The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Yan Shuang was originally a calm person, but he kept making mistakes when he met Xie Shuting. Even he, who usually kept his composure, made many mistakes at this time.

Mr. Zhao Pu walked into the room with a stern look on his face. He sniffed his nose and pretended to be bored. After chatting with Zhao Pu for a while, he sat aside.

Upon learning that the Ministry of Punishment had received the secret letter, Zhao Pu took it with a playful smile and glanced at it. When he saw the three words "Xie Weiyu" signed at the end, his brows furrowed and he fell into deep thought.

Soon! Zhao Pu spread out the letter, glanced at Yan Shuang and asked with a puzzled look: "Kejun! Have you heard of Xie Weiyu's name somewhere?"

"Have you heard of it?" Yan Shuang Gu Lu asked doubtfully.

Zhao Pu walked slowly to the side and sat down after hearing this. He looked at the secret letter in his hand and couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Kejun! I have indeed heard of this name. This is..."

Zhao Pu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Maybe it's been a long time, I can't remember it clearly."

"If Your Highness remembers it in the future, you might as well tell this humble official." Yan Shuang nodded slightly, and his restless heart instantly calmed down a little.

"Okay, I've recorded it."

Zhao Pu nodded, then suddenly changed the subject and looked at Yan Shuang and said, "Kejun! What is this? There is no secret letter or summary, just a signed bill. What does it mean?"

Facing Zhao Pu's questioning, Yan Shuang naturally did not dare to hide anything. He had already made a big mistake by burning the evidence, and if he deliberately concealed the whole story, he would probably drag the Yan family into the water.

Thinking of this, Yan Shuang hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Prince! This is the tip I just received, and it's related to the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce."

"Lian Family Chamber of Commerce?"

Zhao Pu was shocked when he heard this. He quickly straightened his posture and asked loudly, "Kejun! I have given full authority to you to handle this matter. What are the current rules?"

"Prince! Rong Bin."

Yan Shuang leaned forward and saluted, then said, "After sorting out all the intelligence, I speculate that the meeting of the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce was held in Yizhou, and the Lian Family merchants are also deeply involved with the Lotus Tower."

"Lotus Tower?"

Zhao Pu looked puzzled and asked, "How is this related to the Lotus Tower again? Kejun! I have to remind you that you need to be careful in handling this place."

"I understand." Yan Shuang bowed.

Zhao Pu specifically told Yan Shuang to be cautious in handling the Lotus Tower because the diners who came in and out of the Lotus Tower were all rich or noble.

Even many nobles in the court were involved with the Lotus Tower. If it wasn't handled properly, even if Zhao Pu took the position of crown prince, he might not be able to protect Yan Shuang.

But when Zhao Pu thought that the Lotus Building was related to the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce, he became overwhelmed. As he was investigating, he deviated from the preset assumptions, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Kejun?"

"I'm here." Yan Shuang responded quickly.

"Since you have already found out that their destination is Yizhou, what did you see from the news?" Zhao Pu asked hurriedly.

"This..." Yan Shuang looked around awkwardly and said nothing.

Zhao Pu looked at Yan Shuang's erratic eyes and said happily, "Sure enough, we have made some progress. Kejun! Just tell me, I will go to the government to ask for your credit later."

"I don't dare, my subordinates."

Yan Shuang hurriedly cupped his hands and said with some embarrassment: "According to the secret letter sent back by the spy, all the suspicious persons in the inn that day have been tracked down, and the identity of one of them is the most suspicious."

"Who?" Zhao Pu asked with eyes wide open.

No matter who the other party is, as long as he reports it, it will not be in vain for the time he has spent in the Ministry of Punishment, and it will also relieve the official's worries for the past few days.

"Reporting to the prince! This man is a salt merchant from Jiangnan, Lian Chujun of the Lian family."

"Lian Chujun?"

Zhao Pu pondered for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he said, "Is it that fat Lian Chujun? He came to the capital three years ago, and it seemed...it seemed that my second brother took care of him. This incident caused quite a stir in the court. The censors impeached my second brother, saying that it was against etiquette for a prince to meet with merchants."

"Your Highness is wise. Based on my analysis of the intelligence, I believe that the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce is probably related to Lian Chujun." Yan Shuang stroked his hand and said.

"Yeah!~"

Zhao Pu nodded when he heard this, and naturally agreed with Yan Shuang's opinion.

The Lian Family Chamber of Commerce has developed so rapidly that it would not be able to survive without the financial support and capital to start operations.

Not to mention being squeezed out by other merchants, they couldn't even enter the provincial capital. How could they have such ability to defend the country in just a few decades?

Now that he knew that Lian Chujun was the one mediating, everything made sense. He happily asked Yan Shuang to write a memorial so that he could enter the palace to meet the emperor.

But Yan Shuang took up the pen but didn't put pen to paper for a long time, which made Zhao Pu suspicious and asked, "Kejun! Do you still have any doubts?"

"Your Highness! This memorial contains very little information, but if it causes estrangement between you brothers, I cannot bear the emperor's wrath." Yan Shuang said with a hint of distress.

Although the Song Dynasty court did not know who Lian Chujun belonged to, if Yan Shuang really wrote the memorial, Zhao Pu would take it to the palace to see the emperor.

Putting aside whether the government would punish Lian Chujun, Yan Shuang could not bear the responsibility of causing rift between the brothers.

"Kejun! Are you worried about the emperor and my second brother?"

"Your Highness! I, your humble servant, would like to put this matter aside for now. We have no evidence and no clues. If we drag Lian Chujun into this for no reason, I'm afraid many people will die."

Yan Shuang's worries were not without reason. After all, the government had issued a secret order to find the head of the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce, which clearly meant that they would not give the other party any chance to survive.

Zhao Pu also fell into deep thought. He was not afraid of the second brother's decisiveness in killing, but was worried about the lives of innocent people.

After all, the emperor's anger can cause the death of millions. If Yan Shuang really submits the memorial, not to mention many other things, even six of Chu Jun's nine clans might be in danger.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. Once you have substantial evidence, there is no rush to report it to the authorities. I will leave now."

"Your humble servant obeys your command and respectfully escorts His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Yan Shuang hurriedly bowed his head and responded.

Seeing Zhao Pu leaving, Yan Shuang couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. This was the first time for him to deceive the emperor.

As Xie Weiyu's name was passed to the six ministries again and again, Yan Shuang realized that once there was a first time, there would be countless times.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Pu left the Ministry of Punishment and got on the carriage, he lifted the curtain and took a look at the gate of the Ministry of Punishment, and waved to the guards beside him.

The guard understood what he meant and stepped forward, bowing and saying, "What do you want, my Lord?"

"Send someone to find out who Yan Shuang met at the Ministry of Punishment today, and bring that person to the East Palace secretly. Remember, this is a secret, no matter what method you use, you can't let anyone find out."

"Yes! I'll do it right away." the guard responded.

In the carriage, Zhao Pu rubbed the ring in his hand playfully, and said to himself: "Kejun! What could have made you hide it even at the cost of committing a crime and deceiving the emperor? What on earth did you burn?"

The only responses he got were the clatter of the carriage, the silent night sky, and the crows of a few crows. There was no other sound around.