Fanning the flame

As usual Pei Jin served her left and right. After finishing the tasty breakfast she was now sipping on her tea. Seeing no servants around she felt strange this she asks " how come there's nobody?"

The servants would cry tears of blood and would pour their grievances saying... matriarch.. it's not that we are inattentive.. just master would tear us limb from limb if we were to disturb you..

Pei Jin had tao ordered clearly not a single person was to remain around the main courtyard, hence though grand and beautiful it was utterly silent.

Pei Jin very calmly mentioned that they were on their duties. But he knew that Yusheng wanted to know the information hence he pinched the connecting jade.

Soon tao came in hurried steps, he was at the front manor ground crouching and doodling when he felt the connecting jade light up so like wind at the fastest speed reached the dining room.

With Pei Jin instructing he gushed out the informations.." master's the rumors are highly circulated, everyone knows about the holy ones being poisoned and being treated by esteem lord.

The holy ones after waking up has still all the people under house arrest. Only third prince was returned to his residence where he is under house arrest.

Despite trying hard the holy ones hasn't met anyone and has sent a message that they will be calling you after an hour along with important ministers and esteem lord.

The rumors of capturing the spy has also been circulated. We have also felt presence of people trying to gain more information.

The holy ones had released the imperial physicians and the servants excluding personal servants of each consorts and is waiting for you to decide them."

The result was what they had expected. Yusheng tapped the table thinking then orders " keep up the rumors, keep an eye on each and every person that enters or exits belonging to third prince or his faction.

After the meeting with emperor, they will be restless resulting their flaw. Have another rumor passed on hinting that the eldest prince passed away from the same posion and how the planning to kill the emperor and empress was from long time ago.

Go to mu an and tell that in 3 days prime minister zhou's both son's should have nice scandal and have some of their old misdeeds dugged out. Enough for them to lose their face and nice punishment"

Then looking at Pei Jin she says " we should keep capital lively, and for that we shall start with prime minister family. He is too clever, have to give him something to work on"

Receiving the order tao went on his way. While Pei Jin shares his findings " it seems that third prince faction have had quite their share from the relief fund past year's, my men has found and listed all the shops and things they invested from that money.

The taking of bribes and illegal activities has also been thoroughly dugged out. Though the prime minister himself seems to be clean but both of his sons are connected with the disappearance of relief money."

Listening him Yusheng plays with the rim of the cup and then "we will have them exposed and dragged one by one but only after getting the lead on the person of the poison sect.

The person seems to have hidden very deep, according to gods eye either he is not in Nanling or he had long been working for another country hence cannot be an elder of the sect or someone important, may be a inner disciple.

At today's meeting you have to make sure that the spy incident is true and hold onto it. Make sure that you will be now interrogating on the person behind him. To test the water also give a subtle hint of the enemy's joining with other kingdom to destroy Nanling.

I will hint the emperor to pass the justice sword to you so we can kill one or two of the clowns keeping other on their toes."

Pei Jin agrees with her idea, then on a very normal small carriage that was normally used to go buy rations Yusheng travelled back to her villa.