Chapter 604 Unrecognizable Xie Minmin
Lin Feng glanced at her attire, but he didn't recognize the person in front of him as Xie Minmin. Perhaps it was because so much time had passed that he had long forgotten about this young princess of the Kang Prince's Mansion.
Xie Minmin knew him, but she didn't dare to confront him directly.
"Bring out your living Buddha here, I'll pay my respects to her. If I've truly offended the Buddha, I'll apologize to her. But if you dare to pretend to be gods and ghosts, or swindle and deceive, I'll report you to the authorities." Lin Feng ignored all attempts to stop him and walked straight inside.
Xue Nu and Xie Minmin exchanged a glance. Xue Nu said, "Young master, you should have said so earlier if you wanted to see Lady Miaoyin. I will go and invite Lady Miaoyin out right now. We haven't done anything wrong, so why should we report to the authorities?"
Soon, Xue Nu also called out a veiled woman, "Young master, if you have any questions about Buddhism, please ask them as soon as possible!"
Lin Feng pulled off the woman's veil, revealing an ordinary and unremarkable face. He told his men, "Go in and search."
Xue Nu shouted for her men to surround and attack, saying coldly, "What do you want to do? If you continue to be rude, we will report you to the authorities."
Xie Minmin said, "Xue Nu, make way and let them search." It's not advisable to clash with them now.
Xue Nu was unwilling to back down to the side.
A moment later, they still hadn't found Bai Yuhan.
Lin Feng glanced at Xie Minmin, who was holding a sword. She said, "You've searched and looked for everything. If you continue to be so presumptuous, I won't be polite."
At this moment, Lin Feng's men ran up, whispered something in his ear, and he turned and went downstairs.
Halfway there, Lin Feng mocked, "It's a waste of your talents to dress up as disciples of Guanyin Bodhisattva. You should all become disciples of Zhong Kui. With your ugly appearances, you'd be perfect for fighting ghosts and exorcising evil spirits."
"Why don't you go and exorcise ghosts? Even ghosts would be scared to death by you!" Xie Minmin retorted angrily, unable to bear being called ugly. "You're the ugly one, uglier than a pig..."
After Lin Feng left, Xue Nu said worriedly, "Luckily she escaped on her own. We can't stay here anymore. Let's leave first and then make some plans."
"You can stay here and continue to preach the Buddhist scriptures with Lady Miaoyin," Xie Minmin said. "They won't dare to do anything to you."
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Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua searched around but couldn't find anyone. Lin Feng also came over. "There's no one upstairs either. It seems they really escaped. They were all carrying weapons. We don't know who they are."
Jiang Fenghua said, "If she ran away, she shouldn't have gone far. She's unfamiliar with this place. Let's search the surrounding area again."
Xie Shang said, "Lin Feng should continue searching with his men. Since she couldn't have gone far, she should be in the vicinity."
Jiang Fenghua and Xie Shang left Wangyue Tower again. She glanced upstairs and saw a woman with a veil covering her face, only her eyes visible, looking at them. Those eyes seemed familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere before.
The masked woman disappeared down the corridor the next moment.
Xie Shang led Jiang Fenghua to the street, where they saw someone watching them from the shadows.
Jiang Fenghua also noticed the furtive figures not far away. "Are they Prefect Fan's men?"
"Probably. He probably doesn't quite believe us either." Xie Shang led Jiang Fenghua into the carriage. "We've been searching for so long without finding anyone. Let's go back to the inn first. We have important guests to meet tonight."
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Prefect Fan also learned of Xie Shang and Jiang Fenghua's whereabouts from the yamen runners. He dared not let his guard down, as he had never seen such a generous merchant before.
At that moment, a masked man in black quietly slipped into his study. "Lord Fan, how have you been?"
Van der asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
"Lord Fan has a terrible memory. It's only been a few months since we last met, and you've already forgotten me."
"Are you Young Master Yun?" Fan De quickly stood up from his seat, his attitude becoming even more respectful. "I've given all the money to Young Master Yun. Could you please let my family members come back?"
"Does the magistrate want them to come back and suffer with you? They're doing very well; they have food and clothing, and they lack nothing." He added, "I heard that a wealthy merchant came to the yamen today to donate grain."
“How did you know, young master?” Fan De said again, “I’m also worried that the man didn’t actually donate any grain. If the court finds out that the disaster in Qingzhou has not been alleviated but has instead become more and more serious, my life is over.”
“That man was not here to donate grain, but an official from the capital. If he comes again, sir, you must not let them leave. Otherwise, if people find out that Lord Fan embezzled disaster relief funds, your life will be over.”
Fander was so frightened that he knelt on the ground. "What exactly does Young Master Yun want to do? Not all of that silver went into my pocket."
He said directly, "You do two things: first, open the city gates to let the refugees into the city; second, send people to the inn to arrest people and lock them up in jail."
“Let the refugees into the city and let them pass through Qingzhou, and Qingzhou will be in chaos.” Fan De continued, “What good will it do us if this incident escalates? What exactly do you want, Young Master Yun? You’ll get the money, but if this gets to the capital, I’ll only have one way out: death.”
"The more chaos the better, I promise you won't die."
"If the Emperor finds out, I'll be dead, and my family will die too." Fan De was getting angry. "Did Young Master Yun spread those rumors in the city? How dare you spread rumors about the Emperor! You don't want to live, but I don't want to die either!"
Xie Yun said calmly, "Your family has already arrived in the Northwest and is under the protection of Prince Kang's mansion, so you won't die. Whether I live or die is not up to the Emperor, but up to me, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Fan De's pupils turned pale with fright. "You're from Prince Kang's residence? Who exactly are you?" Who in the world could be more powerful than the Emperor!
"Who I am is not important. What's important is whose people you are, Prefect Fan." Xie Yun said directly, "Prince Kang has always admired Lord Fan. You have not disappointed the prince this time either. Remember, as long as you obey, your family will be safe."
“I…” Fan De was a court official, so he should naturally be the emperor’s man.
"Prefect Fan is a clever man. He has done a lot of embezzlement and bribery, but no one has found out. He even pretends to be poor and destitute. When you go to the Northwest, Prince Kang will not let you suffer like this."
Fan De knew that if the imperial court really investigated, he had to keep his mouth shut. Letting the disaster victims riot was just announcing to the whole world that Qingzhou was in disaster. The imperial court's investigation would only lead to him.
If he doesn't run now, is he supposed to wait for the emperor to send people to arrest him?
"I'll go to the Northwest with you, young master, please save my life." Fan De knelt on the ground.
"Once you've taken care of the rest, I'll have someone pick you up to reunite with your family." With that, he left Magistrate Fan's residence.
Fan De's eyes were sunken and he was emaciated. Ever since the drought in Qingzhou was followed by a locust plague, he hadn't had a good night's sleep. The 500,000 taels of silver hadn't gone into his pocket, but had been divided up by him. He knew he would die sooner or later.
Fan De then summoned the steward, saying, "Bandits have been discovered in Qingzhou City. Send soldiers to the inn to catch the thieves, and have the city gates opened. I intend to open the granaries to distribute grain for disaster relief."
The butler was taken aback. "Now? Where in our warehouse is there any food left for disaster relief?"
"Now, just do as I say, don't worry about anything else." The imperial court has arrived, and Fan De can't wait a moment longer.
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