Gu Yifeng returned to his room and called Zhang Wu and Li Si in to talk.
"Earlier, I instructed you to inquire about matters at the Dong Mansion. How did your investigation go?" Gu Yifeng formally asked Li Si.
Li Si wasn't sure what exactly the Marquis had read in the letter. Now that he had asked about the Dong Mansion again, he stepped forward to report, "I went to inquire. Indeed, Imperial Tutor Dong has his own privately cherished wine collection, but he rarely brings it out. Hardly anyone in the mansion has tasted it. When Madam returned to the mansion, she did indeed request some of Imperial Tutor Dong's treasured wine."
Li Si paused here, unsure how to respond, as the Marquis had asked him to get some of that wine, but the Imperial Tutor Mansion never gave it away, and it couldn't be obtained elsewhere. If one really wanted to acquire Imperial Tutor Dong's wine, one would have to steal it.
