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Dongxue asked, "I know, does Miss want to go?"

Yun Jin nodded and pulled her cloak tighter: "Is it convenient to go now?"

Dongxue said, "Since it was arranged by the Prince, Miss can go whenever she wants."

Yun Jin then asked, "Are they also the prince's men? Are they trustworthy?"

Dongxue lowered her voice and replied, "I suppose so. Since the Prince sent you to find them, they must be trustworthy."

Yun Jin was taken aback and turned to look at her: "You're not familiar with them?"

Dongxue shook her head: "Not familiar. We all listen to the prince and know of each other's existence, but we are responsible for different things. We are the secret guards, while they are mainly responsible for intelligence gathering and training manpower for the prince. We are mostly in the shadows and don't deal with them much."

Yun Jin remained silent for a moment.

Prince Yu is not as simple as he appears on the surface. He may seem carefree and cynical, but he keeps secret guards, informants, and undercover agents to train his own people.

This person was hiding his true intentions even more deeply than she had imagined.

"Let's go, let's go now." She pulled herself together, adjusted her cloak, and strode toward the carriage.

Dongxue didn't ask any more questions, but walked over to the driver and whispered a few words to him.

The coachman understood, turned the horse around, and the carriage drove in another direction along the narrow alley.

The carriage traveled for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before stopping in front of an inconspicuous house.

The house was small, and there wasn't even a plaque on the door. It looked like an ordinary residence and was quite unremarkable.

Dongxue jumped out of the car and went up to knock on the door.

A moment later, the door opened a crack, and a man peeked out, glancing warily at Dongxue, then at Yunjin behind her, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Yun Jin walked to the door and whispered the code Xiao Jingyan had given her.

Upon hearing this, the man nodded: "Come with me."

The two followed him into the courtyard.

The man led them through the winding courtyard for about fifteen minutes until they arrived at a house. He knocked on the door and whispered, "Sir, the people have arrived."

"Come in," a man's voice came from inside.

Yun Jin pushed the door open and went in, with Dong Xue following behind her, closing the door behind her.

The room was simply furnished with only a table and a few chairs.

A man in his early twenties sat in a chair, looked Yun Jin up and down for a while, and then said, "My name is Ling Feng. Miss Yun, I've heard so much about you."

Yun Jin sat down in the chair, and Dong Xue poured her a cup of tea. She picked it up, took a sip, and didn't say anything.

Ling Feng stared at her without showing any emotion. Seeing her put down her teacup, he smiled and said, "Now I understand why the prince made me listen to a young lady."

Yun Jin raised an eyebrow: "What, you're not happy about it?"

Ling Feng paused for a moment, then smiled: "I wouldn't dare. His Highness instructed that I would gladly die for any request Miss Yun may make. May I ask what Miss Yun's orders are today?"

Yun Jin's gaze fell on his face, and she said, word by word, "I want to investigate someone."

Ling Feng placed his hands on the table and said earnestly, "Please speak, Miss. There's nothing in this capital that Ling Feng can't find out."

"I want to know Liu Zhixue's background. She's not just a mistress in the Yun family. I want to know what her relationship is with Consort Shu? And what her relationship is with the Fifth Prince? She goes to that house in the south of the city every month to see a child. Who is that child's father? And what is her relationship with the man in that house? Also, what happened to her before she came to the capital? What did she do during those two years in Jizhou?"

"The Prince gave me some instructions before he left about Liu Zhixue, telling me to keep an eye on her. I have already found out some of it."

Liu Zhixue was originally supposed to be named Yang Xue. Her father, Yang Mingyuan, had served as a county magistrate in his early years, but was dismissed from office for corruption and died in despair after returning to his hometown. When she was ten years old, she went with her widowed mother to live with the Liu family in Jizhou. Her mother remarried to a collateral branch of the Liu family, and she changed her surname accordingly, becoming known as Liu Zhixue.

Yun Jin's eyes darkened. No wonder she refused to enter the manor, and Yun Heting dared not marry her, because she was the daughter of a disgraced official.

Ling Feng continued, "She lived in Jizhou for two years, then went to Jiangnan, where she stayed for more than half a year, before coming to the capital. After arriving in the capital, she met your father, Yun Heting."

Ling Feng paused, looked up at Yun Jin, and said, "As for her relationship with Consort Shu and the Eldest Princess, I haven't found any concrete evidence yet. But it's said that she got close to the Eldest Princess through her talent, and then got close to Consort Shu through the Eldest Princess."

Yun Jin frowned: "The Eldest Princess and Consort Shu have a very good relationship?"

Ling Feng nodded: "They were close friends when they were young. Although they later married different people, their relationship never ended. The fact that Consort Shu was able to be favored for so many years is largely due to the Eldest Princess speaking up for her in front of the Empress Dowager. The fact that the Eldest Princess was able to act so arrogantly in the capital for so many years is also largely due to Consort Shu protecting her in front of the Emperor."

Yun Jin kept these words in mind and then asked, "Have you found out about the man surnamed Xu and the child in that courtyard? What is their relationship with Liu Zhixue?"

Ling Feng shook his head: "We haven't found it yet. We hadn't paid attention to it before. We've started investigating again, but it will take more time."

Yun Jin was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did they hide in the Fifth Prince's residence? Are they related to the Fifth Prince? Could you help investigate?"

Ling Feng nodded and said, "I will arrange it, Miss."

Yun Jin thought for a moment, then asked, "When the Crown Prince's wife miscarried, was it an accident or was it sabotaged? Do you know anything about this?"

Ling Feng nodded: "We investigated this matter back then. It was indeed Consort Zheng who did what happened to the First Prince's Consort. She had someone pour water on the path the First Prince's Consort took to the Buddhist hall every day. It was cold and froze, and the First Prince's Consort slipped and fell. The servant who poured the water was punished by Consort Zheng afterward. She was accused of stealing from the manor, beaten, and kicked out. That person has never been seen again since."

Yun Jin lowered her eyes, sorting through the information she had heard in her mind, then raised her head and changed the subject: "I need manpower to help me protect my mother and my younger brother."

Without saying a word, Ling Feng stood up, walked to the door, and clapped his hands outside.

A moment later, two men and two women walked in. They were all young, around twenty years old, and had very ordinary-looking faces.

Ling Feng introduced them to Yun Jin, saying, "They are all quite skilled and quick-witted, and can follow Miss Yun's orders."

Yun Jin stood up, looked at them, her gaze sweeping across each of their faces, and said calmly, "I need you to help me protect two people: my mother, Madam Yun Chu Wanqing, and my younger brother Yun Lang."

The four men bowed and said, "We are at your service, Miss, and we swear to protect Madam Yun/Young Master Yun with our lives."

Yun Jin nodded, took out a silver note from her sleeve, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Ling Feng: "I don't know if this is enough. If it's not, I'll give you more."

Ling Feng glanced down and saw it was one thousand taels.

He picked up the silver note, flicked it, put it in his sleeve, and nodded: "That's enough."

It was arranged by the prince; even if it wasn't enough, I dared not say so.