Chapter 1108

Yuan Wei did not speak.

But in his heart, he dismissed it.

Although He Jin had been in Luoyang for quite some time, past events proved that He Jin did not have any foresight in his arrangements.

Duan Yu, on the other hand.

The incident outside the West Garden last time gave Yuan Wei a clearer understanding of Duan Yu's methods.

Duan Yu was in Liangzhou, yet he had such arrangements in Luoyang.

If it weren't for the Yuan family having operated in Luoyang for many years, with a large number of loyalists and eyes and ears, they wouldn't even have been able to intercept He Lingman's tracks that night.

One must know that Duan Yu had only risen to prominence for two years.

In two years, Duan Yu had already begun to deploy so many methods in Luoyang.

This was enough to prove Duan Yu's foresight and planning.

He was much stronger than someone like He Jin.

Did He Jin have such foresight?

If he did, he wouldn't have ended up in such a sorry state now.

It couldn't be He Jin.

But whether it was Duan Yu, Yuan Wei dared not be certain.

However, one thing was certain: if Liu Bian had truly fallen into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, then... I'm afraid Empress Dowager Dong... I'm afraid...

The water in Luoyang... was getting deeper and deeper.

"Alright, you go and get busy first," Yuan Wei waved his hand.

Yuan Ji nodded upon hearing this, then rose, bowed, and left Yuan Wei's study, heading toward the outside of the residence.

Just as Yuan Ji was walking toward the outside of the residence, he suddenly encountered the steward who was walking toward Yuan Wei's study.

"Eldest Young Master."

Upon seeing Yuan Ji, the steward bowed and offered a salute.

Yuan Ji, out of politeness, nodded casually and prepared to brush past him.

But the steward called out to Yuan Ji.

"Eldest Young Master, this humble servant suddenly remembered something and wants to tell you," the steward said, calling out to Yuan Ji.

Hmm?

Yuan Ji frowned, looked back at the steward, and asked: "What is it?"

"It's like this, Eldest Young Master. Didn't you want the list of servants and maids who entered the residence within the last two years?"

Yuan Ji nodded.

"It's like this. This humble servant suddenly remembered something. There was a maid who was in the residence before, but later went elsewhere because of some matters."

"This maid is named Hongchan. She entered the residence last year and was later requested by Young Master Gonglu," the steward said.

Yuan Ji's eyebrows suddenly arched: "You mean Yuan Shu?"

"Why did he request that maid?" Yuan Ji asked.

"It... it might be because that maid... looks a bit delicate."

The steward lowered his head.

If Yuan Shu hadn't suddenly requested that maid named Hongchan last year, he would definitely have wanted to taste her first.

He had only suddenly remembered this last night.

Yuan Ji frowned and nodded: "Good, I know. You go and get busy."

Yuan Ji waved his sleeves casually and walked toward the outside of the residence again.

While boarding the carriage parked outside, Yuan Ji said to the guard standing beside the carriage: "You go to Gonglu's residence and bring back a maid named Hongchan. Go now."

"Understood."

The guard bowed, cupped his hands, nodded, and agreed.