While Yinzhen was still in a daze, he saw Yinzhen walk in with the people from the Ministry of Revenue.

"Huh?" Yinzhen was a little taken aback, then remembered what he had heard, and pointed to himself uncertainly, "Fourth Brother, I'm already under house arrest, do I still have to pay back the money?"

Yinzhen gave a forced smile, "It's just that you've been confined to your home for three months, not that you're dead. Why don't you pay back the money? Don't even mention you, even the Eighth Prince has to pay back the money."

have to.

Yinzhen pursed his lips, about to retort, when he suddenly remembered what had happened earlier.

Ignoring the others who were still present, she pulled Yinzhen and ran towards the study, saying, "Fourth Brother, come in with me."

Yinzhen: ?

What are they plotting?

As soon as the two entered the study, Yinzhen closed the door, as if afraid that Yinzhen would run out. His big eyes stared straight at Yinzhen, and even the usually single-minded Yinzhen felt a little uneasy under his gaze.

"Ninth Brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

What, you're planning to kill someone to cover it up for a little money?

No way.

Lao Jiu wasn't short of money, and besides, even though he had entered, there were still officials from the Ministry of Revenue accompanying him outside.

If Lao Jiu really wanted to kill someone to silence them, or to vent Lao Ba's anger, then he himself couldn't escape unscathed.

Oh, right, let's avenge Lao Ba.

Thinking of this, a hint of disdain finally appeared on Yinzhen's blank face.

"What, you're planning to avenge the Eighth Prince because he's been imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court?"

Yinzhen snorted, "If he dared to plot against the Crown Prince, he should have been prepared to be discovered. That's the Crown Prince, not an ordinary brother..."

With his mind preoccupied, Yinzhen had no time to think about the Crown Prince and the Eighth Prince.

"I have a question for you. Did you save me before?" Yinzhen asked, but Yintang looked blank. Yintang added, "In the pond in the palace."

Yinzhen's eyes were a little unnatural. "It's the Thousand Carp Pond. Originally, I was planning to take a stroll to relax, but I didn't expect to see a fool fall in. He struggled for a long time but couldn't get out, so I kindly jumped in and pulled him out."

Yin Tang: It was indeed Fourth Brother who saved me.

Don't be angry, don't be angry. He's just an idiot, I'll accept it.

"Since you saved me, why didn't you say so at the time? When I came up, I didn't see you, but I saw the myna bird. For so many years, I still thought it was the myna bird that saved me."

Yin Tang became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice trembling slightly.

Yinzhen was taken aback, and only then did he realize why the Ninth Prince had been following the Eighth Prince around. It turned out that it was to repay a debt of gratitude.

"So you want to repay my kindness by supporting his rise to power?"

Yin Tang nodded without hesitation.

For a moment, Yinzhen was at a loss for words.

Yinzhen looked at him with red eyes, like a wronged and deceived child, and even his voice was choked with emotion.

"Fourth Brother, it turns out you saved me! I really didn't know. I always thought it was Eighth Brother, so I've always helped Eighth Brother..." Yin Tang threw himself into Yin Zhen's arms and cried.

Yinzhen was truly at a loss. The reason he asked Yintang for money today was to provoke him.

I never expected that this would happen before I could even say anything hurtful.

He pondered for a long time before finally reaching out and patting Yinzhen's shoulder, his voice softening slightly.

"Let bygones be bygones. I never imagined that the reason you've been following Lao Ba all this time was for this reason."

After crying his fill, Yinzhen wiped away his tears and said, "Fourth Brother, although you have admitted to this, I still need to find an opportunity to ask Eighth Brother. If he really lied to me, I won't let it go so easily."

Unexpectedly, Yinzhen was quite intelligent and did not believe his own side of the story.

Yinzhen suddenly thought that if Yintang were more reliable, it might be possible to bring him into his camp.

He's a real money-maker; with him around, the Crown Prince's situation will naturally be much easier.

Even without him contributing money or effort, simply preventing him from giving money to Yinzhi would cut off many of the other party's options.

Thinking about it this way, Yinzhen's face was also full of smiles.

Because of this incident, Yinzhen left Yintang's residence with a big smile on his face, which puzzled the spies sent out by Guoluo Minglu.

When Guo Luoluo Minglu returned and told her, she looked completely bewildered.

"The Ninth and Fourth Brothers have always been at odds, and they always argue whenever they meet. What happened?" Guo Luoluo Minglu bit her lip and pondered.

Cuilan thought for a moment, "Prince Yong has come to ask for money. Could it be that Ninth Prince has already paid off the debt, which is why Prince Yong is happy?"

Guo Luoluo Minglu felt that this was the only possibility.

She was still planning what would happen three months from now when the servant rushed in in a panic.

"My Ladyship, something terrible has happened! This servant has learned that Lord Ma'ertai is about to be executed."

Guo Luolu Minglu suddenly stood up. "Uncle is going to be executed? What's going on?"

The servant stammered, "It is said that the decree was personally issued by the Emperor. Guards have just gone to Guo Luoluo's residence to arrest him, but we haven't found out the exact date of his execution."

Guo Luoluo Minglu's body swayed, and she felt like she was about to faint.

Cuilan quickly supported her, "Madam, you can't be hurt now."

Guo Luoluo Minglu kept nodding, forcing herself to calm down.

With Yinzhi imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court and out of reach, and the Emperor and others still in Rehe, she was at a loss as to who to turn to for help.

"Madam, this matter has escalated so much because it involves the Crown Prince. Why don't we go and ask the Crown Princess for help? She's always been weak-willed."

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