Chapter 113 Too Early
"Your family was only sentenced to exile, how come those people won't even let you get a doctor? That's outrageous!"
Pei Jishi originally planned to take good care of Yun Zhao's father when he went to Jiangnan.
It seems he needs to set off earlier.
Yun Zhao struggled to climb down from Xu Yifei's arms and knelt down to pay homage to Pei Jishi.
“Master, Zhao Zhao knows that doing this will put you in a difficult position, but you are the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley.”
If Master intervenes, they will certainly not dare to obstruct you. Please, Master, save my father!
Pei Jishi quickly helped her up, his face full of heartache.
"Zhao Zhao, what are you saying? The Prince of Jin is a man with the world in his heart, not to mention he is your father."
Your master will certainly do everything in his power to help! I will depart for Jiangnan early tomorrow morning.
Your senior brother will stay here to handle the aftermath. Don't worry, once I arrive in Jiangnan, I will definitely find a way to help your father!
Upon hearing this, Xu Yifei quickly followed suit and bowed.
"Thank you very much, Elder Pei!"
The three were talking in the corner, unaware of the person hiding behind the tent.
The next morning, Ding Yan left Yangguan County, accompanied by Pei Jishi.
Yong'an Palace in the capital city.
"Father, you've come in such a hurry, is there something important?"
Empress Qi Ling received news that her father, Qi Weijie, had submitted his token of kinship early that morning to request an audience.
After all the concubines had left, Qi Ling finally had time to see him.
"Has Your Majesty heard of the plague in Jiangnan?"
"Of course, His Majesty has already sent Ding Yan to thoroughly investigate this matter, and the Ministry of Revenue has also drafted disaster relief regulations. Father, why are you so anxious? What changes have occurred in this matter?"
Qi Ling didn't quite understand her father's anxiety.
"Your Majesty, you are unaware that the Governor-General of Jiangnan has concealed this matter. If Ding Yan truly discovers something, I fear..."
Qi Weijie hesitated, but Qi Ling immediately understood.
"Did my cousin do anything underhanded in this matter?"
The Governor-General of Jiangnan commanded 20,000 troops in the Jiangnan region, which was also wealthy and one of the Empress's sources of revenue.
Not to mention, Liang Yuanchong, the Governor-General of Jiangnan, was a key figure in the corruption scandal.
Once Liang Yuanchong is arrested, given Ding Yan's personality, he will likely bring up the embezzlement case as well for trial.
We must not let Ding Yan uncover any more clues in this case that we finally managed to suppress!
"When the dam was being built, the son of one family was serving as the supervisor inside. He noticed something was amiss."
After reporting this to Liang Yuanchong, they were killed on a pretext. The family happened to be the largest medicine merchant in Jiangnan.
When the plague first broke out, they burned all the mugwort and secretly sent all the herbs out of Jiangnan.
This resulted in a complete lack of medicine in the entire Jiangnan region. He tried everywhere to contact Medicine King Valley, but who knew...
A group of refugees were sent to Yangguan County, while the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley descended the mountain.
Being trapped in Yangguan County is why this matter was sent to the Emperor before it was even resolved!
Upon receiving the news, Qi Weijie immediately went to the palace to see if his daughter had any solutions.
"Does Father know who sent the refugees to Yangguan County?"
"This matter is strange. I still haven't been able to find the report about Prince Jin's involvement in corruption."
"Who did this? I suspect that the person who sent the refugees to Yangguan County is the same person who framed the Prince of Jin!"
This is the first time in Qi Weijie's many years in office that such a situation has occurred, one that cannot be investigated at all.
Hearing her father's words, Qi Ling's face darkened.
“Father, if that’s really the case, we only have two paths to take.”
Qi Weijie nodded heavily after hearing this.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, leave this matter to your father."
"Father, how is the situation now that I asked you to find someone to kill Xu Qingyi and her daughter?"
For Qi Ling, this matter was even more important.
