Chapter 1166 - 1168: Do You Still Remember Shen Qiu_1
Hmph, before the autumn harvest, he plans to eliminate all these petty officials in Mianyang, as well as those wealthy families that distributed disaster relief funds, not a single one will be spared!
He is determined to thoroughly clean up Mianyang’s administration.
After looking at the list for a while, he picked up a pen to jot down the order before leaving the study.
"Is the lady up?" When he arrived at the harem, he happened to meet Ming Liu carrying water and asked.
Ming Liu held the water, gave a slight curtsy, and replied, "Master, the lady has already woken up, she has just finished breakfast."
Ye Zi’an nodded upon hearing this and as soon as he entered the room and saw her staring at that badge again, he couldn’t help but cover his face. Why did he find this badge so repulsive now?
"Have you finished dealing with your matters?" Yang Chuxia beckoned to him cheerfully, "Come here, come here, I have something to discuss with you."
Every time Ye Zi’an laid eyes on that damned badge, he would think of last night and retorted with a hum, "My lady, what if I don’t want to hear about this matter?"
Yang Chuxia gave him a glance and chuckled, "It’s no use not wanting to listen, you must listen, and listen carefully at that."
Ye Zi’an, feeling helpless, spread his hands, "Alright then, my lady please speak."
"This badge, I’ve seen it before in Yangshu Village." She thought it looked familiar; it was something she had seen several years ago, no wonder she couldn’t recall it immediately.
"What happened?" Hearing that it was seen in Yangshu Village, Ye Zi’an straightened up immediately.
Yang Chuxia recounted, "You remember Shen Qiu, don’t you?"
Ye Zi’an nodded.
"Back then, wasn’t Shen Qiu kidnapped? Someone captured her and impersonated her," Yang Chuxia narrowed her eyes and continued, "I fought with that woman. If my memory serves me correctly, she had a small flame behind her ear, about the size of a fingernail. It was night, but the flame-like mark behind her ear shone brightly in the darkness, as if it was dusted with glitter, sparkling."
"Back then, Mu Shaoling mentioned that person was after the small arrow, and came from the Capital City. So now it seems likely the same, doesn’t it? For what? Still after the small arrow or perhaps a sleeve arrow?" Ye Zi’an felt this was the most probable possibility.
"Hmm, likely so!" Yang Chuxia nodded, "Who knows how many people have arrived, one died yesterday, and we don’t know if there are others. We must be careful when going out and about from now on."
"I’ll send a letter to the Capital City to inquire if something has happened there, why these people have set their sights on us again."
With that, Ye Zi’an returned to the study.
However, what they did not know was that at this moment, the Capital City was indeed in some disarray. Mu Shaoling, Great Zhou’s foremost divine physician, had gone missing at sea. Not only him, but his fiancée, Commandery Princess Dongyang, also disappeared with him. It’s been over two months now, and they still haven’t been found.
Baili Yan, who relies on the Mu Family’s support, is worried, the head of the Mu Family is worried, and the second branch of the family starts to act out, fortunately, the third branch of the family, Mu Shaofeng, and Mu Shaoling, are united in helping the Old Master of the Mu Family to stabilize the situation.
It’s precisely during these chaotic times that some oversight occurs, and certain individuals begin to stir again.
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On an island in Shandong
Commandery Princess Dongyang picked a large leaf to shield her head, looking at her clothes, which no longer had the original flowing tassels, and even the hem of the skirt had been torn in several places. So every time she looked at her clothes, she felt drained.
Of course, don’t misunderstand, her clothes hadn’t been ruined by doing anything unsavory, but because the island is home to a peculiar type of grass, which sticks upon contact and can’t be shaken off, resulting in her having to tear her clothes.