The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 248 Silencing

Yu Qi went to handle other matters. Zhao Wanfu was more troublesome and difficult to deal with than Jiang Fengxiao.

Having entered the Dali Temple, severing the connection between Zhao Wanfu and Li Jing, now it remains to be seen what Li Jing will do.

So much has happened during this time. Princess Yongning returned from Cining Palace, and Li Jun came to pick her up.

"Elder sister, I have a feeling that I'm not at peace with you."

Li Jun had already realized that Zhao Wanfu's arrest was a signal that the Crown Prince would also be implicated.

Li Jun previously thought Li Jing was quite good; he was a very competent elder brother. But now things are different.

Later, Li Jun also noticed something was off about Li Jing. He couldn't guess, nor did he want to guess, the true face hidden beneath Li Jing's facade.

"There shouldn't be any problems with Grandmother. I need to go back now. The matter in Lizhou has nothing to do with you, so don't worry about it."

Princess Yongning looked at Li Jun; brothers fighting amongst themselves was definitely not what they wanted to see.

"Have you seen your eldest brother?" Princess Yongning suddenly changed the subject.

Li Jun shook her head: "My brother has been staying at the Dali Temple, so it's not appropriate for me to go there."

Li Huaijiang went to provide evidence, but he knew nothing about it, so going would only be a waste of his time.

Li Jun couldn't say what Li Sheng's attitude towards them was.

It's been more than a decade since we last met, and I wonder how much of that old friendship still remains.

Princess Yongning sighed, "Never mind, we'll see each other eventually. Let's go back first."

Li Sheng saw Zhao Wanfu again after many years. In Li Sheng's eyes, Zhao Wanfu was a capable minister with an iron fist, and his father also valued him.

But he never expected that Zhao Wanfu would use his methods on him.

Zhao Wanfu was also watching Li Sheng. More than ten years on the frontier had not worn down Li Sheng's temperament. In the few days since he returned, Li Sheng had become exactly the same as before.

To be honest, Zhao Wanfu had to admit that Li Sheng was indeed more suitable for that position than Li Jing, but he had already chosen Li Jing and naturally wouldn't regret it.

“When Zhao Xiang was assisting me back then, I didn’t know that he had already set his sights on me and would plunge me into the deepest hell.”

Zhao Wanfu said calmly, “I admit to everything I did. Jiang Fengxiao should have told you everything. I have nothing to argue about.”

He readily admitted it, and all the accusations Jiang Fengxiao had leveled against him.

Yu Qi looked up when he heard Zhao Wanfu's words, but it was still difficult to get information from Zhao Wanfu at the moment.

"I had thought before that I might have done something wrong to make Zhao Xiang have this idea, but after more than ten years on the frontier, I realized that I shouldn't reflect on myself. I haven't done anything wrong all these years."

That period was indeed quite difficult. Li Sheng reflected on everything she had done and gradually came to terms with it, which made things much better.

Hearing Li Sheng's words, Zhao Wanfu felt nothing. The winner is king, the loser is a bandit; this is an unchanging truth.

"Your Highness, this person is more difficult to deal with than Jiang Fengxiao. Let's not waste time on him for now and leave him to me."

With the draft grain proposal finally showing promise, Yu Qi instructed Li Sheng to focus on that matter first.

Li Sheng nodded, agreeing that it was indeed not advisable to waste too much time here now.

Seeing that no one had come to interrogate him, Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

This was her first time in the Dali Temple prison, and she inevitably thought of the things she had done for Li Jing before.

Zhao Yu's palms were slightly sweaty; she still remembered what Yu Qi had said before he left.

What will Li Jing ask Zhao Jiahe to do?

Zhao Jiahe was unaware of these matters, but if Li Jing were ruthless, Zhao Jiahe might inexplicably be burdened with some crimes.

The entire Zhao family was under Li Jing's control. Knowing Li Jing's character well, Zhao Yu still couldn't help but feel terrified.

Pei Du observed Zhao Yu's expression from outside. Of the three, Zhao Yu's defenses were the most vulnerable.

This is a good thing. Zhao Yu is holding Li Jing's hand from behind, and Pei Du's eyes flashed.

Shen Hanyu was somewhat surprised to see Pei Du approaching.

"They just arrested Zhao Wanfu, shouldn't the Dali Temple be very busy?"

"There are some things I want to talk to you about."

Shen Hanyu sat down. There had been too many incidents in Chang'an recently, and the girls' school was often closed. She spent most of her time studying at home.

“If Zhao Yu is arrested and reveals those things, the Crown Prince certainly doesn’t want things to continue like this, so I plan to use Zhao Yu to set a trap.”

In order to get Zhao Yu to confess on his own initiative, we had to take drastic measures.

After listening to Pei Du's plan, Shen Hanyu realized that although it was risky, it was feasible.

"You're telling me not to inform them?"

Pei Du remained calm: "I'm still considering it, so I'm asking you to give me your opinion."

“It’s feasible, but we have to be careful. If Zhao Yu discovers anything this time, he won’t say anything.”

Pei Du nodded; they had to give it a try.

Shen Hanyu was thinking about something else.

"Will Zhao Yu know about my father's affairs?"

Someone needs to be sent to handle that matter in Suzhou, and it's hard to say whether Zhao Yu will be involved.

Pei Du hadn't considered this.

"If this succeeds, go and ask her yourself."

If Shen Hanyu doesn't see it with her own eyes, she will definitely feel uneasy.

"it is good."

Shen Hanyu did not refuse.

Zhao Yu had no idea what awaited her.

On her first night in prison, Zhao Yu couldn't sleep well. She remembered that Jiang Fengxiao almost had an accident in prison, and that incident had reached Li Jiangui's ears.

Zhao Yu knew perfectly well who did it. Now that she was in prison, she might encounter something similar to what happened to Jiang Fengxiao.

Just as she was thinking this, she heard some rustling noises outside.

Even the slightest sound was enough to terrify Zhao Yu. She opened her mouth to call for help, but she couldn't make a sound because of fear.

The candlelight in the prison stretched the shadows long, and whether it was an illusion or not, Zhao Yu seemed to see a short blade in the man's hand.

"Help...help!"

Zhao Yu took two steps back and shouted. The man paused, then suddenly sped up, and an unfamiliar face appeared at the prison door.

He pried open the lock, and Zhao Yu was terrified.

"Who is there?"

A voice came from behind her, and Zhao Yu quickly called out a few more times; she didn't want to die here.

She threw everything around her out, and before the man could come in, she saw Yu Qi arrive with the jailers.

"Take it."

Zhao Yu sat on the ground, exhausted, with tears still on her face.

Yu Qi let the female doctor in.

"Are you hurt?"

Zhao Yu shook his head. She wasn't hurt, but she was quite frightened.

Yu Qi turned around. This time, Pei Du had told him about the operation, which was a complete replica of the previous plan to silence Jiang Fengxiao.

“Miss Zhao, you should know who did it. The Dali Temple has sent these people time and time again. We both know why. Are you willing to tell us now?”

Zhao Yu's eyes were blank, but she was no longer as resistant as before.

Yu Qi gave her time to think, without pressing her too hard, so that Zhao Yu wouldn't feel that Li Jing had completely abandoned her, and she would only speak out out of fear.