Zhao Yun was moved to tears. She gently patted Yu Ming's hand and tears welled up in her eyes again. "Okay, then let's work together. But you must promise me that you will be careful. Your safety is just as important."

After the two reached an agreement, Zhao Yun began to meticulously plan the next steps.

She knew that to win this struggle for power and intrigue, she would not be able to do it alone; she would have to make good use of the resources and connections at her disposal.

However, the only person she could truly trust was Yu Ming. Although Zhao Rou was trustworthy, she was currently too weak to move around much.

Moreover, she almost miscarried last time because she saved him, and now she is Li Huai'an's darling. Zhao Yun cannot let her take risks because of this.

Also, she was short of money.

Zhao Yun plans to first try to mend her relationship with Li Zan.

Li Zan urgently needed money more than she did; he wanted to appease Hongyi, but he had no money on hand.

A servant in the mansion who was bribed by Zhao Yun and often walked around Li Zan said that recently, people often carried a box into the mansion through the side gate late at night.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yun instructed Yu Ming, "Yu Ming, keep an eye out for Li Zan at night. Don't go yourself. I have some jewelry here. Take it and pawn it. Give it back to that old servant. What was his name again?" She couldn't remember the servant's name for a moment.

Just as Yu Ming was about to answer, the gatekeeper suddenly came to deliver a message, saying that there was a beggar at the door, begging the young mistress to take him in, and that he would not leave no matter how much she chased him away.

"A beggar?" Yu Ming frowned, saying with displeasure, "Didn't you notice that the young mistress is in a bad mood? Why did you let such an irrelevant person bother her?!"

Zhao Yun frowned slightly, pondering to herself, feeling that there was something unusual and strange about this matter.

"Yu Ming, let's go take a look together."