Seeing this, Li Xue knew that Master Xiang had misunderstood, so she spoke up:
"Zhang Debang was extremely cunning. The imperial court mobilized so many people and spent so much time, but they were still unable to capture him."
It was thanks to Master Xiang that Zhang Debang was brought into his home, which allowed the authorities to arrest him. Zhang Debang must still have his followers even after fleeing here.
This matter must be handled with utmost secrecy, both internally and externally. Zhang Debang should be interrogated immediately to extract information about the whereabouts of his accomplices, and they should all be apprehended.
Only by wiping out Zhang Debang's henchmen can Master Xiang be safe. If anything happens to Master Xiang or his family during this time, you, the county magistrate, will not escape responsibility.
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Zhang quickly replied, "Please rest assured, Young Master Li, starting today, I will arrange for yamen runners to secretly protect the Xiang family and Master Xiang until all of Zhang Debang's accomplices are captured."
Li Xue's words and Magistrate Zhang's statement reassured Master Xiang, but what did his son-in-law mean when he said he might disappoint him?
Li Xue knew that once Master Xiang found out she was a woman, he would be greatly disappointed, and Miss Xiang would definitely be heartbroken.
This seemed a bit cruel to the Xiang family, and Li Xue didn't know how to bring it up for a moment.
Li Xue glanced at Zhao Xian, who immediately understood her meaning. He looked at Master Xiang and said:
“Master Xiang, to tell you the truth, the one who snatched Miss Xiang’s embroidered ball today was not some young master Li, but Princess Li Xue of the current dynasty. The reason why the princess went to snatch the embroidered ball was that she did not want to see Miss Xiang fall into the hands of those people.”
Master Xiang also saw who these people were who came to snatch the embroidered ball today. If they managed to snatch it, Miss Xiang's life would be ruined.
Although Miss Xiang is older, she is exceptionally beautiful, and given Master Xiang's immense wealth, finding her a suitable husband should not be a problem. I hope Master Xiang will not resort to such a desperate measure again.”
Master Xiang finally understood. No wonder the person who snatched the embroidered ball was so delicate; it turned out to be a woman. He never expected that she was actually a princess of the current dynasty.
Although he felt a little regretful, the princess had saved his daughter after all, and he should be grateful. With that in mind, he went to Li Xue and bowed.
"Thank you for your great help, Princess. I am deeply grateful."
“Master Xiang, there’s no need for such formalities. We have important matters to attend to, so we’ll take our leave now.”
At this moment, Li Xue wanted to leave the Xiang residence as soon as possible. She felt that many eyes were staring at her, which made her very uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Zhao Xian said, "We have caused quite a disturbance to the Xiang family this time. We have important business to attend to at the Tanyin Mansion, so we will not stay here any longer."
After Zhao Xian finished speaking, the group headed towards the door. Seeing this, Master Xiang quickly spoke up:
"Gentlemen, it's lunchtime. Please eat before you leave."
“Master Xiang, there’s no need to be so polite. Let’s skip the meal.”
As they spoke, the group reached the door and prepared to leave. Seeing this, Magistrate Zhang spoke up:
"My lords, is there anything else you require?"
"In Pingyang County, the government was also investigating the case. They were unaware that Zhang Debang had already been captured in Mengdu County. Magistrate Zhang immediately sent someone to Pingyang County to inform them."
"Furthermore, this case is of great importance. Report it to the Huaiyin Prefecture immediately and have them arrange for someone to handle it," Zhao Xian instructed.
"I will keep that in mind and will certainly handle this matter well."
The group originally planned to have dinner in Montreal before leaving, but now they had become the focus of the entire city, and it was not advisable to stay there any longer, so they decided to leave as soon as possible.
After leaving Mengdu, the group felt a sense of relief. The case, which had been stalled in Pingyang for more than ten days, was resolved while passing through Mengdu County.
It was already past noon, and it would still be an hour before we arrived at Huaiyin Prefecture. It seemed we would have to be patient for a while longer.
Seeing this, Li Xue laughed and said:
"I ate a lot of snacks and tea at the Xiang residence just now, so I'm not hungry at all."
Upon hearing this, Li Guang laughed and said:
"My sister knows she won't be a son-in-law for long, so she's been eating like crazy during this time and hasn't brought any food for us. We're all starving now."
"You can't blame me for this. When you left, my father-in-law invited you to have lunch before you left, but you didn't want to. Who can you blame for that?"
Upon hearing this, everyone laughed even harder. They chatted and laughed all the way, and before they knew it, they had arrived at Huaiyin Prefecture.
Huaiyin Prefecture is not large and not very lively, which is incomparable to Qing'an Prefecture.
The group set off from Pingyang early in the morning and spent some time traveling in Mengdu County. By this time, they were all a bit tired.
They first found a restaurant to eat, then found an inn to stay in and get some rest.
Huaiyin Prefecture is an ancient city with many historical sites. It is said that there is a very famous ancient battlefield more than ten miles outside Huaiyin City.
The Yellow Emperor and Chi You fought a great battle here. Later, a large number of ancient weapons were unearthed here. Whether this is true or not, there is no way to verify it.
After a night's rest, the group was full of energy. Since Huaiyin Prefecture had many famous historical sites, they decided to explore them thoroughly.
The group planned to spend the day sightseeing and then leave quietly, but the capture of Zhang Debang yesterday was very important, and it was necessary to go to the Huaiyin Prefectural Government to meet the Prefect.
Since they were going to Huaiyin Prefecture, they decided to pay their respects to the prefect properly. With that in mind, the group put on clothes that would reflect their status.
Li Xue had a lot of clothes, and she chose a red princess dress. After putting it on, she immediately showed off her elegant and noble temperament.
Zhao Xian put on the marquis's robe that the court had made for him. He had worn it once before when attending court, and this was the second time he had worn clothing that could display his marquis status.
Li Guang donned a light armor to display his status as a general.
After they finished dressing, the group left the inn and headed to the Huaiyin government office.
As the group walked down the street, they immediately attracted the attention of passersby, some of whom recognized their identities from their clothing.
People stopped to watch and discuss, but the group ignored them and went straight to the government office.
In fact, as early as yesterday afternoon, the magistrate of Mengdu County had sent someone to Huaiyin Prefecture to report the news of Zhang Debang's capture in Mengdu County to Sun Lin, the prefect of Huaiyin.
Upon hearing this, Prefect Sun was also very surprised. He did not expect that Zhang Debang would be captured in Mengdu. He already knew that Pingyang County was investigating Zhang Debang.
However, he was unaware that Zhao Xian, Li Guang, and Li Xue were also assisting in the investigation in Pingyang County, because the three had asked the Pingyang County Magistrate not to reveal their whereabouts.
This time he finally learned that Zhang Debang's whereabouts were discovered by three people, and the Mengdu County government only sent people to arrest him.
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