The area outside Shuiyunju was bustling with activity.
Inside the room, after applying medicine to Yan Li, Hui Xiang was shocked to learn what had happened outside the courtyard and quickly turned her head to look at her master.
Did Miss's words today also anger His Highness the Crown Prince?
Miss, will His Highness the Crown Prince hold a grudge against you?
On the low couch, Yan Li held a storybook in her delicate hands, gazing intently at it. After being stared at for a while, she slowly raised her eyes and saw Huixiang, who seemed hesitant to speak, and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"What are you looking at? Don't worry, if he really disliked what I said today, he would have thrown me into the pool to soak in the water long ago."
Yan Li had already figured out Wen Yichu's personality pretty well, so she dared to take this tactic because she was sure that Wen Yichu wouldn't turn against her.
She just hadn't expected him to bite her.
Sooner or later, they'll bite back.
After receiving a word from Yan Li, Hui Xiang recovered and breathed a sigh of relief.
As Wen Yichu was leaving, she glanced at the courtyard one last time before looking towards the inner room through the winding corridor.
He had previously worried that she was too naive and would be devoured by these wolves and tigers, but now it seems she's not some innocent little rabbit that needs protection; she's clearly a fox.
By deliberately bringing up the cooperation again and intentionally provoking him, she had calculated that this Miss Yan would lose her temper and come to him.
However, if the goal is to use him to get rid of Yan Jingzhi, this method is still too gentle.
Perhaps it was because the killing intent emanating from Wen Yichu was too targeted and too intense that Yan Jingzhi, lying on the ground, had no desire to fight again.
How could she forget that Wen Yichu is now a favored son of heaven, how could he easily believe the words of a concubine's daughter like her?
Perhaps, only after he falls into the mire will he believe that she is his only salvation.
Yes, she is the female lead, and she can't just disappear from the story easily. Returning to the manor is just a temporary measure. She must endure it. As long as Wen Yichu's legs are crippled, her chance will come.
She was determined to make these people regret it.
Yan Jingzhi had harsh words in her heart, but the servants who had been in the manor longer than her were all ruthless and taciturn.
After receiving the prime minister's order, he bound her hands and feet, lifted her directly onto the carriage back to the countryside, and covered her mouth even more tightly.
My main principle in doing things is to be clean and efficient.
...
"Your Highness, I do have some leads regarding that case." Just as Wen Yichu was about to leave the mansion, Yan Baihui, after some deliberation, called him back.
Wen Yichu paused, then changed direction after a moment.
In the study.
“Your Highness, perhaps Shen Qingzhi is not entirely innocent in this matter.” Yan Bai paused for a moment before speaking again, handing over the brewed tea.
Wen Yichu did not pick up the paper, but merely glanced at it and asked, "Does Prime Minister Yan know what he said?"
It was common knowledge in both the court and among the people that Shen Qingzhi was Yan Baihui's protégé.
Many people suspect that Shen Qingzhi instructed Yan Baihui to commit this embezzlement case. Otherwise, how could Shen Qingzhi, a newly appointed vice minister, have the audacity to do something that could cost him his head?
Not to mention that he initially cried out that he was innocent, but in the end he actually admitted it. Many people have already suspected that this was Yan Baihui's doing, sacrificing a pawn to save the king.
Wen Yichu naturally wouldn't give such an answer to her father, the Emperor, which is why she was treated coldly.
Now that Yan Baihui has pulled him into the study and told him that Shen Qingzhi is not innocent, the meaning behind it is quite clear.
"I thought Prime Minister Yan was different from them, but now he's going to push his own disciple forward and admit to this capital crime?"
Upon hearing Wen Yichu's words, Yan Baihui realized that he had misunderstood him. He quickly stood up, bowed, and said:
"I would never dare to do that, Your Highness. Have you ever heard the saying..." Yan Bai paused for a moment before replying.
"Don't blame others for taking advantage of you if you can't remember something yourself."
He repeated what his wife had said to him that night, albeit with a slightly different tone.
“I know my student well. If Shen Qingzhi truly believed that he had never committed any embezzlement, he would certainly not have accepted such charges.”
Wen Yichu picked up her teacup and took a small sip. "Is that all Prime Minister Yan wanted to say?"
Shen Qingzhi was an official in the court, and he knew his style of doing things quite well; otherwise, he wouldn't have kept suppressing this case and not dealt with him directly.
"Of course not. I sent people to investigate the true situation in Xi and Ze. Shen Qingzhi did indeed distribute disaster relief funds to local officials."
Now that Yan Baihui has spoken, he won't just say a few words:
"It just happened overnight, and Shen Qingzhi suddenly took half of the official silver without saying a word."
"And the memorials impeaching him were written by officials from these two places."
Yan Bai glanced at Wen Yichu's expression. "I know Your Highness's abilities; you must have already found out about these things."
He paused again, straightened up, and softened his tone, "Does Your Highness know that Shen Qing has an elderly mother in his family?"
"Naturally, it's said that he froze to death on a cold night half a year ago. Because of this, Shen Qingzhi became despondent, went on a hunger strike for several days, and almost lost his life." Wen Yichu wanted to investigate the case, so naturally she wanted to find out as much as possible.
Shen Qingzhi was a filial son. He had neglected his studies for three years because his mother was seriously ill, just to stay at home and take care of her.
If his mother hadn't threatened suicide later, Shen Qingzhi probably wouldn't have entered officialdom so quickly.
"What if Mother Shen is not dead?"
Yan Baihui finally said those words. As he asked, he kept an eye on Wen Yichu's expression, afraid that she would accuse him of being absurd.
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