Chapter 12 She Wants to Kill the Prime Minister's Mansion
—Du Qing is willing to abandon darkness and embrace the light, and I am overjoyed. When I rule the Central Plains, I wish to share the rivers and mountains with you!
Yao glanced at the letter and felt her legs go weak.
"I didn't put it there, I don't know anything!" Liu Ergou's face was ashen, but he still stubbornly denied it.
Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "There are fifty taels of silver hidden on the beam in your room. That is the kickback your so-called fellow villager gave you. But in fact, he gave you a total of two hundred taels. You used one hundred and fifty taels of it to buy property in the capital. You plan to resign after you finish what you did tonight, under the pretext of going back to your hometown to take care of your elderly parents."
"The house is at No. 72 Chao'an Street. The deed is under the brick in the center of the bed in the bedroom, wrapped in a red cloth. The name on the deed is your real name, Liu Ergou."
Liu Ergou was shocked: "How do you know everything?!"
Yu Zhiyi just smiled and remained silent.
Now that things have come to this, how could Prime Minister Du and his wife not understand that what Yu Zhiyi said was true?
Madam Yao trembled with rage: "You beast! You beast! The Prime Minister's residence has treated you well. That golden lion paperweight was worth a thousand taels of silver back then. It was the master's beloved possession. The master only gave you thirty lashes, did not make you pay for it, and did not take you to the authorities. You not only do not appreciate it, but you have also done such a vicious thing!"
Prime Minister Du's face was grim: "Yi'er, send your mother back first."
Yu Zhiyi glanced at Liu Ergou's ashen face and nodded slightly.
Yao was frightened and, upon arriving at Yimei Garden, grabbed Yu Zhiyi's hand, refusing to let her leave.
Yu Zhiyi had no choice but to stay.
I have something to do later, so I'll take care of it here.
Half an hour later, Prime Minister Du returned, having clearly dealt with the letter, dealt with Liu Ergou, and even uncovered the identity of the person behind it all.
Prime Minister Du looked at his daughter-in-law with surprise.
Although he had heard about Yu Zhiyi's abilities from Yao, he hadn't taken it seriously, thinking it was just a coincidence and an exaggeration.
Now that he has truly experienced her abilities, he realizes that he was nothing more than a frog in a well in the past.
"Yi'er, if we hadn't caught that thief today, would the Prime Minister's mansion have been destroyed because of it?" Prime Minister Du pondered for a while before deciding to ask this crucial question.
Prime Minister Du was Yu Zhiyi's greatest benefactor to date, and she was very happy to answer his questions: "No, but Father will suffer imprisonment because of this matter. Although the Emperor found out the truth a few months later, Father and Mother's health was damaged by this disaster, and they died a few years later."
Madam Yao's heart skipped a beat, and she grabbed Yu Zhiyi's hand: "Yi'er, you are truly a lucky star for our Du family!"
Prime Minister Du wholeheartedly agreed.
He increasingly felt that he had made a good choice in marrying this daughter-in-law.
Yu Zhiyi was a principled person. The jade thumb ring was quite valuable, so she was happy to say more to help Prime Minister Du avoid some detours.
Hongluan said that only by giving customers a god-like experience will they be willing to patronize your business again.
She said, “Father is right about who is behind this, but as the old saying goes, it’s easier to deal with the King of Hell than with his underlings. This King of Hell doesn’t dare to openly break ties with Father yet, and only dares to send some underlings to harass him. And the underling he sent is someone that Father could never have imagined and trusts completely.”
"It was precisely because of his excessive trust that my father suffered such a great loss."
Prime Minister Du was stunned for a moment, and then a face suddenly appeared in his mind: "You mean, Liu Shan?"
Liu Shan was his classmate and fellow townsman. When he was just fourteen years old, he left his hometown and came to Joseph College in the capital to study.
It was here that he met Liu Shan.
When they met an old friend in a foreign land, their relationship was naturally closer than that of others.
