TV Series: When the Villain Chooses to Stand by

Chapter 260 Return of the Pearl Buddha 28

When Yongqi and Erkang arrived at the yamen, they asked someone to retrieve the household registration here.

The local officials rarely saw the prince, so they were very diligent and busy running around. When they heard that someone was needed, they gathered all the staff in the yamen.

"Xia Yuhe? Unmarried and has a daughter? Sir, I seem to have some impression of her." The magistrate waiting on the side frowned and recalled, then whispered a few words into the prefect's ear.

The prefect's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this. "Yes, yes, yes, it might be her house. Let's send someone to check it out."

It was more than ten years ago that Xia Yuhe gave birth to a daughter out of wedlock. Mr. Xia was a kind man back then, and the rumors in the city had long since disappeared.

Over the years, the prefect and the magistrate have been replaced three or four times, and they really don't know much about it.

But the Tongpan of Jinan happened to love drinking, and many of his subordinates were native locals.

I happened to hear someone mention this when we were chatting before. Although Xia Ziwei's background was not good, the Xia family still had some wealth.

It is inevitable that there will be people who covet it, and the person at the table felt quite regretful.

He said he wanted to propose marriage, but the man sold his property and left.

The magistrate took it to heart for the novelty of the idea.

Erkang's face turned even uglier after hearing this. He stared at those people. If he wasn't unfamiliar with these things, he would have wanted to go up and find them himself.

Unlike Erkang's nervousness, Yongqi didn't have much feelings for Ziwei, and even felt a little angry with her deep down.

If it weren't for her, Xiaoyanzi would never have risked running away, and none of these things would have happened later.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor would not be angry with him.

Faced with the long-lost flattery and compliments, Yongqi chatted with a few people very politely.

Even if you know the name and approximate location, it still takes some time to find it.

After a long time, there was finally news, "Found it, sir, look, is this it?"

Erkang quickly stepped forward and snatched the booklet away. Yongqi also came over after hearing this.

The household registration book clearly marked the members of the Xia family, and the time of Xia Yuhe's death was consistent with what they knew.

What surprised the two even more was that there was another person on the household registration besides Xia Ziwei.

Jinsuo was registered as a good citizen in September last year, and even changed his address at that time.

There are also certificates from the local headman and the head of the village at the end.

Erkang held the page and read it carefully again. Now even Yongqi was upset.

They are in the city, and Xiaoyanzi is here too.

"It's really easy to get it, Erkang, there's no time to lose, let's go find them now."

Yongqi was about to rush out the door when he was stopped by Erkang.

"Okay, wait a minute!"

Erkang turned and looked to the side, "Sir, could you please have someone re-copy the Xia family's household register, and have you and the others stamp it to certify it?"

They came this time to find strong evidence to prove to the emperor that Ziwei was the real princess.

With this household registration stamped with the prefect's official seal, there is no need to find any witnesses.

The prefect did not agree immediately, but turned his gaze to the fifth prince standing beside him and asked for his opinion.

Seeing him nod, she smiled.

"That's fine, it's not a big deal. You two can go ahead and do your work. I'll have someone take care of it right away."

"From what I hear, it seems you are looking for someone. I will order someone to lead the way."

Erkang was somewhat dissatisfied, but since finding Ziwei was the most important thing, he didn't have time to think about it. He secretly memorized the man's name in his heart.

Everyone in the capital knows that the Fifth Prince is on good terms with the Fu brothers.

Many times, as long as the two brothers open their mouths, they represent the Fifth Prince's opinion, and many people give them this face.

Over time, Erkang developed the illusion that he was on an equal footing with the prince.

But it’s different in different places. No one who can sit as a prefect has no family behind him. People recognize the prince and express their loyalty to him.

Erkang and Yongqi rode their horses at full speed to the outside of the yard and knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.

Yongqi was so anxious that he used his lightness skills to fly to the top of the courtyard wall. Perhaps because he was too anxious, he lost his balance and fell into the flowers.

The disturbed vines were pulled off as he moved, and large petals flew into the air. It was a pity that no one appreciated such a beautiful scene.

Yongqi closed his eyes and screamed, not daring to move. The dense spikes pierced into his clothes and pierced his flesh. The most serious thing was that his neck was also threatened by the thorns.

Erkang, who was outside the yard, was startled and carefully stepped on the gap cleared by Yongqi and flew into the yard.

Seeing Yongqi's face covered in blood, he was shocked and quickly opened the door to let him in.

The scene was in chaos again. If the prince was injured here, it would be no small matter.

After the doctor's examination, everyone was relieved. The clothes were covering it, and it was just some thorns.

Although there are many wounds, none of them damage the vital parts. They just cause heavy bleeding and look more serious.

Yongqi lay on the couch, grimacing in pain, but he was not being pretentious.

If he had been stabbed directly, he might have been able to bear it, but the dense wounds all over his body made him feel numb and painful if he moved at all.

It's so hot today and we have to worry about the wound festering. In this situation, he can't move.

Looking at Erkang who was absent-minded, Yongqi himself became anxious.

"Erkang, we finally got a clue. Don't worry about me. With so many people watching me, this little injury is nothing."

"Hurry up and find Xiaoyanzi and the others. Make sure you bring them back."

Erkang did not refuse. He said a few more words of concern and then took his people out.

After questioning his neighbors, Erkang didn't get any useful information. They all said they didn't know.

He said he rarely saw them go out.

In the end, I spent some money to get the news from a distant merchant, who had just seen them coming in and out not long ago.

Knowing that they had not been gone for long, Erkang immediately led people out of the city to search.

In order to find the person, he became unusually tough.

At this time, Ziwei, Xiaoyanzi and others were still hiding in the mountains outside the city. There was a cave used for burning charcoal here. Ziwei asked Xiaoyanzi to buy this place as early as after Shi Ling appeared.

Later, we rested and repaired the house, and found all the daily necessities we needed.

Just to meet the unexpected needs.

They thought of everything except the government.

Ziwei never thought that there would be loopholes in the household registration, nor did she expect that a prince could retrieve this information at will.

This is especially true for Xiaoyanzi. She has lived in the palace for some time, but has never witnessed the power of authority.

The few of them lived quite comfortably in the mountains. The temperature here was lower than in the city, and everything was good except for the inconvenience of living.

In order to pass the time, Xiaoyanzi practiced Qinggong more diligently.

He is also very interested in teaching others martial arts.

Unfortunately, Ziwei and the others were not interested at all. Only Shi Ling was eager to try. These days, she was frantically learning everything she could get her hands on.

I am very envious of the lightness skills demonstrated by Xiaoyanzi.

If you learn Kung Fu, you will be able to protect yourself in the future.

Yes, Shi Ling had planned to leave a long time ago. She had already received favors from Ziwei and others, so how could she stay here and eat and drink for free?

She wanted to leave in the spring, but was delayed because Little Swallow suddenly left.

Now this kind of thing happens again.