Born to be a star? The abstinent prince dotes on her

Chapter 296: A Chess Piece That Can Be Abandoned at Any Time

Shen Yindi looked at Si Qi and met her eyes. She was also surprised and obviously had the same thought as her.

She remembered.

They had seen him once when they were playing in Suzhou City.

He was the most famous brothel owner in Suzhou City, and he also owned a cloth shop and a rice shop.

He is definitely one of the biggest merchants in Suzhou City.

I had heard from General Qi before that he used to be the manager of Boss Zhao who gave money to Yu Ruoyang back then.

Today’s achievements are inseparable from the support of Boss Zhao.

"My dear heroes, please spare my life. I will give you all the money as long as you let me go." He begged for mercy tremblingly.

The more ruthless and wealthy the local tyrants are, the more they are afraid of death.

Chu Yan gave Zhuyue a look, and Zhuyue immediately pulled the man off the carriage and tied his hands and feet.

The others have been killed.

The local tyrant sat on the ground, trembling all over, with fear in his eyes. The concubine who was with him was also tied up and leaned against him, looking very scared and not daring to look up.

"I'm going to ask you a few questions now. It's best if you tell me everything to avoid any physical pain."

Chu Yan's voice was cold and low, giving people an inexplicable sense of oppression.

"Okay...Okay, I will tell you everything I know."

"Who will the batch of gold, silver and treasures be sent to in the imperial capital?" Chu Yan's low voice sounded.

"To...to Aunt Hua in the Land of Tenderness." He didn't dare to tell a lie.

All of these people looked like bad guys, as if they could kill him with a sword at any time.

The land of gentleness?

A hint of surprise flashed across Shen Yindi's eyes.

"Who ordered it to be delivered?" she asked immediately.

"It's Mr. Zhao... Mr. Zhao from Jiangnan."

"Why do you want to send it?" Chu Yan continued to ask.

"He...he didn't say anything. I was just responsible for delivering..." He spoke haltingly, perhaps because he was too scared, causing his voice to tremble.

"Where does this account come from? Do you have an account book?"

The account book is the most important thing. If I can get it from him, maybe I don’t have to go through so much trouble to find that Boss Zhao.

"The account book... uh..."

He wanted to say something else, but suddenly his eyes widened with fear.

A knife was stabbed into his body. The knife was poisoned and he died instantly.

The person who stabbed him was his concubine, who then committed suicide.

She didn't know when she untied the rope, and no one noticed.

She was actually silenced right under her nose, and several people looked unhappy.

Shen Yindi tried their breathing and found that they were already dead.

It is not difficult to guess that this concubine should be someone that Boss Zhao or someone else has planted beside him. If anything unexpected happens, she will be killed immediately.

The clue ends here.

Shen Yindi has seen how cruel their methods are and how chess pieces can be discarded at any time.

"Check his body and the carriage for any clues. Look for any letters or something like that." Chu Yan ordered in a low voice.

"Yes!" Zhuyue responded.

Shen Yindi went to look at the carriage. She wanted to look for it herself. Maybe she could find something.

Si Qi went along.

As expected of a poor gentry, the interior of the carriage was so luxurious, with the fabrics being of the finest quality and even a fur coat on top.

You can tell at first glance that it’s expensive.

Shen Yindi began a carpet search, leaving no place untouched.

However, the other party is very cautious and will not leave any useful clues in plain sight for people to find.

Got nothing.

But there were two boxes of silver and one box of banknotes on the carriage.

Qi Yue also took down the fur blanket.

It would be a waste to keep these good things here, so you can take them back and use them as footrests.

Zhuyue searched the evil gentry but found nothing.

It seems that they should wait until they get there before passing on the message. They are always so cautious.

"Okay, let's go back too."

"Your Highness, are you about to set off?" Shen Yindi looked at Chu Yan.

"Yes, let's go to Chuzhou City first."

"Well, then you guys be careful and come back quickly." Shen Yindi gently reminded.

In fact, she also wanted to go, but Chu Yun and Chu Yao were still in the mountain village, and she definitely couldn't leave them somewhere else.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Afterwards they did not delay and split into two groups, Chu Yan, Mu Ningyuan and Yan Shu went to Chuzhou City.

Shen Yindi, Si Qi, and Zhuyue and his wife returned to the village together.

"I wonder how much money this ticket is worth? I have to count it carefully when I get back!" Thinking of this, Si Qi became excited again.

"it is good."

"Hey, Yue'er, how are you going to distribute this money to the people?" Shen Yindi asked curiously.

"For the past six months, there has been very little rain in our Chuzhong area. Due to the drought, many people have no harvest. The disaster relief funds allocated by the court have been embezzled by corruption layer by layer, and there is not much money left in the hands of ordinary people."

"It's the same in seven or eight surrounding villages. There have been reports of people starving to death. Families can't even feed their children, so they have to go out begging."

"After we count the food, according to Daddy's instructions, we should go back and buy some food to give to the people."

When Qi Yue talked about these things, her expression became a little solemn.

The four people listened and were in a bad mood.

"Oh, by the way, do you have any place where we can build a house without being easily discovered?" Shen Yindi asked thoughtfully.

Zhuyue and Qiyue looked at each other, seemingly thinking.

After a while, they all thought of a good place.

"There is a valley on the back of Nanfan Mountain. There is land there. People in our village will not pass through it easily."

"How long will it take to get there from the village?"

"If you walk quickly, you can get there in half a day."

Shen Yindi nodded thoughtfully, this was not too far.

"Princess, why are you asking this?" Zhuyue asked curiously.

"Didn't I ask you to find some good talents for your prince to cultivate? I have discussed it with the prince and decided to let you stay in Nanfan Mountain to look for them."

"Firstly, there are many villages and other cities around, which will make it easier for you to find candidates. Secondly, you can spend more time with General Qi. You don't have to go so far to the imperial capital, and it will be troublesome to come back later."

Zhuyue and Qiyue were shocked by Shen Yindi's words.

Si Qi was the first to react: "Adi, do you mean that Yue'er won't go back to the capital with us?"

"Yes, let them stay here to help the prince train some people, so that we don't have to borrow your brother's villa." Shen Yindi explained it very clearly.

"They can return to the imperial capital regularly to report on their progress."

"Even if the prince is not here, it will be the same if I tell you this. You can consider it." Shen Yindi said with a smile.

In fact, Qi Yue was very touched. She knew Shen Yindi did this for her own good.

In fact, she would be reluctant and worried if she had to leave her father for such a long time.

"Adi, thank you." Qi Yue said gratefully.

Shen Yindi said disapprovingly: "It's okay, haha, this is just a win-win solution."

At this time, Shen Yindi noticed that Si Qi had not spoken a word, and it seemed a bit abnormal that she didn't know what he was thinking.

"Qi'er, what do you think? Tell us what you think."