Long Yi was already walking forward with a smile.
"Your Highness Prince Yu, why are you back here? I remember you didn't go out."
Wen Mohan raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Someone took it upon themselves to move me."
When Prefect Liu heard that it was indeed his voice, he was so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat: He really came back, could he have already known that I was involved?
"Prefect Liu, are you sick?" Jiang Mengli's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
He was so frightened that his body trembled violently, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest, beating very fast.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, turned around and forced a faint smile, saying, "No, I've always been in better shape than... "
Jiang Mengli looked him in the eye with a forced smile, "That's not necessarily true. I just saw your body and limbs were shaking. You must have Parkinson's disease. If you don't get treatment, you will die in pain."
"I'm very good at treating illnesses. How about letting me take a look at you? Don't worry, I won't charge you any money. I'll treat you for free."
I had suspected County Magistrate Lin before I came back, but after I came back, I saw how nervous he was, and the more I looked at him, the more I felt that he had something to hide.
Prefect Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a stiff smile, "Don't bother your Majesty, Princess. I'm used to shivering occasionally, and the doctor said it's okay."
"Uh... I'll go back to ensure the safety of the soldiers who are going to the village to help the people. I won't be accompanying the princess and the prince anymore. Goodbye."
Without waiting for Jiang Mengli's response, he left in a hurry.
After walking a short distance, he ran faster than a rabbit.
Wen Mohan walked over to her and put his arm on her shoulders for support. "Do you think he has something to do with the king's misfortune this time?"
Jiang Mengli: "My intuition tells me that there is an 80% chance that it is him. I haven't seen County Magistrate Lin in the past two days. I'm afraid that County Magistrate Lin has been controlled by him."
"The two have fallen out over the grain and silver. Magistrate Liu will try to get County Magistrate Lin to reveal the whereabouts of the silver."
Wen Mohan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Can County Magistrate Lin afford so much silver?"
"Of course I can't." Jiang Mengli leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I took the silver and bought these grains, hehe..."
She felt particularly happy when she thought of County Magistrate Lin crying and defending himself.
Let them fight each other, and you can have some peace and quiet.
Wen Mohan became more and more confused. How did she steal so much silver, all in cash? Where did she hide it? How did she get it to buy food?
A long list of doubts kept running through my mind, and the more I thought about it, the more headache I got.
Long Yi came over at this time and said, "Princess, Prince, you should go back and rest. Leave this to me. It's almost dark now."
Jiang Mengli was also very tired, so she didn't hesitate, "Okay, thank you for your help. I am indeed very tired."
The food problem has been solved, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. After a good sleep, I will think about how to deal with Prefect Liu.
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The yamen torture chamber.
County Magistrate Lin was tied to a wooden stake, his face covered in bruises.
"Wow... My Lord, I didn't steal the silver, how could I possibly come up with that much silver?"
Prefect Liu stood before him with his hands behind his back, his face grim and cold. "You stole all the grain, and of course the silver as well. If you don't tell the truth, your wife and children will be in trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, crying was heard outside.
Two yamen runners came in escorting a woman and a twelve-year-old boy.
The woman cried bitterly, "Sir, please spare us. We really don't know where the silver went. The county magistrate has already searched. If it was really us who took it, there's no way we wouldn't find it."
"It's only one night, and we can't transport it out of the city to deposit it in a bank. If you don't believe me, you can search again."
The young man was trembling, his face bruised and swollen. "It's none of my business, please let me go, sir."
Magistrate Liu showed no mercy and kicked the young man in the thigh.
ah……
The boy screamed in pain, his legs thumped to the ground, and he burst into tears instantly.
"Son!" County Magistrate Lin was heartbroken and cried, "Sir, I swear to heaven, it wasn't me. I didn't take any of the grain or silver!"
"This is Jiang Mengli's evil scheme. I don't know how they did it, but it's obvious they're using this to sow discord between us!"
At this moment, Prefect Liu was a little shaken.
Even his most beloved son couldn't force the answer out of him. Perhaps this matter was really a conspiracy.
While Magistrate Liu was lost in thought, a servant hurried into the room and whispered in his ear, "Sir, Prince Ning is here."
"He's here?!" Prefect Liu's eyes were shocked, and he frowned as he ordered the yamen runners, "Detain them first. After I confirm, we'll consider releasing them."
After giving the order, he strode quickly out of the torture room and followed the servants straight to a small courtyard.
He pushed the door open and walked in, immediately kneeling down and bowing his head, "This humble official greets Prince Ning."
The room was dimly lit and there were no candles.
Wen Jingyun sat on the chair, playing with the teacup intentionally or unintentionally in his hand, and said in a cold voice:
"Today's plan was originally foolproof, but at the critical moment, Jiang Mengli appeared in Niutun Town and saved Wen Mohan, who was about to be tortured to death!"
"Didn't you say Jiang Mengli wouldn't be back for a while? Why did she show up so soon? Who gave her the news?!"
The cold questioning frightened Governor Liu so much that he shrank his neck.
He swallowed nervously, crawled to the ground, and explained in a trembling voice, "Please forgive me, Your Highness, I don't know what happened in this matter. She returned with the food and then rode away on horseback."
"I don't even know what she was doing there. But before she left, she called a guard she had brought with her to the forest, and later she killed that guard."
When Wen Jingyun heard this, he suddenly understood.
It seems that Jiang Mengli got the information from the spy he sent.
"Damn it! She actually knew that it was my man all along. Why didn't she show up a little later? Even if she had been two quarters of an hour later, Wen Mohan would have been powerless to save the situation."
"Fortunately, I fled quickly upon hearing the noise, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Now I cannot let them know where I am hiding."
Upon hearing this, Prefect Liu looked up in shock and said, "If that's the case, why did you choose to come here? It's very close to them, it's very dangerous."
Wen Jingyun chuckled and said, "Don't you understand that the most dangerous place is the safest? This prince will also take action to destroy them before they discover us!"
Thinking that we were just a little bit short of achieving our goal today, I feel very unwilling.
Even though he was in the guest room next door, he could still see the scene over there through the cracks in the wall.
Wen Mohan's helpless and painful appearance at that time was still vivid in his mind, his clothes torn to shreds, the dagger slid across his chest, his eyes seductive, his cheeks flushed...
The scene was so vivid that even a straight man like him couldn't help but have wild thoughts when he saw it.
Prefect Liu prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Prince Ning, rest assured. I will never reveal your presence here. Just tell me how to deal with them."
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