"Uh-huh!"

Helian Yu took his seat and ate his meal seriously, and Xie Rangchen also ate his meal attentively.

Chang Zuo's brain was in a knot, staring at the envelope in his hand, not understanding for a moment whether Helian Yu's behavior was scheming.

After breakfast, Chang Zuo went to deliver the letter, and Helian Yu followed Xie Rangchen.

"Master, do you also want me to go back and be a princess?"

"The capital is treacherous, and you are lively and noisy. The Imperial Master's Mansion will always protect you, but there will inevitably be times when we fail to take care of you. The identity of a princess is just an extra layer of protection for you."

"If you don't want to live in the palace, then stay in the Imperial Master's Mansion."

…

…

"Madam! Have you divided the money for the Xue family and Concubine Shu? There can't be any mistakes!" Jingzhao Yin dragged his big fat belly and yelled at his wife impatiently.

Mrs. Lin was even more anxious, and she slammed the table and angrily said, "I asked you to go find your daughter, but did you find her?"

"Didn't they send someone there? Madam, don't worry. The most urgent matter is the matter with the Xue family and Concubine Shu. We must make proper arrangements."

"Not in a hurry? I think you are a coward! You are the prefect of Jingzhao, and someone dares to kidnap your daughter! If you are not a coward, then what are you!"

"Don't talk nonsense, you bitch!"

'call out--'

A dart stuck in the wooden table between the two of them, scaring them so much that their faces turned pale.

Madam Lin nudged Jingzhao Yin and hissed, "Go and get it and have a look."

The fat on Jingzhao Yin's face trembled three times, and he shook his head with a pale face, "No, no, what if the dart is poisonous..."

Mrs. Lin was so angry that she kicked him on the butt and pulled out the dart and envelope in anger.

After opening the envelope and quickly reading the contents, Mrs. Lin slammed the table in anger.

"My daughter was kidnapped by bandits. I want one million taels of silver to redeem her."

Jingzhao Yin shouted anxiously: "I don't have it!"

Madam Lin screamed, "How dare you?! These bandits know what you are doing. If you don't send them the money, they will file a complaint with the emperor! They said that even if they have to sacrifice their lives, they will take our family with them!"

Jingzhao Yin panicked and sat down on the ground, muttering: "What should I do, what should I do..."

"Go and prepare the silver!" Mrs. Lin made a prompt decision.

"No, the Xue family and Concubine Shu..."

Jingzhao Yin collapsed on the ground and couldn't stand up.

"It's better to take it easy with the Xue family and Concubine Shu than to be sued by those desperate bandits!"

The two of them were in chaos, but misfortunes never come alone.

"Master, Madam, someone from Prince Ning's Mansion is here to invite Miss to come over and play."

Jingzhao Yin couldn't utter a word and stared blankly at Madam Lin.

Mrs. Lin calmly waved her hand and said, "Just tell her that the young lady has caught a cold and is recuperating at home. She can go out to play after she is well in two days."

After the servants left, the Lin couple hurried to prepare the silver.

The instigator of this chaos was happily teasing her master.

"Master, Master, are you really not going out for a walk? There shouldn't be any bosses out there who would extort money today."

Xie Rangchen walked Helian Yu to the door and stopped, "No, today I want to pick some guards with good skills and maids who are nimble and skillful, so you and Chang Zuo can have fun."

As he spoke, Xie Rangchen took out the black purse from his waist and handed it to Helian Yu, "Here are ten taels of silver and two 1,000-tael silver notes."

"Master's purse is so beautiful!"

"...If you like me, I'll stay."

"Hehe, how can I not accept this? Master is so kind!"

Xie Rangchen: “…”

Chang Zuo jumped down from the carriage and pointed at the ring on Xie Rangchen's hand, "Sir, the jade ring on your hand is really beautiful."

He raised his eyes and looked towards Chang Zuo, his brows and eyes distant: "I think so too."

