Chapter 302 Action
"No problem!" Huo Xifei shook his head. "Everything is recorded clearly in this account book. Besides, if he is really punished, he hopes to use the account book to save his life. If he finds that the account book is missing, besides worrying about being punished by the emperor, his biggest worry should be that the account book will be destroyed."
"Oh!" Yuan Ziyou nodded: "But I still hope he won't realize the account book is missing until later!"
Huo Xifei smiled and patted Yuan Ziyu's forehead: "This is beyond our control. The most urgent task now is to control the mine first. As long as the matter of the mine is confirmed, County Magistrate Jiao will not be able to deny it even if he wants to. As for Master Liu..."
Huo Xifei narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "This Imperial Tutor Liu appears to value his reputation greatly and wouldn't do anything that would harm it, but in private, he's unscrupulous. Given his current status and reputation, I'm afraid it won't be shaken for a while. Furthermore, Imperial Concubine Liu is currently in great favor, so His Majesty might be hesitant to act rashly."
"Illegal mining, and nothing can happen?" Yuan Ziyu's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "There's an account book!"
Huo Xifei smiled and said, "So what? I think that in the end, County Magistrate Jiao will still have to bear the blame. As for Imperial Tutor Liu, he can just cry about being framed. With Concubine Liu whispering in his ear, the matter will probably be over!"
"Then this account book is of no use?" Yuan Ziyu pursed his lips, looking unwilling. He pulled a fruit from the tree in frustration and tossed it back and forth in his hand.
Huo Xifei shook his head and smiled: "It's not really useless!"
"What do you mean?" Yuan Ziyu looked at Huo Xifei curiously!
Huo Xifei said, "You know, the current emperor is extremely suspicious. Although Taifu Liu and Prince Ning were able to get away with the matter of your maternal grandfather's family, the emperor will definitely have some doubts in his heart. Coupled with this mining incident, even if it can't shake Taifu Liu and others, it will deepen the emperor's suspicion. When the day comes that Concubine Liu is no longer in favor, I'm afraid it will be the time for reckoning!"
"Ah!" Yuan Ziyu sighed upon hearing this. "But that Concubine Liu doesn't seem to be falling out of favor. If she continues to be favored, wouldn't that mean that Imperial Tutor Liu and Prince Ning will remain at large?"
Yuan Ziyu has always been resentful about the fact that Taifu Liu and Prince Ning harmed the Su family. Moreover, if Taifu Liu and Prince Ning had not been overthrown, his maternal grandfather's family would not be able to appear openly.
"Don't worry, maybe soon Concubine Liu will fall out of favor!" Huo Xifei said with a faint smile.
Yuan Ziyou looked at Huo Xifei with some confusion and blinked: "What did you do?"
Huo Xifei raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Why do you ask if it's us?"
"Although I'm not interested in these things, I'm not stupid!" Yuan Ziyou wrinkled his nose and said, "Tell me, what did you and Brother Xuan do in conjunction with the Crown Prince?"
Huo Xifei scratched Yuan Ziyu's nose in amusement and said, "Okay, let me tell you, we are just looking for a stunning beauty. You will meet her the next time His Majesty goes out of the palace in disguise."
"The emperor left the palace in disguise?" Yuan Ziyu opened her eyes wide. She still hated not knowing about this matter.
"How do you think Imperial Concubine Liu entered the palace?" Huo Xifei said, "She met the Emperor when he was out of the palace incognito. At that time, Imperial Tutor Liu was only a fifth-rank official. Ever since Imperial Concubine Liu became favored, she has risen through the ranks until she became Imperial Tutor."
"You know, the Queen Mother has always disliked Concubine Liu for this very reason. She always felt that Concubine Liu was using her beauty to please others and harbored evil intentions. Moreover, the Emperor, in his great favor towards Concubine Liu, actually named the palace where Concubine Liu lived 'Yong'. All of this made the Queen Mother very dissatisfied."
Yuan Ziyou nodded in understanding: "No wonder!"
"Okay, let's not talk about those things anymore. I estimate that Pingshan and the others should be here the day after tomorrow. Let's go find them then!" Huo Xifei said.
"good!"
Early in the morning of the third day, Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu left Yukang City and went to the place where they had agreed to meet Pingshan, thirty miles outside the city.
After waiting for a while, I saw a group of people led by Pingshan and Huo Twelve rushing over!
"Prince, Second Young Master!" Pingshan and Huo Twelve hurried forward and saluted, saying, "We're late!"
"It's not too late!" Huo Xifei said, "We just arrived, and we figured you should be here by now!"
"Prince, please give us your instructions on what to do next!" Seeing Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu coming over to greet him, Pingshan knew that they must have something to tell him, so he asked hurriedly.
"It's an important matter!" Huo Xifei said.
Huo Xifei then told Pingshan the general location and situation of the mine. Finally, he said, "Twelve, take your men here and hide to guard the rice. Pingshan, you take your men to the mine and capture all of them. Remember, don't leave anyone behind."
"Yes, Prince!" Pingshan and Huo Twelve responded quickly.
"Then, you act like this!" Huo Xifei gave Pingshan some instructions, and then took Yuan Ziyu back to Yukang City.
It would take about an hour and a half to get from Pingshan where they were to the mine. Huo Xifei secretly calculated the time and figured that Pingshan would be able to finish the matter at the mine in about another hour. So, after three hours of action in Pingshan, Huo Xifei took Yuan Ziyu to the county magistrate's office in a swaggering manner.
"You'er, thank you for your hard work as my attendant!" Huo Xifei said to Yuan Ziyu before leaving.
Yuan Ziyou said with a grin, "Then I'll try to see how it feels to be bullied by the tiger today!"
The two men came to the gate of the county magistrate's mansion and looked at the solemn gate. Four soldiers were guarding the gate majestically, and two stone lions were standing in front of the gate, also majestic.
"Who are you?" The soldier at the door glared at Huo Xifei and the other two and shouted loudly when he saw them coming.
Huo Xifei opened the folding fan in his hand and waved it gently. He looked at the soldier with contempt and said nothing.
Yuan Ziyou stepped forward and shouted, "You're blind! This is the eldest son of the Xuanping Marquisate, a Second Rank General personally appointed by the current emperor. How dare you scold him? How dare you be so presumptuous? Are you going to kill yourself?"
What? The prince of the Xuanping Marquisate? The Grand General?
The four soldiers looked at each other in surprise and doubt. One of them stepped forward and asked, "Do you have any proof?"
The voice softened a lot.
Yuan Ziyou snorted coldly and took out a token: "Open your dog eyes and look carefully!"
The soldier bravely stepped forward to take a closer look, and was immediately terrified. "My Lord, wait a moment, I'll go in and report!"
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