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Chapter 471: Remnants of the Water Bandits

Du Wanyun's urgent shouts came from behind.

Jiang Ningwan paused, turned around slowly, and looked natural.

"Auntie Du, you're not in the room. I was wondering why the lights weren't on."

Du Wanyun came over with a smile, "I was just at Huaizhao's place. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Jiang Ningwan said, "After the prince fell into the water, his old illness was triggered and he needs some rare medicinal herbs, so I wanted to ask Aunt Du where I could get them."

Hearing this, Du Wanyun was obviously relieved. "Is that so? Just write down the herbs you need and I'll have someone buy them."

"It would be difficult to find it on your own, but the Rong Palace will handle matters, and the hospitals and drugstores in the city will cooperate."

Jiang Ningwan nodded, "Okay."

She walked out, looked at the water stains on the ground in surprise, and lifted the hem of her skirt, "Why is the ground wet?"

Du Wanyun quickly said, "The maid was careless and spilled the tea. I'll call someone to clean it up right away."

Jiang Ningwan smiled and left the yard.

Aunt Du was obviously lying. How could the tea spill all over the place?

It seems that the sneaky figure is Qin Xian. His body was wet after falling into the water, and he sneaked back, leaving a string of water stains on the ground.

It’s not a big deal, why is Qin Xian so sneaky.

The more this happens, the more suspicious it seems.

Then she returned to her room, wrote a prescription for treating internal injuries, and had someone give it to Aunt Du.

Do the whole act to avoid arousing suspicion.

"What did you find?" Qin Shuangchi asked.

Jiang Ningwan expressed her suspicions.

After hearing this, Qin Shuangchi felt the same confusion. "It's just going out to see the lanterns. It's not a big deal. There's no need to hide it like this."

"I'll ask Qin Xian tomorrow."

The two lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Finally, when it was dawn, Du Wanyun actually brought her the medicinal herbs she needed.

"So fast? These herbs are not easy to buy." Jiang Ningwan was shocked when looking at the herbs in her hand.

Du Wanyun smiled and said, "I told you, the people at Prince Rong's Mansion are very cooperative, so it will be faster than if you go buy it yourself."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan sighed and said, "It seems that Prince Rong is very respected by the people here, which is why the people are so cooperative."

Du Wanyun nodded, "Of course. If it weren't for the prince, Liyang wouldn't have the peaceful days it has today."

"When the pirates were rampant, all the merchants in Liyang had their goods robbed. Many people, desperate, even jumped into the river and committed suicide, dying at the hands of the pirates."

"It was the prince who gave them a way out."

"After that, as long as our Rong Wang Mansion wanted something, as soon as the news got out, those merchants would have already delivered the things to our door."

After listening, Jiang Ningwan nodded thoughtfully.

In other words, if Prince Rong wanted to investigate Qianqiuzui, it would be a very easy thing to do.

But Prince Rong said that there was no Qianqiuzui in Liyang.

Could it be that Qianqiuzui is really not in Liyang?

Was she cheated?

"By the way, Prince Rong hasn't come back yet?" Jiang Ningwan asked.

"Not yet. Breakfast is ready. Let's eat first."

Under Du Wanyun's careful arrangement, everyone gathered in the main hall for breakfast.

But Qin Xian didn't come.

Jiang Ningwan asked, "I heard that Qin Xian was feeling unwell because he drank too much with me a few days ago. I'll go see him later."

Du Wanyun quickly said, "Don't bother Princess Chu. The doctor has already prescribed some medicine. I feel a little sleepy after taking it. I've been resting in my room for the past two days."

"Wait until he's rested enough before traveling with you guys."

Although Du Wanyun said this, Jiang Ningwan still went to find Qin Xian after dinner, wanting to see him.

But no one answered the door.

Du Wanyun rushed over and said that Qin Xian had fallen asleep.

It's not easy for them to break in.

So I had to give up.

Not long after, Prince Rong returned.

He looked like he hadn't slept all night, he was very tired and his face was covered with stubble.

Qin Huaizhao was very anxious and asked with concern: "Dad, what happened last night?"

Prince Rong sat down and drank some water, then slowly said, "They are the remnants of the water bandits."

"I thought the Tianfengmen pirates had been wiped out over the years, but I didn't expect there were still some remnants."

"They chose to attack when everyone was praying by the river, just to create panic."

Qin Shuangchi quickly asked, "Were there many casualties last night?"

Prince Rong shook his head and said, "Not many. Only a few ships were burned. Some people suffered minor skin injuries and burns before falling into the water. They were all minor injuries. No one died."

"Thanks to you guys being there last night, you saved a lot of people."

"Otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

After knowing the whole story, the matter seemed to be over.

But Jiang Ningwan still had some doubts in her heart.

When Qin Shuangchi and he returned to the room alone, he spoke: "Think back to last night. The man in black set fire to the second pleasure boat only after the crowd had left the river."

"If he wanted to harm the people, he could have done it while there were so many of them."

"There was such a big commotion last night, but there were no deaths, only minor injuries."

Although it would be better if there were no casualties, this does not seem like the work of pirates.

Qin Shuangchi thought for a moment and said, "Someone on the first pleasure boat was injured, and there was a fight before it was set on fire. If we find out who was on that pleasure boat, we might be able to learn something from them."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan's eyes lit up, "You want to investigate this?"

"But Prince Rong has already given the result. Will he allow you to interfere?"

Qin Shuangchi stood up slowly. "Since we're here, let's find something to do. He probably won't say anything."

Then the two of them went out.

Go directly to the government office to find out where the injured people are.

Qin Shuangchi revealed his identity, and the government dared not refuse to cooperate. They told them the clinic where the injured people were treated.

Qingfeng Hall.

The two dared to go to Qingfeng Hall, where all the people injured yesterday were admitted.

Jiang Ningwan asked around, but none of them knew about the fight last night.

I asked the last man who was burned, and he said, "I was on another boat at the time. I heard a fight on the other side, but I don't know what happened exactly. Then it exploded."

Jiang Ningwan was shocked and looked at Qin Shuangchi, "No one from the first ship is here!"

"It's clear that they suffered the most serious injuries!"

She recalled that she had rescued a girl in red. She searched for the familiar face in Qingfeng Hall for a long time but couldn't find it.

Qin Shuangchi also realized that what happened last night was not that simple. "The talents on the first ship are the key."

Jiang Ningwan frowned, "But how do I find it?"

Now it seems that Prince Rong may not be telling the truth. If you ask Prince Rong directly, he may not tell you the truth.

Qin Shuangchi thought for a moment and slowly said, "We can't go looking for it ourselves."

We can only use manpower to investigate secretly.

Although the people on the boat were injured in the fight, they must have also suffered burns. As long as we investigate the burn-causing medicinal materials recently sold by various medical clinics in Jincheng, we can find clues.

This is a time-consuming task.

Just after the two left the clinic, a beggar-like man sitting under a tree on the street, muttering to himself while drunk, attracted Jiang Ningwan's attention.

"Like ascending to paradise...like ascending to paradise..."