After the rebirth of the wronged soft girl, the devil's crematorium

Fang Jinyue saw Su Wan looking at her calmly, and she was actually happy that she had not misjudged her.

"Today, the Yu, Qin, Jiang, and Liu families prosper and suffer together. It's impossible for one person to destroy this spiderweb-like alliance of aristocratic families." Fang Jinyue's eyes grew serious. She stood up with a stern look and said, "I know you think I'm just a common woman and that I can't do anything. But there's one saying I believe: accumulated soil makes a mountain, and accumulated water makes an ocean."

Su Wan's eyes became more and more profound as she looked at Fang Jinyue. This woman was indeed not simple.

"Madam Su is brave, and I admire her very much."

Even if Fang Jinyue had such intentions, Su Wan's actions could bring disaster upon the family if she wasn't careful. She would never allow a moment of carelessness or emotion to bring harm to the entire clan again. Furthermore, Manager Liu had investigated this Madam Fang and found nothing special about her in the capital. As for her hometown, there was no news yet. This person was somewhat mysterious, and an alliance with her was not something she could easily enter.

"I know you don't believe me." Fang Jinyue said with a half-smile, "There's a singer in the music hall who's the favorite of Liu's second son. Also, the Liu family isn't as easy to bully as the Jiang family. They have more than just the Yu family behind them." Fang Jinyue stretched out her arms and said, "Okay, this is my token of allegiance. As for whether it's true or not, you can investigate. I'll also be waiting for you to come to me."

After saying that, Fang Jinyue was about to go out. "Oh, by the way, I'd better go out through the back door. Miss Liushang, please lead the way."

Liu Shang, who was always considered domineering, also became restrained when he saw such a bold and presumptuous woman. He glanced at Su Wan, and only after seeing his wife nodded did she send her out the door.

After the room quieted down, Su Wan's heart suddenly began to beat as she leaned on the table. "The person behind the Liu family is not simple?"

"Madam!" At this moment, Liuyan hurriedly delivered the message.

Su Wan handed the tea to the person opposite her and said, "Don't be in a hurry. Take your time."

"Secretary Xie sent word that the Yu and Jiang families, among others, are suspected of collaborating with the enemy. However, Your Majesty alone cannot contend with them for the time being, and the Wang family is still waiting and watching. Secretary Xie said this is a good opportunity to avenge the Fourth Lady."

Su Wan frowned tightly, "Didn't Second Uncle go to work?"

Liu Shang shook his head. "The old master has been ill since the death of the fourth lady, and the head of the family has already taken several days off."

"Let's go find my uncle. We can talk on the way."

The two hurried out of the courtyard. Along the way, Liuyan whispered to Su Wan, "Also, after being turned away, Mr. Zheng sent someone to tell you that he knew the identity of the deceased refugee and hoped to see you."

Su Wan's expression remained unchanged. "The information he has revealed is not enough for me to see him. Things have been turbulent these past few days, so I won't see him."

As they spoke, the master and servant hurried to the old tutor's yard.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in Chengde Hall within the imperial palace was extremely subtle at this moment.

Emperor Jingdi sat at the desk and looked at the old ministers in front of him with a gloomy expression, while Xie Yin stood silently to the side.

Yu Lang looked at the emperor who had lived under his wing since he was a child. This was the first time he saw the intimidating power on his face.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what these lists can reveal. Not to mention that I'm the Minister of the Central Secretariat, even a lowly official of the ninth rank would have personal relationships with his colleagues, right?"

Emperor Jing smiled, "Your Excellency Yu is right. How could I be so unreasonable? However, I asked the Xuanwei Division to investigate and found that those who interacted with these officials suspected of collaborating with the enemy were at two extremes. Many people avoided them, while many flocked to them. And your Excellency, as well as the families of Jiang Qing and Zheng Qing, were the most frequent. Even if I were useless, I couldn't just watch half of the court officials ignore their country and collude with the enemy!"

Emperor Jing suddenly slapped the list, scaring several old ministers beside him.

Yu Lang lowered his eyes for a moment, then raised his head to meet Emperor Jing's gaze. A slight smile curled his lips, "Your Majesty, please calm down. As subjects, we are loyal to the emperor and love the people. This old minister and I have served through several dynasties. How could we possibly forget?" Yu Lang turned sideways to glance at Liu Wei and said, "How could we, with our sincere hearts, betray Your Majesty? Take Minister Liu, for example. No matter where he goes, he always keeps Your Majesty's happiness in mind..."

"Enough!" Emperor Jing stopped Yu Lang before he could finish.

Xie Yin, who was standing aside, frowned as he looked at Emperor Jing's angry yet cautious expression.

At that moment, Emperor Jing's chest heaved with rage as he looked at Yu Lang. On the one hand, he was using his status as a veteran of several dynasties and the prestige of the previous emperor to suppress him, while on the other hand, he was using the Liu family to threaten him. His back teeth gritted as he sneered. Great! This minister wasn't the emperor's subject, but instead a loyal subject to his good uncle.