C131 Business

The Prefect was stunned, and the officials behind him could almost feel the ninth prince's anger. The Prefect's entire body trembled. He wished he could slap himself in the face. How could he possibly verify the price of food for a disaster?

Everyone knew that the ninth prince was extremely extravagant. The amount of gold and silver that the emperor's empress had on him was far greater than the other princes. The Ninth Prince might spend more than just this every month, so how could he possibly care so much about money?

The guard saw that the officials were stunned and hurriedly scolded, "I didn't see the ninth prince waiting."

"Yes, yes, yes." Everyone acknowledged. Since they had offended them, they could only brace themselves and go up to give them the order. Only when he came back from work would he be able to think of a way to reverse the Ninth Prince's opinion of them.

A few people opened the chest, revealing three large boxes of silver taels. His words caused everyone's eyes to light up.

They didn't dare to waste any more time and quickly checked their accounts. The silver was like a hot potato in their hands. No one dared to check it too closely, as it might have delayed Zuo Linyi's time. He casually nodded as if he had agreed in advance. Then, he stood up and returned to Zuo Linyi.

"Reporting to the Ninth Prince, everyone has been verified, and all the numbers are correct. I was the one who disturbed the Ninth Prince, please forgive me. "

As he spoke, a carriage came quickly from the road and stopped at the ferry. Mu Quan jumped off the carriage and stopped by the side.

Zuo Linyi stood up at the same time, his voice had an intimidating tone to it, "Since it's a matter of public business, Lord Yue is very strict with the rules, what crime would he commit?" Bring these grains back to the yamen. Tomorrow, this prince will first inspect the situation of the refugees and then discuss further. "

Officials think what Zuo Linyi said makes sense, and it used to be this way. They all responded.

Zuo Linyi passed the crowd and went straight to the carriage. He turned his head and grabbed Song Qingyu's wrist, pulling her into the carriage. Nannan followed Mu Quan and rode the horse.

The horse turned and left, followed by a group of guards.

"Respectfully sending off the ninth prince."

The Prefect wiped the sweat off his forehead and sighed.

They thought His Majesty had arranged for the ninth prince to thoroughly investigate the corruption through the aid of disaster relief. Now, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Ninth Prince was indeed like the rumors saying, he did not care about the trifling matters of the court. Looking at the situation, it was just a process.

"Lord, the ninth prince doesn't seem to be satisfied with us. Do we still have to follow the plans of the higher-ups, just in case something goes wrong? "

Prefect Yue smoothed out his beard, "Since the ninth prince said that he will be back tomorrow, you should immediately find the biggest restaurant by tomorrow and arrange a singing and dancing dinner. The more lively the better." I heard that the Ninth Prince has always liked beauties, so pick a few more clean and beautiful ones. As long as we coax him, everything will go as planned. "

A person wearing county magistrate's uniform asked softly, "Do you still want this silver tael to be delivered to the higher-ups?"

The Prefect frowned, thought carefully, and waved his hand, "There is no hurry now. We can wait until after the Ninth Prince has left. In addition, you should prepare some inferior food and sand. At that time, just the quantity alone won't be enough to let the Ninth Prince see any clues. As long as he managed to fool them, the refugees would immediately kill them. Those who dared to do so would be chased away. Let them completely disappear from Yue City. "

"Yes."

The horse carriage headed towards Yue City.

The sound of rolling wheels slowly came out.

Song Qingyu lifted the curtain and noticed that it was a familiar road. In the past, he and Nannan would always walk along the long road from the beginning of the new year. They did not have a silver tael to prepare the carriage and only carried the coarse grain with them as they walked.

At that time, how could she have even imagined that she would get into a carriage today? He would never have thought that the future Crown Prince would be sitting next to him.

Crown Prince?

Song Qingyu suddenly remembered that Zuo Linyi hadn't spoken since he got on the carriage. It didn't seem like his usual style, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look at him.

His eyes were slightly closed, and he had fallen asleep.

