Leng Yu looked in the direction of the voice and saw six or seven women standing at the door. They all had rosy complexions and charming figures. They were wearing various high-quality silks and satins, and looked very charming and attractive.
Leng Yu glanced at these women and asked in a cold voice:
"Who is the Second Madam?"
"I am."
A woman in purple took two steps forward.
"Prince Yu, I heard what you just said. Our master is a second-rank official in the imperial court. Before our master receives the imperial edict to confiscate his property, even if you are Prince Yu, you have no right to order me to open the door of our master's study. I cannot allow you to go to our master's study. Please forgive me."
There was a glint of disdain in the second wife's eyes, but her heart was already pounding.
Leng Yu felt that her words made some sense. He looked at her and replied in a cold voice:
"I've been looking for Lord Zhang, but he's been avoiding me. I suspect he's done something wrong to the country, so I want to go to his study and take a look. Madam, please help me."
"Prince Yu, you also said that you only have suspicions and no solid evidence. Unless you bring your men to force your way in, I will never open the door of this study, even if you kill me."
When saying this, the second lady crossed her arms, looking disdainful and contemptuous.
Time was deadlocked here for a while. Although Leng Yu held the emperor's appointment edict, there was no reason for him to force his way into someone else's house before confirming that Lord Zhang was guilty.
Just as he was thinking about what to do, the little twins ran in quickly.
"Your Highness, Zhang Ting ran away..."
As soon as these words came out, the ladies immediately panicked. The second lady who had been so arrogant just now suddenly stepped forward in surprise and asked,
"Which Zhang Ting are you talking about?"
The little twins turned around and said coldly:
"The imperial court is of the second rank, the Minister Zhang Ting."
As soon as he finished speaking, the second wife suddenly staggered back two steps. Seeing this, the maid beside her hurriedly supported her.
Leng Yu looked at the little twins, frowned and asked:
"What's going on?"
"According to your instructions, I led my men to block the four gates of the capital, east, south, west, and north. It turned out that Lord Zhang was trying to sneak out of the city disguised as a farmer. Fortunately, I was sharp-eyed and spotted him. I have already apprehended him and he is outside."
“Bring it in…”
Leng Yu's voice suddenly rose. There was indeed something wrong with this Zhang Ting.
After a while, Mr. Zhang, who was disguised as a farmer, was brought before Leng Yu by two officers. When they saw him, the ladies immediately started to yell and clamor.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Master, where are you going?"
"Master, they said you were going to run away. Where were you going to run to?"
"master……"
“Pah…”
Leng Yu picked up an enamel teacup on the table and threw it heavily to the ground, shouting:
"Shut up, everyone! Someone, take these women away."
Seeing this, the women started wailing loudly.
"Master, what is going on?"
"Master, please tell me what's going on."
"master……"
At this time, Zhang Ting just lowered his head, thinking about how to arrange it in front of Leng Yu, and had no time to think about these women.
Seeing these women being dragged out, Leng Yu looked at Zhang Ting who was kneeling on the ground.
"Master Zhang, where are you going so early in the morning? Why didn't you even say hello?"
Zhang Ting clenched his fists, straightened his neck, and tried to stand up from the ground, but Xiao Lingzi held down his shoulders.
He knelt on the spot, raised his eyebrows in indignation and said:
"Your Highness, I am only going out of town to visit my aunt whom I haven't seen for a long time. I heard that she is seriously ill."
"Oh? Then I'm at the gate of the treasury, don't you know?"
this……
Zhang Ting hesitated for a moment, then rolled his eyes and replied:
"I know, but my aunt is dying, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see her alive, so...so in a moment of anxiety, I forgot about the prince's summons."
"That's nonsense..."
Leng Yu suddenly raised his voice, "Do you think this king is a three-year-old child? Can you fool me with a few casual words? Where is the key to the treasury?"
Zhang Ting's body trembled, and then he replied tremblingly:
"In...in...in my study."
"Xiao Lingzi, take him to get it."
Although Leng Yu expected that Zhang Ting must have some unspeakable secrets, he still wanted to get the key to the national treasury first and then interrogate him.
Xiao Lingzi grabbed Zhang Ting's collar with one hand, picked him up like a kitten, and ran straight to the study.
Leng Yu sat in the main hall of the Shangshu Mansion with a cold expression, waiting for Xiao Lingzi to come back.
After a while, Xiao Lingzi came to Leng Yu with two sets of keys in his hand, pulling Zhang Ting.
"Your Majesty, I have the key."
Leng Yu's brows flickered, and then he said coldly:
"Take him to the treasury."
He wanted to see what secrets were hidden in the national treasury that scared Lord Zhang so much that he wanted to run away without a care in the world.
When the group reappeared in front of the treasury, Xiao Lingzi swiftly opened the lock of another door. Leng Yu walked in front of the group, quickly entered the treasury door, and went straight to the silver vault.
When the door of the treasury was opened by Xiao Lingzi, Leng Yu stepped in. Looking around, he saw countless cloth bags placed in this empty room. Judging from their shapes, they should be filled with silver ingots.
He waved to Xiao Lingzi beside him,
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