After being reborn, he was doted on by his scumbag brother.

"Okay, sister, walk slowly. Aunt Wu, send sister off for me."

"No, Nanny Wu, please take good care of your sister."

After leaving the house, Yueru chuckled, "Yuan Ruomei, we have a long way to go."

Yuan Ruomei is about to give birth, and Zhang Qiaoyun is about to give birth.

Mrs. Yan has been busy these days, taking good care of Zhang Qiaoyun and preparing for production-related matters.

Lin Qingwan hasn't had the chance to see her mother these days, so she hasn't been able to mention Gu Jing'an to her parents.

Lin Qingwan was not in a hurry. Now that her sister-in-law's birth was the big deal, she could postpone her matters.

Anyway, she and Gu Jing'an had just expressed their feelings to each other, so they were not in a hurry.

However, what I didn't expect was that something unexpected happened to this delay. It all started with a major event that happened in Da Qi at this time.

As summer approaches, sudden floods in Qinan area cause dams to collapse.

The nearby people suffered heavy losses and were displaced. Suddenly, there were countless victims and mourning was everywhere.

The construction of dams has always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry. As Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Ji Lei was the first to receive the news.

Ji Lei was very frightened when he learned about this. The flood caused such serious consequences, indicating that the dam built by the Ministry of Industry was not stable enough, and the Holy Spirit would definitely punish him.

Ji Lei was already very old, and he didn't want to lose his life at the end of the year, so he hurriedly went to Xiao Jingyi for help.

In order to avoid others knowing about their relationship, Ji Lei would not go to see Xiao Jingyi easily, and would usually send someone to deliver news to Wu Yang.

When Wu Yang came to report that Ji Lei had come in person, Xiao Jingyi guessed that it was not a trivial matter.

"Take him in through the back door so no one can see him."

Wu Yang understood and took the order and left.

Not long after, Ji Lei came in from the back door, looking panicked.

Xiao Jingyi glanced at him and said calmly: "Why are you so panicked?"

Ji Lei calmed down and told the whole story.

"Your Highness, the collapse of the embankment was the fault of the Ministry of Industry. Your Majesty will definitely punish you. You need to save me, old minister."

After listening to Ji Lei's words, Xiao Jingyi thought for a moment and said without panic, "Don't worry, you are not to blame for this matter."

Ji Lei was a little confused when he heard this. He was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he would naturally bear the brunt of any problems. How could he be spared.

"The imperial court allocates so much money every year to build dams and maintain water conservancy projects. How can it be so fragile that it can't even withstand a flood? There must be something fishy in it. The imperial court allocates this amount of money layer by layer. I don't know how many people have to go through it. It is likely that the officials in charge of water conservancy took advantage of it. The materials were cut corners, so the quality is naturally not up to standard, and it is not your turn to shoulder the responsibility."

After listening to Xiao Jingyi's words, Ji Lei thought about it.

Just now, I was only worried about being convicted, so I didn't think about it so much.

Ji Lei thought for a moment and suddenly thought of someone.

"Your Highness, I have a distant cousin who works locally. He once mentioned the water conservancy envoy. The local water conservancy envoy is named Tao Guang. He is a relative of the prefect and does all kinds of evil. The local people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. The veteran believes that if it is true as His Highness guessed, then this matter must have something to do with him."

This is the first time Xiao Jingyi has heard of this person. If he is really what Ji Lei said, he is actually a cunning fox.

"The water conservancy envoy is an official who specializes in water conservancy projects and building dams. It's easy for him to do anything. What's more, he has the eunuch as his backer and is used to misbehaving. Naturally, he is more courageous than ordinary people. Embezzlement of public funds is a problem for him. It’s probably not a big deal here.”

Ji Lei nodded upon hearing this, "It is indeed as His Highness said, I also think this person is the most suspicious."

"This matter should be reported to Emperor Father soon. You first send someone to investigate Tao Guang, and then we will see how Father makes a decision after knowing about it. We will decide the next step after considering the results of both parties. .”

Since Xiao Jingyi said that nothing would happen to him, he naturally didn't need to worry too much.

"Yes, Your Highness."

When Xiao Chenyu learned about this, Long Yan was furious. The imperial court allocated at least one hundred thousand taels of silver to build dams every year, but in the end they couldn't even withstand a flood. How did the people in the Ministry of Works do their jobs?

Xiao Chenyu immediately summoned Ji Lei for accountability. At this time, the people Ji Lei sent to investigate Tao Guang had sent back the news. Ji Lei already knew what was going on, so he was not so panicked.

Although Tao Guang had done evil in the past, he was not rich in money.

In recent years, he has begun to spend money lavishly, as if he suddenly became rich.

Judging from his salary, it is absolutely impossible to support such a wealthy life. There is obviously a problem.

There are various signs that Tao Guang suddenly received some money from unknown sources, and the one he had the easiest access to was naturally the court appropriation, which was enough to confirm Xiao Jingyi and Ji Lei's conjectures.

Faced with Xiao Chenyu's accountability, Ji Lei responded with ease. His words hinted that local officials might have a problem, but did not directly say what the problem was.

Xiao Chenyu also felt that Ji Lei's words made sense. Although the Ministry of Industry was responsible for this matter, it was local officials who carried out the matter.

This amount has been allocated, but if someone wants to do something in the middle, it is not easy to find out.

Xiao Chenyu thought for a moment. This matter must be assigned a trustworthy person to go to the local area to investigate in person before the results can be obtained.

Ji Lei breathed a sigh of relief after coming out of the Imperial Study Room. His Majesty must have listened to what he just said. It seems that he will not be punished for the time being.

After Ji Lei left, he hurriedly went to find Xiao Jingyi and discussed countermeasures with him.

"Your Highness, I just heard that Your Majesty wanted to send someone to the local area to investigate. As for Tao Guang, we can basically confirm that he is inseparable from this matter. Do you think we should recommend ourselves to investigate this matter, as well as in front of Your Majesty? Got a merit?"

Xiao Jingyi shook his head, "Tao Guang has been doing evil for so many years. This is definitely not the first time. He is not stupid enough to leave any evidence. Even if there is any evidence, it has been dealt with long ago. It is not easy to verify. . Tao Guang is so courageous. No matter who investigates, once he is threatened, he will not sit still and wait for death. This is not a good job, and we cannot get involved."

Ji Lei nodded when he heard this. He still thought of this matter too simply.

Since Tao Guang has been able to act recklessly for so many years relying on the protection of the prefect, he is naturally not that easy to deal with.

If he really threatens him, not only will he not be able to complete his errand, but his life may be in danger.

After all, a bold person like Tao Guang can do anything.

"Your Highness, you are right. So what should we do next? I don't know who your Majesty will send. After all, this matter is related to the Ministry of Industry. The veteran is worried that it will eventually harm our interests."