Twelve years have passed, and Zhang Yinhang has never forgotten Mei Lingyue, and the same goes for Qiao Benwei. After all, they are still young and have not yet cultivated to be as ruthless, shameless and despicable as their father. It always feels a bit uncomfortable to step on the corpse of a young girl to get to the top.

After many years, when Qiao Benwei heard the word "Mei", a stone fell into her heart. This day had finally come.

She calmed down and asked, "You said your sister was kidnapped, so where was she taken?"

Fan Zhen replied, "I followed Master Zhang's carriage for a distance, and she was taken to a large courtyard three streets away."

Three streets?

That's not too far from Zhang's house. Qiao Benwei recalled what Zhang Yinhang said this morning. He said that the emperor recently asked him to write several important memorials, so he slept in the front yard and didn't go back to the back yard. So did he sneak out?

"Go to the study in the front yard and see if the master is there?"

"Yes."

Mrs. Li went to the front yard, and the study was pitch black. She came back and reported, "Madam, there is no one in the study."

When Qiao Benwei found out, her heart turned cold, but she still held on to hope, hoping that Zhang Yinhang had not really let her down.

Fan Zhen shouted, "Madam, please go quickly, I beg you!"

Qiao Benwei rolled her eyes at her, stood up and said, "Lead the way."

Fan Zhen was in front, and Qiao Benwei and his men were following behind. They took a carriage and went to Zhang Yinhang's outer residence.

After they left, Meng Jiu also sneaked into the Zhang family's house. Mrs. Li had already pointed out the location of the study. Meng Jiu jumped in through the window and put several letters in a box on the antique shelf. Coincidentally, the box was where Zhang Yinhang kept his letters, and Meng Jiu's letter mixed in without any sense of incongruity.

Afterwards, Meng Jiu left Zhang's house and waited nearby.

As for Fan Shiyi Niang, she went to Jingzhao Prefecture, where Feng Bin, an official on duty, was on duty. However, Fan Shiyi Niang did not report the case immediately. Instead, she waited for more than half an hour, guessing that Qiao Benwei had gone to Zhang Yinhang's outer residence, before she knocked on the door and reported the case.

Fan Shiyi Niang dressed up as a man and said, "Sir, I have something important to report."

Feng Bin was woken up, drowsy and unhappy, and asked, "What's the big deal? It's so late at night, can't you tell me tomorrow?"

Fan Shiyi Niang lowered her voice and said, "Sir, what I'm talking about is a matter of national security. We can't be late even for a moment."

Feng Bin also became nervous, "What's the matter? Don't keep me in suspense!"

"Zhang Yinhang, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, is collaborating with foreign enemies, intending to invite in a wolf and overthrow the imperial family!"

"what?"

Feng Bin jumped up from his chair, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Sir, I'm not talking nonsense. I have evidence. In Zhang Yinhang's study, there are letters in which he colluded with foreign enemies! If you don't believe me, you can go to his study in the outer house. There are also letters and maps there. Zhang Yinhang has been secretly colluding with the Wumeng Kingdom for a long time!"

This was a big deal. After Feng Bin's excitement and panic, he calmed down and asked solemnly, "Who are you? How do you know this?"

"Sir, to be honest, Zhang Yinhang is my enemy."

"Enemies?"

"Yes, sir. My name is Zhang Mingyi. I'm from Chang'an City. I usually do odd jobs. I have a younger sister named Zhang Huahua. A month ago, Zhang Yinhang took a fancy to my sister and asked someone to buy her and take her to his outer house. But a few months ago, when I went to see my sister, the people inside said that my sister was dead, tortured to death by Zhang Yinhang!"

Feng Bin didn't believe it, "Brutal torture? Impossible! Lord Zhang and his wife were extremely loving, there's no way he would take in another woman!"

"Sir, it's true! I know Zhang Yinhang's outer house. He keeps many women there! Sir, if you don't believe me, I'll take you to see. Those letters of treason are all in the outer house. Hurry and go! It will be too late if you don't go now!"

This was Feng Bin's second point of confusion. "How did you know about such a serious matter as collaborating with the enemy?"

"Sir, ever since my sister's death, I've wanted to avenge him, so I sold myself and entered Zhang Yinhang's outer residence. There, I found evidence of his collusion with the enemy. He was often whispering with some foreigners."

Feng Bin was a little convinced, and Fan Shiyi Niang added fuel to the fire, "Sir, if you can get evidence of Zhang Yinhang, it would be a great success, winning three levels in a row!"

Feng Bin was deeply moved by this. Regardless of whether it was true or not, he had to go and take a look. "Wait a minute, I'll go find someone."

"Yes."

Zhang Yinhang was the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, a fourth-rank official. Without the emperor's order, his house could not be searched without reason. Feng Bin hurried to the home of Jingzhao Yin He Chao and informed him of the matter.

He Chao was more decisive. "It's better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to miss one. Zhang Yinhang's main house is difficult to search. Let's go to his outer house. Anyway, he didn't say it was his house, so how do we know it's his house?"

"Yes!"

In this way, He Chao brought dozens of yamen runners, led by Fan Shiyi Niang, to Zhang Yinhang's outer residence.

But before that, Qiao Benwei had already arrived and made a big fuss there, and the place was in chaos.

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