The eldest lady is reborn, get out of the way!

It’s not that cold in the south of the Yangtze River in early spring, but the water is freezing cold.

The fire on the river bank burned for three days and three nights. If the people along the river had not been evacuated in time, I don't know how many more casualties would have been caused.

The Fan family's murder of Duke Yingguo was witnessed by all the people in Jiangnan.

So when Duke Lu surrounded the Fan family, even the people of Jiangnan were watching.

This time, the person who confiscated the property became Duke Lu.

This also led to a ruthless and unified purge of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce members.

The people all speculated whether a high-ranking official had died in the fire that day.

You should know that His Majesty sent two imperial envoys to Jiangnan.

Only one person has appeared in the past few days, which makes it hard not to think too much.

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"Ouch, ouch."

"Can't you be gentler?"

"How much can this old bone withstand?"

The Duke of England lay on the bed and muttered to the cold-faced guard beside him.

The cold-faced guard beside him was Shen Mo.

He felt a little soft-hearted when he heard the Duke of England's words. He thought of Lu Qingxiao's instructions to him before he came here, and mentioned the young lady's dream.

Shen Mo couldn't help but use force.

"Ow—"

The Duke of England shouted, turned his head and glared at Shen Mo: "Isn't this a violation of your authority?"

Shen Mo said expressionlessly: "If you can still speak to the young lady like this when you return to the capital, I will be gentler."

The Duke of England stopped talking, glared at Shen Mo, and lay down with an indignant look on his face.

It turned out that on the day when the fire broke out on the river, Duke Ying was rescued by Shen Mo.

He was wearing the gold-thread soft armor given by Lu Qingxiao, so the crossbow did not penetrate his body and the injury was not fatal.

Instead, it was the fire set by Fan Jinyong that caused the Duke of England to suffer a lot of burns.

The Duke of England thought to himself that he almost thought his life was over.

So he didn't dare to refute what Shen Mo said at all, after all, his youngest daughter had given him many instructions.

Who could have thought that he would capsize in the ditch today?

I have fought in hundreds of battles, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen in the peaceful and prosperous Jiangnan! ?

The moves of Fan Jiayang's killer seemed somewhat familiar.

The Duke of England glanced at Shen Mo and asked, "Do you think the skills of those assassins look familiar?"

Shen Mo was silent for a moment and then said, "It's the killer from Qianshan Tower."

The Duke of England's expression changed slightly, and he turned to look at Shen Mo: "Are you sure?"

Shen Mo didn't say anything, just nodded.

"That……"

"What you need to worry about most now is to recover from your injuries. Duke Lu will take care of the rest."

Shen Mo's face didn't look good.

The Duke of England immediately turned his head and said, "You are the spy sent by that little girl!"

"You are wrong. I was sent by the young lady to protect you."

Shen Mo looked so righteous, which made Duke Ying so angry that he almost sat up.

But every time he moved, the wound on his back was pulled, and he grimaced in pain.

Shen Mo silently put the medicine away and talked about his actions in Jiangnan in the past few days.

All the members of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce were arrested, and all their properties were handed over to the government.

Duke Lu acted quickly, and with the help of Zeng Xu's account book, he quickly found out where the extra money went.

But the Duke of England was still worried because the weapons he saw were from the military!

Whenever I think of it, I want to ask Shen Mo.

When Shen Mo saw his eyes, he knew what he wanted to ask.

Shen Mo just nodded.

The Duke of England was still waiting for him to tell him, but the boy didn't say a word and just closed the door and left.

The Duke of England could do nothing but look at him angrily.

On the contrary, it was Shen Mo who went to Duke Lu after coming out.

When Duke Lu saw Shen Mo coming, he smiled and asked about Duke Ying's situation.

Shen Mo said: "As soon as people wake up, they start to worry about this and that."

Duke Lu smiled and said, "This is very much like his style."

"Anyway, it's good to wake up."

In fact, Duke Lu has been very worried these days. What if the Duke of England cannot wake up?

Although the wound was not that deep, who knows if such a heavy crossbow would injure the internal organs?

So during the past few days when the Duke of England was in a coma, Duke Lu was still thinking about the Duke of England's condition while he was doing his work.

Now that he knew the Duke of England had woken up, he felt relieved.

"The Duke is particularly concerned about the military's bows and crossbows."

Shen Mo said this.

Duke Lu glanced at him and said, "The Fan family has already told us that there are only three of them."

"The rest are probably not in Jiangnan."

Duke Lu understood that Shen Mo came to Jiangnan not only to protect Duke Ying, but also to deal with the leakage of important military weapons.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we can return to Beijing in a few days."

"All the money in Jiangnan has flowed to the capital."

Shen Mo didn't say anything. It seemed that this matter was still caused by some big shots in the capital.

"Since he's awake, I still have something for you to do."

Duke Lu looked at Shen Mo and motioned for him to come closer.

Shen Mo understood what Duke Lu meant and said that he would investigate and tell him the result tonight.

Duke Lu smiled with relief: "With young people like you taking over, I don't have to worry anymore."

Shen Mo, who was rarely praised so directly, felt a little embarrassed.

Duke Lu waved his hand and asked Shen Mo to do his job.

After Shen Mo left, Duke Lu picked up his pen and began to write a memorial.

After staying in Jiangnan for several months, the matter has finally been investigated.

He had to first summarize these things in a memorial and send it to the capital for His Majesty to see.

Finally, I just need to wait for Shen Mo to investigate if the Fan family really has assassins from Qianshan Tower...

Duke Lu's eyes instantly became sharp. This matter was not just as simple as corruption.

After all, His Majesty Jiuqunshan was assassinated by the killer from Qianshan Tower.

Duke Lu knew that a killer organization like this could not have only one base, and there must be some remaining killers.

It costs money to support so many people, and Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce is indeed a good choice.

And now that he is preparing to return to Beijing, I guess people in the capital should have heard about it?

Maybe you will encounter several waves of assassinations on the way back.

Duke Lu smiled. He hadn't felt so excited for many years.

The disadvantage of always being away from the center of power is that you cannot withstand any trouble.

He is very excited now and wants to know who is behind this.

It’s not actually that vague.

Even if the money houses in the capital have connections with Jiangnan, they will not be too conspicuous.

He believed that after this memorial was sent to the capital, His Majesty would definitely check it out before he returned to Beijing.

As for who to send to investigate, how to investigate, and what to investigate, that is the capital's business.

The Jiangnan corruption case has been concluded here.

Duke Lu held the list in his hand, his eyes darkening. This was the real book of life and death.

He was also very clear that the end of the Jiangnan corruption case meant that the fight for the throne was no longer an undercurrent, but an open matter.