Ever since Yun Xi offered a huge reward for a wandering sorcerer, it immediately caused a great stir in the capital.
Everyone knew that the prime minister had colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, and the second young lady of the prime minister's mansion had poisoned the crown prince, who still remained in a coma.
The father and daughter had been arrested and imprisoned one after another, their fates hanging in the balance. The entire prime minister's mansion was treading on thin ice, on the verge of collapse.
However, at this moment, instead of lying low and keeping a low profile to avoid arousing the dissatisfaction of the royal family and getting implicated, Yun Xi made such a big fuss, which made people couldn't help but hold their breath for her.
At the same time, they were even more curious about her purpose.
So, taking this opportunity, Yun Xi announced to everyone that Yun Ni's poisoning of the crown prince was actually being used by someone, and the key figure was a wandering sorcerer.
Therefore, she didn't hesitate to offer a huge reward, aiming to "clear the name" of her younger sister Yun Ni!
Yun Xi deliberately portrayed the crown prince's poisoning as a conspiracy theory, implying that Yun Ni was an innocent victim. While the real mastermind was still at large...
Yun Xi's actions and the information she revealed undoubtedly overturned everyone's cognition, and people began to gradually believe her words.
Because if what she said was false, she wouldn't dare to offer such a huge reward so boldly to catch an insignificant person!
Faced with the temptation of the huge reward, everyone couldn't help but be tempted. They began to join the search one after another.
Some people even formed several small teams in the folk specifically to search for the whereabouts of this wandering sorcerer. The search scope was not limited to the capital and gradually spread across the country.
When Yun Xi learned about this, she secretly met with these people. Before they had any results, she provided them with corresponding financial support.
Once this news spread, more people flocked to join in.
Some people were attracted by the huge reward, while others just wanted to get some benefits from Yun Xi.
Although Yun Xi knew this well, she still treated everyone equally, giving out money until Yu Zhu couldn't stand it anymore.
"Miss, you clearly know that some people are just here to take advantage. Why do you still give them silver? Isn't this making you look like a fool?!"
Watching the silver flowing out, Yu Zhu felt extremely heart - broken.
Although her miss was kind - hearted and rich, she couldn't afford such extravagance!
Even the hooligans on the street dared to come to the door shamelessly asking for money. In the past, Yu Zhu would have waved the broom to drive them away, but her miss didn't say a word and immediately ordered someone to give the hooligans silver.
She still remembered clearly the hooligan's overjoyed face. He looked at her miss as if she were a money - giving goddess, with greedy eyes shining!
She was so angry that she was afraid this kind of thing would go on endlessly.
Looking at Yu Zhu's anxious face, Yun Xi patted her on the shoulder and said meaningfully:
"Yu Zhu, things that can be solved with money are better than those that require racking one's brains to use connections or efforts to solve."
"If they don't dare to take our silver, things will be even more difficult. That's when you should really worry."
Moreover, she spent so much silver on this matter not because she liked to be a big sucker, nor did she want to be a money - scattering virgin.
Because only when more people took her silver would this matter be easier to handle!
By then, with the influence of public opinion, even the royal family would have to re - examine the case of Yun Ni poisoning the crown prince.
Once she found that wandering sorcerer and obtained evidence beneficial to Yun Ni, the royal family would be forced to give Yun Ni a lighter punishment due to the pressure.
In this way, the charge that her father had instigated Yun Ni to poison the crown prince would also be difficult to hold!
She could then divert all her attention to exonerating her father from the false charge of "colluding with the enemy and betraying the country"!
Only by breaking the false charges against her father one by one could she have a greater chance of rescuing her father!
As for money, it was all external. She could earn it again if it was gone, but the time left for her to save her father was getting shorter and shorter.
The imperial prison of the Jinyiwei was a man - eating purgatory in the world. The longer her father stayed there, the more threatened his life would be.
Every time she thought that her father might be suffering torture from the Jinyiwei at this moment, on the verge of death, she couldn't sleep or eat well!
So even if she had to give up everything to exchange for her father's safety, she wouldn't hesitate.
Not to mention just spending some silver!
Just as Yun Xi was thinking like this, a maid rushed in from outside the door and reported:
"Miss, there is a man outside the door asking to see you. He said he knows the information about the person you are looking for and wants to see you in person."
Hearing this, Yun Xi raised her eyebrows, while Yu Zhu immediately stood up and said angrily:
"Just as we were talking, another person comes to the prime minister's mansion to take advantage!"
"No! If the miss keeps giving out money like this, more greedy people will come. This time I must drive him away!"
Yu Zhu rolled up her sleeves and was about to rush out, but was grabbed by Yun Xi.
"Wait, Yu Zhu. Maybe this time it's real. We can't give up any hope."
Saying this, Yun Xi stepped past Yu Zhu and said to the reporting maid:
"Let's go. Take me to see him."
Seeing this, Yu Zhu quickly followed behind and couldn't help but persuade earnestly:
"Miss, when will this end?"
In response to Yu Zhu's question, Yun Xi answered as a matter of course.
"Until my father is rescued!"
So before that, she wouldn't give up any possibility!
Guided by the maid, Yun Xi and Yu Zhu soon saw a strangely - dressed man.
It was midsummer and the weather was hot, but this man was wearing a gray long robe and a hat, covering himself tightly from head to toe. One couldn't see his face or age at all.
The man was hunched over and kept his head down. If he hadn't spoken, one wouldn't even be able to tell whether he was male or female.
"Are you the one who wants to see me?"
Yun Xi walked straight up to him, staring closely at the man, while Yu Zhu stood beside Yun Xi warily.
Seeing the man's strange behavior and his reluctance to show his true face, Yu Zhu whispered in Yun Xi's ear:
"Miss, don't get too close. I feel this person is a bit dangerous."
Before Yun Xi could reply to Yu Zhu's words, the man quickly clarified:
"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. I'm just trying to make a living and have no intention of harming you!"
"Your ears are so sharp?" Yu Zhu was surprised. But after hearing the man's words, Yun Xi's eyes suddenly changed. She stared at the man and said:
"Are you a Taoist priest?!"
The man realized his slip of the tongue and immediately fell silent, a look of panic flashing across his face.
Yun Xi's eyes turned cold. She was more certain in her heart and immediately said to the man:
"Come into the mansion and we'll talk later."
After saying that, she walked into the mansion first. After a moment of hesitation, the man also immediately followed.
Yun Xi walked into the living room and sat down on a chair, then ordered the servants to serve tea to the man.
Seeing that the man still wore the hat, covering half of his face, and didn't reach for the tea on the table for a long time, Yun Xi suddenly sneered, her voice turning cold:
"Why don't you dare to drink? Are you afraid that I'll also poison the tea?"