Chapter 333: Anti-counterfeiting Marks on Official Silver
"Is there anything I can't listen to now? Just tell me!" Yuwen Sinian sighed.
"Ao Qing said that Princess Cong was weak and not suitable for pregnancy and childbirth, so she was asked to take medicine all the time...so the miscarriage had nothing to do with the fresh fruit. I don't think Madam Jia would be stupid enough to use this method to make my fifth brother lose the child." Han Lang's heart was dazed when he mentioned her name.
Yuwen Zhao never believed Feng Aoqing or Han Lang. He asked many doctors about the prescription, and they all said that the medicine was too strong, so he stopped Chang Huaizhen's medicine in a self-righteous manner. He was the one who sent Chang Huaizhen away.
Yuwen Sinian nodded. Regardless of whether what Han Lang said was true or false, it was a good idea. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to her motherland. Although it was not a big country, it would not look good if a fight broke out.
He asked again, "Then what do you want to talk about?"
"I found the official silver." Han Lang replied.
An Qiao couldn't enter the hall, so he handed the small box in his hand to the eunuch waiting outside the hall to bring in.
Han Lang opened the box, and inside were several silver ingots. Eunuch Si examined them, picked up one of them, and presented it to Yuwen Sinian with both hands.
"Your Majesty, the seal has been worn off." said Eunuch Si.
The two heard Han Lang chuckle: "Not really."
Eunuch Si looked at the silver ingot in his hand again in confusion, and found that the bottom was indeed flat.
He looked at the other silver ingots in the box, but none of them were marked.
"Your Highness, there is indeed no more."
Han Lang picked up a small porcelain bottle from the box, opened it, and poured the liquid inside onto the silver ingot.
After a while, some dark red marks appeared on the silver ingot.
"Go get an ordinary silver ingot." Han Lang ordered.
Eunuch Si hurriedly took out his silver bag and took out a silver ingot from it.
Han Lang also poured the liquid in the small porcelain bottle onto Eunuch Si's silver ingot.
After waiting for the same amount of time, there was no change on the surface of his silver ingot.
The two looked at Han Lang in confusion.
"Lord Yuan is a good official, completely devoted to the Household Registration Office. He mentioned to me before that his eldest son, Yuan Zhenkuan, always believed that the official seal alone on the bottom of official silver was insufficient to distinguish it from ordinary silver on the market, because if they wanted to use it for other purposes, they could just grind it off."
"There is indeed this problem. Everyone only cares about the silver being pure and unadulterated."
"So he came up with this method to distinguish them. Only I, Lord Yuan, Yuan Zhenkuan, and Ning Pengtian, who made this potion, know about this. Since it's still in trial use, only a portion of it has been soaked in this potion. The person who stole the silver recently used this batch, and that's when they were discovered."
"From the prince's hand?" Yuwen Sinian finally understood.
"We got it from the caravans that came from Jixia. These caravans are not in the business register." Han Lang nodded.
The Queen is the princess of Jixia, so it would not be difficult for her to allow a few caravans to enter Yao Country quietly.
As for Jixia, the only thing he has is his weapons.
Yuwen Sinian fell into the chair.
"I just exchanged a few silver ingots and didn't alert the enemy." Han Lang said coldly.
Eunuch Si looked at Han Lang and felt that he was a little different today. He couldn't say what was different, but his aura was different.
"But how did he do it? Overnight?" Yuwen Sinian paused before asking.
"He has his ways. It doesn't matter."
Yuwensinian let out a long sigh.
"That's all I have to say. Father, you can handle it as you wish! Also, Madam Jia is a disaster and cannot be kept." Han Lang reminded.
"I understand. Han'er, go give the person to me..."
"Father, I am investigating this matter only for Lord Yuan. Please release his family. This was not done by him. Instead, we owe him." Han Lang interrupted Yuwen Sinian.
"you......"
"I think Fifth Brother is more suitable to help you handle this matter."
"But he just lost his beloved concubine..."
"If you can't even handle this little thing, how can you be the king?" Han Lang said with a hint of meaning, looking at Yuwen Sinian meaningfully.
He didn't even need to think about it. If he lost Feng Aoqing because of the throne, he would definitely not be able to bear it.
But his fifth brother can obviously bear it. In a sense, he is indeed more suitable to be the king of Tianyao.
......
Xue Jiaer got the news that no one succeeded.
She couldn't even give away the money she had.
She knew that Feng Aoqing was gone, and she had finally persuaded the prince to kill Feng Aoqing, thinking that it would be easy to kill Feng Aoqing without Han Lang's protection.
Unexpectedly, more and more people came to throw the bait, but no one succeeded.
Although she had not yet exchanged greetings with Yuwen You, everyone had already started calling her Madam Jia. She took over Zhou Jirou's job and moved around among the Wang family and other female relatives. She was polite, well-behaved, and likable.
As she walked, she always felt that there was someone behind her, so she looked back frequently.
"Mrs. Jia, what's wrong?" asked the little girl who followed her.
"Have you felt that someone is following us these two days?" Xue Jiaer asked.
"No! Madam Jia, don't worry, His Highness has sent people to follow us! With your status, who would dare to do anything to you?" The girl was really good at flattering.
"No, it's true!" She turned around again and saw a man flashing through the side alley. He should be wearing brick-green clothes and black boots, and there seemed to be some golden embroidery on the black boots.
"Go and have a look! There!" Xue Jiaer shouted to the guards behind her.
The guards ran to see, but there was no one there.
Xue Jiaer's heart was pounding. She was originally planning to stroll around the street, but now she didn't dare to walk on the road anymore and quickly got on the carriage.
No one else saw it, only she saw it, but she was sure that the man was coming for her.
She returned to the Prince's Mansion anxiously and talked about this matter with Yuwen You.
"Think about it, if it were her, would she go out and show off every day? Some things don't have to be done by yourself." Yu Wenyou got to the point.
"My status is not as high as hers, and not so many people want me." Xue Jiaer was a little dissatisfied.
"As for your status, there's no way I can help you. There's a huge difference between you and the daughter of the Prime Minister. As for people, I'm more than enough for you to deal with those female relatives. You bring more people with you when you go out than the princess does. I've given you enough face."
"I......"
"Of course, there are people who covet us. It's normal to be watched when you go out. You haven't done anything shameful, so what are you afraid of? In the capital, do they dare to kill you in the street?!"
"I am the prince's man, they wouldn't dare to do that."
"I'm glad you know! Come with me to the other courtyard tomorrow."
"A separate courtyard?"
"The secret room there has been repaired. Go and put all the remaining silver into the secret room."
"Your Highness, it's not safe to leave it with me anyway!"
Yuwen You said fiercely, "If I want to use one ounce of silver now, I still have to see your mood, right?!"
"No, Your Highness, that's not what I meant. Just release them tomorrow." Seeing that he was annoyed, Xue Jiaer quickly responded.
After leaving Yuwen You's study, a dark shadow flashed by. She didn't see what he was wearing, but she saw the gold-sprinkled boots, and she couldn't help but shudder.
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