Shen Shaoyan was determined to be a rebel. When the prefect went to the study, he followed him. Yuan San stopped him from entering, but he would rather wait outside and refused to leave.
Finally, the prefect went into the study and came out again. Shen Shaoyan observed him inconspicuously.
His hands were empty and there was no noticeable movement in his arms, so it didn't look like he was hiding anything.
The prefect asked Yuan San to leave: "Okay, you can go in."
Shen Shaoyan was about to go in with a swagger, as if he had won a battle, but was stopped by the prefect.
He paused, his eyes flickered slightly, and his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched.
The prefect said, "Now that you have entered the study, you should show some results. Your father does not want you to give up halfway. It does not matter whether you can pass the examination or not. As long as you can understand the situation and know when to advance and retreat, your father will be satisfied."
Shen Shaoyan was stunned and slowly loosened his clenched fists.
The prefect patted him on the shoulder, smiled, and left.
Shen Shaoyan looked at his back in thought, and after a while he opened the door of the study and walked in.
When it was dark, he hid from the people in the mansion and secretly handed over the things he had found to Jimo Yuan.
Jimo Yuan flipped open a booklet and then opened a few letters to check.
Shen Shaoyan said, "From what we found, it seems the prefect knew about the smuggling of official salt, but chose not to report it. This booklet contains the actual daily salt output collected by his spies at the salt fields. There's also a secret letter from Admiral Lu's lieutenant general trying to win over the prefect, saying he would exterminate his entire family if he didn't participate."
"What a great power." Jimo Yuan sneered.
"You found the secret room as soon as you entered the study. It's inevitable that the prefect did it on purpose. Be careful of a trick. You continue to investigate in the He Mansion. I will personally take action with Admiral Lu."
Shen Shaoyan's face was solemn: "The admiral has many soldiers and horses under his command, Your Highness must be extra careful."
"Don't worry." Jimo Yuan said, "Your Highness has other helpers at hand. As for you, the He Mansion may appear calm, but we don't know what's going on inside. You must not let your guard down and must not reveal your identity unless absolutely necessary."
"yes."
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Lou Xinlan sent a letter to her illegitimate son's biological father Lou Yuxiao, writing down what she knew and asking Lou Yuxiao to help her find out Sheng Qiyue's identity.
Ever since she was taken in by the prefect's wife, Lou Yuxiao has never broken off contact with her, hoping that she can bring him benefits or say a few good words about him in front of the prefect and He's mother.
From time to time, he would give Lou Xinlan some cheap gadgets or talk to her. Even though it was a cheap gift, it made a difference to Lou Xinlan, who had been discriminated against since childhood.
Although she was well aware that she had been abandoned, he was still the first person she thought of when something happened.
Lou Yuxiao is not good at either literature or martial arts, but he has a desire to become an official. Now he works as a postmaster at a post station, but he is not of high rank, and he has always disliked the position as too low.
After receiving the message from Lou Xinlan, he thought his chance had come and immediately asked his servants to investigate.
They started from the Lu family, where Lou Xinlan kicked Sheng Qiyue out when she first met her, and found out Sheng Qiyue's identity.
It turned out to be the ex-fiancée of Lu Xingyun, a famous talent in the city. The engagement had just been broken off not long ago, and now Lu Xingyun was looking for her.
They also found out about Sheng Qiyue's hometown and learned that the Sheng and Wang families had accepted money to sell her to an elderly wealthy man as a concubine. They asked Lou Xinlan if she wanted to take them in.
Lou Xinlan replied: "Don't answer it. Just let someone leak the news, and they will naturally come looking for you."
Lou Yuxiao did as he was told and asked Lou Xinlan to find a way to get the prefect to promote him to the position of Director of the Finance Department.
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