Chapter 1827: Chapter 1765: Clouds Part and the Moon Shines

Liang Bang was at a loss for words from Wufu’s retort, looking at Ah Jiu, what is a "stage"?

Ah Jiu, having made great progress in the embezzlement case and retrieved the disaster funds, was in high spirits. He curled his lips and said, "Let’s go inside and talk."

He first took Wufu’s hand and walked inside.

Watching them walk away, Liang Bang quietly asked Yuan Ye, "What is a ’stage’?"

"It means you’re not up to playing with the Princess Consort, better open your eyes," Yuan Ye, for once, had a smile on his face.

Liang Bang twitched his mouth and followed them.

Sitting in the Floral Hall, Liang Bang drank several bowls of ice-cold mung bean soup, finally letting out a comfortable sigh. The weather was too hot, hotter in the Northern Region. He had been anxious with blisters on his lips after failing to find Miss He and the disaster funds for so long.

Now the clouds had parted and the moon was bright, everything he drank was cool to the heart.

"...I really didn’t expect Prefect He to have such nerve, hiding the silver right under the City God’s statue at the City God Temple, not afraid people offering incense and prayers would find it," Liang Bang sighed.

Such a large amount of silver, he hid it under a dilapidated City God Temple, where a huge cellar was dug and traps set, yet no one ever discovered it.

"Even if someone had discovered it, it would still have been used for the people," Ah Jiu said. "Perhaps he thought the same, leaving everything to fate."

He recalled the blood letter, his words tinged with a sense of disheartenment.

Liang Bang sighed again and said, "In hindsight, it does seem like fate, who would have thought his daughter would be saved by the Princess Consort? Fate has its way of sparing good people from misery."

Wufu, however, did not wish to linger on the topic and asked, "The silver was meant for disaster relief, and now it’s brought to Yanzhou, what about the disaster victims from before? Transporting it back and forth—isn’t that unnecessary?"

"One case at a time," Ah Jiu said, "only after this case is resolved can we discuss the next steps. Even if we intend to help, there needs to be a new set of procedures." He continued, "It’s impossible to just distribute the silver directly, and new officials need to be reassigned."

"We must appoint good officials who truly serve the country and the people. Otherwise, even if we recovered this fifty thousand, what about next time?" Wufu snorted.

Ah Jiu gently patted her hand, "Don’t worry."

Liang Bang looked at the affectionate exchange between the two, feeling somewhat envious. He missed his wife and daughter too.

"My lord," Chi San rushed in, excitedly saying, "The message is back."

"Really?" Ah Jiu sat up straight, equally excited.

Chi San nodded, "It’s in Fenglin County, fifty miles away. Our men are watching it; please give the order, my lord."

"Good!" Ah Jiu clapped his hands in excitement and stood up.

Liang Bang felt a bit puzzled and asked, "What’s going on?"

Ah Jiu didn’t respond to him, just looked at Wufu and smiled, "Shall we go take a look?"

Wufu’s eyes lit up, "Absolutely!" She was bored to the point of mold.

Hearing this, Ah Jiu nodded to Chi San, "Go make the arrangements, fast horses ahead. First, send a message to our men not to make rash moves, be cautious of a cornered dog. Also, notify Commander Du to accompany us."

This matter has already been reported to Emperor Yan, and Commander Du is here for this very reason, there’s no way around him.

"I’ll go change into riding attire first." Wufu walked out of the Floral Hall; an ancient military factory, she had to see it for herself.

"Hey, my lord, what’s this about?" Liang Bang pulled Ah Jiu, curious to ask.

Ah Jiu said, "Marquis Xuanwu secretly hid an iron mine and established a military factory to forge and sell weapons. We’ve found it now. If you don’t mind the exhaustion, come take a look."

Liang Bang stood there dumbfounded, taking a moment before exclaiming an expletive. An iron mine military factory? Exhausted as he might be, he had to go. How else could he justify abandoning his wife and daughter for so long without earning some merit?

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