The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

In the future, Chu Huizu will be a sharp knife inserted into the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce.

In the past six months, the situation in the capital has become increasingly unpredictable. In particular, Wang Cai has not shown his face for the past two weeks. According to Jin Youcai, Wang Cai has not come out since he entered Yang Tinghe's residence.

Zhou Chu understood that the big plan these people had been painstakingly devising was probably just around the corner.

The storm is coming.

Fortunately, during this time, Zuixianlou collected a lot of officials' secrets.

When Zuixianlou was being renovated, Zhou Chu had someone sabotage it so that Chu Liu and Sun Qiang could hear the conversations of the officials in any of the private rooms at any time.

For example, Liao Feng, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had a steward who was originally a gambler and a petty swindler. His son, Liao Shun, learned his rudimentary swindling skills from the steward.

Knowing this information, Zhou Chu had Chu Liu set up a trap early on, with Lin Zhi acting as Chu Liu's right-hand man, disguising himself as a playboy to lure the Liao family's steward into the trap.

Things went smoothly, and in just a few days, the steward was swindled out of his entire fortune by Chu Liu, and even owed several thousand taels of silver to Zhao Hu, Zhou Chuhua's other identity.

In this way, the man was naturally at Zhou Chu's mercy.

However, in order to make this person completely devoted to him, Zhou Chu also promised him that as long as he helped him bring down Liao Feng, he would receive 10% of the Liao family's assets.

These words warmed the man's heart, and he no longer felt the regret of being tricked.

Zhou Chu and Chu Liu followed the same method, planting spies in the homes of various officials, waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

More than a month later, the big event finally happened: Zhu Houzhao fell into the water and eventually died.

The entire capital city entered a period of national mourning, filled with utmost solemnity.

Especially in the Princess's residence, Princess Deqing felt increasingly desolate as she watched her nephew die under mysterious circumstances.

In the past few days, Madam Yang and Tang Bohu have been visiting the princess's residence every day to chat with Princess Deqing, which has comforted her considerably.

After Zhu Houzhao's death, Wang Cai reappeared, seemingly wanting to leave the capital.

Zhou Chu naturally wouldn't let him escape so easily, and went straight to Lu Song.

"Uncle, do you believe me?"

Zhou Chu looked at Lu Song and said.

Lu Song rarely saw Zhou Chu with such a serious expression, and immediately realized that something big had happened.

He remembered what his boss had told him: whatever Zhou Chu asked him to do, he should never hesitate or refuse, no matter what it was.

At this time, the late emperor had just passed away, and the entire capital was in turmoil. Lu Song naturally realized that Zhou Chu had something for him to do.

"Weighing instruments, just tell me what you need me to do."

Lu Song said.

"Take your men and go after a merchant named Wang Cai. Chase after him, but don't actually catch up. It's best to injure him and put him in a desperate situation."

Zhou Chu thought for a moment and then said.

"This is easy, I'll arrange it."

Hiring Lu Song for this kind of work means you've found the right person.

That's what the Embroidered Uniform Guard did.

Just as Wang Cai was about to breathe a sigh of relief after leaving the capital, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. It seemed that a number of Imperial Guards were chasing after him on horseback.

This terrified Wang Cai.

He knew very well that if he were captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, death would be the best relief. If the things he was carrying were exposed, it would cause a huge uproar.

So he whipped his horse desperately, trying to distance himself from the Imperial Guards behind him.

But it was no use. The Imperial Guards were all highly skilled horsemen, and Wang Cai was just a merchant; how could he possibly escape?

Soon, the two sides closed the distance. Lu Song rode his horse while drawing his bow and shooting an arrow, which struck Wang Cai in the left shoulder.

It must be said that Lu Song's archery skills were superb; if he had missed even a little bit, Wang Cai would have been blown to the head.

The injured Wang Cai was like a frightened bird, whipping his horse wildly, but fortunately he quickly widened the distance.

However, Wang Cai's injuries were severe and needed immediate treatment, otherwise he would bleed to death.

At this moment, Wang Cai was in a daze due to excessive blood loss, and soon he could no longer run and fell off his horse.

"Brother Wang? What's wrong with you?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Wang Cai struggled to open his eyes and found that it was none other than his younger brother, Wang Hu. He immediately perked up.

He forced himself to stay alert, took out a letter and a token from his bag, and then handed over all the silver in the bag to Zhao Hu.

"Brother, I'm afraid I'm not up to the task. Could you do me a favor?"