impossible to sail.”

The Linjiang City Government clerk rembled with excitement. They had anticipated the Imperial Court’s disaster relief during this half a month and had already been on the verge of tears of hope. However, the Imperial Court had issued a decree, yet no disaster relief materials had been sent over. If Mu Yunyao had arrived a day or two later, they could not have been able to hold on.

Mu Yunyao looked at the Linjiang City’s Chancellor and General Judge, whose faces were devoid of color. “A few people go and search their mansions. They even still have the mood to enjoy singing and dancing in their mansions now. It seems like their mansions have a rather deep family background.”

“Yes.”

“Princess, we are Imperial Court officials. You can’t treat us like this.”

Mu Yunyao sneered, “When it’s their turn to be unlucky, they remember that they are an official ordered by the Imperial Court. When they were drinking and having fun, why didn’t they think about their actions before? Were they worthy of this official robe? Take them away!”

The guard who inspected the two’s mansions returned, “Reporting to the Princess, nearly 100,000 taels were seized from the two people’s mansions. In addition, there is a large amount of food hidden in the cellar. Some were damaged by blisters. But most of them were safe and sound, and there were a lot of them.”

The Linjiang City Government clerk’s eyes reddened. “A few days ago, we specifically asked for help from the two families. They said that the mansion no longer has any rice left ...”

Mu Yunyao frowned. Her fingers gripped the hem of her skirt as she ordered in a cold voice, “Linjiang City’s Chancellor and General Judge have not done anything in front of the great calamity. Regardless of the life and death of the people, drinking and having fun, greedy for a large amount of silver... Bring them down and kill them!”

“Yes.” The guard directly detained the two of them, pressed them to the ground, and raised their long swords. After a swish, the two fell with their heads on the ground, blood flowing along the muddy ground, and the color was shocking.

Such a neat action made the remaining four officials look dumbfounded.

After regaining his senses, Linjiang Tongzhi gritted his teeth and spat on the ground, “These two people deserve to die. Thank you, Princess Wenxian, for taking charge of the people. This official will definitely write the reason for their deaths so that the Princess won’t be in any trouble.” The others nodded in agreement.

Mu Yunyao wasn’t afraid of this little bit of trouble, but their kindness was not easy to reject outright. “Then I would like to thank the four Lords. Next, we will boil the seized food into porridge and distribute it to the victims to ensure they have not hungry. In addition, the corpses on the streets, no matter if it’s humans or livestock, must be dealt with as soon as possible. Now the weather is getting hotter and hotter. If we do not handle it well, I’m afraid will be an outbreak.”

“Yes.”

Mu Yunyao, as a woman, looked quite delicate and slender, but after hearing her words, they felt an inexplicable sense of peace in their heart, as if everything was going to be all right.

Mu Yunyao had brought quite a several people with her. When Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo’s people heard that she had come to Linjiang City, they rushed over. For a moment, they were all in a frenzy.

Although the disaster victims were struggling, they did not lose their reason when they saw the chances of survival. They waited for the porridge to be boiled and restrained themselves came forward.

Many of the victims had broken bowls in their hands. After the porridge was distributed, they directly poured the porridge into their mouths, regardless of whether it was hot or not.

Mu Yunyao’s tightly knitted brows never loosen. “Si Qin, send a message to Bu Xian Luo in a while, say that Linjiang City, Huai’an City, and Yishui City urgently need a doctor. I hope that there are kind-hearted doctors who can come and help treat the victims.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Seeing that Mu Yunyao’s lips were dry and cracked, Si Shu hurriedly brought the water bag over and said, “Miss, you should drink some water and take a break. Your face is quite pale. You still need to preside over the matter in Linjiang City. If you fall down, it would really be messy.”

“I’m fine. Si Shu, you sent someone to investigate and find out why the Imperial Court’s disaster relief materials hadn’t arrived yet. Also, think of a way to spread the news of me killing an official of Linjiang City.”

“Yes.”

Mu Yunyao raised her head to look at the sky. Fourth Master, I, who had just been conferred the title of Princess, publicly killed two officials of the Imperial Court. This news should be big enough. You have to find it quickly.……

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~ I WILL GIVE YOU HALF AN HOUR ~ 

Liu Liang nodded. Looking at Mu Yunyao’s pale face, a worried expression flashed in his eyes, “Yes, Linjiang City’s Governor died suddenly for some reason.

