"Huaifenghou Mansion...Lin Yuqing..." Cao Yiyan could no longer sit still and frowned in the study.
"What on earth is Su Ziji thinking?"
"I thought that since this person is of the prince's blood, and he has the background of being beaten, he will definitely have a conflict with Lin Yuqing. Why not not only will there be no conflict, but he will become closer to Lin Yuqing?"
"Could it be that my letter not only failed to tempt Su Ziji, but actually made him wary?"
This incident made Cao Yiyan a little surprised. He simply sat down and just pondered: "Seeing that Lin Yuqing is about to return to the country, is Su Ziji really indifferent?"
royal palace
Eunuch Zhao had just finished his shift and was asking two young eunuchs to take off his boots and soak his feet, and they reported in a low voice.
The scalding hot water immersed the feet, causing slight pain and numbness, followed by a comfortable feeling, diluting the fatigue on the body, and Eunuch Zhao's half-closed eyes reopened.
The day of the palace examination is getting closer, and Su Ziji's bloodline has not yet been verified again. Eunuch Zhao has to keep an eye on Su Ziji. If something goes wrong, he will not be able to explain it to the emperor.
"You said that Su Ziji's retainer was hurt by Lin Yuqing's people, but Su Ziji not only did not get angry, but also had a happy conversation with him?"
"Yes, this is the report from the Imperial City Department."
Eunuch Zhao squinted his eyes and said nothing, while the young eunuch did not dare to say anything more. He just watched the water temperature and carefully added more hot water.
"This guy Lin Yuqing..."
Eunuch Zhao looked down on Lin Yuqing very much.
He is just a barbarian son of a small clan, and he is extremely incompetent and weak. He only knows how to make friends with powerful people to please him. He is almost forty and still hangs out in the yamen gang with no future.
If he hadn't been keeping an eye on Su Ziji, he would have never known that Lin Yuqing had gained considerable influence in private.
On the surface, Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce originally thought that Lin Yuqing only had a stake in it, but because he kept an eye on Su Ziji, he discovered that Lin Yuqing's hand had actually reached out to the local gang in the capital, the Golden Snake Society, and he investigated carefully.
It was discovered that although there were other investments in the entire Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce, the majority were people related to Lin Yuqing.
Not only that, there are also a series of industries such as fleets, shops, rice shops, etc.
Of course, no matter how much there is, it is just a small matter. Eunuch Zhao only needs to check and know: "It turns out that Lin Yuqing is related to the prince's accident."
"Su Ziji can be said to be filial. He has not spared any of the prince's enemies."
There were many precedents, and Eunuch Zhao was also curious about how Su Ziji would treat this person. As a result, after waiting and waiting, Su Ziji and Lin Yuqing started to get along harmoniously.
"This is impossible." If someone else, or even the emperor, might have concealed it, but Eunuch Zhao stared at Su Ziji for a long time, and understood Su Ziji's character, and immediately shook his head: "If you keep an eye on Lin Yuqing, he will
As he is about to return to China, Su Ziji will definitely make some moves in the near future."
"I understand, little one!" the little eunuch responded immediately.
Eunuch Zhao squinted his eyes to enjoy it, then looked at the little eunuch who was still waiting not far away.
"Why, is there anything else?" The little eunuch usually left after reporting. Today, he looked a little hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know whether he should say it. This look really made Eunuch Zhao uncomfortable.
used.
This tone brought out dissatisfaction.
The young eunuch hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to look at him. He only said respectfully: "Young man is fine. Just now... there was a scandal in Zhang Shilang's house. It was said that Xu Xian's wife had stolen someone behind his back. This incident was reported
I shouted out directly and pointed the finger at Lin Yuqing of Lin State."
"I don't know if I should report it or not."
"What?" Eunuch Zhao was shocked by the news and immediately stood up, forgetting that he was soaking his feet. At this moment, the wooden basin was kicked over and water flowed all over the floor.
He didn't care, he just asked someone to clean his feet, put on his shoes and went out.
As he walked, he asked the little eunuch: "What is the specific situation? Let's talk about it as we walk."
"yes."
The streets and alleys are full of pedestrians, and the oxen's hooves are walking leisurely on the road. Lin Yuqing, the master of Lin, who is well-known in the capital, has a face as dark as water at this moment, looking around in the oxcart.
Although he still didn't know what happened, he was just walking on the road when he heard someone mention his name, and a chill suddenly rose in his heart. Then the noise outside became even more noisy, which made him feel depressed.
He lifted the corner of the car curtain with his slender fingers and looked out, seeing soldiers hurriedly running past on the street.
"Where is the place ahead, why is it so chaotic, but what happened?" Lin Yuqing asked the driver in front.
The coachman replied: "Sir, it seems that we have arrived at the residence of Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It seems that a group of government officials are coming out of the mansion. It must be that something happened in the mansion."
Lin Yuqing felt that Zhang Shilang from the Ministry of Civil Affairs sounded familiar. When he thought about it carefully, Zhang Shilang married a second wife and he had a good relationship with her. Could it be that this is the family?
Because of his romantic nature, he had many casual marriages. Although he thought of this incident, he could not immediately connect it with the current situation.
I just feel like I've been a little lazy lately.
Being entangled by Su Ziji, he had to endure and teach chess skills, that's all. In recent days, Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce seems to have been targeted by others. He wanted to check, but he couldn't find out who was watching. This
The feeling of being in the dark and being in the clear is really not a good thing.
"Before I return to China, the forces here must not be discovered and targeted by the Zheng Dynasty officials." Lin Yuqing thought like this. The ox cart had slowly arrived near Zhang Shilang's residence. Looking through the corner of the curtain, he could see the gate.
This military attache of the eighth rank was wearing a uniform, and he didn't know which yamen he belonged to, but he was spitting wildly.
"Must be caught, immediately!"
"At the feet of the Emperor, in the land of the capital, there are so many of you, and you can't even catch a single escaped slave. How can I explain to Shilang Zhang?"
"If we can't catch him before dark, then stop doing this and take off your skin!"
Although the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is only the fourth rank, apart from the Minister, only the Ministers of the Ministry of Personnel have the most power. It can be said that the promotion of officials of all sizes in the country is in their hands. Even in a place like the capital where powerful people gather, they can never do it at will.
offend.
But Lin Yuqing was also a little puzzled. Even though he was just a runaway slave, was it worth such a massive effort to arrest him?
This matter should not alarm the government to arrest people. Lin Yuqing was surprised and immediately ordered his followers: "Go and secretly ask what happened?"
Lin Yuqing always has an ominous premonition, hoping that it will not come true.
The entourage left and chased some government officials.
Lin Yuqing let the bullock cart lean against it temporarily. After a while, he saw an official angrily walking out of Zhang Shilang's house. Looking at the official uniform, he was a fourth-grade official. Lin Yuqing recognized it briefly and found that it was indeed the Zhang he had seen.