Jiang Mingfu, still wanting to embarrass himself further, held up two fingers and shook them. The bailiff sneered, staring at him for a long time, "We don't have twenty taels of silver here, but we do have twenty lashes. Are you going to take them or not?"

"you!"

Seeing that his extortion attempt had failed, Jiang Mingfu became enraged and said, "Go talk to your officials."

"Our master is too busy to meet with you over such a trivial matter. We went through many hardships to rescue you, and now you not only don't repay us, but you even turn around and expect us to give you money. Is there such a cheap thing in the world? What do you think the county government is for, to make trouble here?"

The man roared.

Jiang Mingfu reluctantly stood up, his words sharp and cutting: "You're the ones who imprisoned me. What's the difference between you and bandits?"

The bailiff, unable to bear it any longer, clenched his fists, ready to teach Jiang Mingfu a lesson, but Jiang Mingfu hurriedly fled, disappearing without a trace.

As they emerged from inside, the couple embraced and wept bitterly, saying, "I knew you were still alive."

"It's okay, I'm out now. Our family will still live together happily."

“Master,” Zhou Qionghua looked at Jiang Mingfu, “you’ve suffered, you’ve endured so much. In the future, don’t argue with the people of the court so easily, or we’ll suffer in silence.”

“I understand,” Jiang Mingfu said, but he had his own opinion and stance. “Now that the late master’s property has been confiscated, Pei Xuan has plenty of gold and silver treasures. How could we let all this gold and silver go into his pocket?”

"master."

After the two left.

In another room of the yamen, Xu Yuehuai was smug.

This was probably the first and biggest act of kindness she had done since she transmigrated to this alternate time and space. After this incident, Xu Yuehuai became famous overnight, while Qi Guze went into hiding and even disappeared.

This inevitably left Xu Yuehuai feeling resentful.

His wounds hadn't even healed before he disappeared.

This good news also thrilled the emperor. He looked at the messenger and asked, "Have we now achieved a great victory?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Black Fist added, "Your Highness is working with a girl named Xu Yuehuai. Miss Xu is quite bold and audacious; she actually disguised herself as a man to infiltrate the mining area as an undercover agent."

"So," the Emperor said slowly, his black fist slanting, "that's why you exposed their schemes and plots?"

"yes."

"Is the investigation complete?"

The current emperor is somewhat skeptical.

After all, what abilities could an unknown woman possibly have?

"Everything has been thoroughly investigated. Please take a look at this; it's the actual situation I gathered from my visits." In fact, this was a case file summarizing the case, and everything inside was crystal clear.

The emperor was reading quickly, sometimes glancing at a piece of paper.

She frowned. "Xu Yuehuai?"

"yes."

"Twenty years old?" The Emperor stared at the paper for a long time. "That's quite impressive." He put the paper down. "With someone like her assisting in solving the case, we should double the reward we gave her before. This is to support her and let the world know that serving the court is a good thing. You should do it quickly."

The man with the black fist nodded hastily, stood up, and left with a dashing air.

But the current emperor still looked worried.

After all, a year and a half had passed. Qi Guze would occasionally send back clues about killing corrupt officials, but there was no news whatsoever about the Crown Prince.

The current emperor was deeply saddened.

So when all the gifts were delivered to Xu Yuehuai's temporary residence, everyone was shocked.

Xu Yuehuai looked at the gold and silver jewelry.

The room was instantly enveloped in a rich and luxurious atmosphere of jewels and precious stones.

Xu Yuehuai's eyes were fixed on the gold and silver jewelry. Finally, she looked at the two people standing beside her and asked, "So, this is a gift for me?"

"What His Majesty sent you was also transported from the capital, Chang'an, by this general himself, from afar."

Xu Yuehuai grinned foolishly, "From now on, I'm a rich man."

"Not only that, you've also gained a reputation."

Xu Yuehuai was overjoyed; this was something she had earned through countless hardships and life-or-death situations.

Ah Qi smiled, Jiang Shichen's eyes were blank, and Jiang Qianqian was indifferent, as if she had never seen anything like it.

As for Jiang Shixu, he hurriedly approached, intending to steal something, but was scolded by Hei Quan, and immediately became obedient.

Even Liu Cuiming and Zhou Qionghua, a married couple, came.

The latter's eyes lit up, and Zhou Qionghua stared at a luminous pearl for a long time.

In her opinion, it would be best if she could possess this luminous pearl.

As for Liu Cuiming, she also eagerly hoped to receive some kind of reward.

As for Pei Xuan, he was expressionless, and his eyes were even filled with disgust, which he showed when he saw Xu Yuehuai's money-grubbing appearance.

"I will be leaving for the capital soon, so please excuse me."

In fact, Pei Xuan also received a lot of rewards, much more than Xu Yuehuai. However, Pei Xuan treated money like dirt. As he entered the house, his wife and the old lady came out to greet him.

His wife had changed into a new dress, and the old lady was also beaming. When Pei Xuan entered the room, the old lady pointed to the chair opposite her.

"Your mother wants to talk to you."

During a famine, Pei Xuan failed to deliver food to his mother in time, and she fell ill. At that time, the old lady went blind. Although Pei Xuan later found many doctors for her, none of them could help.

"The imperial court has rewarded us with quite a few things, hasn't it?"

"Yes," Pei Xuan replied.

The old lady nodded, "Donate everything to the people, and we'll leave with nothing."

It seemed that Pei Xuan already knew about the old lady's arrangements. As for his wife, she looked at Pei Xuan with a smile and brought him some hot porridge. "What do we need so much gold and silver jewelry for? Take a closer look. So many officials have suffered the same misfortune."

"It's both a good thing and a bad thing. His Majesty wants you to go to the capital. Just pack your things and we'll set off," the old lady said, so understanding. "What do you need so much silver for?"

"Mother."

Pei Xuan was deeply moved and hugged his mother, saying, "I was actually planning to discuss this matter with you."

"Are you worried that I'll be unwilling to hand over the silver? Not at all! We absolutely cannot accept so much silver. You are a good official, your mother's son. You must not be blinded by greed. Otherwise, we'd rather not be officials and go home to farm."

"Yes, yes."

The area was cleaned up quickly.

Xu Yuehuai was overjoyed and ran happily out of the yamen.

She skipped and hopped around, exclaiming, "Oh my, I'm rich! I'm rich!"

Isn't that the purpose of going to the capital?

She'd only gone halfway, and her dream had already become a reality. How could she not be happy? Behind her was Zhou Wan, who always accompanied Xu Yuehuai with a smile.