Chapter 49: I did it.
Song Zhimian entered the Supervisory Department with her head bowed and eyes downcast.
Looking at Song Zhimian holding a small purse in her hand, Ye Yunshu sighed.
"You may all leave!" Ye Yunshu gestured for everyone in the room to go out.
Soon, only Song Zhimian and Ye Yunshu remained in the room.
Song Zhimian was unaware that there was a hidden room at the back of the house, and Xiao Huaijin, who had been drinking tea here earlier, was now in the hidden room.
She only saw two teacups on the table in front of Ye Yunshu...
In addition, Song Zhimian also smelled a faint, somewhat familiar fragrance in the room...
It's not a fragrance for women...
Song Zhimian pretended not to see the teacup on the table and respectfully bowed to Ye Yunshu.
Ye Yunshu did not get up, but simply gestured for Song Zhimian to sit down.
After carefully sitting down, Song Zhimian placed the purse in her hand on Ye Yunshu's table.
"Lord Ye, please put this silver into your account; it's also a donation to the North," Song Zhimian said softly.
Ye Yunshu glanced at the purse, said nothing, but carefully examined Song Zhimian.
If I hadn't specifically asked someone to investigate, I really wouldn't have realized that Song Zhimian was the most likely person to kill Cai Boju...
Ye Yunshu looked Song Zhimian up and down again.
She was indeed a beauty, with a face as white as snow. Even dressed in the robes of an inner court lady, her beauty could not be concealed.
Furthermore... he's incredibly patient! He accomplished something significant without making a sound!
No matter who it was, they probably never imagined that it was this girl who killed Cai Boju!
Seeing that Ye Yunshu didn't speak, Song Zhimian was also feeling uneasy!
Could it be that I did something that made her find out...?
"Song Zhimian, do you have a grudge against Cai Boju? What kind of deep grudge is it?" Ye Yunshu suddenly asked.
Song Zhimian...
After calming herself down, Song Zhimin's mind started working quickly.
The fact that Lord Ye from the Censorate asked this question means he must have uncovered something.
Since she asked, it means she's somewhat certain. If I deny it now...
This is definitely not the best course of action!
Furthermore, this Lord Ye's background is certainly not so simple.
Outsiders say that the Ye family has always controlled the position of Inspector General, starting from the first Inspector General and now the fifth generation under Lord Ye.
The Ye family... is not the imperial merchant Ye family that is mentioned outside, but the descendants of the second branch of the Ye family, which separated from the imperial merchant Ye family a long time ago.
The first generation of Inspector General was the fourth young lady of the second branch of the Ye family.
She later married Anbang Hou, the nephew of the then-empress.
After marriage, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The girl took the surname of the fourth daughter of the Ye family, and the boy took the surname of the Empress's maternal family, the Huangfu family.
This rule has continued from the time of Emperor Wu to the present Emperor Xuan, spanning a century...
The previous Minister of the Censorate, who is now Lord Ye's mother, was in poor health and had little time to lead the Censorate. Lord Ye Yunshu entered the Censorate at the age of fifteen...
Song Zhimian had a vague guess in her mind, but she never dared to be sure.
Now, this is what Lord Ye is asking...
“Yes! I have a deep-seated hatred for that Cai Boju! It’s the kind of hatred that I will never forget!” Song Zhimian admitted frankly.
Ye Yunshu raised an eyebrow.
Not bad, at least they were honest and didn't deny it!
"Tell me, what kind of deep-seated hatred is this! I happen to have nothing to do today!" Ye Yunshu said with a smile.
Song Zhimian nodded and recounted everything Cai Boju had done for the Song family.
"My uncle's family of six, my aunt, two female cousins, and two male cousins all fell victim to Cai Boju's cruelty."
These were all things that Cai Boju personally told Song Kaishan.
"My lord, isn't this a deep-seated hatred?" Song Zhimian asked.
Ye Yunshu never expected that Cai Boju had done so many things behind the scenes.
The urgent report sent to the capital from the north at that time said that Song Kaiyuan's grain escort team had been ambushed by foreigners!
Who knows...
"I have no evidence! I just overheard these things."
The matter concerns the soldiers in the north, and the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion is also involved.
Even... some members of the imperial family were behind all of this.
The authorities won't listen to my side of the story, nor will they believe what I say.
"I have nowhere to complain!" Song Zhimian continued slowly.
Ye Yunshu never expected to hear such a thing.
If these things are true, then it would be too easy for Cai Boju to die like that.
Xiao Huaijin, who was hiding in the dark room, never expected to overhear such a thing.
Cai Boju is really bold!
They actually dared to impersonate foreigners and intercept and kill the grain transport officer of Dayu...
The waters of the North are indeed deep!
Ye Yunshu suddenly didn't know how to comfort Song Zhimian.
At first, when Song Zhimin came to donate her dowry, she thought Song Zhimin just wanted to find a way to survive.
After all, no young lady wants to marry a tyrannical old man.
Unexpectedly, Song Zhimian was hiding such a big secret.
Looking at Song Zhimian, whose expression was normal except for her slightly red eyes, and her thin but still upright back, I could see her.
Ye Yunshu suddenly felt sorry for the girl in front of her!
She really is trying her best to live!
Seize every opportunity to pull yourself out of the mire, and carefully hide yourself away...
"So, you plotted to kill Cai Boju at Princess Shou Kang's birthday banquet, didn't you?" Ye Yunshu asked softly.
Song Zhimian's heart sank immediately.
She never expected that Lord Ye would actually find out about this matter...
Should we admit to this? And how should we admit it...?
"Yes! I did it all!" Song Zhimian said as she stood up, then lifted her robes and knelt down.
Seeing Song Zhimian's actions, Ye Yunshu didn't say anything, but continued to scrutinize Song Zhimian.
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Neither of them spoke.
Song Zhimin knelt there with her back straight.
Ye Yunshu observed Song Zhimian like this.
Xiao Huaijin, inside the dark room, stared in astonishment at Song Zhimian kneeling there.
That whole thing... it really was planned by that girl; she did it all by herself...
How could that be!
"You mean you planned to kill Cai Boju all by yourself? Without anyone else's help?" Ye Yunshu suddenly spoke again.
"Yes! I did it all by myself, no one else helped!" Song Zhimin's tone remained calm.
Ye Yunshu smiled.
"Then tell me, how did you kill Cai Boju? And how did you come up with those methods?"
Song Zhimian sorted out her thoughts and tried to calm herself down.
Today's response must be handled well, or it will be hell.
"I discovered it by chance. The preparations were a bit rushed, but I was very lucky..." Song Zhimian slowly began to speak.
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