The prefect blinked his eyes, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Are these three princes also here for food?
It’s true that Jiangnan is rich, but it can’t stand them asking for it!
Although the third prince came to ask him for the surplus grain in his inventory, he really couldn't get it!
Before, he thought that the grain was useless, so he sold it to those grain merchants. Not only could he make a lot of money, but he could also gain a favor from selling the grain merchants.
This incident happened just two months ago. At that time, there were a lot of refugees, and grain merchants kept delivering grain. Of course, it was not free, but they sold it at a high price and made a lot of money.
As the prefect, he could not sell grain in the name of the government, so he could only sell it privately to grain merchants.
I thought I would be able to make up for it during this year's autumn harvest, but I didn't expect that the third prince came here for him.
"Why don't you speak? Are you reluctant?"
The third prince looked at him with a half-smile, and when he saw Kong Heng's face, he felt sick and panicked, but there was still room for him to be used, so he couldn't push too hard for a while.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
The prefect, who had just stood up from the ground, knelt down again in an instant. Anyway, so many flaws had been discovered, and he was already despairing.
When the third prince saw this, he asked with a bad expression: "Where is the food?"
"Sold to a grain merchant by a lower official..."
The third prince took a deep breath, stood up and walked around twice before he could barely suppress the thought of killing Qian Xing immediately.
With his appearance, the money from selling the grain must have gone into his pocket. There is nothing to say.
"Kong Heng, Kong Heng, smuggling official rations is a capital crime. You only have this life, is it enough to kill you? This palace really wants to chop you into pieces with a thousand knives!"
He burst out angrily, and the magistrate collapsed on the ground, with tears and snot flowing down his face, and said: "Your Highness, please calm down, I regret it, I really regret it! I don't dare to do it anymore, wuwuwu...
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He originally thought that he was in Jiangnan, which was quite far away from the capital. As long as he had a good relationship with the local superiors, he had nothing to fear. But who knew that these things would be exposed at the same time, and he would not even be able to save him in time?
So helpless!
Besides, who among the officials in Jiangnan is not like this? Why is it his turn to be unlucky?
All this is because of that girl. If it weren't for her, none of this would have happened!
The prefect thought angrily in his heart, but nothing he could say now would help, so he could only accept his fate.
If given the chance, he would never dare to be as unscrupulous as before. At least he would look good on the surface, so that others wouldn't be able to easily take advantage of him.
"This palace will give you one more chance. No matter what method you use, make up for that batch of food. Otherwise, with so many people in your family, no one will be able to survive!"
Anyway, Kong Heng is bound to die. The third prince will never allow such a person to exist. He just wants to squeeze out his value.
No matter what, I have to give Miss Duan an explanation.
That was the woman he was interested in. She was going to be the prince's concubine in the future. His prince's concubine would never be allowed to be bullied like this.
The prefect immediately kowtowed, knowing that he could not shirk this matter no matter what. Even if he didn't think about it for himself, he still had to think about it for those children.
He wouldn't survive anyway, but he couldn't let himself die.
After the third prince finished handling the matter, he did not return to the inn immediately. Instead, he personally sent someone to investigate the fire in the warehouse.
"Your Highness, we are here a few days late. Some evidence cannot be traced, and we may miss key information. Why don't Your Highness ask Miss Duan again to find out more clearly, so that my subordinates can go investigate."
The person who spoke was named Wang Qi, and he had been with the third prince for many years. Because he was relatively loyal and honest, he was highly valued by the third prince, so he had the capital to negotiate terms with the third prince.
In fact, this does not count as negotiating terms. They did come a day or two late and were not on site. Many things were not easy to find.
The third prince was worried that he would not find a chance to get close to Zhao Huanyu, but when he heard Wang Qi say this, he instantly became happy.
"Good boy, I really belong to you! After you return to the capital, I will definitely reward you generously!"
He patted Wang Qi on the shoulder and walked ahead happily.
He will go find Miss Duan now and ask clearly, not sparing any detail!
Zhao Huanyu's day was not peaceful at all. Not long after he returned to the room and lay down, Chen Yong knocked on the door with a very anxious look on his face. As soon as Fatty opened the door, he knelt down at the door.
"Miss Duan, those people took my young master away. I really can't find him. Please forgive me, Miss Duan, and let my young master go!"
The young man was very anxious. He just obeyed the orders of the master and his wife and brought the young master out to see the world. He did not want the young master to die outside like this.
If something goes wrong with the young master, he won't survive.
Zhao Huanyu really didn't want to take care of Chen Yong's affairs, but he had to take care of this matter.
After all, Chen Yong was taken away by the Third Prince's people because of her. If something really happened, she would really have to take responsibility.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zheng will not harm your young master. Their people have all gone out. I will help you ask when they come back."
Zhao Huanyu couldn't explain her current mood. In short, she was very irritable. Everything happened to her throughout the day, and she couldn't even lie down quietly for a while.
"Thank you so much, Miss Duan. When my young master comes back, I will definitely persuade him not to disturb Miss Duan anymore!"
As he said that, the boy kowtowed, then got up and left.
Although Zhao Huanyu promised to help him find his young master, he could not sit still and wait for death. He still took the group of women out to look for him. Everyone had a worried look on their face.
Especially that group of women, they thought they could live a comfortable life with Chen Yong. Chen Yong was gone in less than two days. What will their lives be like in the future?
Therefore, the anxiety in their hearts is no less than that of the servants.
Zhao Huanyu rubbed her temples with a headache, got up and put on her coat resignedly, and asked Fat Ya: "Go and see if Mr. Zheng and the others are back?"
The fat girl responded and hurried out, only to run back quickly and said happily: "Sister, I'm back! I just walked in!"
Zhao Huanyu thought it was a coincidence and hurried out to ask about Chen Yong's situation, only to find that the third prince was also walking towards her eagerly.
"Master Zheng..."
"Miss Duan..."
The two of them spoke almost at the same time, then laughed and said, "You say it first..."
"Haha, Miss Duan should talk first! But what can I do for you?"
As soon as he came back, Zhao Huanyu ran out in a hurry. The third prince was so happy that he thought Zhao Huanyu also fell in love with him at first sight.