Chapter 91 Whether it's a blessing or a curse
Is Yan Jing involved in the embezzlement case?
Upon seeing this, Wei Jingchen pulled out one of the silver needles, his brows revealing a hint of interest in the matter.
Perhaps his action gave the tortured imperial guards hope, and they quickly pressed their advantage.
"On the day of the raid, news of the events in Jiangnan had just reached the capital, and no one knew anything about what had happened in Jiangnan yet."
Yan Jing, carrying the imperial edict, stormed into the Imperial Guard camp, intending to lead men to confiscate their property. His reaction was incredibly swift.
His Majesty seemed to have known about the situation in Jiangnan all along and had made thorough preparations, without even alerting the Court of Judicial Review.
They found nothing during the search, but the speed at which they confiscated the property and exiled the family was the fastest we'd ever seen in our service.
The speed of the exile alerted Wei Jingchen that something was amiss.
But this imperial edict was something Wei Jingchen hadn't expected.
He thought the emperor was just trying to keep the Ministry of Revenue in the dark.
Unexpectedly, even the Imperial Guards who had confiscated property, and the Dali Temple, which was always responsible for reviewing such cases, were completely unaware of this.
"I heard that nothing was found when the Prince of Jin's mansion was searched?"
"The first place we went to was the Prince of Jin's residence. As soon as we entered, Yan Jing, without saying a word, ordered us to detain everyone from the Prince of Jin's residence."
Finding nothing, Yan Jing went to the palace to report to the Emperor. After leaving the palace, he obtained the account book and used it to convict the Prince of Jin.
We also found it strange at the time, since the Prince of Jin was His Majesty's younger brother, and the Wei family were the Ministers of Revenue.
The General Who Guards the Nation has guarded the southwest for many years without ever making a mistake. In the eyes of the people, these people are all good officials.
But His Majesty seemed unwilling to listen to pleas from others, nor did he intend to have the evidence reviewed again.
Providing evidence led to his immediate imprisonment and exile; the charges and punishments were personally determined by His Majesty. Yan Jing was even punished with confinement to his quarters that very day.
The next day, news spread that he had been poisoned, and he immediately begged His Majesty to allow him to seek medical help.
His Majesty summoned the two of us, giving us only an oral decree, stating that we should protect Yan Jing's safety.
"Stay by his side at all times; if you cannot bring him back alive, you must kill him on the spot."
Never leaving your side?
He was afraid that Yan Jing would reveal his secret, wasn't he?
It seems that dealing with the Prince of Jin was the emperor's main objective.
Fifty strokes of the cane would be enough to kill the Prince of Jin.
He only wanted to deal with the Prince of Jin himself; the remaining orphans and widows were not a threat.
Therefore, the Prince of Jin was sentenced to exile his entire family, in order to demonstrate his benevolent rule.
Fearing that delay might lead to unforeseen changes, they bypassed the Dali Temple's review process and took immediate action based on the evidence.
The Prince of Jin has already dealt with the matter; the others are merely there to appease the people. As for who will be exiled, the emperor doesn't care.
No wonder the Imperial Guards didn't conduct a proper search when they raided the Wei family's residence that day; they just took their men and left.
A diligent and conscientious Minister of Revenue who was obsessed with money and upright and incorruptible, was a bit of an eyesore on ordinary days.
If others want to mess with him, then let them.
Whether or not he was truly guilty of corruption, the emperor didn't care.
He didn't care whether the Wei family would die on the way to exile.
Therefore, the Qi family used the Gao family to take the blame, and the emperor didn't care.
As long as someone takes the blame, that's enough to silence the people.
Innocence and human life were neither important to the emperor.
It's even worse than it was back then.
Wei Jingchen's expression was gloomy, and his gaze fell on the two of them like a venomous snake.
The Imperial Guard suddenly realized his hand didn't hurt anymore, and now all he wanted was to escape!
"How long have you two been in the Imperial Guard?"
"Three years/four years!"
Neither of them had been there for very long, but they had both climbed up from below and cherished their spot.
