Chapter 213 Surprise
The list of insiders provided by Lieutenant General Li was quickly handed over to Wen Chengyun.
Compared to Lieutenant General Li, it is obvious that the camp prostitutes in these people's arms are more able to open their hearts.
These women were basically not from brothels, and most of them were from wealthy families, but they were in trouble because someone in their family had committed a crime.
Because they were implicated, they were exiled to the border areas to serve as camp prostitutes. Those who were good at singing and dancing and had good looks stayed to serve, while the rest did menial work.
Their main duties were to sing, dance, and play the piano to entertain the guests, and at night, to serve the emperor in his bed and daily life.
Based on his impressions, Lieutenant General Li recommended several camp prostitutes who were frequently summoned to Wen Chengyun's favor.
"I am willing to give it a try, but I beg you to save me from this sea of suffering!"
After hearing the tasks they needed to complete, the prostitutes almost all chose to cooperate. After all, if they were particularly beautiful, they might be taken as their own by the generals if they were lucky. Although they could not become his wife, they could at least become his concubine.
But for the most part, camp prostitutes either died under the swords of the two armies in battle, or died of old age on the border or in a foreign land.
"Yes, as long as you can successfully extract information from these two, I can exonerate each of you. I can't return you to your hometown, but at least you can leave the barracks and settle down in Qingshi Town."
Wen Chengyun looked through the curtain at the frail figures kneeling outside and sighed softly. This was why Father rarely exiled entire families. As a woman, the possibility of being implicated was too great...
Several camp prostitutes looked at Lieutenant General Li with great joy. They had already learned how to read people's expressions in the military camp and knew that the person in the main position should not be peeped at easily, so they simply turned their eyes to Lieutenant General Li.
"Don't worry, since you have made a promise, you must keep your word." Lieutenant General Li nodded to confirm the credibility of Wen Chengyun's words.
Thanks to the efforts of the camp prostitutes, all kinds of letters and documents were soon compiled on Wen Chengyun's desk. Not only Liao Yu, but even these two confidants actually had vague connections with the capital.
Because the letters they found were also a string of unidentified characters, the same language as the bird language Wen Chengyun had intercepted earlier. Before dawn, Wen Chengyun ordered the prostitutes to be secretly sent out of the barracks, while Wu Qi personally went to the government office to change the household registration of these unfortunate women.
When the two confidants woke up, they found their hands and feet tied to the bed. Wen Chengyun was drinking tea and reading letters leisurely beside them.
"Minister of Revenue, your hands are deeper than I thought. It is beyond my expectation that the Yuandu Dynasty has a group of loyal dogs like you."
Wen Chengyun couldn't understand the contents of the letter, but it was no problem for him to deceive these two people with the information he had.
As soon as these confident words came out, the two confidants looked at each other and their faces turned pale. They thought that Liao Yu had diverted attention, but they didn't expect that by accident the investigation would be directed to themselves. It turned out that he had made mistakes after drinking and fell into the trap of a woman.
"Stop talking nonsense. Kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you!"
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Faced with Wen Chengyun's teasing, the two confidants showed completely different reactions. One was emotionally excited and wanted to commit suicide, while the other kept silent and remained emotionally stable.
Wen Chengyun lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, a plan already in mind. The two men had completely different personalities, making this a perfect opportunity to sow discord.
Cheng Xiang played the bad guy and ordered the two men to be imprisoned separately, while Lieutenant General Li played the good guy and occasionally gave food to the emotionally agitated one.
Such different treatments quickly led the other party to mistakenly believe that the other party had betrayed them, so they simply stopped hiding it.
However, Wen Chengyun was quite disappointed to find that these two people's official positions were lower than Liao Yu's, and their knowledge was very limited. He only knew that the remnants of the previous dynasty in Beijing had begun to take shape. Judging from the tone of the superiors in the letters, their status was not low...
"Master, you have done your best. The expansion you ordered a few days ago can be completed today. The sun has not yet set, so you still have time to return."
Wu Qi looked at Wen Chengyun, who was frowning, and gently reminded him that the people responsible for expanding the house were starting from the inside, and today was the time to complete the decoration of the exterior gate.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Wen Chengyun extended his index finger and rubbed his temples. The situation in the barracks had come to a temporary end. After the capture of the two confidants, the soldiers showed the same anger as when facing the traitor, and Cheng Xiang's position was also consolidated.
It was almost time for him to return to his family. After all, he had been in exile until now and he owed Cheng Weiyao a lot.
When the sun was almost setting, Cheng Weiyao pushed her small stall back to her small yard. Normally, she would have closed her stall and gone home by this time.
At last, a group of soldiers arrived, complaining of thirst. Cheng Weiyao, reflecting on the hardships faced by soldiers defending their country, temporarily added another shift using raw materials from the farm, and the work continued until this moment.
The courtyard was quiet. As soon as Cheng Weiyao pushed the door open, she saw a pair of white hands in front of her eyes: "Sister-in-law, go take a shower and change clothes quickly. Today is a special day!"
It was Wen Liyu's voice. A helpless smile appeared on Cheng Weiyao's face. Although she didn't understand why, she still followed Wen Liyu's instructions and entered the room.
There were screens and wooden tubs in the room, indicating she needed to bathe and change clothes herself. Cheng Weiyao, who had been busy all day, really wanted to wash off the stickiness, so she didn't think much of it.
Instead, he recalled the birthdays of everyone in the Prince of Qingping's mansion. His original body's birthday was clearly out of the question. Although he was close to everyone in the Prince of Qingping's mansion, he had never asked about their birthdays...
Cheng Wei Yao was thinking while changing into some clothes. When she opened the door, she ran into Wen Liyu carrying a big bag.
"Sister-in-law! You've finished washing just in time. I've made a new set of clothes. Can you help me try them on?"
A hint of joy flashed in Wen Liyu's eyes, and she pushed Cheng Weiyao and planned to go into the house.
Cheng Weiyao silently looked at the big bag in Wen Liyu's hand, in which a corner of her clothes could be vaguely seen. Even though she was clumsy, she finally came to her senses. She stretched out her index finger and tapped Wen Liyu's forehead.
"You, the abacus is so loud that even if I'm slow-witted, I can still hear it!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a figure in red clothes appeared beside her. The person was tall and graceful, with affectionate eyes.
"Madam, don't blame Ah Yu. It was my husband's idea..."
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