Chapter 799
Please enter the urn
It was a very small, secret room that could only accommodate two people, but it was filled with quite a few things.
There were some rare treasures, a considerable number of correspondence, and several account books.
Pan Jun flipped through the pages and quickly found what she wanted.
After reading the beginning of the letter, Xiao Hong exclaimed, "Wow! It's addressed to the heir of the Prince of Lu!"
Pan Yun's gaze was serious: "Was the letter placed in Prince Lu's study really addressed to Prince Lu's heir?"
Xiao Hong: "Hmm? Could it be that Prince Lu is using his son's name to do bad things outside?"
“It may not be a pretense, but judging from these letters and account books, Prince Lu is too clean,” Pan Yun said, taking away several important letters and two account books. “So clean, he must be either extremely loyal or extremely treacherous.”
Xiao Hong felt a headache from thinking too much and said, "Who cares about loyalty or treachery? Anyway, his eldest son is doomed. Let Wu Zhihong investigate the rest."
Pan Yun laughed as she took all the treasures from the secret room: "Wu Zhihong can't afford to investigate such a big case, but he has indeed benefited from the misfortune. He should be able to keep his position as county magistrate."
There are many treasures in this room, and they all look extremely valuable.
Of course it's valuable. If it could be placed in a secret room by the Prince of Lu's mansion, how could its value be small?
Pan Yun took it all.
He went out and wandered around the study, collecting all the valuables he could see.
She also took Xiao Hong back to the Prince of Lu's study and took all the silver notes from the box.
Xiao Hong looked puzzled: "With such a large amount of silver notes, won't it be discovered as soon as you use them?"
Pan Yun: "You don't know yet, do you? I have an amazing skill in disguise. When I'm dressed up, even my parents wouldn't recognize me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hong took out the land deeds and house deeds from another box and handed them to her, saying, "Then take all of these and sell them."
Pan Jun looked at her with a sigh: "Xiao Hong, they're not all fools. We should still be kinder."
With the Lunar New Year approaching, Pan Yun, a devout Taoist priest who strives to accumulate merit, decided to provide relief to the poor and share the joy with them.
So, they took the silver notes and the treasures confiscated from the Prince of Lu's mansion and headed south, buying grain along the way and distributing it to the local poor.
Of course, they didn't just buy food, but also cloth and cotton. They distributed the goods directly to the local poor and sent some to orphanages. The money was spent like water.
"Sure enough, if you want to spend money, do charity."
Along the way, Pan Yun disguised herself and her companions with makeup, and each time only two people went out to buy things.
How could the thief possibly change his appearance three times in one day, leaving the Lu Prince's guards who were tracking him completely bewildered?
Not only are their genders not entirely the same, but their heights and weights are also different.
"I knew it was a gang crime. Otherwise, how could so many things in the Prince's mansion disappear overnight?" Thinking of the note that had been lost in his hands, Sun Xin, who hadn't slept for two nights, felt as if his heart was on fire.
He searched all night but couldn't find the note, yet he still dared not give up.
That was a deadly note; if someone picked it up and read it, his life would soon be over.
So even though he couldn't find it anywhere, he searched his room and his courtyard again and again until a scream came from the study: the Prince's mansion had been robbed!
He then realized with horror that the note in his hand had likely been stolen by the thief.
Although he didn't know how the thief did it, if he could steal under the protection of the guards, he could definitely steal the letter right under his nose.
Sun Xin took the initiative to take responsibility and personally went to investigate the thief.
I thought it would be difficult to find out, but who knew they would dare to spend the silver notes stolen from the Prince's Mansion in Yanzhou.
Once the silver notes were delivered and they confirmed that they belonged to the Prince's Mansion, he immediately led his men to chase after them.
The result is always that we are one step behind.
By the time they arrived, the people had already left. The grain that the other party had bought was either handed over to the escort agency to be transported to nearby villages for distribution, or given to the street hustlers to distribute to the poor.
