Shengjing, Yang Mansion
Yang Xu smashed the teacup in his hand against Yang Congwen's head. "You useless bastard, you can't even subdue a little bitch, yet you brought the matter to the emperor. I think you are afraid that our Yang family will live too peacefully!"
Yang Congwen knelt on the ground and didn't dare to hide. A bump immediately appeared on his forehead. He shrank back and said, "Father, I was just careless for a moment and let that slut sneak out. I didn't know that the emperor would take the concubine out of the palace that day, and I just happened to meet that slut and brought her back to the palace."
"Father, blaming our eldest brother will not help. The key is to find where Shui Yuan is now." Yang Congzhi, the second son of Yang Xu, pleaded.
Yang Congwen immediately replied, "My son has asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to look for her in the palace. Shui Yuan, that bitch, is no longer in the palace. The eunuch in front of the palace said that he saw Shui Yuan leaving the palace with Yu Qizhe."
"What does the emperor mean?" Yang Congzhi asked, "Could it be that the emperor does not want to pursue this matter at all?"
Yang Xu was furious and scolded, "What do you know?" After scolding, he frowned and thought deeply, "Yu Qizhe was promoted from a sixth-rank editor to a fifth-rank tutor in a short period of time, and she is deeply favored by the emperor. If the emperor does not intend to inquire about this matter, he can just bring her into the palace and ignore it. Why would he arrange for Yu Qizhe to take her out of the palace?"
A ruthless look flashed across Yang Congwen's face. "My son has arranged for people to check Yu Qizhe's residence. As long as that bitch Shui Yuan shows up, we will definitely get rid of her."
Yang Xu frowned and stood up. "Not right." He paced back and forth in the room, muttering, "Yu Qizhe was born in a poor family. Although he was Liu Yu's student, he was a flatterer and was despised by the upright. He is a man without integrity..." Yang Xu paused, "Then it's easy. Go and prepare two house deeds and three hundred taels of gold, and go to see Yu Qizhe tonight."
Yang Congwen stood up quickly. It was Yu Qizhe and Xia Ning who broke into the East Palace, which caused the failure of his plan with the prince, so that he was deposed and became a eunuch by Cheng Ying who came to the rescue.
Thinking of this great humiliation, Yang Congwen gritted his teeth and tried to stop him, "Father, please think twice. Yu Qizhe is a scoundrel who has just entered the officialdom not long ago. How can he be worthy of your flattery?"
Yang Xu raised his hand and slapped Yang Congwen, cursing, "Idiot! What do you know? If the emperor really wants him to investigate this matter, no one in my Yang family will escape this disaster!"
Yang Congwen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Son, I understand. I will go to the storehouse to withdraw money now."
Yang Congzhi felt a little reluctant, "Big brother and Yu Qizhe have had a grudge because of Liu Yu's daughter. If Yu Qizhe is deliberately trying to embarrass Big brother... Father, why don't I go?"
Yang Xu glanced at his second son and said, "You can't do it. You have never been an official. How can you know how to deal with people?" Then he looked at Yang Congwen, frowned and urged him, "Go quickly."
Even though he was reluctant, Yang Congwen still went to the accounting office to withdraw the money. He then picked out a house deed for each of the inner and outer cities of Kyoto, and ordered his servant to drive to Yong'an Lane.
The market outside Yong'an Lane was bustling at night. After the carriage turned into Yong'an Lane, the noise gradually faded away. Yang Congwen clutched the house deed in his hand, took a deep breath, suppressed his grievances, and got off the carriage.
He looked up at the plaque on the door, a look of contempt flashed in his eyes. Living in such a shabby place, he was indeed from a poor family. He raised his hand and signaled the servant to knock on the door.
The knock on the door lasted for a long time before a woman came in and asked, "Who is it?"
The servant glanced at Yang Congwen and replied, "My son is from Yang Shaoqing's mansion, and he wants to see my tutor."
After hearing this, Mrs. Song opened the door and looked at Yang Congwen. "I'm really sorry, my master hasn't dismissed yet, please go back."
Yang Congwen glanced through the crack in the door and saw that there was indeed no candle in the main hall. He could only say, "It's okay. In that case, I'll wait outside the door for a while."
"Then please do as you please, sir." Mrs. Song was a servant trained by a wealthy family, so she had some good eyesight. She saw that this person wanted to ask for something, but she had never heard her master mention such a person before. She knew that this person was not a good friend of her master, so although she was polite, she was not enthusiastic.
Seeing the gate of Yu's courtyard closed, Yang Congwen ordered the servant beside him, "Go and ask if Yu Qizhe is in the Hanlin Academy now."
The servant responded and was about to go when he saw a carriage turning into the alley and said hurriedly, "Sir..."
Yang Congwen also saw it and immediately waved his hand to signal the servant to be quiet.
The carriage stopped, and Yang Congwen bowed and said, "Is the person sitting in the carriage Yu Shidu? Yang wants to see Yu Shidu for something."
Liuzi looked back into the car and said nothing.
Seeing this, Yang Congwen maintained his salute and spoke again: "Yang wants to see you, my dear reader, for something."
The curtain was slightly opened. There was no light in the carriage. Yu Qizhe's face was hidden in the darkness. "So this is Young Master Yang who serves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I am just a seventh-rank tutor. I have never had any contact with Young Master Yang. I wonder why Young Master Yang came to visit me?"
Hearing the words "serving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince", Yang Congwen's face turned ugly for a moment. He bowed and said, "Could I invite you to come into the courtyard and have a chat?"
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