At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

The servant in the dark heard the conversation between Hunter Zhang and Old Man Gan and told Wu Ren what happened.

Wu Renyi was even happier when he heard this and said, "Isn't she just a yellow-haired girl? Besides, the General's Mansion is so far away from Nanling County, what's there to be afraid of? Let's wait and see for a few days before going to the tea garden in Huashan Village to see why she is allowed to do business but not me, Wu Ren."

"Second Young Master, let's notify the master!" said the servant.

"Don't notify him. He has been timid these days and not as ruthless as before. Besides, look how well their popcorn is selling. We have to hurry up." After Wu Ren said this, he thought about how much he could earn if a tube was sold for one or more taels of silver.

Yu Yunxin looked at the half-truckload of rice cakes that Zhang Laoer brought back and asked, "Aren't there ordinary people in Shangyang County who buy these one-cent rice cakes?"

Zhang Laoer told Gan what Old Man said and how he had encountered someone following him.

Yu Yunxin nodded and said, "The Wu family still owes the brothers in Huyue Village a debt, but they came to our door. Uncle Zhang, you should go back first. Put these rice cakes in Wangshan County. Wangshan County is in short supply."

Yu Yunxin then went to the porcelain kiln in Shanghe Village and asked the craftsmen to make some exquisite porcelain jars, and then went to the carpenters to make some exquisite wooden boxes for packaging. Yang Yunsheng in Jiangnan still disliked her for buying the rice flower cakes too cheaply, but she was embarrassed to sell them at a high price without packaging. Now there is no packaging, right? The rich people in ancient times were the same. Only exquisite packaging could sell them at a high price.

In the past few days, she did not go to the tea garden in Huashan Village, but designed several styles of porcelain packaging bottles and wooden boxes. She also drew several paper box packaging. The ancient paper boxes were not as thick as modern ones. They were made of kraft paper, which was also used to paint windows. Folded paper boxes were generally used to store medicinal materials in ancient times.

The finished rice cakes were light and square, so there was no need to worry that the paper box could not wrap them. So they found a group of women in Wangshan County who were pasting paper boxes at home. The women in the town were relatively idle, and basically relied on their husbands to support the family. They were very happy when they received the business of pasting paper boxes. They earned one penny for twenty paper boxes, and the average person could paste more than 300 boxes a day, which was less than 30 cents a day. This was easier than the men who worked as helpers outside, so many people were willing to take it. Yu Yunxin also looked at the good skills of the craftsmanship. If the work was done well, she would naturally continue to work. If it was not done well, there was nothing she could do. Therefore, many people were unwilling to lose this easy job that could be done at home. It was more cost-effective than embroidering at home to supplement the family income. Who dared to neglect it?

"Miss, something bad has happened. There's a disturbance in the tea garden of Huashan Village. Qiu Yingying beat up Wu Ren, and now Wu Ren is going to Nanling County to file a complaint with the authorities. We need the master to severely punish those bandits." Chunyu hurried in and said.

Yu Yunxin asked, "Is it serious?"

"Wu Ren has a bleeding head and has been sent to the clinic. However, the Shangyang County constable has captured Qiu Yingying and wants to send her to the Nanling County government office." Chunyu said.

"Let's go out and rescue Qiu Yingying." Upon hearing this, Yu Yunxin immediately put down her pen, stood up and walked out of the back court, and came to the tea garden in Huashan Village. She saw two constables who had captured Qiu Yingying and were about to put her into a prison van.

Yu Yunxin quickly stepped forward and said, "Stop, she's mine, you can't just take her away like this."

Who are you? She used to be a bandit from Huyue Village, and now she has injured the nephew of Lord Tongzhou. Do you think we should take her away, or do you want to protect her?

"This is Wangshan County. The incident happened in Wangshan County. You should first hand it over to the county's officials." Yu Yunxin said angrily.

"We in Tongzhou are of the fifth rank, while the magistrate of Wangshan County is only of the seventh rank. Who do you think we should listen to? Haven't you heard, little girl, that a higher-ranking official can crush a person to death at your young age?" replied an old constable.

"Okay, since that's the case, it's okay for me to ask a few questions!" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Okay, but please don't delay our investigation." The old detective said calmly.

Yu Yunxin walked over to Qiu Yingying and asked, "What happened?"

"Miss, it was Wu Ren who asked for a beating. He came to the tea garden and saw that we were all women, so he wanted to flirt with us, so I hit him. I didn't expect that he was so weak that he fell down and hit his head, and he still blamed me." Qiu Yingying said.

"Okay, I get it." Yu Yunxin patted her arm to signal her to stop talking. She was the one who made the decision. The chains that bound her were removed. The two constables tried to stop them but were stopped by Qiu Shuang with a sword.

Yu Yunxin turned around and said, "Okay, you can't do this to a girl and put her in a prison van before she's convicted. What do you think?"

