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Chapter 316 – Important Object

How could all the officials ere dispatched to investigate in Yufu have died on their way back to the capital?! One died from illness Another died from exhaustion! The causes of death were so varied that it couldn’t bepondered a bit, then asked Lu Jiang, “What did you find about those officials?”

Lu Jiang reported, “Not much They all died for odd reasons like from illness or exhaustion on their way back The imperial court didn’t seem to put much importance on the causes of their deaths However, this subordinate believed thoseMoreover, it had to be related to thedisaster relief money They must have hurried back to the capital to report but were murdered on the road Thenodded in agreeht a little, then said in a hushed voice, “This case is really probleo there if necessary Plus, the Emperor has not sent down the decree”

“Perhaps… It is a difficult choice for hi of the fight” Although there was determination in his tone, one could sense some helplessness

Qi Zhen Emperor had to choose between him and his brother Either way, there would only be two outcomes that awaited whoever was sent to solve the case – fail to solve the case and get exiled to Yufu for the rest of their life, or solve the case and return triumphant The case was complicated Hence, it would not coranted the title of Crown Prince as a reward for the achieveood an opportunity to miss

Qi Zhen Emperor was a truly crafty ainst the sons An i woke up at dawn and was busied handling all the trifles that came with the after up the anize all the annoying tasks at the East Palace, list all the Crown Prince’s possessions and settle all the debts left behind

………

It was aist the inventory of the Crown Prince’s treasury, the nu It was si headache

Fortunately, Jing Rong was highly efficient and could tie all the loose ends in a day

When he returned to his estate, he had planned to change his clothes before going to Bamboo Creek Garden He touched his waist, then paused and touched it again His expression flipped

At thatin a pavilion, draped in a blue cloak Her head propped up by her cheek with her elbow resting on the stone table Her other hand was fiddling with an ordinary bead She turned the bead around between her slender fingers As her gaze landed on the side of the bead, light refracted through, low Despite the ordinary htly

Isn’t that bead quite similar to what Ji Yunshu used to fasten her crown hat?

Ji Wanxin observed the bead with entleness within her eyes She tilted her head and got up The maidservant beside her helped her up, but Ji Wanxin unexpectedly pushed her away and snarled at her

“No need! I’hed several tihtly

Ji Wanxin walked to the pond next to the pavilion The orange-tint of the sunset glow reflected onto her white coave her a juvenile quietness However, her tense jaw betrayed her agitatedwith her gracious appearance

She pinched the bead with her fingers and stretched out her aro, the bead would disappear into the pond

She was ready to let it go, but suddenly, a pageboy ran to her