Gu Yunyao looked at the small sedan and whispered to Shen Munan: "Is that Miss Zhuo who was originally going to marry Mr. Zhou inside?"

"It should be," Shen Munan's eyes were half-squinted, "I don't know what those people in Jingzhao Mansion do for food, but they let her run out."

"What is she doing here? Asking for help? With the Zhuo family in such great turmoil, I'm afraid Zhuo Shangshu won't help." Gu Yunyao snorted, "Those who can get to that position in the officialdom are all foxes with thousands of years of experience."

"Well said," Shen Munan said with a smile in his eyes, "Zhuo Shangshu will definitely not help. However, since Miss Zhuo dares to come, she must have chips in her hand."

"What could it be?" Gu Yunyao was curious.

"You'll find out when you follow me."

Not long after, the servant came back and opened half of the door: "Master said, only you are allowed in."

This is a show of authority.

Miss Zhuo didn't care, she bent down and got off the sedan, and followed the servant into Zhuo Mansion.

In the darkness, Gu Yunyao and Shen Munan followed quietly.

Miss Zhuo was taken to Zhuo Shangshu's study, which was brightly lit, spacious and clean. She stood alone in the middle of the room, looking even more frail.

Gu Yunyao looked out of the back window and broke a little of the window paper to see what was going on inside the house.

Zhuo Shangshu had a beard, wrinkles spread out at the corners of his eyes, and his eyes were burning and shrewd.

He was wearing a dark blue robe, the room was very hot, his sleeves were slightly rolled up, and he was still holding a brush in his hand.

"What do you need from me?"

He went straight to the point, even the most basic greetings were omitted, and he didn't even ask how the other members of the Zhuo family were doing.

Miss Zhuo took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, with a few words on it: "Shang Shuo, please have a look."

She was not called by seniority, but called "Shang Shu". Zhuo Shang wrote expressionlessly: "What is this?"

Miss Zhuo unfolded the paper, placed it gently on the table, and pushed it forward: "It should be some accounts or something, but I can't understand it.

I think you have a keen eye and should be able to see clearly."

Zhuo Shangshu lowered his eyes, his gaze slightly focused.

After a while, he raised his head, his face still calm: "Where did it come from?"

"My father kept it and told me quietly before going to prison.

He couldn't understand what it was. It should be my brother's relic, and he found it and kept it.

He looked left and right but couldn't understand it, so he asked me to ask you. You hold a high position in the court and are highly valued by the emperor, so you are naturally different from us."

Zhuo Shangshu raised his hand, and ink dripped from the pen in his hand. With a "pop" sound, it fell on the paper, staining the numbers on it.

"I don't understand this either."

"Oh," Miss Zhuo looked disappointed. She picked up the dirty paper with her fingertips, put it close to the candle, and flicked it to make the flames brighter.

"It doesn't matter, this is one of the pages I copied."

Without looking at the ashes, she took out another copy, this time with several pages stacked together: "Here's another one, take a look, can you understand it?"

Zhuo Shangshu didn't look at it, but stared straight at her: "What do you want to do?"

Miss Zhuo said happily: "I don't want to do anything. As a child, I just think about my parents' well-being."

"This is impossible. Your family's affairs have turned upside down, and it has fallen into the hands of Shi Shiyong. He personally searched it out, how can he just let it go?

As far as I know, he has already entered the palace to meet the saint."

"If it were easy, why would I trouble Lord Shangshu?

If you can't write two characters of "Zhuo" in one stroke, how can you sleep peacefully if our family's character "Zhuo" is broken?"

"Are you threatening me?" Zhuo Shangshu put down his pen, "Don't say it's you, not even your father would dare to speak to me like this."

"You think you can make me submit with just these few pages? What a joke!"

"Why I think it's not important, what's important is what you think," Miss Zhuo said calmly, "If you think you don't need to care, then I won't force you. At the worst, I'll leave it to Jingzhao Mansion.

Maybe Shi Fuyin can understand it, and if it can alleviate my parents' sins, I will have achieved my goal."

