Chapter 332 The Spy Planted by the King of Yue

He Ting led his men to the prison cell, where Ling Ruofeng had not slept for a day and a night.

Upon seeing him, Ling Ruofeng merely raised his eyes, without much change in expression.

"Your daughter was assassinated last night."

He Ting looked Ling Ruofeng up and down and said directly.

Ling Ruofeng suddenly stood up, staring intently at He Ting.

"impossible!"

With the Imperial Guards watching over him, who could be so capable as to kill his daughter so silently?

"I am also very surprised. What kind of expert could have infiltrated the city?"

She was killed without the Imperial Guards noticing, and what's even more perplexing to me is that...

Was it really necessary to go to such lengths to kill a child? Or is it that...

"What promises did you make to the King of Yue on behalf of your daughter?"

He Ting naturally didn't know who did it, but that didn't matter.

Their target was the King of Yue.

Ling Ruofeng slumped to the ground, his face deathly pale, shaking his head with a blank stare.

"Impossible, he wouldn't!"

"What's impossible? Who do you think sent me to investigate Yuan Shuchang?"

Yuan Shuchang acted on his own initiative and killed the people from Liuxianlou, but he slipped up and someone reported him to the emperor.

The King of Yue, in order to protect himself, sent me to investigate Yuan Shuchang.

Yuan Shuchang was the prefect of Yangzhou. Even so, the King of Yue had to sacrifice his pawn to save his king.

"What's so impossible about killing one of your daughters?"

He Ting's words kept echoing in Ling Ruofeng's ears, leaving him unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Of course he knew about Yuan Shuchang's Liuxianlou restaurant.

But why did Yuan Shuchang kill the people from Liuxianlou?

Isn't the King of Yue afraid that taking action against Yuan Shuchang will lead to more corruption cases being uncovered?

Or is it that He Ting had someone planted by the King of Yue?

Ling Ruofeng understood instantly.

No wonder, even with the Imperial Guards watching, they still managed to kill his daughter.

The King of Yue was probably worried that his daughter's precognitive dream would expose his treason to the emperor!

His daughter was killed; he's next!

“I can tell you, but you must promise to pick me out.”

"nature."

"The King of Yue colluded with Yanbei in an attempt to rebel. This war in the northern border was started by Yanbei at the behest of the King of Yue, with the aim of obtaining silver from maritime trade."

He Ting's face stiffened, and he squinted at him.

"Everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can have someone investigate the plague case in Yangling Prefecture last year."

The prefect of Yangling Prefecture was killed by men hired by the King of Yue; that fire in the suburbs...

All the account books were burned, and it was because of this that the King of Yue dared to take action against Yuan Shuchang!

Without the ledgers, there is no evidence.

Unless someone can find evidence of their communications from Yanbei.

"You said the account books were burned, what can we find out? The matter of treason?"

Who can prove the truth? Making baseless accusations is a sure path to death! Do you think I'm stupid?

He Ting frowned.

Ling Ruofeng looked at him with a stern face: "Yuan Shuchang may also have some account books."

But the King of Yue was very careful in doing these things, and he had to submit the account books every now and then.

Moreover, everyone has different responsibilities. As far as I know, after my accident,

The smuggling of salt was handed over to Yuan Shuchang. Given Yuan Shuchang's cautious nature, he might very well keep an extra piece of evidence.

Moreover, he left beforehand; perhaps he knew something.

Yuan Shuchang was cunning and ruthless. In order to protect himself, he would kill even his own clansmen without hesitation.

King Yue therefore dared not entrust too many matters to Yuan Shuchang.

But there will always be clues, and who knows, we might be able to find something.

"Lord He, my Ling family was completely unaware of this matter beforehand; it was all because my daughter had a precognitive dream."

We learned that the King of Yue was plotting a rebellion, but we are already in exile.

The King of Yue sent Yuan Shuchang to take us away, intending to use my daughter to help him.

He sent someone to kill my daughter, probably because he's afraid she'll expose him!

Another precognitive dream?

So this is the so-called secret to overthrowing the Great Zhou?

