After rebirth, I teamed up with the scumbag's mistress

Unexpectedly, Wei Suxin shook her head. After all this trouble, she felt that she needed to be more cautious. This man must produce evidence to prove that he is King Jing's man.

"Oh, by the way, the prince also gave me this, saying that if you have any doubts, you will know it at a glance." As he said that, the man took out a jade pendant from his arms, picked it up, and placed it in front of Wei Suxin.

Wei Suxin took a look at it and realized that this was something that all the guards in Prince Jing's mansion had, which meant she acknowledged the man's identity.

"Mother Fan, please take us inside to sit down first. Let's go to the room on the second floor that I like to go to today." The man said to the mother.

"Okay, it's left empty specially for you. Is this lady your guest?" asked the nanny.

The man nodded, "That's right. Please help, Mother Fan, to arrange it."

Mammy was in front, and the two followed behind. They entered the yard. There was a grape trellis in the yard. The trellis was now covered with purple grapes, which looked very eye-catching. Under the grape trellis was a set of fine rosewood tables and chairs, and some tea sets were placed on the table. Next to the table and chairs was a rattan recliner.

The three of them entered the hall of the residence. Surprisingly, there were no tables or chairs in the hall, only some flowers and plants. It looked very empty.

Then the two of them followed the nanny upstairs to the private room.

The private room is not big, but it is elegant. On the couch by the window, there is a square table with a chessboard on it.

Famous paintings and calligraphy are hung on the four walls, which are very eye-catching.

The man sat down at the round table and then spoke, smiling, "My name is Xu Xiuqi. May I ask your name, madam?"

"Wei Suxin." Wei Suxin said concisely.

"This time I am following the order of King Jing to cooperate with you in investigating Li Jianzhang, the chief of Dali Temple. How does Madam Wei plan to start the investigation? What cooperation do you need from me?" Xu Xiuqi asked directly.

"I have seen his private accounts twice before, and he must have embezzled money. In fact, it is also my fault. His second brother sold official positions and titles, and the Fourth Prince even came to threaten him with this matter. I had already obtained the evidence, but stupidly burned it myself." Wei Suxin said.

After hearing this, Xu Xiuqi said, "Madam Wei, perhaps we can start with this matter."

"Do you know what the Fourth Prince used to force him to do?" Xu Xiuqi asked.

Wei Suxin shook her head. "I'll ask Madam Liu about this later. She was at the Li family at the time, so maybe she can know something."

"Then I will start the investigation from the Fourth Prince and Second Brother Li Jianzhang." Xu Xiuqi said.

"Oh, right. Back then, his eldest brother had kidnapped a woman, and we saved the couple. But not long after, the house where they were housed caught fire. After the fire, I went to the house, and everyone in the house was burned beyond recognition. It was all charred black. I looked around, but couldn't find them."

"Do you think they are still alive?" Wei Suxin said.

"That's... hard to say. Let's look for it together. Also try to recall the people in your house and see if you can find any clues." Xu Xiuqi said.

"Okay, I'll go back and think about it with Qiandai." Wei Suxin said.

"If you have found any evidence related to Li Jianzhang's finances, please show it to me. I can tell the problems with the accounts at a glance." Wei Suxin said confidently.

"Okay. But we won't investigate the witchcraft case. The government has made it clear that they will not pursue the matter. If we keep pursuing it, we'll probably incur the government's wrath." Xu Xiuqi said.

"Knock knock knock." There was a knock on the door of the private room.

"Mr. Xu, the herbal chicken soup is here." Mother Fan's voice came from outside the door.

"Mom, please come in." Xu Xiuqi said.

"This chicken soup is very delicious. You should try it." Mother Fan brought the chicken soup to the round table and said with a smile.

After saying that, Mother Fan left the private room and closed the door.

"I know what you are talking about. Madam Liu told me about it. Then please investigate the things you mentioned before. I will not be idle here either. I will also make inquiries from various sources." Wei Suxin said.

"If there is nothing else, I'll leave." Wei Suxin said, then stood up and saluted.

She prepared to leave.

"How come everything's okay?" Xu Xiuqi said.

Wei Suxin turned around and said, "What else? Please tell me."

"You haven't drunk this herbal chicken soup yet, please give me a favor." Xu Xiuqi smiled brightly, warmer than the afternoon sun.

Wei Suxin was a little dazed for a moment, and somehow she sat down.

Xu Xiuqi stood up, filled her bowl with chicken soup, and placed it in front of her.

"The chicken soup here is very good, you should try it." Xu Xiuqi said in a gentle voice.

On the other side, inside the Qionghua Palace.

Concubine Wan had just woken up from a nap and was combing her hair in front of the bronze mirror on the dressing table.

"Hiss." Concubine Wan screamed in pain and frowned.

"I would rather die than live. Please, Your Majesty, spare me." The senior palace maid knelt on the ground and said hurriedly.

Concubine Wan picked up the hair that had been combed off with a cow horn comb.

She looked coldly at the maid lying on the ground.

"I wish I could die. I am clumsy. I deserve to die. I deserve to die. Please punish me, Your Majesty." The head maid said while kneeling. Her voice was clear but with a hint of fear.

Concubine Wan placed the ox-horn comb on the dressing table and kicked the head palace maid hard.

The senior palace maid fell to the ground, then knelt down in panic.

"You will be fined half a year's salary. If you do this again, I will give you a hundred strokes of the sword." Concubine Wan said calmly, even with a slight smile on her face.

"Oh, by the way. You just said what happened to the eldest prince. Say it again." Concubine Wan said.

The head palace maid trembled slightly and said, "I heard today that the eldest prince was appointed as the crown prince again by the emperor."

Concubine Wan's chest rose and fell, "Oh, make him the crown prince again."

"You, get up, and find out everything about this for me. I want to see who spread the slander. The Queen doesn't have the ability to do that." Concubine Wan said angrily.

At this time, a palace maid came in through the curtain and announced, "Your Majesty, Princess Jialin is here."

"Let her in." Concubine Wan said unhappily.

Kang Miaoqing quickly entered the room. She looked at Concubine Wan's nose and her heart, and knew that she was in a bad mood.

Kang Miaoqing said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I am also very angry today. Hong Shen locked himself in the study at home, and I went in to persuade him for a long time. He is feeling better now, so I came out. I think Your Majesty must be very angry after hearing the news today."

"No, it really makes me angry." Concubine Wan said angrily.

"Jia Lin, what's going on? Why was the eldest prince made the crown prince?" asked Concubine Wan.

"It was Censor Gu Yi who advised them. I don't know what benefits the Queen promised him that made him speak like this for them. The emperor is also having a headache because of those censors in the Censorate. The emperor is like this, what else can we do?" Kang Miaoqing said.

"We have done so much, but the result is still like this. I can't just sit there and wait for death!" Concubine Wan said angrily.