The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 247 Apprehended and brought to justice

"I have reviewed all the evidence presented in the draft law on grain, and together with the previous evidence, it is sufficient to apprehend Zhao Wanfu."

Li Jiangui looked exhausted. He had been paying close attention to this matter these past few days. The Six Ministries were doing their best, but their efforts were aimed at clearing themselves of suspicion.

Since the Emperor has spoken, Yu Qi nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will send someone over immediately."

Li Sheng stayed behind, while Yu Qi left first.

Zhao Wanfu had already received the news, so he gave everything to Li Jing in advance, then changed his clothes and sat in the lobby.

Madam Zhao wept and wiped away her tears as she looked at Zhao Wanfu.

"Everything was fine before, so why are they suddenly arresting you?"

"Shut up."

Zhao Wanfu coldly stared at his wife; he had long anticipated that things would come to this.

He had been waiting since the moment Li Sheng returned to Chang'an.

Jiang Fengxiao was quite sensible; he only mentioned him and did not implicate Li Jing as Yu Qi and the others had suggested.

This is the best-case scenario at present.

Madam Zhao clutched her handkerchief, feeling terrified. She felt she had been completely implicated.

At that moment, she remembered Zhao Yu.

"What about Yu'er?"

"She was under house arrest, so this matter naturally had nothing to do with her."

But Zhao Yu has also done a lot for them over the years, and his hands aren't clean either.

Zhao Wanfu thought about it for a moment, then stopped considering those things.

Yu Qi brought the people from the Dali Temple over, and when he saw that Zhao Wanfu was all ready, he smiled.

"Then please."

Zhao Wanfu straightened his collar and entered the Dali Temple. Getting out would not be easy.

The fact that things went so smoothly made Yu Qi realize that Zhao Wanfu must have a backup plan.

Compared to Zhao Wanfu's composure, Madam Zhao was much more frightened, and she kept rambling on about Zhao Yu.

Yu Qi also remembered Zhao Yu, and Li Huaijiang should have thought of it as well. Zhao Yu is still in the Eastern Palace. She and Li Jing have drifted apart, but Li Huaijiang will not completely trust her.

Upon hearing that Zhao Wanfu had been arrested and taken to Dali Temple, Shen Hanyu paused slightly and put down her brush.

"Why so sudden?"

She calculated that there should be a few more days, and she also knew about the progress at the Dali Temple.

Miao Cui didn't know either, but it was a good thing that Zhao Wanfu had been arrested.

"Since Prime Minister Zhao isn't outside, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Shen Hanyu sat down. "There should still be people from the Six Ministries, including those of Prime Minister Zhao and the Crown Prince. They are currently holding back, waiting for something."

She sensed a crisis and wondered when she would be able to find out about her father.

"girl."

Atao ran in, carrying some things in her hands.

“Someone just came in and said that the girl’s mother sent some gifts.”

The person delivered the gift and left without leaving anything behind.

Shen Hanyu opened it and saw that it was indeed sent by Liang Fangrong. After moving out, Liang Fangrong's life became much better.

"Let's put it aside for now."

Shen Hanyu put the things away.

Miao Cui asked in a low voice, "Miss, should we go to the Dali Temple to inquire about this?"

Seeing that Shen Hanyu had been thinking about this matter for the past few days, Miaocui didn't want Shen Hanyu to be distracted, so she made a suggestion.

"Forget it, they're too busy interrogating Zhao Wanfu and Jiang Fengxiao to worry about such things."

Shen Hanyu understood the priorities; compared to clearing Li Sheng's name, her own matter was relatively minor.

However, the information Pei Du provided wasn't entirely useless; Qi Liansheng, Qian Sunbao, and Fang Jing were all connected one after another.

Fang Jing is Jiang Fengxiao's man, but it cannot be ruled out that he is following Zhao Wanfu's orders. Shen Hanyu thought that Zhao Wanfu would most likely insist that Fang Jing was arranged by him and remove Li Jing from the list.

Li Sheng's side still needs to step up their game.

Thinking about these things, Shen Hanyu couldn't help but feel a headache.

"If only someone here could be connected to the Crown Prince."

There's no breakthrough in Lizhou, not with the Imperial Concubine or the Crown Princess.

Zhao Yu, Shen Hanyu murmured her name, and then there was Zhao Jiahe. Zhao Jiahe arrived late, so she probably wouldn't know, but it was hard to say about Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu had been married to Li Jing for so many years, and Zhao Wanfu was her father. No one would believe that Zhao Yu knew nothing about it.

Li Jiangui's men are guarding Zhao Yu, and this time they will definitely take Zhao Yu away as well. Shen Hanyu really can't be sure whether Zhao Yu is willing to talk.

Things went much as Shen Hanyu had expected. After arresting Zhao Wanfu, Li Huaijiang brought up Zhao Yu, and Li Jiangui agreed to take Zhao Yu away as well.

"Zhao Yu might bring some surprises."

Whether Zhao Yu can cause Li Jing a great deal of trouble in a short period of time depends on this one pawn.

Li Jing watched as Zhao Yu was brought out, his gaze remaining gentle, while Zhao Jiahe, standing beside him, had an unpredictable expression in his eyes.

"Yu'er, I will save you, don't be afraid."

He gently patted Zhao Yu's hand, and Zhao Yu shuddered as if he were being stared at by something terrifying.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhao Yu's throat was dry as she followed them away from the East Palace, where she had lived for so long.

The moment she left, Zhao Yu felt a brief moment of freedom, and the gloom that had been weighing on her head dissipated somewhat.

If Zhao Jiahe wouldn't listen to her, then there was nothing she could do; good words are useless against a damned devil.

When Zhao Yu was taken to Dali Temple, he saw Li Huaijiang and Li Sheng standing together and was momentarily disoriented.

"Royal sister-in-law," Li Huaijiang greeted her respectfully, but his eyes betrayed a different emotion.

Zhao Yu avoided Li Huaijiang's gaze.

Li Sheng patted Li Huaijiang on the shoulder: "Alright, you can go back now."

Li Huaijiang has done everything he was supposed to do; the rest is up to them.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Yu has suffered greatly because of this. If we spend more time on her, we might be able to uncover something important."

Li Sheng nodded and noted it down.

Li Huaijiang felt relieved and left after seeing that they had listened to her.

Pei Du glanced at Zhao Wanfu in the prison. Zhao Wanfu sat upright on the weeds and, sensing Pei Du's gaze, looked over slowly.

“The Pei family’s youngest son.”

Zhao Wanfu spoke in a flat tone.

"You were the one who orchestrated that incident involving your brother, weren't you?"

"You were the one who orchestrated the massacre of 30,000 soldiers in Lizhou, weren't you?"

He retorted, their eyes met, and Zhao Wanfu gave a cold laugh.

Pei Du is sharp-tongued and you won't get any advantage from him.

Pei Du exchanged a glance with the person next to him. He didn't let Jiang Fengxiao and Zhao Wanfu stay together. Zhao Wanfu was good at manipulating people's hearts, and if Jiang Fengxiao saw him, he might break the current situation.

Because Zhao Yu's offense was relatively minor, she was assigned to another location.

"If the Crown Princess has anything to say, she may simply have the jailer come to me."

Yu Qi also wanted Zhao Yu to be the breakthrough point, but this was not something that could be accomplished by just talking about it.

Zhao Yu pursed her lips.

"By the way, we've also sent people to keep an eye on Consort Zhao, the Crown Princess's younger sister. If the Crown Princess wants to know about her current situation, she can come and ask us."

Zhao Yu was startled and stopped looking at Yu Qi.