Mu Qingli had never specifically inquired about the affairs of the Shi family, but she had placed her own people in the Shi Mansion several years ago, so some information would naturally be passed on to her through the usual channels.

Almost all of this information was handled by Qixue. Among the three maids around her, Qiu Jin was the housekeeper in charge of reconciliation and property, Qilan was responsible for practicing medicine and saving lives and being in charge of the open use of force, and Qixue took over all the information channels in her hands. After all, this was the area she was best at.

Qixue habitually collected and sorted out all the information, summarized the essence and then reported it to her daughter. She raised her eyebrows slightly when she saw the news about the Shi family.

"Miss, it seems that the Second Young Master of the Shi Mansion is not on the same page with them."

Mu Qingli looked through the message she handed over without saying a word, his brows and eyes calm.

In fact, she didn't know much about Shi Guang'an. She just remembered that he was addicted to women and immoral, which made Shi Pei furious. He then sent him back to his hometown to marry and have children, and then there was no news of him.

But now it seems that she would rather tarnish her own son's reputation than send him away in secret. Perhaps the Shi family is more complicated than she knows. She is more interested in the secrets of the Shi family...

After thinking for a while, she looked up at the sky outside, raised her hand and knocked on the table, her voice slightly lowered.

"Don't they want to send him away? Let Zhu Hong go over and keep an eye on Shi Guangan for a while, but don't rush into anything."

Zhu Hong is as steady as a mountain. She is always patient and able to wait, and is very good at making people let down their guard. Her personality is most suitable for following.

Qixue nodded in understanding, smiling to show that she understood, then handed over a luxurious note and lowered her voice.

"Miss, Yun Yi sent a message saying that he is ready and waiting for your orders at any time."

Mu Qingli played with the newly acquired jade ring, his eyes as dark as the endless night outside, and his tone was leisurely.

"No rush. The people of Dongyi Country will be very useful chess pieces. I have to find a way to get them to help us get rid of some of the annoying people. The current situation is unstable, so it's better not to expose our people in public."

Qixue nodded, tilted her head, blinked playfully, and couldn't help muttering something under her breath.

"You've been having a hard time, girl. I think it would be better to just kill them all. That way, you won't have to worry about them causing trouble for you."

Hearing this, Mu Qingli just smiled and didn't take it seriously, his eyes gloomy.

If killing could solve all problems, her hands would have been covered in blood long ago. After all, if you count carefully, she had a lot of enemies in her previous life.

Little did they know that Mu Fushu in the next yard was also unable to rest. He sat behind the desk with a sullen face, tapping the table, wondering what he was thinking about.

Shu Yan came in after a while and walked quickly to his side, reporting the news in a low voice.

"There hasn't been much change in the young lady's courtyard recently. She just promoted a horse slave in the mansion during the day. I heard that the young lady just casually praised him for taking good care of the horses."

There was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes but he didn't show it.

There is always a lack of people who are discerning and know how to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak in the mansions of wealthy families in Beijing. Nothing makes people feel more proud than being praised by their master. At this moment, many servants have started chatting and laughing with the horse slave in private.

A slave? Ahri rarely interacted with the servants in the family. She only paid more attention to those around him and his mother. Was there something special about this slave?

Mu Fushu thought about it and looked directly at Shu Yan before giving him instructions.

"Get a few people to secretly watch him and see if he does anything suspicious. Ahri wouldn't notice someone for no reason. There must be something about him that Ahri is concerned about."

"Don't worry, Master. Everything has been arranged."

Shuyan nodded in understanding and couldn't help but chuckle.

As expected, the young master understood the girl's thoughts best. Coincidentally, he was also smart and had guessed the young master's thoughts early on and arranged everything in advance.

Mu Fushu also had great confidence in his ability to get things done, so he changed the subject.

"Okay, has anything strange happened at the Shi family recently? Have you found anything wrong with Shi Guangan?"

When Shu Yan mentioned this, his face darkened slightly and he reported the situation to him in a low voice.

"Master, according to your instructions, our people have worked hard to enter the courtyard of the Second Young Master Shi. However, the strange thing is that the Second Young Master Shi has not left the courtyard for many years. The news released by the Shi family is that he has a stroke and cannot go out to get some fresh air.

But after our people entered the yard to investigate, they found that he was not sick, but seemed to have been poisoned. However, the poison only weakened his body and did not cause any harm.

"Master, what on earth are the Shi family up to? Those two brothers have been acting strangely these past few years."

Mu Fushu's eyes darkened as he turned the jade pen in his hand and lowered his eyes to ponder.

Before Ali left, he thought that the Shi family was on Lu Tingqi's side. Over the years, he arranged for several people to sneak into the Shi family when the Shi family was purchasing slaves, but after a few years, he didn't find anything special.

On the contrary, Shi Guangling, who had always been arrogant and domineering and always wanted to step on him, became more and more strange. Not only did he no longer target him specifically, but he seemed to be avoiding him. This was also the reason why he had always been on guard against the Shi family.

Isn't it weird?

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Shu Yan couldn't help but remind him in a low voice.

"Master, the young lady must have arranged people to keep an eye on the Shi family. Should we ask her? She might know more than us."

Who knew that Mu Fushu would shake his head calmly.

"No need. Since Ahri didn't tell me, that means she hasn't found out yet. Let's not cause her any trouble. Let's just keep an eye on them. If we keep doing this for a long time, their true intentions will eventually become apparent."

These two siblings have such good chemistry that they clearly haven't communicated with each other, yet they both unexpectedly chose the same approach.

(Ministry of Justice)

Fei Zhu, who had just taken office a few days ago, looked through the evidence in his hands, squinted his eyes, and began to think in a very good mood.

Oh~ I don't know what means the master used to actually let him sit in this position. I heard that there were quite a few people on the list at that time, and those princes accounted for the majority, while their talents were only a few.

But in the end, this position actually fell into his hands, and his master also sent him evidence against many people, letting him decide who to eliminate first.

He didn't hesitate for too long. He raised his hand and pulled out a piece of evidence before carefully putting away the other pieces of evidence. If he couldn't use it now, he would always need it later.

After he finished cleaning up, he waved to his subordinates outside with a straight lip and a slightly cold voice.

"Go and invite our Secretary Chang to come over and have a seat! They say a new official starts with three fires, so I need to make sure this fire is well lit."

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