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Zhao Liangchen left Zou's house and went to Zeng Lao's place.

Fearing that he might still be under surveillance by the Ministry of Justice, he climbed over the wall of the alley to the west. When he reached the window of the main room, he heard faint, intermittent coughing. He called out softly, "Teacher."

The coughing stopped, and a slightly hoarse voice came: "Come in."

It is obvious that Mr. Zeng has not slept yet.

When he entered the house, Mr. Zeng had already gotten up, put on his clothes, and lit the oil lamp. Seeing him come in, he looked him up and down and asked, "Are you okay?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "No, I'm just locked up in the mansion and can't go out. No one is making things difficult for me."

Zeng Lao was worried about Su Qin today and had been guarding near the prison. When he saw them leaving the city, he followed the people out of the city, so he saw everything that happened outside the city. Now he asked seriously, "What are you going to do about your father's matter?"

Zhao Liangchen: "I don't know what to do. Teacher, don't worry, my father will save himself. He currently has real power in the Ministry of War, and that person will not give up on him easily."

Mr. Zeng: "That's good. Although what your father did was wrong, in the eyes of outsiders, you are a whole. Prosperity and adversity are shared. Even for your own safety, you can't expose him. You can only go along with him."

Zhao Liangchen nodded: "Teacher, don't worry, I won't openly oppose him. Now I just want to rescue the person who was wronged."

Mr. Zeng: "What you did today can be considered to be somewhat effective. At least it has made Tong Zhongqian re-investigate the case. What are your plans for the future? Have you found the person who fabricated the evidence?"

Zhao Liangchen nodded. "I found it. No need to bother you, Master. Although it may seem a little fake due to the rush, it doesn't matter. Master Tong already suspects that Master Su and the others were wrongly accused. This evidence doesn't have to be true, as long as it can confuse the public. With this evidence, it will further prove that Zhao Kuo's testimony against Master Su was also false."

Zeng Lao was puzzled: "Can we rescue Su Jijing and the others like this?"

Zhao Liangchen said affirmatively: "Yes, they framed Lord Su before in order to control the Ministry of Revenue, but now Lord Tong has become suspicious. No one can do anything without leaving any trace.

As long as Lord Tong becomes suspicious and investigates, it is only a matter of time before he finds out that they are the ones responsible, given his abilities. Moreover, Lord Tong has even put his own life on the line, so he will definitely stick to this case.

Their goal now is not to control the Ministry of Revenue, but to extricate themselves from this case, so they will inevitably find a new scapegoat and send it to Lord Tong."

Mr. Zeng: "You said he was a scapegoat, can Tong Zhongqian believe it? He was fooled once, this time he won't be so easy to fool."

Zhao Liangchen: "Master Tong will definitely not believe it if we just put forward a scapegoat, but if we find the disaster relief money together, Master Tong will definitely believe it.

His goal was to find the disaster relief money. As long as the money could appease the victims, his mission would be accomplished. Further investigation would do him no good. After so many years of experience in officialdom, Master Tong is not such a stubborn person. Even if he knew there was a bigger hand behind the scenes, he would not hold on to it.

Zeng Lao looked at Zhao Liangchen with satisfaction and praised him, "You used to be more brave than wise, but now you speak of these things with such ease. You have really improved a lot."

Zhao Liangchen smiled bitterly: "After being cheated so badly, and still not making any progress, you are really not worthy of being a teacher's student."

Mr. Zeng comforted him, "Life is full of disappointments. Don't take some things too seriously. It's not a bad thing if you can learn from them. Now that you have a plan in mind, no one will take advantage of you in the future. Your luck is still to come, so look forward.

People's fate is predetermined. If it doesn't belong to you, don't force it."

Zhao Liangchen: "Yes, students understand."

After finishing his business, Zeng Lao started to show concern for Su Qin again: "That girl left without taking anything with her. I don't know what she's suffering now. Should I go and give her some things tomorrow?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "Teacher, there is no need to go. I have asked Zou Tai to send it off."

Zeng Lao asked, "Have you told Zou Tai about Su Qin's true identity?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head. "No, Zou Tai is a man of temperament and not very good at controlling his facial expressions. The students were afraid that if he knew Su Qin's identity, he would lose control of his expression and reveal his true identity. Besides, since they knew nothing, they would not involve him."

