Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The town is called Chunmang Town, which is slightly larger than Huangmei Town. Because it is close to the official road, there are several inns in the town.

Li Yu chose a restaurant with fewer customers.

After a bumpy afternoon, she felt a little tired. After entering the inn, she asked for a few rooms on the upper floors. After saying goodbye to the guards, she carried her luggage to the room to rest.

She waited until it was completely dark before going downstairs to have dinner.

There were not many guests sitting in the lobby, so she found a seat next to the window and ate while listening to other people talking. Unexpectedly, she heard people at the next table talking about Donghaizhou.

"The prefect and several county magistrates of Donghai Prefecture were all killed by ghosts." The speaker was an old man in his fifties. He sipped his wine and said, "Otherwise, how could so many people be killed overnight? Who else could do that except ghosts?"

The old man was traveling with a young couple. After the old man finished speaking, the young man curled his lips and said, "Dad, stop talking nonsense. You said that when we were in Donghai Prefecture, and now you are in Beizhou Prefecture, you still say that. Can you be quiet for a few days? I don't want to hear about those things in Donghai Prefecture anymore. If you have time, why don't you think about what we are going to do after we arrive in Beizhou Prefecture."

The old man glared at the man and said, "You just work all day long. I told you I have money, but you didn't believe me."

The man looked helpless: "You said there was silver, so I turned our house upside down, but I couldn't find a penny, let alone silver. Dad, I beg you, don't play with us anymore."

After saying this, he sighed softly, "He was fine at noon, why is he crazy again now?"

Li Yu: “…”

No wonder she thought the old man's behavior was a little strange, it turned out he was just mentally ill.

But from what they said, they seemed to be from Donghai Province.

After thinking for a while, Li Yu looked at the only woman who hadn't spoken and said, "Miss, are you from Donghaizhou?"

The woman probably didn't expect Li Yu to greet her suddenly. She shivered with fright. When she saw Li Yu's face clearly, her expression improved a little, but she didn't answer Li Yu.

Sensing her vigilance, Li Yu smiled slightly, "I am from the capital. I just heard you talking about the case in Donghaizhou and I was a little curious, so I asked you about it. It's okay if you don't know."

She smiled gently. The woman didn't think she was a bad person, so she nodded and whispered, "We are indeed from Donghaizhou. As for the case you mentioned, we don't know anything about it."

Li Yu hummed, "How can ordinary people like us know about such a big case? But I heard that the emperor has sent people to investigate the case, and I believe the truth will soon be revealed. By the way, you are from Donghaizhou, have you seen those officials investigating the case?"

The question she asked was not an important one. The woman shook her head and replied, "We didn't see it, but we did hear people talking about it. I heard that the gentleman who investigated the case was very powerful and resolute."

Li Yu: "Hearing what you said, I would like to take a look."

Originally, she wanted to find out if there was any news about Han Zheng, but now it seems that she was overthinking.

*

At this time, Donghai Province.

Inside the government office, Han Zheng was sitting on a chair while the doctor bandaged his wound.

After more than 20 days of investigation, they discovered that the murder of the prefect of Donghaizhou was related to King Hui's faction.

In order to find evidence, they went outside the city to investigate today.

As a result, there was an ambush outside the city, and twenty or thirty masked men in black surrounded Han Zheng and a group of guards who were collecting evidence.

Han Zheng only brought five or six guards with him and they were no match for the enemy. Fortunately, the guards from the East Palace had been secretly following them, and when they saw that they were in danger, they stepped forward to help. Only then did they escape from the swordplay.

But everyone was injured, and two guards even fainted due to excessive blood loss. Han Zheng was fine, with only a scratch on his arm.

*

Opposite Han Zheng, Minister Pei of the Ministry of Justice sat upright, not saying a word.

His face looked solemn and he looked troubled.

After the doctor left, Han Zheng stood up and closed the door with his good arm, saying, "Master Pei, those black-clad guests today should be King Hui's men."

Minister Pei looked at him steadily, "Do you have any evidence?"

Han Zheng took out a token from his arms, on which was written the word "惠".

Minister Pei took the token and looked at it over and over again.

Just looking at the token, it indeed belongs to Prince Hui's Palace.

"Where did you find the token?" asked Minister Pei.

Han Zheng: "This was something that fell out of the clothes of a man in black when he was running away. I happened to see it and picked it up."

Minister Pei lowered his eyes and looked at the token for a while, then said, "Put this thing away first. With just this token, we cannot prove that the person belongs to King Hui. Next time something like this happens, it would be best to capture the person alive. Only with both physical and human evidence will the emperor believe us."

Han Zheng agreed and continued, "I also suspect that there are traitors among our guards."

The decision to go out of the city to look for evidence was made before going to bed last night. They specifically told the guards not to make it public. As a result, they met the assassin as soon as they went out today. He said that no one had tipped off, but he didn't believe it.

Minister Pei's idea was similar to Han Zheng's. He frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Let's not go out tomorrow and find a way to find the traitor first.

Otherwise, they will encounter assassins again and again, delaying their progress.

Han Zheng: "I have a plan, would you like to hear it, Lord Pei?"

Minister Pei nodded.

He did not leave the city with Han Zheng and the others today. His understanding of the scene was based on what others told him. One of the guards who came back was one of his men, and he told him that another group of people would help them today.

He guessed that they should be the people who were protecting Han Zheng. In fact, he had known about this group of people for a long time, but because they didn't do anything bad, he pretended not to see them.

Now that he thinks about it, it’s a good thing that he allowed these people to follow them, otherwise Han Zheng and his men would probably not have survived.

*

In an inn hundreds of miles away.

After finishing her meal, Li Yu returned to her room early to rest. She had to get enough rest as she had to be on the road all day tomorrow.

I don’t know how long I slept, but suddenly a strong wind blew outside and blew open all the windows.

Li Yu was awakened by the creaking sound of the window opening and the loud wind. He quickly put on his clothes and stood up to close the window.

When she reached the window, she noticed that a light was still on in a room on the first floor.

An old man's voice could be heard faintly.

If she remembered correctly, the family of three who sat next to her at dinner lived on the first floor.

I guess the old man is sick again.

Li Yu didn't think much about it and closed the window tightly.

She was about to go back to sleep, but the old man's noise became louder and louder, making it impossible for her to fall asleep. After a while, she heard the woman crying.

Hearing that the voice came from that girl, Li Yu opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling of the bed for a while, then finally put on his clothes and got out of bed.