Therefore, this subordinate feels that something is amiss. I’ve also heard that Linjiang City’s Governor has constructed a cellar in his house to lock up any girls who disobey him. This subordinate checked it out, but most of it had been submerged in water, and the sachel floated on the water surface. Furthermore, according to this subordinate has observed, the water in the cellar was intentionally poured in by someone because the surrounding land is higher and is located in the inner city. Although some floods have come, it is impossible to fill up more than half of the cellar.”

Mu Yunyao suppressed the trembling in her heart and carefully checked the satchel. It was completely intact except for the rope attached to it being torn off. “Other than this, do you have any other clues?”

“I was in a hurry and didn’t find out anythin else. When this subordinate heard the message from Bu Xian Lou, saying that Miss was coming to Linjiang City, I rushed here to wait for you. But, I didn’t expect that you would actually arrive.”

Mu Yunyao nodded. “I know, and it’s been hard on you. Do you have a reservation room? ”

“Yes.”

“That’s good. Quickly go down and rest. Tomorrow morning, we will continue our journey and try to reach Linjiang City as soon as possible.”

“Yes.”

The following morning, Mu Yunyao woke up early with bursts of pain all over her body. The wounds on her legs and palms were even more painful and swollen. She was also hot and uncomfortable.

“Miss, we have rushed forward as fast as we can. Otherwise, why don’t we rest here for a day....”

“No need.”

At first, Mu Yunyao was able to ride on her own. But after a while, she really couldn’t take it anymore, so she had Si Qin and the other three take her in turns before finally arriving at Linjiang City three days later.

At this moment, Linjiang City still had traces of had been devastated by the flood. There were mud and weeds everywhere, and even swollen corpses of people and animals at the side of the street had not been collected.

Mu Yunyao tightly frowned her brows. The scene before her eyes was too terrifying. In the blink of an eye, it was hard to imagine that a prosperous city would turn into a living hell.

Liu Liang guarded Mu Yunyao’s side, preventing the surviving victims from touching her. “Miss, this place is really too chaoti....”

Mu Yunyao clenched her fists and said, “Liu Liang, you should go to Jingling City now and have Steward Qin mobilized food and medicinal materials here. In addition, since Linjiang City’s Governor is dead, are there no other officials? Si Qin, take the gold medal given to me by Grandmother and summon the officials of Linjiang City. Order them to come here to see me within half an hour. If they fail to come after half an hour, they will be punished with the crime of abandoning the city.”

Nowadays, there is a mess everywhere. It is simply unrealistic to look for Yue Wang in such a place. The only thing she could do was to make the momentum bigger. First, she could attract the attention of Lig Wang and Jin Wang and let divert their attention to her. Second, the greater the impact, the greater the chance Yue Wang will know that she is here. As long as Yue Wang heard the news, he would definitely rush here to meet her.

“Yes.” Si Qin respectfully received the gold medal, bringing the guards and swiftly mounted the horse heading to the government offices.

Hearing the news of Mu Yunyao’s arrival, Linjiang officials couldn’t help but dig their ears out. Princess Wenxian? The granddaughter of the Grand Princess Yi De? If she did not want to be a good princess and did not want to enjoy wealth and fortune, what’s the excitement of coming to Linjiang City?

They anxiously changed into their official robes and headed towards the street where Mu Yunyao was at.

At this time, because Mu Yunyao and the others had stopped, many of the victims had already gathered over. Most of them were old, weak, and children. Their appearances were even more miserable than those victims they had seen in the Tongling City. One by one, they stretched out their hands towards Mu Yunyao’s direction, their black skin and shriveled arms depicting them as ghosts.

Mu Yunyao’s brows tightly creased.

Very quickly, Linjiang Tongzhi and the salt transportation envoy arrived first. Seeing Mu Yunyao standing on the street and being protected by others, they were momentarily stunned. This Princess Wenxian seemed too delicate. How could such a weak girl come from the Capital to Linjiang City?

“Greetings, Princess Wenxian.”

Mu Yunyao lowered her gaze slightly. Looking at the clean and tidy official uniforms they wore, her eyes flashed with a cold light, “Stand up. Si Shu, how long is it before half an hour?”

“Miss, there is still a quarter of an hour left.”

“Well, the two Lords will wait aside for a while.”

“Yes.” The two stood at the side, watched Mu Yunyao’s cold expression, and their hearts couldn’t help but tremble. After seeing her impressive bearing, the contempt in their hearts had been retracted quite a bit.

