Chapter 158 I've Found You
Yu Zhiyi reported to the Ministry of Justice three days ago, which means that she could have accessed the case file as early as three days ago.
The bounty, however, only appeared today.
Upon seeing the bounty, You Bingyue accepted it without hesitation.
Moreover, she took the job on short notice and did not disclose her name to the public.
Unless Yu Zhiyi had someone constantly following her, there was absolutely no way she would have known that she had accepted the bounty, let alone that she had deliberately dug up the case files from that year and reopened the case.
He was somewhat annoyed.
How can we doubt Yu Zhiyi's character because of these things?
He clearly already knew that she wasn't the type to deliberately target people!
Yu Zhiyi ignored him.
Anyway, she's already given the warnings she needed to; good advice is useless against a damned devil.
After leaving Mingxi Garden, Yu Zhiyi did not immediately return to Linfeng Pavilion. Instead, she turned a corner and came to a rockery.
Listening to the decadent music coming from behind the artificial hill, her lips twitched. Suddenly, she felt that this kind of liveliness was not interesting at all, and rather irritating to the ears.
Not long after, a scream came from behind the artificial hill.
The screams attracted a large crowd.
Before long, everyone in the Prime Minister's residence knew about a shameful incident.
Yu Pan'er, on whom Yu Zhiyi had placed high hopes, actually had an affair with a servant, and the two of them rolled around behind the artificial hill without any restraint.
It is said that when the two were discovered, Yu Pan'er's bright red mandarin duck-patterned bodice was hanging down her waist, and she was turned around and pressed against the artificial hill, her hands desperately supporting the hill.
The man behind him was fat and ugly.
When this scandalous affair reached Yu Zhiyi's ears, she felt as if her eyes were burning with embarrassment.
Two nights ago, Yu Pan'er sneaked into Du Ziheng's courtyard in the middle of the night and figured out the layout of the room, especially where the bed was.
Today, Du Ziheng is hosting a banquet for his guests, and everyone is sitting in the living room of Mingxi Garden.
The living room is some distance from Du Ziheng's room. Unless someone specifically goes to check, no one would notice that a young girl wearing only a bellyband and underpants is lying on Du Ziheng's bed.
Aphrodisiac incense was burning in the room. As was Du Ziheng’s habit, he would not go to sleep immediately after entering the room, but would sit and read for a while first.
This is enough time for the aphrodisiac to take effect.
Just when your blood is boiling, you suddenly see a beautiful, half-naked girl. Any normal man would be unable to resist, right?
Yu Pan'er even thought smugly that while she was leisurely lying on Du Ziheng's bed, smelling the faint scent of grass on his body, Yu Zhiyi and You Bingyue, those two fools outside, were completely unaware.
They had no idea what kind of sweaty, passionate lovemaking their husbands/beloved partners would be about to engage in with them.
Unfortunately, Yu Pan'er was unaware that Du Ziheng had already noticed something was amiss after she sneaked into Mingxi Garden a few days earlier. He had someone investigate and found out about her intrusion.
Moreover, the investigators also discovered that she had secretly bought aphrodisiacs over the past two days.
If Du Ziheng still can't figure out what she's up to, then he might as well quit the business.
Today, Du Ziheng turned the tables on him.
He deliberately let Yu Pan'er find an opportunity to hide in the room, deliberately let her light the aphrodisiac incense, and then, nothing happened.
Yu Pan'er had planned everything perfectly, but she overlooked one thing.
She was alone in a closed room with aphrodisiac incense burning for so long, how could she not have a reaction?
While she was in a daze, Dulin pressed her pressure point to induce sleep, then threw her behind a rockery where few people passed by, but it wasn't completely deserted.
If no one notices her afterward, then she's lucky.
If the woman discovers her, she will at most lose face.
But what if it turns out she's a man...
Finally, the worst-case scenario occurred.
Yu Zhiyi didn't have any particular thoughts on this.
Those who harm others will always be harmed in return.
It's just a cycle of cause and effect.
Yu Pan'er was like this, and so was Consort Yu in the palace.
Two days had passed, and the Taoist priest still hadn't sent back any news. Although Consort Yu was getting anxious, she was also somewhat dissatisfied: "Didn't you say it would only take one day? How come two days have passed and there's still no news?"
Standing opposite her was a middle-aged man, the very one who had gone to find the evil cultivator that day.
Actually, he is not a man.
Strictly speaking, he used to be a man, but he isn't anymore.
Upon hearing Consort Yu's question, he lowered his head respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, that Taoist priest said that barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would only take one day. Perhaps something unexpected has happened? Perhaps we should wait a little longer..."
Consort Yu cursed, "Useless! You boasted about how great you were, but you can't even handle a lowly, self-taught wretch."
She said coldly, "Go tell him that if he can't get things done within three days, I won't need him anymore, and he'll have to give back all the benefits he got!"
During this time, she was under house arrest in the Glass Palace, and the officials who had been loyal to her immediately became fickle and ignored her.
Although the Yu family still had money, due to the recent rumors of corruption and the fact that his elder brother had been dismissed from his post, they could no longer openly enter the palace to pay their respects to her. They could only have the opportunity to see her during festivals or on her birthday.
However, the Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival have just passed, and the next festival is the Spring Festival.
There's still more than a month to go.
But Consort Yu had very little money left.
Thinking about her impoverished life, Consort Yu became increasingly anxious.
If the Taoist priest can succeed, that's fine; but if he can't, wouldn't it be a waste of her money?
"Your Majesty, rest assured, you will never have the chance to make him spit out the silver..."
The eunuch's voice suddenly turned cold, and upon closer listening, it sounded different from that of the middle-aged eunuch.
Consort Yu was lost in her own thoughts and didn't notice anything amiss. She was surprised and asked, "What did you say?"
The eunuch smiled and said, "This servant believes that Your Highness will surely get what you wish for."
Consort Yu felt that this servant was acting strangely today, but since he was a trusted confidant who had served her for a long time, she didn't suspect anything for the time being. She just waved her hand impatiently to dismiss him.
The moment the eunuch turned around, the expression of lowered eyes and humbled expression on his face disappeared, leaving only a sinister look.
He gritted his teeth and silently uttered two words: "Bastard."
He then grinned, a ferocious smile on his face: "Bear the wrath of this great immortal!"
Consort Yu suddenly felt a chill all over her body.
However, the palace was already warm, with floor heating clearly running inside.
For the next few days, Consort Yu suffered from abdominal pain every day, but when the doctor came, he could not find any clues.
In the middle of the night, Yu Zhiyi opened her eyes and looked in one direction: "I found you."
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