He deliberately inquired about the situation of this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This person... truly did not suffer the massacre he mentioned to Liu Rushi; their family was living well.
Before the person sent to Dongyi left, Bai Qingjue specifically instructed that upon arrival, they should not rush to see this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue directly. First, they should inquire about whether there was any minister in Dongyi Kingdom's court whose family was massacred during the Second Prince's coup d'état, focusing particularly on this Vice Minister.
If within Dongyi Kingdom's court there was no family massacred on the day of the Second Prince's coup, and the family of this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was still fine, it could be confirmed that the Vice Minister sided with the Empress of Dongyi Kingdom. Moreover, the Empress used him to utilize Zhou, sending him with a token to find this Vice Minister of Dongyi Kingdom.
