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"Xiao Yibai, don't you need to go to the palace to report to the emperor about the flood?"

Mu Xiyue asked when she saw that he didn't go out.

Xiao Yibai burned the secret letter in the brazier beside the table before saying, "This matter will be reported to the local officials below. I can't know about this kind of local affairs before my father."

As if he knew what Mu Xiyue still had doubts, he continued, "Jingtong County also suffered a flood two years ago. In the spring of last year, the Ministry of Works sent people to guide the construction of river embankments and water diversion and drainage projects. The Minister of Works and the Doctor of Works in charge of this matter were both from the Rui Wang faction and were students of Duke Chen."

That's why Xiao Yibai ordered a secret investigation. Otherwise, the emperor would take care of such matters, so he might as well worry more about his own wedding.

In the evening, before midnight, Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue went out with Feng Shi and eight other secret guards.

The first one is the residence of Shen Ruda, the Minister of Works. There are not many guards in Shen Ruda’s mansion. There are a few secret guards, but they are all guarding outside Shen Ruda’s room.

Shen Ruda stayed in his concubine's room at night, and there were only two servants guarding his own yard. Feng Shi and the others easily entered the study and Shen Ruda's bedroom and searched.

Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue naturally went to visit their warehouse. This time, Mu Xiyue brought several locks commonly used in warehouses by wealthy families in the capital. After emptying the warehouse, they locked it again with similar locks.

As expected of a Shangshu, his family background is quite substantial. Although no secret room was found, the things in the warehouse were no less than what he got from Mu Fengnian's secret room.

Feng Shi and his friends were really good. They actually found a secret compartment under the floor of Shen Ruda's study. It went without saying that the secret letters in the compartment were something that could not be revealed.

Mu Xiyue felt that people who carefully hid evidence of their crimes were mentally abnormal. Aren’t they afraid of being discovered by others? Shouldn’t the correct approach be to destroy it in time?

Xiao Yibai curled his lip. "Of course they're afraid, otherwise they wouldn't be hiding it so secretly. They don't destroy it because they want to hold something against others, so they can be used as scapegoats if something goes wrong. These people form a group based on their own interests, so naturally they won't completely trust each other."

Turning a corner from Shen Ruda’s Shangshu Mansion is our second target for the night, the residence of Li Tai, the Vice Minister of War.

Li Tai was targeted by Xiao Yibai because Li Tai's eldest brother was serving as a deputy general in the army of the southern border of Tianqi. The general guarding the southern border was a neutral faction, and Li Tai's eldest brother was inserted into the army of the southern border by Duke Chen using his connections.

The guards of the Li Mansion were also not very good. Compared with the protection of the Chen Guogong Mansion, the Li Mansion's was nothing but child's play.

The warehouse of the Li Mansion was also full of things. Many of the utensils and calligraphy and paintings were rare treasures. After Mu Xiyue emptied the warehouse of the Li Mansion, she locked the warehouse with a similar lock.

Generally, people don't go to this kind of storehouse in the mansion every day, so she locked it with a similar lock. If she doesn't check it specifically, it is possible that it may not be discovered for many days.

The Li Mansion's study also had a secret compartment, and a number of letters and other items were found there. Mu Xiyue didn't even bother to complain. These people were really not surprising. Their methods of hiding illegal evidence were similar.

The third house is the residence of Hong Zhongliang, the Minister of Justice. Hong Zhongliang is also a student of Duke Chen and is considered to be a die-hard fan of Duke Chen. He supports whichever prince Duke Chen supports.

There wasn't much in the Hong Mansion's storeroom, a stark contrast to the previous two. Mu Xiyue began to wonder if this was an honest official.

Xiao Yibai didn't believe that Li Tai was so innocent. Could it be that there was a secret treasure room in the Li Mansion?

The two of them checked the warehouse carefully and found no mechanisms inside.

Mu Xiyue didn't touch the Li Mansion's warehouse. It wasn't because she didn't care about such a small amount of things, but mainly because she wanted to find an opportunity to come back and explore it properly another day. After leaving the warehouse, she took away the broken lock and didn't relock the warehouse.

Hong Zhongliang didn't find anything useful in his study or bedroom. It was a wasted trip and he gained nothing.

The fourth house is the residence of Wang Kai, a doctor in the Ministry of War. Wang Kai is only in his twenties. His father is Wang Zhifeng, a minister of the Ministry of Rites, who belongs to the neutral faction. Wang Kai was once the companion of Prince Rui. In theory, Wang Kai should be loyal to Prince Rui, but he has extraordinary contacts with people in the Chen Mansion in private.

The Chen Mansion is the Queen's family home, and the Queen has two sons, so it is not certain whether the Chen Mansion will support Prince Rui or Prince Qi in the end. Therefore, it is normal that Wang Kai is more loyal to Duke Chen.

Originally, a military doctor was only a fifth-rank official in the imperial city. However, judging from the contents of the wooden boxes retrieved from the Chen family's secret room, Wang Kai was more valued by the Duke of Chen than Li Tai.

After Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue broke into the palace, they did not touch their warehouse. At present, it seems that Wang Zhifeng is a neutral person, and Wang Kai's loyalty to Duke Chen is just Wang Kai's personal behavior.

However, it cannot be ruled out that Wang Zhifeng secretly took sides, so Feng and a dozen others went to Wang Kai's yard, while Xiao Yibai and Mu Xiyue went to Wang Zhifeng's yard.

Wang Zhifeng didn't find anything wrong, but Feng Shi and the others did get a lot of useful things.

After running all night, it was already late in the morning when I returned to the palace.

As expected, the thefts from the warehouses of the two mansions were not discovered immediately and were not reported until two days later. Although the case was reported and people from Jingzhao Prefecture went to the scene to check, it undoubtedly became an unsolved case.

The report on the flood in Jingtong County reached the emperor three days later than Xiao Yibai received the news, and the emperor was furious.

Due to its topography, Jingtong County has suffered frequent flooding for many years, and the imperial court has invested heavily in flood control. Last year, it allocated one million taels of silver to divert water upstream of Jingtong County. This, in theory, should prevent further flooding in Jingtong County.

"Then in addition to disaster relief, do we need to send people to investigate the cause of the flood? We won't send you, will we?" Mu Xiyue asked casually while lying on the desk in Xiao Yibai's study.

Xiao Yibai rubbed her head and chuckled, "How could that be? It would take eight days to get to Jingtong County. It would take at least a month to get back, including the time I'll spend there. Our wedding is on the 22nd. How could Father send me out at this time?"

Mu Xiyue pulled his hand down from her head and said, "You're going to mess up my hair. Be careful or I'll mess up your head into a mess."

Xiao Yibai pulled her up from her position and pulled her onto his legs. "My lady, you can rub her however you want. Your husband will definitely not resist."

This was too ambiguous. Mu Xiyue raised her hand and rubbed his head vigorously several times until his hair became frizzy. Then she laughed out loud. Looking at her masterpiece, she reached out and pinched his handsome face a few times.

"How can he still be so handsome even with such a messy hair? No wonder he has so many bad romantic partners."

Mu Xiyue still remembered that at the Qinyang Princess's flower viewing banquet, several of Xiao Yibai's lovers bullied her, but now with her status, few people dared to challenge her openly.

Xiao Yibai let her do whatever she wanted, smiling dotingly, "I can't control whether others are interested in me. Yueyue, touch my chest. This heart is not big, it's only big enough for you."