I married the wrong man, and I sent him and his whole family to be executed.

After arriving at the village, the second in command glanced at them, then sat on the roof and started drinking.

Wan Pingshen mocked County Magistrate Lin for a few words, then asked his men to prepare accommodation for him. He has always been a kind-hearted person. Although County Magistrate Lin is an official, he is Lin Xing'er's father after all.

He knew Li Xingtang's feelings for Lin Xing'er, so he didn't make things too difficult for County Magistrate Lin.

After packing up everything, they sat down and started discussing what happened today.

"You are the county magistrate. Who forced you to the mountain stronghold?" Wan Pingshen said sarcastically.

Hearing this, County Magistrate Lin was about to get angry, but Xiaodie immediately held his hand tightly to calm him down.

"I don't know." Yu Wangfei shook his head, "But the fact that they dared to openly go to the Lin Mansion to kill people is enough to prove that they are not afraid of the county magistrate at all."

"It seems that Jiangnan City is about to change." The second in command staggered in and put his wine glass on the table. "I would say you should just stay in the village honestly. The first in command and I will definitely ensure that you have enough food and clothing."

"What are you talking about!" County Magistrate Lin jumped up angrily. "I am an official of the Great Chu State. If such a traitor occurs in the area under my jurisdiction, I must arrest him and bring him to justice!"

"But can you beat him?" The second in command shook his head disdainfully and sat down next to Yu Wangfei.

"I will live and die with Jiangnan City!" County Magistrate Lin snorted coldly, turned his head and ignored these bandits.

It turned out that officials and bandits could not coexist. These bandits only thought about themselves and had no regard for the people of Da Chu at all.

Yu Wangfei didn't expect that County Magistrate Lin was actually a good official. She thought that this person was the same as those corrupt officials in the court.

But it is also true that if Magistrate Lin was not a good official who worked for the people, Jiangnan City would not have been able to become well-organized under his governance.

Obviously, Li Xingtang changed his opinion after hearing what County Magistrate Lin said.

"Madam Yu, where is your husband? Why didn't he come with you?" Wan Pingshen asked.

Speaking of this, Yu Wangfei didn't know whether to tell the truth.

She thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid he has fallen into the hands of thieves."

"What?" Wan Pingshen didn't understand. "Aren't you and your wife merchants running a medicine shop? How did you fall into the hands of thieves?"

Yu Wangfei didn't know how to respond to this. Should she really tell the truth? But if she did, Chu Yuheng's identity would be exposed, and it would be difficult to secretly investigate the Chunwei case.

If she didn't say it, she might not have the chance to help her save Chu Yuheng.

After thinking it over again and again, Yu Wangfei sighed and decided to tell the truth.

"My husband is the Ninth Prince Chu Yuheng of the Great Chu, and I am the Princess of Ping County Yu Wangfei. However, we are only engaged and have not yet been married." Yu Wangfei said, "I came to Jiangnan this time on the orders of His Majesty to investigate the Spring Examination Case, so he and I concealed our identities. I hope Brother Wan can forgive me."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned. County Magistrate Lin looked at Yu Wangfei in surprise, unable to believe that he had actually spoken ill of the Ninth Prince.

On the contrary, the second in command looked as if he had known about it for a long time and silently drank the wine in front of him.

"You, you are the miracle doctor in the capital!" County Magistrate Lin sat down excitedly and looked at Yu Wangfei enthusiastically, "He is the Ninth Prince!"

"Yes." Yu Wangfei nodded.

In an instant, County Magistrate Lin suddenly understood why Yu Wangfei's medical skills were so advanced and why Chu Yuheng's eyes were so serious. It turned out that they were people he could not afford to offend.

"This..." Wan Pingshen didn't know what to say.

He hated officials the most in his life, but he also knew that it was Chu Yuheng who solved the flood in the south of the Yangtze River. However, Yu Wangfei, the princess of Ping County, did nothing and allowed the people of Ping County to be oppressed by the local county magistrate.

"You said that the prince was kidnapped by criminals. Who was it?" County Magistrate Lin asked hurriedly.

This is a good opportunity for him to make achievements. He had offended Chu Yuheng before, and now he must rescue Chu Yuheng so that his merits and demerits can offset each other and prevent the Ninth Prince from blaming him.

"Who is it?" Wan Pingshen asked.

He thought about it. Yu Wangfei was also the Princess of Ping County who was conferred not long ago. She had nothing to do with the group of officials in Ping County. He also sincerely admired Yu Wangfei for curing the plague, so he decided to help them.

"Mrs. Xiaodie." Yu Wangfei turned his gaze to Xiaodie.

Some things should be said by Xiaodie herself.

Li Xingtang, who was sitting on the side, held Lin Xing'er's hand tightly. He didn't dare to think that the court would really send people to investigate the Chunwei case. If the Chunwei case was solved, he might still have a chance to become an official.

"It was Mo Ruyi. There was someone from the capital behind him, but I don't know who it was." Xiaodie said, "I was chased by him and fell into the lake."

"It's him, good boy!" County Magistrate Lin held the wine glass in his hand angrily.

He knew this person. After all, Mo Ruyi was very famous in Jiangnan City and was known as Mo Shanren. He didn't expect that all the things he did were just superficial. He actually dared to harm court officials and his wife behind the scenes!

Since Yu Wangfei directly confessed her identity, the others had nothing to hide, and Li Xingtang told them everything he knew.

It turned out that during the Spring Examination, Li Xingtang saw with his own eyes a candidate draw a turtle on his paper, but that candidate got the top spot. At that moment, he knew that the students on the list all had someone behind them.

It was also because he accidentally saw the turtle that he was troubled every other day and was even kicked out of his job of copying books in the county government office.

The reason why he chose not to say anything was because he had seen too many of these things, where officials from the aristocratic families protected each other, and his humble background made him very insignificant.

Those people crushed him to death as easily as crushing an ant.

County Magistrate Lin could not imagine that such a terrible thing would happen in the Jiangnan city under his jurisdiction. He was usually busy dealing with all matters of the people, and many important matters were assigned to his subordinates.

Unexpectedly, he gave others an opportunity to take advantage of him. It's all his fault. He was wrong.

"It's all my fault. I didn't govern strictly enough." County Magistrate Lin sighed, and Xiaodie immediately patted the back of his hand to comfort him.

"Lieutenant Sima knows the truth. As long as we find Lieutenant Sima, we can find the truth." Yu Wangfei said, "But the most important thing now is to rescue the prince."

"Yes, I will let my brothers find out where the prince is imprisoned." Wan Pingshen stood up and called a subordinate, and told him to set off immediately to Jiangnan City to inquire about the news.

Yu Wangfei didn’t know whether it was right for her to tell them these things, but she had no choice now because it was impossible for her to rescue Chu Yuheng on her own.

After dinner, Lin Xing'er's eyes stayed on Xiaodie.