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Official ships sank, rain rose heavily, the Huai River burst its dike, and tens of thousands of civilians and livestock were killed or injured.

This incident caused an uproar in the court.

The imperial court will send an imperial envoy to the south for inspection.

When Xie Yu came back, his father told him about the events in the court. Xie Yu asked, "Father, is His Majesty going to send someone to the south to inspect?"

"Did you guess it?"

"Send Lord Gu?"

"Ok!"

Xie Anfeng was very pleased that someone could think of this.

Before he could even start praising him for his keen insight into current affairs, he heard Xie Yu say with a heavy face, "Father, please take a look at this information."

Xie Yu handed a notebook to Xie Anfeng. The letters inside were clearly arranged in chronological order.

Xie Anfeng looked at the news and was speechless for a long time.

More than a dozen official salt ships sank because they were sunk by bandits, and the salt bags were then taken away by the bandits.

The ship was not full of salt to begin with.

For Xie Anfeng, an old fox who came from a noble family and had been immersed in the court for so many years, these pieces of news were enough to show that this hurricane had become a natural umbrella for some people.

Whatever Xie Yu could think of, Xie Anfeng could also think of.

He immediately sent a business card to Gu Shaoyu.

That night, Xie Anfeng, Gu Shaoyu and others all entered the palace.

People from the Imperial City Bureau also presented letters and items intercepted from various parties.

Emperor Hui, wearing a fox fur coat, looked at the ministers who had gathered late at night, looked at Leng Luo, the commander of the Imperial City Department, and asked, "What did you find out?"

Leng Luo was wearing a purple round-necked, narrow-sleeved official robe, a belt and boots, a drooping cap, and a ceremonial sword hanging from his waist. He replied respectfully: "There are no major problems with the other letters, but..."

He glanced at Gu Shaoyu, who said, "Tell the truth in front of His Majesty."

"We intercepted a package from the son of the Marquis of Pingyang. It was sent to Zhang Shaojun, the grandson of the former salt administrator Zhang Zhengdao. I can't guess."

He put the package on the table: a package of Shouzhou yellow sprouts and a package of salt.

Emperor Hui tilted his head slightly and looked at his ministers.

The ministers, whose minds were full of conspiracy theories, immediately came up with several answers.

Gu Shaoyu said: "Zhang Shaojun is now in charge of the sale of Yangzhou salt. Shouzhou Huangya is tea, and when combined with salt, it is tea salt. This reminds the other party that the court is going to Jiangnan to investigate the salt business."

This is a way of tipping off and reminding the other party to take precautions as soon as possible.

But Gu Shaoyu went on to say, "Gu Chengyan met with the prince's long-servant Shi Xiu on the Shangsi Festival, and the package was given to him by Shi Xiu."

Gu Chengyan sent this package to Zhang Shaojun via the post office, but he didn't even know what it was for.

His Majesty snorted coldly, "Idiot."

Gu Shaoyu: "What I mean is that no one should be touched for the time being."

The next day, the court announced that Gu Ge Lao was appointed as the imperial commissioner to inspect the salt affairs in Jiangnan.

At noon, Xie Yu came back from the Ministry of Revenue and brought a letter to Xie Zhaozhao. Xie Zhaozhao looked at the unfamiliar envelope and saw the words were written in iron-stroked and silver-hooked style, and it was obvious that it was a man's handwriting.

His face immediately turned red.

No need to guess who it belongs to.

"He is leaving at 3 pm. If you want to see him, I will take you there."

The court proposed to send Lord Gu to Jiangnan yesterday, and the decree was issued today to order him to set off immediately.

Lord Gu had not yet proposed marriage, but when he was touring Jiangnan, he wrote a special letter to his sister to tell her about his itinerary, which seemed to show that he valued his sister very much.

Xie Zhaozhao blushed when she received the letter, but when she heard that he was appointed as the imperial inspector of Jiangnan Salt Administration, her face turned pale, she raised her eyes and said, "He went to Jiangnan after all?"

Xie Yu said helplessly: "This is your majesty's decision."

Leaving the capital at 3 p.m., that means there is only one hour left.

She was extremely nervous and said to Xie Yu, "Brother, take me to see it at noon."

Xie Yu said he would pick her up at 3 p.m.

Gu Shaoyu's letter was not long. He said that it was his duty and he had to go. He would be back as soon as possible and would propose marriage when he came back. He asked her to wait patiently.

Xie Zhaozhao read it three times in a row. How could she feel at ease?

But there wasn't much she could do.

Putting the letter away, she took off the agarwood coral bracelet, smoothed the yellow tassels underneath, and silently recited a Buddhist mantra.

Xie Yu rode a horse, and Yuanyuan accompanied her in a carriage to the city gate.

Along the way, she thought about meeting a foreign man like this. She had never dared to think about it before, but now she couldn't care less.

She had already warned him, but he still went to Jiangnan. Either he was fully prepared, or he had to go for the sake of his country and his people.

Gu Shaoyu rode out of the Marquis' Mansion on horseback, bringing only his personal bodyguard Nanxing with him.

At the city gate, he saw the Xie family's carriage and Xie Yu.

Gu Shaoyu got off the horse, greeted Xie Yu, and glanced inadvertently at the carriage with the Xie family's mark. The pair of snow-white horses stood quietly.

The eldest lady’s carriage?

Xie Zhaozhao naturally wouldn't stand outside. She heard Xie Yu say from outside the car, "Lord Gu is going to Jiangnan. I don't know how long he will be gone. My sister and I are here to see him off."

Gu Shaoyu was in front of the car, thanking her through the car curtain: "I will be back after I finish my work, Miss, don't worry."

Xie Zhaozhao saw a man through the curtain. He was taller and stronger than his brother. He was wearing a long gown with dark patterns and gold thread edges, and he looked elegant and noble.

She was not shy at all and said softly, "This bracelet was given to you by Living Buddha Yuanji. Please take care of yourself."

Gu Shaoyu saw the outstretched hand, which was truly glowing white, tender as if it could be pinched with water, with fingertips like reed buds in new spring, and nails like shiny pearls.

He stretched out his big palm and took it devoutly, fearing that he would break such a delicate wrist.

He took it and said solemnly, "Don't worry."

Don't worry, she will definitely understand.

Xie Yu knew this bracelet.

My mother passed away when my younger sister was born. Her birthday is the anniversary of her mother's death. My younger sister never celebrates her birthday. Every year on her birthday, she goes to the Huguo Temple to pray for her deceased mother.

On the day of her coming of age, her younger sister performed a ritual for their mother at the Huguo Temple, and Living Buddha Yuanji appeared from nowhere and gave it to her.

Yuanji Living Buddha said madly: "I have been chanting sutras for 49 days to reward you for your filial piety."

My sister always wears it.

Now that it was given to Gu Shaoyu, he knew that she was very worried.

Gu Shaoyu took the bracelet, said goodbye and left.

He rode out of the city and ran for more than ten miles before stopping and taking out the bracelet from his arms.

The bracelet is not big, with 18 agarwood beads, one coral mother-of-pearl bead and one spacer bead. The pendant is made of pearls and coral rice beads, with a yellow tassel at the bottom.

It can be seen that this bracelet is definitely extraordinary. From the faint fragrance and the round beads, he can guess that this must be her personal item.

He held it in his arms, pressed it, and continued to climb onto the horse.

When Xie Zhaozhao came back from outside, he met Xie Xiangxiang and her younger sister Xie Tingting who were painting in the opera garden.

"Eldest sister," Xie Xiangxiang said with shining eyes, "I heard that Lord Gu went to Jiangnan?"