"Who are you to stop us from investigating this case?" the two detectives asked angrily.

"You guys want to go to the government office. I'll take her there. I'll stay alone if there's anything." After Yu Yunxin finished speaking, she took Qiu Yingying to the carriage. Jin Chen came with a team of cars to get wine and popcorn for Yang Yunsheng.

He glanced at Qiu Yingying who was standing next to Yu Yunxin and asked Yu Yunxin: "What happened to Miss Yu?"

"Nothing, someone is jealous and wants to take over my business." Yu Yunxin replied, "Go get the goods."

Jin Chen wanted to ask for help, but he didn't say it. After watching Qiu Yingying get on the carriage, he went straight to the wine workshop and started moving goods. Soon he came to the back of the convoy, untied the reins of a horse, and quickly rode on the horse.

When Yu Tinghai received the news, he wanted to inform County Magistrate Tang, but he didn't know where County Magistrate Tang had gone. He only saw that several account books on his desk were missing. After asking Constable Li, he found out that County Magistrate Tang had taken the account books and went to Nanling County.

He now knew what was going on, and rode his horse directly to Nanling County City.

Wu Ren took a horse-drawn carriage to the clinic in Wangshan County for medical treatment, but the doctor was a rough man with clumsy hands and feet, and when he bandaged him, he even covered his eyes.

"What kind of clinic is this? Is there any doctor like you? Do you know how to bandage an injury?" Wu Ren was so annoyed by the doctor that he pushed the doctor away.

The servant at the side said, "Second Young Master, let me bandage the wound."

"How come you, a rich young man, are so delicate? Even more delicate than a woman? I specialize in treating injuries and sprains. No matter where your bones are broken, I can connect them as long as I twist them hard." said the burly doctor.

"This is my head, can't it be twisted with my hands?" After saying this, Wu Ren asked the servant beside him to bandage it.

After wrapping it up, he covered his head and went straight into the carriage without even paying.

The burly man wanted to stop the carriage but it was going too fast and he couldn't catch up: "What the hell! You don't even pay for the medicine. I wish you a miserable death." He went back to his clinic cursing.

Because Nanling County City has a second rice crop this year, there are now many more pedestrians coming and going than before. Also, because the busy farming season is over, the number of workers for water conservancy construction has been reduced by more than half, so more people come to Nanling County City to purchase goods, and the entire water conservancy project will be completed after the winter.

Before Wu Ren's carriage entered the city of Nanling County, a hidden arrow flew in from somewhere and shot directly at Wu Ren's forehead, killing him.

The servants around them were so scared that they ran away immediately, one ran to the Nanjun government office, and the other ran back to the Wu family in Shangyang County.

Yu Yunxin brought Qiu Yingying to a wonton stall opposite the government office and sat down. The four of them ordered a bowl of wontons.

"Miss, do you think Wu Ren will come?" Qiu Yingying asked anxiously.

"Come if you're not in a hurry. You haven't offended them so they don't dare to arrest you." Yu Yunxin said as she scooped up a wonton and started eating. However, the taste was indeed a little bland. There weren't as many seasonings as in modern times. It was just so-so. I don't know why the business here is so good.

Instead of waiting for Wu Ren, he waited for County Magistrate Tang. He came to the outside of the government office and was quickly invited in by the bailiffs.

"Isn't this County Magistrate Tang? Why is he here in the government office?" Qiu Shuang said, pointing at the person who had just entered.

Soon after, Wu Ren's servant came to the government office and shouted, "My lord, my son is dead. Send some coroners and detectives to find the murderer!"

"Dead?" Yu Yunxin had just taken half a bite of a wonton when she heard the boy running towards her shouting.

After a while, Yu Tinghai also came over on horseback. Yu Yunxin couldn't sit still anymore and said to Chunyu beside her: "Chunyu, go to the library and find my cousin."

After that, he brought Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yingying to Yu Tinghai and asked, "Father, why are you here at the government office?"

"Is this Magistrate Yu's daughter?" asked the gatekeeper.

Yu Tinghai nodded.

"Mr. Yu, County Magistrate, let's all go in together! The prefect is not in the county today. He left the city with a group of people early in the morning and has not returned yet. The one in charge now is Mr. Wu Tongzhou." said the bailiff.

Yu Tinghai nodded and walked inside with Yu Yunxin and the others.

As soon as they entered, a group of constables surrounded Yu Tinghai and his four companions.

Wu Tongzhou looked at the four people and said, "County Magistrate Yu, you are so bold that you colluded with the bandits and embezzled the tax silver. Come and arrest them all."

"Wu Tongzhou, what evidence do you have to arrest me?" Yu Tinghai roared.

"County Magistrate Tang brought a tax book for Wangshan County this year." Wu Tongzhou said.

