After the eldest sister-in-law of a fishing family became a widow, her disabled younger brother-in-l

"Your Highness, our people have been secretly investigating in Jiangnan for several months and have recently discovered that a group of thousands of river bandits has been disguised as dozens of large and small canal gangs and has been operating around Jiangnan."

Yueying said in a deep voice, "This group of river bandits disguised themselves as the canal gang and made a lot of money by robbing merchant ships. Moreover, even government ships did not escape their clutches."

These words made Xie Jinglan's expression turn serious. He had seen many river bandits, and they even dared to attack government ships. The backing behind them must be extraordinary.

"The government's ships ran into trouble in Jiangnan, and the prefects of each prefecture cannot escape responsibility. Could it be that they are so incompetent that they failed to trace the problem back to these river bandits?"

Feng Ling immediately replied, "We did find out, but when we tried to report it to our superiors, it was suppressed. Our people arrested a prisoner and interrogated him. He confessed that it was the Prince of Ning's doing."

King Ning?

Song Yunming, the elder brother of Princess Huajin Song Jinwan?

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinglan's face showed a rare solemnity. Although he had long known that Song Yunming was involved in the unrest in the Jiangnan area, he never expected that he would be so audacious.

Then Yueying added, "Not only that, this group of river bandits also seems to have some dealings with the people of Nanzhao Kingdom. Some of the property they robbed was smuggled over there by waterway. As for whether there are any other collusion, I have not yet been able to find out."

This left Xie Jinglan speechless. He pursed his lips, his face suddenly darkening, his eyes filled with a gloomy expression.

He came to the Xie family to recuperate from his injuries and to personally find out what was going on in Jiangnan, intending to eradicate the rebels who were causing trouble there. However, he never expected that such a filthy thing was hidden beneath the surface of prosperity.

If these river bandits are connected to an enemy country, then he cannot stand idly by.

After a long silence, Xie Jinglan finally spoke.

"It's time to go back."

……

The next morning at breakfast, Xie Jinglan directly stated his intention to return to the Xie family.

"You want to go back?"

Jiang Yuyue frowned upon hearing this, genuinely puzzled.

"Why do you suddenly want to go back to this water town when you're doing so well? Besides, you haven't fully recovered from your illness yet, and you probably can't withstand the long journey."

After all, Xie Jinglan's life in the Xie family was not as carefree as it was outside. Although he was a descendant of the eldest son of the Xie family, he was still an illegitimate son who could not be brought into the light and was hated by everyone.

Jiang Yuyue originally thought he would be so happy that he wouldn't want to go back, but now he took the initiative to ask to leave?

It's really weird.

“The fallen leaves return to their roots.”

Xie Jinglan said calmly, "Even if my health improves, I won't live much longer. I might just pass away any day. It's better to go home."

Jiang Yuyue was highly skeptical of his words. Xie Jinglan had managed to put her, who was usually very healthy, through a lot of trouble. How could she have "passed away in one breath" as he said?

However, to be honest, Jiang Yuyue didn't really plan to stay in the water town for long. Although she didn't know if she was pregnant yet, she had done her best and left the rest to fate.

Besides, the Xie family's entire entourage of ghosts should be dealt with, so going back for a visit wouldn't be a bad idea.

"Alright, since you want to go back, I'll go back with you."

Jiang Yuyue finally relented, but her pharmacy had just opened and business was booming, so she couldn't bear to leave without making some arrangements before departing.

"However, I have to finish dealing with things here before I leave. And before I go, I also need to go back to the capital to have Baili Zixuan check on your recovery."

These requests weren't unreasonable, and Xie Jinglan nodded in agreement.

"it is good."

After breakfast, Jiang Yuyue and Xiao Liu went to the shop. Lian Mo had arrived early and brought a large bag of medicinal herbs, which he was currently arranging on the shelves.

"We've brought all the new medicinal herbs."

Lian Mo shrugged and said without any politeness, "Give me the money."

"It's easy to talk about."

Jiang Yuyue, thinking that she was about to leave the water town, realized that Lian Mo was the only person she could entrust her affairs to at the moment. Her eyes darted around, and she looked at him with a bright smile.

"Are you short on money? Do you want me to give you a raise?"

Seeing Jiang Yuyue's slightly malicious smile, Lian Mo became wary, recalling the scene from yesterday when Jiang Yuyue used his "good looks" to solicit business...

He immediately frowned and said, "I only agreed to work as a helper in your shop; nothing else is up for discussion!"

Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but find it amusing. "What are you thinking?"

“I’m going on a long trip in a couple of days and I don’t know when I’ll be back, so I’m going to entrust the whole shop to you. Of course, I’ll also raise your wages to twice what we agreed on before.”

Upon hearing about the proposed wage increase, Lian Mo's expression shifted. Although he found managing the entire shop somewhat troublesome, he reluctantly agreed.

"alright."

Seeing that Lian Mo was so easily swayed by money, Jiang Yuyue slowly probed.

"I see that you are quite skilled in medicine. It just so happens that I am planning to open a clinic next to this pharmacy. How about you work there and see patients?"

"As for this pharmacy, I'll hire a quick-witted young servant to assist you in the next couple of days. You just need to keep an eye on things, and the servant can handle the rest."

Lian Mo was genuinely surprised that Jiang Yuyue was going too far. Thinking about all the trouble he would have to deal with, he instinctively prepared to refuse.

Before he could even speak, Jiang Yuyue held up five fingers, "I'll increase your wages fivefold."

"……All right."

Lian Mo is really short of money.

Unexpectedly, this person was so easily manipulated. Jiang Yuyue deduced in her heart that Lian Mo was just an inexperienced young man.

Otherwise, with such a vast source of rare medicinal herbs and his medical skills, wouldn't it be easy for him to make money if he were willing to put in the effort?

He was actually swayed by the five times the pay she offered; he's clearly still too naive.

In the following days, Jiang Yuyue finally made arrangements for the pharmacy and clinic and set off for the capital. Although Lian Mo was somewhat reluctant, this somewhat difficult task was ultimately handed over to him.

Upon arriving in the capital, Jiang Yuyue and her entourage headed straight for Baili Zixuan's residence. Seeing Xie Jinglan walk in instead of sitting in a wheelchair, a hint of surprise flashed in Baili Zixuan's eyes.

"Your leg healed so quickly?"

"This is all thanks to the medical skills of Doctor Baili."

Xie Jinglan glanced at him indifferently.

"Cough cough." Baili Zixuan was inexplicably choked and coughed several times.

Jiang Yuyue watched as the two seemed to be speaking in riddles, but she didn't ask. She was only concerned about Xie Jinglan's health.

Has his health improved?

Baili Zixuan glanced at her, shrugged, and said, "If this person can walk, isn't that obviously much better?"