Yu Qizhe glanced out the window. The pansies in the yard had already sprouted buds. It was early summer, a good time for the flowers to bloom. It was a pity that Yu Jiao, who had asked someone to transplant them, was not in the capital, so she would not be able to see them bloom. However, the flowering period of pansies was very long, and when the dust settled, Yu Jiao would return to Beijing.
"It's human nature. They used to be helpless and had no one to turn to. As time went by, they would inevitably become disheartened. They don't dare to do anything now, but they will stand up in the future." Yu Qizhe said, and then said, "I told you to keep an eye on Cui Mubai these days. Is there anything wrong with him?"
When Lu Jin mentioned Cui Mubai, he frowned slightly. "This guy has really been taking Wu Shi San as you said. I saw him when he had an attack. He was like a madman, very manic, and very different from his appearance. Yesterday, he went to Liu's house. When he came back, I saw that he was in a daze and his steps were staggering."
Yu Qizhe nodded. Yu Jiao told Liu Yu about Cui Mubai's taking the medicine. Liu Yu had not taken any action before. As soon as Liu Yaozhen left Beijing, Liu Yu met Cui Mubai. It seemed that he had deliberately sent his daughter away so that he could make a decision.
"Besides this, is there anything else?"
Lu Jin shook his head. "Although he joined the Ministry of Personnel, he still often went to the Eastern Palace to meet with the Crown Prince. But as far as I know, his life in the Ministry of Revenue is not easy. Fan Zeng, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is a member of the Shen Party. He is the son-in-law of Liu Ci Fu and the tutor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How could the Shen Party treat him well?"
This is not what Yu Qizhe wanted to hear, but the relationship between the prince and Cui Mubai is probably not very impressive.
On the painted boat that day, when Zhu Yu's boat was going far away, he heard a vague voice: "Let's try it on the boat some other day to see if it's as fun as this."
At that time, there was no personal maidservant on Zhu Yu's pleasure boat, but he was very intimate with Cui Mubai. It was obvious who he was talking to.
Yu Qizhe later recalled that although he was somewhat surprised by Zhu Yu's absurdity, he was not shocked. After all, it was just a private matter. However, because of the ties between Yu Jiao and the Liu family, he still paid some attention to it.
He asked Lu Jin to keep an eye on Cui Mubai because he felt that there was something strange about this man, but he also wanted to start with him and collect some evidence that would be unfavorable to Zhu Yu.
Yu Qizhe is still secretly investigating the matter of Zhai Huaiying, the Salt Transport Commissioner of Huai'an. Yang Xu also has a hand in this matter. Although Song Ling submitted a petition, it was detained by the Imperial Household Department and the petition was never delivered to the emperor. Later, he helped that family submit the petition to the Dali Temple, but Yang Xu of the Dali Temple is a member of the prince's party. Perhaps he listened to Zhu Yu's instructions and suppressed the case quietly, and there is no splash at the moment.
However, once Yang Xu falls, he will find a way to make this matter bigger. He cannot find out what is in Zhengtong Bank, but it should be silver. Zhai Huaiying brought salt and silver from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Beijing. Salt transportation is the most lucrative job, so it is not surprising that he makes money for the prince.
Lu Jin took a fruit from the fruit bowl on the table and ate it. Seeing Yu Qizhe frowning and not saying anything, he thought about it again and it really reminded him of something. "Oh, right, I saw Miss Yu's cousin often interacting with Cui Mubai. I overheard that they seemed to have someone imprisoned in the Plum Garden Nian Qu Tower in the suburbs of Beijing and were planning how to rescue the person. They also mentioned Cheng Ying."
Yu Qizhe glanced at him and said indifferently, "It's amazing that you still remember it."
"Don't blame me for this." Lu Jin said guiltily, "Didn't you say that the Wushi powder Cui Mubai took was made by Wei Lichu? It's not unusual for them to have something fishy going on. I've been to the Mei Garden in the suburbs of Beijing. There are many people visiting the garden every day. The Nian Qu Tower is a death tower. If someone was really imprisoned there, they would have been discovered long ago."
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