Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

However, all things considered, Xiao Qingyin's life was much better than his, after all, Xiao Qingyin was born as the second young lady of the Xiao family of the Duke of Xiao.

Feng Xingye said to Chen Ziming, "Didn't you try to persuade him to think more positively, or write a letter to report these people?"

Chen Ziming didn't speak, but Xiao Cong came out to reply.

“We have been trying to persuade Father that saving his life is the most important thing, but Father still can’t think straight. He drinks every day and keeps talking incessantly. Besides, His Highness Prince Zhao has been fighting on the border for the past few years, and the Eighth Prince is not in the capital either. We know who we can tell.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fengyi thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

At that time, Feng Xingye was at war with Yongguo and was far away on the frontier, so he couldn't care less about what was happening in the capital. Meanwhile, Feng Mingyu was away in Daozhuzhou, managing the floods and building dikes, so he was gone for a long time. In the capital, there was no one else but Feng Mingjing, so Chen Zichen couldn't complain to anyone.

“Alas, my brother was depressed and frustrated for those few years. After Prince Zhao and the Eighth Prince returned to the court one after another, he regained his hope and wrote a letter to Prince Zhao. Not long after the letter was sent, Prince Zhao and His Majesty submitted a memorial saying that they would investigate the case of selling official positions. When my brother saw this news on the bulletin board at the East Market, he was overjoyed. He came back and told us that his injustice would soon be redressed.”

Chen Ziming seemed to recall the events of that day.

Xiao Cong nodded, "After Father was wrongly accused, he was no longer allowed to participate in the imperial examinations. He was always unhappy. We thought he could really commit the crime, but one night he suddenly disappeared. Nobody knew where he went. We waited and waited, and finally we received the news that he had committed suicide by drowning himself in the lake. Waaah..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fengyi and Chen Ziming exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

"Do you believe he committed suicide by drowning?" Feng Xingye asked again.

Chen Ziming immediately replied, "I don't believe it. I don't believe he committed suicide. He had already corresponded with His Highness Prince Zhao, and Prince Zhao also said he would investigate the case of selling official positions. How could he suddenly commit suicide?"

"Did he leave any clues?" a gentle female voice asked.

Chen Ziming took out several letters from the envelope. "Here, these are all things left by Zichen. I've kept them safe, just in case someone finds them and tries to cover it up."

Feng Xingye and Xiao Fengyi bid farewell to Chen Ziming and Xiao Cong with the letter in hand. After they came out of the silver shop, they saw Yue Yi waiting outside.

Yueyi had already led the carriage through the dense crowds of the market to the back of the East Market.

Feng Xingye casually opened a letter, which was about the person in the Privy Council who had replaced him.

"It seems this case needs to be investigated starting with that incompetent fool who impersonated someone back then," the man said in a deep voice, his eyes fixed ahead.

Xiao Fengyi had already boarded the carriage. Turning to look at Feng Xingye, she asked, "Who is this person? Where are we going to investigate him?"

"This man's name is Mu Zhi. He often frequents brothels and entertainment venues. Let's go there."

After saying that, Feng Xingye also got into the carriage and said to Yue, "Go to the largest brothel in the East Market, Chunyi Pavilion."

After hearing this, Yue rode her horse to that place.

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When they arrived at Chunyi Pavilion, it was not yet night, and the venue was not yet open.

Xiao Fengyi and Feng Xingye still went inside, because Yue Yi had already provided Feng Xingye and Xiao Fengyi with the person's whereabouts while she was in the carriage.

He's still indulging in his pleasures and hasn't gone to work at all.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fengyi exclaimed in shock, "This person is incredibly bold! He actually skipped his shift!"

Feng Xingye sneered, "He bought his official position, of course he dares to do it."

He gave the madam a considerable sum of money, and then searched the room for the man's whereabouts.

As they went into each room one by one to search for the person, Xiao Fengyi gradually sorted out her thoughts.

She said to the man beside her, "Your Highness, after finding this person, will we be able to find the source of the selling of official positions, such as who received the money, or who gave them these powers?"

Feng Xingye was very serious about finding people, but he listened to Xiao Fengyi very seriously. "You're right."

They finally found the person on the second floor.

When they found him, he was accompanied by two women from Chunyi Pavilion, one of whom was the top courtesan of Chunyi Pavilion, Miss Liu Xiangru.

Liu Xiangru and the other woman were indeed experienced in the world of pleasure and knew how to read people's expressions. When they saw the madam bring a man and a woman in, they did not stop her and left the room, leaving only the man on the bed.

The man woke up at the sound of the commotion.

She lay on the canopy bed calling out the two girls' names, "Xiangru, Mingyi? Where are you going?"

Feng Xingye followed the sound and walked slowly away, while Xiao Fengyi followed closely behind.

To be honest, Xiao Fengyi couldn't stand the decadent smell in the room. The smell was further masked by the fragrance of musk and sandalwood, making it even more unpleasant.

Feng Xingye walked to the bedside and looked down at the person under the covers, saying, "Mu Zhi, come in. It's time for your shift. Get up quickly."

Xiao Fengyi didn't want to see a greasy lump of meat, so she hid behind and didn't stand up.

From her perspective, even the tall, handsome man couldn't hide the pink bed.

Clothes were scattered haphazardly under the bed, littered all over the floor, creating a chaotic mess that was a real headache to look at.

Upon hearing Feng Xingye's booming voice, Mu Zhi immediately woke up. "Ah, time to go on duty."

When he got up, he was startled to see the unfamiliar man in black in front of him. "Who are you? How dare you break into my room and disturb my pleasure? Where are Xiangru and Mingyi?"

Even at this point, he's still worried about the girl he spent the night with. How ridiculous...

Xiao Fengyi's smile carried a hint of disdain.

Feng Xingye said to Mu Zhi, "Those two young ladies have already left. They were afraid of getting into trouble."

Getting into trouble?

Mu Zhi sensed danger and suddenly widened his eyes, asking Feng Xingye, "Who exactly are you?"

Feng Xingye shifted his feet slightly and asked the man, "Do you know Chen Zichen? His family sent me to find you."

Chen Zichen?

Mu Zhi didn't realize who Chen Zichen was at first. His eyebrows furrowed, as if he were asking Feng Xingye, "Who is that?"

Feng Xingye grabbed Mu Zhi's already sparse hair and demanded, "Have you forgotten how you became this official? How you impersonated someone else, how you framed others, how you tortured them into confessing, how you sold official positions?"

After hearing this series of questions, Mu Zhi finally remembered.

He stared at Feng Xingye, dumbfounded. "Chen Zichen? Did Chen Zichen send you?"