Chapter 133 Need help?
That night, the moon was bright and the stars were few.
Yu Zhiyi lay under the tree gazing at the starry sky. Although the weather was slightly cool, she didn't feel it at all. She only felt that the starlight was sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
Suddenly, Du Ziheng entered the courtyard.
Yu Zhiyi glanced at him lazily before looking away.
She didn't ask him what he was there for, and Du Ziheng, used to her coldness, took the initiative to say, "I've heard about the Yu family's affairs. The official in charge of the Jingzhao Prefecture is my senior brother, and I've already asked him to help investigate. Don't worry, it won't be long before you're cleared of all charges."
Yu Zhiyi's gaze fell upon him: "You don't doubt me?"
Du Ziheng looked up at the starry sky like her and found that the starlight tonight was very beautiful, and just looking at it made people feel calm.
Unfortunately, he didn't have a deck chair.
"If you really want to deal with them, why go through all this trouble? With your skills, you can do it without anyone noticing, so they won't even know who the culprit is after they've been beaten."
Yu Zhiyi clicked her tongue: "No wonder you have the brains that made you the top scorer in the exam. They're definitely better than the rest of the Yu family."
In his previous life, some members of the Yu family also embarked on official careers, but unfortunately, they were mediocre and languished in the same position for two terms without any sign of promotion.
If it weren't for Minister Yu and her help, the Yu brothers, Mengqin and Mingyu, would have only reached the sixth rank at most.
Du Ziheng: "..."
Is this a compliment to his intelligence?
A slight smile played on his lips.
But soon, the corners of her lips curled up and fell back down: "You mean, I could have been the top scorer in the exam?"
"yes."
Du Ziheng pursed his lips, carefully recalling his state during the exam, and realized that he was indeed not in good condition this time.
If he had been in better form at the time, he might have actually won the crown.
pity……
Yu Zhiyi didn't explain anything, but simply said, "Thank you for your concern, young master, but it's not necessary. They won't be interested in being beaten up anytime soon."
Her words about embezzlement and bribery today were not just empty talk.
Even if Yu Chunyue started transferring his assets as soon as he received the news, only a short time has passed, so he couldn't have transferred much.
After all, in this era, although some people deposit their money in money shops, most people still feel more at ease keeping their money under their own noses.
The Yu family was the same.
They deposited only ten million in the money exchange, and hid the rest in the vault of their new estate in the form of gold and silver treasures.
The truth was exposed as soon as it was investigated.
The Imperial Palace.
Consort Yu knelt on the ground, pleading, "Your Majesty, you cannot raid the homes of high-ranking officials just because of baseless rumors! If everyone can slander others without any basis, wouldn't everyone in our Great Sheng Empire live in fear?"
When Consort Yu heard the news, the Emperor had already summoned the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review to the palace, clearly intending to investigate and confiscate Yu Chunyue's property.
If the embezzlement of such a large sum of money is verified, Yu Chunyue will at least be beheaded.
As for the rest of the Yu family, they might not die, but they certainly won't live a comfortable life.
Consort Yu has now lost her powerful maternal family, but she absolutely cannot lose her maternal family.
After all, one can make a comeback even if one loses power, but if one's family is truly gone, then she will be truly isolated and helpless from now on.
Besides, doesn't she already know whether the Yu family has embezzled funds?
If she didn't embezzle, where did the tens of thousands of taels of silver worth of gifts she received every year come from?
It was precisely because she knew these things that she couldn't let the emperor investigate.
"Your Majesty! I beg you, for the sake of the child in my womb, please spare the Yu family some dignity!"
The emperor looked at Consort Yu with a stern face.
He really liked Consort Yu.
They were childhood sweethearts, and they had promised each other that their lives would only include each other.
But later, he became emperor.
How could an emperor have only one woman?
Even if he could control his lust and not go out to find women, the previous dynasty would not allow it.
Moreover, at that time, Yu Chunyue was not a minister, but only a minor official of the sixth rank.
Without the help of other powerful families, even if he became emperor, he wouldn't be able to hold onto his position.
So he broke his promise.
But he was still a soft-hearted man. Knowing that he had broken their promise first, he showered her with even more love.
No matter how much trouble she caused over the years, he never really got angry with her. Even when she almost attacked the Empress, after he found out the truth, he only regarded it as a petty squabble between two women. He simply took back the title of Imperial Concubine that he was going to bestow upon her, fined her a year's salary, imprisoned her for a few months, and then released her.
He did have some genuine feelings for her after all, and couldn't bear to see her sad and upset.
With a long sigh, he said, "I will not harm your brother."
Consort Yu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling completely exhausted, and slid down softly.
Upon seeing this, the emperor quickly helped the man up: "Summon the imperial physician immediately!"
Yi Luan Charity.
Li Feng looked at the woman in front of him with great trepidation.
"Can you really help me, young lady?"
Although his clothes were clean, they were very worn out, with some parts almost coming undone. He couldn't get new clothes, so he could only take apart the clothes left by his parents and wife to patch his own clothes, or wear his father's old clothes directly.
Fortunately, his family had some assets before the accident, including a lot of old clothes, so he managed to survive and didn't freeze to death during those harsh winters.
He was once a spirited young man, but now he is timid and hesitant, with only a lingering desire for revenge in his eyes that makes him seem like a normal person.
"That's right."
"Do you know that I've offended a very important person!"
A person for whom even a county magistrate would willingly act as a lackey must be no nobody.
It wasn't that he didn't trust the girl in front of him, but rather that he didn't believe a windfall would actually fall into his lap.
Yu Zhiyi thought for a moment and said seriously, "He's not a big shot."
Li Feng was stunned.
He immediately turned around and left without saying a word.
Manager Wu was completely bewildered: "This... Young Master Li, why did you leave? Aren't you going to seek justice?"
Li Feng's eyes flashed with indignation: "I am just a desperate nobody from the bottom of society, unworthy to be the plaything of your rich family's young ladies!"
Wu Shan looked bewildered: "Young Master Li, what are you talking about? When did our master ever treat you like a plaything?"
Li Feng retorted angrily, "That's someone even the county magistrate has to fawn over. How come he's not considered a big shot in your eyes?"
Although he was educated and knew the principle of superiority, he was still a man of principle.
In his short life of just over twenty years, the highest-ranking official he ever knew was a county magistrate.
Anyone with a rank higher than a county magistrate must be an extraordinary person.
The girl in front of me looked to be no more than twenty years old. She was young, but she spoke with great arrogance.
Moreover, based on his knowledge, he had only heard of female officials in the current dynasty, but had never made these female officials into a concrete image, only regarding them as mascot-like symbols.
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