Xue Chengyi sighed deeply, glanced at Zhou Yunke, and said, "Although His Majesty treats the dignitaries of the old and new dynasties equally, but... anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty is more partial to the dignitaries of the new dynasty. Otherwise, His Majesty would not have been so light-hearted when Li Erlang forced Miss Zhong to be his concubine. But this is also a matter of human nature.

What I am worried about is that... the conflict between the powerful people in the new and old dynasties has not yet reached a serious point, and the emperor can still barely maintain superficial fairness.

But if...the relationship between them continues to deteriorate, or something happens that touches the bottom line of His Majesty, I am afraid that His Majesty will also begin to be dissatisfied with the dignitaries of the old dynasty. At that time, I am worried that the court will usher in another storm..."

Zhou Yunke remained silent after hearing this.

Xue Chengyi stood up quickly and was about to kneel down, "I know that I shouldn't have discussed the emperor without authorization. I hope Your Highness will forgive me..."

"Uncle, get up quickly."

Zhou Yunke quickly stood up and made a gesture to get up. When he saw Xue Chengyi sitting back in his seat, he said, "To be honest, what my uncle is worried about is exactly what I am worried about.

This time, the successive disappearance and murder of children from the powerful families of the New Dynasty had already made the emperor's father very dissatisfied, not to mention that one of the missing children was from the Sun family.

Concubine Sun was taken into the backyard by my father when the world was at its most turbulent. At that time, my father was worried about state affairs every day and rarely even set foot in the backyard. He once said that the appearance of Concubine Sun was like a flower of eloquence, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief in such a tense situation.

Among all the concubines who followed my father into the harem, my father's favorite was Concubine Sun."

When Zhou Yunke talked about these things, he couldn't help but show a bit of sarcasm on his face.

Such a romantic man was so lazy that he didn't even bother to step into the backyard at that moment. It was enough to show how much pressure he was carrying at that time.

And how important is the position of Concubine Sun in his heart, who helped him to escape from all that pressure.

He said calmly: "If something really happens to the Sun family's child this time, and the murderer is never caught, father will only blame these things on the powerful people of the old dynasty."

And now, the imperial examination has just ended, and the court has gained a large number of talented newcomers.

After more than half a year, the Zhou royal family has almost gained a firm foothold.

To be honest, the powerful people of the old dynasty today are not as important to His Majesty as they were when the country was just established.

When everyone in the Xue family heard this, their faces darkened, and they finally understood why the Crown Prince had not yet told Liu Yue about Zheng Chengming's death from poisoning.

If Liu Yue knew how important the case she was handling was, and that it might even be related to the survival of the powerful people in the old dynasty, it would be meaningless except for giving her unnecessary pressure.

Liu Yue has always given her all when it comes to cases, so there's no need to put more pressure on her.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yunke suddenly looked at Xue Wenjin, smiled faintly and said, "Today is Liu Yue's day to return home, so let's not keep talking about such heavy topics. Zichang, you will be leaving for your new post in two days, right?"

Zichang is Xue Wenjin's pen name.

Xue Wenjin quickly bowed and said, "Yes, in fact, my luggage has already been packed and I can leave at any time."

"On the surface, Xinfeng County looks like a county town next to Xinjing, but it is surrounded by mountains on all sides and separated from Xinjing by a dense forest. It is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also very conducive to hiding traces."

Zhou Yunke smiled faintly and said, "I arranged you there because I hope you can help me keep an eye on that place.

There are also troops of our Shenwu Army stationed nearby. If you need manpower, just tell General Luo over there at any time. " Xue Wenjin's heart warmed up, and he bowed deeply again, saying: "Yes, I will definitely not let your highness down!"

Zhou Yunke nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly turned to Xue Wenbai and said, "Zifei."

Zifei is Xue Wenbai's pen name.

Xue Wenbai never expected that there would be something for him to do, so he straightened up and responded with great vigor, "Yes!"

Zhou Yunke couldn't help but smile, and said: "I heard from Liu Yue that you have always wanted to see my army. My army just happens to be short of a captain with strong martial arts skills. Are you willing to come to my army in a few days to take the test and see if you can take on that position?
People in the military have always had their own personalities. If I let you take that position directly, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince the others. You have to go there first and beat those guys into submission."

Xue Wenbai stared at Zhou Yunke blankly, feeling a sense of ecstasy and unreality as if dog shit suddenly started raining from the sky and he stepped on a lump here and another there.

It took him a while to come back to his senses. He scratched the back of his head and said, "If Your Highness doesn't mind my clumsiness, of course I'm willing to do it! But... my little sister said that good things will only happen if you speak sweetly. I didn't call Your Highness my cousin-in-law..."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw his silly look.

On the other side, Su Liuyue quickly changed into a set of men's clothes that were easy to move in, and then went outside to meet Yang Shaoyin and the others.

Feng Qi can now follow her openly.

It was the first time that Yang Shaoyin worked with Su Liuyue, and he was a little stunned when he saw her wearing men's clothing.

Feng Dali, however, went to meet her with great familiarity, and said with a smile, "Young Master Su, seeing you like this, I almost forgot that you are married."

This kid was smart for once.

Su Liuyue gave him an admiring look without hesitation, and said with a smile: "I don't like to be too ostentatious when doing things outside. You can just call me Su Xiaolangjun like Feng Langjun."

After saying that, they went straight to the home of the first missing person, You Changqing, without any further ado.

Although the You family to which You Changqing belongs is related to the You family to which the current Prime Minister You belongs, it is ultimately just a family of minor officials. It only lives in a courtyard with three entrances and cannot even live in the inner city.

It was now broad daylight and the men of the You family were all out working. There were only a group of women at home. Mrs. You Taishi and her wife, Wu, the biological mother of the missing You Changqing, personally received them.

Mrs. Wu looked very haggard. When she heard them talking about You Changqing, she couldn't help but covered her face and cried, "My poor son! I never thought that he would leave me in this way! I have long told my husband that our small family is not worthy of the You family who is in the emperor's favor. If we try to cling to the wealth and glory that does not belong to us, we will be retaliated sooner or later!

But who would have thought that the backlash would come so soon! People outside said that the murderer actually wanted to kidnap the child of the wealthy You family. My son only went to the You family once, so how could he be targeted..."

"Shut up!"

The old lady sitting on the main seat couldn't stand it any longer, and poked her cane fiercely and said, "What does this have to do with us recognizing our relationship with the You family! If you hadn't indulged Changqing blindly and made him so arrogant, would he have the guts to run away alone!"

"My mother-in-law is blaming me now, but I wasn't the only one in this family who doted on Changqing before!"

Wu had obviously been patient for several days. She bit her lip and said with an aggrieved look on her face, "Besides, Changqing was indeed arrogant before, but after he followed the master and the others to the You family, he changed after returning!"

Su Liuyue immediately asked: "How has he changed?" (End of this chapter)