The grass in the factory should be plucked

The next night, Xie Changan took Jiang Li and the other two and sneaked into Zhang Yu's mansion.

Zhang Yu was still as usual. He still tested his sons' homework after dinner and scolded them as usual. Soon he walked out of the study and went to the backyard.

Xie Changan gave a secret signal: Take action!

Yin Eleven and Yin Twelve acted quickly and set fire to the study in the front yard and the main house in the back yard respectively. The two places were instantly engulfed in flames.

"Go away, go out..."

There was chaos in the Zhang residence, with screams and cries everywhere.

The masters all ran out of the house in disheveled clothes, and the servants hurried over with buckets of water to put out the fire...

Xie Changan and Jiang Li hid in the dark, watching Zhang Yu's every move.

Zhang Yu's face turned pale. He ignored the burning study and ran towards the backyard.

Xie Changan and the other two followed closely.

Zhang Yu did not go to the main house, but went to the old lady's yard.

"Mom, are you okay here?"

Madam Zhang came out holding the hand of the maid, wondering: "What happened?"

Zhang Yu said angrily: "The study and the main room have fire!"

Madam Zhang was shocked: "What happened? Could it be that someone deliberately set the fire?"

"My son has sent someone to report to the Five Cities Military Command."

Zhang Yu didn't care about what happened before and went straight to sit in Madam Zhang's room, waiting for news.

Xie Changan and Jiang Li looked at each other, nodded slightly, and disappeared into the darkness.

The study room was on fire, but Zhang Yu was not in a hurry. The main room was on fire, but he did not care. Instead, he came to confirm whether the old lady was okay and sat in the room in person. This shows that -

The account book is most likely in Madam Zhang’s room!

Of course, it is also possible that Zhang Yu was an exceptionally filial son.

The fire was not big and was quickly put out.

The people from the Five Cities Military Department came to check as a routine matter, but found no signs of arson. They also heard that the Zhang residence had been plagued by rats recently, so they hastily closed the case on the grounds that a rat had knocked over a candlestick.

Zhang Yu was very dissatisfied, but he had no evidence, so he had to escort the people from the Military Affairs Department out of the mansion.

He also ordered the servants to search every corner of the house, but they found no clues.

But he still had doubts. The study and the main room caught fire at the same time. Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?

It’s not that Zhang Yu didn’t suspect the East Factory, but he felt that he hadn’t done anything recently and there was nothing that could attract the East Factory’s attention.

"Pass my order and send more people to the old lady's courtyard to ensure her safety!"

Seeing that it was getting late at night, he had to pack up quickly and go to his concubine's room to sleep.

Everything was quiet and the entire Zhang Mansion had fallen into sleep. Even the patrolling servants found a place sheltered from the wind to take a nap.

Four dark shadows, like ghosts, silently bypassed the dozing servants and quietly approached the old lady's bedroom.

Yin Twelve took out the blowpipe, gently poked a hole in the window paper, and inserted the blowpipe into the house.

The blowpipe slowly blew out the smoke, and after a while, bursts of snoring were heard from the room.

Yin Shiyi gently pushed open the door and sneaked into the house as quietly as a shadow. After confirming that everyone in the house was knocked unconscious, he gave the signal for everyone to come in.

They had already taken the antidote in advance, so they were not afraid of the smoke.

I saw an old woman collapsed on the couch, and a maid fainted on the footstool in front of the bed. Old Madam Zhang was lying on the bed, already fast asleep.

Yin Twelve lowered his voice and said, "My smoke can only last for an hour."

Xie Changan nodded: "Everyone, hurry up."

Yin Eleven and Yin Twelve worked together to wrap Old Madam Zhang on the bed with a quilt and lifted her to the ground.

Jiang Li climbed onto the bed nimbly and looked through the secret compartment at the head of the bed.

The other three went to search the closet and cage.

Jiang Li searched the secret compartment at the head of the bed but found nothing, so he lifted the mattress and searched the bed board carefully.

She touched a moving spot and gently peeled it off, revealing a secret compartment. She reached in and touched it, and sure enough, there was something like a book inside!

"grown ups!"

Hearing Jiang Li's low cry, Xie Changan quickly came over and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Jiang Li took out a book from the secret compartment and said, "Sir, take a look. Is this it?"

Xie Changan took out a night-shining pearl, opened it in the dim light, smiled, and whispered, "Yes, this is the account book we are looking for!"

He took out another book from his arms: "Put this in."

Jiang Li took the fake account book, put it back into the secret compartment as it was, and made the mattress.

Yin Shiyi looked at the two of them huddled in bed with their heads close together, looking extremely ambiguous, and couldn't help but smile secretly.

Yin Twelve pushed him and whispered, "Brother Eleven, you haven't had enough night fragrance, right? Why don't you go find that thing!"

Xie Changan just lowered his voice and said, "Found it! Pack up and leave!"

Yin Shiyi and the other two were overjoyed. They quickly cleaned up the scene and carried Madam Zhang back to the bed. The four of them then climbed up the wall and soon disappeared into the darkness.

Early the next morning, before Zhang Yu went to court, he made a special trip to the old lady's courtyard.

"How was mother last night?"

Nanny Li, who was standing beside the old lady, came out and replied, "Your Excellency, the old lady slept very well and did not get up last night."

"That's good. Didn't you hear any strange noises last night?"

"No, I and the others didn't hear anything."

Nanny Li felt a little guilty. She had fallen asleep on the couch while on duty last night without realizing it! Fortunately, the old lady didn't call anyone in the middle of the night, otherwise she would have been in trouble.

Zhang Yu always felt that there was something fishy about the fire last night. Maybe the secret guards from the Eastern Depot came to his house to spy again and accidentally knocked over the candlestick, causing the fire.

But he had nothing to be afraid of, because they would never be able to find the book.

Zhang Yu decided to impeach the East Factory for abusing its power and snooping into officials' private residences when he went to court. They even set fire to his house last night!

Let’s see how long that old eunuch Liao Wuyong can remain proud!

Zhang Yu went to the court in high spirits. He never expected that he would never come back.

In the court, the ministers were divided into two groups, civil and military, and stood on each side.

Prime Minister Liang inexplicably felt that the atmosphere today was a bit stormy.

Elder Shen closed his eyes and rested, looking calm and composed.

On the military side, the leading Duke Zhenguo had a gleam in his eyes. He looked at Prime Minister Liang and smiled slightly.

When Prime Minister Liang saw his meaningful smile, he couldn't help feeling uneasy. It seemed that this old man knew something?

He is the Queen's father, so it is not impossible that he heard the news in advance.

Prime Minister Liang felt a little regretful that he had not tried to get closer to him just now.

Zhang Yu was unaware of this and was mentally planning how he would impeach the Eastern Depot.

The bell and drum department began to play music and the emperor arrived at the imperial gate.

"Welcome to the Holy Emperor——"

After three whip blows, the emperor, accompanied by Liao Wuyong, ascended the throne.

All the ministers knelt on the ground and performed the ritual of bowing once and kowtowed three times.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Everyone is safe."

When Prime Minister Liang looked up, he saw the emperor's face was ashen, and his heart skipped a beat.

The emperor said sternly, "Zhang Yu, do you admit your guilt?!"