Qin Wan saw the two people's little movements. She raised her eyebrows slightly and knew that there was something wrong with these two people. She didn't let her catch their little braids before, but she saw it this time.
The governor appeared to be submissive on the surface, but secretly he was still unwilling to obey. If Xie Qing still used his people, he would probably pretend to obey but actually disobey him.
Qin Wan turned to look at Xie Qing, and their eyes met and then separated, but they seemed to have a telepathic connection and understood each other's thoughts tacitly.
Qin Wan felt relieved, as long as Xie Qing had a plan.
Xie Qing was busy in the government office until nightfall, and only then did he barely finish the tasks at hand.
When the prefect saw Xie Qing finished his work, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, we have already cleared two courtyards at home. Please move to the back house to rest."
The prefect lived in the prefectural yamen, with the yamen in front and the residence in the back, which was very convenient.
Xie Qing didn't even look at him, and said calmly: "I live in the post station."
The prefect quickly said, "How can the post station be safe in the prefecture?"
Xie Qing looked at him, said nothing, and walked away.
Qin Wan took a step behind and said to the prefect, "If anyone has evil intentions, even in the palace they won't be safe. We appreciate your kindness, sir."
She nodded slightly and followed Xie Qing's steps.
The post station has been taken over by Xie Qing's people, and all the original people in the post station have been allowed to go home on vacation.
After the post station was tidied up and cleaned, all the items at the entrance were taken away by the guards and given away, and Yijia led people to buy new ones.
The water used was also brought down from Qingquan Mountain, and there were only two trucks of water in total.
In the evening, Yijia will help Qin Wan take a bath.
Qin Wan waved her hand and said, "Water is hard to come by these days, so there's no need to bathe. Just wipe yourself."
Yijia tried to persuade her, but seeing her determined expression, she stopped and helped her wash up when she heard a knock on the door.
Tao Yao lowered the curtains of the inner room and went to open the door. Seeing that it was the eunuch beside His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she smiled with her eyes curved: "So it's Eunuch Lu. Have you found the prince?"
Taoyao just asked casually and didn't expect Xiaoluzi to be able to answer.
Xiao Luzi smiled and said, "The palace has sent someone to contact His Highness. He replied and told me to go directly to the Qiang tribe to negotiate with the Qiang king. He also asked me to bring back 500 palace soldiers for His Highness to deploy."
Qin Wan came out of the inner room while tying her belt and said with a smile, "We are in need of people. The people you brought with you can solve our urgent needs."
Xiao Luzi said, "Who says it's not true? Your Highness's action truly saved my life." He added, "Miss Qin, our Highness invites you over."
Qin Wan nodded. Since everyone in the inn was hers, she didn't tie her hair up anymore. She just took a long hairpin, casually tied her hair into a bun, and went to Xie Qing's room.
When Qin Wan opened the door, she saw several people kneeling on the ground. She took another look out of curiosity, and their eyes widened instantly. There was actually a beautiful girl following the prince!
Their eyes rolled around instantly, and they turned around to send a message, asking someone to place two beautiful girls next to the prince to whisper in his ear, and that should be all right.
Qin Wan looked at their eyes, their calculations about to fall apart. She frowned slightly and pointed at them with her chin: "What is this?"
Xie Qing said: "The families of Lei Da and others are said to be the families of the prefect's wife. And those few, one is the family of the county magistrate's wife, one is the family of the county magistrate's wife, and another is the family of the deputy prefect. The one over there is the family of the governor's daughter-in-law."
Qin Wan sat down next to Xie Qing and fanned them gently. "They are all officials' families. They are breaking the law knowingly. Is there any use for His Royal Highness keeping them?"
Xie Qing looked at the brush in his hand and smiled lightly, "Among these people, only Lei Da fought stubbornly and lost his life. The others were very careful about their lives and surrendered as soon as they met. I think they thought their sister and brother-in-law, or their younger sister and brother-in-law, could rescue them."
In front of these people, the two discussed where they came from and where they were going.
Qin Wan gently fanned herself and sneered, "These people can't commit corruption themselves, so they use their wives' families. When something goes wrong, they let others take the blame. They use divorces, murder wives, and so on. They have so many ways to get away with it, and it's so easy for them to get away with it. What a good trick."
As soon as these words came out, the people kneeling on the ground were struck by lightning, and immediately collapsed to the ground, crying:
"Have mercy! We'll tell you everything you want to know! Everything!"
"I have evidence! I have account books and correspondence, all at home! Your Highness, please send someone to get them!"
The person who said this was the family of the governor's daughter-in-law.
To put it nicely, these people are the maternal family, but in fact they are just distant relatives of their maternal family. They may not be related to the three or four Yi tribes.
A good scapegoat.
When they were making money, they were a loving family, but now that they heard that their lives were in danger, they immediately turned against each other.
Xie Qing asked someone to record their statements and sent someone to collect evidence such as account books and letters.
The more they talked, the darker Xie Qing's face became.
Qin Wan looked at him worriedly, and was relieved to see that he had managed to control his temper. Yes, this was the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince who had lived a new life.
I don't know how many years I've been pretending to be a playboy. If I still can't control my temper, won't I be taken advantage of in this life?
Xie Qing waited for them to finish their testimony, then raised his hand and had them taken away.
Qin Wan now understood that those who would be taken to Caishikou and beheaded tomorrow were the few ruffians who helped to seize the water source, and the families of these officials...
Qin Wan raised her eyes and looked at Xie Qing: "You want to take these officials' families into the capital, right?"
Without outsiders around, Xie Qing's temper was no longer restrained, and his face was very unpleasant: "Prefect Song has a good wife, and Lao Wu has a good uncle. They have made a lot of money over the years. At least 70% of the money that the Tongzhi, County Magistrate, and County Magistrate have passed through their hands has gone into Prefect Song's pocket."
"And the silver we seized from Prefect Song's house is less than two or three of that. Where is the rest? Is there any need to guess? Fifth Brother's mother is just a concubine, and she made so much money. I wonder how much more the concubines, imperial concubines, and even the empress made."
Qin Wan looked at Xie Qing in disbelief. "The Queen is your aunt! Are you saying this because you suspect the King's uncle has also embezzled money? Your Highness, this is not the palace, let alone the East Palace. Be careful of ears."
Xie Qing exhaled a breath of foul air and nodded slightly. The depression in his heart disappeared after seeing Qin Wan's concerned eyes. He smiled and said, "If they are not greedy for money, they naturally won't be afraid of my investigation."
"I will take these people directly to the capital and hand them over to the emperor for disposal. As for what will happen to Rupin, it will also depend on the emperor's wishes."
Qin Wan saw the sneer on his lips and knew that the Fifth Prince was finished this time.
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