"Tax book, my tax book has long been handed over to Governor Yang. I'm afraid the tax book in your hand is the one I got from somewhere else." Yu Tinghai laughed when he heard the tax book.

"Governor Yang is not in the government office. I have the final say on all matters in the government office now. Come, bring them all to the hall. I will try the case." After Wu Tongzhou finished speaking, he asked several constables to bring the four people to the hall.

Qiu Yingying wanted to resist, but Yu Yunxin stopped her and said softly, "Yingying, it's okay."

"It's okay, Miss Yu. This is Nanling County, not the capital. I have the final say now." Wu Yuezhou sneered.

The four of them were escorted to the hall. When County Magistrate Tang saw Yu Tinghai being escorted up, he couldn't help but chuckle.

He was originally the magistrate of Wangshan County, but somehow Yu Tinghai suddenly appeared. Although he was the former Minister of Justice, so what? He was demoted by the emperor. Now he has evidence in his hands, so he is not afraid of Yu Tinghai. He straightened his back a lot and walked to Yu Tinghai and asked, "Yu Tinghai, take a look at these tax books. You said you didn't embezzle the tax silver."

"Wu Jinke, do you find that these numbers are very familiar to you?" Yu Tinghai asked back without even looking at them, he stood up straight.

"What did you say?" Wu Jinke picked up the tax book and read every page carefully. After reading it, he looked up at Yu Tinghai and pointed at him and said, "Are you checking the tax revenue of Shangyang County?"

"That's right." Yu Tinghai replied directly.

"As the magistrate of Wangshan County, what qualifications do you have to check the tax books of other counties?" Wu Jinke asked.

"I asked him to investigate. So what? As a prefect, do I have the qualifications to investigate the counties under my jurisdiction?" Prefect Yang's voice came from outside the hall, followed by two eunuchs delivering imperial eunuchs. These two eunuchs were the eunuchs Hu Man and Zhang who were beside the emperor and the empress.

When Wu Jinke saw Governor Yang and the two people behind him who were obviously from the palace, he immediately walked up to Governor Yang, knelt down and said, "Your humble servant greets the Governor and the two eunuchs."

"Oh! You have detained Princess Xingguo like this, and why don't you untie Lord Yu and Princess Xingguo?" When Eunuch Zhang saw that Yu Yunxin was detained by the constable behind him, he immediately stepped forward to untie Yu Yunxin.

Then Yu Tinghai was untied. Yu Linshan and Chunyu, who were outside the lobby, also walked behind Yu Yunxin. Chunyu rubbed Yu Yunxin's red wrists that were tied by the ropes.

"Eunuch Zhang, you came at an untimely time. Lord Wu Tongzhou is investigating a case. They have charged me with two crimes: one is colluding with bandits, and the other is embezzling tax silver." Yu Tinghai said.

Hu Man laughed when he heard it and said, "This is the first joke I've heard since I came to Nanling County! Your Majesty knows that Wangshan County pays the most tax grain from Nanling County, so how could they embezzle the tax silver?"

When Governor Yang heard this, he also laughed: "Wu Tongzhou, what were you doing for the past two months? Did you come to my government office to sleep? I have people watching all the rice fields in Wangshan County, watching how the second crop of rice is produced, and recording the yield per mu clearly. County Magistrate Yu must have great ability to embezzle tax silver in front of so many people."

"They colluded with bandits. Do you know how many bandits there were? What about more than 200 people? Were they all beheaded? Or were they all locked up in jail and fed and watered like ancestors? With so many people not allowed to do any work, where would the county government get so much food to feed these ancestors?" said Prefect Yang.

When Wu Jinke heard what Yang Taishou said, he was speechless: "This... this..."

Taishou Yang walked forward and looked at County Magistrate Tang who was kneeling and trembling. He picked up the tax book on the table and laughed. He walked up to Eunuch Zhang and Hu Man and said, "Excuse me, two eunuchs. This is the political affairs of my Nanling County."

"It doesn't matter. The reward that the emperor and the empress originally wanted to give to Princess Xingguo is still on the way. Eunuch Zhang and I came here early because we want to talk to Princess Xingguo about some private matters. Governor Yang, you should deal with the affairs of Nanling County first. Eunuch Zhang and I will sit aside and listen!" Hu Man said.

When Governor Yang heard this, he said, "Come here and let the eunuch and Princess Yu of Xingguo sit down."

After he finished speaking, several yamen runners came and brought four chairs. Hu Man took the lead and sat down.

At this time, another constable came up to Governor Yang and said, "Mr. Wu from Shangyang County has come to file a complaint and asked you to find the murderer who killed his son."

"He still wants me to find the murderer for him. How can he have the nerve to do that? I just happen to have a case to summon him to. Let him wait first, and I will call the Shangyang County Magistrate over to try the case together." After saying this, Governor Yang adjusted his official hat and official clothes and sat on the seat for the court.