Chapter 164 Those who steal my merits will die——

Jiang Yingcheng was a man of action. Almost the moment he finished speaking, he was eager to stand up from his chair.

Yu Xingmian watched the young man's actions and closed his eyes in despair.

The reason why he chose to expose such a trivial matter in the court was after careful consideration.

He wanted to prove his worth, but he couldn't offend too many court officials at once, so he could only hint to them in this way -

Look, I know all the little things you try to hide, but I haven't killed you yet, so you better be smart and don't push me to the brink of destruction.

If the young man were really in the court, he would point out all the evidences...

Yu Xingmian let out a long sigh, but he wasn't too worried.

Since he has chosen this difficult path of walking on the edge of a knife, he has already prepared himself to deal with dangers from all sides.

Yu Xingmian opened his eyes and prepared to accept the new test brought by the little guy.

[Eh?]

The soft voice on the golden platform was obviously stunned for a moment: [Is that so? ]

Jiang Yingcheng sat back down with a look of sudden enlightenment on his face. He kept muttering to himself while raising his little hands and patting his chest twice.

She heaved a long sigh of relief: [Luckily, Brother Tong reminded me, otherwise, Cheng Cheng would have caused trouble for Uncle Yu! ]

Yu Xingmian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the young man.

He had seen too many children of this age, not to mention those who had been brought up in a spoiled environment, even the many children he had saved whose families had suddenly experienced major changes were all willful and stubborn at this time.

They don't understand adults' worries, and their little heads can only hold the happiness of the moment.

This was the first time that he suddenly felt like he was being cared for by a child.

The ministers around him couldn't help but smile kindly, looking at Yu Xingmian with pride as if they were showing off their own child. The meaning of their eyes was easy to understand -

Look, this is their favorite little princess, isn’t she cute? !

The cutest little princess held her round chin with both hands and quickly put her previous thoughts behind her: [Then Chengcheng should make the little note herself~]

Her eyes were blank and she seemed to be in a trance, but in fact she was almost ruining the information 007 sent her.

【Wow! Wow! ! The person the Pan family was eyeing back then turned out to be the number one scholar, Sheng Sijiu. After being rejected, they settled for the next best thing! 】Jiang Yingcheng's eyes refocused, and he turned around Sheng Sijiu's face accurately, [Hihahahaha, with such good looks, he is still so good after ten years~]

Then, she was puzzled: [Didn't Lord Zhou ever consider that Ms. Pan is not blind, why would she leave such a handsome man as the top scholar unmarried and go after him instead? ! ]

The ministers' eyes also scanned Sheng Sijiu's face twice, then turned to Zhou Deyu's face, and immediately retracted their heads as if their eyes were polluted.

This person is afraid of contrast.

Sheng Sijiu is still exceptionally handsome even in his middle age, and Zhou Deyu...

Tsk tsk.

I don’t know how the Pan girl could bear to see this.

Zhou Deyu was stung by the disdainful looks of several people, and his anger instantly overwhelmed his mind: "My sons are now being well taken care of in my Zhou Mansion, so Lord Yu will not have to worry about them!"

Yu Xingmian, who was concentrating on listening to the young man's thoughts, was called back to attention by this roar. He was blank for a moment before he realized what the man was talking about. He replied subconsciously: "Childbirth in July is often accompanied by congenital deficiencies. Lord Zhou, you should really take good care of the child--"

Zhou Deyu choked: "What do you mean?"

His eldest son was in very good health, running around all day and had not been sick for years, so how could he be born with a congenital deficiency?!

However, before he could finish his words, Pan Jifeng, who was at the front of the crowd, coughed heavily, and soon, new officials stepped out from the team.

"Master Yu," Kou Xingyan said loudly, attracting the attention of the entire court, "Do you want to use these family secrets to prove your strength to the officials?"

Kou Xingyan was standing diagonally behind Zhou Deyu, and Yu Xingmian only turned slightly to meet his eyes.

It only took one glance to recognize the other person's identity.

"May I ask Mr. Kou," Yu Xingmian said politely, "What kind of information do you think I should produce to prove my strength?"

Kou Xingyan snorted heavily.

He became an official after Yu Xingmian was imprisoned. He was promoted quickly thanks to his family connections, and he did not have to do any dirty work himself. That was why he was chosen as the second line of defense to squeeze out Yu Xingmian.

"If you have the guts, you can send me to the imperial prison for a while," Kou Xingyan said with a contemptuous smile, "to experience the same life that Lord Yu experienced in the past."

Yu Xingmian raised the corners of his lips silently.

He really knew very little about this man, but—

[Who are you mocking?!] The voice of the nagging mother was clearly very angry, [If you want to go to prison so badly, I’ll see if Cheng Cheng doesn’t send your whole family in!!]

[Your eldest brother has tampered with the military pay. If this crime is proven, not only will your whole family be sent to prison for a few days, but you will also be allowed to tour the city and the execution ground!]

hiss--

Before Yu Xingmian could react, several generals could hardly hold back their anger. If it weren't for the extraordinary perseverance honed from years of fighting in the battlefield, they would have rushed forward and fought to the death with those people from the Kou family.

In the past few years, there was indeed a frequent shortage of food and wages. After Emperor Mingze led the army in person several times, this situation gradually decreased a lot.

At the time, they thought that was all the money the court allocated to them, and they were prepared to go hungry every time they went on a campaign. However, it turned out that there were people who were so bold as to tamper with their food and fodder!

The generals gasped for breath and clenched their fists tightly.

Amidst the angry faces, Lu Yao with a look of suspicion stood out in the crowd.

He frowned slightly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Every time the young lady looked through the information given to her by "Brother Tong", it took her a long time. But this time, she was able to tell the Kou family's crimes so quickly.

[Luckily, I had retrieved all the information about the Kou family in advance in order to prepare a gift for Uncle Lu. Otherwise, with so much information, it would take Cheng Cheng a long time to find the key points~]

The young man's voice was full of pride, but it succeeded in making the movements of both of them slightly stiffen for a moment.

Lu Yao turned his head with stiff limbs, looked down at Yu Xingmian who was consciously glancing at him, and snorted coldly with a forced smile.

Lip-syncing: "Whoever steals my merit shall die—"

Yu Xingmian turned around suddenly, trying to pretend nothing had happened.

[We can’t let Uncle Yu offend the Kou family too much, and we have to make them retreat in the face of difficulties. This is so difficult...]

[Yeah! I finally found Cheng Cheng! ]