Chapter 1053: Unexpected Gains

By purchasing or visiting the "ink treasures" of Chu Cairen circulating on the market, Wu Yi discovered something unusual.

The discovery of this unusual thing is likely to directly overturn the previous speculation and prove that Chu Cairen really just talked nonsense and did not record the feelings of the officials.

This matter made Wu Yi feel extremely ashamed and embarrassed.

The ink treasures of Chu Cairen circulating on the market are completely different from the handwriting on the yellow paper he gave Wu Yi before. There is no similarity. Even if it is considered that Chu Cairen deliberately concealed his identity and changed his handwriting when recording the feelings of the officials, it is impossible to become two different people.

For such a thing, Wu Yi did not think that Chu Cairen would let others write for him.

It was really embarrassing, so Wu Yi did not dare to report this matter to King Yong at the first time. Logically speaking, the probability of Chu Cairen concealing it is not high, otherwise he would be courting death.

But it is better to be safe than sorry. Wu Yi does not want to be buried with Chu Cairen. The writing style is completely different. This is a matter that is open to the public. Wu Yi can't hide it for long and must deal with it as soon as possible.

In Wu Yi's heart, he hoped that Chu Cairen had the ability to shoot with both hands, or if he could write with his feet, that would be fine. In short, it should be explained as a loophole of different handwriting.

It was already dusk, and Wu Yi, who knew about this, had no intention of eating and drinking. He turned into a small road and came to the outside of Chu Cairen's mansion. He wanted to know the truth of this matter, but asking other people might not be useful. It would be better to come to Chu Cairen's mansion.

Wu Yi originally planned to wait a few days until Chu Cairen's vigilance was relaxed, and then come to his house, but it was the same to come now, anyway.

After wandering outside for an hour or two, when the night covered the sky and the sky was dotted with stars, the tourists had dinner and came to the street market to play. The outside was bustling and quiet, which could conceal Wu Yi's movements. He just needed to be careful not to be seen.

Taking advantage of the night, Wu Yi turned over and entered Chu Cairen's mansion. Although Wu Yi knew that Chu Cairen's mansion was not big when he was wandering outside, the shabbyness inside was still beyond Wu Yi's expectations.

There were only a few houses in the mansion, and a few old servants were sweeping. The red paint had fallen off, and it looked dilapidated and lonely. As the saying goes, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. It was predictable that no one would pay attention to Chu Cairen after he lost power, but he was a minister of the Ministry of Personnel after all, and he was a court official. How could it be so shabby.

In fact, Wu Yi had been in Prince Yong's mansion for a long time and was used to luxury and beauty. Those things were all royal things, exquisite and exquisite, but Zhongdu was a place where every inch of land was worth a lot of money. For Chu Cairen, who came from a poor family and had no foundation in Zhongdu, it was very difficult to gain a foothold here. Many court officials rented houses.

It was a good result for Chu Cairen to have a yard. Many people did not save enough money for a house until they died.

If what Chu Cairen said was true, and he really recorded several large boxes of materials, there would not be much place for him to hide in such a small courtyard. If Wu Yi was Chu Cairen, he would not put such important things here.

It is not a big problem to find the traces of Baiguan. Anyway, Wu Yi's purpose of this trip is not for this. At present, he still needs to find out what the different handwriting is.

It fell lightly on the ground, not even shaking a leaf. The old servant had fallen asleep, and only the study was still lit. Chu Cairen's wife died a few years ago, and now he has a concubine by his side.

There seemed to be a quarrel inside. Wu Yi eavesdropped through the wall. The content was nothing more than the concubine complaining that the family assets were almost gone, and lamenting that she was unlucky and chose Chu Cairen as her good man.

Chu Cairen scolded the concubine for being blind and said that he would be reinstated soon. The concubine sarcastically said that she had not seen a ghost in the past few days, so where would the chance of reinstating her official position come from?

Chu Cairen was furious and drove the concubine out of the study. Then, right in front of Wu Yi, the concubine actually packed her luggage and left the mansion. Before leaving, she swore that she would never come back. Although this was not a divorce, what was the difference between this and a divorce?

It was really a case of raining cats and dogs. If Wu Yi were Chu Cairen, he would definitely be very depressed at this moment, worried about his future.

Although Chu Cairen was not assigned to an assignment, he still had a salary. Although the welfare of officials in the Daji Dynasty was not particularly good, it should not be a problem for Chu Cairen to spend his old age in peace. Where did Chu Cairen's money go?

Thinking of this in his heart, Wu Yi seemed to have opened a bright door in a trance. This matter might be a breakthrough in finding the love affairs of the officials.

Seeing that the concubine was about to disappear, Wu Yi almost didn't hesitate. The handwriting problem could be checked later. If the concubine who might be a breakthrough left, he couldn't catch up. He followed the concubine from behind and temporarily left Chu Cairen's mansion.

Along the way, the concubine was still chattering, cursing Chu Cairen, stamping her feet from time to time, as if the old man Chu Cairen was right under her feet.

Chu Cairen was nearly fifty years old, but the concubine was still in her prime, with thin shoulders and waist, tall and slender figure, oval face, handsome eyes and eyebrows, and a look of spirit. She was the essence of literature and art, and she was unworldly when she saw her.

Marrying a wife with good morals and taking concubines with beautiful women, Chu Cairen's vision obviously conforms to this saying.

Wu Yi stopped the woman at the corner of the street and asked bluntly: "You are someone from Chu Cairen's house, right!"

After the disguise, Wu Yi had an ordinary middle-aged face, and his voice was suppressed and his words were a little heavy.

The concubine was so frightened by Wu Yi who suddenly spoke to him that she almost fell down. She asked warily: "What are you going to do? I have already left his house. The affairs of his house have nothing to do with me. Don't look for me!" I just want to leave in a hurry.

Wu Yi chuckled lightly and said, "Girl, don't worry. Chu Cai is corrupt and commits many evil deeds. The emperor suspended him from his post but did not send him to prison. It is completely unreasonable!"

Perhaps because of this old relationship, the concubine didn't want to sell Chu Cairen, so she said: "I don't know anything about these things, you can ask others!"

"He has already driven you away, so why do you need to speak for him?" As he said, Wu Yi took out a hundred taels of silver, put it in the palm of his hand, and continued: "I told you, this thing is yours!"

The concubine was not dazzled by the money, she frowned and said, "Are you following me?"

"I'm not following you, I'm getting evidence!" Wu Yi corrected the error in her words.

The concubine glanced at Bai Yin, as if being pricked by a needle, and quickly moved her eyes away. To say that she didn't care about Bai Yin was impossible for her who was away from Chu Cairen.

But this thing is not so easy to handle because it pricks your hand. She has a low status, but beside a high-ranking official like Chu Cairen, she knows many things and is not stupid.