I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

At this time, the three of them were also silent, not knowing what to say.

After a while, Zhao Ruodong said, "My daughter has something to do, so I'll leave now."

"Goodbye, Miss Zhao."

Jiang Zuo and Yang Feng said at the same time.

Looking at Zhao Ruodong's departing figure, Jiang Zuo turned his head and asked, "Yang Feng, it seems that you haven't started a family yet?"

Yang Feng replied: "Your Excellency, I am indeed not married yet."

"How old is this year?"

"twenty-three."

"It's not that small..."

"My Lord, why are you asking this?"

"Oh, nothing."

Yang Feng asked in confusion: "Sir, who was that Miss Zhao just now?"

Jiang Zuo could see that Yang Feng had some interest in this woman, so he said, "She is from another place. She was beaten up by several people in Anding County two days ago. Master Guo and I rescued her. It's that simple."

Yang Feng nodded: "So she came to Anding County alone?"

Jiang Zuo said: "Right, I heard she came to look for my brother. I am not very clear about her background."

While they were chatting, Master Guo also returned to the yamen and said, "Sir, I have found some clues about the matter you asked me to investigate."

"Oh, hurry up."

Jiang Zuo was quite curious, so what he asked Master Guo to investigate was naturally Zhao Ruodong's life experience.

Master Guo said: "This girl is indeed from Guanzhong. She appeared in Jizhou Prefecture not long ago. I guess she is a refugee from Guanzhong."

"So, she is also a citizen of the disaster area?"

Yang Feng asked doubtfully.

"I heard from the patrol officers that this girl appeared in Anding County a few days ago and has been living in a resettlement site in the southern part of the city."

Master Guo said again.

The resettlement site he mentioned was the residence previously set up by Jiangzuo to accommodate refugees. Since the Anding County area was relatively prosperous and continuously attracted influx of outsiders, a new district was set up to settle these outsiders.

Jiang Zuo added, "But recently, there are indeed many unfamiliar faces in Anding County. It seems that we must strengthen management. Otherwise, Anding County is a mixed bag. It is really a bit chaotic. A few days ago, someone even beat someone up in the street. Master Guo, haven't those villains been caught yet?"

Master Guo replied, "Sir, we have sent people to investigate. They will be arrested very quickly."

The three of them chatted for another two hours, until it was almost dusk, when they agreed to go out for a couple of drinks.

Just as I walked out of the yamen, I saw a woman sitting not far from the door.

This woman is Zhao Ruodong.

"Isn't she gone?"

Jiang Zuo was puzzled and walked up to ask, "Miss Zhao, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Ruodong lowered his head. After hearing Jiang Zuo's words, he slowly raised his head and looked at Jiang Zuo. His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of tears in it: "I can't find him."

"Can't find anyone?"

Jiang Zuo couldn't remember it for a moment.

At this time, Zhao Ruodong bit her lip, with a bit of sadness in her eyes, and said, "I really can't find my brother, so I want to ask you to help me. If you can find my brother, I will definitely repay you all for your kindness."

"grown ups……"

Yang Feng turned and looked towards Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo fell into deep thought and scratched his head.

Never mind. Just consider it as a small favor.

"Master Guo, tell them to help look for it."

"Thank you, sir!"

Zhao Ruodong was very grateful.

"Miss Zhao, how old is your brother, what does he look like, and what is his name?"

Zhao Ruodong then told Master Guo everything about his brother.

"My younger brother is ten years old this year. He is not very tall. His name is Zhao Xiaoquan. He has a very obvious birthmark on his neck. It is red and looks like a leaf..."

"Uh-huh."

Master Guo took a pen and paper and wrote down all these characteristics.

"Thank you, my Lords."

Zhao Ruodong knelt down again.

Jiang Zuo winked at Yang Feng.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

Yang Feng asked in a low voice.

Jiang Zuo whispered, "Stupid, go up and help her up."

"Okay." Yang Feng finally reacted and stepped forward to help Zhao Ruodong up, "Miss, please stand up."

Zhao Ruodong lowered his head, tears in his eyes.

"Don't worry, girl. As long as your brother is in Anding County, we will be able to find him for you soon."

Master Guo promised.

"It's getting late, girl, you should go back to the inn and rest."

Jiang Zuo said.

Zhao Ruodong nodded slowly, and then left silently.

Yang Feng looked at Zhao Ruodong's pretty figure, and suddenly felt a little pity in his heart: "Sir, this girl looks quite pitiful."

"Yeah, so you have to seize the opportunity."

Jiangzuo Road.

"what chance?"

Yang Feng didn't understand at all.

Jiang Zuo sighed and said, "Forget it, you stupid brain."

"Let's go, let's go drink."

The next day.

Jiang Zuo went to the vicinity of Anding County early to inspect the construction of the new city.

Nowadays, many people from Mobei have moved south and migrated to the Anding County area.

The arrival of these people from Mobei provided a large amount of cheap labor for the industries in Anding County, but it also created some unstable factors.

Jiang Zuo certainly knew that if not handled properly, these Mobei people would likely threaten the security of the border.

Now the dependence of the various tribes in Mobei on the State of Yan has reached an unprecedented level.

After dealing with the affairs in the north, Jiang Zuo returned to Anding County in the afternoon. When he returned to the government office, he checked the accounts for this month and found that the expenditure this month was indeed nearly double that of last month.

These extra expenses are all used to hire workers from Mobei.

But since the port was opened, Jiang Zuo made a lot of money by engaging in "finance", so he still made a lot of money last month.

As I was looking at that moment, I suddenly heard hurried footsteps.

At this moment, Master Guo hurried in and said with a complicated look, "Sir, Miss Zhao's brother has been found."

"That's great, bring him here quickly so that they can meet each other."

Jiang Zuo still looked down at the account book.

Master Guo stood there in a daze and sighed.

"what happened?"

Jiang Zuo suddenly raised his head and felt something was wrong.

"Her brother is dead..."

Master Guo spoke in a low voice.

"Are you sure it's him?"

Jiang Zuo couldn't believe it.

"Confirmed, the features are exactly the same."

Master Guo nodded.

"What was the cause of death?" Jiang Zuo was stunned. He didn't expect to get this result. He didn't know how to explain to Miss Zhao.

Master Guo's face was solemn: "The coroner has confirmed that it is poisoning. It should be that he accidentally ate some poisonous food."

"There's so much free food in Anding County, how could I have eaten it by mistake..."

Jiang Zuo frowned.

"Hey, maybe he's just too hungry to choose what to eat. After all, he's only a ten-year-old kid."

Master Guo sighed.

Jiang Zuo lowered his head and looked at the account book, lost in thought for a long time.

After a while, he finally came to his senses and said helplessly, "It's really unfortunate. I'm afraid that Miss Zhao will find it hard to accept... Mr. Guo, you should tell Miss Zhao about this. I really can't say it out loud."