There was no one in the entire yard, and Lu Jin looked at Yu Qizhe.
Yu Qizhe: "Search carefully."
Lu Jin led the Jinyiwei to search every room. Yu Qizhe glanced at the layout of the entire courtyard and walked towards the study.
The door was locked. Yu Qizhe pulled out a dagger, cut off the lock, and pushed open the door.
The study was tidy, with a thin layer of dust on the table, looking like it hadn't been cleaned for some time. There was an unfolded scroll with only a few strokes on it. Yu Qizhe glanced at it, flipped through the files on the table and the books on the bookshelf, but found nothing.
A quarter of an hour later, Lu Jin came over with the Jinyiwei and said to Yu Qizhe, "We didn't find anything. There is no trace of living people in the courtyard. Junior brother, what are you looking for?"
Yu Qizhe shook his head and said calmly, "Go back."
He didn't know what he was looking for, he just felt that Cheng Ying's sudden desire for Yu Jiao must not be without reason.
Confused, Lu Jin led his men back to the Guard Bureau, and Yu Qizhe went to the palace again.
Liu Yu and Liu Ziqi did not come up with any good ideas. Like Lu Jin, they both wanted to rely on the siege method to trap Cheng Ying to death, but this was a bad idea.
"What happened to the people in the Imperial Household Department?" Yu Qizhe asked.
Liu Ziqi glanced at him and said, "I haven't had time to take care of the Imperial Household Department yet."
As soon as he ascended the throne, a lot of court affairs piled up. Cheng Ying had not been taken down yet, so there was no need to move the Imperial Household Department.
"I'm going to the Imperial Household Department." Yu Qizhe bowed and took his leave.
Liu Ziqi looked at him and asked, "What exactly do you want to find out?"
Yu Qizhe shook his head.
Seeing him like this, Liu Ziqi sighed: "In fact, my father and I have discussed a bad plan, but I was afraid that you would not agree, so I didn't tell you."
Seeing that Yu Qizhe did not ask any questions, Liu Ziqi smiled bitterly: "I know you are smart and should be able to guess it. In fact, you might as well agree to Cheng Ying's conditions first, and then think of another way after the government is stabilized."
Yu Qizhe said calmly, "I know Your Majesty wants to say that the whole world belongs to the king. As long as Cheng Ying stays in Taiyan, she will not be able to escape. But Your Majesty, have you ever thought that Cheng Ying could propose such a condition? You will naturally prepare for the rainy day and think of a way to solve your worries. I can't sleep peacefully as long as Jiaojiao is not by my side. Besides, Cheng Ying is cunning. How can we guarantee her safety if Jiaojiao stays with him?"
Liu Ziqi rubbed his brows and sighed, "Yes, I think so too, so I call it the worst option."
None of them knew why Cheng Ying wanted to keep Yu Jiao by her side.
Yu Qizhe looked directly at Liu Ziqi and suddenly said, "Xia Ning is Cheng Ying's confidant. If we can persuade him to rebel, there might be a chance for a turnaround."
"Those people in the Imperial Household Department were all trained by Cheng Ying. I asked people to investigate, and it turned out that they were all like that. It is difficult to find weaknesses in orphans without parents, especially Xia Ning, who is extremely loyal to Cheng Ying." Liu Ziqi said.
Yu Qizhe said: "Everyone has weaknesses. You also said that no matter how loyal he is to Cheng Ying, Cheng Ying is his weakness."
Liu Ziqi's eyes flickered slightly, and he agreed: "What you said makes some sense, we can give it a try."
After Yu Qizhe bowed and took his leave, he went to the Silijian.
When the young eunuch saw him coming, he bowed, went in to report, and soon invited Yu Qizhe in.
"Why is Lord Yu coming to our Silijian?" Xia Ning walked out of the inner room with a long sword in his hand.
"Looking for you." Yu Qizhe said.
Xia Ning: "Looking for me? It's strange for Lord Yu to come to me. I don't remember any friendship between you and me."
Yu Qizhe: "Xia Shaocheng, how about we talk?"
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