Chen Yuping shouted, "Help! Someone help! Are you all dead?! Stop him! Help!"

Bai Tuantuan followed behind, raising an eyebrow at the people who wanted to rush over: "Although you outnumber us, you are no match for us. Think twice before you come over. It would be a huge loss if you lost your lives."

The constables looked at each other, and each saw fear and dread in the other's eyes.

Upon seeing this, the clerk quickly said, "Don't stand there! Hurry up and save the master! Even if you die, the master will remember your kindness and protect your families! Go now!"

Bai Tuantuan gave Mu Yangzhi a look, and Mu Yangzhi rushed out carrying Chen Yuping. Bai Tuantuan then brandished a knife and blocked their way: "Come on, one by one?"

"Oh my god, is this girl crazy?!"

"That's right, why aren't we running? If we get caught, we're in big trouble!"

"Oh dear, what should we do? Why is her brother abandoning her?"

The common people couldn't help but worry about Bai Tuantuan, but when all the yamen runners rushed up, Bai Tuantuan made his move! One after another, cries of agony rang out.

Standing in the middle, Bai Tuantuan touched her nose and raised the corners of her lips: "Continue?"

The advisor looked nervously at Bai Tuantuan and swallowed hard: "Who, who exactly are you people!"

Bai Tuantuan chuckled softly, "You'll find out in time."

With that, he threw the knife on the ground and dusted off his hands, which were not actually dust: "We'll meet again soon."

After Bai Tuantuan left, the clerk moved his lips a few times: "Quickly, quickly write a letter to the prefect!"

Inside the inn, Bai Han also said, "Chen Yuping is just a prefect of Dazhou. There is a prefect above him. Although Dazhou is also a prefecture, it is not big enough in terms of area and population, so it is under the jurisdiction of Ningzhou. His superior is Li Rufeng."

Bai Han looked at Mu Yangrun after saying this.

Mu Yangrun's eyelids twitched, and he quickly said, "This Li Rufeng is a capable person, he would never cover up something, and perhaps he doesn't even know what Chen Yuping did."

The Emperor glanced at Mu Yangrun and said indifferently, "You recommended Li Rufeng back then. Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you. Go to Ningzhou and bring Li Rufeng here."

"Yes," Mu Yangrun quickly replied, "I'll go right away."

Watching Mu Yangrun's departing figure, the Emperor turned and asked, "What does Minister Bai think?"

"If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too!" Bai Han shook his head. "Such a big matter in Dazhou, how could the prefect of Ningzhou not know about it?"

Chen Luo nodded in agreement, saying, "It's only half a day's distance from Dazhou to Ningzhou."

The Emperor seemed to be deep in thought, and slowly said, "Let's wait and see."

As the Emperor finished speaking, Chen Luo asked, "If Li Rufeng, recommended by the Third Prince, was truly involved, did the Third Prince also know about it? How does Your Majesty intend to punish the Third Prince?"

"Brother Chen!" Bai Han's eyelids twitched, and he looked at Chen Luo helplessly, "You can't just say things like that."

Chen Luo raised an eyebrow: "If they treat the common people like this, what else can't be said! If the Third Prince knows about this and the Emperor doesn't punish him, then I will!"

The Emperor sighed helplessly, "Yes, yes, I understand. Please don't be angry, gentlemen. Let's sit down and wait for the children to return."

Chen Luo sat in front of the Emperor, stared at him for a long time, and then said, "The dragon has nine sons, each different, but Your Majesty's sons are too different. Not to mention that they are all like the Crown Prince, if they were all like the Second Prince, I'm afraid Sheng Ning Kingdom would have unified other countries long ago."

“That’s true,” Bai Han nodded in agreement. “This Third Prince! If he had been raised under Your Majesty’s care, how could he have turned out like this?”

The Emperor paused slightly as he fiddled with his fan, thinking of Mu Yangzhi and Mu Yangrun. Although Mu Yangzhi was also raised by Tong Runing, he had always liked to follow Mu Yangwei around since he was a child, and thus often came to the Imperial Study to study together.

Sure enough, we neglected the third child.

"Father! I'm back! Father!" Mu Yangzhi's voice rang out from outside. The Emperor gestured for Eunuch Cai to open the door, and saw Mu Yangzhi throw the person he was holding out and kick Chen Yuping in the knee.

With a "thump," Chen Yuping knelt on the ground.

"You! You're utterly unreasonable! Release me at once! I am the Prefect! You lowly commoners!"

Chen Yuping cursed loudly, then looked up at the Emperor, paused slightly, and said, "Who exactly are you! You kidnapped a high-ranking official of the court, do you want to live too long!"

"Chen Yuping, it's been a long time!" Bai Han slowly revealed his face, looking at Chen Yuping with a serious expression.

Chen Yuping met Bai Han's eyes and was shocked: "Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Prime Minister!"

Bai Han shook his hand and said softly, "I am no longer the Prime Minister."

"gentlemen……"

Chen Yuping quickly lowered his head, his neck turning bright red.

"Chen Yuping, back in Beijing, I talked to you. At that time, you were wholeheartedly devoted to the people, not caring about performance, but only wanting the people to live and work in peace and contentment. But now, your actions have chilled my heart!"

Chen Yuping moved his lips a few times, his eyes filled with complex emotions, but he didn't say a word.

Outside, Ning Chengzhu had already brought the two brothers, Da Niu and Er Niu, to the door. Hearing the conversation inside, Da Niu and Er Niu were shocked. The Prime Minister was actually the Prime Minister!

"Is it the Bai family patriarch?" Da Niu asked Ning Chengzhu in a trembling voice, "Is it the Bai family of the capital, the Bai family that produced several top scholars in the imperial examinations?"

Ning Chengzhu nodded: "Yes."

"We're saved! My sister can live a normal life again! We can finally avenge her!" Da Niu exclaimed joyfully, while Er Niu beside him kept wiping away tears, clearly also very excited.

Inside, Chen Yuping slumped to the ground: "Student, I have failed your teachings!"

"Forget the pleasantries, I'd like to ask why this situation occurred?"

Bai Han stood before Chen Yuping: "If you have any conscience left, and remember your original ambitions, then tell the truth!"

Chen Yuping gave a bitter smile: "What facts or truths could there be? It's just that after being in power for so long, people have developed thoughts they shouldn't have, wanting to climb higher and wanting to live a good life."

Bai Han frowned, his face full of disappointment.

"Alright, what about Erniu's matter?" Bai Han recounted the story of Da Niu and Erniu. "Do you admit that you were wrongly convicted?"

"Sir, your judgment is wise! I would never have made a wrong judgment! That San Niu committed suicide; it has nothing to do with anyone else!"

"Third Sister saw that Master Lin was rich, so she wanted to seduce him. Master Lin refused, so she staged a kidnapping. Perhaps because the matter was exposed, Third Sister was so ashamed and indignant that she committed suicide!"

You bastard!

The door was suddenly kicked open, and Da Niu rushed out, grabbing Chen Yuping by the collar: "You're talking nonsense! My sister was clearly murdered! I'll beat you to death!"