Li Xiaochen originally wanted to hide and not let Yuxin see him covered in blood, but he still ran into her, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.
"What was the result? Did you get any information from them?"
"He is one of the Third Prince's men."
Li Xiaochen said in a deep voice, which reminded him of Yu Xin's thoughts in the Imperial Study, that the Third Prince was an accomplice to this drought, and that without the Third Prince's interference, so many people would not have died.
It seems it's all true. Luckily, Yuxin managed to control the situation as soon as she arrived, otherwise things wouldn't be as wonderful as they are now.
[As expected, the book had predicted that the Third Prince would sabotage the drought. Unexpectedly, he planted a leader in the North City. If she hadn't arrived and arrested him, the North City would probably have already erupted into riots.]
She came to the government office on a whim, hoping to catch him off guard and discover his hidden treasure. Even she had to admit, the way he hid the money was brilliant; who would hide so much silver under the government office's outhouse?
[If Zhao Yi and his men hadn't caught her red-handed and prevented her from hiding the money, Lin Yuxin wouldn't have wanted it at all. She would have sent it all back to the Emperor.]
[However, the Third Prince's henchmen have already been captured. I wonder if the Third Prince will be furious when he finds out? With so much gold and silver, he'll probably be like the Crown Prince, coughing up blood and needing to recover for half a month?]
Thinking of this, Lin Yuxin looked gloating.
Li Xiaochen heard her thoughts and saw her happy expression. He really wanted to reach out and pat her head, but when he thought about how dirty he looked, he held back.
"You go ahead and do your work. I'm going to wash up and change my clothes."
Li Xiaochen spoke to her softly.
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