Chapter 530: Chapter 530: Don’t Be Afraid, It’s Not Your Fault

Yang Ye spoke confidently, but Qiao Xiaomai tilted her head slightly, “But this involves the military…”

Yang Ye was just a leisurely prince without any real power.

“No problem. I am not just a leisurely prince anymore, I have been assigned a duty,” said Yang Ye.

A look of surprise appeared on Qiao Xiaomai’s face, “Duty?”

According to Tong Sanlang, Yang Ye had been living a life of idleness to avoid suspicion and to reassure the crown prince.

However, Emperor Yongan would occasionally assign tasks to him. After the tasks were completed, he would return to his idle state.

“Yes, my father noticed there were too many loopholes in ‘Daqi Law’, so he ordered me to deliberate and revise ‘Daqi Law’ together with some scholars. Look at me now, delivering melons and seeking advice from Master Gu,” Yang Ye nodded towards Principal Gu.

Principal Gu stroked his beard and commented, “His Majesty’s move is commendable.”

Yang Ye laughed, “Yes, so don’t worry about the matter. There is no provision in the ‘Daqi Law’ regulating civilians for losing or damaging military secrets. If there’s no such provision, there would be no basis for punishment. The sentence will be entirely dependent on discourse.”

“As far as I know, Sun Junyan is merely serving under Cen Hong, without holding any office, right?”

Apart from the Village Chief, who is elected by the villagers, all other officials in Daqi were appointed by the Emperor.

Of course, the specific operations were managed by the Ministry of Personnel. The lower-level local officials were all nominated by the Ministry of Personnel, presented to Emperor Yongan for review, and only after his approval could they take office.

Cen Hong, who was an inferior official by himself, definitely didn’t have the right to appoint Sun Junyan.

Moreover, Sun Junyan was just a scholar. He didn’t even qualify to be an official.

So, Sun Junyan was nothing more than an ordinary citizen who seemed a little higher up because he was clinging to Cen Hong.

But at the end of the day, he was still a civilian.

Cen Hong allowed a civilian to view classified military documents and even allowed the civilian to take these files home.

Now, these documents have been damaged, and the ones who should really be held accountable for this are Cen Hong and Sun Junyan.

Cen Hong leaked military secrets.

Sun Junyan was negligent in their care.

Qiao Xiaomai’s mistake was unintentional, and the innocent shouldn’t be punished, right?

Hearing Yang Ye clarify the intricate ins and outs of the situation, Qiao Xiaomai’s eyes lit up.

Indeed, it seemed Cen Hong and Sun Junyan should bear most of the responsibility.

“Don’t worry, there’s no need to be anxious about this. You, should focus on how to eat this watermelon,” Yang Ye said with a smile.

Qiao Xiaomai also started laughing, “Then, thank you so much, Your Highness.”

“Then you can repay me by cooking some more delicious food,” Yang Ye smiled even more broadly.

Returning to the Capital City with the retired Emperor was like going back to where he grew up. After being away for half a year, he quite missed it.

He wanted to see his parents, meet his friends, taste the delicacies of the Capital City, and then he began to miss Qiao Xiaomai’s cooking.

Luckily, the melons planted by Emperor Yongan were ripe, and he was supposed to deliver some to Principal Gu.

Because of the task he was performing, he decided to take on the task of delivering the melons.

He had been traveling for several days, and only arrived at Bailu Town this morning.

“In fact, I have another favor to ask of Your Highness,” said Qiao Xiaomai.

“What is it?”

“I want to ask Your Highness to help me inquire about someone.”

“Oh? Who? Your mother?”

“No, it’s my grandfather’s wife and children.” As for Qiao Qinghe’s matter, it was most suitable to entrust Yang Ye to investigate.