Chapter 368: Grandson of the Emperor
Translator: c.o.keZero Editor: Rainystars
The people watched as Magistrate Hu knelt down in front of them, and one by one, they also knelt down, expressing their grat.i.tude to Prince Yan. “Thank you, Prince Yan, for upholding justice in our Qinghe County.”
“Prince Yan has returned clarity to our Qinghe County.”
MO Bei looked at Magistrate Hu and slightly curved his lips. This seventh-ranked county magistrate of Qinghe County seemed quite capable. He would mention it to his master later.
As he thought this, MO Bei walked out with a solemn expression. He scanned the crowd of people and finally spoke, “By the order of Prince Yan, Yang and Peng, as corrupt officials of the court, have accepted bribes, leading to a state of lawlessness in Qinghe County. The people have grievances but nowhere to seek justice. I command County Magistrate Hu to investigate and determine the individuals who have given them bribes. Once identified, they will be severely punished, and no one shall protect them.”
County Magistrate Hu immediately exclaimed, “Yes, I will carry out Prince Yan’s orders.”
MO Bei personally helped Magistrate Hu up, and Magistrate Hu resumed the trial of Yang and Peng. Meanwhile, MO Bei and his men went to arrange the transportation of the more than two hundred thousand taels of silver. They had to safely escort the silver to the capital and hand it over to the Ministry of Revenue.
The silver could not be handled casually or lost. If it were lost, it would raise suspicions and possibly implicate his master in the disappearance of the silver.
While MO Bei handled this matter, Magistrate Hu continued the trial of Yang and Peng, urging them to confess the individuals who had bribed them. However, the two men remained tight-lipped, refusing to disclose the mastermind behind their actions. The enraged people of Qinghe County began to throw things at them.
In the end, the two men were knocked unconscious from the a.s.sault. County Magistrate Hu realized that he wouldn’t be able to extract any information from them in the short term, so he ordered them to be temporarily detained in the county government office.
Due to his lack of trust in the local constables, County Magistrate Hu brought his own guards from his residence and a.s.signed Chief Zhao to personally guard the two men.
Inside the Xie residence, Lu Gui excitedly described the scene of Magistrate Hu’s trial of Yang and Peng to Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao.
When Lu Gui mentioned MO Bei’s appearance and the scene of grat.i.tude from the people of Qinghe County, he couldn’t help but look at Lu Jiao and say, “Do you know who Prince Yan’s chief guard is? It’s the person who accompanied
General w.a.n.g to Baohe Tang when the General needed arm reattachment.”
Lu Gui had seen MO Bei when he went to Baohe Tang to fetch medicine for Xie Yunjin, so he immediately recognized him when he appeared.
In the room, Lu Jiao raised her eyebrows in surprise and quickly turned to Xie Yunjin.
Xie Yunjin’s face was also filled with shock. Compared to others’ astonishment, his heart instantly surged.
Prince Yan? That person is actually Prince Yan?
In that case, the Fourth Born’s biological father is actually a prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty. That means the Fourth Born himself is the grandson of the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. What should Xie Yunjin do? Should he tell the Fourth Born about his ident.i.ty or not?
If he doesn’t tell the Fourth Born and he finds out in the future, will he resent him as his father? If he does tell him, Lu Jiao may just get deeply hurt.
Originally, Xie Yunjin thought that the Fourth Born’s father came from a prestigious n.o.ble family, so he had no intention of revealing his true heritage. But now, he was unsure of what to do.
In the corner of the room, Lu Jiao raised her eyebrows and pondered deeply. So, that man with an aristocratic air who was. .h.i.t by the inverted-hooked arrow is Prince Yan of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
According to the plot of the novel, this Prince Yan would become the emperor of the future Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, the two people sent by Zhao Lingfeng were likely sent by Prince Yan. Moreover, Zhao Lingfeng’s eventual appointment as the Duke of Yongning was also due to his a.s.sistance to Prince
Yan.
Lu Jiao was deep in thought when Uncle Wen hurriedly walked in and reported,
“Master, there is a young man surnamed MO visiting.”
In the room, Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao snapped out of their thoughts and exchanged a glance, confirming that the young man was most likely MO Bei. Lu Jiao looked at Lu Gui and said, “Go and invite MO Bei inside.”
Lu Gui exclaimed in excitement and ran out. It was unbelievable that their family had a connection with the chief guard of Prince Yan. This was incredible.
MO Bei came to the Xie residence today to personally thank Xie Yunjin on behalf of Prince Yan. The benefits Prince Yan received were ultimately thanks to Xie Yunjin’s help.
Zhao Lingfeng didn’t conceal this matter, so Prince Yan knew about it and sent MO Bei to personally thank Xie Yunjin.
“Prince Yan asked me to personally come and express grat.i.tude to Master Xie for the favor he extended today. If Master Xie ever needs a.s.sistance from His Majesty Prince Yan in the future, you can send a message through Zhao Lingfeng.”
At this point, MO Bei no longer concealed that he was working for Prince Yan.
Xie Yunjin’s expression dimmed slightly, but he nodded faintly and said calmly, “If the need arises, I will certainly ask Prince Yan for help.”
For the time being, he didn’t want to have too much contact with Prince Yan. If they had more interactions, would he eventually discover that the Fourth Born was his child? Xie Yunjin hadn’t made up his mind yet on whether to let the Fourth Born return to Prince Yan.
MO Bei nodded, bid farewell, and left. He had a task at hand—to personally escort over two hundred thousand taels of silver to the Capital City.
“Then, I will take my leave. If fate allows, we will meet again.”
It was not unexpected that his master had recognized Xie Yunjin’s intelligence, and he would undoubtedly make use of him in the future. They would meet again.
MO Bei turned and left, and Lu Jiao got up to see him off. As Xie Yunjin was injured, only she, the lady of the house, could accompany him.
“Guard MO Bei, this way.”
MO Bei turned to Lu Jiao. He had expected to see a surprised expression on her face, but instead, he saw her calm and composed demeanor.
MO Bei couldn’t help but feel a shallow sense of disappointment, but he quickly regained his composure.
“Thank you, Lady Lu.’
Lu Jiao raised her hand in a gesture of invitation and said calmly, “Guard MO, please proceed.”
The two walked out, one after the other. Xie Yunjin was preoccupied with his thoughts of Fourth Born, so he didn’t pay much attention to MO Bei’s expression.
As Lu Jiao escorted MO Bei out, he couldn’t help but complain, “Aren’t you surprised at all?”
Lu Jiao turned around and looked at MO Bei, smiling. “Surprised about what? I already knew that your master held a distinguished position. Even if he isn’t a prince or a dragon’s descendant, he should still be a privileged young man in the Capital. Now that I know he is Prince Yan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it’s only normal. But I finally understand why you were so arrogant and looked down on others. It turns out you are the chief guard by Prince Yan’s side.”
Lu Jiao’s words infuriated MO Bei, and he glared at her. “Why don’t you admit that you’re greedy? You demanded five thousand taels for removing the barbed arrow from my master.”
Lu Jiao purposely bit back, “Who knows, if I had known he was Prince Yan, I might have asked for ten thousand taels.”
Without waiting for MO Bei’s response, Lu Jiao continued, “Alright, Guard MO, have a safe journey.”
She turned around and headed back to the Xie residence, ignoring the infuriated MO Bei standing in front of the door.
MO Bei glared at Lu Jiao fiercely. What a woman she was..