Traveling through time and space

"Forget it, no matter who belongs to whom, after Grandfather's death, they can't cause any big trouble. That time, Sixth Brother and Seventh Brother kidnapped Yuanyuan, and she almost died at Sixth Brother's hands. Yuanyuan didn't know about it, and there will be many people who dislike Yuanyuan, but Yuanyuan doesn't care, no matter what. But they hurt Yuanyuan, and this revenge will be avenged sooner or later."

"Don't worry, Big Brother will control them and won't cause you any trouble."

"Brother, as long as it's not against morality, Yuanyuan will definitely help if he can."

"Okay, Yuanyuan, thank you for your honesty, brother. Have you heard anything these days? The people who went out to inquire about the news came back saying that the prefect of Anping Prefecture, Wu Yufu, has arrived in Liupu. This Lord Wu is the cousin of the noble lady of Qin'an Palace."

"He's the Third Prince's man? I really don't know who's behind this scheme against my uncle and this money. Big brother, do you want to go meet my uncle?"

"I heard they are all in Liupu County. If I have the chance, I'd like to meet my father. What does Emperor Yuanyuan say? If not, I'll just use this money."

"Let's talk about the details after Prince De comes. I just hope that the palace will not put all the blame on my uncle." The two were eating and talking when someone knocked on the door.

"Girl, these are the leftovers." Yi Haoyi walked in and put the remaining pine and bamboo fruits on the table.

"Brother, you keep it," Su Yuanyuan agreed for a few more words, then returned to her room, took a bath and rested. With Yue'er on duty, Su Yuanyuan felt relieved to take a bath in the spiritual water, and then made a delicious meal. Of course, both the master and the servant had a full meal. The meal just served in the restaurant only had a few pieces of shredded pork, which Su Yuanyuan had no appetite for. Su Yuanyuan could tolerate other things, but she would not compromise on the food. When Su Yuanyuan woke up after eating, drinking, and resting well, it was already noon. She wanted to go out for a walk, at least to see what the streets looked like and the current people's livelihood. She opened the door and felt a chill. It was colder here than in the capital. Su Yuanyuan looked down at her clothes and said ostentatiously, "Dongmei, didn't I ask you to pack a few of your clothes? Bring them over for this princess to change into."

"Yuanyuan, get up. I want to go out for a walk. Do you want to go? But Liupu is a small county town, and this suit of clothes is too expensive."

"Brother, I understand what you mean. There are so many refugees on the streets now. It would be too conspicuous to dress like this. Yuanyuan will go change clothes. Please wait a moment, brother." Su Yuanyuan went into the house and changed into the clothes that Dongmei had sent. She also adjusted her hair accessories. She looked similar to Dongmei and the others, but there were still some differences.

"Young lady, let the servants follow me. This street is not peaceful."

"Okay, Xiaoyue'er, Dongmei, and Rumei just follow along. The rest of you can rest well here."

"Girl, there are often little girls missing on the streets these days. You should bring more people with you." Qiumei came over at some point.

"We will all be careful. If there are too many people, it will attract attention. You should have a good rest. There will be other things for you to do tomorrow." Su Yuanyuan insisted on not bringing too many people and told them to go back and rest. "Besides, this princess is just going for a walk, not to start a fight." Just as she went downstairs, she ran into Kang Xi.

"I'm honored..." Kang Xi was about to pay his respects, but Su Yuanyuan waved her hand, signaling him not to do so in such a large court. Kang Xi bowed instead and approached, "Princess, I'm here to take you to the yamen on the orders of the prince. The prince has already gone there first."

"Okay, where is Lord Cai now? Can we meet?"

"I heard that the new prefect has placed Lord Cai under house arrest in the back hall of the county government office. The prince went to the government office after hearing this news. He was afraid that someone would take the initiative to kill Lord Cai and then put all the blame on him."

"Thank you, Uncle Kang, for telling me. This is Mr. Cai's eldest son. Let him come with us." Su Yuanyuan got on the car first and said hello. Big brother also got on the car. When big brother heard what Kang Xi said just now, his face turned pale and his whole body was shaking. "Big brother, with Prince De here, big uncle will be fine." Su Yuanyuan comforted big brother.

"Who wants to harm the Cai family?" The eldest brother kept asking this question in frustration, while Su Yuanyuan was comforting him and there was nothing else he could say.

"Princess, we're here," Kang Xi's voice brought the people in the car back to reality. The journey was not far and they arrived at the government office. The people in the car got off and saw the Liupu County Government Office in front of them. They were not in the mood to stay any longer. Su Yuanyuan followed Kang Xi. Maybe he had been here before. No one stopped him, only bowed and saluted. It was obvious that Kang Xi had been here before. He came to a small courtyard with ease and familiarity. As usual, the government officials at the gate saluted and the group entered the courtyard.

"Your Highness, this is obvious. Lord Cai Dewei has embezzled this disaster relief fund. He has lost his conscience. He dared to embezzle the people's life-saving money and take human lives with him. He deserves to die for taking this money."

