Chapter 38 I'm waiting for your answer. Are you willing to be honest?

Yuyan came out and saw Yinzhen standing at the gate of the mansion.

He rode a tall horse and looked down at the gate of Cao's mansion.

Yuyan saw clearly that when she was not out, Yinzhen's expression was very cold, and that look was indeed quite intimidating. After she came out, when Yinzhen saw her, his gaze softened, and after meeting her gaze, he just smiled.

Yinzhen's guards were so numerous that they actually surrounded the Cao family.

Seeing Yuyan come out, Yinzhen did not order the guards to retreat.

Of course, Yinzhen would not sit on his horse and wait for Yuyan to come. After seeing Fujin coming out, Yinzhen got off the horse and considerately came over to hold his own Fujin's hand.

The two men smiled at each other, but before they could say a word, Su Peisheng, who was serving beside them, whispered, "Master, Lord Cao is coming out."

Han comforted the female relatives and took charge of the situation. Li immediately went to find Cao Yin and told him what had happened that day.

She did not have the ability to memorize everything she heard or photographically, so she could not recite Si Fujin's words verbatim, but she could still paraphrase their meaning.

Cao Yin did not react much at first, until he heard Li recounting the private account. His face suddenly changed color and he sat up from the bed in fear.

He had been worried about the losses in Lianghuai for several months, and the losses could not be made up. When the emperor was on his southern tour, he felt unwell, but Cao Yin had been holding on because he wanted to serve the emperor.

Cao Yin had always responded perfunctorily to the Crown Prince's solicitation and even the Eighth Prince's vague temptation. As a result, the Crown Prince got into trouble, and Cao Yin became even more worried. He knew that he was the Emperor's servant, and unless the Emperor ordered him to do so, he could not have anything to do with the Crown Prince or the other princes.

The emperor was furious and gave the task of collecting the lost salt tax in Lianghuai to the fourth prince. Cao Yin figured out his master's intention himself and simply claimed to be sick and decided not to get involved in the matter.

He was indeed heartbroken and exhausted. Now that the emperor had returned to the capital, he wanted to take this opportunity to have a good rest.

The Fourth Prince, known as the Iron-faced King Yan, would never give up, nor would he let them stay out of it by using illness as an excuse.

After that, he still had to deal with the Fourth Prince, so Cao Yin wanted to take a good rest and think of a countermeasure. It was a good opportunity for his wife and the others to start with the Fourth Prince Fu Jin to test the waters.

See how much the Fourth Prince knows about the matter of loss.

But what did Cao Yin hear?

Only he himself knew such a clear private account. No one else knew it. Even the emperor did not know it so clearly.

How did Si Fujin know this?

Could it be that the Fourth Prince had planted someone next to him and had been keeping an eye on him for so many years? That was why he could record everything so clearly?

Or is it that someone close to him turned against him, or that someone originally had another master?

If he didn't think so, Cao Yin really couldn't explain why the Fourth Prince knew it so clearly.

Cao Yin was frightened. This was his biggest weakness, even the life-saving factor. He could not reveal it in front of the emperor, but the Fourth Prince knew it clearly.

When they heard Li say that the Fourth Prince was coming to pick up the Fourth Prince, they surrounded the entire Cao family with guards.

Cao Yin immediately stood up and changed his clothes, and said to Li with some concern, "Madam, are you not disrespectful to Si Fujin?"

Li said, "Of course not."

Li hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's just that this matter is serious and I can't make the decision. I'm also worried that Si Fujin will say more things that will affect you. Many things can't be known to outsiders, so I want to invite Si Fujin to the inner hall to talk. In fact, I want to invite you to come over. I have no intention of stopping Si Fujin, but for some reason, Si Beile asked the guards to surround the Cao family. But they just said they were here to pick up Si Fujin."

Li was very frightened. She could not understand what the Fourth Prince meant, but she instinctively felt that the Cao family was about to be in great trouble.

Cao Yin sighed: "This has nothing to do with my wife. The Fourth Prince wants to give the Cao family another warning."

Cao Yin knew that he could not lie down any longer, so he immediately changed his clothes and went out to meet the Fourth Prince.

Yinzhen held Yuyan's hand and looked at Cao Yin who walked out hurriedly from the door. Cao Yin was old, and when he came out now, he looked even worse than when the emperor left.

He said he was sick, so he must have some symptoms.

Yinzhen did not want to torture Cao Yin to death yet. Cao Yin's well-being would be beneficial to recovering the losses of the Lianghuai salt tax.

At least in these few years, Cao Yin cannot die.

