Zhou Jiaojiao noticed that Lord Ye’s attitude towards the Zhao family was stronger than that towards the Qi family.

After sitting down, we were the only ones left in the living room.

The Zhao family doesn't even have a servant. Zhou Jiaojiao just discovered that in such a big Zhao Mansion, there are almost no servants.

Lord Ye took the initiative to explain: "Thinking it's strange, right?"

"The Zhao family was a medicinal herb merchant in Yuzhou, but years ago, they closed their shop and secretly gave away a lot of medicinal herbs. At that time, Lord Mo didn't expect an epidemic to break out in the capital, and he didn't stop it. After all, our Yuzhou relies on its good reputation to attract many merchants to come and do business."

"When the epidemic broke out, we discovered that the Zhao family had secretly sent away a lot of medicinal herbs, and even the Zhao family members in Yuzhou were sent away."

When Zhou Jiaojiao heard this, she probably understood that the Zhao family probably had another owner. After all, Yuzhou was not the first place where an epidemic occurred.

"Master and Madam Zhao were detained by the government."

"Master Mo has spoken with them many times, but they are unwilling to reveal where the herbs were sent."

"It's really hateful. We didn't take the herbs for free. We did it to save millions of people, but now there are still people who are selfish and want to hoard the herbs."

"Does the Zhao family still have the medicinal herb Forsythia suspensa?" Zhou Jiaojiao asked.

"Yes, it's in the Zhao family's warehouse. However, we couldn't find it even after our people were sent in. Later, the Zhao family sold their servants, so we could only arrange for people to investigate at night, but the effect of this night investigation was not very good."

Zhou Jiaojiao heard the hidden meaning: "Master Ye, what you and Master Mo are saying is that when dealing with the Zhao family, there is no need to seek any opinions, but to forcibly confiscate their property?"

"That's right." Lord Chen revealed his rare cold side: "In front of millions of people, the Zhao family is so stubborn, so don't blame the government for being polite."

"What's more..." Lord Ye narrowed his eyes. The evidence that the Zhao family was hoarding medicinal herbs and deliberately selling them at a high price was irrefutable.

In other words, there will always be a winner in this battle between the Zhao family and the government office.

"To find medicinal herbs, we don't necessarily have to use humans. We can also use animals with a keen sense of smell." After Zhou Jiaojiao made the suggestion, she followed Lord Ye in to meet Mr. Zhao.

When Mr. Zhao saw Mr. Ye, he smiled and said, "Oh, Mr. Ye, why are you so stubborn? I've already told you that we have no more herbs at home. It will be the same no matter how many times you come."

"Zhao Chai, I am too lazy to talk nonsense with you. If you, the Zhao family, insist on doing this, just ignore me and I will be rude."

"Come here, arrest him."

Master Zhao was tied up, he was shocked and angry: "Master Ye, what are you doing? I am from the Zhao family in Lingnan. If you touch me, aren't you afraid that Prince Yuan will come to you for revenge?"

"So you're Prince Yuan's man? That makes it even more impossible for me to let you go!" Lord Ye grew increasingly furious. "As a prince and grandson of the emperor, you're supported by the people, yet now that an epidemic is spreading, you're only interested in making money, disregarding the lives of the people. Such a cruel prince is unfit to hold the throne!"

"Mr. Ye, you are plotting treason! Prince Yuan is a direct descendant of the royal family. Now that the Crown Prince is dead, it's time for you to take that position. If you don't obey my orders now, you're traitors."

"Then I'll show you how to do it. Arrest him, take him to jail, and interrogate him strictly. Make sure you find out where he sent the herbs."

Mr. Zhao was taken away with his mouth gagged.

Zhou Jiaojiao has no right to interfere in such official affairs.

Although Prince Yuan is also the legitimate son of the empress dowager in the book, he is extremely selfish and not suitable to be an emperor.

Since she has chosen to join General Xie's camp, she must plan for her own people.

Zhou Jiaojiao is not a pretentious person.

In this situation where everyone is doing their own thing, what is the point of talking about benevolence and righteousness?

You have to be self-reliant.

Soon, at Zhou Jiaojiao's suggestion, Lord Ye asked his servants to bring a lot of dogs. Zhou Jiaojiao led one and saw the check-in point outside a house.

Sure enough, the system is still very useful when finding things.

After she entered the house, she deliberately looked for secret passages and mechanisms everywhere. Her hand accidentally touched a decorative pen holder, but it did not move.

"Master Ye..."

Zhou Jiaojiao told him her discovery: "This pen holder can't be moved, don't you think..."

"Mechanism!" Lord Ye excitedly reached out to grasp the pen holder and turned it. With a click, the tightly closed wall was opened.

A bailiff hurried down with a torch.

After a while, a voice came from below: "Master Ye, we found it down there. It's the Zhao family's basement, where a lot of medicinal herbs are stored..."

"Hmph, I was saying that with the Zhao family's cunning nature, if they wanted to leave, they would have left long ago. Why would they leave two people to deal with us? They really want to hoard medicinal herbs at high prices and make a fortune from the national crisis."

"It's really hateful." Many yamen runners also said this.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry down to move the herbs. Now we have at least some more herbs, which will give us some time to recover."

"Yes, sir, that's very kind."

"Brothers, hurry up, go, go, go down and move the herbs."

"This person can't be bad. Look, all the chickens and eggs are gone, and the money is gone."

Zhou Jiaojiao couldn't help laughing when she heard the laughter of the yamen runners.

This is a good omen for the Zhao family.

The next few families, perhaps realizing that the yamen was easy to talk to now, but it was uncertain how it would behave in the future, simply took the initiative to take out some medicinal materials and sell them to the yamen.

Lord Ye took this batch of medicinal herbs and got busy again.

The epidemic situation in the city has finally stabilized.

Three more days passed.

This day.

Finally, someone from Chu San came to find Zhou Jiaojiao.

Zhou Jiaojiao followed blacksmith Zheng to the blacksmith's yard.

It was still bustling inside, and when she walked in, she heard the sound of banging.

"My wife." Chu San had just finished fighting and was resting nearby. It was still a little cold in early spring, so he didn't wear a shirt, revealing his full muscles. He was wiping the sweat off his face, and when he saw her coming over, he couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Jiaojiao walked over quickly, touched his wrist with one hand, and asked, "Aren't you cold?"

"It's hot. Look, I'm all sweaty." Chu San showed off his strong body in front of her.

Zhou Jiaojiao only felt the tip of her nose getting hot. She rubbed it and knew that he was fine. She decisively diverted his attention and asked, "Come here, is there any progress?"

"Yes." Chu San's eyes lit up. He pulled Zhou Jiaojiao and walked quickly to Old Wu. At this moment, Old Wu was hammering space fragments. However, at this moment, it could no longer be called space fragments. Instead, it looked like a small gray iron piece. However, this small iron piece, when being hammered, actually emitted a colorful halo, which attracted people.