"The Shadow people haven't replied yet, but I think it's too early to take action now."
The road to exile was fraught with danger; these orphans and widows probably wouldn't survive until they reached Lingnan.
"Father, you should know that I feel disgusted every day they live."
Qi Ling stood up and adjusted her phoenix robe. When she looked at Qi Weijie, her eyes showed a hint of dissatisfaction.
Qi Weijie concealed the dissatisfaction in his eyes and nodded slightly.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will follow up on this matter closely after we return."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Father."
When Qi Weijie left Yong'an Palace, he could no longer suppress the anger on his face.
The eldest son, Qi Qin, hurriedly stepped forward.
"What's wrong, Father? What did the Empress say?"
"Go and arrange to meet the Shadow's contact at Yueya Tower, and prepare five hundred taels of silver."
After saying that, Qi Weijie got into the carriage with a dark expression.
Seeing this, Qi Qin couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Is my sister throwing a tantrum at our father again?
Ever since her father forced her younger sister to become the second prince's wife, her younger sister has fallen out with her father.
It wasn't until the birth of the youngest prince and the successful ascension of the second prince to the throne that the father and daughter had a common goal, which eased the tension considerably.
Does my sister know about the Prince of Jin?
Qi Qin shook his head helplessly and hurriedly left the palace to contact Shadow.
Meanwhile, Luo Qing led his men to find Yang Jingyan, demanding that he stamp the documents and let them leave.
Luo Qing originally thought he would have to come up with many reasons, but to his surprise, Yang Jingyan handed him the documents without saying a word.
Luo Qing looked him over suspiciously, flipping through the documents again and again.
There was nothing strange about it; it seemed they were really going to let them go.
"Then we'll leave in half an hour. Lord Yang, you have no objections?"
"Of course, it is your freedom to leave whenever you want, and I will not stop you."
Yang Jingyan spoke frankly, which startled Luo Qing.
"Where are the Xu and Wei families located?"
"It's right in the backyard. Neither of those two families has contracted the plague, so you can take them away without worry."
Yang Jingyan even had someone guide Luo Qing, and his considerate manner only made Luo Qing more suspicious.
What puzzled him even more was that as soon as he arrived at the backyard, he saw the Xu brothers already carrying large and small bags onto the donkey cart.
Seeing Luo Qing approach, Yun Zhao hurriedly asked, "Can we leave now?"
Didn't they make all sorts of excuses not to leave before?
Why are you in such a hurry to leave all of a sudden?
There must be something fishy going on!
"Wait, I need to check your carriages and flatbed wagons!"
"Why should I? These are Zhichun's and the others' things. They're not criminals. You have no right to look at them!"
Xu Yinan retorted.
That's the right attitude!
Luo Qing sneered, "If you don't want me to investigate, then don't follow me. Even if you do follow me on the road..."
And don't expect me to let you eat anything from the carriage, lest you think exile is a spring outing!
"you!"
"Second Uncle, let them investigate."
Yun Zhao pulled Xu Yinan back. She had long ago hidden the hidden weapon in her spatial storage, and no matter how he searched, he couldn't find anything.
After all that trouble, Luo Qing finally felt at ease and let them set off with two large cartloads of goods.
Several officials searched the place thoroughly, but ultimately found nothing.
Luo Qing observed the reactions of the two families and, seeing that they did not look strange, nodded in agreement.
When he changed back into prison clothes, put on shackles, and left the county government office, Yang Jingyan personally came to see him off.
As Yun Zhao rode his iconic tiger out of the city gate, he attracted the attention of many people.
After Wei Jingchen's intentional or unintentional introductions over the past few days, the people already knew that the little divine doctor was the daughter of the Prince of Jin, and that she was an exiled person.
When Xian Pingyan saw the Xu and Wei families leaving the city in shackles, he knew they were leaving.
He hurriedly stepped forward and stopped the person.
Luo Qing drew his sword with a "whoosh," frowned, and said, "Are you trying to break me out of prison?"
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