"What is Lord Ye doing?" Murong Jing was still struggling with his thoughts. The case was solved quickly, so Hong Xiaoduo had left long ago. She had stayed here until the case was solved. When she looked up and saw the official seal in front of her, she blurted out.
"Didn't the young master say earlier that I should hand over my official seal first? Or did I misunderstand? It's not the official seal?" Ye Ren'an could now see that the young master was not paying attention.
Mu Rongjing flicked his sleeve and said, "Lord Ye has misunderstood. I want you to hand over the detailed records of the disaster relief grain first."
Holding the official seal, Ye Ren'an looked at the young man in front of him who had no real official position but could manage all the officials except the one on the dragon throne. He thought to himself, "Your Highness, guess whether I believe him or not?"
Having served as an official for many years, how could he possibly make a mistake on such an important matter?
However, even though he knew that the other party originally meant for him to hand over the official seal, he was interrupted by that young lady Hong before he could say those key words.
Since they don't acknowledge it now, and there's nothing I can do about it, it's actually a good thing for me.
I can't possibly argue with this person and win or lose over this, can I? I'm not stupid enough to do something like that.
"That was a misunderstanding on my part. The detailed records related to the disaster relief grain will be presented to the Crown Prince immediately. As for how I need to cooperate with the investigation, please give me your instructions," Ye Ren'an said, withdrawing the official seal he had handed over.
The feeling of the official seal touching his abdomen reassured him somewhat. It wasn't that he coveted the position; it was just that he had always been honest and upright in his official career, and now he had encountered such a situation. It didn't matter if he lost the position, but he couldn't lose it because he was wronged.
That was a tremendous humiliation for him, one he would never forget.
Ye Ren'an, who was not adept at being a smooth official, was not the kind of person who was stubborn and rigid. He also knew that the young man in front of him was also an upright person. He always handled matters impartially when serving His Majesty and never showed favoritism.
Cooperating with him to find out the truth about the disaster relief grain will help me and prevent me from being wrongly accused.
"Well, during this time, you can continue with whatever you need to do as usual, sir." Mu Rongjing saw a yamen runner carrying a stack of accounts approaching, and after speaking to Ye Ren'an, he gestured for the runner to take him to the back hall.
"My lord, Prince Mu trusts you." After Mu Rongjing left, Master Park stepped forward to Ye Ren'an and said.
"You're mistaken about that. The person he trusts isn't your master, me." With that, he turned and returned to his seat, placing the official seal on the courtroom table in front of him.
It's still early to get back home, so let's continue working.
These past few days, because of my son's matter, I have indeed been delayed in handling some official business.
Fortunately, there are no cases requiring him to appear in court these days.
He ordered the bailiffs to bring the case files he had been handling over the past few days and began to look through them.
Suddenly it dawned on me that if it weren't for Hong Xiaoniangzi's arrival, I wouldn't be able to continue sitting here looking at the files.
After handing over the official seal, he might be confined to the main hall of the government office, or he might be temporarily detained in a prison.
Come to think of it, the reason he was still able to sit here and look at the case files was thanks to his son, Tianxuan. Thinking of this, Ye Ren'an couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that his master could still laugh, Master Park, who was standing to the side, gave up the idea of saying something to comfort him.
In the evening, before returning to his residence, Ye Ren'an thought about greeting the young master, but also wondered if hosting him in the current situation would be suspected of bribery.
However, he was overthinking it. The constable told him that the young master had left half an hour ago. Because he was afraid that making decisions on his own would cause trouble for his master, he did not dare to keep an eye on him.
"You're leaving? Alright then!" Ye Ren'an left the yamen and got into his own sedan chair that was waiting there.
Upon returning home, he was summoned to his study by his father. Instead of immediately inquiring about the situation at the yamen, his father told him what he had learned from Tianxuan.
So that's how they met? It's true, Ye Ren'an thought, feeling both amused and exasperated.
According to Tianxuan, when they first met Prince Mu, that young lady Hong extorted money from him! It was just a few kinds of wild game, but she demanded a hundred taels of silver from him!
Although the prince was of noble status, he was not a pampered young master who knew nothing about prices and only knew how to enjoy himself. He actually paid the money willingly.
This young master was not a lecherous man. He was willing to pay a hundred taels of silver for a few common wild game that were not considered delicacies. He certainly wasn't after that young lady Hong.
According to Tianxuan, they had just been rescued by Hong Xiaoniangzi not long before, and were still dressed as beggars. Yes, the prince must have been acting out of kindness in helping them.
After this analysis, Ye Ren'an's favorability towards this prince immediately skyrocketed.
He took off his official robes, changed into his home clothes, and went into the hall, where, as expected, they were already waiting for him to have dinner.
"Tianxuan, you and Miss Hong have met quite a few people along the way, haven't you?" Ye Ren'an dismissed his third son, Ye Liangxian, and gestured for Tianxuan to sit down next to him.
After sitting down, she immediately put a braised duck leg on her son's plate and then asked him quite naturally.
Tianxuan looked at the braised duck leg on the plate in front of her, first thanked her father, and then answered her father's question: "Father, that is indeed the case."
Besides Uncle Wu, I also have another uncle surnamed Dong, who was one of the first people to help us. And then there were the government officials, the soldiers, Uncle Wei, the general, and the bodyguards.
One of the generals is General Mu, who is a good brother to Uncle Dong.
Another one is General Lin from Dawu Pass.
After saying that, he picked up the braised duck leg in front of him and took a bite. Although it didn't look as good as the one he made, and the taste wasn't as good either, it was his father who had given it to him, so he couldn't disrespect him, and he couldn't leave it on the plate, that would be a waste.
After hearing Tianxuan's words, the whole family eating at the same table found it incredible. Besides broadening their horizons, traveling and exploring could also lead to meeting so many people with special backgrounds.
"Fourth brother, many places are not safe these days. You will encounter danger on the road, won't you?" Ye Liangxian asked with great curiosity.
He had never traveled far from home; he only heard about it from other people and didn't know how true or false it was.
Now that I have the opportunity to hear my younger brother's story, it's definitely true. When I go back to the academy, I can tell my fellow students about it and broaden their horizons.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ren'an immediately wanted to stop him, because he had learned some things from his son Tianxuan, and he was afraid that his wife and mother would feel bad if they heard it.
"Of course, I've definitely encountered it before, and quite a few times," Tianxuan said, swallowing the duck leg meat in her mouth.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ren'an thought, "Fine, if my son Tianxuan is willing to talk, then let him talk. Anyway, those are all facts, things that have already happened. Even if I stop him today, my wife and mother will find out sooner or later."
However, seeing his newly recognized fourth brother so talkative, Ye Ren'an should have been happy, but for some reason, he felt something was off...
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