Later, they both passed the imperial examination. Although Liu Shan did not make it into the top three, he still became a tribute student and was sent to a remote area as a minor official.
Prime Minister Du, who achieved the highest rank in the imperial examination, remained in Shengjing and was entrusted with important responsibilities.
Later, he went to the Ministry of Personnel and accidentally saw Liu Shan's information and achievements. He learned that although Liu Shan was intelligent, hardworking and cared about the people, he was unable to achieve political success because he had no one in power and had offended local officials and gentry. So he helped him out.
Liu Shan is a grateful person. After guessing that it was him who had secretly helped him, the first thing he did after arriving in Beijing was to thank him.
Their relationship grew closer, and they remained friends and confidants for nearly thirty years.
He couldn't believe that Liu Shan really had harmed him!
Under Prime Minister Du's slightly resistant gaze, Yu Zhiyi slowly nodded: "The truth is cruel, but that's the truth."
The light in Prime Minister Du's eyes went out in an instant.
Just as Madam Yao was about to speak to comfort her, Aunt Wen suddenly walked in and whispered something in Madam Yao's ear.
Yao looked surprised and subconsciously glanced at Yu Zhiyi.
Yu Zhiyi thought to herself, "Here it comes," and smiled slightly, "Mother, please speak freely and don't worry about me."
She had anticipated trouble tonight, which was why she waited here.
Prime Minister Du asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Looking at Yu Zhiyi's calm face, Yao felt inexplicably at ease and said to Aunt Wen, "Let him in."
Aunt Wen responded and said to the outside, "Come in."
A young man dressed as a servant entered the room, knelt down, and shouted, "Master and Madam, I must expose the young mistress! She harbors malicious intentions and wants to harm our Prime Minister's residence!"
"What?!" Yao exclaimed in surprise.
Prime Minister Du was always calm and collected. Apart from matters concerning his rebellious son's marriage, national affairs, the annihilation of his family, and the betrayal of his longtime friend, nothing else could stir up much of his emotions. He simply glanced calmly at Yu Zhiyi, then looked at the servant with an air of authority: "You have quite the nerve to frame the young mistress!"
"Guards, take this insubordinate wretch away and give him fifty lashes!"
Yu Zhiyi looked at her father-in-law in surprise.
Prime Minister Du stroked his beard and said, "Your mother and I already know who you are."
In fact, after the incident at the Marquis of Wu'an's residence, he sent people to investigate the relationship between Yu Zhiyi and the Marquis of Wu'an's residence. The results were exactly the same as what Yu Zhiyi had said, and even more detailed.
Over the years, Yu Zhiyi has performed six divinations for Lady Wu'an, and all six were accurate.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion has declined now; in fact, before the Marquis of Wu'an's wife met Yu Zhiyi, the mansion was even more prosperous than it is now.
On several subsequent occasions, Yu Zhiyi performed divination for the Lady of Wu'an Marquis, and with each divination, the Marquis's household rose to a higher level.
However, the fact that his daughter-in-law was a fortune teller was too bizarre, and when Yu Zhiyi asked him for his beloved jade ring worth eight thousand taels of silver as soon as she opened her mouth, he was so shocked and heartbroken that he forgot about her abilities.
Having personally witnessed his daughter-in-law's abilities, he naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to believe the cunning servant's one-sided words.
Moreover, this wicked servant comes from the Moon Viewing Pavilion.
Yu Zhiyi felt a warmth in her heart.
Regardless of what considerations led Prime Minister Du to believe her, the feeling of being trusted was wonderful to her.
"Master, this woman really wants to ruin our Prime Minister's residence!" The man cried out earnestly as he was dragged away, still thinking of the Prime Minister's residence.
Suddenly, a cold, sharp female voice shouted, "Let him go!"
Yu Zhiyi relaxed and looked out the door. A short while later, she saw You Bingyue help the servant into the house.
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