Lin Ruhai took the imperial edict in his hand, supported his old body, and stood up with difficulty, feeling filled with emotions.
Just now, he received two imperial edicts in succession.
The first one dealt with the officials who rebelled against the salt merchants and protected them. Except for the director of the Mabu Army, all their homes were ransacked and the culprits were beheaded in public.
The other one removed him from the post of Salt Patrol Censor and recalled him to the capital.
As for the specific arrangements, the imperial edict did not mention it, but he must stay in Beijing and serve.
Lin Ruhai thought of many things that had happened recently, especially the incident of poisoning by an imperial doctor, which made him feel chilled and thought to himself.
"Alas, it is inevitable that the two saints will be together."
Under the illustrious imperial power, Lin Ruhai could only comfort herself like this.
He couldn't do anything else, he couldn't even think about it.
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"Ahem, it's so boring!"
Er Ming deliberately walked back and forth in front of Ye Yuan, complaining about the same sentence from time to time without using new words.
Really... nothing new at all.
Ye Yuan listened too much and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He opened his eyes irritably and said angrily.
"Er Ming, if you get bored, I will take you back."
Er Ming was obviously unwilling to go back now and quickly refused.
"No, I can only sleep after I go back, it will be even more boring."
Ye Yuan was helpless and could only ask.
"What do you want?"
Er Ming's eyes suddenly lit up and he said with joy on his face.
"Let's go out for a walk!"
"It's not like I won't let you go out to play?"
Ye Yuan felt very strange. As he said, he never restricted the personal freedom of Ming and Ming. They could go wherever they wanted.
Moreover, Huashoutang has had very little business in the more than a month since it opened. They have plenty of free time and there is no need to ask him for instructions.
Also, during this period, in addition to the palace and the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles, their footprints were almost all over the capital.
Ye Yuan doesn't understand. Where else can we go shopping?
Facing Ye Yuan's question, Er Ming lowered his head in a rare move and did not give an answer.
Daming, who was reading a book on the side, knew what Er Ming was thinking and answered the question.
"Er Ming, this guy heard people say that the Bada Hutong is very lively and fun, isn't this... exciting!"
Ye Yuan was speechless and looked at Er Ming with strange eyes.
What a fool!
Ye Yuan was helpless and asked tactfully.
"Do you have feelings for...human women?"
Er Ming raised his head and looked at Ye Yuan in confusion, and asked curiously.
"What does it feel like?"
Such an innocent look made Ye Yuan feel a little ashamed of his dirty thoughts.
Helpless, he could only be more direct and said.
"Er Ming, you don't like human women, right?"
Er Ming scratched his head and said with a confused expression.
"They all look similar to me. I can't say whether I like them or not."
Ye Yuan was dumbfounded, he really didn't know how to explain to him this time.
In the end, Daming pulled him aside and gave him some popular science.
"What's this all about!"
Just as Ye Yuan finished complaining, a carriage stopped at the entrance of Huashou Hall, and then a young woman wearing a veil walked in with the support of a maid.
"Doctor Gu..."
Although Ye Yuan had never heard the young woman's voice, he knew who she was.
"Madam, please come upstairs."
Ye Yuan took her to the second floor and asked after sitting down.
"Grandma Rong, why are you here today?"
Qin Keqing took off her veil to show respect.
Of course, Ye Yuan had seen her face before, so there was nothing to avoid.
Her face is much rounder than before, and it seems that her condition has improved.
However, there is still a deep sadness between the brows, it is obvious...the knot in my heart is still unresolved.
Qin Keqing sighed and got straight to the point.
"Hey, Doctor Gu, I came here today to ask for advice. I really can't hold on any longer. If I continue to stay in Ningguo Mansion, I will really die."
Ye Yuan secretly thought: This... is really straightforward.
But, why did I bother to help her?
There is nothing exciting about her!
Seeing that Ye Yuan was indifferent, Qin Keqing looked sad and begged with a tearful tone.
"Please Doctor Gu, please save my life!"
"Ding dong..."
Hearing this familiar voice, Ye Yuan's expression changed instantly. He was no longer indifferent, but spoke enthusiastically.
"Tell me your troubles first, and then I'll think about how to help you!"
Qin Keqing hesitated. After all, such a thing was really hard for her to talk about.
However, thinking of that person's pressing steps, she almost had no way out.
Qin Keqing took heart and told everything in one go.
What happened was just as Ye Yuan suspected, Qin Keqing's old pervert father-in-law Jia Zhen had been eyeing her even before she entered the house.
After she came in, he ignored ethics and tried to force her to have sex with her.
Unfortunately, Jia Rong did not dare to disobey his father.
After resisting for a period of time, she was exhausted mentally and physically, and then she fell ill, which allowed Jia Zhen to temporarily calm down.
However, her condition has gradually improved recently, and Jia Zhen's symptoms have relapsed, and even worsened.
But her husband Jia Rong couldn't protect her at all.
As for Ye Yuan's last proposal, both of them were moved and took action.
But... Jia Zhen firmly disagreed, and Jia Rong did not dare to resist.
Now, she really couldn't hold it any longer.
In short, she finally figured out that it was like this before, it was still like this now, and there was no hope for the future.
In desperation, she could only grasp Ye Yuan's last life-saving straw.
Ye Yuan held his chin, thinking about Qin Keqing's situation and strategies to break the situation, and seemed extremely positive.
As for the previous "none of my business" mentality, it has long since disappeared with a ding-dong sound.
Now, please tell him to be helpful, honest and enthusiastic little Mengchang.
Ye Yuan once thought about countermeasures. The most direct and simple way is to eliminate Jia Zhen. But if you do this... the consequences will be too serious.
After all, no matter how poor the Jia family is, Jia Zhen is still the patriarch of the entire Jia family, and he is also a powerful general with a hereditary third rank.
If he died suddenly, it would attract a lot of attention, which would be bad.
Therefore, this is the last resort.
Moreover, since the Jia family still has the title and the brand of Guogong Mansion is still there, the strength of the two ancestral spirits... is definitely much more powerful than the second-level ancestral spirits of the Lin family.
If Ye Yuan wanted to do something, he might not be able to hide it from their eyes.
So, be careful.
Ye Yuan suddenly thought of a person, had a plan in mind, and whispered to Qin Keqing.
"You go back first, so and so, so and so..."
After the plan was completed, Ye Yuan took some more medicine and handed it to her. These medicines were necessary for the plan.
After Qin Keqing left, Xiao Wu emerged.
"Brother, why did you suddenly agree to Qin Keqing? Didn't you say you were not interested in her before?"
Still a familiar feeling, still a familiar formula.
Ye Yuan had no ghosts in his heart, so he naturally said frankly.
"Well, I don't want to be interested, but I am interested in the mission."
"Oh, what is Qin Keqing's mission?"
Ye Yuan glanced at the panel record and said.
"Well, help Qin Keqing escape from the sea of suffering and reward 30% of the task completion rate."
This time, Xiao Wu was shocked.
"Oh, it's so much higher than Daiyu's mission!"
Ye Yuan didn't find it strange and explained.
"Daiyu's one, after all, it's not a mission for her. It's normal for the reward to be low."
By the way, the last mission was already completed when Ye Yuan was on the canal, and he successfully obtained the 10% mission completion rate.