Shangyang County was a large county with many wealthy families. It was not subject to the imperial court's control, and those who had close ties with the Duke of Dingnan were either wealthy or noble.

There are mansions one after another.

Fu Tong'er adjusted her direction and looked in the direction that Jiu Ye pointed. Sure enough, she saw two yellow flags planted in front of the gate of a majestic six-courtyard mansion.

Then he carefully scanned every corner of the house, where maids, servants, servants, and eunuchs could be seen everywhere.

With small bridges, flowing water, rockery and green trees, the scale is comparable to the Prince Chun Palace of the Ninth Master.

"Humph, how audacious! A duke, yet his residence is even more luxurious than Brother Lu Jin's Regent Palace! Confiscate his house! Confiscate his house! Brother Lu Jin, confiscated his house! This is infuriating! He must have done many shameful things, including corruption and bribery. Everything must be investigated! Brother Lu Jin, you must thoroughly investigate him and confiscate all his wealth and food!"

Jiu Ye listened to Fu Tong'er's words calmly, smiled faintly, kissed the top of her head, and said gently: "Okay. I will find an opportunity to take down his mansion."

Fu Tong'er continued to watch and saw an old man playing chess with a noble lady in a pavilion.

This monocular can see really far.

Fu Tong'er put down the telescope, looked back at Jiu Ye who was hugging her from behind.

"What did Tong'er see?"

"An old man is playing chess." Fu Tong'er continued watching.

"Playing chess alone?"

"And an old woman wearing Buddhist beads."

Jiu Ye took the monocular telescope and looked at it. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he put down the monocular telescope.

"You saw it too?"

The man handed the telescope to Fu Tong'er, held her shoulders, and said in a deep voice, "What you see is Concubine Shu, also my queen mother. In folk terms, she is Tong'er's future mother-in-law."

Fu Tong'er was startled and stammered, "Nine Master should talk to that girl about this. I'm just Nine Master's... I'm nothing."

"Oh, just now you acted like the mistress of my mansion and asked me to rob someone else's house, but now you are nothing. If you are nothing, why did you follow me up the mountain?"

"Master Jiu pulled me up here~" Fu Tong'er said softly, and once again raised the telescope to look towards Shangyang County City. Still in the same direction.

What I saw this time was a woodshed.

There were more than a dozen girls imprisoned inside, some of them hung up and beaten until their bodies were covered in bruises and blood. The rest, disheveled, lay leaning against a pile of grass, shivering.

"Brother Lu Jin~I'm scared..." Fu Tong'er spoke before she even moved.

After saying that, she turned around and hid in Jiu Ye's arms. Thinking about the scene she had just seen, her body couldn't help but tremble.

Seeing this, Jiu Ye took the monocular from Fu Tong'er and asked in a deep voice: "What did you see? Don't be afraid."

Fu Tong'er didn't say anything and nestled in Jiu Ye's arms.

What exactly is going on in the Dingnan Marquis's mansion? Why are those girls being held captive and beaten? Just how deep is the water in the prosperous Shangyang County?

Jiu Ye looked at the frightened Fu Tong'er in his arms. The sound of "Brother Lu Jin" just now made him jump for a moment. His little girl was suddenly scared by something...

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." The man stroked the back of Fu Tong'er's head. Thinking of the ferocity with which Fu Tong'er had whipped him, and then looking at the little person in his arms, he smiled faintly and patted her back, saying, "Tong'er, don't be afraid."

"How about we not go there?" Fu Tong'er raised her head. "How about we go back to Beijing?"

Jiu Ye hugged Fu Tong'er's waist, his eyes asking: "Where are you looking at?"

Fu Tong'er hummed.

"Marquis Dingnan's Mansion?"

"Um."

Jiu Ye smiled faintly and said, "What did you see that scared you so much..."

Fu Tong'er raised the monocular telescope again, still looking in the direction of Dingnan Hou in the distance. This time, she saw Duan Qinghong, Jiu Ye's childhood friend, the owner of Duan Manor who wanted to kill Jiu Ye in Lengjue Town.

"Your childhood friend is there too," Fu Tong'er said. "Marquis Dingnan is involved in human trafficking. Master Jiu must be their protector."

Jiu Ye was startled and laughed dryly: "Tong'er thinks so... You, weren't you so scared that you hid in my arms before... Are you not afraid anymore?"

"Your mother is also involved. Master Jiu, you are the regent prince. How can you do such a thing that harms the people?"

Fu Tong'er put down the telescope and turned around: "How can you convince the people like this? How can you unify the world?"

Jiu Ye took the monocular from her hand, put his arm around her waist, leaned over to look into her eyes, and said slowly, "When did I ever say I wanted to unify the world... I have no knowledge of what Marquis Dingnan has done."

"You, you pushed it really cleanly."

Jiu Ye held Fu Tong'er in his arms and slowly walked down the mountain: "This time we are going south to wipe out the forces of Dingnan Hou. To take back the power, Tong'er, do you understand..."

"But Master Jiu's mother is there!"

"It seems Tong'er doesn't understand..."

"You have so many soldiers, why don't you become emperor? Others can become emperor, why can't you?"

Jiu Ye smiled and said as he walked, "Tong'er, do you think being the regent princess isn't enough and you want to be the queen? I'll consider this when you give birth to a pair of children for me. Besides, if I become emperor, Tong'er may not be happy."

"Tell that vixen to give birth to a litter for you. A litter full of foxes."

There are jagged rocks underfoot.

Fu Tong'er deliberately kept a distance between herself and Jiu Ye.

Jiu Ye pointed at Fu Tong'er's feet and said, "Tong'er, there is a five-step snake at your feet."