Sheng Qiyue also felt the commotion outside and asked, "What's going on?"
Before Jimo Yuan could answer, the carriage was stopped by someone.
"Thieves have entered the Governor's Mansion. All residents of the city must be investigated."
Jimo Yuan narrowed his eyes and lifted the carriage curtain: "Commander Sun, do I have to be checked too?"
"It's Young Master He," Commander Sun said. "The order came from the Admiral. Even the prefect has to investigate. I'd like to ask you and everyone else in the car to get out and walk a few steps."
Jimo Yuan acted as if he was angry but dared not say anything: "Just take two steps."
He brought Sheng Qiyue down from the carriage. When Commander Sun saw Sheng Qiyue, he was inevitably stunned for a moment. Like many onlookers on the street, he stared at Sheng Qiyue with burning eyes.
Seeing this, Jimo Yuan hurriedly stood in front of Sheng Qiyue to protect her from the prying eyes of outsiders.
Commander Sun looked away with regret, sighing, "Such a stunningly beautiful woman exists in the world. No wonder Young Master He was so determined to turn over a new leaf."
Everyone nodded. With such a beauty as their companion, other women seemed vulgar.
Jimo Yuan snorted impatiently: "Have you finished checking? I'm going back now."
Commander Sun had already dispelled his doubts when he saw He Wenmao's face. He Wenmao was a well-known playboy, uneducated and without any skills. How could he possibly enter the governor's mansion and steal things?
He glanced at Sheng Qiyue again, then said, "Okay."
"Let's go!"
Jimo Yuan took Sheng Qiyue back to the carriage and drove away.
Commander Sun looked at the carriage going away for a long time before leading his troops to continue the investigation.
At the gate of He Mansion, Sheng Guangyao and Wang Erniu were frightened by the increasing number of officers and soldiers on the street, and had already run away. When Sheng Qiyue and Jimo Yuan came back, they ran into the officers and soldiers who entered the mansion to search.
At this moment, she was wearing a moon-white long dress and had no makeup on her face, but she exuded a fresh and unworldly beauty. Not surprisingly, she received a number of stunning and obscure glances.
She felt a little uneasy and pulled Jimo Yuan's sleeve.
Jimo Yuan patted her hand and whispered, "Don't panic, I will protect you."
The officers and soldiers did not dare to act recklessly and left.
The prefect had a worried look on his face and called his son to him. "I've found a good academy for you. Go there tomorrow and take Jiahao with you. I'll prepare enough money for you."
Jimo Yuan saw that he was distracted and guessed, "But what happened?"
The prefect was surprised at his son's sharpness and sighed: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. If your father tells you to go, then go."
Jimo Yuan: "If you don't tell me, I won't leave."
The prefect saw his son's stubborn temper flaring up again, and his eyes turned black with anger: "Now is not the time to go against your father. If you don't leave now, our family will be wiped out!"
Jimo Yuan probably guessed what was going on, but a look of panic appeared on his face just right, and he patted his chest.
"Don't scare me, what happened?"
The prefect sat dejectedly in a chair, as if he had aged many years, and spoke slowly.
"Dongti Prefecture is a major salt-producing prefecture. The salt that should have belonged to the government is now controlled by Admiral Lu's army, resulting in the chaotic phenomenon of privately selling official salt. The national treasury loses a large amount of silver every year, and this money goes into the pockets of Admiral Lu and the salt merchants. Those who knew the inside story and refused to be associated with them have been liquidated. We are next."
Jimo Yuan asked, "Since everyone has surrendered, why doesn't Dad surrender?"
"Are you even talking like a human being?" the prefect glared. "The court promoted me to prefecture because they trusted me. I cannot betray your majesty's trust. Unfortunately, all the memorials I wrote to your majesty have fallen on deaf ears."
At this point he sighed again: "Even if it's to save myself, I can't do anything that goes against my conscience. This will make me despised by the world."
Jimo Yuan knew where the memorials had gone, as they were stopped by Admiral Lu. Among the things he stole happened to be a thick stack of memorials written by the prefect. No wonder Admiral Lu wanted to get rid of him.
He said, "I was wrong."
"This is the first time you've admitted a mistake in front of me." The prefect suddenly smiled. "Studying really does make you wise. Promise me that you will be a sensible person who knows when to advance and retreat."
Jimo Yuan nodded, feeling somewhat complicated.
He was not the real He Wenmao. He thought that if the prefect was listening to his teachings, it was an outsider, and his beloved son was being held captive by him, he would probably fight him to the death.
The prefect patted his shoulder and said comfortedly, "Good boy, tomorrow while we go to see Jiahao, you stay in the temple and I will come back alone. Then you can go, the farther the better. Don't come back until Admiral Lu is defeated."
Because of his congenital deficiency and weak body, Lu Jiahao has been recuperating in a temple since he was a child. The abbot of the temple is proficient in medicine. Now his body has been almost healed. Even if he had not encountered the current incident, he would have returned home to study soon.
Jimo Yuan walked towards He Wenmao's yard with a heavy heart. He had a photographic memory and had seen the map of He's mansion, so he knew which way to go.
On the way, Jimo Yuan heard a strange bird call and looked up suddenly. It was Shen Shaoyan.
He was hiding in the dense trees and winking at him.
Feeling that there was no one around, Jimo Yuan used his right foot to gain momentum and spun himself up to the treetop.
"Those people were chasing us so hard last night, and I was afraid that the evidence would be lost, so I put the things I found in the hollow of the old locust tree in Linshui Hutong. It's just across the street from the Governor's Mansion, right in front of the Yi family's old house, so it's easy to spot.
The tree hole is very high, and others can't easily find it. You are very skilled in Qinggong. After you take it, hurry to the capital, along with the letter and account book from the prefect, and let my father issue an order to execute him."
The admiral was a frontier minister, holding the first rank, in charge of the land or water officers and soldiers of a province. The land admiral was in charge of the water routes. Without the emperor's order, no one could easily do anything to him.
Shen Shaoyan said seriously: "Yes."
Jimo Yuan said: "I will give you a handwritten letter. Father will believe you after reading it."
Shen Shaoyan nodded, then said a little embarrassedly: "Your Highness, did Qiyue trouble you last night?"
Jimo Yuan was a little uncomfortable: "She mistook me for you. It's a bit difficult to deal with. I will ignore her for a while and explain it to you when you come back."
Shen Shaoyan felt very distressed, and Jimo Yuan asked, "Do you want to go see her?"
Chen Shaoyan shook his head. He was afraid that he would not want to leave after seeing her. The Seventh Prince was well-known for not being interested in women. He felt relieved to leave July to the Seventh Prince.
Jimo Yuan was a little surprised, but didn't say anything. He flew down the tree and handed a letter to Shen Shaoyan a quarter of an hour later.
Remind him: "Be careful, go and come back quickly."
Shen Shaoyan nodded heavily, flew out of He Mansion, found the physical evidence that Jimo Yuan mentioned, and hurried to the capital.
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