A few days later, the people Chunqin sent out brought back news.
No members of the Qiao family in Daqing were found guilty.
Even in the fiefdoms of various princes, no one with this surname was punished.
"Could there be a mistake?" Jiang Chuwei pondered.
The Qiao family?
Jiang Chuwei suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Wasn't there a Ji family that was convicted and exiled a few years ago?"
"yes."
"Go and check if any female members of the Ji family are missing."
"yes."
"Miss, why do you want to investigate women with the surname Ji?" Xia Qi asked first.
They didn't understand why Qiao Xuerou had any connection with the Ji family.
Jiang Chuwei: "The Qiao surname comes from the Ji surname. If Qiao Xuerou is indeed a descendant of a criminal, the Ji family has been the most widely implicated in the crimes committed in the capital in recent years."
If Qiao Xuerou escapes, she will definitely need to use another identity.
Many people have a strong desire to trace their ancestry back to their roots.
Qiao Xuerou's decision to change her name will inevitably involve her original surname.
The surname Qiao evolved from the surname Qiao, which in turn evolved from the surname Ji.
Another point is that the Crown Prince has never left the capital, so he has no time to get entangled with women from other places.
After listening to Jiang Chuwei's long speech, Xia Qi quickly said, "So Qiao Xuerou is very likely Ji Xuerou, right?"
"You've become smarter," Jiang Chuwei said with a smile.
"If I still don't understand after all that Miss has said, then I'm just stupid." Xia Qi naturally knew her place.
This made everyone laugh.
Chunqin immediately went to investigate the whereabouts of the Ji family women.
Five years ago, the Ji family was found to be extremely corrupt. In a fit of rage, the emperor confiscated their property, exiled all the male members to three thousand miles away, and sent all the female members to the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution).
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"Miss! Manager Wu requests an audience," Donghua announced as she entered.
Jiang Chuwei: "Let him go to the side hall."
Shopkeeper Wu greeted her, "Greetings, Miss!"
"No need for formalities, sit down and let's talk." Seeing that he looked travel-worn, Jiang Chuwei asked, "Did you encounter any problems with buying the grain?"
"No, it's all been arranged. It's just that word still leaked out about how much grain we have, and some grain merchants are also stockpiling grain."
"Is there trouble?" Jiang Chuwei asked.
"Not now, but I'm afraid that if things continue like this, there will inevitably be an oversupply of grain. Let me ask Miss if we should continue to buy grain?"
"How much money has been spent so far?"
"About 250,000 taels of silver."
"Then let's stop." Since others are following suit, it's actually a good thing. If there's an earthquake, and only Jiang's Grain Store has grain to sell, it might alarm the imperial court.
"Go do one more thing: spread the word that a fortune teller has predicted a catastrophe will befall Nanzhou."
Regardless of how many people believe it, saving one person is saving one person.
No matter the era, there are always people who cherish their lives.
At the slightest sign of trouble, they'll stock up on rice and oil, making preparations.
In addition, well-informed people will also buy some necessities just in case.
"Won't this cause panic?"
"It's alright!"
The panic is only a matter of the next few days; in five days, it will become a real panic.
"You and Yu Datong will stay in Hezhou and Ningyuan respectively. In five days, we will begin to open the granaries and distribute grain."
Seeing the young lady's confident expression, Manager Wu felt a weight lifted from his heart.
He always felt that the young lady was doing something important.
After Manager Wu left, Jiang Chuwei thought for a moment.
"Qiu Shu! Pack your bags, we're going to Nanzhou."
"Yes." Qiu Shu quickly packed her luggage.
“Miss! Shall I go with you?” Qiu Shu said.
When the young lady goes out, Qiu Shu spends most of her time guarding the courtyard.
But this time, she was still worried and wanted to go with them.
"Go! All of you go."
After the earthquake in Nanzhou, the area will definitely be in a state of chaos.
In my previous life, many injured people lost their lives because the imperial court failed to provide timely medical treatment.
This time, she'll save as many people as she can!
The clothes were all neatly packed and easy to walk in.
Apart from leaving Granny Qiu to look after the house, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Nightingale all set off together.
Jiang Chuwei bought a lot of hemostatic and external injury medicines, filling a whole carriage.
Although everyone had questions in their hearts, none of them asked Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter.
The young lady has her reasons for doing this.
Now that Jiang Chuwei is out, no one in the Marquis's mansion dares to interfere.
So even though they saw that she had called three carriages, everyone just assumed that Jiang Chuwei had gone sightseeing.
They were traveling on the official road, so they didn't need to worry about being robbed.
After traveling for three days, they arrived in Hezhou, but Jiang Chuwei did not stay at her shop.
The group settled in an inn.
This way, it won't attract attention.
Jiang Chuwei is being so careful because she's worried that one wrong step will lead to another.
She knew many people would die because of this disaster, and she couldn't stand idly by.
Then they should try to minimize their presence so that the authorities don't notice them.
When Manager Wu saw the young lady, he was also taken aback.
He deduced from the young lady's actions that something big was about to happen the day after tomorrow.
But Miss is precious and delicate, how could she personally come and risk her life!
Jiang Chuwei noticed Wu's worry: "It's alright, I'll take good care of myself."
"We're worried you won't have enough manpower, so we can help you out then."
Manager Wu didn't ask any more questions.
Instruct the cook to prepare a few more dishes so that the master, who has been traveling for several days, can have a hot meal.
Jiang Chuwei didn't rest after finishing her meal.
She and her maids divided the medicinal herbs into portions.
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