Yu Qizhe looked indifferent as he looked at the light green tea in the tea bowl. "You want to lobby for the prince?"
Cui Mubai smiled and shook his head: "No, no, no." A hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and his voice was low, not hiding his hatred and murderous intent: "I wish he would die."
Yu Qizhe looked up at him, a flash of surprise in his eyes, then turned into calmness.
"You don't believe it?" Cui Mubai glanced at Yu Qizhe's expression.
Yu Qizhe shook his head. "Does it matter whether I believe it or not? What is the purpose of Cui Shidu calling me here?"
Cui Mubai looked at the lake surface wrinkled by the wind. Even though he had made up his mind to place all the bets on Yu Qizhe, he was still a little hesitant.
"You care about Miss Liu San a lot, not because of brotherly love." Cui Mubai stated firmly: "You acted so vigorously against Yang Xu and his son because you wanted to vent your anger on Miss Liu San."
After saying this, Cui Mubai turned around and observed Yu Qizhe's expression calmly.
"Minister Cui is wrong. I don't want to take action against Yang Xu and his son. I am just following orders." There was no emotion on Yu Qizhe's handsome face.
Cui Mu smiled noncommittally and said, "I think I can tell what kind of person Lord Yu is."
Cui Mubai skimmed off the foam floating on the tea and said slowly, "I have the evidence that Lord Yu wants. If Lord Yu doesn't like the prince, I can lend you a hand."
Yu Qizhe's expression remained unchanged.
"Could it be that Cui is wrong?" Cui Mubai took a sip of tea and sneered, "Could it be that Lord Yu is a loyal royalist?"
Even though he couldn't see Cui Mubai's thoughts before, Yu Qizhe now knew something about it.
"You don't have much time left? Do you want to use me to take revenge on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Yu Qizhe asked bluntly.
Cui Mubai paused for a moment while drinking tea, put down the teacup and said with a smile: "So Miss Liu San even told you all these things. It seems that Lord Yu and Miss Liu San do have a special friendship."
Yu Qizhe ignored Cui Mubai's teasing and looked at him indifferently, "It seems that I don't have any friendship with Cui Shidu. Why do you think I will help you?"
"You are not helping me. We have the same goal, right?" Cui Mubai said, "Even if Zhu Yu succeeds to the throne, he will not be a good emperor. He has always been narrow-minded. Lord Yu attacked Zhu Yu in the East Palace that day. Do you think he will let you go after he succeeds to the throne? And Miss Liu San, if Cui hadn't sent a message, she would have been humiliated by Zhu Yu. Cui believes that Lord Yu should be a mortal enemy of Zhu Yu for both himself and Miss Yu."
If Yu Qizhe was really moved by these few words, he would not be Yu Qizhe anymore.
He said calmly, "You have known the Crown Prince for many years. No one should know His Royal Highness better than you. I think the evidence you have collected is extraordinary. You can certainly drag the Crown Prince down from the position of heir. I am just a new official. How can I have such ability? Cui Shidu thinks too highly of me."
Cui Mubai called Yu Qizhe here today with the intention of burning his boats. Seeing that Yu Qizhe remained unmoved from beginning to end and his thoughts were flawless, he couldn't help but sigh.
"I want Zhu Yu to die, but I can't let the Cui family be implicated." Cui Mubai's face was gloomy, and there was no longer any falseness. "I am indeed dying, but there are still people in the Cui family who are alive."
He thought of countless ways to kill Zhu Yu, but no one way could let the Cui family escape, after all, he was a member of the Cui family in both life and death.
If his death could save Zhu Yu's worthless life, why would he have lived in such misery for so many years?
As long as Zhu Xun is still the crown prince, his death will be thoroughly investigated. He can get away with it by dying, but the entire Cui family will suffer from him.
"What I can't do, Lord Yu can do." Cui Mubai doesn't have much time left, and now is a good opportunity. The evidence he has collected is enough to make Zhu Yu a deposed prince. It is difficult to kill the crown prince, but it is much easier to kill a deposed prince.
He also thought about sending the evidence to Shen Tian and Xue Rong, but he had been tied to Zhu Hui since the day he became Zhu Hui's companion, and Xue Rong would not believe him. Shen Tian was shrewd and scheming, and even if these two people got the evidence to bring down Zhu Hui, they would definitely drag him into the water. It is very likely that he would attack Liu Yu and drag down the upright people who were trying to protect themselves, clearing all obstacles in the court and making the Shen party the only dominant party from then on.
Cui Mubai didn't want to see such a scene. Yu Qizhe's timing was too good. He had just entered the officialdom. Although he was a disciple of Liu Yu, he was regarded as a confidant by Emperor Mingzheng. He did not have a close relationship with the court factions. It was most appropriate for him to attack Zhu Yu. Moreover, he had a hunch that Yu Qizhe would be able to get away with it.
When Yu Qizhe left the Cui family, he did not give Cui Mubai a clear answer.
The weather in Liangzhou at the end of July was not summer at all, and people were still wearing thick clothes. For more than a month, Liu Huo and his sister took Yu Jiao and her two sisters to visit Pingliang Prefecture and let them appreciate the scenery of the northern region.
Liu Yaoyu was having so much fun that she almost didn't want to leave. She kept urging Liu E to take her to ice skating.
Yu Jiao was entrusted by Xiao Ning to help treat the wounded soldiers in the Pingliang military camp. It was unknown how Xiao Ning talked to the people of Snowfield, but when the people of Snowfield gave Xiao Ning a good horse, they also gave Yu Jiao a cart of rare medicinal materials.
As soon as Yu Jiao entered the tent, many wounded soldiers stood up and greeted her with a smile. Military doctor Xu also said, "Doctor Yu, this is the catgut thread that I made a few days ago. It has been dried. Do you think it can be used?"
Yu Jiao read it carefully and nodded, "Okay." Then she checked each of the wounded soldiers to see how their injuries were recovering.
Doctor Xu followed Yu Jiao all the way until Yu Jiao had seen the last wounded soldier. He followed Yu Jiao out of the tent and saw that there was no one around. With a slight blush on his face, he stammered, "Yu... Doctor Yu, are you... engaged?"
Yu Jiao was slightly stunned. In order to avoid trouble, Yu Jiao concealed her identity when she came to Liangzhou military camp to see a doctor. People in Liangzhou military camp did not know that she was the daughter of the Liu family.
Seeing Doctor Xu's nervous and shy expression, Yu Jiao gave him a gentle smile and said openly, "Not yet, but I already have someone I like."
Doctor Xu smiled as if nothing had happened to hide his sadness. He lowered his head and dared not look at the bright smile on Yu Jiao's face. He said in a panic, "It was my fault. Doctor Yu, please don't blame me. I still have to boil the medicine. I'll be busy first."
Yu Jiao looked at his back as he left in embarrassment and slowly let out a breath. She heard footsteps behind her and turned around. Gu Yun had come over without her knowing. Judging from his expression, he had obviously heard the conversation between her and Doctor Xu just now. Yu Jiao couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Gu Yun did not say anything, but said: "Miss Liu Er is here, she said she has something to talk to you about. I see she doesn't look well, it seems like she has something important to talk about."
To prevent spies, no outsiders were allowed to enter the Liangzhou military camp. Yu Jiao followed Gu Yun to the camp gate.
Seeing Yu Jiao coming over, Liu Yaoyu's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly took her hand and went aside, avoiding Gu Yun.
"Something happened to my third sister. Someone came to my house today and handed me a letter. The person said he was from the Shen family and was sent by Shen Wan to come to Liangzhou to deliver the letter to me." Liu Yaoyu handed the letter to Yu Jiao.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
