Chapter 92 Qingzhou

"Brother Youqi, do you want to have dinner at my house?"

The two chatted for a long time. Since his father didn't come to call anyone, Shen Yuan pretended not to know.

Xie Hui smiled and said, "I should go back now. If I have dinner here, my uncle might kick me out."

"Well, be careful when you go to Qingzhou. When are you leaving? How about I send you off?"

"No, I will leave early, you should get some sleep. The city is investigating the Xiaoyao Pill incident recently, and some people have not been caught yet. The city may not be peaceful, so remember to bring a few more people with you when you go out."

"Okay, I know. Brother Youqi, if you come back soon, I will make a wish at home that your trip to Qingzhou will go smoothly and that all problems will be solved successfully."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Shen Yuan stood up and sent Xie Hui to the front yard. Xie Hui then had to go to the study to say goodbye to Shen Yun.

When in the study, Xie Hui felt for the first time that Lord Shen's eyes were so sharp that they were about to burn a hole in him.

When Xie returned home, his parents were already having dinner. Princess Kang Le was quite surprised to see her son come back.

"Why did you come back at this time? Your good uncle won't provide you with food?"

Princess Kang Le saw Xie Hui holding something in his hand and thought he had brought it back from the palace.

Xie Hui sat down directly and put the things in his hand on the table. "I was not in the palace just now, but in the Shen family."

These words made the couple put down their chopsticks.

"You just pried the daughter of a man in front of him yesterday, and you dare to come to his house today? You are too arrogant, aren't you? Didn't Brother Shen beat you up?"

The princess noticed what her son brought back and couldn't help asking, "What did you bring? You came to someone's house empty-handed and you're bringing something back? That's a bit shameless, son."

Xie Hui was helpless with his parents. One said he was arrogant, and the other said he was shameless. "Mom, this is Manman's birthday gift to me. I have to go to Qingzhou to handle a case soon, so I can't celebrate my birthday at home. Manman gave me the birthday gift in advance."

"Is this the birthday gift that Manman sent? Show it to mom!"

Xie replied: "..."

He thought his mother would ask him about going to Qingzhou first.

"How is this made? It looks exactly like the original." Princess Kangle couldn't take her eyes off the woolen felt as soon as she saw it.

"It's made of wool." Xie Hui stared at his mother, fearing that the thing would never come back to his mother.

Xie Yuan was more interested in that painting. "Is it true? Is this painting also filled with ink? Show it to dad."

Xie Hui moved the painting a little further away before his father reached out his hand, "I can't show you this."

"You're so stingy. I'm your father! I won't let you see any of my paintings. If you don't want to see them, then don't."

Xie Yuan withdrew his hand and looked at the woolen felt with the princess.

As a result, when Xie Hui finished his meal and went back to his room to prepare things for the trip to Qingzhou, the couple remembered to ask him about Qingzhou.

"Where did you say you were going? How long would you be gone? Was it dangerous?"

In response to his mother's question, Xie Hui answered honestly, "Not necessarily." This answer sounded perfunctory, but it was actually the truth. The situation in Qingzhou was unclear, and he couldn't be sure how long he would be there, nor could he be sure whether it was dangerous.

Seeing his mother frown, Xie Hui quickly explained, "The situation over there is unclear, so I can't be sure how long I will be there. As for danger, the emperor has selected guards for me, so nothing will happen, mother, don't worry."

"Are you going there this time for the Xiaoyao Pill?"

Xie Yuan heard about this matter in the Hanlin Academy today. Although it was not publicized by the higher-ups, the court would get the news if there was any movement. Moreover, the Jingzhao Yin and the Imperial City Administration were making a lot of noise, so it was impossible to conceal it.

"Xiaoyao Pills? This is something that can harm people, and it appears again."

Princess Kang Le has been at home today and has not heard any news, but she still remembers what happened twenty years ago very clearly.

Her baby was born not long ago, and she felt suffocated during the confinement period so she wanted to go out for a walk. As a result, she saw people on the street going crazy because of taking Xiaoyao Pills.

And Princess Kangle also knew how difficult it was to completely clear the Xiaoyao Pill.

Thinking of this, she glared at her son, "You just want to deceive me. How can this not be dangerous? The lightest punishment for this is exile. How can I let him be caught by you?"

"Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of myself and bring protection with me wherever I go. I will not put myself in any dangerous situation."

Seeing that his mother was still unhappy, Xie Hui had no choice but to wink at his father and ask him to comfort his mother.

Early the next morning, before the darkness had completely faded, Xie Hui rode out of the city on horseback, carrying the token given by the emperor and five guards.

It only takes three days to travel from the capital to Qingzhou by fast horse, with rest stops at post stations at night.

Xie Hui and his entourage rode lightly and traveled quickly, and on the afternoon of the third day, they arrived outside Qingzhou City.

The prefect of Qingzhou received news that the Ministry of Justice would send people to inspect the various prefectures, but he did not know that Xie Hui and his group were coming.

The Ministry of Justice had made quite a fuss, and all the prefectures had been informed of the news in advance. However, Xie Hui believed that other prefectures would definitely have more than just people from the Ministry of Justice, and the Emperor must have secretly sent people to enter the prefectures before the Ministry of Justice arrived.

Xie Hui came this time and brought the emperor's edict, allowing him to do as he pleased in Qingzhou Prefecture.

"Find a place to stay first and don't reveal your identity." In order to hide their identities, they didn't even ride the horses in the palace this time.

When staying at the hotel, Xie Hui pretended that his family had a business in Qingzhou Prefecture and he was here to settle accounts. With such an identity, it was normal to bring a few more guards.

Qingzhou Prefecture is close to the sea and has convenient transportation, so it has developed very well. From the prosperous streets and alleys, it can be seen that the people live and work in peace and contentment.

I just don’t know what is hidden beneath this prosperity.

After Xie Hui left, the people from the Dali Temple, Jingzhao Prefecture, and Imperial City Department in the capital also started to do their own work.

Shen Yuan knew the current situation in the Dali Temple after she failed to wait for her father to come back for dinner for three consecutive days.

I heard from the servants who were out shopping that the situation outside is not so peaceful now, and the number of people from the Imperial City Division patrolling the streets is several times more than before.

He Ying only now realized who was holding Shen Yuan hostage.

"Manman, the capital has been in turmoil recently, so it's better for us not to go out for now."

Shen Yuan knew that his sister-in-law was frightened by what happened last time, and she didn't want to go out now, so he agreed with a smile.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't go out."

The marks on her neck just disappeared, but she still couldn't forget them so easily. In addition, she resumed her painting class in the past two days, which she had stopped due to her busy schedule.

Half a month after Xie returned to Qingzhou, he sent two letters and a report from Qingzhou, one to his home and one to Shen's home for Shen Yuan. The report was delivered to the palace.

When Qingdai brought the letter back, Shen Yuan was lying on a rocking chair in the yard basking in the sun. It was already September, and the weather was getting cooler. When the sun was shining, Shen Yuan liked to go outside to bask in the sun.

"Girl, thank you for the letter from Master!"

Shen Yuan was originally half lying down, but upon hearing this he quickly sat up and reached out to take the letter.

Xie's reply was not long, only one page. In the letter, he said that everything was fine in Qingzhou, and that he had found out a lot of things in the case. He might be able to return to the capital in half a month, and see you then.

Shen Yuan smiled happily when he saw the four words "Manman, wu nian" at the end of the letter. Qingdai couldn't help but smile when she saw it.

So she deliberately asked, "What did Master Xie write that made you so happy?"

"What else could it be? Of course you're saying you missed me." Shen Yuan read the letter again and then carefully put it into the envelope.

At this time, the emperor also received the report from Xie Hui in the palace. In the report, he stated that the Qingzhou prefect was a trustworthy person, but some officials below were involved in the Xiaoyao Pill case. He had already sorted out the evidence and was just waiting for the officials from the Ministry of Justice to arrive and hand it over to them for processing.

As for the master mentioned in Hong Dalin's confession, he was also arrested, but he was not a very important person in the entire organization selling Xiaoyao Pills.

Xie Hui stayed and had to continue to interrogate these people while helping the government to eliminate Xiaoyao Wan.

Moreover, during the investigation, he also discovered that the person behind the scenes was not only involved in the Xiaoyao Pill incident, but was also involved in the human trafficking. In Qingzhou, they destroyed a human trafficking den.