Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

Prefect waited outside for a long time before he finally saw Gu Junxiu. Seeing a thin and weak figure following behind him, Zhang Xuan glanced at him doubtfully.

"This is This King's follower, Little Ruan." Gu Junxiu gave a concise introduction.

Ruan Xiaonuan smiled at Prefect, and immediately stood behind Gu Junxiu. Her tall figure completely covered her, so Prefect couldn't even size her up.

On the way here, the Prefect had already explained to them that the Drunken Red Inn was the largest brothel in the Jiang Chuan Province, and they scoffed at it when compared to Ruan Xiaonuan. As a local official, he was not worried that he would be unable to eat or sleep soundly. Instead, he had brought people to visit the brothel. Even if such an official wasn't a greedy official, he still wasn't worthy of being one.

Just as she was looking down on them, they had already arrived at the Intoxicated Red Chamber. The moment they entered, they saw a large room full of officials, and each of them had a brothel lady by their side. Seeing Gu Junxiu behind Prefect, he immediately let go of the woman in his hands and stood up to salute.

He coldly swept a glance at them, then walked towards the seat of honor, raising his hand to indicate that they should all sit down. Just as he sat down, an extremely beautiful woman leaned onto Gu Junxiu's side, with half of her body hung on's body. She gently said, "Master, can you let this servant serve you tonight?" Her eyes were shining as she stared at him. It was obvious that she was bewitched by his appearance.

"Your Highness, this is the Courtesan Belle of the Drunken Red Inn." The Prefect said with a smile.

Ruan Xiaonuan, who was standing behind him, felt that his smile was a little vulgar, causing him to feel disgusted.

Gu Junxiu coldly swept a glance at them, and directly pushed Hua Kui, who was leaning on him, away, and said in a stern voice, "Scram."

Everyone looked at each other, awkwardly letting go of the girl in their hands. Prefect was the first to react, "All of you get down."

In an instant, they were the only ones left in the room. Ruan Xiaonuan took a deep breath, and the smell of the powder finally disappeared.

"I offers his highness a toast, and thanks to the people of Jiang Chuan." Prefect raised his wine cup and everyone followed.

Seeing Gu Junxiu drink the wine, everyone secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, someone said, "Why don't we see Master Lu?"

"He never took part in this, so it's understandable that he didn't come." an official said.

"However, the prince has come this time. He still hasn't come. Aren't you being too arrogant?" He continued.

Gu Junxiu memorized their words and asked Prefect beside him, "Who is this Master Lu?"

"He is a county in Jiangchuan Province. Other than reporting the state of the county, he will not come up at any time." The Prefect explained.

"This person has a true temperament." Gu Junxiu said.

Just as he finished speaking, he heard the Prefect chuckle, and then he continued, "Your highness, you do not know, that this man is extremely arrogant, and looked down upon us, these banquets, so he never participates."

Gu Junxiu did not answer him. He pursed his lips, and his entire face was covered in frost. Ruan Xiaonuan took a good look at their expressions and thought, this Master Lu is probably the only good official here, he disdains participating in such a dirty banquet like this.

"Prince, when are we going to give out the silver for disaster relief?" When the alcohol was halfway done, the Prefect asked.

Ruan Xiaonuan stood there, and it was very clear that when he mentioned silver taels, her eyes lit up.

Gu Junxiu did not miss this moment of change as well, and his thoughts biased towards Ruan Xiaonuan. He said simply, "There's no need to rush. Tomorrow, I will go check out the situation of the dam and then go to the counties and villages below."

Maybe she knew that the silver was hopeless, so the Prefect didn't bring it up again. When she returned, Ruan Xiaonuan could not help but ask, "You still don't believe me? "He's obviously here for the silver."

Gu Junxiu patted her shoulder, and said gently, "Don't be anxious, I already know."

Tonight's performance made Gu Junxiu suspicious, so he trusted Ruan Xiaonuan's intuition.

"Then when do we expose them?" she asked impatiently.

"It's all speculation now, and without evidence, he would be able to argue even if we were to arrest him. Furthermore, the officials here seemed to be involved, but there was no news at all from the capital. They all thought that Ren Ziling was a good official, and every time, the officials would bring back good news. " Gu Junxiu told them everything.

"They are implicated with the officials of the capital." Ruan Xiaonuan immediately said.

Gu Junxiu nodded, if it was really like this, then it would affect a lot of people. However, these worms didn't get rid of at all last time. This time, they were going to be found out.

Early morning of the second day, Ruan Xiaonuan was still dressed as a man and was following beside Gu Junxiu. They had refused the Prefect's guidance, and going to a county that had no rules, had caught them off guard.

"Are we going to the counties under the jurisdiction of the Master Lu first?" Ruan Xiaonuan said.

Last night, she had a faint feeling that Gu Junxiu was very interested in this Master Lu. Thus, the first choice he made was definitely him. They walked for about half a day before finally arriving at the county magistrate court. However, no one came to greet them.

"This Master Lu is truly a strange person!" Ruan Xiaonuan asked curiously. If it was any other official who knew that the prince was coming, they would have long prepared for him.

After a long time, a man with the appearance of a master came out, standing outside the carriage and saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

When Gu Junxiu opened the curtain, he was alone. He could not help but ask: "Where is Master Lu?"

"Lord went to Yao Village early in the morning to inspect, and he hasn't returned yet." The Grand Master was already sweating profusely.

"This King is now waiting for you in the county magistrate court to send someone to invite your master back." Gu Junxiu's tone could still be considered warm, but he wasn't angry.

The Grand Master brought them to the magistrate court. The furnishings inside were very simple. Apart from the necessary items, he hadn't seen anything else. Looks like this Master Lu is a frugal person, Ruan Xiaonuan thought.

"Your Highness, do as you wish. This commoner will send someone to look for you." After the Grand Master said this, no one else could be seen.

"Are there so few people in the county magistrate court?" You still want Grand Master to go for all these errands? " Ruan Xiaonuan asked curiously.

Gu Junxiu laughed, and casually flipped through the case files, all of them were written neatly and clearly, with a single glance.

"Ruan Ruan, what do you think of Master Lu?" he asked suddenly.

Ruan Xiaonuan thought, although he had not seen anyone, but from their conversation, she could tell what kind of person he was.