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In front of the mountain gate of Liuquan Temple, there is a tall flamboyant tree, a red-flowered jacaranda tree with leaves like flying feathers.
When Xiwei and Qin Yousi were going down the mountain, they walked under a tree, raised their hands to brush the drooping branches, and when they looked back, their eyes caught a glimpse of an extremely inconspicuous black shadow in the shade of the tree.
The lone bird lurking in the tree was startled. Few people could figure out her tracking skills. This nun's skills were obviously better than hers, so she couldn't follow her rashly.
After careful consideration, Gu Wu arranged for two secret guards to escort him from a distance, and he immediately rode back to the capital.
Baili Hongyuan received a message at Bailu Terrace saying that Gu Wu had returned to report. He immediately stood up from his main seat and took the initiative to go out to greet him.
"What happened?"
Gu Wu was slightly surprised. Even though she knew that the person she was protecting was very important, Baili Hongyuan's concern still caught her off guard.
"Don't worry, my Lord. Miss Sang is safe. However, she went to Liuquan Temple to seek protection from a highly skilled nun. My whereabouts were discovered by her and I dare not follow her. I have returned to the capital to seek your instructions, Lord."
Baili Hongyuan heard this, and the veins on his arms popped out with tension. He controlled his emotions and asked, "Is the nun Taoist Xiwei?"
Lone Wu replied, "Exactly!"
"How did Sang Youzhi manage to persuade Taoist Xiwei to come out of seclusion? Have you heard the details?"
Gu Wu answered truthfully, "After Miss Sang met Taoist Master Xiwei, she introduced herself as Heyue, and the two of them became master and disciple. They later went into the temple to explain their story in detail, and I was unable to hear any further."
"well……"
Gu Wu looked up in surprise. The governor's voice was actually trembling.
Since she went through life and death with him three years ago, she had never seen the Governor like this.
She didn't understand what was so special about this news, but she thought it was very important.
As expected, Baili Hongyuan quickly summoned Xin Chen and said, "Select a team of elite soldiers and follow me to Yangcheng."
Xin Chen thought for a moment and objected, a rare omission: "But Lord Governor, the Marquis of Xichang's West Wind Guard has already been secretly dispatched. It would be dangerous for you to leave the capital now!"
Baili Hongyuan stretched out his hand to stop him from trying to persuade her: "Go and prepare quickly."
Xin Chen had no choice but to obey.
Yangcheng is called this name because the Yang River runs through the city, dividing the city into two parts, half of which is the East City and half is the West City.
The largest inn in the city is located on the river where the two cities meet.
Recently, the second floor of the inn was booked by a distinguished guest, with capable guards guarding the entrances and exits. It was obvious at a glance that these were not ordinary guests.
Qin Yousi and Yu Huan came together and were led by guards into the Tianzi Room on the second floor. A noble lady wearing a yule hat was sitting there, with a guard standing on one side of her and a scholar on the other.
Qin Yousi said with a smile: "There's no one else around, so why would I wear a muzzle hat?"
The woman took off her veil, and it was Yan Rong.
Yan Rong said with an unhappy expression: "Why are you so slow? I've been waiting for you for two days!"
Qin Yousi said, "How can my horse compare with the fine horses in the Marquis' Mansion? You are too anxious."
Yan Rong took a huge risk to come to Yangcheng, feeling extremely anxious. "I don't have time to waste with you. Quickly produce the evidence you mentioned. I've asked my cousin to help me personally. If you can really convict the Sang family of a serious crime, then leave the matter to me. If you're playing tricks on me, you'll have to think about the consequences!"
"Madam's temper is getting worse and worse. It's frightening me to death."
Qin Yousi poured himself a cup of tea, then took a small wooden box from Yu Huan and placed it in the middle of the table. "This is evidence of the Sang family's abuse of power, using public office for personal gain, and bullying the market. Please take a look."
Yan Rong and his cousin Yan Boren couldn't wait to open it and took a look. What they saw was shocking.
The Sang family made their living from the weaving business, but they also supported many of their children to enter official careers.
These young men did not seek to become high-ranking officials in Beijing. Instead, they were all distributed in various cities in the west and south, and were used directly to make money for the Sang family.
Nearly 80% of the cotton-producing ranches in the west and the silk-producing silkworm farms in the south are under the control of the Sang family.
The documents in the box clearly stated that the Sang family forcibly purchased ranches and silk farms at low prices, forced embroidery and weaving workshops to only accept business from the Sang family, monopolized the market and raised prices.
If they met someone who refused to obey them, they would beat them up, burn factories, and even cause many murders!
Each case had a petition and testimony, some even had the county government's seal, but for some reason they were all withheld.
These are the things Baili Hongyuan gave to Qin Yousi before he set off.
Yan Rong didn't know how these evidences fell into Qin Yousi's hands, but she knew that these things were hers now.
She smiled happily and said, "Sixth Lady is quite resourceful. She has collected so much evidence of her family's crimes. Don't worry, I will definitely punish these treacherous merchants and corrupt officials of the Sang family who are bringing disaster to the country and the people."
She winked at Yan Boren, who picked up the box and prepared to leave.
Qin Yousi raised his teacup and offered a toast, "Let me have tea instead of wine. First, I want to thank Lord Yan for his hard work in my household affairs. I have sent the freshest loquats to Wucheng. I believe your wife and your daughter will enjoy them."
"You!" Yan Boren's legs trembled with fear.
His wife and daughter were in Wucheng celebrating his mother-in-law's birthday, and they loved eating loquats. How did this woman know?!
She was threatening him!
