What had happened in Heng Wu Mansion was immediately reported to Prince Ning.
When he found out that Xue Rui had suddenly appeared and messed things up, and Yin Yuanbo was brought to the Supreme Court, even though Liu Hao didn't flare up on the spot, the gloominess on his face terrified the scout that came to report to the point his legs went weak.
"Xue Rui, Xue Rui, it's him again!"
Liu Hao suspected that Xue Rui was sent by the heavens to go against him. Ever since Xue Rui returned to the capital, he had ruined many of his plans.
Liu Hao took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. He paced back and forth, and waited until he had calmed down before asking the spy he had sent to Heng Wu Mansion to cooperate with Yin Yuanbo.
"Where is Yin Yuanrong? Where did he go? "
"After Official Xue left, Young Master Yuanrong left in a hurry. It seems that he went to the assistant minister's fu to report."
Liu Hao furrowed his brows. He was not surprised at Yin Yuanrong's self-preservation. According to his original plan, he would first ruin Yu Shu's reputation and have her be related to Yin Yuanrong. He was seventy percent sure that he would be able to persuade Yin Yuanrong to ask for an edict to bestow marriage.
But now, the first step had been disrupted by Xue Rui, and the rest of the plan was for naught.
What he had to worry about now was that even if Yin Yuanbo did not dare to betray him, Xue Rui would be able to guess that he was the mastermind behind this. Xue Rui might use this to drive a wedge between him and Yin Yuanrong.
In this generation of the Yin family, there were not many outstanding members of the Yuan generation, and Yin Yuanrong was one of the best. As the commander of the left side of the Yulin Royal Guards, he had great potential. Liu Hao would need his help when he seized the throne in the future. However, Yin Yuanrong was dissolute and did not like to be restrained. He was not close to Ning Wang Fu and was not warm to his cousin.
Liu Hao had a headache for a while, but in the end, he still decided to prepare for the worst. He summoned a kamikaze and sent someone to keep an eye on Yin Yuanrong, paying attention to whether he had any private dealings with Xue Rui.
As for Yin Yuanbo, who was brought to the Supreme Court, Liu Hao had already forgotten about him.
Yu Shu secretly observed Bai Ran for a few days. She found that he was much more mature and steady than his peers, but he didn't have any other flaws. She couldn't determine whether they were the same kind of people.
First of all, she asked An Beikui to deliberately write simplified characters to test Bai Ran. He just patiently corrected An Beikui and did not show any difference.
Moreover, every word and action of his was that of a standard ancient person, without the slightest trace of a modern person.
This made her puzzled. She thought of two possibilities. One was that Bai Ran had transmigrated to this world since she was a child. She had accepted more than ten years of feudal thinking and had been assimilated by this era. The other was that Bai Ran had hidden her strength and had long seen through her origin, so she deliberately pretended to be a fool.
To be honest, she was a little disappointed. After thinking for a few days, she was not as excited and excited as she was at the beginning. No matter what the possibility was, she didn't intend to recognize Bai Ran.
It was just a psychological comfort.
Yu Shu calmed down and put aside the matter of Bai Ran. She only told An Beikui to keep an eye on him and report to him once he found anything unusual.
She had always been very vigilant. Bai Ran's identity was a mystery. Before figuring it out, it was better to keep an eye on him.
With such an interruption, she didn't pay attention to other things. So when the rumors outside reached her ears, it was already three days after the incident in Heng Wu Building.
That morning, she went to the Celestial Commissioner's Roll Call as usual. On the way, she met several colleagues and greeted them politely. However, she found that they seemed to avoid her.
Usually, they couldn't wait to talk to her, but today they couldn't wait to take a detour when they saw her.
What happened?
After entering the Kunling Bureau, several subordinates also avoided her. They all pretended to be busy, so she couldn't find anyone to ask.
Only Wen Shao 'an acted as usual.
"Shao 'an, what's going on with them?" Yu Shu asked him.
Wen Shao 'an shook his head. He was also confused, "I asked, but no one was willing to tell me."
Yu Shu was even more suspicious. She called Xu Qing in and told him, "Go out for a walk and see if anyone in the prison said anything bad about me."
Yu Shu's first reaction was that Shui Yun was up to something again.
However, when Xu Qing came back at noon, she found out that the matter was more serious than she had imagined.
Xu Qing stammered at first, but when she slammed the table, he obediently told her, "Everyone is secretly spreading rumors that there is a young master of the Yin Family who was arrested by the Supreme Court's Lord Xue because he insulted you in public."
Yu Shu thought for a moment. She only knew two young masters of the Yin Family. One was Yin Yuanbo of the Assistant Minister's Mansion, and the other was Yin Yuanrong of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The one who did this kind of thing was most likely Yin Deng's baby son, Yin Yuanbo.
"What did he scold me about?" How did Xue Rui get involved?
Yu Shu felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, Xu Qing carefully looked at her face and said, "That person made up a rumor that you coveted the power of the Yin Family and schemed to seduce Third Young Master Yin, Yin Yuanrong. Unfortunately, someone saw it and failed."
In fact, the original words were even worse. For example, Lord Yu of the Kunling Bureau took off her clothes to seduce Third Young Master Yin. Xu Qing just didn't have the guts to do it.
