When County Magistrate Yang saw this, the corners of his mouth immediately curved up into a brilliant smile, with a hint of envy in his voice.

"I didn't expect that the prince would be waiting here for the princess to come back."

Gu Yanan had a faint smile on his face, his eyes fell directly on Su Jinhua, and he chuckled.

"I saw you guys were out for a long time, so I came out to check on you guys. I didn't expect to run into you guys coming back."

He looked at Su Jinhua, and his eyes seemed to be filled with deep affection.

Seeing this, Su Jinhua felt a slight heat in her heart and her cheeks flushed. She walked forward and held the handle of the wheelchair, and there was sweetness in her voice.

"You haven't recovered yet, so you don't have to wait for me to come back next time, so you don't catch a cold."

She pushed the wheelchair inside, and Shen Rujun followed behind her, looking down on Gu Yanan more and more.

You are nothing but a waste. Now you can't even stand up!

After they returned to their residence, Su Jinhua found a reason to kick them out.

She sat down and quickly drank a cup of tea, only then did she feel her throat better.

"Husband, how did you observe today?"

Gu Yanan's dark eyes were extremely deep, and he narrowed them slightly, revealing a somewhat dangerous light.

"They are very nervous. After you left, there are still people observing us in secret. I think it must be arranged by Shen Rujun."

There was a strong chill in his voice, and when the wind blew past, people couldn't help but shiver.

Su Jinhua's brows were slightly furrowed and his face looked solemn.

"So what should we do? How are you going to get out?"

She deliberately took them around today just to dispel their worries.

Hearing this, Gu Yanan had a faint smile on his face, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, and he deliberately said something.

"You don't have to worry about this. I have my own way."

Although his legs cannot stand completely now, at least he still has internal strength and can deal with these minions.

For the next few days, Su Jinhua took them to wander around the city, and Gu Yanan began to investigate.

He did see a few secret codes in the city, and followed the clues to find the yard. He blew the whistle three times inside, and there was a corresponding response from inside.

Gu Yanan's worried mood gradually dissipated, his brows relaxed slightly, and his voice became very soft.

"it's me."

The next moment the door was opened. Liu Dashan, with a look of surprise on his face, immediately pulled him in and closed the door.

"Prince, it really is you. I heard from the people that you had entered the city a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to come here so soon."

He was wearing ordinary clothes and his face was extremely tanned, which was somewhat different from his previous appearance.

Gu Yanan nodded slightly and hummed softly.

"I don't have enough time for this operation. I must return before dark. Take me to the underground casino you mentioned!"

He had no time to exchange pleasantries and had to quickly begin his investigation.

Liu Dashan nodded heavily, then took out the map in his hand and pointed to the most central location in the city, the most inconspicuous shop.

"This underground casino is very secretive. Apart from the locals, few people know about it. To get down from this store..."

After he finished speaking, his face became extremely solemn, with his brows furrowed into the shape of a "川" character.

"Sir, the situation here is worse than we imagined. The people are living in dire straits."

Gu Yanan naturally had some understanding in his heart, but when he heard this, his expression remained extremely serious.

"I will launch an investigation and restore the peace of life for the people of Gutian Town!"

The people who have been oppressed should finally get their light!

In the underground casino, Gu Yanan just observed casually without staying for too long, and immediately had an idea in his mind.

"Let's go check out the county's official warehouse."

Ordinary people were so hungry that they were emaciated and just barely hanging on. The food distributed by the court was always used up so quickly.

Liu Dashan had actually done some research before and happened to know how to get there, but now he felt troubled.

"Sir, we can't see it even if we go there. There are heavy guards outside, and we don't have the key, so it's impossible for us to get in."

These corrupt officials pointed the finger at the people, saying there was no food available, but who could know the specific situation?

The imperial court had just distributed disaster relief grain not long ago, so it wouldn't be like they couldn't even last a month.

Gu Yanan had his own thoughts in his mind. He pursed his thin lips and let out a light breath.

"I have my own way."

The two of them arrived at a house outside the suburbs, and Liu Dashan landed directly on the eaves. His voice was very soft and a little cautious.

“These officials intercepted the grain long ago and transported it all here.”

He was worrying about how to get in to check, so Gu Yan'an simply moved the tiles on the eaves away, allowing him to see the scene inside at a glance.

The room was large, and filled with grain, with a good deal of it placed inside and outside. It seemed that some of it had indeed been embezzled.

Liu Dashan was immediately dissatisfied, his brows were furrowed, his fists were clenched tightly, and there was anger in his words.

"These damned people, I didn't expect them to dare to embezzle the food! It seems they really are not afraid of death!"

He actually dared to embezzle the disaster relief grain. This is a serious crime!

Gu Yanan's face was so dark that it seemed like water was about to drip out, and his whole body was emitting a gloomy haze. Then he put the tile back in place.

"You should investigate privately. Don't alert the enemy and protect your own safety."

He just said one sentence and didn't ask any more questions.

Liu Dashan's eyes were bloodshot and he nodded heavily in agreement, feeling indignant in his heart.

"Okay, Prince, you have to be careful when doing things!"

……

Gu Yan'an stayed in the house as usual, holding a book in his hand, quietly waiting for Su Jinhua to come back. She came back late on purpose today.

At night, Su Jinhua asked softly while doing acupuncture with a worried look on his face.

"Husband, did you find out anything when you went out today? Why are you so worried?"

Gu Yanan's expression was extremely serious, with an unrelieved sadness between his brows, and his eyes were somewhat distracted as he read.

He came back to his senses slightly, his eyebrows fluctuated slightly, and he coughed lightly.

"The Third Prince is really bold. Not only has he opened an underground casino, but these officials even dared to secretly hide disaster relief food!"

This is a serious matter that concerns the people, and these officials dared to do such a heinous thing.

Su Jinhua was slightly surprised, his lips slightly opened, and his pupils shrank slightly.

"It seems that the situation in Gutian County is not that simple. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to solve it."

She thought quickly and soon realized the seriousness of the problem.

Su Jinhua pursed her red lips slightly, then raised her eyes and looked directly at Gu Yanan, with some emotions in her voice that others had not noticed.

"What if the emperor wants to use you as a knife? What will you do?"

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