Yan Rong's face darkened as she asked, "What do you mean?"
Qin Yousi said, "Madam, why don't you withdraw the guards downstairs first and let us leave safely? If we do what we should do as agreed, then everyone will be safe. If you have other thoughts, I don't want to be alone on the road to the underworld."
Yan Rong gritted her teeth, hating how her every move had been calculated by her!
She had decided to kill Sang Youzhi in the capital, and now that she had the evidence, she couldn't wait to take the opportunity to get rid of her. Firstly, because of her face, and secondly, Yan Rong didn't want to leave any evidence or trouble behind.
"Everyone, step back." Yan Rong said helplessly to the guards.
Qin Yousi stood up, clasped his fists, and said with a smile, "Then I'll take my leave first. I'll wait for your good news!"
After leaving the inn, Yu Huan dared to breathe loudly. He leaned close to Qin Yousi and said, "Miss, you scared me to death just now!"
Qin Yousi turned around and smiled: "I'm just bringing you up to be brave. There will be many such things in the future. Besides, my master is protecting us in the dark!"
Yu Huan secretly gave her a thumbs up: "How did you know the weakness of the master of the Yan family? I see that you have been busy with this and that these days and haven't arranged for anyone to go to Wucheng."
Qin Yousi whispered, "Just trying to scare them! I just happened to know some of Yan Boren's family affairs."
When Yanrong and she were still best friends, she often heard Yanrong say bad things about her sister-in-law.
Qin Yousi calculated the date and found that no matter how fast the Yan family moved, even if they smoothed out relationships, arranged troops with the prefect, and monitored the main members of the Sang family, they would not be able to take action against the Sang family until tomorrow night.
After returning to the guest room where she was temporarily staying, she discussed with her master Xiwei that she wanted to go to the Sang Mansion to meet Qin Sang first, so as to prevent her from being frightened by the disaster of her house being ransacked again without knowing it.
It was easy for Taoist Xiwei to sneak her into the mansion. When it was completely dark and the streets were deserted, the two of them changed into dark clothes and went out.
The Sang family’s mansion is very large, comparable to the palaces of dukes and princes.
The two men searched for a long time among the layers of courtyards and scenery in the mansion. Finally, they realized that Qin Sang was seriously ill and must need medicine. They went to the kitchen to look for the maid who was decocting medicine, and finally found the place where Qin Sang was trapped.
The remote courtyard was simply furnished, the gate and the door to the room were locked, and there were two guards on each side.
After the maid handed the medicine to the guard, the guard passed it in through the window. An old maid took the medicine, helped the middle-aged woman who was so thin that she was almost unrecognizable on the bed, and roughly poured the medicine into her.
"Just drink it! If you want to die, don't drag me along! I'm so unlucky to be guarding a dead person!"
Qin Yousi followed Taoist Xiwei and lay on the wall. Seeing this scene through the window, he gritted his teeth with hatred.
Xiwei was also furious. He picked up a thin tile under him, broke it into four pieces, and threw it out. The four guards fell to the ground.
The old maid serving in the room heard the noise and looked out. She saw two women, one big and one small, falling from the sky. She was about to scream when Xiwei pushed her away with a palm and she fainted on the ground.
Qin Yousi hurried to the bedside and checked Qin Sang's condition as soon as possible.
She felt Qin Sang's pulse on her wrist and her heart sank.
The situation was really bad. No wonder Baili Hongyuan's people didn't dare to rescue her rashly.
She had traveled extensively over the years searching for her daughter, suffering from repeated injuries and fatigue. Every time her hopes were dashed, she wept until her eyes nearly went blind and she could only see blurry images.
Right now, the most important thing is that she was poisoned. The residual poison of the most common arsenic burned her internal organs and festered!
Even if there are life-saving drugs to keep him alive, the situation is still hopeless.
Qin Yousi stamped his feet in anger.
Before coming, she never imagined that Qin Sang would be so ill.
She thought that as long as she found her, there would be a way to cure her.
Qin Yousi turned around and came to the unconscious old woman, grabbed her collar, slapped her hard, and pinched the acupoint near her philtrum.
After a while, the old woman woke up.
Before she could figure out what was going on, she looked at the girl in front of her and asked ferociously, "Who poisoned me?"
The old woman was so frightened by a little girl that when she tried to struggle, another woman had already put a long sword to her neck.
"Have mercy, have mercy! I didn't poison her, she drank it herself!"
"Nonsense! How could she commit suicide when she hasn't even found her daughter yet?"
The old maid begged for mercy, "I didn't lie. It was the master who said he wanted to use her to force the Sixth Miss to please the noble. The mistress didn't want to implicate the Sixth Miss, so she committed suicide. When the master found out, he locked her up here."
Qin Yousi felt exhausted, knowing that this was probably true.
Xiwei struck the old woman with a knife and she fainted again.
"She doesn't have much time left. It's useless to be sad. You should go and see her as soon as possible." As he said that, Xiwei took out an emergency pill and fed it to Qin Sang.
Qin Sang slowly opened her eyes and saw a stranger in the room, but she couldn't see clearly.
When a young girl sat down beside her bed and wiped her tears, she rubbed her eyes with all her might. When she saw a silhouette, she smiled and said hoarsely with her injured voice, "Si'er, it's you."
Qin Yousi shook his head and said sadly: "I am Ah Zhi, mother, I am back."
Qin Yousi thought that Qin Sang could fulfill his dream of finding his daughter before he died.
Qin Sang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook her head: "Good child, don't lie to me, you are not Ah Zhi, how could I not recognize my own child..."
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