Lin Wuchen first opened the box, flipped through it, and found that there were two hundred thousand taels.

"What are you doing, cousin? How big of a deal is this that requires so much money?"

Su Qingyu took out the scroll with the painting of Princess Yongning and Li Yunzhou from her arms and unfolded it for Lin Wuchen to see.

"I only brought 200,000 taels today. I still have a lot in my hand. I can smash the Li family to death."

He pointed to the seal under the scroll and said, "This should be the painter's nickname or nickname. Third cousin, please help me find this person. This person can prove that you are Princess Yongning's adopted son."

"The most important thing is that this person might know about the entanglement between Princess Yongning and the Li family."

The seal was also copied by Shen Zhixiu, with four words engraved on it: Yunshan Jushi.

Lin Wuchen put the painting away and said, "Don't worry, I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

He then said, "Take the banknote back. How much money can it cost to investigate a painter?"

Su Qingyu shook her head. "You still need to help me investigate some more things. In recent years, many servants of the Li family must have left the house to retire, right? Some were even driven out of the house or sold off."

"Help me investigate these people and collect their confessions. The key point is, how did Princess Yongjia treat the Fourth Young Master?"

Lin Wuchen was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

"You mean to prove that Princess Yongjia abused Li Yunzhou, and then report it to the emperor?"

Su Qingyu nodded, "Didn't Princess Yongjia rely on her brother to ascend to the throne? I'll let her see that these advantages are not so easy to take advantage of."

"The Emperor can lavishly reward the Li family because of Princess Yongning. Naturally, he can also dislike the Li family because of Princess Yongning and this nephew who died in battle."

"But this incident is not enough to bring down the Li family. The confessions of some servants cannot convict the Li family."

"The most important thing is the Li family's actual evidence that made the emperor make up his mind."

"My cousin, how is the investigation going on for me into where Shen Zhao's money went?"

Shen Zhao is the son-in-law of the Li family, so starting with him might be a good idea.

Lin Wuchen said, "If you hadn't come, I would have wanted to tell you these past two days. Shen Zhao's money should be related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I can't investigate further with my ability."

Su Qingyu nodded, "That's enough. I will discuss this with the Third Master when I return."

When it comes to Shen Zhao, she always feels that she should take revenge on her own and doesn't want Shen Zhixiu to get involved. But since it's related to the prince, it's not just her revenge, it also involves government affairs and the Shen family.

And the people she saw at the gate of Chen's house in the suburbs of Beijing last time should also be investigated. After she returned home, she did not tell Shen Zhixiu about it, nor did she investigate the matter. After so many days, those people should have relaxed their vigilance.

Su Qingyu insisted on keeping the money so that Lin Wuchen wouldn't have to spend it sparingly. As long as she could find useful information, she would give him any amount of money.

After returning from Lin's Trading Company, Su Qingyu heard that Shen Zhixiu had returned, so she went to the study to find him.

At this time, Shen Zhixiu was also reading the news from the Northern Frontier. His people had been secretly searching for the whereabouts of Li Yunzhou and Zhang Pan, but there was no news. There were no bodies, and no living people were seen. Unlike the last time they disappeared, this time there was no trace at all.

At the bottom of the valley, there were some human skeletons that had been torn apart by animals, and their identities could no longer be identified.

But when Su Qingyu asked, Shen Zhixiu did not tell her that he had found the torn bones, for fear that Su Qingyu could not bear it.

Su Qingyu didn't think much about it, but sat down opposite him and talked about Shen Zhao.

First, he talked about how he found Shen Zhao selling off his property, and the whereabouts of the silver was related to the crown prince. Then he talked about the person he found outside the city that day, who looked unusual.

After saying this, Su Qingyu explained, "Third Master, at first I didn't think that Shen Zhao's money was related to the Crown Prince. So I didn't tell you, but asked my third cousin to check it out."

"I think the people I met later were related to Shen Zhao selling off his property. So I want to wait for my third cousin to find out before I tell you."

She originally wanted to find evidence against Shen Zhao, but she didn't expect that it would involve government affairs.

Shen Zhixiu's face turned unhappy when he heard this. "What is Shen Zhao going to do?"

If Su Qingyu hadn't noticed something was wrong, he really wouldn't have known about these things.

Su Qingyu shook her head and said, "I don't know what he is going to do, but since it involves the prince, it won't be a small matter."

Shen Zhixiu was particularly sensitive to the government, and after listening to Su Qingyu's few words, he had already thought of many possibilities. Some of them could even subvert the imperial power.

He called Wenzhu in and whispered a few words to her. Knowing that the matter was of great importance, Wenzhu solemnly agreed and turned around to go out to do his work.

*

Compared with the Li family, who appear miserable on the surface but are secretly happy, the Shen family appears calm on the surface but is actually gloomy and depressed.

Shen Yue fell ill, and the old lady has not been in good health these days.

If the old lady is not well, the entire Shen family will be in trouble.

Su Qingyu held on to her health, taking care of everything at home and even going to Yushu Hutong to take care of things.

Lin Wanyin was also ill, and it was a mental illness. Fortunately, Bai Sulian and Su Shunci took good care of her, from food and clothing to meals and medicines. They both took care of everything themselves.

Su Qingyu would go to check on him every other day.

When I walked to the door of the inner room that day, I saw Bai Sulian supporting Lin Wanyin in the room, and Su Shunci was feeding her medicine considerately.

Su Qingyu then thought of her previous life. After she got married, her mother became seriously ill and it was A-ci and Aunt Lian who took good care of her.

At that time, she was also standing at the door, watching Aci's small figure busy, so after her rebirth, she missed her particularly much.

Su Qingyu suddenly felt that she couldn't go on like this. If she continued like this, her brother wouldn't get any results, and her mother would repeat the same mistakes she made in her previous life.

She had to cheer up. Even if her brother really passed away, she had to take care of the people he missed.

Su Qingyu walked to the bedside and took the bowl from Su Shunci's hand.

"Mother, do you know that my brother has never had a good day since he came to the Li family when he was five years old?"

"Being beaten by Princess Yongjia, being rejected by Li Jingchuan, and being humiliated by Li Chaoyun."

"I couldn't say anything even if I was beaten. I endured hardships for more than ten years. I followed the Third Master to learn military tactics so that I could trample the Li family under my feet one day."

Su Shunci was stunned and subconsciously pulled Su Qingyu's sleeve.

My mother is still sad. Isn't it like rubbing salt into her heart by saying this?

Su Qingyu ignored Lin Wanyin's surprised expression and Su Shunci's actions.

He continued, "The Li family is not human. My brother is gone, but they still want to step on my brother's background to get to the top."

"I need my mother's help. I want to overthrow the Li family. I need money to find someone to do the work. Maybe I will need money to find assassins in the future."

After she finished speaking, she just stared at Lin Wanyin. Lin Wanyin felt sorry for Li Yunzhou's experience, and then she heard Su Qingyu say that she wanted revenge and money.

She was not an ordinary woman in the inner house. She sat up straight after hearing this and said, "How much silver do you want? I will ask someone to get it for you now."

Su Qingyu held Lin Wanyin's hand and said, "Mother, I need a lot of money. The Li family is not so easy to get rid of, and I don't know what will happen next. So mother, you have to cheer up."

"You have to continue to run the business, so that I can rely on you when I need you."

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