Qianlong and Heshen came to the Confucius Temple together.

As soon as I got there, an old man came out to greet me.

"Are these two gentlemen here to see Lin Xiaoquan?" he asked, holding up his hands.

"Oh, how do you know?" He Shen asked in surprise.

"It was Lin Xiaoquan who ordered me to wait for you two here." The old man explained.

"Oh?!" Qianlong was quite interested when he heard this.

He Shen was even more surprised, "This Lin Xiaoquan is simply a living god."

"Please two of you, follow me." The old man led the way.

Qianlong and He Shen followed closely behind and came to the main hall of Confucius Temple together.

"You two, please stay." The old man turned around and stopped the two of them and said, "Lin Xiaoquan has given instructions that only one of you two can enter the palace to see him."

"What?! Such a loud tone! Does he know who we are?" Heshen said with dissatisfaction upon hearing this.

Qianlong smiled, "Has he ever said who should meet him?"

The old man smiled and said, "He said whoever is uglier will stay outside."

Qianlong and He Shen couldn't help but be stunned and looked at each other.

"Master, you better come in." He Shen quickly gave way.

Qianlong nodded, opened the palace door, and followed the old man in.

"Please wait a moment!" The old man walked quickly into the back hall.

…

A moment later, Qianlong was admiring the decoration in the Confucius Temple when he heard Xiang Nan kneel down and kowtow, "The common people Ji Yun respectfully welcomes the Holy One!"

"Ji Xiaolan?! Why is it you? Where is Lin Xiaoquan?" Qianlong was shocked when he saw Xiang Nan and asked in surprise.

"Your Majesty, there is no such thing as Lin Xiaoquan. I made that nonsense." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "If not, how could He Shen bring you here."

"You actually know that I am in Yunzhou?" Qianlong said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, you and your Excellency just read out the imperial edict last night. If you were not in Yunzhou, how could the imperial edict arrive so quickly?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Yunzhou is more than a thousand miles away from the capital. Even if it is a fast horse post road, it will take five or six days to send messages back and forth.

Qianlong suddenly realized it and laughed, "Ji Xiaolan, you are really smart!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please let the common people see the half of your golden lock."

"You actually know that half of the golden lock belongs to me?" Qianlong was even more surprised.

"Your Majesty, if it wasn't yours, why would you come here?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Qianlong also laughed, then took out the golden lock and handed it to Xiang Nan.

"May I ask Your Majesty, who left this golden lock, and why do you care so much?" Xiang Nan asked again while looking at the golden lock.

Qianlong immediately informed the nanny of her last words and the golden lock.

Xiang Nan listened and nodded.

"Ji Aiqing, can you solve this mystery?" Qianlong asked immediately.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the nanny's husband, Zheng Laoquan, is a goldsmith." Xiang Nan replied.

"Oh?!" Qianlong was very interested when he heard this, "Where is he now?"

"Zheng Laoquan's ancestral home is Yancheng, so he must have family members there," Xiang Nan explained.

Qianlong was overjoyed and said, "Ji Aiqing is indeed the most talented person in the world. There is really nothing that can trouble you! Okay! Okay!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

"Oh, please speak." Qianlong nodded.

Xiang Nan then reported on the officials from Yancheng and Yunzhou who secretly divided the disaster relief grain funds and secretly sold the grain from the warehouse. He also commended Mo Chou, Huang Keming, Du Xiaoyue and other martyrs for their righteous actions.

"Your Majesty, Ji Yun and Miss Xiaoyue were just having a show last night. There was absolutely no lewdness. Please take a closer look, Your Majesty." Xiang Nan finally said, "These righteous men, for the sake of the people in the disaster area and the country, regardless of personal safety, are really our Qing Dynasty. The best people.

It's a shame that I was framed by those corrupt officials. Please give them justice and severely punish those corrupt officials. They have made the people of Yunzhou miserable, and the biological mother you are looking for may also be suffering."

Qianlong listened and nodded.

"Ji Xiaolan, I believe what you said is true." He said, "I also believe that you are not a womanizer."

"Then why does the emperor still..." Xiang Nan asked knowingly.

"I received many secret memorials in the capital, saying that almost all of the food funds for disaster relief here have been misappropriated. From the governors up to the prefectures and counties, there has been collective corruption." Qianlong explained, "But I sent two groups. Officials came to investigate, but they all came back in vain. Do you know why?"

Xiang Nan nodded, "The imperial court sent people to investigate. If those corrupt officials are on guard, it won't be easy to catch them."

"Smart." Qianlong nodded approvingly, "Sir, now that he has become a commoner, no one is paying attention, and he will definitely be able to reveal the truth about this case for me."

"Ji Yun will live up to your Majesty's trust!" Xiang Nan nodded, "But Your Majesty, I have two more requests."

"Say!" Qianlong nodded.

"First, please your Majesty to release Miss Mochou. She is really not the leader of the rebels." Xiang Nan explained, "Second, please Your Majesty to temporarily give He Shen's seal to me and keep him in Yunzhou."

Qianlong agreed one by one.

…

Xiang Nan immediately left the Confucius Temple from the back hall and returned to the residence arranged by Du Xiaoyue.

"Tell Miss Xiaoyue that Miss Mochou will be released from prison soon." He informed the landlord.

The landlord immediately tried to inform Du Xiaoyue.

Sure enough, by evening, Mochou had been released from prison.

After meeting Du Xiaoyue and Huang Keming, the three of them immediately came to see Xiang Nan.

"Mr. Ji, thank you for your rescue. Your kindness and kindness will never be forgotten." Mo Chou took Huang Keming and Du Xiaoyue saluted.

"Don't dare to take it, don't take it, please get up quickly." Xiang Nan quickly stepped forward, helped them up and said, "You plead for the lives of the people in the disaster area, even at the risk of life and death. This is Ji's example."

"Mr. Ji, you are such a good person!" Du Xiaoyue said gratefully.

"Okay, stop praising me." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "I'm going to Yancheng tomorrow to thoroughly investigate the case of local officials embezzling money for disaster relief. It's just that I am alone and not familiar with geography and people. So I hope to get your help."

"Master Ji is willing to risk his own life for the sake of the people in the disaster area. Naturally, we will do the same." Upon hearing this, Huang Keming immediately agreed.

"Okay, let us unite and catch all these corrupt officials!" Xiang Nan said immediately.

Mo Chou, Du Xiaoyue couldn't help but get excited when she heard what he said.

…

At midnight, Xiang Nan took Heshen's seal and set off with Du Xiaoyue to Yancheng.

Mo Chou, although Huang Keming has been released, Zhao Xue has not been completely rehabilitated, so they are secretly cooperating and not going on the road together.

"Xiaoyue, this time we go to Yancheng to investigate the case. It can be said that we are going deep into the dragon's pool and the tiger's den. The environment is dangerous, so we must be careful." On the way, Xiang Nan asked, "So, you must listen to my arrangements and don't be reckless. act.”

"Yes, Mr. Ji." Du Xiaoyue nodded.
Chapter completed!