The county magistrate naturally understood the master's concerns and frowned, "You idiot, if Prince Zheng finds out about anything, will there be any good end for you and me?"

"Don't forget what we have done in secret over the years."

The master's face gradually turned pale, and his hands trembled. "Sir, Prince Zheng's status and position are there, and he is deeply favored by the emperor."

"If something goes wrong with Prince Zheng on your territory, even if you are fine, the Emperor will definitely skin you alive."

"It would be safest for you to find a few scapegoats as soon as possible, sir."

Although Prince Zheng was young, he was the most favored by the Emperor. None of the other princes and princesses dared to confront Prince Zheng.

The county magistrate clapped his hands lightly and said, "You are right!"

"Finding a scapegoat is the most important thing. Whether or not to investigate Prince Zheng is secondary."

Even if he found out the real purpose of Prince Zheng's coming here, he would not dare to do anything to him and had to serve him well.

This person is the emperor's favorite, so how could a small county magistrate like him dare to do anything?

The lawyer breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He was afraid that the adults would not be able to think straight and would insist on investigating the purpose of Prince Zheng's coming here, causing trouble that should not be caused.

"Sir, the scapegoat's official position cannot be too low, otherwise it will easily lead to people noticing the problem."

His eyes rolled, "If you are willing, you can choose one or two from your children."

"These two people did a lot of things in secret under the banner of the Lord. Once the Lord found out, he killed his relatives for the sake of justice."

The county magistrate didn't hesitate for a moment. "Just do as you say. Find two more of our men to serve as scapegoats."

He has many children, so it doesn't matter if he loses two, and he can still have children.

The most important thing is that he can keep his official position.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Mu Baobao and his group went to a temple in the suburbs as the shopkeeper provided.

According to the shopkeeper, this temple is very famous in the town and its surrounding areas. Firstly, it is very effective for making wishes there, and secondly, it is cool in the summer.

Especially this year, many people come to this temple to live long-term, all to escape the summer heat.

The carriage rumbled along.

Baby Mu shook his head and hummed, "This is my first time to visit a temple. I've never been there before."

Her little face was filled with a cheerful smile. "My grandma said there are many monks in the temple, and you have to give money if you make a wish."

"Why do you have to pay for making a wish?"

I don’t understand. I don’t comprehend.

Today, Mu Baobao was wearing a light green chiffon dress and her hair was tied into several small braids, which swayed with her movements.

Sang Ye explained with a smile, "This is called incense money."

"It's like buying something. Do you have to pay for it?"

"You can't make a wish to the Buddha with nothing in your hands, right?"

Mu Baobao said, "I understand." "Buddha also needs money to buy food and drink, so that's why we have to donate money."

Zheng Xingguang wanted to say that it was wrong, but Sang Ye stopped him by shaking his head.

Sang Ye said in a low voice, "Prince Zheng, the baby is still young. It is normal for him to have such thoughts. There is no need to correct him."

After teaching his baby to read, he read a lot of books about children and consulted many people.

Zheng Xingguang pointed at himself with a look of shock on his face, "I'm only six years old, still a child."

Didn't he feel that there was something wrong when this person said this to him?

Sang Ye suppressed her laughter and said, "Prince Zheng, you were born into a royal family and grew up in a different environment than a baby. Can your thoughts be the same as those of an ordinary six-year-old?"

It's not just children from royal families, but all children from large families are like this. Basically, they know a lot of things when they are three or four years old, and many of them will scheme against others.

This is because these children have been influenced by their surroundings since childhood and have been taught a lot at home, so they naturally know a lot.

Zheng Xingguang couldn't deny it, but he snorted.

Sang Ye knew he was not angry and smiled.

"Big brother, what are you and little brother whispering about?" Mu Baobao came over with his beautiful big eyes open.

Her face clearly showed, "You guys were talking in private and you didn't even include me. That's too much."

Sang Ye pinched her cheek and said, "It's a matter between men, do you want to listen?"

Mubaobao immediately covered his ears with his little paws and said, "Then I won't listen."

"My grandma said that we girls shouldn't listen to what's going on between men. We have to save face for men."

Mu Pingping held his forehead with his hand, feeling a headache. He wanted to know what grandma usually taught the baby.

Sang Ye laughed out loud, "Baby, what you said is right. You should save face for men."

A few of them chatted and laughed, and soon arrived outside the temple.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Mu Baobao exclaimed, "There are so many people."

At first glance, there are only people and vendors.

The temple is located halfway up the mountain, so there are many people setting up stalls at the foot of the mountain, and even more people come here to play and escape the summer heat.

Mu Pingping held his sister in his arms and didn't dare let her walk in crowded places, for fear that she would get lost.

The guards and followers closely protected Mu Baobao and his companions.

Baby Mu stretched his little head to look here and there, and was greedy for every kind of food.

"Brother, brother, there are candy men for sale over there. I want to eat some."

She pointed with her little hand at a candy man vendor not far away and said, "Brother, let's go buy some candy men, okay?"

Mu Pingping looked where she was pointing and his eye twitched. Wow, there were a bunch of children and adults gathered in front of the stall selling candy figures.

Among all the stalls, this one has the best business.

"Baby, the candy figurine stall is too crowded, and it's so hot. Let's not crowd in. I'll buy you something else to eat, okay?"

He really didn't want to squeeze in. There were too many people at the stall selling candy figures, and he was sweating from squeezing around.

Although Mu Baobao was a little unhappy, he agreed obediently, "Okay, let's go buy something else."

Sang Ye glanced at her, then turned and whispered instructions to a follower.

"Let's walk around here first, then go to the temple."

He also instructed a guard to go to the temple first to take care of everything.

Several people walked around slowly.

What's sold here are basically food, drinks and daily necessities, which are affordable for ordinary people.

Baby Mu has no resistance to any food, but her stomach is so small, and Mu Pingping didn't dare let her eat too much, so she bought some for her to eat slowly.

As they walked, they suddenly saw someone selling water.

"Clean water, one copper coin for a bucket, buy it early." The vendor was a young man.

He smiled and solicited customers, "This is mountain spring water. If you hesitate any longer, it will be gone."

"There's a water shortage everywhere now. If you don't buy more, I'll see what you'll do when the water runs out."

Mu Baobao bit his fingers and blinked at the water seller. How could he make money by selling water?

How strange.

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