Chapter 350: Overstepping one's authority
These words were apparently spoken to Lin Shi'an, but in fact they were spoken to Lu Huai and the people.
Lin Shian was involved in this matter and naturally knew that he was just a supporting role.
But since he had discussed it with Lu Huai, he had to finish this big show.
So, he said what he had discussed with Lu Huai before:
"My Lord, I don't know the details of this matter, but if it was a servant who caused the rebellion, it would be too coincidental."
"Mr. Zhou from the Dali Temple didn't dare to take this case. To seek justice, I had no choice but to come to your house. I hope you won't blame me."
"Also, since you've offered to investigate, could you please retrieve the goods I brought back from Yunnan and return them to me?"
"Those things are the hard work of my Zhiqing!"
His words were neither advancing nor retreating, just right.
Not only will he be able to explain the process of the disturbance at the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion with reason and evidence, but he will also put the Zhenyuan Marquis in a state of panic and force him to return the goods to the Lin family.
If the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion cannot find any results and the Lin family's goods cannot be returned, then the people present will not be able to stop talking, and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion will not be able to clear itself of the suspicion of imprisoning Lin Shian.
Jiang Liuyun knew Lin Shian very well and knew very well that he could not say such words.
Then, there must be someone teaching him behind his back.
Lin Zhiqing was still imprisoned in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, and the only person who could say such a flawless statement was Lu Huai.
Jiang Liuyun looked at Lu Huai with sharp eyes.
Lu Huai, however, looked calm and naturally took over Lin Shian's words:
"This matter is related to something in the palace. Now that I have encountered it today, I will definitely not stand idly by."
"My Lord, the Ministry of Revenue will assist you in catching the thief in your mansion. Lin Shi'an will also serve as a witness, and those things will be used as evidence. The Dali Temple dares not take the case, but I, the Ministry of Revenue, will take it!"
Jiang Liuyun frowned: "This matter has little to do with the Ministry of Revenue. If they want to investigate, they should hand the evidence over to the Ministry of Justice."
"Now Lord Lu seems to be overstepping his authority. I don't know when the Ministry of Revenue will be able to investigate the case."
These words did make some sense. When Jiang Yunhe saw someone raising objections, he simply kept silent.
Lu Huai just smiled, his eyes curved, "Prince Jiang, there's no need to give me such a big pot. Everyone knows that the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the national treasury."
"And those things just now, before becoming the private property of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, were also things in the national treasury."
"Just imagine, if there are people in Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion who are so bold as to resell these things, there might be some in the palace as well."
"I took on this case to relieve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of his worries."
"What's more, if the Ministry of Revenue cannot investigate the case, won't the matter of the imperial gift also be handed over to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple?"
The implication is that what you say is useless.
Jiang Liuyun was stunned by his words and felt that he had lost face in front of outsiders, so he couldn't help but take a step forward.
But just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Jiang Yunhe:
"Since Lord Lu has already made up his mind, there's no need for him to ask about the opinions of our Zhenyuan Marquisate. I'm willing to cooperate with Lord Lu and get to the bottom of this matter."
"Father!" Jiang Liuyun looked at Jiang Yunhe, but was soon stung by Jiang Yunhe's gaze and stopped talking.
Lu Huai looked towards the backyard of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, but he could not see anything clearly. However, after making an estimate, he felt that the time should be enough.
So he simply nodded:
"I will truthfully report today's events to His Royal Highness. I will consult His Royal Highness at the court tomorrow morning before making any further decisions."
"My Lord, Prince Jiang, what do you think of this arrangement?"
"Since Lord Lu has taken on this matter, we naturally have no complaints." Jiang Yunhe lowered his posture.
To put it bluntly, he is pretending to be pitiful again.
Lu Huai didn't care about this. No matter how much he pretended, he could only win a few points of sympathy from those who didn't know the inside story. No matter what, the truth could not be erased.
He ordered the people from the Ministry of Revenue to take away the evidence.
Lin Shian knew in his heart that the matter was successful, so he turned around and said goodbye.
After such a commotion, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion was severely damaged.
Jiang Liuyun stared at Lu Huai's back, and the murderous intent in his eyes became even stronger.
After Jiang Yunhe entered the room, his expression remained the same as usual.
But his slightly quickened pace still revealed his inner restlessness.
No one knows a son better than his father. He knew exactly what Jiang Liuyun was thinking at the moment and could not help but remind him:
"It's no use staring at Lu Huai. He can't move now. Can you have someone guard the laundry room?"
After Jiang Yunhe's reminder, Jiang Liuyun paused:
"Father, are they making such a scene here to divert attention and rescue Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang?"
Jiang Yunhe exhaled a breath of foul air: "It's too late for you to react now."
Jiang Liuyun clenched his fists and ran towards the laundry room.
Jiang Yunhe just looked at his back and then turned and went to the warehouse.
He knew very well that it was too late to go to the laundry room now.
Just as Jiang Yunhe had expected, when Jiang Liuyun rushed to the laundry room, it was deserted and there was no sign of Lin Zhiqing.
He was really unwilling to accept this. It was obvious that he was just one step away, just one step away from having Lin Zhiqing back by his side.
It was impossible for him to imprison Lin Zhiqing for life. He had already discussed with Jiang Yunhe how to let Lin Zhiqing go.
It was obvious that he wanted everyone to know that Lin Zhiqing walked out of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
When the time comes, he will ask for an imperial decree to restore his engagement with Lin Zhiqing.
At that time, even if Lin Zhiqing didn't want to, there was nothing he could do.
He had clearly calculated everything, and it was just a little bit off!
Lu Huai!
It’s all Lu Huai!
…
At the same time, Lin Zhiqing was following Yun Feng and landed on the street not far from the back door of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
Lin Yangyang was a step slower, and when she came to Lin Zhiqing, her face was already pale.
She shook a few times and leaned on Lin Zhiqing.
Lin Zhiqing sensed something was wrong and couldn't help but feel anxious:
"Yun Feng, please send my cousin back to the Lin family quickly. She is in a very bad condition!"
Yun Feng was a little confused. He knew Lin Yangyang's martial arts. A chain shouldn't have caused such injuries!
He supported Lin Yangyang and after checking Lin Yangyang's condition, his brows gradually frowned.
Lin Zhiqing noticed something was wrong and quickly asked, "What's going on? What happened to my cousin?"
"Miss Zhiqing, the chain shouldn't be enough to cause such injuries. Miss Lin might have internal injuries!" Yun Feng didn't dare to hide it.
Lin Zhiqing paused: "Internal injuries?"
She thought of the scene when Lin Yangyang, Jiang Yunhe and the wall were broken, and knew in her heart that Lin Yangyang must be injured, but she concealed it.
"Hurry, take her back to the Lin family. There are people here to pick me up. You don't have to worry about me!" Lin Zhiqing quickly gave orders to Yun Feng.
Yun Feng pursed his lips, looked at Lin Yangyang's pale face, gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Zhiqing, you must be careful!"
Then, he held Lin Yangyang in his arms and headed towards the Lin family.
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