The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

After hearing Xia Yechen's words, Prince Jing's expression softened a little. He knew that Xia Yechen had high prestige and reputation in the court, and his suggestions and decisions were often supported by most officials.

"Okay, I will consider your suggestion." Prince Jing said, "But I hope your actions can truly benefit the court and the people."

Prince Jing was speechless by Xia Yechen's remarks, while Emperor Dong standing aside once again affirmed Xia Yechen's strength.

"Juechen, you have done a good job." Emperor Dong said, "Now the court needs talents like you to preside over the overall situation."

Xia Yechen said gratefully: "Your Majesty is overly complimentary. I was just doing my duty."

Emperor Dong nodded: "How are you preparing?"

Xia Yechen replied: "Your Majesty, I have arranged for several adults who were previously in charge of the imperial examination to take charge of the overall situation in this imperial examination. In order to ensure fairness and justice, we have strengthened the management of order in the examination room."

Emperor Dong said with satisfaction: "Very good, only in this way can real talents be selected."

On the day of the imperial examination, Xia Yechen came to observe in person. He found several cheating candidates and threw them out of the examination room without saying a word.

At the same time, he also discovered several talented young people and planned to focus on observing and cultivating them.

Xia Yechen recently took time out to spend time with Zhou Xiaoyuan's children, and the family of three enjoyed a warm time.

However, their baby daughter Nini became thin again because of an illness.

Xia Yechen felt extremely distressed when he saw his daughter's appearance, and decided to buy her a lot of delicious food to nourish her body.

On this day, they came to a lively road

streets. Xia Yechen bought a bunch of candied haws for Nini and let her taste it slowly.

Just as they were about to leave, Nini suddenly pointed at an old woman standing on the street and asked curiously: "Dad, who is that old woman? Why is she standing there alone?"

Zhou Xiaoyuan also saw the old woman. She frowned and seemed a little confused.

Just as they were about to ask the old woman, suddenly, a man rushed out in a hurry and accidentally bumped into the old woman.

Zhou Xiaoyuan had quick eyes and quick hands, and immediately rushed over to help the old woman.

"Mother-in-law, are you okay?" Zhou Xiaoyuan asked with concern.

The old woman waved her hands to show that she was fine, but there was a look of horror on her face.

The old woman thanked Zhou Xiaoyuan and Xia Yechen for their help and invited them to visit her home.

Zhou Xiaoyuan was a little hesitant, but Nini clamored to have a round, so she and Xia Yechen discussed it and decided to accept the invitation.

Several people came to the old woman's home and found that it was a relatively wealthy mansion.

However, what makes Zhou Xiaoyuan feel strange is that although the mansion looks very grand, there are very few servants inside, and it can be seen that many places have not been cleaned for a long time.

Zhou Xiaoyuan couldn't help but frown and said to Xia Yechen, "There seems to be something wrong here."

Xia Yechen didn't say anything, just silently observed the surrounding environment. He noticed details such as the paint on the walls that was peeling off and the furniture that was covered in dust.

These details indicate that the mansion has not been maintained and maintained for a long time.

“Maybe the old lady lives here alone and doesn’t have that many manpower to take care of this.

Home. Zhou Xiaoyuan guessed.

Xia Yechen nodded: "It's possible. Maybe she is a little lonely and helpless."

After the meal, the old woman entered a room with a bowl of rice, where her son was paralyzed in bed.

After feeding, the old woman's son stopped her and hoped that he would fend for himself and didn't want to drag her down anymore.

"Mother, just let me go. Living like this will only cause you trouble." The old woman's son said bitterly.

With tears in her eyes, the old woman shook her head heartbrokenly: "You are my son, how could I give up on you."

Xia Yechen and Zhou Xiaoyuan heard the crying, looked at each other, and then knocked on the door and entered. When they saw the scene of the old woman and her son depending on each other, they couldn't help but feel touched.

"Mother-in-law, what happened?" Zhou Xiaoyuan asked with concern.

The old woman wiped away her tears and told her son what Zhou Xiaoyuan had done to help her today. The old woman's son was very surprised when he heard about Zhou Xiaoyuan's kind deeds.

The old woman's son thanked Zhou Xiaoyuan, but when Xia Yechen asked why the two were crying, he did not answer immediately.

"This..." The old woman's son hesitated.

"Let me explain it." The old woman sighed and explained the situation.

It turns out that they are from the Yang clan, one of the three major families in Wuyou City, Guangyang County. For many years, the city lord has been greedily exploiting the properties of the three major families.

At first, all ethnic groups swallowed their anger and did not dare to resist. However, the city lord intensified his efforts and continued to harm his clansmen with various unfounded charges.

"We just can't bear it anymore."

The old woman’s son said angrily, “I was punished because I spoke for my tribe.

The city lord arrested him for rebellion. We, the Yang clan, dare not save me for fear of being angered by the city lord. "

Xia Yechen frowned: "Aren't such an unscrupulous city lord afraid of arousing public anger?"

"The city lord's family is extremely powerful in Guangyang County, and no one dares to be disrespectful to him." The old woman sighed, "We, the common people, can only let mermaids be eaten."

"You should not run away." Xia Yechen said, "The city lord's behavior has aroused public outrage, and I will definitely seek justice for him."

A trace of surprise flashed in the man's eyes. He looked at Xia Yechen as if he saw a trustworthy person.

"Sir, you don't know that the city lord's family has great power in Guangyang County, and no one can shake their position." The man said with some worry, "If we go back, we may suffer more severe retaliation."

Xia Yechen smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I will arrange for people to go to Guangyang County to thoroughly investigate this matter. If the city lord's family is really as cruel and unkind as you said, I will definitely make them pay the price."

"Young Master, I am willing to be loyal to you!" A trace of determination flashed in the man's eyes, "I am good at managing restaurants and other businesses. If you need manpower, I can help you take care of it."

Xia Yechen nodded: "Very good, I need talents like you. You can start working tomorrow."

Subsequently, Xia Yechen sent several confidants to Guangyang County to investigate the matter thoroughly.

In Guangyang County, the county guard met the people sent by Xia Yechen. The visitor reported Xia Yechen's plan to the county governor. After hearing this, the county governor was shocked and immediately informed his backer, Prince Yong's Mansion, of the news.

"Xia Yechen is coming to investigate corruption again!

"The county guard said in a panic.

King Yong's face turned gloomy after hearing this: "This Xia Yechen is really troublesome! Guangyang County's finances have been drained by their family, and now they are here to cause trouble."