"Whether he knows Liu Dexian's identity or not needs further interrogation. He was only arrested today.

What I just said was what the guards found out.

But I guess Liu Dexian must have given some benefits.

It is not so easy to exchange the silver bills of Southern Shu for the silver bills of Wei Dynasty. People have to go to Southern Shu to exchange them for cash and transport them over, and then deposit them in the money house of Wei Dynasty before they can be exchanged for the silver bills of Wei Dynasty.

This requires a pass to be able to go in and out." Shangguan Ziqi explained.

"Oh, then you must have obtained the clearance certificate through the Tongpan."

"Whether it is or not, we will know after the trial."

“Liu Dexian had the Southern Shu banknotes in his hand, so didn’t the mother and daughter have any doubts?” Yu Yuanzheng thought that the mother and daughter shouldn’t be that stupid.

"Liu Dexian claims to be the son of the Huang family in Beijing.

In our capital of the Great Wei, there is indeed a noble family named Huang, who is the mother's family of the prince. They used to be the residence of the Grand Tutor, but they have passed away. So their family is not as prominent as before.

Every noble family in the capital would send some servants to do business. How could the whole family survive without them?

So it is normal for some families to have dealings with Southern Shu and to have Southern Shu silver notes in their hands."

"Oh, that is, the Ruan mother and daughter thought that Liu Dexian was the son of the Huang family in the capital of our Great Wei. I guess they must have heard the emperor Huang."

Yu Yuanzheng dipped some water from the cup and wrote two characters, "不䀲㱕皇" and "黄", ​​on the table.

"Probably. When Liu Yueru heard that Liu Dexian was dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by his family and escaped to play, she would not let him go. But Liu Dexian was unlucky. He got sick just after hiding and needed help to find a doctor. Later, Liu Yueru and her daughter helped him find a doctor. They invited no less than ten doctors, but none of them could cure him. Later, we opened the Ten Days Hall in Luojiang City. Otherwise, he would have nothing to do but wait for death."

"That's wrong. Does that woman really want to marry into a rich family? Now, is this behavior of mother and daughter considered a crime?" Yu Yuanzheng thought of another question.

Now that they have signed a peace treaty with Southern Shu, will everything be fine?

"If it was to help Liu Dekun do something, it wouldn't count, but if it was Liu Dexian, it would be a crime. It's not treason, but harboring a fugitive from another country."

"Oh, you really have to try it out. It would be great if you could find a suitable man to marry early. Isn't this definitely bringing disaster to the family? How will it be judged?" Yu Yuanzheng smiled slyly.

It's not that she doesn't hold grudges, she just doesn't make things difficult for herself.

I will never let go of the opportunity.

She still felt uncomfortable when that woman framed her husband.

"This kind of person would normally be sentenced to a prison term of up to three years, but Liu Tong would lose his position as a judge and would have to be a commoner. Of course, they can also use silver to redeem themselves, but this punishment might cost 10,000 taels of silver per person."

After hearing this result, Yu Yuanzheng was so happy that her heart was bubbling with joy.

Imprisonment means reform through labor.

That's enough. She's not a vicious person who would want people to die.

Such a punishment would be a calamity for the Liu family.

After working hard to pass the imperial examination, he wanted to climb into the Imperial Tutor's Mansion, but he met the wrong person and failed, and ended up back to where he started.

If one cannot bear this blow, he will commit suicide.

The magistrate committed such a serious crime that the prefect personally tried him.

This is equivalent to Shangguan Ziqi giving a credit to the prefect and the young general of the garrison for free.

After this incident, both of them will definitely be promoted.

The next day, Shangguan Ziqi wore a mask and went to the trial.

Then he came back and told Yu Yuanzheng.

"How is it?" Yu Yuanzheng looked curious.

"Liu Ying was stripped of his official position. His family and property were confiscated, and his entire family was sentenced to two years of hard labor."

"That means they don't have the money to redeem them. How much money did Liu Dexian promise the mother and daughter?" Yu Yuanzheng couldn't think straight. Is the Liu family short of money?

"Ten thousand taels."

"Oh, that's a lot. No wonder they take such a risk."

"They didn't take risks. They thought they could get such a big benefit just by helping people exchange banknotes. They thought Liu Dexian's family had too much money to spend. This attracted the mother and daughter even more."

"Does Liu Ying know what his wife and daughter have done?"

"Of course you know that, otherwise how can you get the clearance certificate?"

Yu Yuanzheng could only sigh: money can move people's hearts.

Ten thousand taels of silver was a huge sum of money for a poor Tongpan family. It would be strange if he could resist the temptation.

"Okay, I have already written a letter to Prince Liu. He will send someone to take Liu Dexian away. We have almost dealt with the matter here, and it is time to return to Beijing.

Further ahead is Luohe City, where my third uncle worked before. My third uncle's eldest sister got married there, so we'll go visit her and bring her back to Beijing later." Shangguan Ziqi said the next plan.

He himself didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.

He thought that it would take a lot of effort to find Liu Dexian but he might not be able to find him.

The results are automatically delivered to your door.

"Okay, then I don't need to wear men's clothes anymore, and we'll just go in our original identities." Yu Yuanzheng thought that since they were not going to see their relatives, there was no need to pretend to be a miracle doctor.

Shangguan Ziqi called the shopkeeper Qian and carefully arranged the management of the pharmacy here, as well as how he would report the pharmacy's business situation to the capital in the future.

How to open up the market in Southern Shu Kingdom in the future, etc.

"Master, rest assured. I have traveled extensively before. I have personally led people to South Shu to purchase goods. I am quite familiar with South Shu."

Shangguan Ziqi gave him another card, which was the Nanshu 㱕㵔 card, and Prince Liu gave it to フ.

On the third day, they continued to move towards the capital.

This time, Yu Yuanzheng dressed herself up like an official's wife.

Without the burden of silver, the carriage ran much faster.

It's already the end of August and the weather is getting cooler.

The autumn wind brings the fallen leaves fluttering in the air.

There were ten guards guarding both sides of the carriage, and it looked like some important person was going out to do some business.

Occasionally, when Yu Yuanzheng got tired of sitting in the carriage, she would ask Shangguan Ziqi to ride her for a while on horseback.

The two little maids, Zhilan and Zhiruo, only then learned the true identity of their master from the guards.

At first they were so shocked that they simply couldn't believe it.

They became the patron saints in the eyes of the Wei people and slaves of Prince Rong's palace.

Don't underestimate slaves. They depend on the families they belong to.

The servants in Prince Rong's mansion are much better than many other people.

When they have these thoughts, they are just happy in their hearts and it is impossible for them to say them out loud.

It took four days to get into Luohe City. Last time I passed by, I was in a hurry and didn't choose to stay here. I ran out of the city.

This place is quite a distance away from the border town of Southern Shu, and the commercial exchanges here are not as prosperous as those in Luojiang City.

But there are also many shoppers on the street.

Dawei is located in the southeast, with a pleasant climate and fertile land.

There are just more floods every year, but everything else is good.

The sericulture industry is relatively developed, and there are many mulberry fields outside Luohe City. The biggest economic sector here is silkworms, and a lot of silk cloth is transported to the capital every year.

After entering the city, we found a larger inn to stay in.

As soon as he settled down, Shangguan Ziqi asked Qingfeng to find out which family his elder sister Shangguan Ru was marrying.

Qingfeng and Yue went out together and came back only when it was completely dark, but they came back with gloomy faces.