Chapter 88 How does Your Highness want to punish me?

Xiao Ji changed the subject, "Crown Princess, I heard that someone risked his life to save you today. Who is that person?"

"In the carriage behind." Xie Yao said, "The man said his surname was Qian, and his father's official in Nanzhou wanted to seek justice for his father. He also said he had an account book in his hand."

Xiao Ji raised his eyebrows.

Xie Yao told everything that happened to the young man in white today.

Xiao Ji pondered for a moment and said, "There is indeed an official named Qian in Nanzhou, but his sons and nephews have been arrested. I don't know if he has a son. Where is the account book?"

"He said it was in his head."

"Let him write it down first. I'll ask Si Nan to check on him..."

Xie Yao listened carefully to Xiao Ji's words, and then said obediently, "I will listen to your Highness."

The couple returned to their residence and placed Master Qian, who had saved Xie Yao, in the next yard and had someone keep a close eye on him.

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess."

Si Nan reported back, "The assassins were poisoned and died as soon as they were captured today. Not a single one was left alive. From what I can see... it seems that they took poison before the assassination."

Xie Yao and Xiao Ji looked at each other. If that was the case...what was the point of all this?

It should be easy to guess that there would be someone secretly protecting her.

Si Nan continued, "The Qian Jin who saved the Crown Princess today is indeed the son of Lord Qian. His mother is from the same village as Lord Qian, and he grew up with his mother."

Xie Yao frowned, "Will the Marquis of Zhenbei ignore such a big thing?"

Xiao Ji shook his head, "Absolutely not."

The two of them immediately understood what was going on.

Before Xiao Ji arrived in Nanzhou, Pei Chen had conducted a thorough investigation into all matters related to corruption in Nanzhou. Naturally, only Pei Chen knew the many twists and turns involved.

But now...

Pei Chen is still unconscious.

Xie Yao said: "I will try him again tomorrow."

Xiao Ji held her hand, "I'm coming..."

"Your Highness." Xie Yao hugged Xiao Ji's arm, "If you don't let me get close to the patient, at least give me something to do."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will be careful and cautious and discuss everything with you."

Xiao Ji had no choice but to agree.

However, he ordered Si Nan to immediately identify the witness who could prove that Qian Jin was the son of Lord Qian.

Xie Yao accompanied Xiao Ji for a vegetarian dinner before the couple returned to their room.

"Yaoyao." Xiao Ji's eyes were filled with heartache, "I'm sorry for putting you through this..."

At this moment, Xie Yao was at just the right height to see Xiao Ji's rolling Adam's apple, which she found very interesting.

As if possessed by a ghost, she leaned over and kissed Xiao Ji's Adam's apple, licked it gently with the tip of her tongue, and then bit it lightly.

Xiao Ji's whole body stiffened, and then he took a breath of cold air.

"Yaoyao..."

His voice suddenly became hoarse, and he looked at the person in his arms with a strong desire in his eyes, "You have learned bad things."

"No."

Xie Yao refused to admit it, "Your Highness, I am a bad person."

Xiao Ji thought of Xie Yao's previous teasing of him and believed it.

"Yaoyao, if you do bad things, you will be punished."

Xie Yao hooked her arms around Xiao Ji's neck, her eyes sparkling with anger, which made Xiao Ji's anger grow more and more intense.

I couldn't help but lower my head and gently bite her neck, whispering her name, "Yaoyao."

Xiao Ji put her on the bed and leaned over her.

Xie Yao had long been cured by Xiao Ji of the trauma caused by Song Wenbo's coercion in her previous life.

Xiao Ji's kiss fell gently on Xie Yao.

Xie Yao hooked her arm around his neck, panting slightly, "How does Your Highness want to punish me?"

Xiao Ji was very busy and had no time to answer.

But gradually, Xie Yao understood...

She suddenly turned over and pressed Xiao Ji under her, "Your Highness wants to punish me."

