Zu'an finally realized what was happening and took out a sachet from his pocket, handing it over: "Please forgive my bad memory, Your Highness."
To be honest, this thing is really useful; it can conceal your true cultivation level. He's actually a little reluctant to give it back.
Bai Fei put the sachet away, then couldn't help but look at Zu An in surprise: "Lord Zu, your cultivation has improved quite quickly."
"Thanks to Your Majesty's great blessings," Zu An replied calmly.
Bai Fei couldn't help but laugh: "Why do I feel like you've changed since we came out of the secret realm? You weren't this well-behaved before."
Zu'an couldn't help but retort, "Does Your Majesty wish to treat you the way I did before?"
The two of them simultaneously recalled the scene on the swing, and an eerie silence fell over the pavilion.
Bai Fei's cheeks flushed slightly as she stood up and said, "Lord Zu is busy with official duties, so I won't bother you any longer."
After speaking, she left behind a faint fragrance and gracefully disappeared in the direction of the Imperial Garden.
Watching her retreating figure, Zu An seemed lost in thought.
...
After parting ways with Bai Fei, Zu An first returned to Bai Sha Courtyard to change into the outfit of Gold Medal Eleven, and then went straight to the embroidery tower.
As soon as he entered his room, he saw Dai Laoqi, who had a bald head, and Chen Laoba, who had a receding hairline, sitting in the yard, basking in the sun with nothing to do.
Upon seeing his arrival, the two men quickly stood up, their eyes filled with surprise and delight: "Boss!"
Since the previous case, they had been assigned to the Eleventh Gold Medal's subordinates. As a result, their leader disappeared for a long time, and their place became a dead-end office, so idle that weeds were growing everywhere.
Zuan smiled and nodded to the two of them, then directly stated his purpose: "I need all the information on Yu Nan, the Vice Minister of the Secretariat."
The two were both startled, exchanged a glance, and hesitated before advising, "Lord Yu is not someone to be trifled with. He has the Eldest Princess and the Yu family behind him..."
"When have embroidered-robed envoys ever been afraid of the other party's background when investigating cases?" At this moment, a faint voice came. It was seen that Xiao Jianren, the silver-ranked embroidered-robed envoy, was sitting in the room with various documents on the table in front of him. When he saw Zu An enter, he hurriedly got up and bowed.
Zuan said approvingly, "Jianren is right."
Hmm, why does it sound like you're cursing?
"Yes!" Dai Laoqi and Chen Laoba immediately understood the leader's determination to investigate the case, and without saying a word of dissuasion, they ran over to bring over the relevant information about Yu Nan.
Zuan looked at the stacks of files on the table, his eyebrows twitching involuntarily: "So many?"
Xiao Jianren, who was standing to the side, replied, "The Yu family is the most prestigious family in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Yu Nan is the eldest son of the Yu family, married a princess, and served as the Vice Minister of the Secretariat. There are naturally many records related to him."
Zuan frowned and casually flipped through a few books. They contained a lot of details, but unfortunately, none of them were what he was looking for.
"What kind of information does the master want? Perhaps I can offer some advice," Xiao Jianren asked in a low voice.
Zuan then remembered that this guy was a human library of the Embroidery Tower Archives, so he stopped hiding it from him: "Information that can make him step down."
Xiao Jianren was shocked. They actually wanted to kill a big shot like Yu Nan?
However, he was very clever and immediately realized that the other party must have received instructions from above. So he thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, a new courtesan has recently arrived at the Red Sleeve Pavilion in the capital. She is beautiful and talented and sells her art but not her body. She has attracted a lot of young men in the capital, and Yu Nan seems to be one of them."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat; he finally understood why the emperor had asked him about the courtesan earlier.
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