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Zhang Yulu asked Liu Zhongqing in front of him: "Do you know who the mastermind is? Can you provide some clues?"

Liu Zhongqing recalled the clues he had found before: "I now suspect one person, and that person is the governor of Xunzhou, Li Mingyuan."

Speaking of Li Mingyuan, Zhang Yulu recalled one thing: "I remember that Li Mingyuan seemed to have come to Yiren Villa at the very beginning. He had a quarrel with my father at that time, probably because of that incident."

Qiu Feng was very positive when he heard this, and immediately advised Zhang Yulu beside him: "Can you talk to your father about this? Ask him what's going on? How can we find Li Mingyuan now?"

Liu Zhongqing thought of what happened that year: "Things may not be as simple as I thought. Li Mingyuan seems to be in Suzhou now. It seems that we should go to Suzhou."

Qiu Feng thought of something: "Last time I investigated, there seemed to be a strange place in Suzhou that only allowed men to enter, not women. Do you think Li Mingyuan is there?"

Zhang Yulu thought this was possible: "The case was so big back then, and it caused a sensation throughout the capital, so naturally they wanted someone to hide. Maybe Li Mingyuan knows something we don't know."

Zhang Yulu has always felt that there must be a big shot behind the scenes, but she still hasn't grasped the key.

Zhang Yulu looked at Liu Zhongqing in front of him and said, "Do you think it has something to do with you? Although you are the eldest princess's son, you hold military power. Could it be that someone is afraid of your power?"

Zhang Yulu's meaning was very clear, that is, the emperor was monitoring Liu Zhongqing, which made Liu Zhongqing feel exhausted: "If this is true, why does he always try his best to help me plead with the queen mother every time I see him? The queen mother clearly shows it."

Qiu Feng remembered something: "It seems that there was indeed a Lord Li who came to our house before, but we don't know his full name. Lord Li once left some letters in our house, because he seemed to have contacted us at that time."

Liu Zhongqing had an idea: "Since you want to read these letters, why don't we go to your old house together to look for it? Who knows if we can find more powerful evidence. This is already complicated. It's not just a matter of martial arts, it seems to be closely related to the palace."

After hearing all this, Zhang Yulu knew what was going on: "Of course I don't have anything else to say, so let's leave it at that for now. For me, this matter is not something that can be resolved overnight."

Zhang Yulu remembered that he had written about such an incident in his novel. It was about Lord Li, who had coveted Qiufeng's family property and had even intended to marry Qiufeng. In the end, he was ridiculed by Qiufeng as being worthless, which left a grudge against him.

Zhang Yulu looked at Qiu Feng tentatively: "From your expression, I can tell whether you had any affair with this Li Mingyuan in the past? We outsiders don't know."

Speaking of this, Qiu Feng felt a little embarrassed to speak: "When he was staying at our house before, my father only told us to treat him well, saying that he had a bright future and could be relied upon."

It sounded like there was nothing wrong with it, and Liu Zhongqing thought it was feasible: "Everyone in the court is trying to win over their own people, so of course there will be some charity. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Qiu Feng coughed and said to them, "Do you know? This person is a pervert. He has a big habit of peeping at women taking a bath."

Liu Zhongqing had never thought that there were such lowly people in the court: "But I have heard the emperor mention it before. He was also a small county magistrate in Suzhou. He should follow the etiquette and laws in everything he does."

Zhang Yulu decided to strike a blow: "You can tell the emperor about this matter now. As long as the emperor removes him from office, this person will definitely come to us to question us. Then we can learn what happened from his mouth."

Qiu Feng thought it made sense: "Since not many people know about the previous events, we should cherish every witness. I think this is feasible."

Without further ado, Liu Zhongqing decided to go to the palace.

Just as I was about to step into the inner courtyard, I saw someone I didn't want to see. That person was Lin Xuefeng.

Lin Xuefeng walked up to Liu Zhongqing and told him complacently: "You'd better cherish Zhang Yulu, otherwise I might snatch her back. He talked to me a few days ago, and it seems that he wants to get back together with me."

Liu Zhongqing felt that this matter was not simple, so he said to Lin Xuefeng in front of him: "You'd better try to please the Queen Mother. If you can't hold on to her thigh, you may be doomed."

Lin Xuefeng knew it all, so he said to Liu Zhongqing, "I have nothing to tell you. The Queen Mother is now doing it for the sake of the Emperor and you, otherwise she would have given the order directly. And Yu Xiaoyao from Yujiabao, it seems that your Yiren Villa really has a lot of secrets."

When Liu Zhongqing heard Lin Xuefeng's words, he said cheerfully, "Thank you for being self-aware and knowing how to describe Yiren Villa with the word 'you'. I am the son-in-law of Yiren Villa now, so I will definitely protect Yiren Villa well."

Liu Zhongqing didn't say much, thinking that it was more important to get down to business. When he was about to move forward, Lin Xuefeng said, "Li Mingyuan, I have already established this connection. Don't let your wishful thinking go on."

Liu Zhongqing didn't quite understand: "What does Mr. Qiu's matter have to do with you? Why are you wasting your time?"

Lin Xuefeng didn't say anything, but just said: "If there is no benefit, how can I do it?"

Lin Xuefeng left after he finished speaking. Liu Zhongqing had already guessed, "It seems that Lin Xuefeng got the Queen Mother's instructions. If that's the case, the Queen Mother must have other ideas. She is afraid of me to begin with, and it seems that she is determined to go against me. As long as Yiren Villa is eliminated, my position will be in jeopardy."

Thinking of this, Liu Zhongqing had a little doubt: "What kind of magic does Yiren Villa have? Why do so many people want to get close to it? And they all seem to be afraid. Why didn't my mother say anything at the time? She just said that she had no choice but to get close to Yiren Villa."

At this time, a man came over. He looked to be about 30 years old and walked in high spirits. He came to Liu Zhongqing and asked, "How are you, Lord?"

Liu Zhongqing looked at the person in front of him and felt as if he had never seen him before. He asked carefully, "Who are you? I don't think I've ever seen you before?"

The man opposite nodded and humbly introduced himself to Liu Zhongqing: "I am Li Mingyuan, a former student of Mr. Qiu."