The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

Yesterday, Jiang Chaosheng passed by Qili Lane and saved Chu Yunyue. It was really just a coincidence. He originally thought that this little fool ran out from some alley nearby, but now it seems that is not the case.

What a hassle.

Jiang Chaosheng put down the axe in his hand and waved at Chu Yunyue. Chu Yunyue's eyes lit up and she immediately ran to Jiang Chaosheng obediently: "Brother, do you want to play with me?"

"Cough cough."

Jiang Chaosheng cleared his cough twice, then said, "Brother has something to ask you now. I ask you and you answer. If you answer correctly, I will play with you."

"it is good!"

Chu Yunyue nodded like a chick pecking at rice, then raised her pretty face and looked at Jiang Chaosheng with bright eyes.

"What's your name?" Jiang Chaosheng asked the first question.

"I'm Yueyue!" Chu Yunyue answered as if it was a matter of course.

"Then...what's your last name?" Jiang Chaosheng changed the question.

"Yueyue knows this. Yueyue's surname is Chu!" Chu Yunyue raised her chin slightly and looked at Jiang Chaosheng proudly, as if waiting for him to praise her.

Your surname is Chu?

This surname is a big one. There are too many people with the surname Chu in Kyoto, and the Chu family, one of the four major families, has countless branches.

Chu family...

Jiang Chaosheng's expression became more complicated, and he casually asked, "Do you still remember where you live?"

"My home is... my home is..." Chu Yunyue frowned and thought for a long time. Where did she live originally?

No one told her this!

but……

"My family has a huge garden and a huge lake, but they don't let me play in the garden. My sister says there are bees in the garden that will sting you. I really want to go play in the garden. One time, I went to play in the garden secretly and saw my sister bringing back many friends..."

Speaking of this, Chu Yunyue suddenly became much more eloquent, and suddenly said a lot of words in one breath. Then she said with a dim look in her eyes: "In the past, my sister was the best to me, but...but..."

Those men took her out of the house yesterday.

They said that their sister no longer liked her and didn't want to see her again.

So... she will no longer have a home or a sister.

Jiang Chaosheng didn't notice Chu Yunyue's eyes, but he keenly caught a few key points -

His surname is Chu, his family is big and he should be very rich.

The elder sister is a fool, and she has a younger sister.

This……

A name has been lingering in Jiang Chaosheng's mind for a long time, and is about to come out.

He didn't want to admit this guess, but now, it seems...

"Chu Yunyue?"

Jiang Chaosheng called out.

"Hmm?" Chu Yunyue subconsciously raised her head and looked at Jiang Chaosheng with strange eyes: "Brother, you called me?"

Jiang Chaosheng's eyes immediately darkened——

It really is the Chu family’s legitimate daughter, Chu Yunyue!

How could she be alone in a place like Qilixiang?

At first, Jiang Chaosheng didn't dare to go to Minister Chu's mansion to guess what was going on. After all, it was impossible for the daughter of the Chu family to end up in a place like Qiliting.

And now...

Jiang Chaosheng was thinking, when suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door outside the courtyard -

"Is Mr. Jiang at home?"

Are there any guests coming to your house?

"crunch"

Jiang Chaosheng walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard and opened the wooden door that had just been repaired. A young servant in blue stood outside. Upon seeing Jiang Chaosheng, the servant bowed slightly and asked, "Excuse me, is Mr. Jiang at home?"

"I am."

Jiang Chaosheng looked at the boy, his eyes pausing for a moment at his cuffs.

"Mr. Jiang is polite, and the Prime Minister invites you!" The servant's smile became even wider after hearing Jiang Chaosheng's answer.

Look at your face!

Jiang Chaosheng was delighted and looked at the servant with a friendlier look: "Wait a moment, I'll pack and go with you."

Jiang Chaosheng turned around, went back to his room to change his clothes, gave some instructions, and left with the servant.

"elder brother!"

Chu Yunyue didn't know what was going on. She subconsciously took two quick steps and grabbed the corner of Jiang Chaosheng's clothes.

Her brother hasn’t finished playing the game with her yet!

"Just stay home and listen to your sister."

Jiang Chaosheng looked at Chu Yunyue deeply, perhaps...

Today he can stop by the Chu family to find out what's going on.

**

Gu Mansion in Beijing.

Gu Yanqing did not attend the court meeting today and had a good sleep at home.

"Prime Minister, this is a list of the wealthy businessmen in the capital."

Early in the morning, Mu Kang handed the intelligence list he had collected overnight to Gu Yanqing.

"Put it away first."

Gu Yanqing didn't even look at it.

"Prime Minister, are you really planning to...let those Jinshi scholars handle matters in the outer city?"

Mu Kang put away the lists and asked cautiously.

"This whole thing was orchestrated by Meng Xiang. Last time, he lost a million taels of dirty silver, and he must have guessed it was me. So this time, he cried poor in the palace not only to intimidate me, but also to force Your Majesty and me to take out the silver to help the refugees."

As Gu Yanqing spoke, a hint of disdain flashed across his face.

Although the official silver was more than enough to buy grain, how could he let Meng Xiang be so happy?

"Grain prices have skyrocketed recently, and the grain merchants in the capital have already made a fortune. It's time to make them bleed a little. And this time, they have to bleed willingly and gratefully."

"The Prime Minister is still more skilled." Mu Kang flattered him from the side. At this time, he roughly knew what Gu Yanqing was going to do.

The richest people in the entire capital are the big families, and those wealthy businessmen rely on the protection of those big families to survive.

The Spring Examination had just ended, and the fifty-one Jinshi candidates were still waiting for officials to fill in the blanks.

So, who should be admitted first?

How should officials be assigned after the supplementary recruitment?

Maybe this time, we will know the answer.

"Master Prime Minister."

At this moment, Lin Jing's figure suddenly appeared in front of the two of them. Seeing that Lin Jing's face was still covered with bruises, Mu Kang subconsciously looked away.

"Why are you up? Didn't I tell you to recover from your injuries?"

Gu Yanqing glanced at Lin Jing. He had been following Jiang Jiang recently and hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

It just so happened that Bai Tan'er was watching over the Jiang family these days, and Gu Yanqing's original intention was to let Lin Jing rest for a few more days.

"Your Majesty, I...I suddenly remembered that I have something very important to report!" Lin Jing's expression was somewhat serious.

"Prime Minister, I'll go to the door and see if the scholars have arrived."

Mu Kang on the side tactfully retreated.

After Mu Kang walked away, Lin Jing finally spoke in a low voice: "Prime Minister, when I was outside the inn in the capital yesterday, I sensed a very strange aura. It was fleeting, and I'm not sure who it was, but it was very suspicious, and vaguely familiar."

A familiar, strange smell?

"Is he a master?" Gu Yanqing asked.

"Yeah, very strong."

Lin Jing nodded, as if he had thought of something, and added: "Better than Bai Tan'er."

Bai Tan'er: Am I some weird counting unit? (｀?′)=3. So angry~

"Do you think the owner of that breath is spying on you, or...her?" Gu Yanqing asked again.

The "she" he was referring to was naturally Jiang Jiang.