Then, the emperor said, "Ever since Xue Zhentong was sent to prison, the candidate for the Minister of Revenue has been delayed. Zhao Shen's timely rescue this time is a great achievement, so let's transfer him there."
Hearing this, Gu Shichong was delighted, and the haze in his heart dissipated for the most part. The Zhao family was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and he finally brought the Ministry of Revenue under his command again.
He bowed hurriedly: "I will obey the orders of the emperor father."
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A few days later, just as the Ge family was running around to rescue Ge Jingyang, Ge Jingyang was killed in prison.
This matter was kept secret, but Xue Zhiyi still learned about it from Huo Wuyou.
In the wing room of Jianzhang Palace, Xue Zhiyi was a little surprised: "Do you think it was Prince Sheng who did it?"
Huo Wuyou pondered, "It's hard to say. My uncle wants to deal with the Ge family, but Prince Cheng and the Northern Di people also want to. So, I'm afraid it's still unclear who killed Ge Jingyang."
The two thought for a moment, but there was no clear result.
Xue Zhiyi suddenly asked, "What are the results of Jiang Xu and Chai Yue's investigation?"
"Speaking of this," Huo Wuyou said, "we've found out. Guess what? They are both indeed from Jiangzhou, but they probably didn't know each other before. The Chai family is an official in Jiangzhou Prefecture, and Jiang Xu's hometown, coincidentally, is a remote town under the jurisdiction of Jiangzhou."
For some reason, Xue Zhiyi's breathing became heavier.
Huo Wuyou only said, "That town is called—Cishui."
Xue Zhiyi's pupils trembled. She didn't expect that she would hear the name of her legendary hometown again in this way.
"No wonder, I thought the name Cishui looked familiar. Turns out it's the hometown of this year's top scholar."
Seeing Xue Zhiyi's dazed expression, he quickly said, "There are many similar place names in this world. I've already asked the secret agents in Jiangzhou to investigate carefully. If there really was such a family that lost their child, they would at least have left behind some fragments of information."
Xue Zhiyi never thought that his hometown, which he had not seen in two lifetimes, would be so close this time.
"Thank you, Huo Wuyou." She said softly.
Huo Wuyou was leaning his head leisurely, but upon hearing this, his eyes flickered slightly, and suddenly, he broke into a smile: "Why be so polite? I'm also very curious about what kind of place could give birth to such an interesting woman."
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