Late at night, at the Yue King's Mansion.
Zhao Changqing sat under the lamp wearing only a thin shirt.
The light illuminated one side of his face, making it appear red.
The voice of the left guard rang out from outside the door.
"Master."
Zhao Changqing held a silver needle in his hand and poked at the lamp wick: "Come in."
The left guard entered the room and walked up to Zhao Changqing.
"Sir, the carriages, horses, and supplies are all ready, and we can set off at any time."
Zhao Changqing's hand, which was adjusting the lamp wick, suddenly paused.
The left guard pressed, "Sir, when do you plan to depart?"
Zhao Changqing withdrew his hand, his gaze fixed on the silver needle in his hand.
"I'm not in a hurry. There's one last thing. I can leave in peace once this is done."
The left guard thought for a moment: "You mean the matter of impersonating Young Master Ali? I have already had someone warn those people, so they should not come to harass us again. In addition, I have also instructed Xiao Wu and Liu Zi to be careful and not let any irrelevant people get close to Young Master Ali and his mistress."
“No, there’s another matter.” Zhao Changqing tightened his grip, plunging the silver needle straight into the sandalwood tabletop. “I won’t leave this place in peace until this matter is resolved.”
The next day, after finishing the morning court session, Ah Li boarded a carriage and returned home from the capital city under the protection of Liu Zi.
When the carriage was halfway there, Liu Zi reported that someone was blocking the road ahead.
Ah Li leaned out of the car window in surprise.
Recently, he has been listening to his mother and rarely shows up on the street.
In addition, Liu Zi takes good care of him, making it difficult for outsiders to get close to him.
However, this time, Liu Zi did not directly kick people out?
The person who stopped the carriage was an old man in his fifties.
Ah Li glanced at Liu Zi, but there was no sign of wariness in Liu Zi's eyes.
So he lifted the carriage curtain to ask.
"Old man, may I ask why you stopped my carriage?"
The old man cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Commissioner Han, I heard from Master Cheng Tingrui that you are looking for Ah Ren from Liu's Sandalwood Shop in Yangzhou back in the day?"
Upon hearing this, Ahri's pupils immediately dilated.
He leaned out a little further and asked eagerly, "Old man, could you be someone sent by Master Cheng?"
The old man nodded: "I am indeed the messenger sent by Master Cheng to deliver a message to you, sir."
"Please speak, sir."
When Ali returned, He Youyou was doing accounts in the study.
In the study of this house, He Youyou and Ali each occupied half, with one desk each, facing each other.
The two do not disturb each other, and when Ah Li encounters a question, she likes to discuss it with He Youyou.
He Youyou always had a fresh perspective on important matters of the court, which inspired him.
The sound of hurried running approached from afar and reached He Youyou's ears.
Soon, Ahri appeared at the door of the study.
Ahri is not a reckless child, so it's rare to see her stumble and fall like this today.
He Youyou couldn't help but stand up and walk around from behind the desk.
"Ah Li, what happened?"
Ahri stood in front of her, panting.
"Mother, there's news!"
He Youyou took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "What news made you so anxious?"
"It's news about Ah Ren! We've found Ah Ren from Liu's Sandalwood Shop in Yangzhou, the one we've been looking for!"
He Youyou put the handkerchief away and asked, "Who found it?"
"It was Chief Cheng who found it."
"So, where is Ah Ren now?"
"In the Cheng family! The people sent by the head of the Cheng family said that after Aren left Yangzhou, he entered the Cheng family and became a servant of the Cheng family."
He Youyou was very surprised.
What a coincidence!
However, this is not difficult to confirm.
Since Cheng Tingrui personally sent someone to deliver the letter, let's just ask him.
He Youyou immediately sent someone to deliver an invitation to Cheng Tingrui, inviting him to her home for a chat.
Although Cheng Tingrui wasn't a street hustler like Ma Xiuyuan, he owned many businesses and was very busy, so it was easy for him to go looking for someone and end up empty-handed.
Cheng Tingrui arrived less than half an hour after the invitation was sent.
"Minzhi arrived quickly today."
Cheng Tingrui smiled and said, "Youyou needs to see me, how can I delay? What do you need me for?"
He Youyou asked in confusion, "Minzhi, how could you not know? Didn't you just send someone to deliver a message to Ali yourself?"
Cheng Tingrui's expression changed slightly, and his gentle smile immediately froze on his face.
A torrent of thoughts churned in my mind.
He didn't send any messages...
Who sent the message to Ahri using his name?
What message was sent?
News that is bad for him?
"Ah Li... what message did you receive?" Cheng Tingrui's voice was a little unsteady.
"Just now on the road, the men you sent stopped Ali's carriage and said that the Ah Ren from Liu's Sandalwood Shop in Yangzhou that we are looking for is at your residence."
Cheng Tingrui felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Even someone as refined as him, who had never uttered a curse, almost couldn't resist swearing at that moment.
Which bastard framed him?
He lowered his eyes, adjusted his expression, and put on a relaxed smile again.
One hand couldn't help but grab the hem of her clothes and clench it tightly.
"Youyou, Ah Li must have misheard. It wasn't me who sent the message. Maybe someone is just joking with him."
He Youyou crossed her arms and looked at him suspiciously: "Really? You don't have anyone named Aren in your household?"
Cheng Tingrui shook his head firmly: "No."
He Youyou slowly exhaled: "Since that's the case, then let's not look for her anymore. Ah Li..."
Ah Li quickly went to her side: "Mother, what is it?"
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