Mrs. Gu hesitated and didn't want to say anything. Yan Mu spread his hands and said that he could not help, and asked the guards to drive Mrs. Gu away.

"Princess, I know you are a good person. Please save my husband!" Mrs. Gu rushed forward and knelt in front of Liu Yunxiang and begged her.

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly helped Mrs. Gu up, "We also want to save the magistrate of Gu, but what happened to him? Where can we go to save him? If you don't tell us the truth, we really can't save people."

Mrs. Gu frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Your Highness and two gentlemen are the purpose of running to Qi County, and my husband has guessed it."

Liu Yunxiang glanced at Yan Mu and then said frankly: "They are looking for books that are not fake. Because Yang He has a deep friendship with Gu County Magistrate, he suspects that he handed them over to Gu County Magistrate."

Mrs. Gu took a deep breath, "There are ten books in total, and Lord Yang did hand them over to him before the accident."

Liu Yunxiang was delighted on his face, "Those books?"

"Mr. Yang has told the account books that must not be obtained by the people sent by the court." Mrs. Gu said as she looked at Yan Mu, "The one million taels that Mr. Yang embezzled are on the account books. Once discovered by the court, the one million taels will become the debt that Yanzhou owes the court. Since it is a debt, it must be repaid, but the people of Yanzhou and the merchants of Yanzhou cannot repay it. Once it is repaid, they will have to pay an additional 30% of the tax every year in the future, which will sooner or later drag down Yanzhou."

"Since that's the case, why not destroy these books?"

"These books are the only evidence that can prove Yang He's innocence. Although Yang He was willing to die, he also wanted to leave the name of innocence. He handed the books to my husband, hoping that the wise king would succeed to the throne in the future and use them to prove that he was not corrupt and that he was a good official. But at the same time, he also told that when the emperor is in power, he must not take out these books. If anyone finds it, it will be destroyed. My husband is reluctant to let go. Knowing that your highness has set his sights on him, he wants to move to another place. Who knows...who knows that something happened." Mrs. Gu said that there was only anxiety left behind, "It must be someone's idea to get these books and take him away."

“So that’s how it is.”

After hearing this, Liu Yunxiang was also a little worried and turned to look at Yan Mu, "Your Highness, please find a way to save the magistrate Gu."

Yan Mu thought for a moment and said, "Besides we want to get those accounts, there is another person who wants to get them, that is Li Huai. So if the magistrate of the Gu County is arrested, then the person who arrested him must be Li Huai."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "It must be him."

"But now, the magistrate of Gu County is just missing and may not have been arrested."

Speaking of this, Yan Mu called Feng Zheng and Zi Jin and asked them to go around the government office to inquire, but Li Huai was doing anything.

Feng Zheng and Zi Jin went there, and Liu Yunxiang pulled Mrs. Gu into the house and poured her a cup of tea first, asking her not to worry first.

"Can I not be anxious? My family is a cripple. Even when I meet a bad person, I can't run away." Mrs. Gu was so anxious that she couldn't sit still.

Liu Yunxiang comforted her and said, "After all, the magistrate of Gu County is an official. If Li Huai dares not hurt him at will, he will snatch those accounts at most."

"The princess doesn't understand this person. He is very vicious. My husband's legs were interrupted by someone."

"ah?"

"When he was a prefecture in Yanzhou, in order to highlight his political achievements, he took the initiative to ask for an additional 30% tax. Local officials in Yanzhou disagreed, so my husband took the lead in protesting with Li Huai. During the dispute, Li Huai asked the guards around him to use a black hand to break my husband's legs."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "This Li Huai is really lawless!"

"Before he took office as the Yanzhou Prefecture, he was a local snake in this place, so his methods were very insulting. Fortunately, he was transferred to another place later, otherwise my husband would definitely die at his hands."

After Yang He succeeded, Yanzhou slowly recovered. She liked Yang He, but Yang He clearly told her that there was only one wife, and even if he died, that position would always belong to her. He would never like other women in his life, and he would not marry her, so that she would give up as soon as possible.

This person was heartless and became a matchmaker and matched her with the Gu County Magistrate. After knowing about Gu County Magistrate's character, Mrs. Gu agreed without hesitation.

"I'm really worried about him."

You can't be in a hurry at the moment, and Liu Yunxiang could only comfort Mrs. Gu. Fortunately, Zijin and Feng Zheng came back soon.

"Li Huai is looking for someone, and the one who sent it was not the official officer of the government office, but the guards in his house." Feng Zheng said.

"They are looking for it in Yanzhou City, so the ancient county magistrate may be in the city." Zijin continued.

Yan Mu thought for a while, looked at Feng Zheng and said, "You have connections in Yanzhou, and immediately mobilize them to find someone. Be sure to take Li Huai one step ahead."

Feng Zheng nodded, "I am familiar with all the shops in Yanzhou City, so I will make a fuss with them."

After Feng Zheng left, Yan Mu asked Zijin to take their people outside to look for them.

Until the afternoon, there was still no news. At this time, Zijin came back and said that the city had been closed down.

"Closing the city?" Yan Mu asked frowned.

"Yes, it is said that a murder occurred in the city. In order to capture the murderer, the city was closed today. When will the murderer be caught and when will the city gate be opened?"

"Why did the murder case happen so by chance?" Yan Mu muttered and asked Zijin again, "Do you know who died?"

"I heard it was a merchant, and it seemed that he had encountered a gangster who robbed the house and killed a family of three."

"A family of three?" Liu Yunxiang walked out of the inner room and felt a bad premonition.

"Yes, but I didn't ask carefully."

Liu Yunxiang looked at Yan Mu, "Can it be Li Huai...killing people to arrest Gu County Magistrate?"

Yan Mu's face turned heavy, "Then his methods are too cruel."

The government not only closed the city, but also required the people to stay at home and close their own homes. Even the gate of Wanchun Garden was closed, and Li Huaimei called them protecting them, and sent many officials to surround them.

"He is stopping us from meeting with the Gu County Magistrate." Yan Mu said.

"Fortunately, our people have been scattered, and I hope to find the ancient county magistrate."

By the evening, Feng Zheng came back first, and his face was indeed full of grief.

"Boss Jiang's family was killed."

"What!" Liu Yunxiang was shocked, "Is their family dead?"

Feng Zheng clenched his fists and said, "Yes, what is the robbery in the house? It was clearly killed by Li Huai's people."

Liu Yunxiang covered her heart and sat on the chair. Yesterday she saw the family of three. The man was kind-hearted, the woman was gentle, and the child was cute. When she remembered their backs, she was a little envious.

"He, why did he kill them..."

Yan Mu sighed, "There is only one explanation. The Gu County Magistrate was hidden by Boss Jiang, but Li Huai discovered it."

"That ancient county magistrate?" Liu Yunxiang widened his eyes.

"It should have escaped, otherwise he would not mobilize a large number of people to lock down the city."

There is no time to be sad now, Yan Mu asked Feng Zheng to climb over the wall and continue to take people to find him.

After Feng Zheng left, Yan Mu also wanted to go out.

"Where are you going?" Liu Yunxiang asked worriedly.
Chapter completed!