Soon, two Linjiang City Government clerks rushed over, and a layer of sweat appeared on their heads as if they were in a hurry. Their clothes were stained with mud and water spots, and they looked very embarrassed: “Greetings, Princess Wenxian.”

Si Shu went up to report to Mu Yunyao. “Miss, the hour’s up.”

Mu Yunyao nodded and looked at the four people in front of her. “Four Lords, according to the daily calculations, it has been almost half a month since Linjiang City suffered. Why are the victims on the streets miserable and still left unattended?”

Linjiang Tongzhi had the highest official position and stood up and reported back and forth: “The Princess doesn’t know. It was not that the officials were not acting, but rather, the granary had been destroyed. Many people in the government office had also died, and even Linjiang City’s Governor had passed away. Thus, we are powerless to take care of the victims.”

Mu Yunyao taunted, “A word of intent can cover up the your guilt for not doing anything? Linjiang Tongzhi, as a local government official, you are in charge of salt, food, and river workers. Now that something has happened, the only thing you have come up with is powerless?”

Linjiang Tongzhi’s face turned pale instantly, and he looked at Mu Yunyao suspiciously. What is the origin of this Princess Wenxian? “Princess, this official has already tried his best. However, it is really limited by the conditions. This official was still discussing with the salt transportation envoy before coming over here about resettle the disaster victims. Who knew you were anxious to summon all of us over here...?”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Linjiang City’s Chancellor and General Judge rush over. The two of them were in a sedan chair, their bodies were spotless, and even their shoes were clean. Their eyes flickered when they saw the four well-behaved officials in front of Mu Yunyao.

Si Qin and Si Qi rushed back. When they saw Linjiang City’s Chancellor and General Judge, their eyes flashed with resentment. These two officials still had the mood to enjoy singing and dancing in their mansion. It was really hateful!

Si Qin stepped forward and whispered a few words into Mu Yunyao’s ear. Mu Yunyao coldly raised her eyes. “Two Lords, the time I set is half an hour, and you didn’t farrive according to the rules.”

“Greetings, Princess. The two of us live a little further away, and the roads are muddy along the way, so...”

“I don’t want to hear so many reasons. There are still many victims who have yet to be settled. Rather than listening to your quibbling nonsense, I might as well save this time to appease them. Someone, drag these two people away.”

“Princess, please forgive me. This official did not do it on purpose...”

The guard behind Mu Yunyao walked forward and directly clasped the two people on the ground. He unsheathed the sword in his hand and held it horizontally at their throats as if he was waiting for an order to splash blood on the spot.

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Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 489

~ MEET LIU LIANG  ~ 

The Emperor wanted to object, but when he thought of the words of Grand Princess Yi De and then thought of what the Empress had done for him, a trace of desolation flashed through his heart.

The Imperial Family wasn’t as bright and beautiful as seen from the outside. Many things were out of the ordinary compared to the love between Yue Wang and Mu Yunyao. The cause he didn’t agree to this was more for the sake of the two children’s future considerations.

Seeing that his expression wavered, the Grand Princess Yi De didn’t say anything more. Words cannot be wasted, or they will miss. Seeing that his face wavered, the Grand Princess Yi De didn’t say anything more. The cause she chose to come here at this time was because she had guessed that the Emperor was most worried about Yue Wang and felt the most profound guilt towards him. Thought of Queen Wei Rou, who had passed away, and under various factors, the Emperor would definitely choose to compromise.

“Imperial Elder Sister, Yunyao is a girl. Won’t there be any danger if she go to Riverside City?”

“I gave her the gold medal from the Emperor and also sent many people to follow her. Yunyao knows medical skills and has ways to protect herself. She insisted on going, and I couldn’t stop her even if I wanted to, so I just let her go.” Grand Princess Yi De’s smile was somewhat helpless. “Yao’er and Yue Wang have very similar personalities. Their previous experiences were quite bumpy, and they would not easily fall in love. Once they fall in love, they are easy to get into trouble. As elders, we can only try our best to tolerate them as much as possible.”

Thinking of Yue Wang’s personality, the Emperor felt the same way, “Imperial Elder Sister, Yunyao is still young, so there’s no rush right now. We might as well wait and see. If their relationship is unstable, they will split up even without us trying to break them up. If they are really unyielding, we can’t stop them.”

Both of them are children owed by their elders. They had a relationship before they found out about their actual relationship, so they really couldn’t find any reason to be against it.

