Jiang Yimian nodded, pointed to the person beside her, and said with a smile, "This is a high-ranking official from the Inspectorate. Once he has ordered his men to investigate everything and confirm that there was nothing wrong with what happened to the Zhou family back then, he will give you justice."
She could tell from the conversation that these people were naive; if it weren't for what happened back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
From their conversation, they learned quite a bit about Xie Yang's plans, and now they could take advantage of it.
All things considered, these two did help.
Adding to the mix a person who can make high-powered gunpowder would certainly mean he would be placed under the supervision of the imperial court. Keeping him in that secluded little village would not be a good thing for either the Great Jin Dynasty or the surrounding countries.
As long as the subsequent investigation into the Zhou family doesn't reveal any major problems, clearing their name would actually be a good thing, saving this person from continuing to think about even more powerful gunpowder.
She believed the person in front of her meant no harm, but if someone with ill intentions learned about Zhou Yiwen, they would surely become greedy.
Seeing that Jiang Yimian was not joking, Zhou Yiwen and Shen Sui looked at Lu Cijian with delight and were about to kneel down, saying, "Thank you, Lord Lu."
Lu Cijian simply nodded, then stopped the two and said, "These matters are the responsibility of the government. I will order them to investigate thoroughly."
Zhou Yiwen nodded repeatedly, his face no longer showing any of the previous wariness and fear, only joy.
The Zhou family finally has a chance to overturn their case.
Shen Sui, standing to the side, also wore a face full of joy.
After sending the Zhou family members away by small boat, Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian had a good discussion before finalizing their plan to go to Xiliang.
Two days later.
A ship finally approached a secluded peninsula in the gray night.
This peninsula is quite far from Weizhou, and is almost an uncontrolled area.
In the dim light of night, only the mountain ranges stretching across the peninsula were barely discernible.
Then, flames finally broke out on the island, and the small flames gathered together to form a line.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for the clear description in that young master Xie's letter, they probably wouldn't have known the location of this island.
It was fortunate that Zhou Yiwen and his group were unfamiliar with the sea; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily lured to the wrong island by their coded message.
The ship slowly approached the shore, but Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian did not rush to get off. Instead, they stood on the deck and looked towards the island.
Lin Yan'an, who was standing to the side, cleared his throat and said to the island, "I wonder if the brothers on the island could come out and meet us?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the flickering lights in the bushes gradually disappeared, replaced by a probing voice, "Are you from the Zhou family?"
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow; Xie Yang indeed knew Zhou Yiwen's identity.
Unfortunately, this Mr. Zhou thought he had hidden himself very well, and was pleased that no one knew their true identities.
Lin Yan'an looked at Lu Cijian and Jiang Yimian, and seeing them nod, he said, "You are Young Master Xie's people? Where is he? Tell him to come out and see us."
Upon hearing this, the people in the bushes finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Before long, a number of men dressed in black suddenly appeared from the bushes on both sides and from the woods not far away.
Most of them were from Xiliang, with only a few from Jin.
As soon as those people appeared, they went straight toward the ship.
The people on the boat showed some surprise, seemingly not expecting so many people from Xiliang.
Flying Eagle's gaze fell on the people standing on the deck, then swept over Lin Yan'an, and looked at Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he quickly looked away and respectfully said to the people on the deck, "Young Master Zhou, Madam Zhou, my young master is the one who contacted you."
He is currently facing difficulties and is temporarily out of town in Da Jin. We request that you all come with us.
As he spoke, he gestured for the people on deck to enter.
Jiang Yimian, who had already disguised herself, immediately put on a frightened expression, nestled in Lu Cijian's arms, and said nervously, "Husband, that Young Master Xie isn't a bad person, is he?"
Lu Cijian smiled slightly, staring at the person in his arms, and said in a good mood, "No, I believe Young Master Xie. Since he wants to invite us to be his guests, then let's go."
As he spoke, he helped the person next to him walk up the ladder next to the deck.
Jiang Yimian secretly pinched the person next to her when no one was looking and whispered, "Don't be so happy."
Lu Cijian's smile deepened. "I couldn't help it."
Seeing this, Flying Eagle breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this young master Zhou was indeed interested in his prince; otherwise, they might have really resorted to violence today.
If they want to get this young master Zhou to do things for them willingly at that time, it will be quite difficult.
However, we still need to test the waters first.
As soon as Jiang Yimian and her companion stepped off the deck, the Xiliang people hurriedly tried to board the ship, but were stopped by Lin Yan'an and his group.
Seeing this, Tuva frowned, looked at Lu Cijian and the others, and said with dissatisfaction, "What do you mean by this? Didn't you say you were here to deliver gunpowder?"
Let us inspect the goods, at least. Who knows what kind of stuff you brought?"
If Xie Yang weren't still useful, they wouldn't have listened to that person and come to pick up the goods.
If we follow his advice, we should just kidnap these people; there's no need for all this trouble.
Lu Cijian frowned and looked at Fei Ying.
Flying Eagle simply lowered his head and said earnestly, "I know that Young Master Zhou is not the kind of person who would break his promises, but the inspection of the goods cannot be omitted."
Lu Cijian frowned, his voice carrying a hint of coldness, "Inspecting the goods is fine, but shouldn't Young Master Xie hand over the money he promised me?"
Flying Eagle was taken aback, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Please wait until we reach our destination to discuss the matter of the silver."
The prince doesn't have that much silver to spare these days, and even if he did, he wouldn't use it for this.
Lu Cijian merely raised an eyebrow and said, "If that's the case, then let's do the same with the inspection of the goods. I've delivered quite a few goods to Young Master Xie before; surely we have that much trust between us?"
Young Master Xie's letter seemed to invite me to come and help; it didn't sound like he was asking for a favor.
After learning that Xie Yang and Zhou Yiwen had never met and had only exchanged a few simple letters, he didn't have many concerns and didn't intend to deliberately create a persona for Zhou Yiwen. He would only occasionally show some of his obsession with gunpowder.
Flying Eagle paused for a moment, then hesitated, looking quite troubled.
Upon hearing this, Tuva snorted coldly and said with dissatisfaction, "I don't care what you and Xie Yang achieved, you must inspect the goods today."
"If you can't make powerful gunpowder, I'll kill you all on the spot."
As he spoke, he drew a curved knife from his waist and slashed at the person not far away.
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