Fortunately, he had the foresight to immediately take out a jade pendant engraved with a dragon pattern from his body. He had secretly asked Liu Cheng for this jade pendant in the letter, but he did not specify that he had to have a jade pendant. He only asked for a token, which he could show to the official so that he would not have to bow to him.

Ye Moxun's words in the letter were subtle. At that time, Liu Chengyu wanted to borrow grain from him, as well as sweet potato seeds, corn seeds, potato seeds, and some fruit trees. When you need someone's help, you naturally have to show sincerity.

So when he sent someone to collect the grain, he also sent the jade pendant that he always carried with him. He had several of these jade pendants, all of which were bestowed upon him by the late emperor. Before, when he was just a grandson of the emperor, these jade pendants were not as important as they are now.

Now that he is about to be named Crown Prince, this jade pendant will be of great use. The Prince Xian's health is not as good as before. After he ascended the throne, he intended to make his eldest son, Liu Chengyu, the Crown Prince, but he had too many things to do, so he had put it off.

The prefect naturally recognized royal items. He had once been Liu Chengyu's advisor and knew that this was the jade pendant that Liu Chengyu always carried with him. Who in the world could get Liu Chengyu to give away the jade pendant he wore? Naturally, it was that person.

The prefect was startled. Why had this person come to Changye City? After calming himself down, the prefect was about to get up and bow to him.

Ye Moxun quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, sir. I have only been in Changye City for a couple of days. I happened to encounter a friend in trouble, so I had someone report the case on my behalf. My friend is not in Changye City right now, but he should be able to arrive tomorrow. He will then present witnesses and evidence. I would appreciate your decision, sir."

The Crown Prince's jade pendant had already been brought out, so what could the prefect do but cooperate? "In that case, this case will be postponed until tomorrow. Court adjourned."

The prefect then met with Ye Moxun privately, and the two talked for a while. The prefect wanted to invite him to stay for a meal, but Ye Moxun was thinking about Song Tantan at the inn, so he declined.

"What did the prefect talk to you about?" Song Tantan asked while eating.

"It's nothing, they just want to borrow grain seeds from us." Right now, the entire Great Jin Dynasty needs grain seeds, and many places haven't received any yet, so the prefect has set his sights on Ye Moxun.

"There are plenty of sweet potato vines in the space, just give them to him. As for the others, we'll have to wait for the imperial court to distribute them. I can give some, but not too many, but I can afford a whole sack."

Song Tantan thought that she should ask Liu Chengyu for a token later. She would inevitably run into officials of the court in the future, and if she, a commoner, did not kneel, she would cause trouble, which would be very annoying.

"If we offer up the grain seeds and cement, it will be a great achievement, and we can ask for a sinecure." We don't care about anything else, as long as we don't have to kneel before officials.

Song Tantan shook her head. "We absolutely cannot go see Liu Chengyu and that new emperor. Otherwise, we'll have to make people kneel down again, which is too annoying."

The thought of all the princes and noblemen in the palace, as well as the empresses and such, gives me a headache. I've heard that the rules in the palace are extremely strict, and people of low status have to bow to everyone they meet, which is exhausting.

As evening fell, Ren Yufeng arrived in Changye City with his family. When they met him, Song Tantan and Ye Moxun were both amused and exasperated. It was one thing for the family of three to rush over, but to bring all their belongings in a donkey cart was another.

What's the point of having all this junk? Although the Ren family has lost a lot of money in the past two years under the management of the two illegitimate sons, they still have a few shops, the Ren mansion is still there, and there are two estates outside where they can stay.

There's really no need to transport all this junk from so far away; we'll just have to throw it away later, won't we?

Well, that's their business, it's none of their concern. But we have to stay at the inn tonight, since the Ren family hasn't been taken back yet. The servants in the Ren family are all from the second and third branches of the family, so they definitely won't let Ren Yufeng in.

At this time, Ren Yufeng couldn't afford to stay at the hotel, so he had Ye Moxun pay for it first, saying that he would pay him back later when he got his family property back.

“That must be repaid; our money doesn’t grow on trees.” Song Tantan wholeheartedly agreed.

Not only do she have to pay back the money for the hotel, but she also has to pay back the money for the meals, so that all the hard work she and Ah Xun have put in over the past few days will not have been in vain.

The next day, Ye Moxun did not accompany Ren Yufeng to the yamen. He had already made arrangements with the prefect, and since the second and third branches of the family were still in a daze, and the witnesses and evidence had been found, the case would be decided soon. Ren Yufeng's visit was just a formality.

With nothing to do, Song Tantan wandered around the streets, looking for any trinkets worth buying to take back to Heng'er and Shuang'er. Although there were plenty of toys in the supermarket, there were always some differences between modern and ancient ones, and their children needed to have them all; it wasn't like they couldn't afford them.

Ye Moxun also dotes on the twins, so he enjoys buying toys all the time. The two of them picked and chose and soon filled a big bag.

"We've bought everything, let's find a restaurant to eat at." Song Tantan was in a great mood. She liked the food in Changye City and wanted to try it all.

Turning around, she saw a beggar staring intently at her from a distant corner. As soon as she looked over, the beggar immediately looked away, pretending to look elsewhere. Song Tan became suspicious and stuffed the item into Ye Moxun's hand.

"I'll go take a look. There's a suspicious beggar over there; he seems to be trying to harm us." As Song Tantan spoke, she ran out and quickly reached the beggar.

The beggar was quite agile; seeing her dart over, he took off running, but he was grabbed by the back of his collar after only a few steps.

"Trying to run away? Stop right there!" Song Tantan kicked the beggar in the back of the knee, and the beggar cried out in pain and knelt down on the spot.

"Oh dear, young master, please spare me! It's me, Zhang Wujin!" the beggar wailed, begging for mercy.

Upon closer inspection, it really was Zhang Wujin's grandson. However, "How come you've become like this after only a few days?"

Knowing full well the answer, Liu Shoubei dismounted and went to prison. Even Yan Chao's henchmen were not spared. He, a small fry, was not caught and imprisoned, but he was finished and could no longer make a living.

Zhang Wujin has now fallen to the point where everyone hates him. In just a few days, he has become a beggar. He deliberately smears his face with dirt and black paint, just to avoid being recognized.

He had inadvertently spotted Song Tantan and Ye Moxun and stared at them for a few moments, but they were too perceptive and immediately noticed him, even seizing control of his fate by the back of the neck.

Oops, I misspoke. I grabbed the back of his collar.

"Young masters, please forgive me! I was wrong, I will never dare to extort you again. I was blind to your greatness and dared to make a move on you. I deserve to be punished. I will punish myself. Please let me go."

Zhang Wujin slapped himself hard across the face several times, and his cheeks immediately swelled up.

Song Tantan: "..." He's already fallen to this level, it seems there's really no need to bother with him anymore.

However, she still asked Ye Moxun for his opinion, "Does this count as a fish that slipped through the net? Should we hand it over to the authorities for punishment?"

"Oh my, my little ancestor, I'm just a nobody. I've never done anything heinous. The biggest and most heartless thing I've ever done is extort you and bring dozens of people to try and beat you up. Other than that, it's all just trivial disputes. I really don't deserve to die."

Unexpectedly, this hardware guy has quite a silver tongue, rattling off a bunch of things to exonerate himself.

"Isn't Yan Chao your older brother? He's done so many bad things, do you dare say you weren't involved?" Song Tantan stepped on his back to prevent him from escaping.