Chapter 792 Brother-in-law (5)

Not to mention people like him and Ji Yushu who live a life of luxury.

Ji Yushu returned to Fengxian Pawnshop and asked Hongluan to prepare his bath water. After a nice bath and a snack, he returned to his study. The dust inside nearly blew him away. Servants were not allowed in Ji Yushu's study, as it held many confidential matters. Therefore, no one had been cleaning it in recent days. Ji Yushu had initially considered asking Hongluan to clean it for him, but after some thought, he gave up. He picked up the broom and began to sweep on his own.

After finally managing to read through the letters, Ji Yushu sat down at the desk and began to flip through the thick pile of letters. By the time he turned to the last letter, Ji Yushu was already feeling sleepy, but as he read, his pajamas fell off and his expression gradually became serious.

Pei Lang was actually imprisoned by Fu Xiuyi? Pei Lang's identity was exposed?

Oh my god! This is such a big thing. Does anyone know? Can anyone help me?

Probably not. Observing Pei Lang was Ji Yushu's own private act. Ultimately, he was simply curious why Shen Miao wanted Pei Lang to be Fu Xiuyi's spy. Even if Pei Lang had some talent, being a spy required immense loyalty. Fu Xiuyi was such a skilled leader, wasn't Shen Miao worried about Pei Lang being turned against him? More importantly, Shen Miao's relationship with Pei Lang had been nothing but ordinary before that, so why would she make such a bold decision?

But he didn't want to fight, and this impulsive action took effect at this moment.

Ji Yushu turned around and was about to go out, showing the letter to Xie Jingxing. Just as he stood up, he stopped again.

"Third brother won't lock me up again, right?" Ji Yushu murmured.

The reason why Xie Jingxing locked up Ji Yushu and Gao Yang was because the Queen summoned Shen Miao into the palace that day to test Shen Miao and let her marry the Crown Prince. This matter was ignored by the two of them and they did not report it to Xie Jingxing. Xie Jingxing then threw them both into the tower prison.

"Third Brother values Miss Chen very much, and this Pei Lang seems to have feelings for her as well, even saying he wants to marry her. This means Pei Lang is Third Brother's rival in love. Since he's a rival, will he get a beating if I tell Third Brother now? He definitely doesn't want to save him." Pei Lang muttered to himself, "Just like I didn't like Miss Shaoyao always smiling at the Prime Minister's son, and then I was so happy when he got spooked by his horse and fell." Ji Yushu, judging others by his own experience, came to a conclusion: "It's best not to tell Third Brother about this for now. Since there's no new news, he's probably not dead yet. Let him stay a few days longer before we tell him."

Ji Yushu thought he was doing a great job, but he didn't know what kind of changes his actions would bring to the future.

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As commanders of the Bingbu City garrison, Chen Qiu and Luo Ling had been incredibly busy these days. Huangfu Hao's death had left a host of issues unsolved. Killing the guards at the Prince of Qin's palace would have drawn the Emperor's displeasure, but not killing them would have been a source of grievance for Huangfu Hao. They'd spread rumors among the people that the Crown Prince was the murderer, keeping Dingjing completely busy these past few days.

They couldn't kill him, so they had no choice but to keep him under house arrest. But the Crown Prince's guards were personally selected by the Qin Emperor to protect Huangfu Hao. How could they be ordinary people? Guarding the Prince of Qin's palace today, he could find a way to escape tomorrow. To prevent unrest, the city garrison was doubled, patrolling Dingjing, especially to prevent the Qin guards from venting their anger and harming innocent people.

By the time they finished their work for the day, it was already nearly evening. Chen Qiu and Luo Ling walked side by side on the street. Normally, with the New Year approaching, the streets of Dingjing would have been bustling with activity. However, due to Huangfu Hao's incident, the city garrison had ordered the people to close their doors and return home early. Even before nightfall, the streets were already deserted.