After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Passing through the brightly lit streets, Qingbai rode his horse through the crowd, the coldness in his eyes slowly turning into warmth in the midst of the festive cheer.

Back in the Princess's mansion, she took off her shirt and hissed softly.

There is a new wound on the left waist.

Because of the long journey, the linen cloth used to wrap the wound was soaked with blood.

Qing Bai washed his body, changed the bandages on the wound and rewrapped it, then took out a bloodstained account book from his bag.

Putting the account book under her pillow, she fell asleep peacefully.

Please don't cause trouble for His Highness during the Lantern Festival.

Whatever you have to do, leave it until tomorrow.

She was very tired.

Finally I can have a good sleep.

In a daze, she heard the sound of people returning from the mansion one after another.

The next day.

The Qingyiwei who came back before her found that the lock on her door was open and heard a sound coming from inside.

"Captain, you're back?"

She pushed the door open and saw Qingbai bending down to bandage his wounds.

"You are injured, I will help you."

For them, getting hurt is a common occurrence.

After treating the wound in silence, Qing Bai asked about the situation in the Princess's Mansion after she left, and his subordinates answered him one by one.

Knowing that all her masters were fine, she felt a lot more relaxed.

After the Lantern Festival, the holiday ends.

The emperor officially attended court, government offices began to work, and the sound of reading aloud was heard in the school.

Qin Yaoguang sat in the flower hall, listening to the responses from the managers and the wives, and dealing with the trivial matters that had accumulated during the New Year period.

Nanny Deng's health had recovered and she refused to rest and continued to serve her.

With Nanny Deng around, she felt a lot more relaxed.

Nanny Deng is used to handling these matters, so she just needs to make a decision.

Shuangjiang and Sudiya jointly requested a meeting to give a final report on the caravan's departure itinerary and to check and count the account books.

"Master, Qingbai wants to see you." Chunfen came to report.

"Qingbai is back!"

Qin Yaoguang stood up in surprise: "Quick, let her in."

She hadn't seen him for some time and missed him very much.

"Why are you so thin? You don't look good."

Qin Yaoguang carefully looked at Qingbai who had just finished his greetings and asked, "Are you injured?"

"A small injury, it doesn't matter."

Qin Yaoguang clearly didn't believe it, and kept saying, "Quick, go and ask Master Qu to come and let Qingbai take a look."

If he was thin and haggard just because of traveling, she could understand it, but it was impossible for him to look so pale.

It looked like he had experienced blood loss and hadn't gotten enough rest.

Qin Yaoguang asked herself if she knew Qing Bai well enough.

If she could say “just a minor injury”, it must not be a minor injury.

Qingbai was a little at a loss.

"Master, my injury is not a big deal."

"Why isn't it a big deal?"

Qin Yaoguang glared at her: "How many lives do you have? I have told you many times that no matter what mission you are on, your life is the most important."

Qing Bai lowered his eyes and clasped his fists: "Yes! It's all my fault. I made the master worried."

Qin Yaoguang was helpless.

Okay, it is so difficult to change an adult's concept, she can only take it slowly.

Qingbai took out an account book from his bosom and presented it to him: "Master, please take a look."

This account book was her biggest gain from this trip.

If she hadn't taken the account book and left on her own to save people, she wouldn't have been injured so badly that she had to recuperate for two days, delaying her journey.

Originally, she planned to return to Beijing before the Lantern Festival.

Qin Yaoguang took the account book and read it carefully, with a frosty look on his face.

Combined with Qingbai’s story, behind the numbers recorded in the account books are bloody lives.

Qing Bai followed Cui Yongwei's men out of the city and arrived at a county town that had been hit by a disaster.

After following for a few days, they discovered that it was the location where the flood relief fraud case occurred three years ago.

The people in the county suffered severely from the disaster, but they never received any relief food from the imperial court. There were starving people everywhere and epidemics were rampant.

However, the disaster relief account of Taifu Temple included not only food but also a large amount of medicinal materials. In the following year, the government also issued a large amount of seeds for spring farming to help the victims rebuild their homes.

In fact, the victims were displaced.

Now it is the fourth year, and the entire county has not yet recovered from the disaster.

Due to the lack of people to farm, large tracts of land were left barren and the survivors had a hard time surviving.

The account book that Qingbai obtained was exactly the account book of the county government's disaster relief that year. It was very detailed, down to every household in every village and town, including how many people were in each household, whether there were oxen, etc.

There is also the signature and seal of the household head receiving the grain.

But looking at the account books, it is impossible to tell whether it is true or false.

Qingbai visited the addresses one by one and found that the population above was real, except for the fact that they received disaster relief.

After a few years, only a small half of the people who were registered back then remain.

Some died in the flood, some starved to death or died of disease because they could not get any relief. Those in the village who had some means went to live with their relatives and friends.

Those who stayed in their hometowns had a hard life.

When Qingbai asked about the disaster that year, hatred appeared on the villagers' lifeless faces.

They have become numb.

They hated this world and the court that didn't care about their lives.

Most people didn't dare to speak, but a widower whose entire family had died cursed the heavens and the earth, even the emperor.

Qing Bai then realized that the villagers had no idea that the court had allocated relief supplies.

After verifying the facts, she was about to leave when she saw a group of yamen runners suddenly coming into the village.

They gathered the villagers together and led them to a valley, saying that the disaster relief grain that the court had delayed for three years had finally been distributed and they should gather together to collect it.

Qingbai sensed something was wrong and followed quietly.

It was then discovered that those yamen runners were not yamen runners at all, but people hired by the county magistrate on Cui Yongwei's orders from somewhere unknown, who gathered together to discuss setting fire to the mountain at night.

He has the intention of destroying the entire family!

To kill and silence the witness.

There are not only villagers from this village in the valley, but also several villages that were hit hardest by the disaster.

Qingbai knew that she had alerted the enemy.

She was alone and couldn't just leave it alone, so she had to sneak into the valley, find a respected elder, and tell him the truth.

However, human hearts are hard to predict.

Some believed in her, and some did not.

They have waited so long for the relief food, and it is difficult for them to give up just like that.

The news leaked out, and those people decided to set fire to the mountain in advance.

Qing Bai then gained trust and led seven or eight young and strong men to break through, suffering serious injuries.

Good job Cui Yongwei!

So audacious!

Without disaster relief, even the people’s vitality will be cut off and the seeds for spring farming will be swallowed up.

For fear of something happening, they must be killed.

She handed the account book to Shuangjiang and said, "Check it again carefully to make sure there are no omissions."

"Yes."

What Cui Yongwei did was no longer a personal vendetta against Qin Yaoguang, but a major event that shook the foundation of the country!

"Sudiya, the affairs of the caravan heading north are entirely entrusted to you."

Qin Yaoguang ordered.

In Cui Yongwei's case, there are both witnesses and evidence. She must do her best to close the net and hit the target in one go.

"Yes, Your Highness, please rest assured." Sudiya responded respectfully.

"Spring Equinox, go and invite the prince to come."

"Yes."