"You, you..."
Yue Nu's body began to tremble violently, tears involuntarily sliding down from the corners of her eyes. Her voice trembled uncontrollably as she spoke.
"Alright, why don't you calm down first? We can talk about other things when you've settled down!"
Seeing her so agitated, there was no need to ask the remaining questions.
Releasing his grip on her collar, Han Mo regained his original elegance.
He exchanged a glance with Zhe Yourong and walked out of the room first.
"How is this possible? How could she be Liu Fa's orphan?"
After walking dozens of steps, Zhe Yourong couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer and asked Han Mo with a peculiar look.
"Look at her now, doesn't that explain everything?"
Han Mo smiled and turned to ask.
"But..."
"But how do I know?"
"Don't tell me you guessed all this just from that little folk song?"
Han Mo's performance today was too astonishing, to the point where Zhe Yourong could hardly believe it.
"What if I told you, how about you accompany me as I please tonight?"
Seeing that they were alone, Han Mo suddenly chuckled sinisterly.
"You! Never mind if you don't say it!"
Seeing his roguish smile, Zhe Yourong very directly extended her right hand and clenched her fist.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you. Actually, I was guessing!"
"How is that possible? Just from that little folk song?"
Zhe Yourong's eyes widened.
"Looking at her, do you think she resembles those specially trained assassins?"
Han Mo smiled slightly and continued to ask.
"No."
Although Zhe Yourong didn't pay much attention to Yue Nu usually, she knew assassins very well. So, without a second thought, she shook her head.
"So, she speaks fluent Central Plains Mandarin, and the things she does, where could an ordinary wealthy family's cook learn them?"
"But this still doesn't connect to Liu Fa!"
"Everything I said about the folk songs is true. My father-in-law even sent people to inquire in Hezong. Think carefully, someone born into an official family, and of appropriate age. Hezong Prefecture isn't small, but it's not big either!"
"So, you intended to trick her from the very beginning?"
Zhe Yourong looked at Han Mo as if he were a monster.
"I was just trying my luck. What's the worst that could happen if I failed?"
Hearing his irresponsible explanation, Zhe Yourong didn't know what to say.
However, she had to admit that Han Mo's calmness and decisiveness often left her, who came from a military family, feeling far behind.
"So, what do you plan to do with her now?"
With one problem solved, a new one immediately arose.
Although Liu Fa was dead, he was still part of the military lineage.
Whether out of sentiment or reason, Zhe Yourong, having encountered this situation, should not ignore it.
"What else can we do? Are we going to send her to Kaifeng Prefecture? Also, don't you find the way she looks at Dou Guan a bit strange?"
"Strange?"
"If I'm not mistaken, this child is probably not Liu Fa's son!"
After pondering for a moment, Han Mo suddenly spoke.
"You mean, those people used the child to control her?"
"This is just my guess. Whether it's true or not, I think you can ask her directly later!"
"I go? You're not going?"
Zhe Yourong looked at Han Mo strangely. At this critical juncture, when Yue Nu's psychological defenses had been broken, was Han Mo not the least bit curious about the information Yue Nu possessed?
"This matter has already caused such a stir. Those who were in contact with her have probably already fled. People like her know very little useful information. If I go, it might be counterproductive..."
"Alright then!"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhe Yourong nodded directly.
Indeed, as Han Mo had said.
If those people were merely using her, then all contact with her would have been severed by now.
Trying to find any breakthrough from her would be like a fool's dream.
Instead, with her identity, if her emotions stabilized and she made any excessive demands, Han Mo would be in a difficult position.
"Fine, I'll leave this matter to you. I only want to know one thing: how did those people contact her back then?"
"I understand. Don't worry!"
"Young Master! Young Master!"
As they were talking, the voice of the old steward of the Zhe family suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
"Uncle Liu, has something happened?"
Seeing the old steward find them, Zhe Yourong hurried forward to ask.
"A group of constables just came. Without a word, they sealed all our shops in Bianliang City, telling the head shopkeeper to go to the Ministry of Revenue to speak."
"Sealed all the shops? Was it only our family's, or were all 72 main shops sealed?"
Hearing this news, Han Mo was stunned.
Did this Minister Tang consider himself too important?
He was just a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue. Did he really dare to seal all 72 main shops in Bianliang City?
"As of now, I've only seen our one shop sealed. The rest are all waiting to watch our joke!"
The old steward's face was full of righteous indignation as he spoke.
"Only our one shop? Then this matter is truly interesting. Do their seals say Ministry of Revenue?"
"Yes, not only do they say Ministry of Revenue, but they also bear the official seal of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"
"Are the seals still here?"
Han Mo's interest was piqued.
"Of course, the seals are still here. After all, they are imperial constables. The shop assistants in the hall would not dare to resist the constables..."
"Leave this matter to me. I was just looking for an opportunity to properly deal with that Minister Tang, but I didn't expect him to deliver himself to my doorstep!"
"Young Master, this is Bianliang City. You mustn't act recklessly..."
Hearing Han Mo say this, Liu Wu became a little worried.
Business was a small matter after all. Money could be earned again, but if Han Mo impulsively did something irreversible, the trouble would be truly great.
"Don't worry. I am now an official appointed by the court. How could I act recklessly? You go back first and tell the shopkeepers in each store to appease the shop assistants. Since Minister Tang wants to make an example of us, let me see how much he's worth without his official uniform!"