"I will investigate all that you have said. If it is true, I will take you back to the capital and report to His Majesty."

After saying that, He Ting prepared to leave the prison cell.

"Wait! Lord He!"

Ling Ruofeng quickly called out to the person.

He Ting turned to look at him, only to find that Ling Ruofeng's expression was somewhat strange.

"how?"

"Lord He."

He waved to He Ting, signaling him to come closer.

He Ting was getting impatient and took two steps forward.

"I suspect that there are people from the King of Yue around you."

Ling Ruofeng lowered his voice.

He Ting frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, saying, "I will keep that in mind."

After leaving the cell, He Ting looked around, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

He returned to his room and wrote a letter to the Qi family to report the situation.

He then summoned two more imperial guards.

These are the only two members of the Qi family who were placed in the Imperial Guard.

"Go and search the Yuan family again. Keep an eye out; there might be people from the King of Yue among them."

Furthermore, order the officials of Xuyang Prefecture to seal off the entire city and prevent anyone from entering or leaving.

"clear."

The Imperial Guards then left.

If it really was the Imperial Guards who did it, then this person wouldn't leave until they found what Yuan Shuchang was hiding.

Meanwhile, Yun Zhao did not return directly to Linjia Village, but instead went to Guanzhou.

Last year, due to the opening of maritime trade, many merchants stayed in Guanzhou temporarily.

And the crispy mountain became something that merchants flocked to.

In a short time, Guanzhou's tax revenue skyrocketed.

As the prefect of Guanzhou, this incident also made this year his last year in Guanzhou.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be able to be transferred back to Beijing next year.

He Chuan was somewhat surprised when Yun Zhao came to find him.

"Little Yun."

"Lord He, have you heard any news from the capital recently?"

Yun Zhao's question was naturally about the war in the northern border.

"We haven't received any news yet. Miss Yun, did you come here for this matter?"

Logically, a message sent from the capital should have reached Linjia Village directly.

She wouldn't have made a special trip here.

“My master wrote to me last year saying he would come to Guanzhou after the New Year. I haven’t seen my master in a long time, so I came to visit and also to pay my respects to Lord He.”

After saying that, Yun Zhao handed a food box to He Chuan.

"Lord He, these are plum blossom pastries that my mother and I made. Would you like to try some?"

He Chuan is an official; it's inappropriate to give him anything else.

On the contrary, these kinds of food make people feel more cared for.

"Then I shall respectfully comply."

He Chuan accepted it with a smile.

"I will be staying at Jishetang for the next two days. If Lord He has any news, you can come to Jishetang to find me."

People were coming and going at Jishetang. He Chuan reminded her, "Miss Yun, be careful when you are at Jishetang. Do not reveal your identity."

"Yes, thank you for reminding me, sir."

She was the daughter of an exiled criminal, and although probably no one would recognize her, it was best to be cautious.

To avoid causing trouble for Lord He.

After leaving the government office, Yun Zhao went to Jishetang.

She wore a gauze hat and a silk robe, looking no different from a wealthy young lady from Guanzhou.

Upon seeing this, the waiter from Jishetang hurriedly stepped forward: "Young lady, are you here to see a doctor?"

Is Valley Master Pei here?

Yun Zhao asked.

The waiter paused for a moment, then quickly smiled apologetically and said, "The old master is out on a house call today. If the young lady is in a hurry, our other doctors at Jishetang are also very good."

Yun Zhao then took out the jade token and said, "I'm here to see my master. Which residence did he go to for a house call?"

The fact that her master could be persuaded to come means it's not a simple illness.

The waiter recognized her jade pendant and was immediately alarmed.

"So you are the old Valley Master's disciple. This way, please! That person said he was an old friend of the old Valley Master, so the old Valley Master went over in person."

Old friend?

Why haven't I heard before that Master has old friends in Guanzhou?

Yun Zhao immediately felt something was off.

"Whom did my master bring with him this time?"

"It seems to be the eldest son of the Xian family."

Yun Zhao paused in his steps.

It's actually Xian Pingjing?

"Which mansion does my master live in? Take me there."