He was worried, afraid that Yuqing's brother was really blind and followed the wrong person and did the wrong thing. But he was more worried that Shen Chen's worries would come true and what impact Wei An would have. Therefore, he went to find Lin Yue without any delay.
He knew that Lin Yue was now Wei An's favorite, and there were many things that Wei An was not convenient to deal with, so he would inform Zhao Qi and He Bin through him.
Lin Yue originally had no time to spare, but when he heard that it was him, he came out to meet him and said with a smile, "What happened today that brought you here? It's very difficult to invite you normally."
They both knew that Wei An wanted Yuqing to recognize Lan He's parents as godparents. Since they could become brothers-in-law, they became closer. Lin Yue raised his chin and said, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. You don't know how busy I am. The princess's bed has been made. I have to go and see if there is anything that needs to be modified. The bed has to be carried to the Marquis' Mansion immediately..."
Han Bo sighed, sat down and laughed at him before explaining the purpose of his visit: "You know about Yuqing's brother, right? I have something I want to ask you."
Of course Lin Yue knew. He hummed, "I know. The princess asked me to handle this matter. What's wrong?"
"How much silver does he owe?" Han Bo watched him pour tea for himself, shook his hand to indicate that there was no need to do this, and asked calmly: "Is there anything wrong?"
Lin Yue was a little surprised: "Why are you asking this? Isn't that what the Marquis wants to ask?"
This matter had already been dealt with before, and Lin Yue had told Han Bo about it. After Han Bo knew the reason, he sent some silver, saying that he wanted to repay Yuqing's brother, but was rejected by Wei An. Wei An said that since Yuqing was not married yet, her affairs should be decided by her as the master, and there was no need for Han Bo's money.
Now that the matter has been resolved, Han Bo came to ask again, and asked about this. Lin Yue frowned in confusion: "He owes... more than 10,000 taels. The princess has asked me to pay him back. Now there is nothing to owe. He offended the people in the north. They run underground gangs and are not good people. He can only fill the hole with money. Otherwise, those people are not good men and women. They are capable of murder and arson."
Han Bo's expression became even uglier. A servant dared to lose 10,000 taels of silver by gambling, and almost all of Yuqing's silver had been taken back to subsidize him.
He looked at Lin Yue and asked, "Didn't the princess ask you to investigate this matter? He is just a servant, not a prominent figure in the mansion. Since those people are not good men and women, how can they be sure that he can come up with the money and not afraid that he will default on the debt? Could it be that someone deliberately calculated against him and set a trap for him to fall into?"
Han Bo's question was so obvious that Lin Yue understood what he meant and said immediately, "You really asked me the right question. The princess did ask me to investigate this matter, fearing that someone was plotting behind the scenes. However, I have investigated it for several days and did not find any suspicious people among the people he was associating with. According to him, he told the people in the ** that he has a sister who is a personal maid beside the princess. She is very respectable and can pay back any amount of money. That's why people lent him the money."
Han Bo was skeptical, but he still went to Yuqing's house privately.
Originally, Yuqing's monthly salary was not small, plus the subsidies given by Wei'an, in fact, if Yuqing's brother and sister-in-law could stand on their own and want to live a good life, their home would definitely not be bad. But as soon as Han Bo saw the messy appearance of the house, he knew what kind of people Yuqing's brother and sister-in-law were.
When he went there, the door of the house was open and he could faintly hear some shouting and cursing from inside. He went inside and found that it was Yuqing's sister-in-law who was scolding Yuqing's brother for being useless and unmanly. He couldn't even control his sister and let the precious baby run away.
It seemed that they were not happy just because the debt was paid off. Han Bo had a better idea in his mind. He went to the homes of the servants living on this street and found out a lot of things.
Yuqing's brother also gambled in the past, but he didn't dare to gamble so big. He just played small games. It was only recently, for some reason, that he suddenly became very flamboyant.
For a while, I heard that Brother Yuqing had earned at least three thousand taels of silver, and he even talked about buying land and a concubine.
Others might not be able to understand what was going on. How could Lin Yue, the son of a butler, know how dirty and smelly it was down there? But Han Bo was different. He had been with Shen Chen in these complicated places, so he knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it.
First you win and then you lose, leading people step by step into the trap and unable to extricate themselves. Isn't this the special method used by those people in the ** to target fat sheep
But Yuqing's brother is poor and destitute, how could he be worth anyone's scheming against him
He immediately realized that something was wrong and rushed to the casino that Lin Yue had mentioned before. After checking, he felt that something was wrong, because the watchman who had plotted against Brother Yuqing and lured Brother Yuqing to gamble had already resigned.
He immediately realized that there were too many coincidences here and was about to go back and report to Shen Chen.
Shen Chen had no time to see him. As soon as he returned to the palace, he was called to the study by King Linjiang.
Others didn't know about this incident, but King Linjiang knew how many dangers Shen Chen had encountered. When he saw him coming back, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and coldly rebuked him: "You still remember to come back!"
Shen Chen knelt down immediately.
Before he went this time, King Linjiang had dissuaded him from going, saying that it was very dangerous. Those military households had been exploited for a long time, and those thousand households in the garrisons dared to exploit them so harshly. It was not a recent thing, but had started since the time of the previous emperor. How much money had been swallowed up, and how many people were involved. The water here was so deep that it was unimaginable, but Shen Chen went anyway.
He almost died, so King Linjiang couldn't help but feel angry: "If anything happens to you, how can I explain to your father and mother? I have raised you for so many years, is it just for you to risk your life?!"
He was so angry that he even forgot to call himself "The King".
Shen Chen knelt down and kowtowed obediently: "It's my fault, father, please calm down." He raised his head with a playful smile: "But I'm back safe and sound, right? This means that the risk I took this time was worth it." (To be continued)