Yet Yang Chuxia had received no news at all about the man she was tracking.
September quickly approached, and Ye Zi'an's tenure had come to an end. However, with the new County Magistrate not arriving anytime soon, he still had to wait here for the handover.
What he didn't know was that his tenure completion had caused quite a stir at court.
What was even more unexpected to him was that those at court would actually delay his appointment.
"Emperor, although Ye Zi'an's term has concluded, his evaluation results have not been released. How can he assume the post of Prefect of Shandong?"
The news of Ye Zi'an's promotion had gradually become known to the ministers after the imperial decree was read, but at the time, they were all frightened by the Fancy Red Pavilion affair and thus had not spoken up.
But now they couldn't wait any longer. The position of Prefect of Shandong was a lucrative one—how could they let some green youngster take it?