C365 365 See Prefect Fu Yu

On the other side, when the Chief Officer saw Wang Xuan Ling coming over with an order badge that read "We have come personally", he knew that Kaiser sending Han Hai was only for a walk. The one who had actually investigated the case for food relief was Wang Xuan Ling.

However, what he did not know was that there was another important person behind Wang Xuan Ling.

It seems that the Kaiser was certain that there was something fishy about this case of relief food, which was why he sent a useless Assistant Minister of Revenue to make them lower their guard and send someone else to investigate.

Could it be that Wang Xuan Ling already knew about the batch of food that he had not brought with him in time?

Cold sweat seeped out of Prefect Fu Yu's forehead.

"Young Master Wang, please forgive me for not welcoming you."

"There's no need to speak such honorable words. Lord Fu should know why I have come this time, right?"

Wang Xuan Ling summoned his "authority", and the moment he looked at Fu Yu with his seemingly gentle eyes, Fu Yu felt his heart palpitate and his flesh palpitate from the sharp light that shot out from his eyes.

"Yes, yes, this official understands."

Although Wang Xuan Ling did not have an official position, he still carried the order badge of "If We Come personally", which was equivalent to being in front of an imperial carriage, Fu Yu did not dare to be the least bit disrespectful.

Not to mention him, even Han Hai, the Assistant Minister of Revenue, would not dare to be disrespectful to a young noble like Wang Xuan Ling, the Prime Minister.

After Fu Yu thought for a moment, he carefully opened his mouth and said, "Young Master Wang, regarding the relief food, this official has fully informed Sir Han. A few months ago, when this official received the relief food, this official was given it all to Chengyang County, and a county order organization was given to the victims."

"Is that so?"

Wang Xuan Ling slightly narrowed his eyes, the sharp light in his eyes sweeping over Fu Yu's body, causing Fu Yu to tremble with fear, and even his legs had become somewhat weak.

"What Lord Fu said is different from what I saw in the Chengyang County."

His fingers tapped lightly on the table. His seemingly nonchalant manner caused Fu Yu's heart to be gripped tightly.

During this time, Wang Xuan Ling had been observing Fu Yu's expression. Such a cowardly Prefect would definitely not have the guts to take in hundreds of thousands of stones of food, not to mention that there were also several tens of thousands of silver as relief food.

Fu Yu's guts to break out in a cold sweat when talking to him were sufficient to make him unable to do so.

From the looks of it, even if Fu Yu was involved in this matter, all he would be able to get was a small profit.

His Royal Highness was right, he really had to give the mountain a good beating, shake the tigers.

As long as he made any big movements, Fu Yu would definitely look for the people above him to discuss it with. Thinking like this, Wang Xuan Ling lowered his gaze and said: "When I went to the Chengyang County, what I saw were starving everywhere. If I distributed these several hundred thousand stones of food, how could there be so many people who starved to death?"

The teacup in his hand was placed heavily on the table. Fu Yu was so frightened that his legs went soft and he knelt down.

"Young master is enlightened, this humble official has indeed distributed the food to Chengyang County. As for whether or not the Chengyang County has issued the food, I'll have to ask the Chengyang County for that."

Fu Yu explained again and again. Then, he thought of something and said to Wang Xuan Ling: "Reporting to Young Master, Lord Han has already placed the Chengyang County Command Token in the yamen prison. This official will send someone to bring it over right now."

Seeing Wang Xuan Ling lower his eyes, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "You don't have to rush to bring the Chengyang County Token over, I still need to know a few things."

"Young master, please speak."

"Since you've released the relief food, there should be procedures for it to be handed over, right? Bring it over for me to take a look."

Hearing Wang Xuan Ling's words, Fu Yu heaved a sigh of relief and said: "Yes, this official will send someone to retrieve it."

Then, he turned around and said to the Grand Master who was standing at the side silently. "Quick, quickly go and bring the signed transfer of the Chengyang County over."

The Grand Master was obviously stunned for a moment, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. Milord, where should the formalities be placed? "

Fu Yu's expression suddenly changed, his gaze sweeping past the Grand Master, and then turned to apologize to Wang Xuan Ling: "Calm your anger, Young Master. This Grand Master just took up his position a few days ago, and is not clear on some matters, this official will go and get it for you right away."

"Mm, go ahead."

Wang Xuan Ling picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip. A trace of doubt flowed through his warm eyes.

Very quickly, Fu Yu brought out a handover book and hurried over, respectfully presenting it to Wang Xuan Ling, "Young Noble, please take a look."

Wang Xuan Ling received the handover book. The book was indeed sealed with the Chengyang County's seal and the signature of the Chengyang County.

Strange, since Yu Liang said that he did not receive any food, why would he sign and seal the handover?

From the looks of it, there were still a lot of tricks involved in this.

Was Yu Liang lying or was it because Fu Yu had forged the handover scrolls? All of this could only be investigated thoroughly.

I have to go back and discuss this with the prince.

Thus, he closed the book in his hand and said, "Leave this book with me. I am a bit tired from the journey, so I will first return to the inn to rest."

Seeing that Wang Xuan Ling did not push her any further, Fu Yu instantly heaved a sigh of relief.

This time, Wang Xuan Ling's sudden visit had caught him off guard, and he did not even have time to react.

Now, he had to hurry and discuss this with those people.

When Wang Xuan Ling came out of the Prefect's yamen, he coincidentally saw Shen Qin standing not far away.

He creased his eyebrows, and the disgust he had towards Shen Qin lessened slightly compared to before.

Although this woman indirectly caused Yuan Er's death, it was still her rule to not do anything out of line in front of him.

Right now, she was waiting for him here. Presumably, she was under the orders of the prince.

She walked towards her, and when Shen Qin saw him, she became nervous out of habit.

"What are you doing here?"

When he opened his mouth, his tone was still as stiff as before, the same as when Shen Qin was familiar with it.

She didn't care about his words, and only withdrew her gaze before saying, "The prince ordered me to come over and see if you have anything that I can help with."

Wang Xuan Ling nodded his head, and hid the handbook he had taken from Fu Yu into his sleeves, and said: "I'll go back and look for Your Highness first."

"Alright."

As for Yan Yuan and Liu Ruo Qing, they stood guard outside the Xiu Residence early in the morning, but saw that the people responsible for guarding the granary had all left.

"The granary has no one to handle it, could it be that the grain has already been transported away?"

Liu Ruo Qing looked at Yan Yuan, and said with a low voice.

"Last night, the city gates were already closed. It won't be that easy to transport several hundred thousand stones of grain out."

Yan Yuan shook his head, rejecting Liu Ruo Qing's deduction.

"If they collude with the generals guarding the city, it won't be difficult for them to transport several hundred thousand stones of grain out of the city."

Seeing him mutter to himself for a moment, he still shook his head and said: "Even if they colluded, they wouldn't dare to be so brazen. If during the course of movement were to be discovered, the first person to be held accountable would be the city general, and a city guard general would not be unaware of this point. He would only help them in other areas, but he would definitely not open the city gates at night to transport the food out."