After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

He ordered Xiao Dezi to return to his side and serve him.

Xiao Dezi, who almost lost his life, became even more frightened.

In the end, after much investigation, all the evidence pointed to Concubine Lin.

The emperor didn't believe it.

He released Concubine Lin back to Anhua Palace.

After Concubine Lin returned to the palace, she found that all the people serving in the palace had changed their faces.

She also knew about Qiu Yu's death.

A storm, at the cost of many lives, subsided silently.

"Bitch, she got it so cheap!"

Defei was so angry that she smashed the teacup in her hand to the ground.

Such a perfect game, but they failed to bring down Concubine Lin!

It almost cost Saito his life!

What a loss!

"Your Majesty, the Emperor must be considering the prince in Concubine Lin's belly."

Defei's personal maid hurriedly asked someone to clean up the debris on the ground.

Prince?

Defei couldn't help but clench her hands tightly.

Whether it is a boy or a girl, we will only know after the baby is born.

What's more, whether the baby can be born is a mystery.

At this moment, Shufei also had someone find out that the dead maid was the palace maid that Defei had saved when she entered the palace earlier.

But this palace maid did come to her bedroom.

Because this palace maid and her personal maid are from the same hometown.

Concubine Shu didn't expect that while she was watching the fire from the other side of the river, the fire would actually burn herself.

The secret guards also found out everything.

"When I found out, Concubine Shu's personal maid had already committed suicide by taking poison."

"died?"

The emperor asked grimly.

"Yes. Madam Shufei cried and wanted to see you. She said she was wronged!"

The emperor rubbed his brows.

"Give her a cup of poisoned wine!"

"Yes. What about the other nobles?"

"Jieyu Lin will be confined to her home for one month and fined her salary for half a year."

"As for the talented person, Xiao Dezi, you should go there."

"Just say that the talented person has made great contributions in saving the emperor, and will be promoted to Ronghua, with a reward of 100 taels and a jade ruyi."

"Yes." Xiao Dezi retreated respectfully.

When Concubine De heard the emperor's decree, she felt very uncomfortable.

She used the hidden chess piece that had been hidden for a long time, and surprisingly, she only managed to bring down Concubine Shu.

It seems that the emperor really values ​​the baby in Concubine Lin's belly.

If it weren't for this prince, Concubine Lin would have definitely died.

Isn't it just a child?

Concubine Lin can give birth, and Ronghua can also give birth.

"Someone, bring the supplements I prepared for Rong Hua. I want to go visit Rong Hua."

What happened in the palace soon reached Xiao Minshen's desk.

After Mo Yi finished telling the story about what happened in the palace.

Then he told the county magistrate the results of his investigation.

"I checked and found out that the county magistrate's surname is Gao and he has been in office here for ten years."

Xiao Minshen glanced at Mo Yi.

"Aren't officials appointed by the imperial court evaluated every three years?"

"It's true for ordinary officials, but County Magistrate Gao is said to have someone behind him, so he hasn't left for ten years."

"Is there someone behind this? Can you find out which official in the court it is?"

"I haven't found it yet."

Xiao Minshen looked at the towering trees outside the window.

When I was in Beijing, I heard about the poor and remote areas of Shuzhong.

There are officials who are unwilling to leave for ten years?

Is there anything fishy about this?

"How are County Magistrate Gao's achievements?"

"I went to the government office to ask, and they all praised Magistrate Gao."

"I have also asked some ordinary people."

"When ordinary people mention Magistrate Gao, they are full of praise and call him a great judge."

"I also saw that some people spontaneously put their belongings at the gate of the government office."

"The bailiffs can't stop them, so they will take the initiative to come forward and pay the silver."

Xiao Minshen knocked on the table.

Could it be that this County Magistrate Gao is really a good official?

"What is the princess doing?"

"The princess is getting ready to go out for a stroll down the street."

"Then let's go too."

After Xiao Minshen finished speaking, he went to the backyard.

"Your Highness is coming? I was just about to take Yang Liu and Cui Liu shopping."

Shen Yunjin smiled at Xiao Minshen with curved eyebrows.

"It just so happens that I have nothing to do, so I will accompany you."

The carriage left the palace and moved slowly on the street.

This is the most prosperous county town in Shu.

There is a heavy flow of cars and people in the middle of the road.

There are vendors setting up stalls everywhere, as well as stalls performing arts and acrobatics.

There are busy shops on both sides of the road.

"Your Highness, this place is not any poorer than the capital. It looks very prosperous."

Shen Yunjin looked at the people on the street with great interest.

"Would you like to go down and take a walk?"

Shen Yunjin nodded.

Yang Liu brought the cone hat and carefully put it on Shen Yunjin.

Xiao Minshen took Shen Yunjin's hand and got off the carriage.

There are many women wearing cone hats on the street, going in and out of shops.

Therefore, the appearance of Shen Yunjin and others was not out of place.

Shen Yunjin was attracted by the ready-made clothing shop on the street, and she walked in.

The shop is not big. Cloth is placed on the cabinet on the left, and various ready-made clothes are displayed on the right.

"Master, is this Shu brocade?"

Cui Liu touched the cloth under her hands, her eyes shining.

The shopkeeper saw several unfamiliar faces walking in.

He quickly came over to greet them with a smile on his face.

"Sir, this is Shu brocade that is unique to Shu."

"This was presented as a tribute to the imperial palace."

"You can buy some and make clothes back home. They will definitely be beautiful."

Shen Yunjin took a look and found it was indeed very beautiful.

"Take one of each of these two colors."

The shopkeeper couldn't stop smiling, the customer turned out to be a rich man.

"Boss, I see it's quite lively here?" Xiao Minshen asked.

"Sir, you are from out of town, right?"

"Yes, we just arrived here yesterday."

"Then please stay for a few more days, we have a lot of delicious food and fun things to do here."

"Of course. By the way, boss, I want to ask you something."

"Before we came here, we heard that Shuzhong was a poor place full of bandits."

"But after we came here, we saw that everyone here is living and working in peace and contentment, unlike the rumors. What's going on?"

The shopkeeper smiled.

"You may not know this, sir. It's a long story."

"Well, let's sit here and talk."

The shopkeeper led everyone to the tea room nearby and poured tea for them.

"Try it. This is our specialty tea. How is it different from the tea you usually drink?"

Shen Yunjin picked it up and took a sip. It tasted bitter and astringent.

But slowly, the bitter taste of the tea turned into sweetness, and then my mouth started to water.

"Boss, what is the name of this tea?"

"Isn't it delicious? This is the old tea that our locals love to drink. It helps to relieve the summer heat."

“It tastes bitter at first, but becomes sweet after a while, and the more you drink, the more you like it.”

"Boss, we're still waiting for your story!" Mo Yi interrupted with a smile.