Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

"Sir, more than a year ago, I encountered soldiers searching for an assassin in Hangzhou. I heard that it was because the Minister of War was assassinated. I think that was you, sir. I wonder if you have caught the assassin?"

"What if you catch him? What if you don't catch him?"

"Sir, even if you catch him, how do you know he's not a scapegoat? If you don't catch him, don't you want to catch him?"

Wei Jue did not respond, but just stared at Ye Xi with a sharp gaze, which made Ye Xi feel uneasy for a while, but she quickly calmed down and continued, "Actually, I came here today to tell you that I might know the accomplice who assassinated you. You can follow the clues to investigate."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"The young master of the Yang family in Yangzhou, Yang Jian."

Wei Jue narrowed his eyes, looked Ye Xi up and down, his eyes full of scrutiny, and asked, "Are you talking about the Yangzhou Yang family that has the right to produce salt?"

"Yes." Ye Xi was frightened by his eyes, and her legs went weak, but the arrow had been shot and there was no turning back, so she couldn't retreat.

"What evidence do you have?" Wei Jue suddenly became stern and his words were questioning.

"I... I don't have any evidence, I just inferred it." Then Ye Xi told Liusu everything about how she found the blood in the attic and was caught and interrogated by Liusu afterwards, but she did not mention what happened later when she was forced.

"The time when the bloodstains were found coincides with the time when you were assassinated. The other party must have missed some important items somewhere else before and after hiding in our attic, and then came to me. My lord, I know it was my fault for not reporting it after I found the bloodstains, but it had been a long time when I found it, and even if I reported it, we would not have caught the person." Ye Xi noticed that Wei Jue's face looked ugly after she told this, and hurriedly explained.

"Even so, how dare you say that he is the assassin's accomplice?" Wei Jue asked.

"Because... I found out that Yang Jian was in cahoots with the woman who interrogated me. He is a young man, and he is definitely not an assassin, but he must have some relationship with the assassin." Ye Xi stuttered for a moment, and then continued, "Don't worry, sir. If you can trust me, I can help you expose the other party's tracks, and the evidence will be obtained sooner or later."

Ye Xi found that after she finished speaking, Wei Jue looked at her with an inquiring look. She felt unsure for a moment, not knowing what the other party was thinking.

"Madam, do you know that merchants who have the right to produce salt have intricate connections with the government? You can't touch them easily, or you might end up in trouble?"

"Of course I know this, so I have another way that will allow you to not offend the forces behind the other party and still get a lot of benefits."

Wei Jue raised his eyebrows.

"I discovered that the Yang family was involved in selling illegal salt. No matter who is behind it, it will eventually be linked to the Yang family." Ye Xi mustered up the courage to say this. She understood the principle of speaking out when trouble comes, and she would never dare to do so unless she had no choice.

"Do you have evidence this time?" Wei Jue asked.

"...No, but I can let you catch him in the act, and you can use this to make merit for yourself." What Ye Xi didn't dare to say was that if the other party was a political enemy, Wei Jue could use this to exclude dissidents, and if not, he could also participate in the smuggling of salt to make a profit for himself. Anyway, if he didn't do it, someone else would do it. But she didn't dare to say it clearly. She had read the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and reporting the smuggling of salt was considered meritorious. She sent this information to Wei Jue. The two things she said today were closely related to Wei Jue's own interests, and it was impossible for the other party not to be tempted.