"Are you okay?... Could you please tell me what the temporary tax is?"

"Emperor, Queen..."

"What?"

The man wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, panted heavily, raised his head and said, "I heard that the queen is going to build a new palace..."

"..."

Li Yuezhen was absolutely furious.

There is no need to confirm the authenticity of this matter with the Ministry of Household Affairs in the capital, because it is absolutely impossible... It is impossible for the queen to plan to build a new palace, let alone tax the people for it.

"Thank you, I'll go take a look first, too."

"Okay, okay..."

Li Yuezhen started running, and the wooden box on his body made a rattling sound.

Wang Hetong just made up the most taboo reason.

He circled around and returned to Huayue Tower, but there was no one in Huayue Tower, and there was a noise from the front of the street near the market.

He pushed aside the crowd and couldn't help but take a breath.

Shun Bo curled up and fell in the middle of the road. Mu Wan knelt beside him, trying to pick up her limp husband.

Jueyang fell not far away. He didn't know if he had been beaten. His face was swollen and his clothes were dirty, but he still tried to stand up.

"Stop fighting...please!"

Looking back, he saw two soldiers holding the struggling Cuihua's arms and shoulders. Another soldier with a sinister face pulled out his sword and put it on his shoulder, as if he was deliberately trying to scare everyone.

"As long as you obey me, we don't have to go to war like this."

That was the eunuch's follower who was driven away by Cuihua with a broom. He waved his crutch proudly and said.

And that is Jueyang's crutch.

"If you want money, can't you just pay it on my behalf?"

"That won't work."

The follower waved his cane randomly and hit Jueyang on the shoulder hard, causing Jueyang to fall to the ground again.

The onlookers turned their heads one after another, or wanted to rush forward, but when they saw the fierce glare in the soldier's eyes, they pulled back.

"do not go……"

Jueyang's mouth was bleeding, he put his hands on the ground and raised his head.

He gritted his teeth and tried to crawl to Cuihua, but the eunuch's follower kicked him in the face.

"Stop!...Okay, I'll go with you!"

"Cuihua!"

Mu Wan was about to rush out, but the attendant hit her on the shoulder with a cane.

Cuihua screamed.

Li Yuezhen held her left arm with her right hand, held her breath, and tried her best to restrain herself.

As a supervisory censor, he can beat the prefect's subordinates to pieces, but he is currently pretending to be a businessman for a secret visit, so he cannot act rashly.

Li Yuezhen restrained herself silently and stared at the account book held under the attendant's arm.

The soldiers dragged Cuihua away, and Li Yue really didn't dare to look at her expression.

The follower cursed the angry crowd and threw his crutch on the ground.

After a while, they got on a carriage parked nearby and drove away. Several young women who looked like Cuihua's friends called her name in mournful voices.

After the carriage left, Li Yuezhen walked towards Shun Bo and helped him sit up.

Shun Bo fainted, and Mu Wan sat on the ground blankly, touching her shoulders.

The people who were standing by looked at each other awkwardly, and several women rushed over.

"Send Uncle Shun back first, can you call the doctor? He seems to have fainted, and the boss lady seems to need treatment too..."

When Li Yuezhen turned around, she found that Jueyang, who had been beaten the worst, grabbed the crutches and stood up. Then, step by step, he chased after him as fast as he could.

"Hey...hey, Jueyang, where are you going?"

"I'm going to find her..."

One neighbor shook his head in pain.

"Don't be stupid. If you continue to disobey the prefect, I'm afraid you won't be able to live here anymore. Although you can't bear it, you can only give up Cuihua. Who told you not to marry her home earlier... Now it's already

Too late."

"I know……"

Jueyang still chased in the direction in which the carriage left.

No one accompanies him.

The neighbor just now was right, disobeying the governor will only lead to trouble.

The people watching dispersed with solemn expressions, and only a few women helped Shun Bo and Mu Wan walk back to their home.

Seeing Jueyang's back gradually leaving, Li Yuezhen slowly straightened her body.

It's... too late?

"..."

Li Yuezhen walked on the street where everyone dispersed. Even without running, she caught up with Jueyang not far away.

Jueyang turned his head and looked at the businessman walking beside him.

"Who are you……?"

He had a little slurred speech. Maybe his mouth was still bleeding when he was beaten just now.

"I am a guest of Huayue Tower. By the time you reach the prefect's mansion, it will be dark already."

"But, I have to go..."

"The Yushi Prison is relatively close, can I ask you to go there?"

"……ah?"

Li Yuezhen handed him a hairpin.

It was a wonderful hairpin, decorated with both plum blossoms and chrysanthemums.

"……What's this?"

"The censor in Lenan has a censor named Guo Abei. Please give this to him."

"I know Guo Abei, but I don't have time now..."

"I will go to the prefect's mansion first."

Jueyang stopped.

"Even if you go...this matter has nothing to do with you."

"Wang Hetong insulted the master who my sweetheart serves. Although my situation is different from yours, I can't forgive him just like you."

Jueyang showed a confused expression, and Li Yuezhen handed over the hairpin again.

"Now that you know Yushi Guo, I feel relieved. Please be sure to give it to him. He will know it when he sees the hairpin. You and Yushi Guo come together. I want to rush over as soon as possible."

"……good!"

Jueyang grabbed the hairpin, turned and left.

After Li Yuezhen confirmed that Jueyang was heading towards the Yushi Prison, he also started running.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the weather is getting gloomier.

Yesterday, Li Yuezhen had gone to the prefect's mansion on a hillside to investigate the situation. Like the prefect's mansion in other counties, it was surrounded by walls, and behind it was the governor's official residence.

Li Yuezhen put down the wooden box before going uphill, took out a dark blue jacket from the drawer that could only be opened using a mechanism, put it on, and hung the jade jade on his belt.

The guards of the Prefect's Mansion saw a stranger carrying a large wooden box climbing up the slope. They looked at each other in surprise and tried to prevent him from entering the Prefect's Mansion.

"Wait a minute, who are you?"

"I am the supervisory censor, and I am here to see the prefect Wang Hetong. Don't move!"

One of the guards was about to turn around and inform Wang Hetong, but Li Yuezhen immediately stopped him.

"I just need to find the prefect, and you guys stick to your posts. Those who act without authorization will be punished."

No matter which prefecture you go to, the guards will almost obey obediently when they hear this sentence.

Li Yuezhen walked in as leisurely as if she were walking into her own courtyard.

At this time, a man who looked like a groom came from behind the house leading a carriage.
Chapter completed!