Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

"On our way to the Wen family, the two of them suddenly rushed out to stop the carriage. They didn't know I was in the carriage, and when they saw the carriage stopped, they started to curse at Shuyu." Chan Yi said disdainfully, "When they saw me get out of the carriage, they immediately knelt on the ground in fear, and kept kowtowing to me for mercy. If Shuyu hadn't held me back, I would have taught them a lesson!"

Chen Shao glanced at Quan Shuyu and asked, "What did you scold her for?"

Chan Yi said coldly, "These are all from her past experiences."

Chen Shao looked at Quan Shuyu again.

Quan Shuyu curled her lips calmly, "Didn't the young master say that if you are strong, why bother about what others say? If they like to scold, then let them scold. There is nothing to hide from others. Besides, no matter how fiercely they scold, it will not affect the shopkeepers of various shops. When they see me, they have to respectfully call me Miss Quan."

"Not bad." Chen Shao praised, "You've made progress."

Quan Shuyu straightened his back even more after receiving the praise.

"You will follow her for the next few days." Chen Shao said as they walked, "They dared to stop us and curse us, which proves that they blamed all their mistakes on her."

"I know." Chan Yi said, "The Yulin Guards who were secretly watching them have said that they pawned the hairpins they secretly took out when they left the prefect's mansion, and now they have settled in a run-down inn in the west of the city, and are planning to take revenge on Shu Yu when the opportunity arises."

Chen Shao frowned: "Something happened to their two brothers, and no one from their family came to collect the bodies?"

Chan Yi: "Even if it comes, it won't be that fast."

Chen Shao ordered: "If no one from either of their families comes tomorrow, send someone to inform them."

Chan Yi: "Arrange someone to inform them what to do and send them both back directly."

Chen Shao thought about it and nodded, "Okay, you decide."

In the next few days, Chen Shao stopped paying attention to this matter, and her full attention returned to several noble families. After reading the evidence of the crimes of the Gu, Fan, and Qi families one by one, she called Luo Ye to her side and asked him about the recent activities at the dock.

Mr. Luo was getting older and older, hunched over, with no energy or spirit at all, and his voice was numb and indifferent: "Ever since the Gu, Fan, and Qi families sent those robbers back to guard their homes, shipping at the dock has stopped. These days, apart from the daily inquiries about the adults' movements, there has been no other movement."

"What about the second and third branches of the Gu, Fan, and Pin families?" Chen Shao asked. "Are there any movements?"

"The second and third branches of several families have come to the county city to look for the eldest branch several times. I have no idea what they did to them, but judging from the hasty and angry way they left, it was clear that they did not achieve their goal." Master Luo paused, and then continued, "The second and third branches of the Gu and Fan families have secretly looked for Lord Ding and Lord Lei."

Chen Shao raised his eyebrows slightly: "I understand, you don't have to go to the dock anymore."

Mr. Luo said nothing and waited quietly for a moment. When he saw that she had nothing to ask, he bowed and left silently.

Chen Shaowei lowered his eyes and thought silently for a moment, then told Fu Jiu, "Go and invite Ding Lisheng over."

When he invited people, Li Tianliu, who was leaning against the door, asked, "Who are you going to deal with next?"

Chen Shao did not answer but asked, "How did you interrogate the officials of the Wen family?"

Li Tianliu said slowly, "Let's go to the trial tonight."

Chen Shao looked at him: "Tonight? What have you been busy with these days?"

"I wasn't busy at all," Li Tianliu walked into the room and sat down, "I just interrogated the Gu family's managers twice. In my spare time, I also pondered the handwriting of those volumes of hereditary edicts."

Chen Shao joked: "What have you figured out?"

Li Tianliu glared at her: "Don't you want to say something?"

The handwriting of those hereditary edicts was like a spider web entangled in his heart, making him anxious to know the answer. But no matter whether he tested her blatantly or secretly, he did not find anything unusual about her. This undoubtedly made him even more anxious.

Chen Shao looked at the green shadow under his eyes and smiled: "I have said it before, I will tell you when I find out clearly."

Li Tianliu stared at her: "Who do you want to ask?"

During these days, she only wrote one letter to the Chen Guogong Mansion.

Chen Shaoyang raised his eyebrows: "No comment!"

Li Tianliu provoked him, "Could it be that the great-great-grandson of the former crown prince is you?"

Chen Shao teased: "Whatever you think."

Li Tianliu snorted twice, took out a secret letter from his sleeve, and said slowly and leisurely: "This is a letter from the border. I wanted to show it to you, but now it seems that you probably don't need it."

Chen Shao said calmly, "I really don't need it."

As he sneered and glanced at me, he continued, "If I wanted to know the situation at the border, I would not have accepted the job of the Supreme Court Justice. Since I have accepted this job, the situation at the border will be the responsibility of the generals at the border, and it has nothing to do with me."

Li Tianliu's face turned cold.

Chen Shao suddenly changed the subject: "But if you insist on showing it to me, I can reluctantly take a look."

Li Tianliu sneered twice, then stood up and left.

When he reached the door, he finally threw the letter in.

Chen Shao was not as indifferent to the situation at the border as he said. He picked up the letter, took out the stationery, and quickly read it from beginning to end. Finally, he felt a little relieved.

The situation at the border was better than she had imagined. After receiving Li Tianliu's letter, Chen's army arranged nearly a hundred people to conduct a secret investigation. Although no results had been found before the letter was sent, it would be difficult for treacherous people to cause harm again since they were alert.

Now, the biggest dilemma facing the soldiers at the border is not the treacherous people hiding in the dark, but the shortage of food and fodder.

Judging from the description in the letter, the existing food and grass can only support them for three months at most, and that is under the premise of tightening their belts.

The food problem was easy to solve. The food stored in the warehouses of the Zhu and Wen families could be sent to the border to sustain the family for several months. Not to mention the Gu, Fan, Qi, and Ren families.

The food problem was solved, but Chen Shao could not ignore the problems caused by food shortage.

After so many years of fighting on the border, the national treasury has long been exhausted. However, Hongyuan County, such an inconspicuous lower county, has stored so much food and money... It can be seen that the power of the prince's party in the previous dynasty has long been intertwined and deeply infiltrated.

"Master, Lord Ding is here." Fu Jiu's voice interrupted Chen Shao's cold thoughts.

After putting away the secret letter, Chen Shao looked at Ding Lisheng nonchalantly.