Chapter 189 Seizing the Initiative

Yun Zhao blinked innocently.

"I just woke up and saw her sneaking out. I didn't have time to look for Huahua and you."

I had no choice but to hurry over and see what she was up to.

"Shall we go in and take a look?"

Wei Jingchen didn't seem to doubt her words and picked Yun Zhao up in his arms.

Yun Zhao took the opportunity to hug Wei Jingchen's neck, lowered her eyes, and had a new idea.

If this residence is indeed the mansion of the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Jiangnan, Ling Xuerou will definitely say something.

With these things laid the groundwork, wouldn't it be much easier to pull Wei Jingchen's Tingyu Pavilion to stand on the opposite side of Wei Junyan in the future?

"Okay! Let's go in quickly, so we don't miss anything important!"

Yun Zhao nodded heavily and said.

The mansion wasn't particularly luxurious, but it had quite a few guards.

Yun Zhao had just circled around the wall and found a spot where the guards were lax. With Wei Jingchen's skills, he easily climbed over the wall and got in.

Ling Xuerou represents the Ling family, so the Jiangnan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner will naturally choose a secluded location to receive her.

"Brother Jingchen, there seem to be quite a few guards over there. Could they be there?"

She asked in a low voice.

Wei Jingchen nodded and led her to the vicinity of that courtyard.

Before long, a man in his forties, dressed in an official robe, walked in.

"grown ups!"

The guards respectfully stepped aside, and Wei Jingchen immediately led Yun Zhao to a suitable spot in a nearby tree to wait for their opportunity.

Just as the guards returned to their positions, the official was about to close the door.

Wei Jingchen leaped from the tree onto the roof of the courtyard.

Inside the room.

Ling Xuerou was sitting at the Inspector's desk, playing with his jade paperweight.

Li Yu saw this scene as soon as she entered the room, and her blood pressure immediately rose.

"How dare you! Who gave you permission to sit in my seat?"

Ling Xuerou calmly put down the paperweight and looked up at him coldly.

Li Yu was startled by her glance.

That's not the look a child of a few years old should have.

"Who are you?"

He blurted it out.

“Daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan, you didn’t see the letter my father sent you, so I had no choice but to come in person.”

"I have seen the letter sent by the Marquis of Dingyuan, but Ding Yan is keeping a close watch on it."

"We can't afford to lose not only the Marquis of Dingyuan, but also myself, can we?"

Seeing her arrogant demeanor, Li Yu was momentarily intimidated.

"Miss Ling, what brings you here today?"

"There's something you probably don't know: Ding Yan is going to send you to Huainan to transport grain."

"Huainan?"

Li Yu wasn't stupid to get to this position. He calculated the time and, seeing that there was a Minister of Revenue in the ranks, he knew it must be because of the tax revenue.

“Huainan is not far away, it’s not a difficult matter.”

He didn't understand why the Marquis of Dingyuan would specifically let his daughter sneak out, could it be just to say something like this?

"But do you know that the Marquis of Wenqing, the maternal family of the Princess of Huainan, was involved in this embezzlement of disaster relief funds?"

"Then how did you know?"

Ling Xuerou jumped off the chair, smiling confidently, "You don't need to know."

All you need to know is that you must participate in the investigation and bring down Ning Qianhou, the mastermind behind it all.

Then send a message to the Fifth Prince, asking General Zhenyuan to choose one.

He was not officially a general under his command, but he took over the 50,000 troops under the command of Marquis Ningqian.

Fifty thousand troops!

Li Yu knew perfectly well how important this matter was, and immediately asked, "Is this true?"

"Why don't you go to Huainan and investigate? My father has already sent this letter to the capital."

"Are you going to wait for news before taking action, or do you want to go and accomplish this for the Fifth Prince first?"

"How can you be so sure that His Majesty will send General Zhenyuan's men up there?"

Since the Loulan King's rebellion, His Majesty has placed great importance on military power in the Northwest.

Let alone whether the Fifth Prince could insert someone into the system, just getting Marquis Ning Qian down there was already difficult enough.

Li Yu looked at the person in front of her suspiciously, and did not immediately believe her words.

"The letter sent back to the Fifth Prince naturally mentions how to do it; you don't need to know it."

If I didn't have a sure thing, why would I dare to let the Fifth Prince do this?

Remember, once you reach Huainan, find a way to prevent Wenqingbo from confessing his crimes.

Since it concerned Wei Junyan, Ling Xuerou naturally wouldn't tell Li Yu in front of her.

Having delivered her message, she didn't waste any more words with Li Yu. She put down his jade paperweight, flicked her hand, and walked out.

"By the way, remember to bring more people with you before you leave the city."

If Li Yu is smart, she will know how to choose.

Seeing Ling Xuerou come out of the house, Wei Jingchen did not rush to leave.

The two continued listening to what was happening inside from the rooftop, only to hear Li Yu call his men inside.

"Listen up, gather your men, and everyone await my command!"

"yes!"

Immediately afterwards, Ding Yan's men came to deliver a message from outside the door.

Seeing this, Wei Jingchen then left with Yun Zhao.

"Brother Jingchen...why do you think she asked Lord Li to take more people with him when he went out?"

Yun Zhao thought she must be up to something, but she couldn't figure out what she was planning.

After a moment, not receiving a reply from Wei Jingchen, she looked up in confusion.

But Wei Jingchen's face was somber, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

"Brother Jingchen?"

Wei Jingchen snapped out of his reverie and looked down at her: "I'll go follow her. You go tell Lord Ding."

There was a spy among those discussing matters this morning. Can you handle it?

"sure!"

Wei Jingchen put Yun Zhao down and then left with Ling Xuerou.

As Yun Zhao watched him leave, she felt that something was amiss.

He seemed to pay special attention to Ling Xuerou?

Wei Jingchen followed Ling Xuerou, trailing her all the way back to the inn.

Inside the room.

"So? Did Li Yu agree?"

Lin Shujing asked with some concern.

"Mother, rest assured, I will go personally. Li Yu will then be able to secure this position."

He's not stupid, of course; he knows what to do.

"You didn't tell him about Wei Junyan, did you?"

Ling Ruofeng asked with some concern.

"Father, rest assured, Wei Junyan's matter has always been a secret. We didn't even dare to write carelessly in the letters sent to the Fifth Prince."

Moreover, Li Yu's identity cannot be revealed to others, as Wei Junyan is not yet powerful enough.

By the time his Listening Rain Pavilion had grown powerful, the Fifth Prince had already taken control of the entire Northwest.

He wanted revenge for his people, so he had no choice but to serve us!

Ling Xuerou was full of confidence.

In his previous life, Marquis Ningqian had always controlled the military power in the Northwest, so Wei Junyan could only lie low in the capital.

With her planning in this life, we will surely seize the initiative!

On the roof.

Wei Jingchen's eyes darkened, and he was already filled with murderous intent.

After listening for a while longer and hearing no news, he got up.

Suzhou was in complete chaos, and since the people originally stationed there were hard to find, he went directly to find Lu Xun.

"Get everyone around Suzhou mobilized. I need to know."

"Who has the Ling family been in contact with these past few days, intercepting the letter intended for the Fifth Prince!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun immediately felt puzzled.

Didn't they already send people to pretend to cooperate with the Fifth Prince?

"Fifth Prince?"

Lu Xun frowned and reminded him, "Aren't you afraid that doing this might alert the enemy? Or has something happened?"