After rebirth and marriage, the sick prince is fine again

Lord Lin naturally looked down on Shen Rujun and spoke disparaging words without hesitation.

"He is just a child from a small family. He is used to seeing all this money and naturally cannot grasp it. The harvest in Gutian County is not good to begin with, but he happens to eat the most delicious rice."

These past few days, they have been openly trying to curry favor with Shen Rujun, and naturally they have been serving her delicious food and drinks, almost giving her enough face.

Unfortunately, they didn't expect that he would be such a bully. This made them angry and no one wanted to listen to other people's orders.

County Magistrate Yang was also extremely aggrieved and felt very suffocated, but there was nothing he could do, so he let out a long sigh.

"He, relying on the important mission assigned by the Third Prince, started to act so arrogantly and kept ordering us around."

He was originally the highest-ranking official in Gutian County. With the arrival of Shen Rujun, wasn't this equivalent to the emperor giving up his throne?

Gu Yan'an's eyes were deep, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he chuckled, pretending to comfort her.

"He was sent by the Third Prince after all. We really can't do anything to him. We can only bear with him."

This can be tolerated for a while, but not for a lifetime.

Lord Lin slammed the table angrily, his face gloomy, and shouted loudly.

"He just relies on the support of the Third Prince to give us orders. Before he came, we were in charge of all matters in the county and never made any mistakes."

They made a lot of money from it, and their family was indeed wealthy, but during this period of time, everyone was more cautious and the money was indeed much less.

Gu Yan'an pretended to be serious, took a few sips of wine, and nodded to express his sympathy.

"I understand what you are thinking. I am just interfering with your work. You just have to put up with it."

If it were just these simple things it would be fine, but this involves money!

Lord Lin was unhappy, so he drank the wine in one gulp and refuted directly.

"He's nothing. He embezzled all the money from the casino. It used to be our share, but now we have to share it with him. My wife..."

As he spoke, he felt more and more that something was wrong, so he immediately shut his mouth, his eyes were a little evasive, he didn't dare to speak, and lowered his head slightly.

County Magistrate Yang also immediately realized that something was wrong. He coughed lightly, frowned, and looked away, obviously feeling guilty.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're talking nonsense after getting drunk, right?"

He also pretended to take a few sips of wine to cover up his embarrassment and try to start a new topic.

Seeing this, Lord Lin raised his hand, fanned his mouth, and laughed softly.

"When I get drunk, I tend to talk nonsense. Please don't mind me."

The atmosphere around was awkward and quiet, especially since Gu Yanan, who was sitting in the middle, never spoke a word from beginning to end.

The expressions of many officials suddenly became clear, and they seemed to not know what to say and wanted to have a face-to-face meeting.

Gu Yanan pretended to look a little worried, cast his gaze on their faces, and then spoke softly.

"This matter is quite serious. If someone opens a casino privately without permission and something goes wrong, I'm afraid everyone here will be in trouble."

As soon as he said this, everyone's faces became extremely panicked, and they seemed to not know how to respond.

Lord Lin was even more nervous, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he laughed awkwardly.

"I'm just making this up. There's no such thing as a casino. We can't even afford to eat here, so how can we afford to open a casino?"

At this time, County Magistrate Yang, who was standing aside, had no choice but to play dumb and said something.

"That's true. You just love to talk nonsense. Fortunately, it was the prince who was here this time. If it was someone else, how could it be?"

Hearing this, Gu Yan'an pretended to be disappointed, let out a long breath, put down the cup in his hand, and looked at County Magistrate Yang's face.

"If this is true, I will not report it to the court. After all, I have been enjoying myself with you all during this period of time."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air around them began to become much more relaxed.

Lord Lin had the most relaxed expression. He couldn't help but smile and took out a handkerchief to gently wipe his forehead.

"It's good that your Highness thinks so. We will definitely stand with your Highness. It's just that we can't twist the thigh with our arms. Sometimes we are forced to do nothing."

He clearly distanced himself from them in this matter, as if it had nothing to do with them.

A faint light flashed in Gu Yanan's deep eyes. He blinked slightly and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Of course I will not report this matter to the court, so you don't have to worry. I am in charge of Gutian County for the time being, so you must report anything to me."

Although his tone of voice was extremely calm, one could inexplicably sense a threat in it.

Seeing this, County Magistrate Yang felt inexplicably nervous. He swallowed and looked panicked.

"Prince, if you ask us to disclose the casino incident, we really wouldn't dare to do that."

After all, this matter is directly related to the third prince. If they tell him about this, they will be in big trouble.

Gu Yanan raised his hand slightly and used a joking tone to disrupt the atmosphere.

"How can I just watch you guys die? I can't do that."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone's expression became much more relaxed.

"I know that the prince is a man of integrity and would never do such a thing."

Gu Yanan slowly put down the chopsticks in his hand, with a slightly serious expression.

"But I must know everything in Gutian County, big or small. As for the underground casino, I also need to know about it. Otherwise, if something goes wrong in the future, I will be the first person the emperor finds."

He is now responsible for many tasks in Gutian Town. If he fails to complete them, it will be a capital crime punishable by beheading. He really cannot afford to delay.

County Magistrate Yang was a little hesitant, as if he didn't know how to respond to this matter. He stammered before he could utter a word.

"But we don't know much about this underground casino. Shen Rujun is in charge now, so we really can't provide any information."

If it was just a trivial matter among ordinary people, it would be fine, but they really didn't dare to disclose the information about this underground casino.

Lord Lin also nodded and joined in the conversation.

"That's right. It's not that we don't want to help, but we really have no choice. If we tell anyone about this, we will die."

Gu Yan'an's eyes were deep and his words were helpless.

"But if the emperor knew about this, I'm afraid we would all be in big trouble and die even faster."