"Yes, Your Highness. After I and the others saw the silver, it was Lord Cai who brought people to guard it. I never saw the silver again until I opened it in Liupu, only to find that it had been replaced with stones. I don't know when Lord Cai took action."

"Have you never seen Silver again?"

"Your Highness, the Emperor wants the two of us to assist Lord Cai in completing this disaster relief operation. Furthermore, Lord Cai is the highest-ranking of the three of us, so we two humble servants have no right to interfere."

"Fortunately, Your Highness is a fair and just man. Please make the decision for me."

"Brother Zimo, your uncle is also unlucky. He was implicated this time and almost got into big trouble. Brother Zimo, would you please go to the Wu Mansion with Zhen'er? Zhen'er hasn't seen you for a long time. I want you to accompany me to pay tribute to my sister. In two days it is Sister Lian's memorial day." Unexpectedly, a woman's soft voice appeared in the room.

"Yes, Your Highness, in two days it will be Lian'er's memorial day."

"Your Highness is such a loving and righteous man. Even though my cousin has been dead for so many years, Your Highness still thinks about her." Someone flattered him obsequiously.

"Brother Zimo, Sister Lian's room has not been touched by Zhen'er in all these years. The layout is still the same as before. If Brother Zimo misses Sister Lian, you can rest in Sister Lian's room."

Su Yuanyuan was very angry when she heard these words outside. It felt like they were all family. She wanted to get angry, but she held it back. She straightened her clothes and did not let Kang Xi go in to report in advance. She walked into the house with her head held high and chest puffed out, "How dare you! Who are you? How come you came straight into the backyard of this yamen without notifying?" Naturally, someone came up to stop her.

"Yes, the yamen is an important office place, how can we allow outsiders to act so presumptuously." Su Yuanyuan didn't care and led people in directly. There were quite a few people sitting in the room.

"How dare you! I will be so bold today." Su Yuanyuan walked straight into the house and walked towards Prince De.

"Brother Zimo, is this the maid you brought with you? You never used a maid before. Sister Lian doesn't like having other women around you." The only woman in the room stood up and looked at Su Yuanyuan, and also blamed Prince De.

"I never thought that the dignified Prince De would be controlled by a little girl."

"You dare to say that I am a little girl? You are so brave. Today, I will teach the servants a lesson on behalf of Prince De." The woman walked to Su Yuanyuan.

Su Yuanyuan saw her coming, how could she possibly let her get close to her, "Yue'er, break her hand! How dare she reach out to this princess?" Su Yuanyuan's words made the person sitting next to Prince De stand up. Su Yuanyuan went over and sat down. That was the main seat, and Yue'er was really rude. Soon she heard the woman scream, "Why, you are all well-informed people, haven't you heard that Princess Anle came to Liupu with Prince De? Dongmei, press her mute point, she's too noisy."

"Princess Anle, stop messing around." Prince De's face turned cold.

"Is this princess fooling around? My father told Prince De to protect me, but Your Highness actually watched this woman threaten me and hurt me. Is this how Your Highness protects me? I was really helpless, and I could also protect myself. Is Your Highness heartbroken, or is this woman your sweetheart?" Su Yuanyuan took out the jade pendant given by her father and held it in her hand. She didn't want to take advantage of the power of others, but she had to. "My Lords, would you like to take a closer look to see if the jade pendant is genuine?"

The four stood, straightened their official robes, and knelt to greet Princess Anle. "Your subordinates greet Princess Anle." Su Yuanyuan didn't tell them to stand up, but they all knelt motionless. Su Yuanyuan looked carefully and found two of them familiar. Oh, yes, I had seen them outside the palace gate last time with my uncle. "Stand up and talk. Since this girl has also been punished, let's go down to seek medical treatment, otherwise the prince will say that this princess is ignorant."

"Princess, I am Wu Yufu, the prefect of Anping Prefecture. I have been reckless and have offended you. Please forgive me."

"It's alright, Master Wu. She's already gotten her comeuppance. Don't worry, I won't hold it against you anymore. I just hope it won't happen again. If my father knew, Master Wu should be able to predict the outcome. Master Wu must have known that I have another identity. Master Cai Dewei is my uncle. Please bring him here."

"Lord Cai embezzled disaster relief funds. The two gentlemen have testified that the situation is true. I have already locked him up." Lord Wu looks like an old fox.

"Master Cai, has the emperor ordered you to try this case? Has he issued any official documents? You two are of equal rank, so what qualifications do you have to try this case? Besides, the Japanese princess has seen these two masters at the palace gate. You are the two masters accompanying Master Cai, right? How come Master Cai is already in custody and on trial, while you two masters can still sit here and chat leisurely? Logically, the three of you received the emperor's order at the same time, so why are you two not suspected now that something has happened? Shouldn't you face it together?"

"Princess Anle, the two of us are assisting Lord Cai in disaster relief."