Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 49

Mission Completed
After putting everything away, Duan Yixin lay down on the straw bed and closed her eyes.

Lying on the small bed, she felt exhausted and muttered with a sigh, “This body is really too weak. I wonder what happened to the original Duan Yixin in the past. Her death is also very suspicious. I don’t think she died from a minor concussion from the fall. I must… investigate this matter… carefully…”

As she thought about it, her consciousness slowly drifted away, and she fell asleep soon after.

At the same time, the messenger sent by the County Magistrate of Qianshan County had also arrived in the imperial capital city. Because this was a secret memorial, he could not submit it directly to the Imperial Court.

Because of his identity and the confidentiality of the matter, the messenger could only go to find the imperial censor. Seeing that the sky was still bright, the messenger rode his horse to the imperial censor’s Mansion.

Arriving in front of the imperial censor’s Mansion, the messenger dismounted and said to the two gatekeepers, “I’m requesting a meeting with Ceng Da Ren.”

The two servants who were working as the gatekeepers of the imperial censor’s Mansion had already memorized all the dignitaries, ministers, generals, and royal family members of the Xia Empire. When one of the servants’ eyes saw the black token hanging on the messenger’s belt, his eyes widened in surprise.

The black token, with the image of a Qilin on it, is the token of the Jin Yi Army. Everyone knows that the Jin Yi Army is notorious for its cruelty and ruthless way of handling matters and enforcing punishment. Anyone who enters Jin Yi Army’s prison is as good as a dead person.

Because of his fear, the servant’s voice trembled when he said, “Da Ren, please wait a moment. I will go and inform my Master first.”

The messenger nodded and waited outside while the servant went in to inform his Master. Not long after, the servant came back and made an invitation gesture, “Da Ren, please come in.”

As the messenger followed the servant into the front yard, another servant called a stable boy and told him to take care of the horse and feed it. After walking through the long corridor and passing through several outer courtyards, the servant stood in front of a building and said, “Lao Ye, the guest is here.”

There was silence for a moment on the other side of the door, and then a calm and unhurried voice came: “Please invite him in.”

The servant opened the door, stepped aside, and said, “Da Ren, please.”

The messenger raised his feet and walked into the study, and the servant closed the door behind him. Entering the spacious study room filled with books and paintings, the messenger saw a middle-aged man in his forties sitting behind a table made from high-quality wood.

The messenger clasps his fists and says calmly, “I have met Ceng Da Ren.”

Ceng Baocheng raised his eyes from the memorial he was drafting and looked at the messenger. When he saw the black token hanging on the messenger’s belt, he put down his writing brush and asked calmly: “A soldier from the Jin Yi Army? What kind of wind brought you to my humble residence?”

The messenger took out the secret memorial from his clothes and said, “This is the secret memorial from the County Magistrate of Qianshan County.”

Ceng Baocheng’s eyes flickered when he heard the messenger’s words. He observed the messenger for a long time and said, “The secret memorial should be submitted directly to the emperor through the imperial court. I think, as a member of the Jin Yi Army, you should know this basic rule.”

The messenger looked at him but said nothing. Ceng Baocheng tapped his fingers on the table and fell into a deep thought, “Secret memorial… Qianshan County…”

After repeating this sentence several times, he raised and narrowed his eyes and then asked, “Li Junwang?”

The messenger nodded and said, “Yes.”

Realizing the importance of this matter, Ceng Baocheng quickly stood up from his chair and took the secret memorial from the messenger. He opened it and looked at it for a long time before closing the secret memorial.

“Li Junwang actually has dealings with bandits? This matter must be handled with caution.” He said with a frown.

Seeing that Zeng Baocheng was deep in thought, the messenger said, Ceng Da Ren, my mission is over. I will take my leave first.”

Before Ceng Baocheng could react, the messenger had already left. After leaving the imperial censor’s mansion, he rode back to the Jin Yi Army camp outside the imperial capital city.

In Yunshan Village, Duan Yixin slept for two hours before waking up. She looked out the small window of her bedroom and saw that it was almost sunset. After stretching for a while, she put on her shoes and walked to the woodshed.

Standing in front of the worn-out farm tools, Duan Yixin frowned. She knew there was no way she could get any work done with these old, rusty farm tools. After thinking about it, she decided to use the method she was most familiar with, the hydroponic system, to grow vegetables. As for corn, she had to buy a piece of land before she could plant it.

After making a decision, Duan Yixin started working. She moved the firewood to a corner of the woodshed and then cleared the shelves and floor. After she was done, she left the woodshed and went to visit Chi Xinru. When she arrived at the Chi family’s house, Duan Yixin saw Chi Xinru washing dishes by the well.

“Xinru.” She called Chi Xinru with a slight smile on her lips.

Hearing her voice, Chi Xinru looked up and saw her standing outside the low wooden gate. Chi Xinru looked at her in surprise and asked, “Xin Xin? Why are you here at this time? Did something happen?”