"After I passed the imperial examination, I didn't want to rely on the shadow of my family to hang around in the government, so I asked for a job.

When I first arrived in Yinchuan, I received a lot of help from you. The people said that you were a considerate and good official. Even when you handed over more salt every year, causing a shortage of salt in Yinchuan, the people did not complain much about you.

Did you know that after you were arrested, the people you helped all spontaneously went to the county government office to find me and asked me to help them plead for your life."

"Okay, stop talking!" Liu Yuan shouted.

"Stop talking? You have no words to face it yourself. You have no words to face the people of Yinchuan who really regard you as their parents. Why on earth do you do this?

In terms of official position, you are already the governor, and in terms of money, isn't your annual salary enough for you? Why on earth are you doing this?" Li Su had already asked this question in the hall, but he still wanted to ask it again.

"Why?" Liu Yuan put his arm on the ground and stood up using his strength. He walked into Si Yunlan, and there was only an iron fence between them.

"The governor? Yes, the governor is quite a big official." Liu Yuan looked at Si Yunlan with penetrating eyes, "But do you know how much a poor scholar with no one behind him has to pay to get to where he is today?"

"I was a top scholar. After the imperial examination, I studied in the capital for half a year, and then I was released from the capital along with other students at the same time.

I was sent to Zhengzhou, a top scholar, and could only serve as a small Xuchang County Magistrate.

That's all. At first, I just wanted to do practical things for the people. I was sent to Xuchang to be the county magistrate, so I was the county magistrate. I worked conscientiously for the people there, and the people also loved me very much.

"

Liu Yuan said quietly, and suddenly his eyes sharpened, "But just because I have no one in the government and no money, there is no hope of promotion.

Several years have passed, and most of the students who were sent abroad at the same time as me have been promoted. Only I, only I, am still a small county magistrate."

Si Yunlan: "That's why you feel unbalanced."

"You can say that. If you want to go further in this official career, you need either money or power." Liu Yuan looked at Si Yunlan, "I don't have a good family background like County Magistrate Si, but

My ancestors also lived a prosperous life at home, and there are some antiques, calligraphy and paintings at home.

But in order to sit on the position of governor, I have exhausted all the money in my family.

At this moment, I discovered the salt well in Helan Mountain. If I were you, what would you do?" Liu Yuan said with a smile.

"I'm not you, and I won't follow your path. If you want to do things for the people, can't you do things for the people as a county magistrate?

You later became the governor, but did you do anything for the people?"

Liu Yuan looked at the serious Si Yunlan and put away the smile on his face, "Why are you here today? Tell me."

"Did you know that Lin Jingdan cut corners and enriched himself when repairing the embankment of the Yellow River?" Si Ning asked.

"You know that every time the levee is repaired, the river officials will line their own pockets. Is this something new?" Liu Yuan asked back.

Seeing Liu Yuan's nonchalant look, Si Yunlan knew that he didn't know much about Lin Jingdan.

"Did Lin Jingdan ever bribe you?"

"He did come to me with some money, but he sent me away. To be honest, I don't like the little money he had." Liu Yuan said disdainfully.

Si Yunlan couldn't stand Liu Yuan's appearance, but he already knew that there should be no connection between him and Lin Jingdan.

"Liu Yuan, what a pity you are." Si Yunlan looked at Liu Yuan, sighed and said.

After saying that, Si Yunlan turned around and left the cell.

Liu Yuan looked at Si Yunlan's back and his expression darkened.

…

While Si Yunlan went to the cell to interrogate Liu Yuan, Li Su went to the county government office.

Li Su was dressed in casual clothes. The guard at the Yamen Gate did not recognize him, so he stopped him and asked, "What are you doing here at the Yamen?"

"I am Li Su. I have a case to report to Si Ning, Princess of Changle County. Please let me know."

The guard who stopped him didn't know Princess Changle, but he knew Si Ning. "The Princess Changle you mentioned is the sister of our county magistrate?"

Li Su nodded.

The guard didn't expect that the county magistrate's sister had such a powerful background. Seeing that Li Su's temperament was different from others, his face couldn't help but warm up, "I'll take you to the back hall first. You wait there for a while, and I'll take my place."

You go find Princess Changle."

Li Su went to the back hall to wait.

The guard went to the backyard.

"What? Li Su wants to see me?" Si Ning sat up from the recliner in an instant.

"Yes, Minister Li is waiting in the back hall now." Luzhu said.

"Why did he come to me?"

Lulu: "The guard said he came here for a case."

Si Ning frowned. The case? The private salt case has been solved. Besides, he had nothing to do with the private salt case. Suddenly, Si Ning stiffened. He came here because of the Yellow River corruption case.

Yes, that's definitely the case.

She didn't want to go, but she also knew she had to go. After all, she was the first to discover that there was something wrong with Lin Jingdan, and she was also the first to remind Si Yunlan to check on Lin Jingdan.

If we want to investigate this case, we will definitely not be able to bypass her.

"Let's go and have a look."

"Ah? Yes." Luzhu knew that the princess did not want to see Li Shilang recently, so she thought she would not go back.

When Si Ning walked to the door of the back hall, she saw Li Su with his back to her, standing with his hands behind his back. This look was really familiar. She seemed to have been looking at his back like this before and kept chasing him.

Li Su heard the footsteps and turned around to see Si Ning's slightly sentimental eyes. His brows were slightly furrowed. Why was she looking at him like this, as if she was looking at a heartless man.

Si Ning had already put away the look in her eyes when she saw Li Su frowning. She walked in with her legs raised, walked over, and sat on the upper seat.

"I see you, Princess." Li Su saluted and stood up.

He was standing and Si Ning was sitting. Si Ning looked at him with a condescending feeling and said, "Shilang Li, please sit down."

"Thank you, Princess."

Si Ning did not ask for tea because she did not welcome Li Su.

Li Su saw Si Ning's cunning. She had been chasing him fiercely before, but now she was avoiding him. Why on earth was this?

Li Su suddenly became curious.

Si Ning: "Shilang Li, what's the important thing you're here for today?"

"I came here today to ask how the princess knew that Lin Jingdan had a problem." Li Su suppressed his curiosity and asked straight to the point.

Si Ning repeated what he said to Si Yunlan before, "I overheard it at the peach blossom banquet hosted by the Queen. I didn't see who the speaker was."

But Li Su is not Si Yunlan, so he will naturally not believe Si Ning's words easily.

He also went to the Peach Blossom Banquet that day. In addition to the noble ladies, those who attended the Peach Blossom Banquet that day were the children of the aristocratic families they "encountered" by chance.
Chapter completed!