In the dead of night, the emperor often couldn't help but sigh:

Thanks to the late emperor for creating the Jinyi Yunqi.

This is a force that is always and unconditionally loyal to the emperor.

With Jinyi Yunqi in hand, many things seem to have become much easier.

As the leader of the Jinyi Yunqi, Li Gan is the emperor's sword.

How could the emperor just throw away this knife so easily?

He acted as if he was fed up with Li Gan, just to send a signal to outsiders, making people think that Li Gan had fallen out of favor.

But he did not remove Li Gan's position.

Those with ulterior motives will naturally take this opportunity to win over Li Gan.

Of course, in order to prevent accidental harm to those who are upright and not snobbish, Li Gan’s investigation results must be based on real evidence.

Don't hurt a good person by mistake, and don't let a bad person go.

The emperor believed that Li Gan could carry out his will thoroughly.

Besides, the Jinyiyunqi led by Li Gan is not the only secret force in the hands of the emperor.

The emperor knew this, and Li Gan knew it too.

In Li Gan's opinion, the emperor wasn't incompetent, he just liked to protect his subordinates and was a bit suspicious. Other than that, there wasn't anything wrong with him.

Therefore, compared to his own father who was easily influenced and biased, Li Gan felt that the emperor was truly a wise and enlightened person who was worthy of his life and loyalty.

…

Xia Daohua packed the reply letter and return gift to Li Gan, and then handed them to Li Shisuo, asking him to take them back to Li Gan. At the same time, she innocently said that she didn't understand his repeated probing.

Li Shisuo was somewhat suspicious of Xia Daohua.

When Li Gan received the package of letters from County Magistrate Xie and other evidence, the first person he thought of was Xia Daohua.

Although the handwriting on the letter was unfamiliar, the bundle containing the documents was familiar. It was like a kind of fine-textured fabric that he had only seen in Xia Daohua's hands.

However, Li Gan did not reveal his guess except to a few of his confidants.

The reason why Li Shisuo kept probing was because of his uncontrollable curiosity - even if the crime was really committed by Xia Daohua, he didn't want to arrest Xia Daohua, but to uncover the mystery and find out how she managed to rob the two houses of the Xie family without leaving any traces!

Of course Xia Daohua couldn't tell him! Up to now, no one was qualified to know!

Xia Daohua smiled and offered him a new type of candy melon, which successfully stuck Li Shisuo's mouth shut, preventing him from uttering a word. After using the same method two or three times, Li Shisuo quietly shut his mouth and stopped asking questions.

However, looking at the four huge packages in front of him, which contained various gifts, all of which were sent to Li Gan and some other friends living in Kyoto whom Xia Daohua met through Li Gan, Li Shisuo refused in his heart.

Unfortunately, Li Gan had told him before coming that if Xia Daohua asked him to bring anything back, he must accept it all.

After all, he had seen the efficacy of the golden wound medicine.

Li Shisuo thought about the effect of the golden wound medicine, and finally accepted these things with a grimace, and even hired an extra carriage for this purpose.

…

The downfall of County Magistrate Xie caused a huge uproar in Jixiang County.

However, some of County Magistrate Xie's illegal activities were soon exposed. The people of Jixiang County were mostly kind-hearted and did not like to kick someone when he was down.

After hearing about what happened to County Magistrate Xie, people would often just sigh and say, "It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet," or "If you don't believe it, look up and see who will be spared by heaven," and that's it.

When County Magistrate Xie and his family set off, some ordinary people even prepared some farewell wine and food for them.

County Magistrate Xie cried in front of these people with snot and tears all over his face, no longer showing any of his former elegance.

Mrs. Xie has always been in poor health, but for some reason she has become stronger recently.

Even on the way to exile, she was still able to force herself to move forward instead of dying of illness.

Mrs. Xie's family members were kind and came to see her off and even arranged for the officials to come.

While the Xie family was having their house searched and being detained, Mrs. Xie's family had been running around trying to rescue County Magistrate Xie's family, or at least the women and children.

As a result, a lot of money was spent, but it was all in vain.

However, thanks to their efforts, the Xie family suffered less hardship. Especially Xie Fanglan and other female relatives, not only were they not harassed, but they were also able to keep their original clothes.

Therefore, the jewelry and banknotes that Xie Fanglan had hidden in advance were all hidden and were not searched away.

Xia Daohua took back the cameras that she had left in the two houses of the Xie family. Two or three of them were secretly taken away by the soldiers who were confiscating the house, thinking they were exquisite and beautiful gadgets.

Xia Daohua shook her head. It wasn't that she wanted to meddle in other people's business. Who had let them take her camera? Now, she had a backup of all their secrets...

On the day when the Xie family walked to the dock of Jixiang County and were exiled to Lingnan by water, Xia Daohua also went to see them off.

She gave Xie Fanglan a few packets of pills commonly used by ordinary people at that time to relieve heat, detoxify, prevent diseases, and reduce fever - she spent money to buy them from the pharmacy at that time, and they were the finished medicines developed by the people of the Great Chu Dynasty themselves - and also gave the Xie family a packet of fried noodles, a few bars of soap, and a few soft blankets for keeping warm.

Xie Fanglan looked at Xia Daohua with a very complicated expression.

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