Shi Ying said sternly, "Then I will reject Miss Ning's offer."
Ji Yun was silent for a moment. When he saw Shi Ying preparing to leave, he could no longer bear it and said, "...Come back here."
"Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?"
Ji Yun held the purple-hair brush in his hand, straightened his back, and waved his wrist. A line of words quickly appeared on the paper.
"Give her this."
"yes."
Shi Ying retreated, walked to the clinic as if he was familiar with the place, and jumped to the backyard.
I saw a little kid squatting under a tree, his big eyes as crystal clear as grapes, his hands supporting his little chin, as if he was thinking about something important in his life.
The more Shi Ying looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
Maybe all the cute and beautiful children in the world look the same.
Shi Ying didn't find Ning Yu and was about to go inside to look for her when a clear voice sounded behind him.
Under the eaves to be exact.
"Hey, weird uncle? I remember you."
Shi Ying was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be caught by a little kid.
In that case, why not give the note to Manman?
Anyway, didn't the jade pendant end up in Ning Yu's hands?
She jumped down from the eaves of the house, her ponytail flying in the air. "Uncle has a task for you. How about helping me deliver the note to your mother? Your mother will be very happy when she sees it."
Manman didn't want to help him at first, but when she heard that it could make her mother happy, she quickly nodded and agreed.
He solemnly put the note in his arms.
It was dusk, and the night sky was dotted with twinkling stars when Ning Yu returned from a medical consultation.
Feng'er took the medicine box and chattered about the little things that happened today, and soon talked about Manman.
"Madam, Manman has been saying that he wants to see you and that he has something to give you. He even refused to let go when he fell asleep."
Ning Yu didn't think too much, walked over and sat beside the full bed.
Manman was already fast asleep, with thick and curled eyelashes, and her little hands clenched into fists, placed on her chest.
In order to let Manman sleep more comfortably, Ning Yu gently opened her hands.
There was a wilted note inside.
Manman heard the noise and opened his eyes dazedly, "Mom, you're back. Today, a weird uncle asked me to give it to you."
He handed the note to Ning Yu and turned around to fall asleep again.
Ning Yu bent down and kissed her forehead before opening the note.
Although the note was crumpled, the handwriting could still be seen through the paper.
The inscription in a simple and shocking manner read, "Three days later, at 3:00 PM, at Zhaoxia Tower."
Three days passed in a flash.
Chaoxia Tower.
Ning Yu arrived half an hour early and was about to ask the waiter if there were any vacant private rooms when a man in black stopped her and said respectfully, "Miss Ning, the master is waiting for you upstairs."
The man in black was Shi Ba.
Ning Yu nodded slowly, followed Shi Ba upstairs and into the box.
Shi Ba bowed and said, "Your Highness, Miss Ning has been brought here."
"Get out."
Shi Ba bowed and walked out.
Leaving Ning Yu alone.
Ji Yun leaned against the window, his figure slender, wearing an ivory-white robe with cloud sleeves and a landscape vine pattern, a jade crown on his head, and a jade pendant with double animal patterns hanging around his waist. He looked noble and elegant, and a little softer than before.
The atmosphere was silent and no one spoke for a while.
Finally, it was Ji Yun who broke the silence, his voice deep, "What do you want from me?"
Ning Yu felt a little awkward, but still found an excuse to mention the rising price of rice.
Ji Yun originally thought that Ning Yu came to him because she had encountered some difficult problem that was related to her.
Among the officials of the court, big and small, there are countless people who find it extremely difficult to see him.
I didn't expect it had nothing to do with her.
Thinking about how he had asked someone to change his clothes specially, and the jade pendant was also a gift from his father.
Rays of sunlight shone through the window, leaving a light shadow on Ji Yun's tall nose and casting a gloomy shadow on his black eyes.
Ning Yu looked up at him and felt anxious when he saw that Ji Yun was silent for a long time.
"Your Highness, what do you think?"
Ji Yun suppressed his emotions and said slowly, "You are definitely not the only one who has noticed the increase in rice prices. Others must have known about it as well, but they didn't make any move because of the Marquis of Zhenbei."
His subordinates would compile all the big and small events in the capital into a small booklet every month, so he naturally knew about it a long time ago.
But because I have some more important government affairs to deal with, I have to put it aside for now.
Ning Yu thought Ji Yun was not going to take care of this matter, so she bit her lip.
"Manman had a dream not long ago. She dreamed of a sudden flood in the south of the Yangtze River. Many people were torn apart and forced to leave their homes. The roads were littered with corpses. Just hearing Manman talk about it makes me feel scared..."
She didn't want to use dreaming as an excuse.
But as the saying goes, children are spiritual and can see things that ordinary people cannot see, and their persuasiveness is more powerful than her dreams.
Ji Yun narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Yu. His gaze was like a sharp sword that wanted to see through her.
Ning Yu feigned composure, a hint of panic etched across his face. "Originally, I didn't take it seriously, but Manman has been waking up crying these past few days, saying so many people have died. Plus, I accidentally noticed the price of rice has gone up, and I was afraid of any delays, so I wanted to inform His Highness."
Ning Yu finished speaking the speech she had already prepared in her mind and glanced at Ji Yun quietly.
The man's expression was murky and unclear, making it impossible to understand his emotions.
"Regarding the Jiangnan matter, I have already sent Shi Ying there."
Ji Yun's face showed a trace of anger. "Officials in Jiangnan have been deceiving their superiors and subordinates, and shielding each other. The Jiangnan bureaucracy has long been rotten. If it is true as you said, distributing the supplies in advance will leave little for the people, and instead enrich their pockets."
He still remembered that when Shi Ying went to Jiangnan, he passed by a stone arch bridge. There were only two carriages and two or three passers-by passing by, but it suddenly collapsed.
After a careful inspection, we found that the materials used to build the arch bridge were of too poor quality and would break into pieces with a slight crush.
Ji Yun didn't know what he was thinking. The officials in Jiangnan had always been rampant. Maybe even the materials for building the dike had been replaced in advance!
Ning Yu thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and his voice was light.
"Your Highness, why don't you send someone to Jiangnan to spread the prophecy of the impending flood in the name of the gods..."
A hint of appreciation flashed in Ji Yun's eyes, "Yes."
After Ji Yun returned, he immediately sent two groups of people to Jiangnan at full speed. One group was to investigate the dikes, and the other group was to spread the prophecy to the streets and alleys of Jiangnan.
Make sure every citizen knows.
The prophecy that suddenly broke out in Jiangnan quickly spread to the capital, and with Ji Yun's instigation, it soon reached the ears of the emperor.
At this time, the people Ji Yun sent out to check the dike had returned.
After listening to his subordinates' report, Ji Yun's eyes were cold and his face was full of chill. "Those people are really bold. They even dared to covet the materials for building the dike!"
Ji Yun calmed down his anger and presented the evidence overnight.
The emperor was furious and directly appointed Song Ziyu as the imperial commissioner to investigate the corruption in Jiangnan.
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