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He has a small kitchen in his yard and he cooks his own simple meals.
However, no one could enter his yard, so naturally, no servants could bring him food. Ji Mingyuan could only come to the family's kitchen and plunder it every once in a while before he ran out of food and ammunition.
Ji Mingyan followed beside him, helping his fifth brother pack the bags while telling Ji Mingyuan that Ji Yunxi's manager had been arrested by the Ministry of Justice.
He kindly advised, "Fifth Brother, if you have time, go and take a look outside the Ministry of Justice Prison and find a place to stay. We may need your help later."
Ji Mingyuan's hands kept moving faster and faster, but he spoke slowly: "Okay, got it."
He filled the two snakeskin bags until they could hold no more, and then quickly returned to the yard.
His sixth brother at home was too enthusiastic and he couldn't handle it.
Ji Mingyuan came to the small kitchen in the yard, took out the food in the bag one by one, and put them in different categories. Then he thought about what his sixth brother had told him about his sister, and went back to the house to put melon seeds, peanuts, candies, dry food and water into the empty snakeskin bag, making sure that these were enough for him to survive for half a month or a month outside. Then he used his shadowless formation to wander around the capital quietly, and when he arrived at the prison around the Ministry of Justice, he explored everywhere, calculated the direction of the stars where he could stay, and planned to go home.
Strangely enough, before he left, he was afraid that he would get lost in Shangjing City again.
But tonight, everything went surprisingly smoothly and we didn’t get lost at all.
Ji Mingyuan, with his cute little face puffed up and two bulging snakeskin bags hanging on his shoulders, changed his route and returned to the Ji Mansion.
As a result, as soon as I landed on one spot, I felt a burst of hot air spraying on my face!
Ji Mingyuan was startled and opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out. Instead, he leaned against the wall suddenly, with his limbs flat against the corner.
The sleeping skinny horse was also frightened by the sudden appearance of the person. It opened its big copper bell eyes and pulled the carriage behind it.
A man and a horse looked at each other.
Ji Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he found out it was Ma.
He is afraid of seeing people, but not animals.
Ji Mingyuan rubbed his face and was about to leave, but he took another look at the horse and found that it was extremely thin, so thin that it made him feel distressed.
But such a thin horse was pulling a heavy carriage behind it.
It was obvious that the horse had escaped from being abused by its owner. It was hiding in the alley on this summer night.
Ji Mingyuan hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to intervene or not.
After a while, he finally made a decision, helped Ma unload the carriage behind him, and led the horse away.
Horses are very spiritual animals, and he didn't struggle.
Because Ji Mingyuan had a familiar scent on him, resembling the person who always fed him delicious food. In the horse's small world, he assumed that Ji Mingyuan was the one who fed him delicious food.
Not long after Ji Mingyuan left with the horse, the round-faced manager appeared in the alley.
The round-faced steward searched for a long time but couldn't find any trace of the horse. Finally, he drove the carriage back home to report.
Wu Wei'an felt much better after seeing the carriage, but he still instructed the round-faced steward, "We need to find the people, but we also need to find the horses. Don't look at our horse as skinny, but Ji Mingyan has been feeding him well recently. The lean meat is very substantial, and he may become a good horse in the future."
After all, how bad can a horse that has eaten Danzhi be?
*
In the courtyard of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, the Fifth Prince was practicing sword.
The weather was very stuffy, and even though there was wind in the evening, the Fifth Prince still broke out in a sweat.
He finished his last move, walked over and handed the sword to the woman, took the towel from her, and asked, "How is it? Have you explained the matter to the manager?"
The woman shook her head. "No, that manager Fang is quite ruthless. The Ministry of Justice has tried every possible means, but she still refuses to admit that she killed the person, nor does she reveal where she hid the body."
The Fifth Prince scoffed. "She's just a country woman. She has no say in this matter. Even if she refuses to confess, so what? What's more important is what's going on with the Ji family."
Hearing this, the woman couldn't help but smile. "I came here specifically to discuss this with Your Highness. Editor Wu used the excuse of looking for a horse to cause a huge crowd throughout the capital, all looking for horses. It was quite a bustling scene. And the masters of the Ji family took advantage of this to blend in with the crowd and made a few circles outside the Ministry of Justice. Even Master Ji Wu, who had been missing for years, was spotted by our people."
The Fifth Prince wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes stern. "It's a good strategy to fish in troubled waters, but it's just a trick to cover up one's mistakes! Ji Mingyuan is an expert in formations, so we must be careful."
The woman said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I recently recruited many people from the Jianghu to guard against the Fifth and Sixth Masters of the Ji Family."
The Fifth Prince handed the woman a towel and took the tea from her hand. "The prison should be loose on the outside but tight on the inside. Have your men calculate the positions of the stars outside the Ministry of Justice and lay a net around them. We'll catch them in the act!"
He was not afraid of the Ji family coming, but he was afraid that the Ji family would not come.
As long as the Ji family arrives, the prince will be finished.
And based on his understanding of the Ji family and Ji Yunxi over the years, the Ji family will definitely save Fang Yuan.
*
Wu Weian's men acted quickly and found the person early the next morning.
As usual, the round-faced steward reported from outside the window: "The Fang family's parents are in a small courtyard in Liquanfang. There are twelve people guarding the courtyard."
Ji Yunxi, who was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, moved her ears when she heard this.
She said nothing, listening carefully to the conversation between him and his manager.
Wu Weian nodded: "Let's do it tonight. You take the three of them with you."
The round-faced manager bowed and said, "Yes." Then he was about to leave.
"Wait." Wu Weian called him and looked at the faint light in the sky.
It was still early, and he should go to the Hanlin Academy.
But the ice cubes in the house made him feel really cool. He stayed in bed a little longer in the morning, and now it was probably too late to leave for the Hanlin Academy.
Besides, the Hanlin Academy doesn't have that much ice for them to use. It's a bit hot.
Wu Wei'an's face was calm, and the morning light fell on his face, revealing a somewhat unfathomable look. "Go to the Hanlin Academy and ask for leave for me. Say that I'm distracted by my beloved horse."
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