Early the next morning, Hua Rujin planned to go to the shop and then go to the inner city to see the house.
Cai Baiwei and Cai Baiwei were discussing this matter along the way, but when they arrived at the inn, they saw Zhu Zhiye, Wu Yue, and Wu Muning brother and sister sitting in the hall with sad faces.
"Good morning everyone."
Hua Rujin didn't know what happened, so after telling Cai Baiwei to go to the kitchen, she walked up and said hello politely.
But several people were silent and didn't answer.
"What happened?"
Hua Rujin immediately realized that something was wrong and asked cautiously.
"This is not something you can ask about."
Wu Muning glanced at her angrily.
Wu Yue also looked at His Highness Prince Ning with some confusion. Because he knew the name of this woman, he wanted to ask His Highness for help in asking for help from this young lady from the Hua family.
Zhu Zhiye looked around and saw that there was no one else in the room, so he said truthfully: "The official seal of Wu Zhi County has been lost?"
"Lost the official seal?"
Hua Rujin was shocked when she heard this.
That was a serious crime, and if he could not be recovered, he would probably be dismissed.
Suddenly I felt some sympathy for the new county magistrate, who was much more unlucky than the number one scholar.
After all, he stayed in office for a few months.
"Could it be that it was accidentally lost on the road?"
Hua Rujin asked.
"impossible."
Wu Yue shook his head: "Last night when I fell asleep, I saw the official seal next to me. When I woke up this morning, I found that the official seal was gone."
"That means he was robbed."
Hua Rujin felt that the new county magistrate was too careless and even had his official seal stolen.
"Who is so bold?"
Zhu Zhiye raised yesterday's question again: "Someone wanted to assassinate me as soon as we arrived in Jiangling City. Now how dare someone steal the official seal of Wu Zhi County?"
"Is there a possibility that these assassins and those who stole the official seal are coming to Wuzhi County?"
Hua Rujin made a bold guess.
According to what Prince Ning said yesterday, he did not participate in court affairs in Beijing. Logically speaking, even if it involves party disputes, the princes in Beijing will not harm him.
The crime of assassinating the prince is not a small crime.
In this way, others will be even less likely to do such extreme things.
After listening to her analysis, Wu Muning also began to notice: "Your Highness, brother, please don't tell me, what this black-hearted shopkeeper said does make some sense. Everyone knows that brother is appointed to Jiangling City, but Your Highness is with me.
Not many people know about it, even Prince Yun and Prince Fu don’t know, I guess it’s really just for my eldest brother.”
The more Zhu Zhiye listened, the more reasonable it became. He was just a playboy at best. Even if he came to Jiangling City, he would not be in anyone's way. He had no enemies and assassins could not harm him.
"It seems that some people are afraid of Brother Wu taking office in Jiangling City."
Zhu Zhiye had just come to the conclusion, but he felt something was wrong: "Logically speaking, Brother Wu is just here to practice. Why would anyone be afraid of a small county magistrate?"
After all, he is not Ye Chengguan. He does not have a special mission on his shoulders. There will not be so many people guarding him. His father did not take it seriously. It was just because of the Wu family's face that it gave him a shadow.
seal up.
"Perhaps some people feel that Magistrate Wu has come to block others' way."
A person gradually appeared in Hua Rujin's mind.
She remembered that the county magistrate Tang Haoran was also a member of King Yun's party when he was in Jiangling City. However, he came from a humble background and only had the reputation of being a scholar, so when he was promoted that year, he only became the second-in-command of Jiangling City.
No promotion in ten years.
If Ye Chengguan had not released Jiangling City, this person should be the new Jiangling City Magistrate.
Wu Muning was a smart person and immediately understood the person she was referring to, and said excitedly: "Shop Black Heart, are you talking about the County Prime Minister Tang Haoran?"
"Exactly."
Hua Rujin smiled and said: "Miss Wu is really smart. She can steal the official seal in the heavily guarded county government office. Who else except insiders has such ability?"
Wu Yue seemed to have thought of something: "When Tang Haoran came to see me yesterday, I felt sneaky. I was afraid that he had already been planning this matter."
Zhu Zhiye was so angry that he slapped his hand on the table: "You are so bold. I will send someone to catch him right now."
"This is just speculation and there is no real evidence."
Although Wu Muning agreed with Hua Rujin's statement, she did not agree with Prince Ning's proposition. She quickly stopped him and said, "Your Highness, if he did not do this, wouldn't it mean that a good person has been wronged?"
"Who else could it be if it wasn't him."
Zhu Zhiye is now convinced that Tang Haoran did this.
"Since His Highness is sure that the county magistrate did it, I have a way to make him reveal himself."
Hua Rujin had an idea and suddenly had an idea.
Seeing her confident expression, the three people immediately came together.
Hua Rujin whispered in front of a few people. When the three of them heard this, they smiled knowingly and nodded repeatedly: "It's really a good idea."
That night, when everyone was sleeping soundly, a raging fire suddenly broke out in the county government office, and cries for help could not be heard.
Wu Yue hurriedly took some important things and ran out of the inner room. When he arrived in the courtyard, he saw a group of people carrying buckets and wooden basins filled with water to put out the fire.
"Sir, are you okay?"
County Magistrate Tang Haoran looked at the new magistrate walking out of the smoke-filled inner hall and asked hurriedly.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Wu Yue looked around and saw that Lu Xiuyuan, the official historian, was leading people in to put out the fire. He then handed the official seal box to Tang Haoran: "The county magistrate is old and does not have to suffer with us. Rest here for a while. There are still some things in the county.
The valuables are in the room, I'll see if I can go in and salvage some, and I'd like to ask the county magistrate to temporarily keep the official seal for me."
Not allowing him to comment, Wu Yue forced the official seal box into his hand and rushed into the sea of fire in the blink of an eye.
Tang Haoran watched the magistrate disappear from his eyes, but gradually frowned, his whole face as ugly as a bitter melon.
After thinking again and again, he quickly disappeared into the courtyard while taking advantage of the chaotic crowd.
There was a commotion in the yard, and the fire was quickly brought under control. After Wu Yue ordered everyone to disperse, he saw Tang Haoran walking forward unhurriedly, handing the official seal box back to his hand, and not forgetting to say:
"My lord, please keep it safe."
It was not easy for Wu Yue to open the box and check it directly. Everyone would be embarrassed if it was empty inside, so he had to open a small gap and take a look secretly. What shocked him was that the official seal was placed intact in the original empty box.
Come back.
The two looked at each other and smiled calmly.
Wu Yuepi raised his hands with a smile and said, "I'm really grateful to you, the county magistrate."
"Your Majesty, you are polite. Your Majesty is considerate of me. I am just asking for help. Since I am fine, I will take my leave."
Tang Haoran said goodbye to him as if nothing had happened and left in a hurry.
After waiting for this person to leave, Hua Rujin and Prince Ning, Wu Muning, who were hiding in the darkness, came out.
Everyone was happy when the official seal was lost and recovered, but they were also full of confusion.
"Silly girl, since Tang Haoran stole this official seal, why not take him down directly?"
King Ning asked puzzledly.
Hua Rujin smiled faintly and did not speak in a hurry. She glanced at the burned county government office and made a gesture of invitation: "Please come to the inn to talk."