The two imperial envoys were ordered to investigate the case, but they did not want to disturb the local people. The next day, they left the city with two carts of books. After returning to Beijing, one went to the Censorate to submit the imperial edict, and the other went back to the Northern Pacification Office to investigate the case. The scene of the censor and the Jinyiwei riding side by side, even talking and laughing on the road, really shocked many passers-by.
As soon as Liu Zan returned to the court, his colleagues came up to him and asked, "Brother Liu, what did you gain from this trip? Has Qian'an published a new edition of The Three Kingdoms by Six Talents?"
"Has Shang Gui ever visited the library in Qian'an County? Is the layout inside consistent with the one depicted in Qi Zhiyuan's Collection of Official Documents?"
"Is it possible for anyone to enter the room where Lady Cui lived? Is there still the lingering scent of the beauty inside?"
Liu Zan blocked them so much that he couldn't even open the door of the Chief Censor's room, so he had to deal with them first: "The books and paintings are in the car I brought back to Beijing. I will sort them out after the court is over and have someone distribute them to everyone. There are actually no new books in Ju'anzhai over there. It seems that since Concubine Cui left, they have only published one book, "Collected Works of Qi Zhiyuan", and the other books and paintings are reprints of old ones."
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