The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

Jiang Hua led them around and finally arrived at a very hidden house.

To be honest, Gu Shijin was stunned when she saw this house, because it was bigger than the Gu Mansion in her impression.

Although Gu's father was not a high-ranking official, he was at least an upright official of the court. After serving as an official for several years, he used the money from her mother to buy a house of moderate size in the capital. Now he told Gu Shijin that a group of thieves were living so well.

"Xiaohua, do you usually live here?" Gu Shijin asked.

Jiang Hua shook his head, pointed to the path next to him, and pulled Gu Shijin over. As soon as they reached the entrance of the path, Gu Shijin smelled an unpleasant odor, a rotten and lifeless smell.

Gu Shijin looked up and saw that the path was littered with garbage and dry grass, and occasionally a person could be seen lying down.

"Do you usually live here?"

Jiang Hua: "Well, you have to pay the money when you come back. You can only see your sister if you pay enough money."

The more Gu Shijin listened, the angrier he became. He felt like his hair was about to burn. How could there be such a disgusting person!

"Don't be angry." Lu Junze touched Gu Shijin's head, "I have asked them to tell Jingzhao Prefecture."

Lu Junze knew that the capital was in chaos and that such incidents occurred quite frequently. He would often bring them up in the court and ask the officials below to pay attention and observe. However, it was impossible for him to take care of all aspects.

But it would be fine if he hadn’t encountered it, but now that he has encountered it, he will definitely deal with it.

"Master, Madam, I'll go take a look." Gu Chengfeng walked over and said.

The main force had not arrived yet, so he sneaked in to see what the situation was.

Lu Junze: “Go ahead.”

"Brother, be careful." Gu Shijin warned.

Gu Chengfeng is now working in the palace, but Gu Shijin can't see him often. Gu Shijin is a concubine and lives in the harem. Gu Chengfeng, a man, can't go in and out of the harem often, so Gu Shijin usually sees Lu Junze when he goes to the Yangxin Palace to see him.

Gu Chengfeng's martial arts skills were quite good, and he jumped in lightly. Gu Shijin's eyes lit up when he saw it.

It turns out that there really was such a thing as Qinggong in ancient times.

"Aze, do you know Qinggong?" Gu Shijin looked at Lu Junze and asked curiously.

Seeing Gu Shijin like this, Lu Junze knew what she was planning. He pinched Gu Shijin's nose and said, "What do you think?"

Gu Shijin's eyes lit up and he blinked, "Master~"

"Want to go up?" Lu Junze asked knowingly.

"Yeah." Gu Shijin nodded vigorously. Although she didn't know how to do it, she wanted to experience it.

Lu Junze: "Okay, then hold me tight."

Gu Shijin turned around and gave Jiang Hua some instructions, then hugged Lu Junze's waist and said, "Hold him tight."

Lu Junze put his arms around Gu Shijin's waist with satisfaction, then jumped in.

As soon as he entered, Gu Shijin realized that the courtyard was not only large, but also very exquisite. From the decoration of the scenery, it can be seen that the person behind it has good taste.

Lu Junze frowned slightly when he saw it. He thought this was just a simple human trafficker leader, but it was difficult for ordinary people to have such taste.

These things are very new, and you can tell that the yard has just been renovated.

"Master?"

"Come on, I'll take you to see it."

Lu Junze took Gu Shijin and walked around the yard carefully.

Although the yard is large, there are very few people. I don’t know if the human traffickers are very confident in themselves. Even the guard Gu Shijin didn’t meet many people along the way.

"Master, is there something a little unusual about this yard?" The further he walked, the more Gu Shijin felt that there was something wrong.

Are there only a few people in such a big house? Jiang Hua's statement is not right.

Lu Junze also felt that there was something wrong and said, “Take you out and wait for Jingzhao Yifu to come.”

It was not convenient for Lu Junze to take Gu Shijin with him, as he was afraid that he would not be able to take care of him if he encountered someone.

Gu Shijin was not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason. She had experienced this before, and it was best for her to go out and wait for someone to come.

"it is good."

But when the two of them walked to the place where they had just entered and were about to leave, they suddenly heard some strange noises.

Lu Junze reacted very quickly and pulled Gu Shijin to hide behind a rockery.

"We need to speed up the process. The adults are still waiting for it."

I saw a piece of rockery being moved away and two middle-aged men walked out from inside.

"Don't worry, sir. This thing will be completely ready in three days at most." The person who came a step behind said with a flattering smile on his face.

"Yeah." The person in front walked out and looked around. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he pressed on the rockery, and the rockery returned to normal.

After the two men left, Gu Shijin recovered from his shock. They had accidentally discovered a big surprise.

Lu Junze, who was standing behind Gu Shijin, fixed his eyes when he saw the two people coming out. Gu Shijin did not know these two people, but Lu Junze knew one of them.

Because the one in front was an official of the imperial court.

And that official position is not low.

Minister of Rites - Wang Yi.

The Ministry of Rites is a relatively idle department, mainly responsible for ceremonies, imperial examinations, schools and other matters.

But this year the provincial examination happens to be in September, so the Ministry of Rites is also busy. The imperial examination is a big event and must be prepared in advance.

Gu Shijin just called Lu Junze twice, and when he saw that he didn't respond, he turned around and saw Lu Junze's sharp eyes.

Some guesses flashed through Gu Shijin's mind, but she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she pulled Lu Junze's sleeve and said, "Master, let's go out."

Lu Junze nodded, picked up Gu Shijin and jumped out. These things will definitely not be able to escape for a while, and the people from Jingzhao Yifu should be rushing over now, so there is no need to worry about delaying them for a while.

Not long after I went out, people from Jingzhao Yi arrived.

Because Lu Junze had specifically instructed that those who came were elites and made very little noise.

Jingzhao Yifu ran to Lu Junze in fear and trepidation, knelt down and said: "Your humble servant pays homage to the emperor. Long live the emperor."

"I have not governed strictly, please punish me, Your Majesty."

Jingzhao Yifu really didn't expect that such a unfortunate thing would happen to him.

There will always be bad people no matter where you are, but it’s hard to say when they happen under the emperor’s nose.

"Get up first." Lu Junze said. He was not an unreasonable emperor. Generally speaking, Jingzhao Yi managed the capital very well.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Lu Junze wanted to discuss the matter with them, Gu Shijin consciously avoided him.

Gu Shijin pulled Jiang Hua to the side and said, "Do you know where your sister is being held?"

Just now, she and Lu Junze went in for a walk and didn't see anyone being locked up, except for under the rockery.

Jiang Hua shook his head. Every time they met, they would send his sister to a room and send them away when the time was up.

"That's quite cautious." Gu Shijin whispered.

But the more this happened, the more Gu Shijin felt something was wrong.