Lu Yi's introduction was extremely detailed, and Jin Zuo listened with his eyes slightly narrowed. Qin Wang grunted, "Which families have asked for children in the past? Which ones have obtained children?"

  "Still investigating. From the year Cao Xing was in charge of Dinghai Temple as a guest monk, it's been hard to investigate, very laborious." Lu Yi replied with a sentence, followed by a sigh.

  "This Yang Chen is also one of the culprits!" Jin Zhen said gritting his teeth.

  "This case, if we intervene, it would be seen as interfering with local government affairs by those who care. Besides, such a dirty matter is not worth getting our hands involved in, this is a matter for the Ministry of Justice." The face of Qin Wang did not look good.

  "Find a way to get it to Lin Mingsheng, that little monk, did you find him?" Jin Zeshi's face was filled with anger, his eyes flashing with a hint of murderous intent.

  "I'm afraid it can't be found." Lu Yi looked at Qin Wang, who seemed a bit distracted.

  "Can't find one? Then arrange for one!" Jin Zhiyan gritted his teeth, "A nest of snakes and rats!"

  "Bring out the Yang Chen from that person, Ning An Temple is within the borders of Shanyin County, and Yang Jun is a scholar of Shanyin County?" King Qin's hand slowly tapped on the heavy purple sandalwood desk.

  "Yes." Lu Yi responded, seeing Qin Wang and Jin Xun speaking, one looking up at the ceiling with his eyes gazing at the rafters, the other narrowing his eyes staring out the window in a daze. After a while, just as he was about to leave, Qin Wang slowly said: "If you're dead, then you're dead, no need to come back to life. Even if you're dead, you can still speak. Find your family or arrange for someone else... and also, take that empty ring... together, one is an adulterer, two are also adulterers."

  Lu Yi looked at the King of Qin for a moment, nodded and replied, just took a step back, when the King of Qin suddenly instructed again: "Investigate how that monk who received guests died earlier."

  "Yes. I've already looked into it, the monks were all cremated after death, no bodies remain, and three years have passed, how they died is probably very difficult to investigate." Lu Yi hastily stood up and replied.

  The King of Qin murmured in agreement after a while, and Lu Yi waited for a moment before being told to withdraw.

  Lu Yi came out of the Qin Wang's residence and went straight into the Empress Dowager's main hall. He had just spoken a couple of sentences when he was stopped by the Empress Dowager, who raised her hand. "Feng Ge'er, from now on, you don't need to report every little thing that happens in your brother's hands. Your brother has grown up and this is his business. From now on, you should focus on supporting him wholeheartedly. If there's anything I want to ask about, I'll go look for your brother."

  Lu Yi's face changed, he looked up at Empress Jin, who smiled and nodded, "Brother has grown up, not like when you were a child."

  "Yes!" Lu Yi's heart suddenly surged with indescribable emotions, his eyes grew hot, and tears almost burst forth.

  The boy has grown up.

  Watching Lu Yi leave with his hands down, the Empress Dowager slowly let out a breath, stood up, walked out of the palace gate, along the eaves corridor, walking slowly, her mind somewhat dazed.

  In the blink of an eye, Rocky will grow up and be able to wear a hat after the New Year. From then on, she can't control his every move, every word and deed like before. She has been holding him in the palm of her hand, and he will never grow up, forever unable to grow up...

  Growing up requires paying a price, and she had paid it before... a painful price...

  The Empress Dowager stopped, raised her hand to stroke the hanging orchids on the eaves of the corridor, picked one up, looked at the roots that had already sprouted from the base of the orchid, and pinched it off with a bit of force. She weighed it in her hand, then nodded to Han Shanggong, "Let the gardener plant this orchid, put it in my room, I want to see this orchid grow into one like that pot."

  The Empress Dowager pointed at the elegant and thriving hanging orchid in front of her.

  Han Shanggong carefully accepted the orchid and personally held it, hurrying to find a florist.

  The Empress Dowager continued walking forward.

  She had long made up her mind, he came to ask her that day, she was ready, but when it came to the point, she only knew how heart-wrenching this decision was.

  The Empress Dowager closed her eyes, and in just a moment, she had barely relaxed her hand when her heart became restless and uneasy, why was her mind only thinking of bad things...

  Outside the Huahua Gate, Huang Taichang walked quickly in small steps and entered the gate to meet Empress Jin who was approaching. Empress Jin stopped and looked at Huang Taichang, waiting for him to come over.

  "Your Majesty, we've found something on Guo Sheng's side." Eunuch Huang reported in a low voice as he followed Empress Jin, "Guo Sheng told County Magistrate Li that he was going to inspect the labor at the Zixi Saltworks and left from the Hengshan County government office. He went straight to Xiguan Town and when he arrived, he asked around about a family with the surname Zhao in the town. This Zhao family..."

  Huang Taiguan carefully introduced the Zhao family, "... Before and after noon, Guo Sheng left Xigou Town and went to Qiaotou Town. After entering Qiaotou Town, he inquired about the Hu family, then returned to Hengshan County. The next day, early in the morning, he entered the government office and slipped into the room where old case files were stored in Hengshan County. He stayed inside until afternoon, when it was time for him to give lessons to the young son and daughter of County Magistrate Li, then he came out of the file room."

  After class, Guo Sheng borrowed a horse from the county government and headed to Hangzhou City. He stopped at Ma Jiajiao Inn outside the city for a night. The next day, before dawn, he went to Wansong Academy to find Li Wenshan.

  Guo Sheng returned to Hengshan County Government Office from Wansong Academy and changed his horse before rushing straight to Jiangning Prefecture.

  The Empress Dowager listened intently as she entered the main hall and sat down on the kang, just as Eunuch Huang finished his report.

  "Let someone go check the old archives of Hengshan County?" The Empress Dowager's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  "Yes, I've already investigated that Zhao family in Yangzhou, and also spread the word to investigate. Hu Mingde, the third son of the Hu family, and Wang Daquan are also being investigated."

  The Empress Dowager nodded and thought for a moment, looking very puzzled, "Just a bookkeeper..."

  "The old slave also finds it strange, this matter of debauchery and chaos. The old slave thinks that it should be a chance discovery, but why does the Jiangning Prefecture want to investigate the Zhao family? It's very strange."

  Huang Taijian was even more perplexed than the Empress Dowager, and when the report came back down, he asked repeatedly again and sent another group of people to investigate. The Jiangning Mansion's investigation into the Zhao family was simply inexplicable.

  "It's nothing major, just be careful, that side of your brother, you pay more attention to it, I've let go, but this heart, can't put it down." The Empress Dowager instructed in a soft voice.

  "Don't worry."

  ………………

  Li Xia from Houyuan Village, Hengshan County, was now nervously and anxiously holding on to her heart, deciding that no matter what, she would shrink her neck and remain motionless like a turtle for the next few months.

  She had just reached out to the Zhao family's case, and it unexpectedly pulled out the prostitution case that had kept her awake for several nights a few years ago. This case, she couldn't not talk about, and she couldn't delay talking about it even for one day. The consequence of not hiding or delaying was that now she must be obedient and not move at all.

  Since being discovered by Guo Sheng, she had been under his wing, and her heart had always been on high alert. Guo Sheng was a clever person, but there were many people like him in Hangzhou City now, or even more clever than him!

  She must be careful, more careful than ever!

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