Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

The case needs to be investigated, but the festival must also be celebrated. Emperor Wulong ordered the eldest prince and Xu Ruohuai to set off after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Currently, besides Cizhou, there are also leads in Weixian and Dezhou, so it would be perfect for the two of them to go there.

Although Yi Xunyuan knew the network of relationships involved in this massive human trafficking case orchestrated by the Yi family, he would definitely stall for time in order to save his own life and would not hand over the entire list so readily.

Since this is an asset owned by the Yi family, Yi Qiuwei must have account books.

The old foxes present all thought of this. Xu Zheng said, "We still need to find a way to steal the account books and rosters from Yi Qiuwei and close this case as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more people will suffer."

"But once the account books are stolen, it will alert Yi Qiuwei. At that time, the Yi family will spread the word to their subordinates to destroy the account books, making it difficult to rescue the trafficked people." Prime Minister Su stroked his beard and sighed.

The ledger in Yi Qiuwei's possession certainly couldn't be detailed enough to include information on abducted people from various places and their buyers. To rescue them, they would need to conduct on-site investigations.

This means that obtaining the Yi family's account books might be enough to convict the Yi family, but it would also leak information, causing those children who have already been trafficked to never see the light of day again.

It can be said that they are in a dilemma.

"This won't work, that won't work, what should I do?" Zhou Yongsheng frowned deeply.

He desperately wanted to avenge his daughter, but he also knew that this matter involved not just a few people, but hundreds or thousands of families, and he couldn't act rashly.

Emperor Wulong looked at Youlu and asked, "What are your thoughts, Xiaoqi?"

Only then did he realize something was wrong. How come his precious son was on Cang Shuyue's back again?

Seeing the confusion on his face, Eunuch Kang explained in a low voice, "The young prince sprained his ankle, and the Duke of Zhenguo carried him here."

The implication is that the Duke of Zhenguo has been carrying the young prince on his back all along.

In fact, Grandpa Kang was also puzzled. He had been on tenterhooks on the way, worried that everyone would be frightened, but no one reacted at all, which made him seem like he was making a fuss over nothing.

Upon hearing that he had sprained his ankle, Emperor Wulong did not think much of it and said, "As expected of my good eldest son, he is so lovable that even Cang Shuyue, that stubborn and unyielding rock, cannot help but dote on him."

He simply took it as an elder spoiling a younger person.

Eunuch Kang lowered his eyes.

You Lu was playing with Cang Shuyue's hair when she heard this. She looked up and said, "No need for that. Just find where Yi Qiuwei is hiding the account books and rosters, and I'll go there and memorize the contents. There's no need to sneak them out and alert him."

Everyone: "..."

The solution was so simple that it made their heated discussion seem a bit foolish.

"Why are you so surprised? Doesn't Dayong have people with photographic memories?" Youlu tilted his head in confusion.

"There are some, but none as brave and resourceful as His Highness, who dared to break into the Yi family and secretly memorize the register and accounts," Qin Tan said with a wry smile.

Xu Ruohuai praised, "It still has to be our little deer!"

Xu Zheng gave his son a slap on the shoulder: "You have no manners! How dare you call a deer 'little deer'?!"

Xu Ruohuai dared not disobey his father, and muttered under his breath while covering the back of his head.

The eldest prince said worriedly, "Isn't this too dangerous? Yi Qiuwei is cunning and treacherous; the place where he hides the account books and registers must be heavily guarded."

"Not necessarily," Youlu said thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wulong was overjoyed, "So, you've already figured out where the account books are?"

"Um..." Yu Lu fell silent, thinking: [How am I supposed to tell everyone that I'm injured, that I can no longer see other people's past or future, and that I can't figure out where the account books are?]

"What?!" The four old F4s of Shengjing were shocked. They rushed forward, pulled the person off Cang Shuyue's back, and surrounded him.

"Where is Your Highness injured?"

"How did you get injured?! How badly are you injured?"

"Let this old man take a look!"

"Summon the imperial physician! Go and fetch the head physician!"

Cang Shuyue, who was pushed aside, was speechless.

Great, you can hear what the baby is thinking, right?

You Lu snapped out of her shock and curled her lips into a half-smile.

Great, there's no need to use sting operations to test him one by one anymore; these four can all hear what he's thinking.

The eldest prince and Xu Ruohuai looked at each other, wondering what was going on.

Zhou Yongsheng was also completely baffled.

The four of them looked Youlu up and down, and seeing that he looked normal and looked well, without any discomfort, they breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time a bad feeling welled up in their hearts.

When Prime Minister Su saw the smile on the deer's lips, he belatedly realized he had been exposed. He stroked his long beard guiltily and said with a smile, "His Majesty said that His Highness has lost a lot of weight. Just now, I saw that he has indeed lost a lot of weight. We were worried that His Highness might be injured or ill, which is why we lost our composure."

It's a classic case of trying to cover something up.

"Yes, yes, it was Your Majesty who misled us," Qin Tan echoed repeatedly.

Xu Zheng blushed and remained silent, nodding repeatedly.

Emperor Wulong pointed to himself: "??"

Prime Minister Su tugged at him and whispered pleadingly, "Your Majesty is the sovereign and the father; the young prince won't do anything to you. Your Majesty, please spare our lives!"

This was a relatively agreeable statement, and Emperor Wulong reluctantly took the blame, saying, "That's right, it was I who told them you were injured."

Unfortunately, You Lu wasn't so easily fooled. He crossed his arms and scoffed, "I don't believe you for a second! You bunch of old geezers are wicked!"

Qin Tan weakly retorted, "I am not yet forty, so I am not an old man."

Xu Zheng glanced sideways: "Traitor!"

Emperor Wulong, in a fit of desperation, said, "Yes, we lied to you, but you've been criticizing us in your heart. We, as your elders, aren't going to hold it against you. Are you going to hold it against us?"

That made sense, and Youlu was powerless to refute it. He said angrily, "Let's not talk about that for now and continue with our business."

Emperor Wulong and his three companions secretly thought how close they had come to disaster; no matter what, they had escaped this calamity.

"Besides investigating the account books in Yi Qiuwei's possession, there is another very important matter." You Lu said with a serious expression, "Before leaving the capital, I predicted that there would be an unprecedented snow disaster in Shengjing this winter. We need to stockpile food and charcoal before the snow disaster, and also remind the people to reinforce their houses."

Everyone was shocked, not because they thought he was talking nonsense, but because they were worried about Dayong's future.

The floods in Xiangyang had just subsided when Shengjing was hit by a snowstorm in winter. There may be other natural disasters in the future. If this continues, even the strongest country will not be able to withstand it.

Emperor Wulong solemnly replied, "The national treasury is indeed full, but words are not enough. Even if I believe you, the Ministry of Revenue would not take out so much silver to hoard grain and charcoal for no reason."

"It's not impossible if we can convince the entire court to believe the young prince's prophecy," Prime Minister Su said meaningfully.

Xu Zheng suddenly realized, "Does the Prime Minister mean to ask the Imperial Advisor to help verify the young prince's prophecy?"

Qin Tan said, "It just so happens that the Imperial Preceptor recently emerged from seclusion; perhaps we can indeed ask him for help."

Listening to the discussions of the crowd, Youlu became increasingly curious about the imperial advisor she had never met before.