After rebirth, I teamed up with the scumbag's mistress

"Oh, what kind of evidence is this? If I confiscate my maid's travel pass and household registration, would that mean I'm abducting her?" The second prince sneered.

"You also said that she was your maid. If she was a maid, she must have a bond in the Second Prince's mansion. But Madam He and her husband are free people and good citizens. On what basis can the Li family withhold their household registration and travel permits?" Wei Suxin retorted.

The second prince was about to speak out to refute, but was stopped by the emperor, "Okay, take Li Sizheng to the Dali Temple and let the Dali Temple's chief judge handle it personally. The Minister of Justice will be in charge of supervising this case. You must investigate these matters thoroughly."

The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple and the Minister of Justice stepped out and said yes in unison.

After the morning court session, Liang Jiuan, Xu Xiuqi and Wei Suxin left the hall together.

"Madam Wei, how come you can come to the main hall?" Xu Xiuqi asked with some confusion.

"Back then, I was rewarded with this by the emperor for helping him solve the economic problems of the aristocratic families." Wei Suxin took out the badge at her waist and showed it in front of Xu Xiuqi.

"Fortunately you asked for this reward in the first place. It has been of great help this time." Liang Jiuan said.

"Madam Wei, why haven't you sent any news back for a long time? Did something happen in Yuhang? We are all very worried, and the prince even sent someone to look for you." Xu Xiuqi asked.

Wei Suxin was silent for a while, then said, "On our way back to the capital, we encountered two assassination attempts in succession. The last time, the assassin pressed us so hard that we had no choice but to fall off the cliff."

"Fortunately, we won the bet. There was a river below the cliff. We were lucky and managed to survive." Wei Suxin said, still feeling a little scared as she thought about it.

At this point, Wei Suxin lowered her voice quietly and said to Liang Jiuan: "My Lord, I will go back to the palace with you. I have something to tell you."

"Okay." Liang Jiuan replied.

Several people hurried back to the palace, and of course Zhou Junsheng and his wife also went to the palace together.

In the pavilion of the palace garden.

Liu Yuefu picked up the teapot and poured tea for everyone.

"When I went to Yuhang this time, Madam He mentioned a strange thing to me during our chat. The government in Yuhang was conscripting able-bodied men to work," said Wei Suxin.

"But you also know that there has been no flood in Yuhang recently, no water conservancy facilities have been built, and there has been no news of road construction. Then why are they conscripting young men?" Wei Suxin said.

"It's indeed strange. I'm afraid there is something fishy going on." Liu Yuefu said.

"That's right, I thought so too." Wei Suxin said.

"Your Highness, let Madam Wei and I go out to investigate this matter together." Xu Xiuqi said.

The next day, Wei Suxin and Xu Xiuqi set out early in the morning and arrived in Yuhang after a month.

After Wei Suxin and Xu Xiuqi entered the city, they sat casually in a wonton shop.

"Madam, give me two bowls of wontons," said Xu Xiuqi.

"Okay." The proprietress responded with a smile.

Soon, the proprietress came with two bowls of wontons and said with a smile, "My dear guests, it's a little hot, eat slowly."

"Madam, why do so many people leave Yuhang with their families?" Xu Xiuqi asked.

"Well, sir, you may not know that many people have left Yuhang recently." The proprietress's voice gradually became quieter. "It's all because the government is conscripting men."

"Many of the people who went there before died. Alas... My son has been arrested. I have to wait for him to come home at the stall." After saying this, the proprietress prepared to leave.

Wei Suxin called her, "Madam, wait a moment."

The proprietress stopped and looked at Wei Suxin with confusion written all over her face.

"What's wrong?" asked the proprietress.

Wei Suxin quietly approached the proprietress, stuffed a dime into her hand, and whispered, "Madam, I want to ask, do you know where those strong men are? What are they doing?"

"This..." The lady boss was a little embarrassed, but she finally took out the silver and said, "You have asked the right person. Many people don't know, but I was really worried about my son. So I followed him secretly. That place is in Zhenhua Mountain, west of Yuhang City. They... are working, probably digging something. I don't understand."

"Thank you, my lady. You can go and get busy." Wei Suxin said with a smile.

The proprietress then returned to the stall and started making wontons.

Wei Suxin ate wontons while talking to Xu Xiuqi, "After we finish eating, let's go out of the city and take a look at Zhenhua Mountain."

"Okay. Eat your meal first." Xu Xiuqi replied.

After they finished eating, they took a carriage to Zhenhua Mountain together.

The two men asked the coachman to stop the carriage at the foot of the mountain, and they walked up the mountain on their own.

Wei Suxin and Xu Xiuqi walked in the direction where the voices came from.

After a while, we saw a mine.

There are many laborers mining here, and the ore is gray-black in color.

"It's iron ore." Xu Xiuqi's voice sounded a little solemn.

Wei Suxin nodded and said, "I'm afraid the Second Prince's ambitions are a bit too big."

Xu Xiuqi took Wei Suxin and walked out. The two had been traveling together for a month and had become familiar with each other.

Wei Suxin followed Xu Xiuqi and asked, "Are we going back now?"

"No, we need to get evidence." Xu Xiuqi said.

"That's right. Human evidence alone is not enough." Wei Suxin said.

Xu Xiuqi nodded, signaling Wei Suxin to follow him quietly and not to alert the enemy.

As a result, when Wei Suxin was walking forward with her body crouched down, she saw a familiar figure. Wasn't this man in autumn-colored clothes, with sparse hair and a big belly Boss Wu?

Wei Suxin followed Xu Xiuqi back to the carriage at the foot of the mountain without saying a word, and only then did she relax.

"Imperial Secretary Xu, I saw an acquaintance, Mr. Wu from Tianchang Building." Wei Suxin said.

"This matter..." Wei Suxin frowned, "It should be related to Princess Jialin of Chen State."

"Then we have one more clue, right? This is a good thing." Xu Xiuqi said.

When Xu Xiuqi returned to Yuhang City, he disguised himself as a middle-aged man and went to a gambling house.

As soon as he entered the door, he said to the waiter who greeted him, "I'm here to buy some small fish."

The waiter nodded and said, "Please come this way to buy fish."

The waiter led Xu Xiuqi to a private room, where a middle-aged man with a goatee sat. "Dear guest, what kind of fish would you like to buy?"

"A small fish. How much silver?" Xu Xiuqi asked.

"Tell me, I may not have this fish." said the middle-aged man with a goatee.

"The address of Mr. Wu of Tianchang Building in Beijing in Yuhang." Xu Xiuqi said.

"Ten taels of silver."

Xu Xiuqi pushed a money bag towards the table.

The man with a goatee then spoke; "Nanjiang Avenue 45."

Xu Xiuqi knew that gambling houses in various places were well-informed and would definitely have this kind of general information to sell.

Xu Xiuqi waited until nightfall, then slipped into the darkness in his nightgown...