Even Shen Wan wasn't sure if Xie Jingyan had secretly sent someone to investigate this matter.

Given Xie Jingyan's style of doing things, she wouldn't be surprised if he produced evidence one day.

The Emperor remained silent. Whether the two cases were closed or not, or whether more people would be sent to investigate them, no one knew.

Furthermore, the Xizhou Dam was destroyed before the torrential rain, drowning more than a hundred people. Villagers near the dam were forced to relocate, preventing further casualties. However, the torrential rain still arrived as scheduled, destroying countless farmlands and houses. This loss was unavoidable, and the imperial court still had to allocate funds for disaster relief, but the allocation was more than half less than in the previous life, which could be considered as easing some pressure on the national treasury.

After breakfast, Xie Jingyan went to his study. The kitchen delivered mung bean cakes, which Shen Wan then brought to Xie Jingyan.

Just as he entered the study, Dong'er came in and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the Prince of Yanping's heir has arrived."

Xie Jingyan glanced at Chen Feng, and Chen Feng went to greet the Prince of Yanping.

Xie Jingyan looked at the chrysanthemum tea in the teacup, then at the mung bean cake on the table. His lips twitched. He needed to cool down, but did he have to do it so drastically?

Before long, the Crown Prince of Yanping entered and bowed to Shen Wan.

Xie Jingyan looked at the Crown Prince of Yanping, "You came to see me for something?"

The Crown Prince of Yanping took out a large red and gold wedding invitation from his pocket. He had come to invite Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan to his wedding banquet with Cheng Yao.

Xie Jingyan said, "Is such a small matter really worth your personal trip?"

The Prince of Yanping said, "Others can have their servants deliver them, but I must deliver yours personally."

Not to mention that he and Cheng Yao could get married, both of their lives were saved by Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan.

His gratitude could not be fully expressed without his personal visit.

There's something else I need to discuss with Xie Jingyan.

The Prince of Yanping said, "We're brothers, so I won't stand on ceremony with you. Besides sending the invitation, I have a small favor I need your help with."

Xie Jingyan looked at him, "What kind of help?"

"Lend me your imperial chef for a day."

There was no way around it; ever since the Yun family and the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion held their wedding banquets with the imperial chefs in charge, subsequent aristocratic families, no matter which chef they hired, always lacked the grandeur of their wedding banquets.

Marriage is a major life event, and it should be done as perfectly as possible. Therefore, the Crown Prince of Yanping did not stand on ceremony with Xie Jingyan.

Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan wouldn't refuse such a small matter.

Chef Li was happy to help; helping out not only earned him a favor but also brought him generous compensation, so why not?