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After hearing Lin Xuefeng say this, Liu Zhongqing knew that he could not keep it secret any longer.

He raised his neck and said, "Thanks to Lord Lao Lin's concern, I believe I can handle the disaster relief work myself."

Lin Xuefeng shook his head: "I heard that there is already a war there. If you go there now, you will be in danger of death and there is a plague rampant there."

Zhang Yulu didn't know yet that Liu Zhongqing would go to provide disaster relief: "Did the emperor decide on this?"

Qiu Feng immediately said, "This is absolutely unacceptable. Don't let them catch me because of my momentary anger. I will plead guilty now. Buying and selling corpses is not a serious crime anyway."

Hearing this, Lin Xuefeng laughed out loud: "The only way to settle this is with a lot of money. I'll fine you ten times the amount of money you paid. Pay 10,000 taels first."

Qiu Feng had nothing of his own, so he had to set his sights on Liu Zhongqing.

Liu Zhongqing had no choice but to nod and agree: "Lin Xuefeng, if you want a fine, just tell me how much it is. Don't set traps for us in the future. I don't have any evidence today."

Liu Zhongqing had no choice but to smile and say, "Okay, this must be a conspiracy between you and the Queen Mother, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten involved. It's better to tell the truth in front of a real person instead of lying."

Hearing these words, Zheng Yulu also felt something was wrong, so he looked at Lin Xuefeng: "What are you doing now?"

Lin Xuefeng felt very innocent: "I didn't expect that I was just such a person in his eyes. Can't I do a little good? For this matter, I also want to go to the front line and help with the disaster relief."

Zhang Yulu had an idea of ​​her own: "I've been busy with the medicinal materials business recently, and I also know a little bit about medicine. I'll go with you."

When Qiu Feng heard Zhang Yulu say this, he didn't want to be left behind, so he volunteered: "Then I'll go too. When I get there, I can help take care of some of the elderly and children."

Lin Xuefeng sighed at the side: "Prince Huguo is really blessed with many wives. I will wait on the side."

After Lin Xuefeng left, Liu Zhongqing looked at Qiu Feng and said, "Don't do such abominable things in the future. If there is anything, let's talk about it behind closed doors. Now that Lin Xuefeng has caught us, who knows what he will say to the Queen Mother."

After Liu Zhongqing finished speaking, he felt his head swelling. “Let’s pack up and leave together tomorrow morning.”

The three of them returned to the prince's mansion, and Liu Zhongqing went to the study first.

Qiu Feng returned to the room, naturally having his own thoughts in his mind. He felt that he had not succeeded before, and there was no way he could succeed tonight.

Zhang Yulu didn't think too much about it. He just wanted to go back to his room and check the account book carefully.

The three of them were busy with their own things. Qiu Feng had an idea and called her maid: "Come with me now. If Zhang Yulu loses the token, will the prince not take him out?"

The maid also thought it made sense: "In this way, only the young lady will follow the prince out, and by the way, she can also check on Master Qiu's affairs."

Qiu Feng suddenly felt that she was unfilial: "That's exactly what happened. I haven't been busy with my father's affairs for a long time. I have been dealing with my own personal affairs. It seems that I am really an unfilial daughter."

As he said this, Qiu Feng saw that the window next to him was ajar.

Qiu Feng gave a wink, and the maid hurried over and saw a servant below.

The maidservant shouted, "Catch the thief."

I didn't expect that so many people would come just because of this call.

Liu Zhongqing also ran out of the study and shouted in surprise when he saw the person in front of him: "Xiaodouzi, why are you here?"

The person called Xiaodouzi said happily: "I want to ask you a question here?"

Liu Zhongqing was confused: "We are brothers who have been through thick and thin together. It's been a long time since we last met. What do you think? Come find me."

Xiao Douzi whispered a few words into Liu Zhongqing's ear, and Liu Zhongqing's face immediately turned pale.

Liu Zhongqing said to everyone, "You go down first. I will call you over if there is anything. No one should disturb me without my order."

Liu Zhongqing brought Xiao Douzi into the study. Xiao Douzi spoke up, "It turns out that Lord Qiu was corrupt and also bought and sold many boys and girls, saying that they were given to the emperor to make some elixir of immortality."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhongqing stamped his feet angrily and said, "He really deserves to die. No wonder no one came to plead for him. It seems he has done all the bad things."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing's words, Xiao Douzi naturally had his own thoughts: "Why do this? We should just focus on our own tasks. It's tiring to take care of so many other people's affairs."

Hearing what Xiaodouzi said, Liu Zhongqing was a little worried: "Don't think that Qiufeng is in our house now. Give me all the evidence, and I will find a chance to give it to the emperor."

While the two were talking, Liu Zhongqing remembered to ask Xiao Douzi: "Do you want to come with me to provide disaster relief this time? You rarely show up normally."

Xiaodouzi nodded: "Of course I have to do this, otherwise what do you think I am doing here? I don't have the time to drink tea and chat with you."

Both of them wanted to have a drink, so they went out together.

Before leaving, Xiao Douzi placed the evidence on the desk, and Liu Zhongqing deliberately pressed it down with a book.

The two men walked out of the door, and soon someone came in, destroyed the evidence on purpose, and then tiptoed out.

When Liu Zhongqing and Xiaodouzi came back, they saw all the evidence thrown in the study, as well as the burned and unburned pages, and they felt even more angry.

Liu Zhongqing shouted loudly: "Everyone, get out here!"

Liu Zhongqing pointed at the scraps of paper on the ground and asked, "Who on earth came to my place?"

The maids and servants were all trembling with fear, and no one dared to speak.

Qiu Feng suddenly pointed at a torn piece of paper on the ground and said, "My maid and I just saw Zhang Yulu come to your study to get a pen and ink, saying that he needed to use the account book."

When Zhang Yulu heard Qiu Feng push the blame onto her, she also expressed her thoughts: "You are really joking. I am obviously here to settle accounts. There is no need to tear up the things on the ground. It really wasn't me who did it."

Hearing that Zhang Yulu had admitted it, Liu Zhongqing asked, "Did you see anything when you came in just now?"

Zhang Yulu recalled carefully: "When I came in, I just felt that last night was a bit messy. I didn't have time to clean up, so I took the abacus back to my room."

And Zhang Yulu began to say: "On the way, I met the cook of our house and asked him to cook me a bowl of bird's nest. That's what happened."