In the room, Ye Yuran expressed his suspicions.

Zhu San was stunned for a moment, not thinking about the matter at all. He said: "Mom suspected that he was... unlikely? Isn't that family's surname Lu?"

"Maybe the name has been changed." Ye Yuran said, "After so many years, things have changed and people have changed. Even I am completely different from the past. How can you be sure that the Lu family has not changed in any way? Maybe something happened, and he

I couldn't use my previous identity, so I used a new one. Don't forget, you also investigated the Lu family in the capital, but you didn't find anyone who met the standards."

Zhu San was silent for a moment.

really.

He didn't know if something unexpected happened to the Lu family. He followed the information and clues from his mother's time as a slave and found out that the Lu family had moved away long ago.

It was also because this clue was broken that when they entered the capital, they checked over and over again, fearing that a Lu family would suddenly appear in the capital and reveal his mother's identity.

The laws of Dayan stipulated that those who were slaves and maids and their descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examination.

It was because he was afraid that something would happen, so after Ye Yuran reminded him, he quickly arranged a false identity for his mother to prevent being investigated.

The false identity he arranged for his mother was that her parents were dead, she worked in a wealthy family, and she was not a slave.

That is to say, there was no selling contract, he just worked in other people's homes. When he reached the age, he was released, met his father, and married into Zhujia Village.

Everyone in the village knew that Ye Yuran worked as a maid in a wealthy family, but they didn't know that she had a contract to sell her body, and they thought she was "employed". There are three types of servants in wealthy families, one is the one who gives birth to a child,

There are those who have a contract to sell themselves; one is a newly purchased maid, who also has a contract to sell themselves; the other is a maid who is paid to "hire" her, without a contract to sell herself, and is the type of maid who works for money.

Dayan has clear legal regulations on the origin of slaves, and who can afford slaves. In other words, not all "big families" can afford slaves, and slaves in "big families" cannot afford slaves.

Not everyone has a bond of sale.

Of course, the cronies around the master usually have contracts of prostitution, and they can "hire" nearby people for unimportant jobs or temporary employment.

For example, when Zhu San took Zhu Qi out to study hard, he would hire a cleaning woman and the like if he had some extra money.

"Then the reason why he helped us so much is because he recognized my mother?" Zhu San was a little unsure.

Ye Yuran was also a little unsure: "I don't know. When I was working in the master's house, although I was very popular with the master's young master, I also offended the new young lady..."

It was not stated what the situation was, but given that Ye Yuran once worked as a maid for the first-in-law, and was kicked out of the house by the new young lady, we know that she must have done something at that time.

So the question becomes, if that person recognized Ye Yuran, why would he help the Zhu family?

It couldn't be that the "young master" kept remembering Ye Yuran and asked the commander-in-chief to help, right?

"Mom, don't you think... if someone really wants to give you instructions, shouldn't he hate you even more?" Zhu San had a strange expression.

It's not like he hasn't heard of the secrets of wealthy families. It's not like the head of the house hates her concubine for being favored and instigates her children to deal with the concubine. Is this normal practice?

Ye Yuran shrugged, with a look of helplessness on his face: "I just thought it was strange, so I was suspicious. But if you think about it on the other hand, if it is really the Lu family, he may be helping us now because he wants to show mercy first and lower our vigilance.

, and then take revenge?”

Zhu San: "..."

It's not impossible.

"Then... let me check again?"

Ye Yuran: "Just in case."

She also knew that this possibility was low, but she always had to be cautious.

Sometimes, when all impossibilities are eliminated, the remaining one is possible.

…

Before, I only focused on checking General Ye's identity and didn't think about the Lu family. Now that I have clues, I will confront the two sides again to see if they can match up.

Even if no clear evidence can be found, as long as there is such a tendency, the Zhu family needs to be careful.

Gan Yixian "listened" outside for a long time, and raised his eyebrows when he "heard" this result.

Being investigated again, Zhu Liu didn't know what to say.

Especially, it was his brother who was investigating him.

What did his brother think of him, investigating him like this?

It seems that he will not give up until he is thoroughly investigated.

He is a "friendly force", not an enemy.

The deputy general, Jiang Siyuan, even checked with him to see if he had a bad relationship with Mr. Zhu San. Otherwise, how could he be investigated for death?

Zhu Liu: "..."

He didn't expect that his own brother would investigate him like this.

Later, Zhu Liu was called over by Emperor Qin: "Is there any misunderstanding between you and the Zhu family?"

Zhu Liu, who was kneeling below, had a cold sweat on his back: "Your Majesty, maybe... there is some misunderstanding."

If it were someone else, he could just say that he had done the other person a favor, and he didn't know why the other person would be so "suspicious" of him.

But the problem is, this is his brother.

After the Long case, Emperor Qin put down the memorial and raised his head casually: "If there is any misunderstanding, please clear it up. You and Mr. Zhu are both my close ministers. I don't want any misunderstanding between you."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

…

Coming out of the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Liu also met Princess Yaoyue who was passing by.

"Lord General Ye."

Princess Yaoyue stopped him and looked at him.

"I have met Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess." Zhu Liu saluted quickly.

He was very sure that Princess Yaoyue must have come to block him. Otherwise, he had not met Princess Yaoyue for so long since he had been in Beijing. It was strange that he met Princess Yaoyue when he was called into the palace by Emperor Qin. It was no surprise.

.

Princess Yaoyue didn't wake up, so Zhu Liu couldn't get up and could only kneel on one knee.

"You are quite mysterious. I have been investigating you for so long, but I can't find anything. Do you think there are such clean people in the world?"

Zhu Liu: "..."

Apart from concealing his life experience, what else is wrong with him?

However, what he fears most is the royal attention and investigation.

"I wonder where Master Ye will go when he leaves the palace? Is it to Zhu's house?"

Zhu Liu, who didn't want to go at all: "...Yes."

"That's just right, I'm going to go too, let's come together."

Zhu Liu: "..."

Does this mean I have to go even if I don’t go?

It’s over!

He can no longer hide his identity.

Zhu Liu clenched his fists secretly, very worried that his mother would cry out on the spot.

If that's the case, he has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. When the time comes...

Zhu Liu was very regretful. If he had known this, he would have met the Zhu family earlier.

If that doesn't work, I'd better say hello to Third Brother first, so that I won't end up in this embarrassing situation.

Princess Yaoyue doesn't know these thoughts of Zhu Liu.

It was rare for the Zhu family to ask her to help with something, but after a long investigation, nothing could be found. Could it be that he was really a "secret chess" in Emperor Qin's hands to hide his identity?

No way, Princess Yaoyue could only ask Emperor Qin.

As a result, I didn’t know if I didn’t ask. Emperor Qin was also very surprised when he asked: “Is there such a thing? Could it be that you made a mistake? Although Mr. Ye is a little younger, his personal abilities are very outstanding, and he is still...recommended to me.

, otherwise I would not reuse him. And he did not disappoint me. He indeed performed extremely well. I also plan to keep him in an important position in Beijing. If there is a problem with his identity, then I will have to think about it carefully...

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