"Are you sure?"

Bai Shicheng stared at the servant and said.

The servant shrank back in fear and said, "It is indeed the news that came from the Shengjing government office. Everyone knows about it."

"What a Zhao Lin!" Bai Shicheng exclaimed. "Did he know someone was going to attack him, so he faked his own death and escaped? But with no grudges, who would do such a cruel thing to him, and he even guessed it? Could it be..."

Bai Shicheng shuddered.

Could it be his elder brother?

The more Bai Shicheng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

It's really possible.

According to Bai Shicheng's understanding, there were only a few people who had conflicts with Zhao Lin. One was him, one was Jiang Yichen, and the other was Zhao Chenhan in front of him.

But no matter how contradictory it is, it has not reached the point of hiring someone to kill someone.

But Bai Shiyuan is different.

Bai Shicheng knew his feelings for Yun Zhiyi. Although Yun Zhiyi had a bad reputation in Chunyi Pavilion, with Bai Shiyuan around, no one dared to ask her to sleep with them.

But Zhao Lin suddenly redeemed Yun Zhiyi, and she suddenly became Zhao Lin's woman. It would be strange if Bai Shiyuan was not angry.

As for what he said to Zhao Lin before, he must have said it deliberately to get rid of his own suspicion.

Thinking of this, Bai Shicheng's face became even uglier.

After all this time, it turned out to be the work of our eldest brother?

Zhao Chenhan's expression over there was equally grim.

Not only did Zhao Lin escape his ambush, he actually went to Qingzhou and did such a thing.

Even Prince Yu would not dare to be so presumptuous as to beat the county magistrate to death on the spot with a gavel, but Zhao Lin did it anyway.

Isn’t he afraid of being impeached by the censors and being disliked by Li Xingye?

Zhao Chenhan asked, "Zhao Lin killed the Hong County Magistrate. Did Lord Li say anything?"

Bai Shicheng's servant said, "Lord Li said that Master Zhao did a good job."

Zhao Chenhan's face froze, and he quickly said, "Since Zhao Lin is fine, I'll take my leave."

Yun Zhiyi said, "Thank you, Young Master Zhao, for coming. When my master returns, I will definitely have him come to thank me."

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Zhao Chenhan left in a hurry.

Bai Shicheng also hurriedly said goodbye.

In the blink of an eye, the only people left in the entire Zhao family were Yun Zhiyi and the two coffins in the hall.

"The master is really powerful. He even killed the county magistrate at his command. Even if Bai Shiyuan has the Bai family as his backing and is a favorite of the emperor, so what? How dare he kill Ma?"

Yun Zhiyi's heart was filled with pride and honor.

This is the man who is worthy of me.

"Yun Zhiyi!"

A roar came from outside and Yun Zhiyi shuddered.

It’s Fu Liqing!

The news of Zhao Lin's "death" was deliberately concealed by Fu Chengwang. Yun Zhiyi knew that Zhao Lin's death was fake, and she would not tell Fu Liqing. So Fu Liqing only found out today that Zhao Lin had died. He was so angry that he ignored Fu Chengwang's ban and ran out to settle the score with Yun Zhiyi.

Although Zhao Lin’s death was fake, if he didn’t tell her such an important thing, could he still treat her as a sister?

Yun Zhiyi rolled her eyes and said pitifully, "Qing'er, this is not my fault. It was all arranged by the master. He said he was afraid you would be sad, so he couldn't tell you."

"Really?" Fu Liqing's anger disappeared in an instant.

"Of course it's true, otherwise why wouldn't I inform you, right?" Yun Zhiyi said.

"Hmph, you dare to hide it from me. Wait until he comes back and see how I'll deal with him." Fu Liqing pretended to be angry.

…

Zhao Chenhan went to Prince Yu's mansion first. As expected, Prince Yu Li Jingzhong already knew about Zhao Lin's affairs and praised him, "Good boy, at only sixteen years old, you dare to do such a thing. I am ashamed of myself. I had recommended Chenhan to Li Xingye to replace Zhao Lin as the Inspector General, but it seems there is no hope."

