The attendant outside the door came in to report.

"Master, it's Madam Jiao."

A-Kai glanced at Murong Yue.

"Please come in, Madam Jiao."

A lady with a face like a silver plate, wearing a plain silver hairpin in her hair, entered.

He was carrying a food box.

"Young lady, did I disturb you?"

Madam Jiao smiled gently, clearly a kind person.

Murong Yue shook her head. "No."

She could already smell the delicious aroma.

Madam Jiao placed the food box on the table and took out two small plates from it.

"I heard you're from the capital, so I suppose you haven't tried our local specialties."

"These fried small crispy fish are only available during this season."

"I made two servings today, so you can try them."

"I hope you have a great time here."

Madam Jiao's visit was out of courtesy.

The girl has been staying for several days, and the money she has paid is equivalent to her entire family's annual income.

The rain has lessened.

It seems they're about to leave.

Both morally and logically, I should come here.

"Thank you, Madam," Murong Yue could sense the other party's sincerity.

Ah Hao stepped forward with a smile.

He picked up the plate next to him and said, "These are some snacks we bought when we passed through Huaizhou."

"Please try it."

Although Murong Yue was drooling a little.

But she cannot eat any ingredients that Ah Hao and the imperial physician have not seen before.

That's what the teacher said.

When does the dragon boat race start?

Madam Jiao looked up at the sky.

"If it doesn't rain heavily, let's do it tomorrow."

"If it rains heavily, it's hard to say."

"I heard there's a severe drought in the north. If it gets drought-stricken here too, then we'll be in trouble."

Murong Yue nodded.

I agree.

Madam Jiao looked worried again.

"However, if there is heavy rain, I don't know if the upstream dikes can hold up."

What kind of dam?

Seeing that Murong Yue was interested, Madam Jiao said a few more words.

“Our Wuzhou has always been plagued by floods.”

"However, the imperial court repairs the dikes every year, which is much better than the Yue Kingdom to the south."

"But this year the rain came earlier than usual, and the dikes haven't been repaired yet."

"Sigh, why should we ordinary people worry about this?"

"If something really happens, the imperial court will notify you in advance."

It's clear that Lady Jiao trusts the imperial court a lot.

After chatting with the parents for a while, and after Madam Jiao left, Qi Yuan sent back news of his investigation.

"Among the Black Lions, Red Cross, and Yellow Lions teams, Yellow Lions is the strongest."

"They've won the championship twice in a row."

"He also represented the county in the official dragon boat race in Wuzhou."

"The Black Lions team secretly hired some powerful figures from other counties as members this year."

"It is said that it cost one thousand taels of silver."

"The Red Lions team doesn't have that much financial strength, so they can only hope to train hard."

That's roughly what happened.

"Master, should we intervene?"

Murong Yue shook her head.

"It's unfair, but they can solve it themselves."

It's not like anyone's life is at stake, so how could she possibly manage it?

But on that very night, something happened in Jiao County.

Murong Yue was sleeping soundly when a commotion suddenly broke out in the street.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

The dam has burst?

Murong Yue sat up abruptly.

No, "走水了" means "fire has broken out".

After a period of chaos and fighting, the air was filled with the acrid smell of smoke.

The attendant entered the courtyard and reported to Qi Yuan.

Murong Yue stood at the doorway, wearing a coat.

"How about it?"

"Master, there's a light rain, so the fire isn't big, but the expert the Red Lions hired is dead."

Um?

That doesn't seem right.

Murong Yue could smell the conspiracy.

"Did he die a horrible death?"

"I wanted to ask, were they burned to death?"

Qi Yuan shook his head, "Our people only had time for a quick glance, they didn't have time to look closely."

"I don't know how the person died."

Because of this commotion, the dragon boat race will have to be postponed.

Murong Yue waved her hand and went back to her room to sleep.

"We'll take a look at the trial tomorrow, and if there are no problems, we'll set off."

"I'm not watching the dragon boat races anymore."

"yes."

The next day, Murong Yue got up early.

After a hurried breakfast, they headed straight to the county government office with Ah Hao.

Before setting off, make sure you've seen all the excitement.

This is a major event in Jiao County.

The area outside the county government office was packed with people.

"That Black Lions team actually invited outsiders to compete, that's really underhanded!"

That's what they say, but the man is dead.

"Respect for the dead is paramount."

"So what do we say now?"

"The Black Lions said that the other two teams must have killed the people they hired."

"Both of the other teams said it wasn't them."

Murong Yue squeezed into the crowd. This time she arrived early and got the front row seats with Ahao.

Three dragon boat teams, with more than sixty people.

The government office was packed with people, like a vegetable market.

"You were the ones who did it!"

"The coroner said the fatal wound was the stab wound to the heart."

"Shut up. I already said that we each have an alibi."

"Besides, we're not as despicable as you."

"If you can't win the game, hire someone."

"Heh heh, let's see how you explain yourselves now!"

The three parties were arguing fiercely.

Those who can participate in dragon boat races are mostly families with a little money.

Moreover, the Black Lions team includes several members from powerful and wealthy families.

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