Chapter 202 I always feel like there's something pressing on you
Of the people whose hands were stained with her blood in the previous life, the only one still alive was Zhao Yinlian.
When Zhao Yinlian gets the punishment she deserves, she can take off all the shackles and chains of the past and face the rest of her life. She can take care of her mother until she dies, and go to distant places to see the rivers and lakes.
During the years that Zhao Yinlian was the mistress of the Zhou residence, she did a lot of shameful things behind the scenes, so Gu Siqing asked someone to investigate who she had been in contact with and what benefits she had sought.
Zhao Yinlian has committed many evil deeds, and a miserable death is her destined end, but Gu Siqing still wants to send her to hell with her own hands. Only if she has enough evidence in her hands can she hope to completely defeat Zhao Yinlian with one blow in the future.
Zhao Yinlian's actions were not to be seen in public, so she was very careful and cautious. However, the Zhou family was very powerful at that time, and her family background was extraordinary, so she never thought that she would be exposed one day.
This gave Gu Siqing an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. It was indeed not easy to investigate old events from previous years. Even though Zhao Yinlian was not thorough in every aspect, Gu Siqing still wasted half a month investigating Zhao Yinlian's matter.
"Boss, this is the last thing you wanted." Li Si handed Gu Siqing the last thing she wanted to her.
Gu Siqing unfolded the document in his hand and took a look at it, then he breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally found enough evidence to incriminate Zhao Yinlian.
She spent a lot of manpower and resources to get these things in her hands, but the final result was worth it.
Only after obtaining these evidences can she feel at ease. After all, without the guarantee of defeating Zhao Yinlian, everything is unknown.
A battle that is not prepared is difficult to fight.
"Thank you for your hard work. Ruyi Pavilion will be closed tomorrow for a day." Gu Siqing patted Li Si's shoulder and yawned. It would be a lie to say that he was not tired these days.
"Thank you, boss." Li Si secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He has been very busy recently.
It's not just about Ruyi Pavilion, I also need to secretly assist the boss in investigating matters related to the Zhao family. Wouldn't that make me very busy?
When Gu Siqing came out of Ruyi Pavilion, she found that it had started to drizzle. There was a dark cloud over the sky, and it was terribly gloomy. Gu Siqing subconsciously raised her hand to cover her head: "Why is it raining?"
In order not to attract attention, she never took a carriage when going in and out of the prime minister's residence, which caused a lot of inconvenience.
"Master, wait a moment. I will ask someone to harness the carriage right away." Li Si also noticed that it was raining outside. He was always observant and reliable, so he immediately went to the carriage shop in the rain to ask someone to harness the carriage.
"No need. It's raining and there are few people walking. It would be too conspicuous for me to take a carriage back to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Gu Siqing shook her head and refused. She glanced at the oil-paper umbrella in his hand and said, "Give me the umbrella. I'll walk back."
Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, so it was not difficult to walk back with an umbrella. Li Si looked at the falling rain curtain, thought about it, and had to give the umbrella to Gu Siqing.
Gu Siqing smiled and nodded to him, then walked into the rain holding an oil-paper umbrella.
The rain had been falling for a long time, and water had accumulated in the depressions of the stone bricks on the long street, forming puddles one after another. Gu Siqing lowered his head and looked at the ripples in the puddles, feeling both relieved and sad.
"Is a puddle worth staring at all the way?" A gentle voice sounded behind him. It was a little blurry because of the rain curtain. Gu Siqing didn't recognize whose voice it was and looked behind him.
"Zi Yu? When did you follow me?" Gu Siqing saw him and grinned.
She has a bright face, and when she really smiles, she looks a little silly for some reason, but she looks very cute.
Bai Ziyu lowered his eyes and looked at her: "I saw you when you left Ruyi Pavilion, but I didn't expect you to keep your head down and stare at the puddle on the ground and didn't notice me."
There was a big difference in height between the two of them, and the umbrella blocked part of their view on a rainy day, so Gu Siqing had to look up at him.
The picture of the woman holding an umbrella slightly lifting the brim of the umbrella and trying to look up at you is so lovely, just like drops of rain falling on green leaves, so touching.
Bai Ziyu chuckled: "Okay, go back, I'll walk with you for a while."
Bai Ziyu walked beside her. Gu Siqing opened her mouth, then closed it, and walked quietly side by side with him.
"Have you found any clues to what you want to investigate?"
As the sound of rain rustled in her ears, Bai Ziyu asked her about her recent investigation.
Gu Siqing was in a good mood at the moment, walking briskly in the rain, and nodded, "I already have the information I want. Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing."
"Why? I always feel like something is weighing on you. It seems that only after you finish these things can you really breathe a sigh of relief?" After Bai Ziyu said this, he noticed that the person next to him paused slightly.
"Don't ask." Gu Siqing turned her head to look at him, and Bai Ziyu couldn't understand the emotions surging in her eyes.
Bai Ziyu's eyes flickered, and he changed the subject: "Mrs. Zhao's father was the Minister of War, and her mother was the daughter of the former Prime Minister. The former Prime Minister died of illness many years ago, and most of his former retainers are no longer in the center of power of the previous dynasty."
Zhao Yinlian was born to the daughter of the former prime minister who was born in his old age. The prime minister loved this daughter very much and also loved his granddaughter very much. However, the former prime minister passed away due to illness for many years, and the current Minister of War found someone and treated this daughter indifferently.
Originally, Lord Zhao was quite nice to Zhao Yinlian. But after Zhou Junyuan died at the border, the people in the Zhao Mansion changed their attitude.
"Apart from Madam Zhao, the legitimate daughter, Lord Zhao also has other legitimate sons and daughters, as well as illegitimate sons and daughters. Madam Zhao has never been his most proud child, so even though the Zhou Mansion has been doing poorly these days, the Shangshu Mansion is only helping out a little."
The weather was hot in the summer, and it became cooler after the rain. Bai Ziyu spoke slowly and steadily, which sounded like a spring breeze to his ears, but Gu Siqing was extremely surprised when she heard it.
"It seems that the Shangshu Mansion has already regarded this daughter as an abandoned child. If you want to take action, the sooner the better." Bai Ziyu helped Gu Siqing analyze the situation, and found that she stopped, so Bai Ziyu also stopped and looked at her.
There was a vague sound in Gu Siqing's mind, but before it could come out, she suppressed it and the noise disappeared instantly.
"What's wrong?" The man's gentle eyes were right in front of her, and his slightly frowned brows revealed his concern for her.
Gu Siqing shook her head: "I'm glad you can help me think about these things. With you by my side, I'm not alone."
From her rebirth to her departure from the Hou Mansion and Zhou Mansion, Bai Ziyu had accompanied her all the way. If it weren't for Bai Ziyu, she would have really been fighting alone. Could they be considered friends of life and death?
Bai Ziyu listened to her and his eyes became soft as water. He smiled indifferently and said, "It's my honor."
He pulled Gu Siqing around the puddle in front of them, then let go of her hand and continued, "Now that the husbands of Lord Zhao's other two legitimate daughters are working for His Majesty in the Hanlin Academy, they are very important to His Majesty, and Lord Zhao has become more and more neglectful of his daughter, Madam Zhao."
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