Zhao Mingzhu took the opportunity to say, "This is a talent, we must grab him quickly."

"Yes, I will send someone to Hong County right away to win him over," said Li Jingzhong.

After Zhao Mingzhu left, Zhao Chenhan quickly found an opportunity to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, you must not try to win over Zhao Lin."

"Why?" Li Jingzhong asked calmly.

Zhao Chenhan explained, "Qiu Cheng is the county magistrate promoted by the prince. He's one of us. No matter what he did, it's not a reason for Zhao Lin to kill him. If the prince wins over Zhao Lin, won't that dishearten others?"

Li Jingzhong nodded slightly. "You have a point. What do you think we should do? Who will dare to surrender to the prince in the future?"

Zhao Chenhan gritted his teeth and said, "We should avenge Qiu Cheng and let those people know that as long as they surrender to the prince, no matter what they do, they will be protected. Unlike the prince, who needs others to take the blame."

Li Jingzhong thought thoughtfully, "That makes sense. But Zhao Lin is Li Xingye's man. If we win over Zhao Lin, it will be easier to win over Li Xingye. It would be a shame to just get rid of him like that."

Zhao Chenhan advised, "Li Xingye is even more pedantic than Fu Chengwang. Even if he wins over Zhao Lin, it will be useless. He will probably be kicked out of the Shengjing government office as soon as Zhao Lin opens his mouth. Moreover, compared to someone like Li Xingye, the thoughts of his subordinates are more important."

Li Jingzhong finally made a decision: "You are right. I leave this matter to you. Please do it cleanly. I have already recommended you to Li Xingye to take over Zhao Lin's position. Once he dies, you will take over the position."

Zhao Chenhan was overjoyed: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everyone will know that it was Qiu Cheng's accomplices who killed Zhao Lin."

After dealing with Li Jingzhong, Zhao Chenhan returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. With a face full of joy, he said to Han Yuehua, who had been fasting and chanting in the Buddhist temple for the past two days, "Mom, great news! Big brother is fine. He faked his death."

"real?"

Han Yuehua turned around suddenly, revealing a look of joy, but then calmed down and said, "That rebellious son is not dead?"

"Great! Zhao Lin is not dead."

Sisters Zhao Mingyu and Zhao Mingya had been accompanying Han Yuehua. Zhao Mingyu was very happy when she heard this.

Zhao Mingya only said symbolically: "It's good that you're not dead."

A bunch of bitches!

Zhao Chenhan was filled with resentment. If he had known that you were still thinking about him, he would have been exposed.

Zhao Chenhan said calmly, "Big brother had already made preparations. He had others disguise themselves as him, and he left early, so it wasn't Big brother who died. He went to Hong County, Qingzhou Prefecture, and killed the county magistrate Qiu Cheng..."

Zhao Chenhan told the story again.

As expected, Han Yuehua immediately became furious: "He killed the county magistrate? Where did he get the courage? He thought he could kill the county magistrate? This rebellious son is really a troublemaker. He'd rather be dead."

Zhao Mingya took the opportunity to say, "Mom is right. Killing an official is a serious crime. If this matter is investigated, Li Xingye won't be able to protect him. He probably thinks that with us here, if the higher-ups really want to investigate, he'll come to us for help."

"Help him? Humph!" Han Yuehua snorted coldly, "I wish I could beat him to death! If you let this rebellious son continue to make trouble, your father won't be able to bear the responsibility."

Zhao Mingyu said, "He probably wants to achieve something so that you, mother, will look upon him with favor and ask him to come back, so he's impatient."

"Look up to him? Does he deserve it?" Han Yuehua was furious that the news of Zhao Lin's death had affected her mood. "Send a few people to secretly bring him back and lock him up. Just treat him like a cripple. Don't let him make trouble outside anymore."