But Cao Yin's fearful look after making a serious mistake really surprised Yinzhen.

Cao Yin had experienced many ups and downs in officialdom. It was impossible for him to be so frightened and lose his composure just because he had his guards surround the Cao family's house.

Yinzhen looked at the beautiful woman beside him who was smiling at him, and thought, yes, Fujin did something. She said she was going to do something.

He was just curious about what Fu Jin had done to make Cao Yin lose his composure like this. It was not easy to make the emperor's trusted minister lose his composure like this.

But Cao Yin happened to be here, and there were so many people talking that he couldn't ask anything, which made him feel a little regretful.

Yinzhen had no doubt about the ability of his own Fu Jin. It was natural that Fu Jin's simple words shocked him and frightened Cao Yin.

Fu Jin came from a later generation and has great talents, Yinzhen thought with pride.

Yinzhen made a gesture, and the well-trained guards immediately turned around and no longer surrounded the Cao family.

Cao Yin saw this scene, but he did not relax at all. Instead, he went to Yinzhen and saluted: "Please ask Prince Fu Jin to come to the inner hall for a talk."

Yuyan looked at Yinzhen with a smile: "My dear Prince, I'm tired after playing all day."

Yinzhen then carried Yuyan onto the horse.

He carried an adult onto the horse with a very handsome posture, which did not affect his performance at all, and he placed Yuyan steadily in front of him.

After Yuyan sat down, Yinzhen lowered his eyes and looked at Cao Yin: "Lord Cao, see you another day."

Yan Jue did not wait for Cao Yin to answer. He took his guards and rode away on horseback.

Cao Yin stood at the gate of the mansion, feeling a little regretful that he had pretended to be sick and left the Fourth Prince behind.

But he didn't know that the Fourth Prince could find out his private account. If the same thing happened again, he would definitely pretend to be sick and ignore it.

Now I am afraid that

Cao Yin slowly retreated back to the mansion. What he needed to consider now was whether he should go to the Fourth Prince in person to see how the matter of recovering the lost money was going.

His private account was in the hands of the Fourth Prince, so it was impossible for him to distance himself from the matter. Not only could he not stay out of it, he even lost the initiative.

Yinzhen was very considerate and did not ride the horse too fast, but he was still worried that the wind would blow on Yuyan, so he made her put on the hood of his cloak.

Yuyan sat in the front and was strictly protected. She felt that the experience was quite good.

It's not appropriate to talk about serious matters in a situation like this, but there's really no need to keep silent either.

Yuyan was right in front and laughed, "I heard that Prince Beile led people to surround the Cao family. Madam Cao's expression at the time was as if Prince Beile was going to destroy the place."

[Oh, yes. It was indeed you who ordered the Cao and Li families to be raided after you ascended the throne, and to investigate the cases of both families thoroughly. The accounts I recited to them today were found in the memorials you asked people to write down when investigating the cases.]

[Looking at it this way, it seems like I am here to cause trouble today.]

Yinzhen laughed in his heart after hearing this.

But then I thought, did he settle accounts with the Cao and Li families only after he ascended the throne? That was too late. But it was also true. The emperor was unwilling and would not touch the Cao and Li families.

After that, the succession to the throne made everyone pay no attention to the losses of the four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. Naturally, they lived in peace for another ten years.

Yinzhen said: "Bringing people with me is indeed meant to intimidate. If they dare to be rude to Fujin, then I will go to ruin the scene."

Anyway, it is certain that we are going to scare the people from the Cao family today.

The way back was not far, and before Yuyan moved, Yinzhen carried her down.

Such thoughtful and considerate service, and not even on the bed, made Yu Yan feel a little embarrassed, but she felt it was quite good in her heart.

Yinzhen said, "Fujin just said that he was tired from playing, so he should rest early. Whatever happens in the Cao family has nothing to do with Fujin, so Fujin doesn't need to care. For a long time to come, these people will not have the time to hold banquets."

"Leave the rest to me."

Yuyan nodded: "I think so too. They definitely won't have the energy to hold a banquet. They must be very scared today."

Yuyan changed the subject, "However, I just said I was tired. It was an excuse in front of Lord Cao. In fact, I ate a little too much today, and I have been sitting still watching the show. I feel a little tired now, and I want to take a walk in the yard."

This is the truth.

She also said that if Yinzhen was busy, he could go first and she would just go for a walk.

Yinzhen hadn't seen his wife Fu Jin for the whole day. He had finally brought her back and didn't want to be separated from her like this, so he took a walk with Yuyan.

