flstandardbreds Chapter 170 Yu Ningyao accepted the arrangement
Chapter 170 Yu Ningyao accepted the arrangement
Little Mudskipper followed closely behind the people arranged by Yu Kangjing and cleverly infiltrated the Drunken Flower Pavilion.
Not long after, the two pretended to have a heated argument in the garden of the Drunken Flower Pavilion.
"You little brat, you actually stole my money! I'll beat you to death!" Zhao Chang, the "spoiled young master" who had been arranged in advance, pushed the little mudfish's head into the garden pond.
The water surface suddenly burst open in large splashes, startling the koi carp in the pond into scattering and fleeing.
The commotion attracted the attention of the maids at Zuihualou.
Before they could even get close, several guards with swords blocked their way: "Our young master is disciplining his servants. Bystanders, don't interfere!"
The guards looked fierce and menacing, their blades gleaming coldly, making the maids hesitant to approach.
Seeing the child struggle to climb out of the water several times, only to be grabbed by the back of the neck and pushed back down, the maids were terrified.
One of the maids, clutching her handkerchief, stamped her foot and cried out, "If this continues, someone will die!"
So she hurriedly went to tell the madam about it.
Upon receiving the news, the madam, Liu Yanzhi, rushed over in such a hurry that the gold hairpin dangling from her temple swayed askew.
She forced a smile and said, "Sir..."
"My young master is venting his anger right now, you don't want to get caught in the crossfire, do you?" The guard stared at her with a half-smile.
"Of course I don't want to. But he's still a child, what if someone gets killed..." Liu Yanzhi gave a fawning smile.
"Don't worry, our young master knows what he's doing." The guards blocked her way.
Liu Yanzhi stared at the unfamiliar Zhao Chang, somewhat puzzled.
Whose young master is this, so arrogant?
She racked her brains for all the high-ranking officials and wealthy young men in the capital, but couldn't find a match.
"May I ask which family your esteemed young master belongs to?" Liu Yanzhi asked with a smile.
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. My master is not short of money." The guard said arrogantly, tossing her a gold ingot.
Liu Yanzhi's eyes widened.
So arrogant?
The guards casually tossed out gold?
Their family must be incredibly wealthy.
Liu Yanzhi thought that the person in front of her might be a young master from some family who had secretly slipped out, so she gave up trying to find out more.
He kept his eyes fixed on the pool, fearing the child might drown.
If someone dies, that would be a real problem.
"What are you looking at? I've already told you, my young master knows what he's doing," the guard scolded.
Liu Yanzhi quickly lowered her head.
Just then, the little loach suddenly lunged at Zhao Chang, and in the brief moment of close entanglement, quickly stuffed something from the bottom of the water into his clothes.
Zhao Chang seized the opportunity to grab him by the back of his collar and tossed him to his attendant like a drowned rat.
"Damn it, how dare he lay a hand on me! What an arrogant fool. Take him away, I'll teach him a lesson."
"Yes." The guard caught the little mudfish with its eyes closed and face pale, and swaggered away from the Drunken Flower Pavilion with Zhao Chang.
Liu Yanzhi was originally afraid that they would kill the person and leave them on her territory, but now she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"What an unlucky guy. Stealing from inside a building. In your next life, may you find a good family." Liu Yanzhi sighed, deciding not to meddle any further.
These days, being overly kind is just asking for trouble.
She silently made the thugs make way and watched the young master leave.
……
After leaving the Drunken Flower Pavilion, we arrived at a deserted place.
Zhao Chang and the others immediately put the little loach down and told him to hurry home.
They then gave the items to Yu Kangjing, who was waiting for them in the shadows.
After the handover was completed, they went to another house owned by the Shen family in the capital, intending to hide until dawn, then leave the capital and stay at the Shen family's villa in the suburbs for a while.
They will return after they have brought down the Xingguo Duke's Mansion and the He family.
Yu Kangjing breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the ledger.
He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.
He unfolded the account books by candlelight.
Between the densely packed ink characters, the evidence of He Yunjin and the Xingguo Duke's Mansion's years of cheating in the imperial examinations was clearly visible.
He took the abacus and started calculating from the ledger.
“A full 500,000 taels…” Yu Kangjing’s throat tightened, and his fingers trembled slightly.
He took out the account books that his daughter had retrieved from the secret passage of the Duke's mansion during the day.
With both sides corroborating each other, the evidence is conclusive.
But he can't take the lead in this matter.
If he were to present it to the Emperor, and it were to be intercepted before it even reached the Emperor, that would be a real problem.
After much deliberation, Yu Kangjing decided to seek help from General Lu.
The old general is an upright and incorruptible man; he certainly wouldn't stand idly by.
Moreover, the old general was Yao Yao's mentor, so naturally he wouldn't harm them.
After finishing his memorial, he slept anxiously all night.
The next day, he went to the general's mansion with his daughter.
After Lu Qingyun finished reading the account book, he slammed it heavily on the table, making the teacups clink.
He roared, "These parasites!"
Yu Kangjing quickly comforted him, telling him not to be too angry.
After taking a few deep breaths, Lu Qingyun calmed down and said, "His Majesty has favored Consort Huo for many years. This matter needs to be considered carefully."
"Now that we have physical evidence, our most important task is to find witnesses. We must find the yamen runner who confiscated the exam papers. You wait here, I will send men to chase after him and bring him back unharmed."
With these words from him, Yu Kangjing felt much more at ease. He cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, General."
……
"Your matter is settled?" Lu Lingguang guessed the truth when he saw Yu Ningyao's father personally come to find his grandfather.
Yu Ningyao nodded.
"Almost there, now we're just waiting to file a complaint with the emperor."
"That's great news! We should celebrate!" Lu Lingguang also got excited.
“Yes, starting tomorrow, you, the little master, will begin teaching them.” Yu Ningyao looked at him with a smile.
She happened to be with Judge Zheng that morning, so she asked Lu Lingguang to teach Tie Tou and the others kung fu.
Then in the afternoon, Lu Lingguang came back together with her to practice the martial arts taught by their master.
After reaching an agreement with the old general, Yu Kangjing left the general's mansion first.
He patted his daughter's head: "If you're going to find Tie Tou and the others, have the guards go with you."
Yu Ningyao nodded somewhat awkwardly.
After I confessed to my family that I wanted to cultivate my own people, they all knew about the existence of that villa.
After getting the address, the mother laughed until tears streamed down her face.
"The house you're renting was bought by your mother."
Yu Ningyao: ...
So it turns out they rented their own family's house?
Only after her mother explained did Yu Ningyao understand.
My mother is optimistic about the development potential of the mansions in the capital and believes that the prices will definitely rise in the future.
Therefore, they would send people to hoard houses and shops from time to time.
She would buy any courtyard shop with a good location and pleasant environment, as long as the price was right.
Now their family owns four houses and ten shops in Beijing.
So, with a wave of her hand, Mother waived their rent.
After all, the rent was flowing from her left pocket to her right pocket.
Regarding the arrangements made by Tie Tou and the others, the family said they would leave everything to her and let her do whatever she wanted.
There's no need to be secretive.
As for the guards and maids, they were all under her command; she was the first mistress.
They wouldn't proactively ask the maids and guards what she was doing.
Unless she has disappeared.
Yu Ningyao accepted the arrangement.
……
After finishing her martial arts practice that day, she led Lu Lingguang to her secret base.
Looking at the excited children, she smiled slightly: "I'm here today to tell you three pieces of good news."