Xie Xuan and Qiao Ziming glared at each other, then followed closely behind Su Muxi, both wanting to get into Su Muxi's carriage first.

As a result, the two were stuck in front of the carriage, neither able to get on.

Just then, McQueen returned from the Su family's old house and called out to Qiao Ziming.

Xie Xuan took advantage of this moment to stride onto the carriage.

Qiao Ziming felt annoyed and glared at Mai Kun, thinking that Mai Kun had deliberately stopped him to create an opportunity for Xie Xuan.

Unexpectedly, Mai Kun took out a pouch from his pocket with a half-smile and handed it to Qiao Ziming.

"Miss Su asked me to give this to the young master, saying that it contains life-saving pills."

Then he couldn't help but tease, "The Crown Prince is really charming!"

After saying that, seeing that Qiao Ziming hadn't taken the purse yet, Mai Kun threw the purse directly to Awang, who was not far away.

Seeing that Awang had instinctively caught it, he said no more, stood by the carriage, and began to do his job as a guard.

However, her eyes would occasionally glance at Qiao Ziming, causing Qiao Ziming's hard-won calm to surge with anger once again.

What does this guard mean?

Why is there such undisguised contempt in their eyes when they look at him?

He hadn't spoken to Miss Su at all before, so how could he know that Miss Su would give him a purse!

It makes it seem like he deliberately seduced that Miss Su!

"Your Highness."

Su Muxi called out softly from inside the carriage, which made Qiao Ziming suppress his anger for the time being. He could only glare at Mai Kun fiercely before getting into the carriage.

After entering the carriage, Qiao Ziming intended to explain to Su Muxi, but Su Muxi spoke first, saying, "Your Highness, I hope you can keep what I am about to say a secret from everyone, not even Chang Zhong. If Your Highness cannot agree to this, please get out of the carriage now."

Qiao Ziming nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation.

"I promise you."

He had nothing to say to Chang Zhong.

Chang Zhong has kept many things from him, so why should he keep nothing from Chang Zhong?!

Seeing this, Su Muxi nodded and said softly, "Alright, I trust the Crown Prince."

A simple sentence made Qiao Ziming overjoyed.

Without further hesitation, he quickly gave a general account of the situation in Fukang County.

Of course, Su Muxi did not hide the Wei family's conspiracy from them.

Once they enter Fukang County, they must remain united; otherwise, they risk dying there.

Xie Xuan had already guessed some of the truth, but he was still shocked after hearing Su Muxi's words.

"How dare the magistrate of Fukang County?!"

But Qiao Ziming added, "Perhaps it's not just the magistrate of Fukang County, but also officials of all ranks in Jinzhou City."

Yesterday, I had many discussions with a group of officials from Jinzhou City about the plague in Fukang County. Prefect Liu Guanghan had clearly agreed to it, but he suddenly changed his mind this morning.

I didn't understand why he did that before, but now I do!

Qiao Ziming's eyes were cold.

Although he was arrogant, he would not joke about the lives of the people of a city.

It was thought that only a plague had occurred in Fukang County, but it turned out to involve officials throughout Jinzhou.

As an official appointed by the imperial court, he has been reduced to a mere henchman of a merchant, which is truly despicable!

However, they are currently in Jinzhou, and unless they have clear evidence, they cannot report to the imperial court.

so…

"The main purpose of these young masters going to Fukang County was to determine the crimes of the Fukang County officials."

Qiao Ziming said with certainty.

With so many people from prominent families, the magistrate of Fukang County would never have killed them all unless he was utterly insane.

These people are in the prime of their lives, and if they knew the true situation in Fukang County, they would surely tell the truth.

These people will then become witnesses to expose the crimes of officials in Fukang County!

Qiao Ziming stared intently at Su Muxi, observing everything from the birthmark on her face to her thoughtful expression.

"Mu Xi, is there anything about you that I don't know? Why do you seem so unfamiliar to me?"

Yet it was so captivating to him.

Su Muxi ignored Qiao Ziming's affectionate gaze and continued, "It's still a three-day journey to Fukang County. During this time, we must make sure these young masters don't leave the group. We must trick them into entering Fukang County no matter what."

The road ahead is unknown; even with the most meticulous planning, unexpected situations can arise, so we need **.

She had assumed that the whole matter had nothing to do with the officials of Jinzhou City, or at least that the prefect of Jinzhou City was unaware of it.

But after seeing Qiao Ziming question the three constables, she realized she was still naive.

And the whole thing became even more complicated.

That's why she took the initiative to apologize to Qiao Ziming, invited him to get into the carriage, and talked to him for so long.

As it turns out, Qiao Ziming is easy to fool and trustworthy. At least in this matter in Fukang County, we can temporarily trust Qiao Ziming.

Unexpectedly, an unexpected change occurred as soon as Su Muxi finished speaking.

The reason they didn't set off immediately was because Tao Rong hadn't arrived yet.

Tao Rong is a member of the Tao family, one of the four great families, and a direct descendant of the main branch. If he could go to Fukang County with them, he would be worth a thousand men.

Yesterday at the Fan Hua Lou, Tao Rong said he wouldn't be absent today, which is why Su Muxi and the others didn't set off immediately.

Unexpectedly, Tao Rong arrived late and immediately exposed the fact that Su Muxi's prescription was "fake".

"Listen to me, everyone! We've all been fooled by Xie Xuan! The prescription he claims can cure the plague in Fukang County is actually just an antidote; it can't cure the plague in Fukang County at all!"

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