It was pitch dark in the prison, so Ye Jintang lit a candle and walked quickly into the depths of the prison.
She was not afraid of anything, but when she thought of slippery poisonous snakes and furry black mice, she felt that the hairs on her back were about to stand up.
Ye Jintang's fingers quickly touched the wooden box containing the disaster relief money. The stones in the space and the silver in the wooden box moved greatly.
More than 50 boxes of items were all exchanged in less than 10 minutes.
After the exchange was completed, she discovered that the boxes were not all filled with disaster relief money, but some of them should be the people's money that Governor Song collected on weekdays.
In addition to silver, some of those small boxes contained gold bars, some contained gold ingots, and some contained pearls, agates, and jade.
Any of these things are worth a lot of money.
Ye Jintang was secretly surprised. Governor Song was just a minor official and did not have much power. How did he acquire so many things under Magistrate Ye's nose?
But now is not the time to think about this issue.
After changing the money, the two came out of the prison.
As soon as he got out of the prison, there was a loud laugh from outside, and Ye Jintang was so frightened that he grabbed Zhou Wuwei's sleeve.
"What is this sound?"
"It's an owl, master, there's no need to be afraid."
"What is an owl? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Zhou Wuwei pulled Ye Jintang and left the government office quickly. On the way, he told Ye Jintang about what an owl looked like.
Only then did Ye Jintang realize that the so-called owl was an owl.
"Is the owl howling so scary?"
Ye Jintang's delicate brows knitted together. This was the first time she heard the hoot of an owl.
"There is a folk legend that if someone dies, the owl will stand in the trees around the owner's house and howl."
The two of them ran all the way back to Jade Alley, and Ye Jintang realized that he had been tugging on Zhou Wuwei's sleeve.
She smiled bitterly in her heart, poor child Zhou Wuwei must have been frightened just now.
"Master, this is for you."
Zhou Wuwei took out a white bead from his sleeve and stuffed it into Ye Jintang's hand.
"This is?"
"This is a bead polished with fish bone. Wearing it with you can protect the master from being disturbed."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jintang instantly understood what Zhou Wuwei meant.
She wanted to refuse, but looking at Zhou Wuwei's hopeful face, she still accepted the offer.
"Okay, then I'll accept it. You can go back to the house and rest quickly."
Ye Jintang turned around and went back to his room. Zhou Wuwei in the yard watched the lights in Ye Jintang's room turn on, and then he felt relieved and went back to his wing.
Aunt Liu and several others in the room were awake. They gently helped Ye Jintang change out of her clothes.
After everything was packed up, Ye Jintang, who was not sleepy, took out a Chinese medicine dictionary and read it.
"Girl, this old slave has something he doesn't know whether to talk about or not."
Aunt Liu brought a bowl of soothing soup and placed it next to Ye Jintang.
"Mama Liu, if you have anything to do, just say it."
"Although Young Master Ye has only been here for two days, the old slave doesn't look at him as if he cares about the girl. The girl should be more careful in the future."
Although Aunt Liu's words were reserved, Ye Jintang also understood them.
Aunt Liu was worthy of having been the steward of a wealthy family, her vision was different, and she could see through the villain Ye Song almost at a glance.
"Don't worry, Grandma Liu. Although I grew up in a house, my mother is a good housekeeper. I have learned some skills from my mother's side since I was a child."
"It's the old slave who talks too much."
"No, Aunt Liu, when I left you to be my steward, she believed that your vision was extraordinary. After all, I am still young and have not experienced much. If you have anything to do in the future, just tell me."
Ye Jintang put down the medical book in his hand and looked at Grandma Liu seriously.
"The girl thinks too highly of the old slave. The old slave has only stayed in the capital longer and has seen more things. If I can help the girl, it will be the old slave's honor."
The master and the servant have been getting along very harmoniously for many days, and today's words have even brought the relationship between the master and the servant closer.
Ye Song, who had moved to an inn, was only concerned about the disaster relief fund and had already left Ye Jintang aside.
As for whether it was safe for her to live in Jade Alley or what needs she had in life, he didn't care at all.
As long as I can bring the person back to Danyang Hou Mansion alive, that will be fine.
In his opinion, Ye Jintang, who did not have any wealth, was not even as good as a maid beside him.
Jincheng hurriedly went to Canglan Continent to borrow men and horses. Once everyone arrived, he didn't give anyone any time to rest and led them directly to the Song Mansion.
Of course, he was not stupid enough to go to the Song family to search under the guise of searching for disaster relief funds. Instead, he pulled Ye Jintang in and said he was going to search Magistrate Ye's property.
Ye Jintang, who was wearing a gauze hat, scolded Ye Song in his heart. When he sold her property, he said that she was a stay-at-home woman and it was not easy for her to show herself to the public.
Now she is brought out to denounce Governor Song. Why not mention the fact that she is a housewife?
Ye Song really has a good skin, but his character is extremely poor.
All the people in Yuezhou City knew that more than a dozen members of Magistrate Ye's family died overnight.
Later, Ye Jintang moved to Feicui Hutong alone and lived in a small courtyard. As for the extent of Magistrate Ye's family fortune, no one knew.
Now Ye Song came to Governor Song's house with great fanfare to ask for the property. It seemed that the rumors that Magistrate Ye's family was poisoned by Governor Song were true.
So before Ye Song could lead people to Governor Song's house, there were already many people watching the excitement.
Everyone was also curious as to whether Governor Song had conspired to murder Magistrate Ye's family. If this was true, then Governor Song should really be struck by lightning.
After receiving the news, Governor Song secretly felt a cold sweat for himself. Fortunately, he hid the money in the prison early.
If Ye Song had made a fuss today, he might have found out the money.
"Master, when I see Ye Song later, you must be tougher and don't let him get any leverage against you."
"What clue can I have?"
Governor Song swore directly, and when he thought that he had not benefited from the Ye family at all, he felt aggrieved and panicked.
It was clear that the only orphan in the Ye family was dead, but somehow something went wrong and all the Ye family's property disappeared overnight.
Ye Song led the government servants in official uniforms to the door of Song's house. Governor Song opened the door directly and asked Ye Song with a smile.
"I wonder what Master Ye is going to do?"
"Governor Song, please don't pretend to be confused because you understand. Magistrate Ye's family died under mysterious circumstances. The Ye family's property in the government office was lost inexplicably. Someone saw you evacuating the Ye family quietly at night."
"The people I am leading now are seeking justice for Magistrate Ye's family."
Governor Song knew that his home was clean, so he was naturally confident.
"Mr. Ye, you have no basis and no evidence. You just opened your mouth and even forced your way into my home. You are really bullying me."
"Stop pretending here, I have a witness here."
Since Ye Song dared to knock on the door, he was naturally fully prepared.