The number of people involved was so large that they couldn't be brought back even if they tried. Sun Xin didn't have time to gather them back either, and hurriedly followed the trail of the other party to chase after them, but... he couldn't catch up no matter what he did.
As they chased, they drew ever closer to Ji'an Prefecture in Jiangxi Province.
Sun Xin then realized something was wrong and felt uneasy.
He paused in thought: "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Perhaps we should return to the Prince's Palace first and then make plans."
Unexpectedly, news came from the front: "The thief has been arrested by the Ji'an government."
Sun Xin's heart skipped a beat: "What did you say? Where did you get this news? Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. Didn't the Chief Secretary send someone with the Prince's seal to ask the local government for help along the way? The county government sent someone to inform us that two thieves were spotted acting suspiciously the other evening. The county magistrate remembered the Prince's warrant and immediately sent someone to follow them and capture them when they were off guard." The guard said, "The authorities found a lot of the Prince's treasures on them. Sir, let's hurry, or those treasures might not be safe."
It's common for treasures to be damaged after being confiscated, and even if Prince Lu is a prince, it won't help.
Yanzhou is quite a distance from Ji'an Prefecture.
Prince Lu probably has no jurisdiction over Ji'an Prefecture.
Sun Xin took a half step back, her expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
These guards were unaware, but he knew that the Prince's mansion had lost not only silver notes and treasures, but also letters, account books... and the letter in his hand.
He was chasing so urgently that the Prince of Lu and his heir were willing to alert the local authorities along the way to arrest him, all in order to retrieve the letter and account books as soon as possible, which could cost lives.
What a coincidence! The thief happened to arrive in Ji'an Prefecture and was captured by the local authorities.
Seeing that he was still deep in thought and motionless, the guard urged, "Sir?"
After a moment's thought, Sun Xin gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go take a look!"
Upon arriving in Ji'an Prefecture, Sun Xin did not personally appear, but instead sent his guards to fetch people and belongings.
The guard entered the prefectural government office and quickly came out again: "Sir, they said the person is in the Ji'an County jail, and the belongings are also in the county government office."
Sun Xin frowned and said in a deep voice, "Let them go and get it, then return it to us."
“I brought it up, but they were short-staffed and busy at the time, so they completely ignored us.”
"Didn't you show the Crown Prince's seal?"
“They’ve got a letter from the Prince, but they’re not buying it,” the guard said angrily. “A bunch of cunning officials. They’re just taking advantage of the fact that the Prince’s fief is in Yanzhou and he can’t interfere in Ji’an Prefecture, so they’re being so disrespectful.”
Sun Xin was displeased. If Qian Zhixiao were here, how dare the prefectural government act like this?
Thinking of Qian Zhixiao, Sun Xin became even more worried. After hesitating for a moment, he still sent his guard to try his luck at the county government office.
As they left the prefectural government office, the officials watching them muttered, "How annoying! Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and they still have to come to do business on this day. So what if they're princes? Even the emperor gives all his officials a day off in the afternoon."
Upon arriving at the county government office, Sun Xin still refused to go in, instead ordering his guards to go in and take people and their belongings.
The moment the guard went in, Sun Xin was patted on the shoulder.
Sun Xin turned around and met a bright smiling face.
Seeing that it was a young and beautiful Taoist priest with lively and cheerful features, Sun Xin couldn't help but smile and asked gently, "Young Taoist priest, are you here to beg for alms?"
After saying that, he was about to take out his money.
Pan Jun smiled and said, "No, I've come to invite Chief Secretary Sun to the yamen for a chat."
Sun Xin's body stiffened, and he was about to call for the guards to protect him, but before he could even open his mouth and make a sound, his vision went black and he fainted.
Pan Yun immediately reached out and grabbed him, her face filled with alarm: "Quick, quick, the master has fainted!" (End of Chapter)