Xiao Jue laughed at himself: "If I were really that powerful, I wouldn't let others take advantage of me."
He lowered his head in disappointment and said, "Go to sleep, I want to be alone for a while."
Su Luo shook his head stubbornly: "Brother Xiao won't go to bed, and I won't go either."
She thought for a moment, then suddenly grabbed Xiao Jue's arm and said, "I'll take you somewhere."
The two of them went out and walked upstream along the river.
Not long after, I heard the sound of the waterfall.
Xiao Jue saw a small pool in front of him, and the river flowed out of the pool.
Su Luo took Xiao Jue and sat down on the open ground and said, "When I'm unhappy, I like to sit here and listen to the sound of water. Brother Xiao, close your eyes and don't think about anything. Just listen to the sounds around you."
Xiao Jue closed his eyes as she said. He heard the rushing sound of water falling from the mountain, and heard the stream trickling endlessly.
I also heard the chirping of insects in the grass and the crow of crows in the forest.
These things that he ignored gathered into the most beautiful notes in the quiet night.
When he was in it, he completely forgot himself and forgot all his troubles and sorrows.
I don't know how long it took, but Xiao Jue slowly opened his eyes. He took a deep breath, and his gloomy mood felt much better.
He went to see Su Luo and saw that she was already asleep with her chin in her hands.
The key thing is that she didn't move at all when she was sleeping. She must have practiced it for many years.
Although it is summer, it is still a bit cold at night, and this is by the river.
Seeing that Su Luo was sleeping soundly, Xiao Jue did not wake her up, but gently picked her up and took her back to the Su family courtyard.
While walking on the road, Xiao Jue had a firm idea in his mind.
He wanted to stay with her like this forever.
Protect her forever.
...
The censor sent by the imperial court arrived quickly, and within three days, the censor's carriage arrived.
The visitor's surname was Zhao, and he was ordered to do so in a critical situation.
After getting off the carriage, a man in official uniform came up to him and said, "I have seen the imperial censor, Wu Zhongli, the magistrate of Ling'an."
Zhao Yushi glanced at him and said: "Master Wu, there is no need to be more polite. Please take me to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
Wu Zhongli looked confused: "Your Highness the Crown Prince? Could it be that the Crown Prince has come to Ling'an? Your Majesty hasn't heard about it!"
He looked ignorant.
Zhao Yushi sneered coldly: "Master Wu, don't you know? Wancheng is under your jurisdiction, and the county magistrate has been imprisoned. You, the prefect, don't know anything about it?"
Wu Zhongli trembled with fright and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Master Censor Mingjian, I really don't know anything about what happened in Wancheng."
Zhao Yushi said: "As a parent official, the information is so limited, which shows that Mr. Wu is incompetent in his administration."
"Master Zhao said it well."
Someone was riding a horse in the distance.
When Zhao Yushi saw the person coming, he hurriedly walked over, lifted up his robe, knelt on the ground and said, "See His Majesty the Crown Prince."
Xiao Jue turned over and dismounted: "Master Zhao, there is no need to be polite."
Zhao Yushi stood up and said: "Seeing that His Royal Highness is safe and sound, I feel relieved."
As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and said: "This is written in your Majesty's own hand, and I asked you to deliver it to His Royal Highness."
Xiao Jue accepted the letter and glanced at it. His father said in the letter that he already knew about Wancheng and asked him to investigate clearly.
Xiao Jue saw that what Zhao Yushi brought was actually the imperial army and horses, which showed that his father attached great importance to this matter.
But since the witness is dead, it may be difficult to punish Wu Zhongli.
Zhao Yushi asked: "Your Highness, how is the investigation of the Wancheng case going?"
Xiao Jue put the letter away and said: "Qi County Magistrate has already recruited someone. He took the benefits of the Sun family and allowed the Sun family to do evil in Wancheng, and Magistrate Wu is also in the same party."
Wu Zhongli heard this and knelt down on the ground with a plop and said: "Your Highness, I am unjust."