RPAGF Chapter 216 Full Moon Banquet
Chapter 216 Full Moon Banquet
In the study
"My lord! Young Master Yu has a letter for you!" Boyu reported respectfully.
Zheng Luoqi took the envelope, opened it, and looked at it carefully. He said, "He's not stupid, and he's quite vigilant. He knows there are some things he still needs to ask me about!"
The letter mentioned some strange things Yu Yifei had experienced recently. Normally, people would not dare to mess with him if they knew he was Zheng Luoqi's underling. But recently, for some reason, many people in the Imperial Academy suddenly started targeting him. Yu Yifei felt as if he was being watched by someone.
Every now and then, someone would come up to provoke him or stage an accident. Yu Yifei originally thought he would just teach them a lesson, but he didn't expect that every time he taught them a lesson, his father would run into trouble. Yu Yifei knew that he had been set up, but he didn't know who it was.
So after that, I became more vigilant. No one could stop me. I stopped provoking or causing trouble, for fear of getting involved with something again.
As a result, Yu Yifei's behavior was completely different from before, and even some of his close friends mistakenly thought that he had become a coward because he was bullied.
After Yu Yifei explained the whole story to his brothers, they finally understood.
After that, these four became some of the easiest to bully in the Imperial Academy.
Yu Yifei could have continued to tolerate it, but those people were now targeting his business. Who could stand that? He had worked so hard to build his career, and now someone dared to try and sabotage it.
Recently, many of Yu Yifei's businesses have encountered problems, both big and small. Either there are quality issues with their own products, or there are problems with their sourcing channels and sales. There are always people coming to complain, and he is extremely worried.
Knowing that someone was behind this, but unable to find out exactly who it was, they wrote to Zheng Luoqi, asking her to help investigate who was behind it.
After closing the letter, Zheng Luoqi instructed Boyu to investigate who was behind Yu Yifei's actions. After all, everyone at the Imperial Academy knew that Yu Yifei was Zheng Luoqi's man. Anyone who dared to provoke him must have someone else behind them trying to cause trouble.
After all, Yu Yifei has made a lot of money for Zheng Luoqi over the past few years, so we can't abandon this talent.
Not long after Boyu left, a servant hurried over, bowed, and said, "Sir, the master has sent me to invite you to come and discuss important matters." Upon hearing this, Zheng Luoqi immediately got up and followed the servant toward Zheng Yuxiang's location.
As Zheng Yuxiang watched Zheng Luoqi enter the room, he waved his hand gently, signaling to the others inside, "You may all leave now." Upon hearing this, everyone bowed and filed out.
In the blink of an eye, only Zheng Yuxiang and Zheng Luoqi remained standing facing each other in the large room.
Zheng Luoqi keenly sensed the tense atmosphere. After a slight hesitation, he asked, "Father, has the matter of choosing an empress been decided?"
Zheng Yuxiang nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "That's right. Xue Huaiyu intends to make Consort Wan the Empress, but the message he's sending out is that he wants to make Consort De the Empress."
Zheng Luoqi frowned, and asked thoughtfully, "Father, what exactly is Xue Huaiyu trying to do? Could it be... that he wants to test the Chen and Lin families?"
Zheng Yuxiang chuckled and said, "He has indeed made some progress, and he knows how to use his brain to think. Ever since the last time I ordered Chen Tongyu to investigate the massacre of the Shen family, all the evidence has pointed to the Lin family. Xue Huaiyu may have become more vigilant because of this, and suspect that this may be a trap set by the Chen family to eliminate dissidents."
"Xue Huaiyu also secretly sent people to investigate, but he couldn't find anything out. He is currently unsure whether it was a carefully laid trap by the Chen family or whether the Lin family itself actually had problems."
Zheng Luoqi raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and replied softly, "However, the Chen family is really fine, but the Lin family is definitely up to something, or more precisely, Lin Changsheng is up to something."
"Hahahaha, that's right. I also helped Xue Huaiyu out of it, leaving him some clues that Lin Changsheng was problematic. If nothing unexpected happens, the Lin family will soon fall!" Zheng Yuxiang said confidently.
"However, we won't need to take action this time. Someone will receive the message and act on their own. Isn't the young master of the Chen family about to have his full moon celebration?"
“Father, I have a brilliant plan!” Zheng Luoqi then explained in detail the strategy he had carefully devised a few days ago.
Zheng Yuxiang listened attentively, nodding in agreement from time to time, and praising him repeatedly: "Excellent! Excellent! This is a great idea! In this way, we can reap the benefits without lifting a finger!"
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One month later
Chen Mansion
Today is the full moon celebration of the young master of the Chen family. The entire mansion is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the atmosphere is filled with joy.
Many officials came to offer their congratulations with generous gifts, making the place bustling and lively. Xue Huaiyu and Chen Xianlin also sent many things from the palace.
On this day, He Jinyu unusually took Pei Wenxuan out. Many familiar faces were also present at the banquet, including Pei Wenyu, Pei Wenzhao, and Lin Zifeng.
At this moment, Chen Tongyu at the entrance of the Chen residence was extremely busy, warmly greeting the guests while methodically directing his servants to arrange for them to take their seats.
Zheng Luoqi arrived late once again, and after presenting her congratulatory gift, she took her seat.
After all the guests had taken their seats, they eagerly awaited the official start of the banquet...
The banquet was only halfway through when a servant's cry of alarm shattered the apparent joy: "It's terrible! My lord! It's terrible! The young master... he's been murdered by Madam He!" The sound shocked everyone present, and the once noisy banquet hall fell into a deathly silence.
In that instant, the expressions on everyone's faces were priceless! Then, some people began to whisper among themselves.
"Madam He? That Miss Pei?"
"Madam He killed the young master of the Chen family? That's what the servant just said!"
"You heard me right, yes!"
Lin Zifeng's originally calm and composed face was now filled with astonishment due to the unexpected development of the situation. He suddenly remembered something, looked at the Pei brothers, and then looked at Zheng Luoqi's position, his eyes narrowing slightly.
The brothers Pei Wenyu and Pei Wenzhao, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief, and loudly retorted, "My sister would never do such a thing!"
Looking at Zheng Luoqi and He Jinyu, they appeared remarkably calm and composed, simply watching the farce unfolding before them with expressionless faces, making it difficult to fathom their true thoughts.
At this moment, Yu Yifei suddenly walked over and whispered a few words in Zheng Luoqi's ear. Zheng Luoqi smiled and looked at Lin Zifeng's location, just as their eyes met.
Lin Zifeng was furious when Zheng Luoqi gave him a provocative look, but he didn't dare to make any move. He glanced at Yu Yifei standing next to Zheng Luoqi, snorted, and then looked away.
Upon hearing this news, Madam Chen trembled violently, stumbled, and nearly fell to the ground.
Standing next to her, Chen Tongyu was so frightened that his face turned ashen. He jumped up from his seat and shouted angrily, "What happened? Tell me quickly!" Before he finished speaking, he anxiously called his men and rushed towards the young master's residence.