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The bright sunlight shines into the palace through the open carved windows, so bright that it is a little dazzling. The cool breeze and warm sun in the summer morning are the best match. It is neither cold nor hot, which makes people feel very comfortable.
In the huge Shaohua Palace, the palace maids were dressing Ji Xingzhi and combing her hair. Ji Xingzhi was almost eight years old now. Although she could do things like dressing and combing her hair easily, she was too lazy to do it herself.
Normally, it was the eldest eunuch who took care of it for her, but as she got older, she became more and more shy and felt more and more embarrassed to ask the eldest eunuch for help. In the past, Aunt Xun would take care of it, but unfortunately, Aunt Xun had left the palace two years ago, saying that something had happened at home and she wanted to go home. Ji Xingzhi gave Aunt Xun some silver and approved her to leave the palace.
Later, Ji Xingzhi heard from the eunuch that Aunt Xun's son had accidentally broken both legs and might never be able to stand up again.
Ji Xingzhi took the belt from the maid and tied it on her own: "Everyone, step back."
The palace maids all bowed and retreated.
Soon, a young eunuch stood at the door and announced, "The Emperor, Lord Zhou wishes to see you."
Ji Xingzhi nodded slightly when he heard this: "Let him in."
Zhou Zheng was dressed in a black guard uniform, with his long hair tied up high, looking very handsome.
As soon as he entered, Zhou Zheng bowed his head and saluted Ji Xingzhi: "Your subordinate greets the emperor."
Ji Xingzhi waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "No need to be so polite. You came so early. Have you checked everything I asked you to check?"
Zhou Zheng nodded and replied, "I've checked it out."
After a pause, Zhou Zheng continued, "The result was a little unexpected. My subordinates found out that the merchant who took in the homeless children was named Du Jiang. He was a wealthy cloth merchant. Five of the ten cloth shops in the imperial city were owned by the Du family. The Du family had been engaged in the cloth business in the imperial capital for generations, but they had always been unknown. It was only after Du Jiang took over the Du family business that the Du family rose to prominence.
But the Du family's wealth didn't come from the cloth business, but from the children Du Jiang took in."
Hearing this, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but frown slightly and asked in confusion: "Child?"
What profit could be gained from taking in those children? Providing them with food and shelter was a losing proposition no matter how you looked at it.
Zhou Zheng nodded slightly. "That's right. Du Jiang raised all these children under the Du family's name in a courtyard in the south of the city. The courtyard was sparsely populated and very secluded. Du Jiang spared no expense to hire many teachers to teach these children talents, including singing and dancing, painting, piano playing, martial arts, and so on.
When these children have finished their studies, Du Jiang will sell them to make a profit. These children may become slaves, maids, wives or concubines...
"Is there no one who notices such blatant human trafficking?" Ji Xingzhi asked puzzledly.
The public security in the imperial capital of Lizhou seems to be quite good, so how could such a thing happen?
Zhou Zheng replied, "It's not that there haven't been any. It's said that a teacher noticed something and reported it to the authorities. The authorities went to search the yard, but the children all said Du Jiang was a good man and refused to let the authorities take him away. Furthermore, the teacher had no evidence, so he had no choice but to let him go."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but curl her lips slightly: "It really is true that he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world."
"Also, Miss Su should be on her way to Huazhou Country now." Zhou Zheng said.
Ji Xingzhi nodded and let Zhou Zheng leave.
Zhou Zheng excused himself and took two steps before he heard Ji Xingzhi ask anxiously, "Wait, did Su Cheng just leave?"
Zhou Zheng was slightly stunned: "Yes."
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