The small yard they live in now is not very big, and the two of them don’t want to go out for a walk, so they just walk back and forth slowly in circles, which is a good way to take a stroll.

Of course, Yinzhen's people were still collecting information outside and summarizing it to Su Peisheng, who naturally presented it to his master as soon as possible.

Yinzhen took a look and handed the item to Yuyan for her to see.

Yuyan was not polite and looked at it without hesitation, but she felt a little embarrassed after looking at it.

I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.

She thought that Han's presiding over the overall situation would be of some use, but it turned out to be useless. Yinzhen's message said that what she recited at the banquet tonight had spread throughout the officialdom in such a short time.

The news spread quickly, and everyone who should know and shouldn't know knew it.

Now everyone knows that Lord Cao Yin still has a loss of several million taels that cannot be made up.

Soon, this news will be sent to the capital, and the emperor will know about it soon.

She dared to recite it, and she was not afraid of Kangxi knowing it. Even the officialdom in Jiangnan was not very solid, and it did not seem to be as solid as a rock.

It was neat and tidy when they were pretending to be sick, but once this incident came out, many people came to take advantage of the situation.

Yuyan watched Yinzhen burn all the news, then said, "Prince Beile's news is pretty fast too."

"Are you scared?" Yinzhen curled his lips, "Did you not expect that they would copy the things you memorized and show them to me?"

Yu Yan thought about it seriously before saying, "I'm not afraid. I just want to do something for Lord Beile. Lord Beile will definitely not blame me."

"If the people of Lord Beile were not dedicated, I might still feel that it would not work. When the people of Lord Beile are dedicated, I feel happy in my heart, and this is good."

In the current situation, the more people under your command, the better.

Yuyan said, "As for what I'm carrying, Lord Beile will hear about it sooner or later. I'm mentally prepared for this."

She wanted to do something for Yinzhen, but she only thought so in her heart and did not tell him.

In fact, Yinzhen's tolerance and acceptance made her never think about it or consider the possibility that Yinzhen would be unhappy.

Yinzhen would not be unhappy. This would be good for him, and it would also break the balance and restraint that Cao Yin wanted.

Yinzhen thought about it, what to say? Fujin is still very courageous.

She has revealed so many flaws in the past six months, how can she not be fearless?

Yinzhen said: "They will not think that Fujin knows this. Everyone, including the emperor in the future, will think that I told you. The loss of salt tax in Lianghuai is something that the emperor has always been very conflicted about."

"But the disclosure of these private accounts will push the emperor to make up for the deficit and pursue the repayment to the end. Otherwise, the emperor will be condoning the existence of corrupt officials in the world. The emperor cannot bear such a reputation."

Yuyan didn't think too much: "How can we allow corrupt officials and parasites to exist? Every one of them should be severely punished!"

She finished her words and saw Yinzhen looking at her with burning eyes. She reacted and couldn't help but worry: "Did I cause trouble for Prince Beile?"

"Will the disclosure of the private account make the emperor feel that it was the prince who forced the emperor to punish severely? In this case, the emperor will have no room for maneuver. Will it affect the impression of the prince in the emperor's mind? Will the emperor blame the prince?"

Yinzhen smiled, but his eyes were cold. He imitated Yuyan's words: "How can we allow a corrupt official to exist?"

"If it is my own situation, there is really no need. I will not retreat a single step. Your Majesty knows my temper."

"Besides," Yinzhen whispered, "if this matter is not made public, it will only affect the emperor's reputation if it is exposed in the future. At this time, the emperor is not confused, and the emperor can think clearly. It is better to suffer a short pain than a long pain. Moreover, if this kind of greed continues, the four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River will be in chaos, and something big will happen in the future."

Yuyan thought about it and it was true. Now Kangxi's energy has not been consumed too much. Kangxi still wants to be a wise ruler. He should be able to figure it out. He just needs to learn to let go of things with pain.

If Kangxi wanted to punish Cao Yin, such a loyal servant, he would probably feel very painful. Otherwise, he would not have protected him year after year.

"Fu Jin, don't worry about others first."

Yinzhen gently touched Yuyan's chin. Seeing Yuyan looking over, Yinzhen said with a deep gaze, "Everyone thinks that I gave those private accounts to Fujin. But Fujin knows very well that it is not the case."

"I asked Fu Jin seriously, how did Fu Jin know those private accounts?"

Yuyan, are you willing to be honest with me now?

Yu Yan looked into his eyes.

Deep and eye-catching.

She thought to herself, here it comes.

Even before he opened his mouth, his heart was already beating like a drum.