Xiao Yunyu had Wei Jiangyi's body carried to the prefect. The prefect was horrified to see Wei Jiangyi's white robe stained with blood.

The prince wrote a letter personally, asking him to send the person back to the capital safely. Now that the person has been beaten like this and is still unconscious, how is he going to report to his superiors?

He looked at Pei Yanli, his face filled with anger and a stern voice, "Captain Pei, you are so bold! You have only been in office for a few days and you have detained a serious criminal of the imperial court in the garrison office and abused private punishment. I must report this to the court and punish you for abusing your power!"

Xiao Yunyu, following Li Nian's slow steps, approached. Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "The prefect is truly powerful. What crime should you be charged with for releasing a serious criminal?"

The prefect's face was surprised for a moment, and then he found Xiao Yunyu strolling towards him among the crowd. He hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "Greetings, Master Xiao."

He said with embarrassment, "I am here under the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to bring Master Wei back to the capital. I hope Master Xiao will forgive me."

Xiao Yunyu nodded seriously, "I understand, but Pei Shoubei is also following the orders of this prince. I hope the prefect can also understand."

The prefect nodded hurriedly, "Of course, of course." He turned, his eyes fixed on the bloody figure being carried by two yamen runners, and anxiously asked, "Can I take Young Master Wei back with me? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered me to bring him safely back to the capital, and I dare not disobey."

Xiao Yunyu raised his hand with the corner of his lips raised: "Please."

Upon hearing this, the prefect quickly asked his subordinates to take Wei Jiangyi from the yamen runners.

"Then I will not bother you any more. Goodbye!"

Pei Yanli looked at the prefect and his men who were leaving in a hurry, his brows furrowed, and worry rose in his cold eyes.

Li Sisi was saying goodbye to Shen Baiying, and then came to Li Nian: "Niannian, what brought you here? Do you want me to take you home?"

"No, I want to ride back on my own."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunyu hurried over and said, "Niannian, I'll teach you."

He had wanted to teach his wife himself in the capital before, but at that time he felt nauseous and wanted to vomit whenever he got close to his wife. Fortunately, his illness only lasted for three months and then disappeared, so he can now get close to his wife.

Xiao Yunyu looked at his sweet and soft wife right in front of him, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously. He had been a vegetarian for a long time. When would his wife accept him?

When Li Sisi heard that Li Nian wanted to learn horse riding, which was beyond her ability, she said, "Okay, then you can learn from Xiao Yunyu. I'll go back to the government office first."

Li Nian replied, "Well, then be careful when you go back. Xiao Yunyu and the prefect are at loggerheads now. If things don't work out, we won't go to the yamen to work. You can follow Brother Pei to guard the yamen."

Li Sisi was just getting on his horse when he heard her words. He lowered his head and smiled at her, "It's okay. The government office is doing well. There are many of Xiao Yunyu's people in the government office now. I have Xiaolu as a guard. You don't have to worry."

Xiao Yunyu comforted him, "Don't worry, Nian Nian, I will replace all the officials in the government office with our own people today."

Thinking that the officials with higher positions in the government office were not his own people, Xiao Yunyu's eyes flashed and he asked Li Sisi, "How about giving you a promotion?"

When Li Sisi heard about the promotion, she immediately became excited.

An official who doesn't want to get promoted or make money is not a qualified official. She has this resource now, so she should not waste it.

Her bright eyes looked at Xiao Yunyu excitedly: "What official?"

"Chief Registrar."

Li Sisi was even more excited when she heard about this position. It was the boss's former position! From now on, those old guys who called her "Little Li" would all be her subordinates!

"Okay, thank you very much!" Li Sisi clasped his hands together and performed a thank you gesture between men.

Then he pulled the reins: "Gee--"

The horse neighed and ran towards the government office.

The back view is elegant and graceful.

Xiao Yunyu: ...No wonder my wife always likes to stick to Li Sisi. If she changes her clothes, she will look quite manly.

Thinking of Xiao Yunchen who was far away in the capital, Xiao Yunyu felt that Li Sisi's current appearance was definitely not a qualified candidate for a wife in Xiao Yunchen's eyes. If these two were to stay together for a long time, there would definitely be a lot of conflicts.

Unlike him, he likes people like my wife and loves her no matter how he looks at her.

Xiao Yunyu raised his eyebrows, a smile of joy on the corners of his lips, and said softly, "My lady, shall I carry you onto the horse?"

Li Nian's clear eyes were filled with questions.

Didn't Xiao Yunyu feel disgusted by her appearance in the dungeon just now? Didn't he like Xiao Baihua? Now that he saw her true face, why didn't he look at her with any disgust?

What is he happy about?

Seeing that she was still looking at him, Xiao Yunyu blinked his naturally affectionate peach blossom eyes: "Niannian, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Li Nian retracted his gaze and put one foot on the horse's footrest.

After trying a few times, Li Nian started to get anxious. How could he learn to ride a horse if he couldn't even get on it?

Xiao Yunyu saw her standing on tiptoe several times but always falling short by a little bit, and doubts arose in his heart.

I saw before that my wife is good at light work. She could even fly up such a high city wall. How come she can’t even get on horseback now?

Could it be that... although my wife says she doesn't want him to hug her, she actually wants to hug him?

It must be! She is just too shy to admit it.

Xiao Yunyu's lips curled up in surprise. He took a step forward, and his arm moved precisely and lightly around Li Nian's waist, carrying him onto the horse's back.

Li Nian's body suddenly lost weight and he almost cried out. In the blink of an eye, he found himself sitting steadily on the horse's back. He was still dazed and kicked the culprit.

"Xiao Yunyu!" Seeing the man's happy face, Li Nian was speechless. "Didn't I say I would be the one to take charge?"

What on earth is he so happy about?

Li Nian thought about it. Given their current situation, which was full of troubles, what was there to be happy about?

Xiao Yunyu was stared at by her, the corners of his lips curved in joy, and even the corners of his eyes were slightly raised: "Well, it was because I wanted to hold Nian Nian, so I couldn't help but hold Nian Nian and get on the horse."

Hearing this, Li Nian frowned, and his voice took on a hint of coldness: "Xiao Yunyu, can't you just listen to me? Every time I tell you not to do something, you insist on doing it?"

Perhaps sensing her serious and angry mood, the man's smile froze, and his tone softened, with a hint of flattery: "Don't be angry, Nian Nian. I'll be obedient. From now on, I'll do whatever Nian Nian tells me to do."

"Well, now take the horse and go home."

Hearing the word "go home", the man who had originally hung his head raised his head again, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Xiao Yunyu walked on the street leading the horse, thinking to himself.

So, if she wasn't looking for an excuse to be held in his arms, then why could she climb the city wall but not get on horseback?

Moreover, he knew his wife's background very well, and there was no way she could practice witchcraft.

If he had not met his wife, he would have ordered people to go to the capital to dig up his wife's grave, and found that the grave was empty.

He really had to doubt whether the person in front of him was really Yun Qiuwu, the daughter of the concubine in the Minister's Mansion?