"I want to reward His Highness."

The next day.

Xie Yao went to the courtyard next door where Qian Jin was. A young man in white was sitting on the bed. Although his right arm was injured, he was struggling to copy something with his left hand.

Xie Yao took a closer look...

It's an account book.

Xie Yao took just one look and then narrowed her eyes.

"Crown Princess, you are here." Qian Jin said respectfully.

Xie Yao looked at the account book and said meaningfully, "Mr. Qian...are you sure you didn't copy it wrong?"

Qian Jin pursed his lips and said firmly, "Please rest assured, Princess, I will not be wrong."

"The condition of the Zhenbei Marquis who was in charge of investigating this matter has improved. I believe he will wake up soon."

"If your father is innocent, I will definitely clear his name by then."

Xie Yao spoke casually, but she was paying attention to Qian Jin's expression out of the corner of her eye.

The young man lowered his head slightly, and it was hard to tell what his expression or thoughts were. His hand holding the pen paused, and a large ink dot fell on the paper. "That's really great."

After a pause, he added, "Crown Princess, I only trust you."

"You were able to personally distribute disaster relief grain to the people, and required women and children to come forward before they could receive it... You must be a good person."

Qian Jin looked at Xie Yao's red eyes, which were full of stubbornness, as if he was looking at the only salvation and light.

Two days later.

Thanks to his extremely strong recovery ability, Pei Chen is no different from before he was infected with the disease.

Qian Jin's account book has also been copied.

Like Xie Yao, Pei Chen and Xiao Ji also frowned when they saw the account book copied by Qian Jin.

Because in this account book...

The person who sent gifts to various places in the capital was the "father" Qian Kou was talking about, Lord Qian.

The place that received the most gifts was Princess Heyi's residence.

Pei Chen looked through the account book carefully, then nodded to Xiao Ji and Xie Yao.

This account book...seems real.

Although he came to Nanzhou quickly, the officials in Nanzhou were well prepared because of the dam fraud incident last year.

He really didn't find any evidence such as account books.

According to the original verdict, corruption only involved a group of people, and most of them were considered dereliction of duty.

But with this account book, 90% of the officials in Nanzhou are involved, and corruption is a serious crime.

"Why?" Xiao Ji stared at Qian Jin and asked in a questioning tone.

They have verified that Qian Jin is indeed Mr. Qian's biological son.

Qian Jin said nothing, and took out another account book from his sleeve, "This is what they asked me to give to the Crown Princess."

Xie Yao took it and looked at it. It was completely different from the account book just now.

In this account book, Lord Qian is indeed innocent and has nothing to do with Princess Heyi's Mansion.

As for those sent to the capital...

From Princess Heyi's Mansion, it became the Second Prince's Mansion.

The three of them looked at each other.

This is quite interesting.

"Then why didn't you do as she said?" Xie Yao asked.

Qian Jin lowered his eyes, "The Crown Princess is a good person..."

With Qian Jin's account book, the subsequent handling of the matter by officials in Nanzhou would be very simple.

Xiao Ning only received the news when the incident happened.

It was too late for her to make any arrangements. She originally wanted to rescue Lord Qian, but she didn't expect... Qian Jin would set a trap for her.

Fortunately, fortunately Qian Jin had erased her from the account book.

It seems that Qian Jin hates not her, but Lord Qian.

But no matter what, the money that comes in...can't stay.

What Xiao Ning didn't know was that the account book that Qian Jin copied with "Princess Heyi's Mansion" written on it had already been sent to the Second Prince's Mansion.

The second prince himself knows best whether he has received the money.

Xie Yao and Xiao Ji were sitting on the boat back to Beijing, playing chess and drinking tea. "It seems that the Second Prince and Princess Heyi are not of one mind."

All the suspicions Xie Yao had about Princess He Yi in her mind finally came together at this moment.

"Xiao Ning is ambitious."