Hmph, before the autumn harvest, he plans to eliminate all these petty officials in Mianyang, as well as those wealthy families that distributed disaster relief funds, not a single one will be spared!
He is determined to thoroughly clean up Mianyangās administration.
After looking at the list for a while, he picked up a pen to jot down the order before leaving the study.
"Is the lady up?" When he arrived at the harem, he happened to meet Ming Liu carrying water and asked.
Ming Liu held the water, gave a slight curtsy, and replied, "Master, the lady has already woken up, she has just finished breakfast."
Ye Ziāan nodded upon hearing this and as soon as he entered the room and saw her staring at that badge again, he couldnāt help but cover his face. Why did he find this badge so repulsive now?
"Have you finished dealing with your matters?" Yang Chuxia beckoned to him cheerfully, "Come here, come here, I have something to discuss with you."
Every time Ye Ziāan laid eyes on that damned badge, he would think of last night and retorted with a hum, "My lady, what if I donāt want to hear about this matter?"
Yang Chuxia gave him a glance and chuckled, "Itās no use not wanting to listen, you must listen, and listen carefully at that."
Ye Ziāan, feeling helpless, spread his hands, "Alright then, my lady please speak."
"This badge, Iāve seen it before in Yangshu Village." She thought it looked familiar; it was something she had seen several years ago, no wonder she couldnāt recall it immediately.
"What happened?" Hearing that it was seen in Yangshu Village, Ye Ziāan straightened up immediately.
Yang Chuxia recounted, "You remember Shen Qiu, donāt you?"
Ye Ziāan nodded.
"Back then, wasnāt Shen Qiu kidnapped? Someone captured her and impersonated her," Yang Chuxia narrowed her eyes and continued, "I fought with that woman. If my memory serves me correctly, she had a small flame behind her ear, about the size of a fingernail. It was night, but the flame-like mark behind her ear shone brightly in the darkness, as if it was dusted with glitter, sparkling."
"Back then, Mu Shaoling mentioned that person was after the small arrow, and came from the Capital City. So now it seems likely the same, doesnāt it? For what? Still after the small arrow or perhaps a sleeve arrow?" Ye Ziāan felt this was the most probable possibility.
"Hmm, likely so!" Yang Chuxia nodded, "Who knows how many people have arrived, one died yesterday, and we donāt know if there are others. We must be careful when going out and about from now on."
"Iāll send a letter to the Capital City to inquire if something has happened there, why these people have set their sights on us again."
With that, Ye Ziāan returned to the study.
However, what they did not know was that at this moment, the Capital City was indeed in some disarray. Mu Shaoling, Great Zhouās foremost divine physician, had gone missing at sea. Not only him, but his fiancĆ©e, Commandery Princess Dongyang, also disappeared with him. Itās been over two months now, and they still havenāt been found.
Baili Yan, who relies on the Mu Familyās support, is worried, the head of the Mu Family is worried, and the second branch of the family starts to act out, fortunately, the third branch of the family, Mu Shaofeng, and Mu Shaoling, are united in helping the Old Master of the Mu Family to stabilize the situation.
Itās precisely during these chaotic times that some oversight occurs, and certain individuals begin to stir again.
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On an island in Shandong
Commandery Princess Dongyang picked a large leaf to shield her head, looking at her clothes, which no longer had the original flowing tassels, and even the hem of the skirt had been torn in several places. So every time she looked at her clothes, she felt drained.
Of course, donāt misunderstand, her clothes hadnāt been ruined by doing anything unsavory, but because the island is home to a peculiar type of grass, which sticks upon contact and canāt be shaken off, resulting in her having to tear her clothes.