Even so, Yu Shu was still annoyed after hearing it. She immediately cursed in a low voice. Wen Shao 'an, who was close to her, heard it clearly,
"Son of a b * tch!"
She immediately put Yin Deng and Yin Yuanbo in her shoes.
Wen Shao 'an wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start. As a subordinate of Yu Shu, he naturally had to stand together against the enemy when she was humiliated. Moreover, slandering a woman's reputation was really something that only a beast would do.
"Daren, please calm down." He squeezed out a sentence dryly, "Since that guy has been arrested by Lord Xue, everyone must know that you are innocent. Those rumors are all false."
Yu Shu weakly waved her hand at him, indicating that he should go about his business and not care about her.
Wen Shao 'an didn't know the cause and effect at all. She and Yin Yuanbo only met once and didn't even talk to each other, but he ran out to publicize her disgrace. It was obvious that he was instigated by someone.
Yu Shu first suspected that Yin Deng was retaliating against her, but then she felt that it was unlikely. If she wanted to complain, she would have done it long ago. Why wait until so long after the incident?
So who would want to use this to ruin her reputation?
Yu Shu knew that if she went to ask Xue Rui, there would be an answer. But as soon as she thought that Xue Rui knew her experience in the Yin Family, she felt uncomfortable all over.
She felt a little guilty and embarrassed.
In short, she couldn't bring herself to look for Xue Rui and ask him about this right now.
Besides, it had been three days since the incident, but Xue Rui didn't come to see her. Maybe he was angry and didn't want to see her?
Thinking of this, Yu Shu instantly gave up the idea of asking Xue Rui.
Wen Shao 'an saw that she was sitting there in a daze, as if she was meditating. He couldn't help but remind her, "Daren, it's time for lunch. Do you want to eat here or go outside?"
"Ah, oh, let's eat here." Yu Shu said casually. Then she stopped Wen Shao 'an before he went out to ask someone to bring the lunch box.
"Wait." Yu Shu stood up, thought for a moment, and said, "Shao 'an, go to the Astronomy Bureau and see if Lord Cui is there. If he is there, tell him that I will treat him tonight and ask him to do me the honor."
This Lord Cui was Cui Xin's biological father, the fool who owed her 60,000 taels of gambling.
Wen Shao 'an didn't understand, but he still obeyed.
Cui Xiu was alone in the Astronomy Bureau. When he heard that Yu Shu wanted to treat him to dinner, he didn't feel happy at all. Instead, he agreed with a bitter face. He hadn't collected 60,000 taels of silver yet. He was afraid that Yu Shu would come to him to force him to pay the debt. He was so worried.
.....
In the afternoon, the Great Tipping Point sent someone to inform Yu Shu to go to Taixi Tower the day after tomorrow.
She had been in office for three months, and she had to take the first assessment. After passing, she could go to the court to participate in politics, attend the civil and military officials, and have the right to advise the emperor.
At the same time, Shui Yun, who was in the Taicheng Office, also received a notice that she would attend Yu Shu's assessment tomorrow. Sitting in a wheelchair, she couldn't stop laughing.
She immediately called one of her subordinates and asked him to sort out the records of Yu Shu's words and deeds these days as soon as possible and show it to her.
The official registrar was also a smart person. He saw Shui Yun's intentions, so he came over and doubted her, "I'm afraid that these are not enough to refute Daren Yu."
Shui Yun looked at him with a smile and said, "How do you know that I only have this much confidence?"
In order to prevent Yu Shu from using her senior brother again, she would definitely drive him out of the Celestial Commissioner.
In the fourth watch period, the princess's residence was quiet. On the garden corridor, occasionally, a group of patrolling guards would pass by and scare away the wild cats.
Within the Upheaval Pavilion, Jing Chen was startled awake from his dream with a body drenched in cold sweat. After he woke up, he only felt a splitting headache and his heart beat like a drum. The scenes in his dream were like a fleeting view of flowers on horseback, swiftly flashing through his mind. Those scenes seemed familiar yet extremely unfamiliar.
The moonlight outside the window penetrated into the room, illuminating his face slightly green. He sat cross-legged in meditation and adjusted his breathing. After a while, he calmed down.
He guessed that Zhu Qingjue's medicine had worked.
He tried to recall the scenes in the dream just now, but it was blurry. He could only piece it together bit by bit —
He came to Jianye City alone and waited at the agreed place to take him back to the capital. However, he, who was inexperienced, was secretly drugged by someone else in his food.
Then he fainted, and when he woke up again, he was in endless pain and had no strength. He was blindfolded and tied up. His body was bumping, as if he was locked in a carriage.
Then, he vaguely heard someone talking outside. A voice said, "Eldest Young Master, let's rest for a while before continuing our journey."
He used the last of his strength to pull off the blindfold and looked out through the gap between the boards of the carriage. The next moment, a person appeared in his field of vision.
The memory came to an abrupt end, and Jing Chen's head hurt again. He was afraid that he had forgotten, so he hurriedly got out of bed to light the lamp. He didn't even put on his shoes and didn't call anyone in. He strode into the study next door and quickly grinded ink and cut paper. He endured the headache and drew the face that appeared in his mind.
He finished it in one go. After he stopped, he took a breath and leaned closer to the lamp to look at the portrait on the paper.
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