A life of two souls traveling through time

"The conclusions of these two cases...both have loopholes." Yu Cheng frowned after reading the memorial in his hand.

"Oh?" Mr. Fan looked at Yu Cheng with a smile.

"That Mr. Huang has never had any contact with us. It is pure nonsense that he tipped us off before suppressing the bandits. And such a meticulous plan of assassination and poisoning resulted in the capture of only an ordinary brothel woman, who committed suicide in prison that night out of fear of punishment. It is obvious that she was just a pawn pushed out to take the blame. I don't understand whether Situ Ting is eager to cover up something or he is too incompetent?" Yu Cheng frowned and analyzed seriously.

"What makes me even more curious is how did the brothel woman know that Mr. Huang tipped us off? If she is just a scapegoat, then who is the person behind this?" Mr. Fan on the side also nodded in agreement.

"Although we have been stationed at the border of Mucheng for two years, we have never interfered with the officials in the city in private and have not had much contact. It seems that I have neglected this area, so much so that now even the county magistrate dares to deceive me." Yan Zong slowly opened his eyes with a cold expression.

"What are your plans, Your Highness?" Mr. Fan asked seriously.

"There are doubts in both cases. We must re-investigate them, but we have to do it secretly so as not to alert the enemy." Yan Zong said, looking up at Yu Cheng and continued: "Send someone to investigate, and remember to hide your identity."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Yu Cheng nodded and turned to leave the room.

"There is another matter that I need to trouble you to run."

"Your Highness, please give your orders." Mr. Fan nodded with a smile.

"I'm back, I'm back, go tell the owner and Mr. Da that everyone is back!"

When Feng Siyao and the others just returned to the pharmacy, Xiao Lu from the outer courtyard was the first to see them and hurriedly shouted to the inner hall, and a pharmacist in the inner hall immediately ran to the backyard.

"Mr. Er, what happened? Everyone is worried about you not coming back all night." Xiaolu saw Arnold coming and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Last night, my prince was attacked and poisoned in the city. Fortunately, there is..."

"I'll go see the owner of the manor first." Huifeng interrupted Arnold impatiently and entered the inner hall.

Xiaolu was shocked when he heard this. Just as he was about to ask for more details, he saw Arnold pointing at Huifeng's receding back and complaining to Siyao, "This guy is so annoying!"

"You are the annoying one!" Without waiting for Si Yao to react, Guo Ying glared at Arnold angrily and said fiercely.

"Hey, little bitch! How did I offend you? What does it have to do with you that I say that guy is annoying?"

"You have provoked me now. Who did you call a stinky girl? How did our Second Master provoke you? Last night, our Second Master saved your Highness' life, but you are repaying kindness with hatred today?"

"Good is good, hate is hate, what does it matter? Didn't you see him smirking at me along the way..."

"It's because you're too noisy and disturbing our Second Master..."

"I'm noisy? You're also sarcastic and unreasonable..."

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Si Yao and Xiao Lu, who were at a loss, hurriedly pulled them apart.

"What? Is he in trouble again?"

Compared to the tense situation in the outer courtyard, the room in the backyard was calm because Huifeng told Sanxiu what happened in Mucheng last night before he got angry.

When Sanxiu heard that Yan Zong was poisoned, she was worried. But when she found out that the poison had been cured, she started to complain again: "He is always so worrying. He is not like his mother at all. It's a pity that the good things were not passed on to his father..."

Realizing his own gaffe, Sanxiu stopped talking.

"The prince has been in the vortex of power since he was born, and he is mostly helpless. This cannot be blamed on him." Xiu Ming smiled gently.

"Hmph, you're always good at speaking for him." Sanxiu rolled his eyes at his apprentice and curled his lips.

"Back then, Master always scolded me for being stupid, and Senior Sister often spoke up for me."

"Hehe, it was a long time ago, and you still remember it. Back then, your teacher also hoped that you could learn more." Sanxiu scratched his head guiltily, and his tone softened. He did have a bad temper when he was young.

Xiu Ming smiled and said nothing more. He did not blame his master for his strict teachings, but was grateful for the care given to him by his senior sister.

Sanxiu looked up at his apprentice's modest smile, and the corners of his mouth also widened. He glanced at the silent and somewhat cold-faced little apprentice beside him and continued to joke, "Are you jealous?"

"Brother, why don't you boil some medicine for Master?" Hui Feng, who was originally absent-minded, was caught off guard by his Master's words. He instantly stood up and walked out speechlessly. A flying shoe flew towards his back but missed.

"You're sick, little bastard!"

Half an hour after Yu Cheng left, Mr. Fan also left the post station and went straight to the county government office. When the county magistrate Situ Ting learned about it, he hurried out to greet him.

"Mr. Fan, you have come here in person. I wonder if the prince has any instructions for you?" Situ Ting respectfully invited Mr. Fan into the county government office and asked with a smile.

Although Mr. Fan is only a counselor, everyone knows that he is a popular figure who has been following the prince for many years. To curry favor with him is equivalent to to curry favor with the prince.

"There is indeed something I need to trouble Lord Situ for help with." Mr. Fan frowned slightly and smiled with difficulty.

"Mr. Fan, you are too polite. It is an honor for me, Situ Ting, to work for the prince. How can it be a trouble?" Situ Ting continued to smile humbly.

"In that case, I'll be frank. The border of Mucheng is already crowded and noisy, and the post station is not quiet either. Your Highness needs to rest and recuperate, so..."

"Understood. I will arrange a quiet place for the prince right away."

"Thank you very much. In addition, I have to go back to the military camp today to handle some matters. Your Highness, please ask Lord Situ to take good care of me."

"Don't worry, sir. I will take good care of the prince."

Mr. Fan smiled meaningfully and said nothing more.

"Mr. Fan...Does the prince have any thoughts about what happened last night..." There was silence in the hall for a moment. Situ Ting hesitated for a long time but still began to inquire hesitantly.

"Last night's incident was a close call. The suspect's hasty death did make His Highness unhappy, but His Highness is still grateful to Lord Situ for taking the trouble to investigate and resolve the hidden danger overnight. It is precisely because of Lord Situ's diligence and responsibility that His Highness is relieved to hand over the resting place to His Highness."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!" Situ Ting said this and raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears excitedly.

"It's getting late. I should leave the city and go to the military camp." Mr. Fan still stood up with a smile on his face and walked out the door while speaking.

"Sir, you are so busy with official duties that I dare not stay any longer. You can rest assured that I am here to take care of the prince's affairs."

"Sir, walk slowly."

Situ Ting personally escorted Mr. Fan to the outside of the county government office, and only after watching the carriage go away did he breathe a long sigh of relief.

"Sir, it seems that the prince not only did not blame you, but entrusted you with an important task." At this time, the chief clerk Jia Shen came to Situ Ting and said happily.

"Hurry, quickly have someone clean up the house in the east of the city, and send some more people to check the surrounding area to ensure safety. We will go to pick up the prince later." Situ Ting was also very happy at this time. He was disheartened when he was kicked out of the post station in the morning. He thought that the prince would blame him, but he didn't expect that the sky would clear up in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, I'll get ready right now."