Mr. Zeng was curious: "Then you didn't tell him anything, so how did you get him to deliver the things?"

Zhao Liangchen remembered Zou Tai saying that he was a tough guy and cried, and his face turned red. "He didn't say anything. He was easy to fool. He agreed to it just by making up a reason."

Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Zeng Lao didn't ask any more questions, but said: "Even if I send her food and supplies, the weather is getting colder, and it will be hard to live in the wilderness. In a day or two, I should find a chance to go out of the city and bring her back."

Zhao Liangchen stopped her and said, "Teacher, no, she is a disaster victim now. Disaster victims are not allowed to enter the city. If she enters the city using the identity of a disaster victim, it will easily arouse suspicion. Lord Su has not escaped the crime yet. If she is noticed, it will not be good for Lord Su's case.

"Why don't you wait a few more days? Master Tong and the victims agreed on ten days. After ten days, I believe he will be able to find the relief money. By then, the victims will have received the relief money and will start to return home. I believe the city gates will not be so strict. Then, I can go out of the city and arrange a new identity for Su Qin to enter the city. That will be much better."

Zeng Lao thought about it and could only nod and sigh: "Ah, it can only be so. This person is very strange. I have lived a very comfortable life alone, but Su Qin has only lived with me for two days, and I am not used to cooking and eating alone. The food she cooks is still hot and appetizing."

Zhao Liangchen understood this very well. He had only eaten two meals made by Su Qin and he couldn't stand the cold meals of the Zhao family anymore, not to mention that the teacher was alone.

"People always long for home. Teacher, this place is too lonely. Only when Su Qin comes here does it feel like home."

Zeng Lao nodded in agreement: "It seems that I am really old and I like the hustle and bustle."

Zhao Liangchen said guiltily, "I'm sorry, teacher. I should have come to see you more often, but I'm under house arrest and can't come anytime soon."

Zeng Lao waved his hand nonchalantly: "You go and do your own thing. Why do you always keep watching over an old man like me? I am just sighing. I have lived like this all my life. There is no reason why I can't stand it for a few days."

Zhao Liangchen bowed to him and said, "I won't disturb you anymore. I'll come to see you as soon as I'm free."

Zeng Lao waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, and be careful."

Zhao Liangchen nodded and left the house. He climbed over the wall the same way he came. This time he did not go to any other place and went straight back to the Zhao Mansion. When he returned to the Zhao Mansion, it was almost dawn. The Zhao Mansion had become much quieter. Madam Zhao had returned and was counting the remaining servants in the front yard. There were quite a few fewer servants in the yard. Zhao Jian was sitting aside with a grim look on his face.

After counting the people, Mrs. Zhao angrily shouted, "Tell me, who on earth is saying that our family is going to be in trouble?"

The remaining servants looked at each other in confusion, and no one knew where the news came from.

Zhao Liangchen took a look from a distance on the roof and then went back to his yard to change his clothes. His main room was still littered with broken porcelain pieces and leftovers, and the bloodstains on the ground had dried up.

He overcame those obstacles and returned to his room to change into more comfortable clothes. Then he went to take a look at the wing room. Because he was the only master in his yard, Lai Fu and others did not live in the servants' room, but in the wing room in his yard. He went to see Lai Fu lying on the bed alone. His face was a little pale and there was gauze wrapped on his head. He didn't know where the others had gone.

Zhao Liangchen rummaged around the house and found that two people's luggage was missing. He felt a little regretful because only two people's luggage was missing. It seemed that besides Lai Fu, there was another person who did not run away, and it should be Lai Xi.

Yesterday he was angry and went back to his room after taking a shower. Lai Fu kept kneeling without his order and didn't dare to get up. Later, he hit his head and fainted because of a lot of bleeding. Zhao Liangchen asked Lai Xi to take Lai Fu away.

Lai Xi must have been taking care of Lai Fu and didn't know what was happening outside. After he left, he would be unable to escape even if he knew what was happening.

He originally didn't want these four servants, but it was okay to have two left. After being punished, they would probably be more careful in their work. If they all left, who knows who Madam Zhao would arrange for them.

Just as he was about to step out of the wing room, Lai Xi ran back and shouted anxiously, "Master, the master and the mistress invite you over."