The Pei family.
"What? You messed up?" Pei Jianzai, who had been calm, stood up abruptly upon hearing his subordinate's report.
His eyes twitched uncontrollably.
Where is Chen Ping now?
“Returning home, Master, Chen Ping has been taken away by Chang Qing. It was my dereliction of duty. I never expected that Da Yu could keep an eye on Chen Ping for half a month. I deserve to die.”
"You deserve to die."
Pei Jian's voice was as cold as ice. He feared that his carefully laid-back plan was about to be ruined by Chen Ping. "Have you considered what would happen to the Pei family if Chen Ping revealed everything he knew?"
“Patriarch, he was chosen because of his loyalty. I think he would rather die than expose you.”
"Never test human nature!"
Pei Jian's expression was extremely grim. "Tell our people to keep a low profile lately and not to expose themselves."
After saying that, Pei Jian sat back heavily in his chair, sighing repeatedly.
Hopefully Chen Ping will keep his mouth shut, otherwise...
We can only adapt to the situation.
Zhaoning Palace.
"What? It's actually the Pei family?"
Jiang Yu's first reaction was also to doubt the credibility of the news, "Is it really not the Qin family or the Sun family? Even if it's the Gong family, it's more acceptable than the Pei family."
The Pei family father and daughter had always appeared as outsiders, but now they were being told that Pei Jian had actually done so many things behind the scenes...
“Ayu, Pei Jian brought Pei Zhi to Dayu four years ago.”
One sentence silenced Jiang Yu completely.
Four years ago, Pei Jian brought Pei Zhi to Dayu to save her brother's life, for which she has always been grateful.
"Gu Lin, tell me, what in this world is still real?" Jiang Yu weakly tugged at the corner of her mouth. "I thought it was a life-saving grace, but who knew it was just a spies planted in Da Yu under the guise of saving lives."
"We don't know how many of Pei Jian's men are in Dayu besides this fake Chen Ping."
Gu Lin was silent for a moment after hearing this. "I have to say, Pei Jian really seized a good opportunity. At that time, you fell off the cliff and disappeared, and Jiang He was seriously injured and unconscious. It was a chaotic time. At this time, it would be almost impossible to detect the hidden nails."
Gu Lin took out a white porcelain bottle from his sleeve. "This was found in the Chen residence."
Upon opening the porcelain bottle, a fragrant aroma of medicine wafted out.
"We'll have to let Mei Chu investigate this," Jiang Yu sighed. "Should we pretend we don't know anything about the Pei family's affairs?"
“Ayu and I are on the same page. We need to keep the Pei family in the open while we stay in the shadows. I’ve already sent people to investigate the Pei family.”
Jiang Yu didn't see the cryptic look in Gu Lin's eyes; she only knew that she was embraced in a warm hug.
Gu Lin's heart trembled slightly. The Pei family was most skilled in making poisons and medicines, and A Yu's sudden improvement in her weak condition...
He dared not think too deeply about it.
......
"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"
Wanji's voice came from Sun Shu's courtyard. Sun Shu quickly came out of the house and bowed gracefully to Jiang Yu.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager of Dayu."
"Get up."
Jiang Yu smiled gently and brightly, "Now that I have seen Miss Sun with my own eyes, I can finally rest assured."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fully recovered."
"I thought that you had too few servants to serve you, and Mei Chu also said that you would need to drink medicine for three months to completely cure the disease, so I personally selected some servants for you."
As soon as Jiang Yu finished speaking, five people dressed as servants and five maids walked into the courtyard.
"Isn't this... a bit out of line with the specifications?"
Sun Shu was well-versed in the laws and regulations of the Great Yu Dynasty, and subconsciously began to speak.
Because all ten people had their heads down, Sun Shu couldn't see their faces.
"It's alright. She was personally bestowed by me. Who can say a word against her?"
Jiang Yu exchanged a few more pleasantries with Sun Shu before leaving. After Jiang Yu left, the two servants raised their heads and met Sun Shu's gaze. Sun Shu was startled and took a few steps back.
My foot slipped, and a sharp pain shot through my ankle.
"How could you two...?"
Isn't this the person Father left behind in the capital of Dayu? One works at the Ink Pavilion, and the other does manual labor.
"These two people stay; the rest of you go down first."
Despite the excruciating pain, Sun Shu stared intently at the two of them, asking, "What exactly happened?"
“Miss, we have all been exposed. Not only us, but also the other spies that the head of the family has placed in the capital have been discovered.”
"Where are they now?"
Sun Shu forced herself to speak, but the trembling in her voice betrayed her fear.
Overnight, all of these people were identified; it was terrifying...
"They were all killed."
"What?"
"It was Emperor Yu's personal decree that saved our lives. It was because the Empress Dowager personally appointed us to serve Miss."
Thud—
Sun Shu collapsed heavily to the ground and fainted again.
......
"Your Highness, are you going straight back to the palace?"
"No, go to the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence."
Jiang Yu's voice clearly carried a hint of pleasure. She could tolerate the Pei family for a while, but the Sun family... even after she had already issued an order to punish Zhong Qi'er, they still dared to attack Zhong Qi'er without restraint.
She won't indulge him.
This also gave Da Yu an opportunity to remove the nails.
“This time, not only the Sun family, but also the Qin and Gong families have been exposed. I wonder how the Sun family head will explain this to the other two families.” Wan Ji said softly, and Jiang Yu’s smile widened even more upon hearing this.
"If you plant a spies in the capital of Chongqing, you must be prepared to have them removed."
Recently, Lingxiao Pavilion has reappeared after several years of silence, and the capital city is in a state of panic.
"Tell Linghai that each household should leave a few nails; it's not good to remove them all."
Jiang Yu's eyes shone with a determined light, and her words inexplicably made people feel at ease.
When they arrived at the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence, Jiang Yao was already waiting outside the gate. As soon as she saw Jiang Yu's carriage, she rushed up like a cannonball.
"aunt."
Jiang Yao stopped just in front of Jiang Yu, tilting her head slightly. "I haven't seen Auntie for several days. Yao Yao misses Auntie very much."
“I miss Yao Yao too.” Jiang Yu took Jiang Yao’s little hand and walked towards the Dingyuan Marquis’s residence. Soon they saw Yun Mo standing there.
"Master, Aunt has arrived."
Jiang Yao's voice rang out, and Yun Mo then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Jiang Yu, "Since the Empress Dowager has arrived, I will not continue to teach the Princess today. Farewell."
"Wait a minute."
Yunmo stopped in her tracks. "I have something I'd like to thank you for."
"Thank me?"
"To be precise, we should thank the current head of the Yun family for providing us with very important clues." Jiang Yu smiled and pinched Jiang Yao's cheek. "However, I think thanking you is just as good."
The head of the Yun family... second sister?
Yunmo's eyes flickered slightly.
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