The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

Minglang rolled her eyes at Jiang Jiaoyun. She had worked hard all afternoon, not to listen to Jiang Jiaoyun's annoying antics.

"If you think it's useless, put it back."

Jiang Jiaoyun smiled and hugged the stack of papers to her chest: "How could His Highness's gift be useless? I just didn't know its value."

After Minglang had compiled all the testimonies, they parted ways with Jiang Jiaoyun early the next morning.

Jiang Jiaoyun led her troops to escort these people back to the capital to confess their crimes. Minglang then sent people back in batches to the villages he had rescued.

He then led his men north to the Yun family.

When they parted, Minglang stood on the city wall, watching Jiang Jiaoyun's departing figure.

They didn't have a proper goodbye. At this moment, Jiang Jiaoyun turned around, looked at the prince standing on the city wall, and waved to him.

Xiang Ke: "After today's farewell, I don't know when I will be able to see Jiang Jiaoyun again."

She was very reluctant to part with Jiang Jiaoyun's bodyguard.

The food is really delicious.

“If you’re so reluctant to part with her, then go with her. She can take care of you along the way,” Minglang said without even turning his head.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Ke immediately shook his head.

"Then I would still prefer to stay by Your Highness's side."

Following Jiang Jiaoyun, she didn't even need to leave the city for more than three miles. Standing on the city wall, she could already guess what life would be like from there.

Jiang Jiaoyun will definitely hurry up and work.

Reluctant to rest, they hurried to the capital.

She would travel day and night, unless the prisoners she was escorting couldn't take it anymore.

She wouldn't suffer that hardship herself; she'd rather stay with His Highness.

Xiang Ke: "Is Your Highness hungry? I'll go get you something to eat."

Fearing she might stay any longer, before Jiang Jiaoyun had gone far, His Highness packed her up along with her horse and threw her out.

Xiang Ke ran very fast.

Minglang called out to Li Xianqing, "Tell her to prepare more dry food for the journey."

Li Xianqing obeyed orders and chased after Xiang Ke in the direction he had left.

At this moment, only Minglang and Xue Wan, along with their guards, remained on the city wall.

Xue Wan glanced around.

The atmosphere felt a bit awkward.

After saying goodbye to His Highness, he also left.

Qin Xiaosi stood beside His Highness, gazing at Jiang Jiaoyun's departing figure.

"Is Your Highness about to depart immediately?"

Minglang nodded, then added:

“I’m worried that we didn’t arrest enough people yesterday. Now that the city gates are open, someone will surely go and tip them off. Have Qingyu Pavilion keep an eye on the Yun family.”

Her willingness to give Jiang Jiaoyun face does not mean she will actually allow the Yun family to take advantage of this situation.

Even if the Yun family were sensible at this point, it was only out of desperation after their scheme had been exposed.

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will take care of it immediately."

After Qin Xiaosi left, Minglang stood alone on the city wall.

She timed it so perfectly; he could have done it yesterday, but she waited until today.

Hopefully, the Yun family won't make things too difficult for Jiang Jiaoyun.

After Qin Xiaosi returned, Xiang Ke had already packed all the dry food.

They set off again.

Without taking a single soldier with him, he headed north straight for the Yun family.

More than a month later, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Liang Chongyue sat in front of the dragon desk, playing with the jade tweezers in his hand.

The system was squatting down next to her.

"Host, are you just going to let Minglang give Jiang Jiaoyun preferential treatment in this matter?"

The system rolled over and lay down next to its host, blinking its dog-like eyes at Liang Chongyue.

"What do you mean by 'opening a back door'? This is more like opening a dog hole for her."

Minglang didn't condone anything from Jiang Jiaoyun either.

Jiang Jiaoyun still had to bear all the burdens herself.

It's just that the children couldn't bear to do it.

As a mother, she turned a blind eye, as long as those who truly committed crimes eventually paid the price.

She can tolerate this once.

She did not execute nine generations of those who colluded with the enemy back then.

She should let go now; it will make things easier for her to manage people in the future.

"In less than 20 days, Jiang Jiaoyun will escort the person back. Traveling day and night is really fast."

The journey, which was supposed to take two and a half months, was completed in less than two months.

"She was anxious, how could she not hurry?"

This gust of wind hasn't reached the capital yet, so she can still make some moves when she returns.

If the wind blows back before people do, the Jiang family will be fish on a chopping board.

The court was always entangled with each other, and each family held its own secrets.

At that time, all the officials will be watching Liang Chongyue's every move. With just a glance from her, all the things the Jiang family has done over the years will be exposed.

Both the big and the small can be shaken out.

Even if Prime Minister Jiang were to use his silver tongue, it would be to no avail.

Liang Chongyue reached out and patted the dog's head.

"You seem to have gained weight recently."

The system, with its back to the host, secretly rolled its eyes.

Whenever I don't want to continue the conversation, I change the subject and say it's fat.

Really annoying.

While Liang Chongyue was waiting for Jiang Jiaoyun to escort the person back to the capital, Minglang had already arrived at the Yun family's ancestral home in Shuoyang with his men.

The Empress Dowager will handle the Yun family's branch in the capital.

Minglang stood under the city gate of Shuoyang City, looking at the plaque above.

She had no choice but to let Qin Xiaosi hand over the pass, and two people jogged over from behind the city gate.

"Is it Miss Ming?"

The person in front of the newcomer was quite old, and Minglang recognized him from the portrait left to her by Jiang Jiaoyun.

He is the head of the Yun family, a branch of the Shuoyang lineage.

It seems the news did eventually get through.

Moreover, these people didn't even bother to hide it anymore.

"Patriarch Yun, it's an honor to meet you."

The old man froze for a moment upon hearing this.

He then forced a smile: "I have long admired Miss Ming."

Two bodyguards dressed in the classic attire of Qingyu Pavilion descended from the city wall. Qin Xiaosi revealed his command token, and the two knelt down simultaneously.

"Greetings, Commander."

Minglang was welcomed into the city.

He politely declined the Yun family head's offer and went to stay at an inn under the name of Qingyu Pavilion.

As soon as Xiang Ke arrived at her destination, she was overjoyed, as her back was aching from the long journey.

Even though His Highness could have arrived much earlier, he would stop and rest every now and then.

He claimed he was taking her sightseeing, but she wasn't stupid; she could see what His Highness was really up to.

She just had a slight backache, and the scenery along the way was a bit tiring.

Xiang Ke took Li Xianqing out for a stroll.

Li Xianqing was originally unwilling; she wanted to stay and see how His Highness would deal with the Yun family.

Until His Highness said she was tired and wanted to sleep.

Li Xianqing was dragged away by Xiang Ke and left the inn to wander outside.

Everything was new and exciting to Xiang Ke along the way; he would even pick up a rattle drum that a child would play with and spin it around a couple of times.

Li Xianqing: "How do you think Miss will handle this matter?"

While Li Xianqing was still thinking, Xiang Ke handed him a string of candied hawthorns.

"Don't worry about it. If it weren't for Miss's kindness, we would have been here ten days ago."

While chewing on a candied hawthorn, Xiang Ke didn't forget to rub his aching back.