When he first came to the capital, he was neither a member of the officialdom nor had anyone to rely on. Although Master Huijue often praised him for his intelligence, he was mostly just talking about theory when it came to court affairs.
But he couldn't lose his composure at the moment. Once he stepped into the capital, he would be stepping into a place of trouble.
After waiting for a long time, the side door of Annan Marquis's Mansion creaked, and there was finally movement. Yu Qizhe looked up.
Gu Yun strode out of the mansion, followed by the doorman. He saw that Yu Qizhe was the only one standing outside the mansion. The joy in his eyes suddenly disappeared, "Why is it you?"
Gu Yun turned around and asked the doorman, "Didn't you say that a girl was looking for me?"
The concierge stammered, "Yes...it was this young master who told us to report this."
"You little dog slave, did you take money from him?" Gu Yun raised his leg and kicked the servant on the buttocks, "He asked you to report like this? Are you a slave of my Gu family or his family?"
The servant begged for mercy, "I was wrong, I won't do it again."
Yu Qizhe cupped his hands and said, "It was because I wanted to see the young marquis that I resorted to such an inferior method. I hope the young marquis will not be offended."
Gu Yun snorted coldly, then looked at Yu Qizhe straight in the eye, "What do you want to do with me? If you want to establish a relationship with me, then you've found the wrong person!"
Gu Yun remembered that Yu Qizhe was a candidate for the imperial examination, and was not surprised to see him in the capital, but there was nothing good to talk about between them.
After thinking for a while, he frowned and asked, "Yu Jiao also came to the capital with you? Where is she?"
Yu Qizhe shook his head and said, "No, my wife stayed at home."
Gu Yun's face changed, "What wife? She is registered in your family, and we are just siblings. Speak to me nicely, and don't talk nonsense and ruin her reputation!"
Yu Qizhe had something to ask of him, and was unwilling to argue with Gu Yun, so he just said, "I came to see Young Marquis Gu to investigate the case of embezzlement of government silver for dredging the silt in the North."
Gu Yun's ears twitched when he heard these words, and he frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that? Do you know the inside story?"
After saying this, he himself felt it was unbelievable. Yu Qizhe was just a scholar who had just passed the imperial examination, a commoner, and lived in the north, thousands of miles away from Beijing. The Dali Temple had not yet figured out the cause of the case. With his great abilities, how could he know the details of the case?
"Are you trying to use this incident to get close to me?" Gu Yun's face turned pale and he said with a frown.
Yu Qizhe responded calmly, "Young Marquis Gu, you are overthinking. I have no such intention. It's just that this case involves my best friend, so I have no choice but to ask Young Marquis Gu for help. I know that Young Marquis Gu is also determined to investigate this case, recover the embezzled government silver, and seek justice for the people in the north who were affected by the flood."
Gu Yun's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he looked more serious. "You said this case involves someone you know? What do you mean?"
"It's not convenient to talk here. Young Marquis, could you allow me to come to your house for a chat?" Yu Qizhe said.
Since it involved the matter of official silver, and seeing that Yu Qizhe really had something to say, Gu Yun was not so unscrupulous. He raised his hand and motioned Yu Qizhe to follow him into the mansion.
After entering the side door, Yu Qizhe said, "I think the young marquis hasn't received the news yet. Zhou Fang is dead."
"What? Isn't Zhou Fang imprisoned in the secret cell of the Guard Bureau?" Gu Yun hadn't received any news yet, and the Dali Temple hadn't sent anyone to tell him.
"My good friend Lu Jin works in the Guard Bureau. Half an hour ago, he was called back to the Guard Bureau. Zhou Fang died in the secret cell of the Guard Bureau." Yu Qizhe said.
Gu Yun led Yu Qizhe to his courtyard, and the two sat down at the stone table in the courtyard. The maid served them tea.
Although he was surprised that Zhou Fang was dead and no one told him, Gu Yun looked at Yu Qizhe puzzled and asked, "What does that have to do with your friend?"
"Zhou Fang didn't commit suicide out of fear of crime, he was murdered." Yu Qizhe said, "Someone is trying to divert the blame for Zhou Fang's death to Lu Jin."
He took out the letter he had found in Lu Jin's study and handed it to Gu Yun.
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