The Grand Princess Yi De nodded and being able to say these words showed that the Emperor was already willing to compromise. The rest would be up to Yue Wang and Yunyao, “The Emperor’s consideration is that if their feelings are unstable, we will force them to break up. However, that will make their resistance arise, and they will insist on going together.”

“Yeah, we’ll see about that later.” Thinking of Yunyao’s weak and delicate appearance, the Emperor’s impression of her became even better. As a fragile girl, it is so rare to be able to stand up after knowing that her sweetheart is in trouble, no matter how much help she could provide in the end.

On the other side, Mu Yunyao rode the fast boat and stopped at Tongling City.

“Miss, the water in front of us has already been sealed off, and the ships are not allowed to pass, so we can only change to carriages.”

“How far is this place from Linjiang City?”

“It takes three days for a fast horse, but it takes about six days if you take a carriage. It depends on whether the road is clear or not. If the river water destroys the road, it will take even longer.”

Si Shu brought a water bag over and said, “Miss, let’s drink some water.”

Mu Yunyao took a few sips before passing the water bag back. “Si Shu, prepare the horses. We’ll ride horses towards Linjiang City.”

“Miss, you are not good at riding horses....” The young mistress’ body was weak. How could she withstand this all the way?

“I can give it a try. If it really doesn’t work, you and Si Qin can take turns to bring me. It’s decided then. Quickly go down and prepare. ” Mu Yunyao’s expression was calm, but she sat straight, like a taut string.

“Yes, Miss.”

The horses were quickly prepared, and Si Qin and the other three protected Mu Yunyao in the middle. After finding out that she was fine riding alone, they gradually relaxed.

The closer they got to Linjiang City, the more refugees they encountered. Every one of them had a messy figure, looking exhausted and desperate. When they saw a passerby with slightly better clothes, they would come forward and beg for mercy.

Mu Yunyao and her party had an unusual path to use, so they quickly headed toward Linjiang City. Although they didn’t encounter too many troubles, the heartbreaking scenes that played out in front of them caused them to feel a sense of desolation from the bottom of their hearts.

The sky was totally dark, so Mu Yunyao and the others temporarily settled down in the inn.

Si Qin and Si Qi stepped forward to help Mu Yunyao off the horse. They felt her steps stagger and couldn’t help but be worried. “Miss, are you alright?”

“It’s fine. My legs are a bit hurting. I’ll apply some ointment to them later.”

Si Shu couldn’t help but feel distressed: Miss is very particular about her daily activities. She really hasn’t suffered such a crime.

Si Hua prepared the water to come up as Mu Yunyao wanted to freshen up briefly. When her hand was immersed in the water, she felt waves of piercing pain. As she looked closely under the candlelight, her palm was scratched by the reins.

After using warm water to wash her hands, Mu Yunyao stiffly sat on the bed. She carefully applied medicine to the abrasions on her fingers and legs. After she was done with it, her forehead was already covered in a cold sweat from the pain.

Si Qin carried some food over. Seeing Mu Yunyao struggling to straighten her clothes, she hurriedly stepped forward to help, “Miss, if you have anything to do, just instruct us.”

Mu Yunyao borrowed Si Qin’s hand to walk to the table and sit down, “All of you have been working extremely hard. I’ve only suffered a few small injuries, so it’s fine. Is there any news coming from Bu Xian Lou?”

Si Qin took out the letter on the bottom of the tray: “Please have a look, Miss.”

After reading the letter’s content, Mu Yunyao’s expression became even more unsightly. Linjiang City was severely affected by the disaster, and countless commoners died, but they couldn’t find any news about Yue Wang …

Seeing her expression, Si Qin knew that there was still no good news, “Miss, His Royal Highness Yue Wang is auspicious. His Royal Highness will definitely be fine.”

Mu Yunyao took a deep breath and destroyed the letter under the candlelight. She picked up the rice porridge Si Qin had prepared and started eating, “I also believe that Fourth Master will be fine.” She needed to restore her strength to support Linjiang City.

After a few days of upset stomachs, her appetite was too bad. As she rode, she felt waves of pain in her stomach. After barely being able to eat sixty percent fullest, she couldn’t eat anymore.

“Miss, your appetite is too bad.There is absolutely no way to go on like this. Miss, do you want to eat anything else? This servant will ask someone to prepare it for you now.”

“Since we’re out, it’s inconvenient to do all sorts of things. I just need to eat a few simple meals. You guys should hurry up to rest. Tomorrow morning, we still need to continue on our journey.”