Chang Zuo: “…”

Helian Yu chuckled, dragged the 'sad' Chang Zuo onto the carriage, and waved to Xie Rangchen, "Master, wait for us to come back~"

When they reached the outskirts of Beijing, the carriage met up with Helian Chi's group.

The group settled down in a farm, surrounded by open fields covered with a layer of hazy green winter wheat.

After entering the manor, Helian Yu and Helian Chi went to the main house, where the servants prepared cakes and hot milk and fruit soup, which did not seem like the style of arresting Jingzhao Yin.

Helian Yu and Helian Chi enjoyed the meal very much.

"Fourth brother, do you have enough evidence?" Helian Yu asked while he had time.

"We have almost all the evidence, Chen Sili has confessed everything, the only thing missing is Lin Du's account book. I have already sent people to search for it."

"Fourth brother is really good at handling cases, but I deserve credit for that!"

"Of course, you deserve the most credit."

Chang Zuo squatted by the door holding a long sword. He couldn't understand why the young master would refuse to give him the jade ring when he asked for it.

Could it be that... the purse is cheap and the jade ring is expensive?

The little daughter of the Lin family was tied up in the house, her mouth was gagged, her eyes were blindfolded, and she couldn't make a single sound.

Helian Chi's servant came to report: "Your Highness, Lord Lin has arrived."

Helian Chi put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Helian Yu, "I'll go in first, you can feel out his attitude."

Helian Yu waved at him repeatedly, her little mouth unable to open for a word to reply.

After Helian Chi hid in the compartment, Jingzhao Yin entered the room.

Seeing that Helian Yu was young and that his daughter was safe, the fear in his eyes lessened a little.

"You kidnapped my daughter?"

"No, it's my father. He is the most famous bandit around here!" Helian Yu looked proud, still holding the cake in his hand, jumped off the chair and walked towards Jingzhao Yin, "My father said that you have made a big mistake, you can only give us money, otherwise he will file a complaint with the emperor and have your entire family executed!"

Seeing that Helian Yu was a child, Jingzhao Yin, relying on his high position and middle-aged status, naturally refused to humble himself before a child.

So he put on airs, put his hands behind his back and said, "Why did your bandit father let a child like you come to negotiate? Is he afraid that I would arrest him?"

"No, you killed a decent woman and deserve to die. He didn't want to see you, so he asked me to come. Daddy said you don't deserve to see him."

"You are quite brave." Jingzhao Yin gradually lost his fear.

He saw that there were not many people around, just a few servants, and the people he brought were enough to take them down, so he revealed his true colors.

"I am a scourge to decent women, so what?"

"You guys are just bandits, and you still want to capture me, your master?"

“What a wild idea!”

"Master, I did bring one million taels today." Jingzhao Yin took out a large stack of large-denomination banknotes and put them back into his chest pocket with a smile, "But, Master, I didn't say I was going to give them to you!"

"Come here! Take down these bandits! I want to wipe out the bandits and make great contributions--"

"Lord Lin is so arrogant." A voice came from the compartment.

Jingzhao Yin shouted, "How dare you insult an official of the imperial court, you bold bandit! Come, arrest him!"

The officers and soldiers rushed into the village and surrounded everyone.

At this time, the partition door opened and Helian Chi stepped out.

Jingzhao Yin's proud face turned pale in an instant, and he slumped his head to the ground, "I pay my respects to Your Highness the Fourth Prince. Your Highness is innocent! It was these bandits who kidnapped my daughter. I was bewitched by them and just followed their words and spoke nonsense. I have never done anything to let down the court or Your Majesty!"

"You're lying!" Helian Yu took out a stick from somewhere and went forward to knock Jingzhao Yin on the back of his head. "You don't know, ugly guy, we have sent another group of people to search your house for the account books. You're going to be 'snapped' and go to hell soon!"

"Are you happy, ugly guy? Oh my, why did you pee? So disgusting~"

(End of this chapter)