In Yong'an Lane, Lu Jin entered the yard and went straight to the study.
"Shui Yuan followed the emperor back to the palace." After entering the room, Lu Jin couldn't wait to tell Xiao Junmei what happened. "The guards around the emperor are all experts. I didn't dare to get too close, but I saw that the emperor didn't seem to want to investigate further."
Yu Qizhe was compiling a history book and did not even raise his head when he heard this. "There is no rush for this matter. If the emperor had punished the Yang family so easily, Yang Xu would not still be sitting in the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple."
Lu Jin came to the desk and asked curiously, "How did you ask Concubine Shu to help you?"
Yu Qizhe put down his pen and glanced at Lu Jin calmly, "You should go back to the Guardian Division."
There was no way Lu Jin was willing to leave. He was now a marginal figure in the Guard Bureau. Gao Jian failed to harm him last time and instead revealed his true colors. Although Gao Jian didn't make things difficult for Lu Jin now, it was never Lu Jin's turn to get any good jobs in daily life.
In the past, Lu Jin thought that he had the friendship of his master and Gao Jian, so he was like a fish in water in the Guard Bureau. Now, people in the Guard Bureau know that he and Gao Jian are not on good terms, so in order to avoid suspicion, they naturally distance themselves from Lu Jin.
Lu Jin didn't care about these things. After staying in the capital for so many years and having been in prison for a while, his character and pride had long been worn away.
"Master can also be wrong sometimes! If Master knew that Gao Jian was colluding with the eunuchs, Master would be worried in the underworld." Lu Jin sighed and urged, "Tell me how you were able to ask Concubine Shu to help you? Otherwise, when I go to the underworld, I will report you to Master."
Yu Qizhe was somewhat helpless as he pestered her. "I borrowed Cheng Ying's power. Concubine Shu is Cheng Ying's person. The evidence of the Yang family's crimes was given to me by the East Factory. I let her think that it was Cheng Ying's intention to punish the Yang family."
"Ah?" Lu Jin exclaimed, "How dare you pull Cheng Ying's flag and beat the drum? Fortunately, Cheng Ying is not in the capital. If Cheng Ying knew, he would probably not forgive you."
Yu Qizhe smiled faintly, "Yes, he is not in the capital, what should I be afraid of?"
That day, he deliberately chose a time in the palace when Meishu could see him to talk to Xia Ning, and then he deliberately guided Xia Ning with words in front of Emperor Mingzheng, asking him to take Meishu out of the palace to relax before the palace banquet.
As for what would happen if Cheng Ying knew about it, he is far away in Xianyang now, and no one would report such a small matter to him. Even if they did, judging from Yu Qizhe's brief contacts with Cheng Ying in the past few times, that person probably wouldn't care about it at all. As long as he could make a splash and make the commotion lively and shocking, Cheng Ying would probably just find it interesting.
Speaking of Cheng Ying, Yu Qizhe suddenly said to Lu Jin, "I remember that Master had a string of black sunken wood Buddhist beads. That day I also saw such a string of Buddhist beads on Cheng Ying's wrist. It seemed to be very similar to Master's."
"Ebony wood Buddhist beads? Master has one." Lu Jin said nonchalantly, "Aren't all Buddhist bracelets the same? Cheng Ying is wearing Buddhist beads too? I wonder which deity he is worshipping? Which Buddha can protect a madman like him with blood on his hands!"
Yu Qizhe did not comment on his complaints and asked, "Have you contacted all the victims?"
Lu Jin said, "The person was found, but he was very defensive and was unwilling to show up like Miss Shui Yuan."
Shui Yuan was rescued by Lu Jin who sneaked into the Yang family mansion, and they were the ones who arranged for her to stay in Lianxi Temple. What Emperor Mingzheng did today on Xiaojun Meishan was exactly what they deliberately did.
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