Therefore, the two were already extremely grateful to have the opportunity to meet the emperor directly.
I never expected that my first mission would be so difficult.
The time was too short to find anything.
Wei Jingchen stood up, took out another silver needle, and climbed over the wall to get out.
Even long after he left, the two of them did not dare to relax.
They were terrified that he would suddenly return and kill them to silence them.
He climbed over the wall and went out, and Lu Xun hurriedly went to meet him.
"Young master, have you found out anything from the interrogation?"
"Let's talk outside."
To avoid being discovered at the yamen (government office), the two quickly climbed over the wall and left.
After finding a secluded spot and making sure no one was around, Wei Jingchen finally spoke.
"They don't know much, but the only thing we can be sure of is that Gao Minglang didn't lie to us."
The Wei family was dragged down, probably because the father was too upright and stood in the way of those corrupt officials.
The emperor intended to punish the Prince of Jin; the Wei family was merely dealt with unexpectedly, not by the emperor himself.
"I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse."
Lu Xun remarked with emotion.
Once we get to Lingnan, the young master might have more freedom.
Perhaps staying away from the court is a good thing.
"Misfortune and fortune are intertwined. If we hadn't left the capital this time, how would we have come into contact with this plague?"
Wei Jingchen then took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Lu Xun.
"It can be sent out now."
Lu Xun looked at the letter handed to him, and before even opening it, he could guess its contents.
"Young Master, do we really have to do this?"
The hand that took the letter hesitated for a moment.
“The Prince of Jin is also my savior. We can’t leave him in trouble.”
Knowing that Wei Jingchen was a grateful person, Lu Xun did not hesitate any longer.
"Alright, I'll take care of it right away. Is Young Master going to fetch the Little Princess?"
"Yes, I already promised her, and now it's getting a bit late."
Wei Jingchen straightened his clothes and left.
Lu Xun placed the letter to his chest; although it was called a letter, it was actually a token of Wei Jingchen's trust.
When Wei Jingchen arrived at the gambling house, the people there told him that Yun Zhao had already left.
"Young Master Wei has only been gone for a short time, you should hurry and catch up with him."
"Young Master?"
Upon hearing this address, Wei Jingchen was somewhat taken aback.
"This is our employer's order; we cannot disclose the specifics."
"Young Master Wei is one of the young master's men, that's why we're telling him these things."
Please let me know.
Wei Jingchen politely bowed to the other party, then turned and left.
"Someone from the young master's side? Ha."
He chuckled to himself, then looked up again, his expression back to normal.
His pace quickened, and when he returned to the yamen, the gambling den's people were unloading boxes.
Meanwhile, "Little Boss" was taking a nap on the tiger's back. The sun was shining on her today, making her look warm and cozy.
He walked over, and the tiger glanced at him before closing its eyes again.
"What's this?"
He suddenly spoke, and Yun Zhao opened her eyes and smiled sweetly.
"Brother Jingchen, you're back~"
"Um, sorry, I got back late and missed picking you up."
"It's alright~ Zhao Zhao and Hua Hua came back, oh, and these uncles too, they're all safe~"
Yun Zhao spoke with a smile, seemingly not at all bothered by his broken promise.
"That's good."
After Wei Jingchen finished speaking, he simply stood beside her and did not say anything more.
Yun Zhao looked up at him, a little curious as to why he suddenly stopped asking questions.
Noticing that her gaze had been fixed on him for a long time, Wei Jingchen asked gently, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Brother Jingchen, come here!"
Yun Zhao waved to him, looking mysterious.
Seeing this, Wei Jingchen smiled and cooperated with her.
He bent down and leaned closer to listen.
"What's wrong?"
"Brother Jingchen, can you read account books?"
Ledger?
"Naturally, my father is the Minister of Revenue, so I've been exposed to it since I was a child and can read some of it."
"This whole truck is full of ledgers. I don't know how to read them, so I'll bring them back to show my second uncle, hehe!"
A whole...car?
Wei Jingchen couldn't help but feel worried for Xu Yinan.
Isn't this little brat giving her second uncle too much credit?
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