Chapter 246 Serious Crime

The rain began to fall again, and the sky was gray and gloomy.

Yu Zheng held an umbrella and led Jiang Shu back to the main courtyard. Just as he sat down and drank a sip of hot tea, he heard Chu Yu come to report.

"Prince, Princess, Zhuo Teng wants to see you."

Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng looked at each other, a little surprised.

But they knew that Zhuo Teng must have something important to report, but why didn't he say it just now?

"Let him in."

Chu Yu turned around and quickly brought Zhuo Teng in.

Zhuo Teng bowed and said bluntly: "I have something else to report."

After several years in the palace, Zhuo Teng had already seen the situation in the palace. Wu Qian colluded with Mo Liang and others, and they were birds of a feather.

Now that he had testified and brought down Wu Qian, Mo Liang would definitely not let him go.

He was just a buddy, and Mo Liang had countless ways to embarrass him, and he had no power to resist.

After thinking about it, there was only one way. That was to go all out and catch Wu Qian and the others in one fell swoop, so that the palace would be in a new state.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Shu asked calmly, looking at Zhuo Teng.

Zhuo Teng looked to be only in his twenties, with a handsome face, a refined manner, and a scholarly air without any offensive power.

Feeling the scrutiny of the two, Zhuo Teng spoke softly after thinking: "I have worked under Manager Wu for many years. I accidentally heard that he and Manager Mo and others seemed to be in partnership to lend money outside the palace, and collected loans in the name of the palace, and no one dared to resist."

"What?" Jiang Shu was shocked when he heard this, and Yu Zheng's face also changed drastically.

Lending is against the law, and debt collection is even more serious, and it is even in the name of the palace!

If this is true, if Zhixiao catches it, Yu Zheng will be punished for a serious crime of negligence.

This matter is of great importance. Yu Zheng stared at Zhuo Teng and asked coldly: "Is it heard or true?"

Zhuo Teng did not dare to look at Yu Zheng, and lowered his head and said: "I just heard something, but I don't know the details. But there is no smoke without fire, this matter should be almost true, and the prince will know once he investigates."

Investigate, of course he will investigate!

Yu Zheng's dark eyes were cold: "Zhu Feng."

"Master." Zhu Feng bowed and waited for orders.

Yu Zheng ordered coldly: "Immediately take people to search the house of Mo Liang and others, detain Mo Liang and others, and interrogate them separately."

"Yes." Zhu Feng took the order and left.

Yu Zheng looked at Zhuo Teng in the corridor and asked sharply: "Since you have heard about it a long time ago, why did you report it today?"

He had been away from the palace for only five or six years, and such a thing happened in the mansion. If he asked someone to report it to the court, he would be punished.

This matter is serious, and all the people involved may be guilty of the same crime. Zhuo Teng knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, my lord. I only heard about this matter last year, and I have no real evidence. It happened to be your wedding, and I dare not speak carelessly."

"Then why do you dare to speak today?" Yu Zheng asked.

Zhuo Teng understood that if he handled this matter well, he would have great merit. But if he didn't do it well, Yu Zheng would punish him for concealing the crime.

So Zhuo Teng tightened his scalp and said: "Everyone in the house knows that Manager Mo is on good terms with Manager Wu. I have testified today and confirmed Manager Wu's charges. I will definitely be hated and retaliated by Manager Mo."

"Just now I saw Manager Mo leaving in a hurry. The villain suddenly remembered this matter and immediately came to report to the prince and princess."

After Jiang Shu heard this, he said something unclear: "You do know practical things."

Zhuo Teng said: "The villain is loyal to the palace, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it . Please tell me if you have different intentions."

Yu Zheng stared at it for a while and said in a cold voice: "Since you heard about their loan, you must know something about it. If you do well, I will reward you."

"Yes." Zhuo Teng agreed bravely.

He had expected this consequence before coming.

It was a danger, but also an opportunity.

He was originally a scholar, and he was more than qualified to be a steward in the palace, but he was suppressed by Wu Qian, Mo Liang and others, and he never had a chance to make a breakthrough.

Now is a rare opportunity, he must seize it firmly.

Opportunities are rare, and they will never come back.

After Zhuo Teng left, Tan Yu whispered: "Princess, lunch is served."

"Put it there." Jiang Shu pursed her lips, not wanting to eat.

But if she didn't eat, the baby in her belly had to eat.

Yu Zheng also understood this truth, suppressed his anger and calmed down his expression to eat with Jiang Shu.

After the meal, Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng went into the inner room and talked in detail about what happened today.

Yu Zheng never thought that such a mess would happen in the mansion.

He was in a high position with heavy responsibilities, so he had no time to take care of the internal affairs of the mansion. If Jiang Shu had not taken over the general affairs of the mansion and forced the dirty things in the mansion to surface, he would still be kept in the dark.

When the truth comes out one day, it will be difficult to settle it peacefully.

"Now you know the importance of the mistress of the inner house." Jiang Shu deliberately joked to ease Yu Zheng's anger.

Since the incident has happened, it is useless to be angry, which will only hurt yourself. It is better to solve it calmly.

Yu Zheng sighed: "Well, thanks to you."

He had never been involved in the general affairs of the mansion, and was entangled in political affairs. In addition, he did not know much about the general affairs of the inner house, so he naturally neglected to control them.

Mo Liang and others took advantage of Yu Zheng's ignorance and lack of time to do so, so they were so bold to act recklessly.

"Don't frown, I will take care of the palace for you in the future, and there will be no more troubles." Jiang Shu raised her hand and gently smoothed Yu Zheng's wrinkled brow.

Yu Zheng was deeply touched and finally understood the meaning of 'men take care of the outside world and women take care of the inside world', and that only when the couple is united can they prosper forever.

"It's my blessing to have you." Yu Zheng stretched out his hand and hugged Jiang Shu into his arms, feeling deeply that he couldn't live without her.

Jiang Shu hugged Yu Zheng's waist and said with some regret: "This is all I can do for you."

She didn't have a strong family background and couldn't lend him a hand. She could only do her best to take care of the mansion for him so that he could have no worries.

Yu Zheng rested his chin on her head and said comfortably, "That's enough. That's enough."

As they were talking, Zhu Feng came back.

"How is it?" Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu got up and sat down in the outer room.

Zhufeng said, "I didn't find the loan book, but I found this."

Yu Zheng took the book from Zhufeng and opened it.

It recorded the compensations given to servants in the mansion for accidents in recent years.

Yu Zheng flipped through it, not understanding its meaning, and handed it to Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu read it page by page, his face gradually condensed.

"This is the record of how Manager Mo and others used the servants' injuries to defraud the mansion of compensation in recent years, and the total amount is as high as several thousand taels."

"Deception?" Yu Zheng frowned.

Another thing he didn't know.

Jiang Shu nodded, looked at Zhu Feng and said, "Have you found out?"

Zhu Feng said, "The servants and the palace doctor involved have confessed."

Finally, Zhu Feng said, "Some of the servants were injured normally, but Manager Mo bribed the palace doctor and deliberately exaggerated the injuries, and then shared the spoils with the managers in the palace." "

And the servants who were really injured received very little money, just enough to pay for the injuries and the missed work."

The palace doctor was also involved?

Yu Zheng was furious, deeply doubting whether there were any clean people in the palace.

"Continue to investigate, investigate thoroughly. I want to see what this palace is like! How much have they done behind my back!"