Si Qin thought of preparing some delicious food in the morning, but she couldn’t do it. After helping Mu Yunyao inspect the bed, she closed the door and retreated.

She was obviously exhausted. However, Mu Yunyao didn’t feel sleepy as she lay on the bed. In the latter half of the night, just as she was falling asleep, she suddenly heard a sound coming from the door. She opened her eyes abruptly and fished the dagger Yue Wang had given her under the pillow as her body tensed.

“Miss, it’s your subordinate, Liu Liang.” A figure entered through the window, and his clear voice was quite pleasant in the night.

Mu Yunyao’s heart relaxed, but a hint of pleasant surprise flashed in her eyes, “Liu Liang, why are you here?”

He walked to the side of the table. He then lit a candle flame before bowing towards Mu Yunyao, who was wearing an outer shirt beside the bed, “Not long after your subordinate arrived at Jingling City, a dam burst in Linjiang City. I went to Linjiang City to look for His Royal Highness Yue Wang, but I couldn’t find him in the entire city. Later, I found this in a cellar....”

As Liu Liang spoke, he took out a bag embroidered satchel with a treasure pattern from his sleeve.

Mu Yunyao suddenly widened her eyes as the dagger in her hand clanged against the ground. “You said that it was found in the cellar?”

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Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 488

~ WELL-INTENTIONED ~ 

The Emperor was infuriated that he knelt down on the ground above the golden hall.

“I don’t care how you guys usually fight each other. But now, the natural disaster is here, and the people’s wails are still ringing in my ears. If anyone dares to make a move at this time, I will chop their hands off no matter who it is! Do you understand?”

“This Son (This Subject) understands. Please calm your anger, Your Majesty.”

“The Minister of Revenue shall immediately draft regulations for disaster relief and hand them over in paper form. From today onwards, we shall begin to reduce the number of the proportions and various expenses incurred by the Palace. Except for Grand Princess Yi De, the rest of princes, concubines, and officials shall be reduced according to their rank....”

This court meeting lasted for more than four hours. After Jin Wang and Ling Wang returned to their respective residences, they lost their temper. Then, while ordering the household to reduce the number of proportions and various expenses, they summoned their trusted aides to discuss the following regulations.

However, before they could conclude, Su Jin, who was in the prison of Shuntian Manor, suddenly confessed that she knew the inside story behind the river burst. She said that the river burst was not a natural disaster but that someone in the Capital had deliberately sunk the ship carrying the salt tax silver on the Linjiang River in order to destroy the evidence of the salt tax deficit case. In order to prevent people from going to the river to salvage the shipwreck and the official silver, they secretly blew up the embankment to completely destroyed the evidence.

As soon as this remark came out, Shen Binghuai was so shocked that he broke out in cold sweat. Ignoring that it was already late, he immediately entered the Palace to face the Emperor.

When Jin Wang heard this news, he was furious. He paced back and forth in his study, “Can’t we find a way to shut her up?”

The trusted aid advisor on the side shook his head, “Earlier, the poisoning of Zou Min and Yang Lian in the Ministry of Justice’s prison had angered the Emperor, and he ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate thoroughly. They didn’t imprison Su Jin in the Ministry of Justice was to prevent others from silencing her. Shuntian Manor was Shen Binghuai’s territory, and he had cleaned it up extremely cleanly. As for Su Jin, this important witness, he would send people to take turns to guard her day and night. Thus, we would not be able to find an opening at all.”

Jin Wang pursed his lips slightly and sighed deeply: “I already knew that t the salt policy in Jiangnan was a huge pit, but I still couldn’t resist the temptation to jump down. Now that I want to climb out, I can only grab hold of other people and pay attention to Ling Wang’s every move. I certainly can’t give him the opportunity to slander me in the presence of Imperial Father! In addition, tell the Governor of Linjiang City to confirm the life and death of Yue Wang personally. Once the news was confirmed, it must be transmitted to me immediately without any delay in the slightest. Furthermore, keep a close eye on Yu Wang, and think of a way to disrupt his disaster relief.”

“Yes, Your Royal Highness.”

Jin Wang took a glass of wine from the small table on one side, put it on his lips, and took a sip. The cold wine fragrance lingered in his mouth, causing him to squint his eyes. “As long as Yu Wang couldn’t provide disaster relief successfully, then I will be able to help Imperial Father share his worries in time and grab this credit. In addition, prepare a generous gift and send them to Grand Princess Yi De’s residence. The Grand Princess greatly doted on Yue Wang, and the life and death of Fourth Imperial Brother is unknown right now. As his Elder Brother, I should help him take care of the elders for him.”

