The carriage traveled for half an hour and stopped at the gate of Wanfu Restaurant. Ye Qingyu was a regular customer, so the owner naturally recognized her and greeted her warmly, "Miss Ye, you are here. Please come upstairs."

Ye Qingyu nodded, "Boss, go and do your work. I'll go to the private room myself."

Ye Qingyu had someone book a private room here long ago. The shopkeeper smiled and said with great understanding, "You are a regular customer and are familiar with our restaurant. I will not entertain you personally."

On the second floor, in the private room reserved by Ye Qingyu, a man was already sitting there drinking by himself.

Ye Qingyu pushed the door open and walked in, smiling, "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Lord Cao. I'm late."

Commander Cao looked a little tired, but he didn't seem impatient to wait. "Nothing, but I need a place to rest for a while."

"Miss Ye specifically asked your maid to deliver the letter to me, so she could meet someone from the Zhenguo Mansion, right?"

Ye Qingyu didn't beat around the bush. "Yes, I wonder if Lord Cao could give me some convenience. I just want to visit the ladies of the Duke's Mansion and bring them some food. I don't know how to do anything else."

Commander Cao put down the teacup in his hand, looking helpless. "It's not that I don't give Miss Ye face, but now that the incident has just happened, I don't know how many eyes are on the Jinyiwei."

Ye Qingyu also knew the difficulties Commander Cao was facing. Now, all the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Although they were in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, it was under the full control of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The staff of the Ministry of Justice could not intervene at all, so Ye Qingyu came to find Commander Cao.

"I know that wanting to see them now would be embarrassing for Commander Cao. I don't mind waiting a little longer. As long as I can see them, it doesn't matter if I wait a few more days."

Commander Cao thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, I'll take care of this. If it's just a meeting with the women and the others, I can still do it. However, it will take three days. What do you think, Miss Ye?"

Ye Qingyu smiled in surprise and bowed in gratitude, "Thank you, Commander Cao. It's only three days, but I can wait. During this time, please keep an eye on the people in the Duke's Mansion. I hope they won't be tortured."

Commander Cao nodded and said, "Don't worry, Miss Ye. The Emperor has specifically instructed this. You don't have to worry about this."

Ye Qingyu bowed again and expressed her gratitude. "Thank you, Lord Cao, for telling me. With your words, I can finally rest assured."

Ye Qingyu's thoughts shifted, and she smiled and asked, "I'd like to ask a question. Has Lord Cao made any progress in his investigation?"

A layer of frost covered Lord Cao's calm face. "We've found out some things," he said, his big hands clenched tightly, veins bulging.

"There are indeed many corpses of young children in the dry well you mentioned, Cui Xuan, that beast! But, I can't dig them openly. I don't know if my Wanwan is in that dry well, and which corpse it is!" Lord Cao's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth, suppressing his surging anger.

Ye Qingyu knew the resentment in Lord Cao's heart. The treasure he had been looking for for so many years turned into a corpse in a dark place right under his nose. How could a father not hate and resent it!

"I've been investigating these days and found some eyewitnesses. According to their descriptions, Wanwan fell into the hands of that beast Cui Xuan because she was given to him by Princess Yongjia!"

The coldness in Lord Cao's eyes seemed to be able to freeze the entire room. Compared to when I saw him two months ago, he had more white hair.

"Miss Ye, do you know that Princess Yongjia was involved in this matter?"

Ye Qingyu sighed, "Yes, I know, but if I tell you directly, you won't necessarily believe me unless you verify it yourself, right?"

Lord Cao nodded. "Yes, Miss Ye is right. If I hadn't investigated and compared many sources and concluded that the person was Princess Yongjia, I would never have believed that a teenage girl could be so vicious!"

Ye Qingyu asked, "Since Lord Cao knows the murderer, what are your plans next? I'll tell you the truth. I have a grudge against the Grand Princess of Shaoyang, and I must avenge it. But when I first told Lord Cao, I didn't know that my mother was murdered by the Grand Princess of Shaoyang! I had no intention of using Lord Cao at the time. Now that things have developed to this point, I want to join forces with you to take revenge. What do you think?"

Lord Cao was surprised by Ye Qingyu's confession. As the commander of the Jinyiwei, he knew some of the secrets between these powerful people. He also knew about the affair between Gu Qingshuang and the Grand Princess of Shaoyang. But he didn't expect that Gu Qingshuang's life was involved in it.

Lord Cao said, "Miss Ye, you are too kind. I don't think so. Everyone who comes to me with clues is trying to use me. Miss Ye's candor shows her trust in me. I will not let Princess Yongjia and Cui Xuan go. I don't know how Miss Ye knew about my daughter, but it doesn't matter. What I want is revenge for my daughter and to retrieve her body for a proper burial!"

A cold light flashed in Lord Cao's eyes. "Since we have the same goal, why not join forces?"

Ye Qingyu's eyes flashed with a brilliant smile. "Okay, we have a deal. Lord Cao, please investigate the matter of Cui Xuan and the Marquis of Wuyang's Mansion. Leave the matter of the Grand Princess of Shaoyang and the Princess of Yongjia to me. After the matter of the Zhenguo Mansion is over, it will be time for our revenge!"

"it is good."

After the two men had discussed it, Lord Cao stood up and said goodbye and left. After all, he couldn't leave for too long.

Going out to meet Lord Cao today not only achieved her goal, but also established a cooperative relationship. Ye Qingyu was very happy. She took the ink books and paintings downstairs to prepare to leave. Thinking that she would be able to see her aunts in three days, she walked to the counter.

"Miss Ye, have you enjoyed your meal and drink?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile.

Ye Qingyu smiled and nodded, "Boss, I'd like to order some wine, food, and snacks. I'll pick them up in three days."

The shopkeeper was naturally happy to have business coming to him. "Okay, Miss Ye, what kind of wine, food and snacks would you like to order? When will you pick them up in three days?"

The shopkeeper handed the menu to Ye Qingyu. As Ye Qingyu was carefully choosing her dishes, she suddenly heard someone calling her name. "Hey, isn't this Miss Ye? I didn't expect to see Miss Ye again in Wanfu Restaurant."

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