"What Young Master Jiang?" Wei Chengzhong asked in confusion.

Jiang Qinyu recounted their encounter with Jiang Chengyou after dealing with the men in black. "Lord Wei, although this young master Jiang has been selling furs in the county town these days, which has benefited the people of Yongshan County, we cannot rule out his suspicion in today's fire."

At the time, Young Master Jiang had promised to wait for her to return here and for the authorities to handle the matter. However, in reality, neither he nor his men were there, and the bodies of those men in black had all been burned.

"That fur dealer from the Jiang family in Tanzhou?" Wei Chengzong frowned. "Does Madam mean that today's fire is related to him?"

Thinking about what Jiang Qinyu had just said, Wei Chengzhong suddenly realized that something seemed off about this matter.

Jiang Qinyu wasn't sure either, only saying, "Even if it wasn't him, he should know how the fire started."

Judging from the timeline, the fire clearly started when she and A-Ping left.

That young master Jiang was still here back then.

Wei Chengzong pondered for a moment, then said to the people around him, "Go and investigate the recent movements of the Jiang family in Tanzhou."

Controlling the fire is the priority right now, but the Jiang family of Tanzhou is no nobody, so it's not impossible to investigate them.

With the help of people from the workshop leading the firefighting efforts, and with Jiang Qinyu providing a solution, the fire was eventually contained outside Qinggang Village and did not spread into the village.

Even so, many newly planted winter wheat crops were still damaged. Qinggang Village was originally inhabited by refugees, and now the whole village was in tears.

"Your Excellency, the magistrate must do us justice!"

"We finally settled down here, and all we wanted was to live a peaceful life, but who was it that set fire to all the crops in the fields..."

"How are we supposed to live like this?"

"..."

Jiang Qinyu saw many elderly people with their hair slicked back by the fire, their eyes bloodshot, clutching a few newly sprouted winter wheat stalks in their hands, kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly.

Many children, seeing adults cry, would hug those adults and cry loudly as well.

These people were all dressed in tattered clothes; they didn't even have a single piece of clothing to get through the winter.

Hearing their cries and seeing the scene before her, Jiang Qinyu felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

She said to Wei Chengzong, who was frowning, "Sir, there are still some seeds in Dingshui Village. Please tell everyone to come to Dingshui Village to collect the seeds tomorrow!"

"This..." Wei Chengzhong was overjoyed, but then he thought that if he really agreed, he would be taking advantage of Dingshui Village, so he hesitated again. "Although they are pitiful, we can't let Dingshui Village suffer losses."

Jiang Qinyu shook her head and said, "We won't suffer a loss. They can make up for the cost of the seeds next year after the harvest."

Today's events must have been orchestrated by someone to harm her, leading to this unexpected outcome. Regardless of the circumstances, the people of Qinggang Village have suffered an undeserved calamity.

She currently has over 100,000 points, so buying some seeds in the system shouldn't be a problem.

However, she needs to go back and talk to Village Chief Li first, and then give the seeds to these people in the name of the village!

"Madam, you are truly virtuous!" Wei Chengzong said, bowing. "On behalf of the people of Qinggang Village, I thank you, Madam!"

Jiang Qinyu quickly stepped aside, saying, "You flatter me, sir."

Wei Chengzong immediately announced that the people of Qinggang Village should go to Dingshui Village the next day to get new grain seeds, and the scene immediately changed from wailing to cheers.

The people of Qinggang Village bowed to Wei Chengzong, saying that he was a true upright and just official.

Wei Chengzhong looked towards Jiang Qinyu, only to find that she had already left with Aping.

...

Jiang Qinyu didn't ask about A Ping's identity in detail. Everything at home remained the same. However, after making sure that Jiang Qinyu would be alright, A Ping personally went to the county town.

Three days after the fire, Aping returned.

“Madam, I have found some things that might be useful,” A-Ping said respectfully.

Jiang Qinyu looked at him in surprise, "You've been away from home these past two days to investigate this matter?"

"Yes." Aping immediately told him the information he had found out. "That caravan has been staying at the largest inn in the county town. There's nothing else suspicious about it, except for one thing, which I think the madam might know."

Jiang Qinyu was a little confused, "Me? But I didn't know them before!"

“The waiter at Yunlai Inn said he heard Young Master Jiang’s sister mention Madam’s name, and the Jiang siblings in the inn don’t look like siblings, nor do they look like master and servant. There must be something wrong with their relationship,” Aping analyzed.

Jiang Qinyu frowned. "Miss Jiang mentioned my name? How did they know my name?"

She only mentioned Lu Yanzheng's surname at the time, but didn't introduce herself.

Also, she felt that the girl Jiang looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before. Could it be that she had actually seen her before?

"The specifics still need further investigation, but they were definitely after the lady," A-Ping concluded directly.

He never expected that the Jiang siblings would cause such a commotion, all for the sake of their wife. But what exactly did they want from her?

“Aping,” Jiang Qinyu said to him after a moment of thought, “You’ve been by my side lately, and I suspect they’ll make another move.”

After all, they hadn't achieved their goal, and the other party had gone to such great lengths to kidnap her; she didn't believe they would leave empty-handed.

"Understood, Your subordinate." Aping bowed in response.

Since his skills were exposed, he started referring to himself as a subordinate, which Jiang Qinyu didn't pay any attention to.

However, it's clear that she's not safe around her now, so she can't stay at home.

"Auntie is leaving again?" Pan'er pouted, clearly unhappy.

Jiang Qinyu patted her head, "Pan'er, be good. Auntie will be back soon after she's finished dealing with things."

She just didn't want to cause trouble for her family, so she thought of going away for a while.

Pan'er said sullenly, "I know Auntie has important things to do, I will be good."

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'll take good care of my little sister, as well as Grandpa, Grandma, and Sister Yunzhu," Shufan said, patting his chest.

Jiang Qinyu smiled and patted his head, "Of course I'm at ease leaving the family in Shufan's care."

After saying goodbye to the two children, Jiang Qinyu left Dingshui Village with Aping.

"Madam, where are we going?" Aping asked as he drove the carriage.

Jiang Qinyu said, "Your general has a two-courtyard house in the county town. Let's go there first!"

When Lu Yanzheng came back last time, he gave her the land deed and house deed. Otherwise, Jiang Qinyu would either have to buy a house herself or stay in an inn.

Upon hearing this, Aping asked for the address, and the two headed towards Yongshan County.

Jiang Qinyu sat in the car, going through all the young women she had met since she transmigrated into the past in her mind.

She seemed to know who that Miss Jiang was.