“Yes, this servant will do it right away.”

The Minister of the Civil Service gathered officials with experience in disaster relief to jointly formulate the regulations for disaster relief and then handed them over to the Emperor. After the Emperor finished reading it, he called Yu Wang over and told him in detail for two hours. Only that’s when the Emperor allowed him to set off and rush out of the Capital to Linjiang City.

When Yu Wang was at the Palace, he sent his eunuch to visit Mu Yunyao at Qinfang Garden. He thought she should know the news by now and might have some words or letters she wanted him to bring to Yue Wang. However, when he came out of the Palace, he saw the eunuch who went to inquire but learned that after arriving in Qinfang Garden, he didn’t see Mu Yunyao at all.

Yu Wang thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly. He did not tarry any further, getting on his horse and leading the rest of his men out of the Capital hurriedly.

It took six days to arrange all the arrangements for the disaster relief work done. After entering the Palace, Grand Princess Yi De looked at the tiredness on the Emperor’s face and couldn’t help but gently advise, “Your Majesty’s body is no longer the same as it used to be. You can’t work day and night like this. Isn’t that why you have so many officials under your care so they can share the Emperor’s worries like this time?”

Isn’t it all for the sake of helping the Emperor?”

“Imperial Elder Sister, Junyue’s matter....”

The Grand Princess Yi De turned to look at Xu Li. “Take away the tea at the Emperor’s side and exchange it with some body-nourishing soups.”

“Yes, Your Royal Highness Grand Princess.”

“Your Majesty, I’ve heard of Junyue’s matter. However, this child has the luck of the heavens. I believe that nothing will happen to him.”

The Emperor remained silent for a long time. After Xu Li serves the soup, he slowly retreats.

After a long while, the Emperor finally spoke. His tone was choked with emotions, “Imperial Elder Sister, since we found out about Junyue’s accident, I’ve been worrying about him. If he really is … How should I face the Empress …. Rou’er will definitely blame me. Moreover, I’ve been thinking a lot about it. I finally understood that I shouldn’t have treated him coldly because of the guilt in myheart… How can I be so foolish? How can I face and be worthy of Rou’er....”

Grand Princess Yi De looked at the red-eyed Emperor. The sideburns on both sides already had turned white, and his face was now filled with grief and vexation. He no longer had his usual imperial majesty. The incident with the Empress had dealt a terrific blow to the Emperor. He had to stay in the Palace to recuperate for three months before reluctantly standing up and going to Imperial Court again.

He and the Empress, Wei Rou, were a young couple. No matter how flawed the Emperor was back then, the Empress had always been so devoted to him and had even given up her life for him in the end.…

“Emperor, Rou’er has the most docile personality, and she understands the pain in your heart. Therefore, she won’t blame you.”

“Imperial Elder Sister, after this incident, I realized that I’m really old. If Junyue can return safely this time, I’ll definitely make up for him.”

“Mn, you don’t need to worry. Junyue will definitely return safely, knowing his father is worried.”

The Emperor broke away from his guilty thoughts. Seeing the Grand Princess’s worried expression, he could not help but ask, “Imperial Elder Sister, you’re not looking well either. Are you not feeling well?”

“I’m fine, but Yao’er ….” Grand Princess Yi De sighed deeply. “Yao’er left the Capital and went to Linjiang City to look for Junyue.”

“What?” The Emperor subconsciously frowned, “Back then, I didn’t know Yunyao’s identity. Therefore, I didn’t oppose to the matter between her and Junyue. But now...”

The Grand Princess Yi De sighed. “The Emperor is an experienced man. He should know matters of the heart are the most difficult to control. Just like you and Rou’er...”

When he thought of the Empress, the Emperor’s forehead once again relaxed. However, he still disapproved. “Imperial Elder Sister, but there is a difference in seniority between them.”

“Although they are nominally uncles and nieces, they were actually one point further related in blood than those people who married to their cousins. However, there was some difference in seniority, which made people feel slightly different. Junyue had a hard time when he was young. If he found out the truth of that year one day … Just thinking about it makes me feel sad, so as an aunt, I can’t help but want to love him a little more.” Since Yunyao had already made up her mind, as a Grandmother, I had to think of a way to help her eliminate the biggest obstacle. As long as the Emperor didn’t care about their relationship, the others were not even qualified to interfere.

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