"Where did you go so early in the morning? "He's not made of iron." Song Qingyu murmured as he took his pulse to check his body condition. His pulse was stable, but weaker than ordinary people.

Song Qingyu looked carefully and finally understood why he had changed into a set of black clothes.

As long as one paid attention to observe and ignore his aura, one would notice that his complexion was slightly poor. It was obviously a symptom left behind by the lingering poison. He changed into a tight suit and became serious. He had indeed tricked everyone's eyes and ears.

Even Song Qingyu, who knew a lot about medicine, was ignored.

Since she wasn't feeling well, why did she have to work so hard to pay respects with him? It could be said that her mother wasn't even related to him in the slightest.

Song Qingyu opened a corner of the curtain as he thought, "The speed of the horse carriage has slowed down. It is not appropriate for the Ninth Prince to stagger."

Mu Quan answered.

Song Qingyu closed the curtain and retreated. He happened to meet Zuo Linyi's slightly opened eyes.

Song Qingyu sighed, "How do you feel?"

"He won't die for a while." Zuo Linyi said this somewhat helplessly, but he really couldn't support his body. "This prince won't be in any serious trouble."

"Yes, yes." Song Qingyu said half-heartedly as he found a candlestick and lit it, passing it to Zuo Linyi. "Take it."

Zuo Linyi was slightly stunned and understood that Song Qingyu was going to use needles. "No need."

"Could it be that the ninth prince, as a seven feet man, is afraid of needles?" Song Qingyu turned his head to look at him and laughed softly.

Song Qing and Yu smiled. If it was the daughter of Jiangnan, then the only difference was that her smile carried a trace of craftiness.

Zuo Linyi knew whether he was trying to goad them or not. He sighed and caught the candlestick.

Following which, Song Qingyu's golden needle passed through the flame on the candlestick, burning with heat and directly entering Zuo Linyi's acupoint in an instant. The silver needles flashed.

Song Qingyu kept the needle.

"Although the residual poison is tiny, it's still in your limbs and bones. The silver needles cannot be forced out, otherwise, it will severely injure your body. I can only find some medicine later to help you heal and dispel the poison." Was it true that the Ninth Prince said there were Chen Yin Fruits near Yue Cheng last time? Its leaves are highly toxic, and it is a counter to this poison. "

"I heard that it was mentioned in the Yue City Mountain Range. But this prince has already picked up the fruits that I mentioned earlier, they do not have any new leaves. "

When Song Qingyu heard this, he did not seem to have noticed the latter half of his words, "It's really in the Yue Cheng Mountain Range? I used to be in the country, ignorant and unheard-of. You think there's a chance when you mention it like that. "Chen Yin fruit is a superior medicinal ingredient. It would be extremely fortunate if we were able to find it."

"It's just a rumor. There are so many mountain ranges in Yue Cheng, why do you need to create trouble for yourself over an Chen Yin Fruit? You can simply find a few medicinal herbs to replace it. " Zuo Linyi set the candlestick aside and glanced at Song Qingyu warningly.

Song Qing Yu nodded, "Don't worry, it's just a taste medicine. If it was easy to find, he would have been long gone. Why would he wait for me here? That's right, on that day when you were looking for a medical book in the Yun Hengshan Manor, did you tear down a few pages of paper? "

Zuo Linyi looked up at Song Qingyu in confusion, "Why would this prince tear the book?" Moreover, this prince has only searched for a little, and is not proficient in medical books. "

"If it wasn't for you … What exactly is going on? " Song Qingyu creased his eyebrows in confusion, and looked depressed again, "It's just that I still haven't found any records about the Life Continuing Gu. There are so many medical books, how could I possibly be able to master them in a short period of time? "

Zuo Linyi wanted to comfort her.

Song Qingyu suddenly raised his gaze, and a crafty look flashed across it. He sincerely said, "Ninth Prince, do you know the genius doctor that cured Ah Ling?"

Zuo Linyi paused slightly, his phoenix eyes slightly raised in suspicion. "It's not very familiar."

"Is he lacking a disciple?"