Zhuo Shangshu said something different, and there seemed to be rolling waves in his eyes that were about to engulf Miss Zhuo.

Miss Zhuo has a slim figure, but she is upright and calm, without flinching in the slightest.

Gu Yunyao secretly applauded in her heart, such a girl is so brave and admirable.

It's a pity that a brother like that was dragged down by his family and even asked for a marriage like the Zhou family. Fortunately, he didn't get married.

After a long time, Zhuo Shangshu put down his pen and spoke slowly: "You usually keep quiet, but I look down on you.

Well, for the sake of the same surname Zhuo, I will help you.

However, whether they can be pardoned or not depends on the emperor’s will, and I have no control over it.”

"Sir, just do your best," said Miss Zhuo. "Actually, this is not just to save my parents, but also for yourself."

Zhuo Shangshu stroked his beard and hummed softly.

"In this case, it's getting late, so I won't bother you. When my parents come back, I will definitely give them something to them."

She turned around and left, and Zhuo Shangshu followed subconsciously. He went to the corridor and watched her disappear into the night with the servants, stroking his beard and sighing heavily.

Too careless.

Blowing in the cold breeze on the porch made his mind clearer and clearer. The Zhuo family's affairs were no small matter.

If it was exposed in normal times, it would be nothing, not to mention that Zhuo Er is still dead, so just blame the dead person.

But it is different now. The matter of the three princesses has not been settled yet. The matters of the three princesses cannot be handled lightly, let alone the Zhuo family?

Furthermore, there is the grudge between the Zhuo family and the Zhou family.

All mixed together.

With a headache, he returned to the house and was no longer in the mood to write.

Sitting on the chair, I quickly thought about what to do and how to get the things smoothly without letting Miss Zhuo make a sound.

He is not that stupid to intercede for the Zhuo family on the cusp of this storm.

When I looked up, I suddenly found that the pages originally placed on the table were missing!

He was so startled that he stood up and took a closer look. He was indeed gone.

I quickly bent down and looked under the table, but still couldn't find it.

I walked around the table and searched up and down, but there was still no trace.

He was standing on the porch just now, and no one came in.

What a hell.

His heart was agitated, and he shouted outside: "Come here, come here!"

The boy quickly finished his yawn and ran in quickly: "Master, what are your orders?"

"Where's the butler?"

"Go back to me, sir. The housekeeper has gone out and hasn't come back yet."

Zhuo Shangshu's heart beat like a drum, and he stared at the table, speechless for a long time.

…

Gu Yunyao and Shen Munan went outside the back door of Zhuo Mansion and read the pages together.

"This should be the account that was kept, with the date and the amount of money." Gu Yunyao looked at each page and stopped at the last page. "Here, there is also a beautiful concubine of the Jiang family."

Shen Munan thought for a while: "Zhuo Shangshu just took a concubine last year, and it seems that her surname is Jiang."

"That means this is a gift account for Zhuo Shangshu?" Gu Yunyao took a breath, "No wonder Miss Zhuo is so confident, and no wonder Zhuo Shangshu agreed."

Gu Yunyao said again: "Is Miss Zhuo in danger?"

Shen Munan's eyes were slightly cold: "Zhuo Shangshu will be anxious to think of countermeasures when he realizes that something is missing, and he will not have the heart to deal with Miss Zhuo.

However, to be on the safe side, I will make arrangements."

Gu Yunyao folded a few pages of paper and handed them to him: "Then what are your plans?"

"Originally, I wanted to drag Shangshu Zhuo into trouble. Since there is such a thing, I naturally have to make good use of it."

Shen Munan held her finger and said, "It's too cold. I'll send you back. There's no rush."

After sending Gu Yunyao back to the courtyard, Shen Munan turned around and returned home.

As soon as he left Gu Mansion, he immediately summoned the secret guards.

"Go and keep an eye on the Zhuo family, don't let anything happen to Miss Zhuo."

"yes."

As soon as he returned to the palace, Chunni immediately greeted him: "Your Majesty, there are guests in the study."

Shen Munan nodded and walked inside while ordering: "Prepare the pear soup."

"yes."
Chapter completed!