Outsiders say that she is very favored by the Prime Minister, but Tao Xia knows that this kind of favor is only when nothing happens. Once something happens or she touches some unknown bottom line of Prime Minister Jin, Prime Minister Jin will never care about her.

You'll be polite.

The more silent Prime Minister Jin became, the more uneasy Tao Xia felt.

"How many people are there in Yaoliu?"

Tao Xia panicked and quickly replied: "They didn't come back after going out yesterday. I... I thought they were looking for a place to hide."

Prime Minister Jin's face changed and he shouted angrily: "Idiot, you found a place to hide. Why didn't you say you were caught?"

Tao Xia panicked: "Impossible, Yaoliu and the others are very skilled."

Prime Minister Jin narrowed his eyes: "Do you know who Yaoliu and the others are?"

Tao Xia nodded: "I know...I know."

Tao Xia said angrily: "I know, how dare you be so calm after they have been missing for a day."

Tao Xia was frightened by Prime Minister Jin.

"I...I thought they were hiding."

Prime Minister Jin looked at Tao Xia: "You'd better pray that they are really hiding instead of being caught, otherwise Yaogu will be found through a few of them."

"Even if you die a hundred times, it won't be enough to make up for it."

After saying that, Prime Minister Jin walked away. Tao Xia turned pale with fright and suddenly felt a stomachache.

"I hurt so much, it hurts so much, someone is here..."

The servants were in a panic. At this time, Tao Xia was already very angry, and this time she was really dying.

At the same time, Prime Minister Jin came out of the courtyard and ordered his men to find the Yaoliu people immediately. At the same time, he also repaired a letter and handed it to his subordinates.

"Send it to Tao Li and tell him to be careful lately."

After doing this, Prime Minister Jin was still pacing back and forth, feeling very uneasy.

At this moment, Yaoliu, who he was worried about, was being locked up in a dungeon. He was exhausted from torture. Lu Rui stood in front, looking at him coldly.

"Why did Yaogu suddenly disappear?"

Yaoliu gritted his teeth and said nothing.

At this time, Chu Zheng slipped someone in. It was Yao Wu. His whole body was already covered in scars. Chu Zheng directly pressed the person on a bench.

Then a white cloth was covered over his body, and a bucket of salted water was poured directly on it.

Ah...a heartbreaking scream came out, and Yaoliu's teeth clenched.

Lu Rui: "Want to experience it like him?"

Yao Liu: "If you want to kill, kill, if you want to scrape, scrape. Since you know that we are from Yaogu, you should know the rules of Yaogu and never betray the master."

"Since we have signed a contract with Mrs. Tao, we will be loyal to the end."

Lu Rui: "So Tao Xia should also know where Yaogu is?"

Yaoliu immediately denied: "Of course she doesn't know, she is just our employer."

Lu Rui: "The people in Yaogu disappeared ten years ago. Some people said that they were taken over by enemies, but your appearance shows that Yaogu still exists."

"Since it exists, have you kept a low profile for the past ten years? Are you trying to avoid your enemies, or are you working on big things?"

Yaoliu's eyes narrowed: "We were just tired of the life of fighting and killing, so we quit the world. As for why we came to Mrs. Tao, it's because I owe the Tao family a favor."

"As long as we repay the favor, we will leave when the time is up."

After hearing this, Lu Rui smiled and said, "The more you deny it, the more anxious you are. Let me guess, maybe Yaogu's disappearance has something to do with the Tao family?"

Yaoliu's eyes twitched, and Lu Rui continued.

"The location of Yao Valley is in Jinzhou, and Jinzhou can also be regarded as the Tao family's sphere of influence."

"So, what do the Tao family want to do by gathering Yaogu?"

Yaoliu's eyebrows twitched when he heard Lu Rui's guess.

"I don't know what you are talking about. Yaogu cannot be bribed."

Lu Rui: "The bones are indeed strong. Go tell the Crown Princess that the Yaoliu people have been arrested. If she wants to interrogate them personally, just leave them to her."

"If she doesn't want to be contaminated by this, just kill her directly."

Lu Rui turned around and left, and Chu Zheng immediately followed.

"Master, kill them now. Maybe you can get something out of them."

Lu Rui: "The bones are so hard, I can't even ask you anything."

"You send someone to Jinzhou. As long as Yaogu has a relationship with the Tao family, keep an eye on the Tao family, and you will always find something."

Chu Zheng nodded, and as soon as the few people walked out, Chang An came to greet them.

"Master, Madam's side, Nanny Zhou, is here."

Aunt Zhou was Shangguan Yun's other trusted mother-in-law besides Aunt Wang. At this time, she came to Lu Rui to salute.

"I've met the crown prince."

Lu Rui: "Did mother ask you to come here for something?"

Aunt Zhou said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, my wife asked this old servant to come over to tell you about the Crown Princess."

Lu Rui paused: "Prince Concubine? What's the matter?"

Aunt Zhou looked up and saw that Lu Rui's expression was normal, so she continued.

"Back to the Crown Prince, early this morning the Prime Minister's wife Zheng personally brought Mrs. Tao to the Lu family to apologize, but the Crown Princess forced Mrs. Tao to kneel down and apologize."

"The wronged Mrs. Tao had a miscarriage not long after she left the Lu family. The Jin family sent Mrs. Tao back to demand an explanation from the Lu family."

"Not only did the Crown Princess not apologize, she also drove people away, making a very ugly scene at the gate."

"Madam asked the old servant to tell the prince that this matter has too big an impact and concerns the Jin and Lu families. She also asked the prince to come up with a charter."

After hearing this, Lu Rui said: "Go back and tell your mother that Mrs. Tao hurt the Crown Princess first, and she deserves it no matter what she has experienced."

Aunt Zhou didn't expect Lu Rui to defend Xie Wenwan so much. She raised her head and was about to say a few more words of advice, but when she saw Lu Rui's eyes being so cold, she was shocked and didn't dare to say anything more.

"Old slave, I will go back and tell the lady."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away.

Looking at Aunt Zhou's fleeing back, Lu Rui snorted and turned around to leave, when Chang Ping came in with a letter in his hand.

"Master, I found a letter in the study, saying it was for you, Master."

Chang'an took a look at the letter and saw nothing unusual.

"Master, the origin of this letter is unknown, please give it to your slave to destroy."

Lu Rui raised his hand: "Give me the letter."

Chang Ping handed the letter to Lu Rui, and Lu Rui opened the envelope. There was only a piece of paper with a row of words written on it.

"The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of Yuanhe."

"The third day of September in the sixth year of Yuanhe."

"Behind Ci'en Temple, at three quarters of noon..."

Lu Rui's expression changed and he immediately turned the paper in his hand into ashes.
Chapter completed!