Zhao Mingya and her brother failed to sow discord among Fu Liqing and returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion in anger.
Han Yuehua had just returned from her mother's house. Seeing Zhao Chenhan, she said, "Come here quickly, my son. I got some information from your uncle that will be very useful to you."
Zhao Chenhan said obediently: "Thank you for your hard work, mother. You are busy with my affairs again."
Han Yuehua smiled and said, "You are my son, it is my duty to work hard for you. Where have you been?"
Zhao Mingya angrily said, "Don't mention it. The yard we gave to Qing'er was given to that loser Zhao Lin by her."
"What?" Han Yuehua was immediately furious. "Doesn't that rebellious son know that this is something we're deliberately using to befriend Minister Fu? How dare he accept it?"
Zhao Mingya said, "I accepted it because I knew it."
"This rebellious son has ruined the good things of my mansion again." Han Yuehua cursed angrily.
Zhao Mingya added fuel to the fire, "I think he's deliberately trying to cause trouble for us. He knows we're interested in marrying into the Fu family, so he's deliberately pestering Qing'er."
Han Yuehua said angrily, "Fang Cheng is such a useless guy. If he had caught that rebellious son earlier, there wouldn't be all these troubles."
Butler Fang listened from afar and didn't dare to say a word.
Zhao Chenhan comforted her, "Don't be angry, mother. Whether big brother agrees or not, he is still a member of the Marquis' Mansion. If he and Miss Fu can get together, then even if Minister Fu doesn't want to, he will have to call you his mother-in-law."
"That's different." Han Yuehua said as a matter of course: "If you marry Miss Fu, she will be my daughter-in-law. If that rebellious son marries me, I don't even know if he will call me mother-in-law."
Zhao Chenhan said, "Brother is just angry with us. Everything will be fine once he calms down."
"You are just too soft-hearted." Han Yuehua tapped Zhao Chenhan's forehead.
Zhao Chenhan smiled and changed the subject: "Mom said there is good news. What good news?"
Han Yuehua said: "Prince Yu, your eldest brother-in-law, was out handling a case a few days ago, but he never finished it, which made the emperor very unhappy."
Zhao Chenhan was surprised and said, "The emperor is unhappy with my brother-in-law. Isn't that bad news?"
"You." Han Yuehua smiled and said nothing. Zhao Mingya took over and said, "Of course it's not a good thing for my brother-in-law, but if we help him solve the case, wouldn't it be good news?"
"I see." Zhao Chenhan pretended to understand something and said, "But if even my brother-in-law can't handle the case, it's hard for us to help, right?"
Han Yuehua said: "Yes, but this is the only way to show your ability."
Zhao Chenhan didn't act pretentiously and said, "Mom, tell me."
Han Yuehua said, "The task your eldest brother-in-law is undertaking is neither difficult nor easy. Last summer, Qingzhou suffered a flood. The imperial court allocated a large amount of relief money and grain, but none of it reached the victims, ultimately sparking a civil uprising."
Zhao Chenhan immediately interjected, "It was the Crown Prince who handled the matter at the time and quickly suppressed it. He was rewarded by the Emperor, who praised his decisiveness and swiftness."
"Yes," Han Yuehua said, "but now someone has reported that there was no disaster relief money or grain at all. It was all embezzled by officials under the Crown Prince. They didn't kill the rebels, but the common people who went to the local government office to argue. They were slandered as bandits and an entire village was killed."
"They killed an entire village? They called us bandits!" Zhao Chenhan was shocked. "How could they do that? How dare they?"
Han Yuehua sighed, "Yes, that's how I reacted after hearing this. It's said that the Emperor was furious and smashed the cup on the spot. He secretly sent Prince Yu to the palace to investigate."
Zhao Chenhan said seriously, "No wonder Prince Yu hasn't been able to find out yet. It seems the Crown Prince's people are doing it very secretly. However, this matter involves the struggle between the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, so it's not appropriate for us to get involved."
Han Yuehua said, "We have to participate. Ever since your eldest sister married Prince Yu, we have been members of Prince Yu's faction. Even if we don't admit it, others won't believe it. That's why your father is determined to establish a relationship with Fu Chengwang through you, because he is the prince's man."
There were two major factions in the dynasty, led by Prime Minister Li Chengyun and Minister of Rites Fu Chengwang.
Coincidentally, both of their names contain the word "cheng" (cheng), and everyone considers them natural rivals.
Since Li Chengyun supports the crown prince, Prince Yu's family will have to do everything they can to win over Fu Chengwang.
But Fu Chengwang was a gentleman who did not interfere in the matter of choosing a crown prince, which caused the lineage of Prince Yu to be defeated step by step by the lineage of the Crown Prince, and they were in a very difficult situation.
Han Yuehua said: "Now is an opportunity to strike back at the Crown Prince. As long as we can find out the truth, we can deal a huge blow to the Crown Prince's reputation."
Zhao Chenhan frowned and said, "It doesn't have to be the Crown Prince's men who did it, right? The Crown Prince is not that stupid. As long as he behaves himself, the throne will definitely be his after the Emperor passes away a hundred years later, and the entire world will belong to him. Why would he do such a thing?"
Han Yuehua said, "We've been thinking about this too, but regardless of whether it's him or not, now is a great opportunity. Although you're young, you've always been a smart person. As long as you can contribute here, when Prince Yu ascends to the throne in the future, you'll be a loyal minister, and everyone from Li Chengyun to Fu Chengwang will have to rank below you."
Zhao Chenhan smiled bitterly and said, "Mother thinks too highly of me. I'm only fifteen years old. How can I get involved in such things?"
Han Yuehua said disapprovingly, "When your father was fifteen, he was already fighting in battle. He led a group of soldiers to defeat the Northern Di army and almost captured their commander-in-chief. You're just helping Prince Yu with some advice. What are you afraid of? Besides, if you can show up now, the emperor will pay more attention to you and may even choose you as the top scholar."
Hearing that he could become the top scholar, Zhao Chenhan was moved and said, "Then I'll give it a try?"
"We should give it a try." Han Yuehua said, "Your eldest sister happens to be there, so you can go there under the pretext of visiting them and stay there to help them. We are all family, and Prince Yu will definitely trust you. Although it will delay some of your study time, as long as you do it well, that little time will be worth it."
"good!"
Zhao Chenhan nodded.
Han Yuehua immediately ordered someone to send Zhao Chenhan over.
Zhao Mingya said worriedly, "Chenhan is so young, is it convenient for him to go alone? How about I go with him? It's a good opportunity to talk to Big Sister."
"Okay." Han Yuehua agreed after thinking about it for a moment.
If two people go together, there will be someone to take care of them.
Zhao Chenhan hesitated for a moment but did not object.
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"Master Zhao, these are six guards and four maids."
"The guards are all from good families who have practiced martial arts and are absolutely innocent."
"The maid was also sold from a poor family, there is nothing wrong with it."
"This is their indenture, take a look."
The human trafficker showed Zhao Lin the indenture contract with a smile on his face.
Now that he has his own house and money, Zhao Lin must of course take care of the security issue first.
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