C189 consenting investigation

At this moment, she felt a warm palm land on her shoulder. Shen Qingwan raised her head and met Fu Yuheng's eyes. There were complex emotions within those eyes that made her unable to understand what she was saying.

"Whatever, if you want to check, then go ahead and do it!" There was a trace of love in his words, and also a sense of relief.

"Your Majesty …" After recovering from her shock, Shen Qingwan looked at the person in front of her with a puzzled expression. She really couldn't guess what he was thinking this time.

He only smiled gently in response. "This matter was my fault in the first place. It's time to return the favor to the Wu family. It can also be considered as returning the favor to me." The words at the end sounded like he was mumbling, but Shen Qingwan was already close to him, so she could hear what he was saying clearly.

It was likely that he had been thinking about this matter ever since. It was just like Wu Ling's music at night, lingering in his mind.

"Chenqie will definitely not disappoint the Emperor." Shen Qingwan clenched her fists as determination flashed across her eyes. Her promise to him could also be considered a promise to Wu Ling.

"Right." He had said what he needed to say, and the rest of what he wanted to say did not matter. Fu Yuheng responded indifferently. After arranging his clothes, he left alone.

Shen Qingwan looked at his back and felt for the first time that he was actually lonely. She was so lonely that it made people's heart ache. She was so close to her, yet it seemed like she was so far away.

She laughed softly in her heart. When did she become so concerned about him? He then knocked on his forehead. He wanted to get rid of this ridiculous thought or get it out of his mind. However, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the figure was too eye-catching. He couldn't forget about it no matter how hard he tried.

With Fu Yuheng's consent, she began her investigation. Fortunately, there were quite a few people who knew about the Wu family's matters, so her investigation was rather convenient.

On the contrary, everything was in an orderly fashion on Shen Qing Wan's side. The Prime Minister Liu Mansion was in a state of chaos.

On one side, it was because Fu Huaiyu had successfully treated the Jiangnan flood a few days ago that his position became a bit heavier in front of the emperor. On the other hand, it was because he heard that Shen Qing Wan was going to investigate the Wu family's matter that time.

"Master, please calm down first. Perhaps things might not be so bad. After all, she is just a woman. As long as we do the right thing, what can she find out?" Madam Liu's words caused Prime Minister Liu, who had been pacing back and forth in the courtyard, to gradually stop in his tracks. His eyes finally began to emit a sinister light.

Heh, he had almost been thrown into disarray by this little bitch. She was as difficult to deal with as her father.

Prime Minister Liu sneered in his heart, obviously agreeing with what Lady Liu said.

"Humph, Madam's words are reasonable, she is just a little girl. This Prime Minister would like to see just what kind of heaven she turns up in the capital!" She threw a cup on the ground, "If she is unable to find anything this time, then the end of this cup will be her."

Her gaze was like that of a venomous snake, causing people to feel a chill down their spines even in the middle of the day.

At this moment, Shen Qingwan still did not know. She was just abnormally troubled by the direction of the investigation in her hands.

Back then, the matter of the Wu Shang Shu had involved too many people, and many ministers had been implicated, including the Prime Minister Liu and the current successor, Liu Tan.

The clues were in a mess and he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Empress should pay attention to rest, don't harm your own body for the sake of investigating this matter." Lian Yun saw that her face was filled with worry, and was also a bit worried. It was the same with her mother, as long as there was something, she would completely ignore her body. Sometimes, she wouldn't even be able to take care of three meals a day.

He poured himself a cup of water and adjusted the temperature so that his tongue wouldn't burn like before.

Just as expected, Lian Yun had just placed the cup on the table. Shen Qing Wan then picked up the cup and put it directly in her mouth without even looking at it.

Seeing this, Lian Yun felt that it was lucky. Sometimes, she really didn't know if she should call her own mistress stupid or smart.

Shen Qing Wan was busy organizing her thoughts, writing on a piece of xuan paper, completely unable to sense Lian Yun's thoughts. Only when there was a knock on the door, did she stop writing.

"Lian Yun, go take a look." Rubbing her aching eyes, Zhang Xuan stretched her body and looked outside the door.

Helplessly replying, Lian Yun went to open the door, but when she saw the person outside, she felt even more helpless.

"Empress, an underling has come to inform you of the clues you have just found."

Before he could finish his sentence, the eyes of the people in the room suddenly widened. They immediately stood up from their chairs and ran a few steps to the entrance, completely forgetting about their identities. It was only when they saw the helpless look in their personal maidservants' eyes that they thought of themselves.

After adjusting his condition, he asked the person outside, "Have you found anything?"

When the servant saw her so flustered, he was probably frightened by her anxious look.

"No worries, just speak your mind." At this moment, what Shen Qingwan cared about the most was the results of her investigation. As for anything else, she didn't care.

"Reporting to the Empress, this servant found out that before Wu Shang Shu was found to have embezzled money, the Prime Minister Liu was very close with the current Liu Shangshu, and there seems to be a reference to the Wu Shang Shu in his words." Speaking till here, the words seemed to be a little rushed, after coughing a few times, Shen Qing Wan asked Lian Yun to pour him some water.

After drinking a few mouthfuls of water, he continued, "It's said that one of Liu Shangshu's nieces married into the Wu Shang Shu's family and became his concubine. Now that the Wu Shang Shu has been caught, there's no trace of him anymore after he embezzled."

When Shen Qingwan heard this, she also had some thoughts in her heart. Who could say that the disappearance of that concubine had nothing to do with this case? This might be an important clue, but she had yet to figure out why the Prime Minister Liu and Liu Shang Shu had such a close relationship.

After nodding to the servant, the servant left after understanding the situation.

"Empress might as well ask Empress Shufei, maybe she will know something or someone else." Lian Yun thought for a while before she suddenly thought of something and said.

However, when these words entered Shen Qingwan's ears, she was suddenly enlightened. Wasn't there someone from the Wu family here? In other words, she was the only one who knew about the Wu family.

Without further ado, Shen Qingwan put on a cloak and walked towards Wu Ling's yard.

Seeing this, Lian Yun slapped her forehead and chased after her in a hurry. It was true, he actually abandoned her, she really did not know why the Empress was in such a rush. With regards to her mistress' personality, she could only smile helplessly. As a servant, she had truly put her heart into it.