Chapter 229 Big Case
Aunt Xue was delighted when she received the snacks from the imperial kitchen sent by Ningguo Mansion.
The son made great progress, and the daughter was able to study successfully in Ningguo Mansion with the girls from the Jia family and her cousins. Everything was going as planned.
“This puff pastry tastes really good.”
Aunt Xue handed a piece to her daughter and said, "As expected, she came from the palace."
Baochai: “…”
Seeing her mother's happy look, she took a bite out of courtesy.
It's crispy and has a special sweetness, and tastes really good.
"My daughter heard that the Queen gave Madam Shen three carriages full of gifts." She said, "In addition to snacks and other things, there are also a lot of tribute fabrics, furs and jewelry from all over the country."
"Yeah, I heard that, too."
Aunt Xue was very envious, "Just the piece of flowing brocade that Siam brought in is worth a thousand gold coins."
The Xue family is rich, but there are many things that money cannot buy. Even if they buy them, they cannot use them openly.
"What's more, I heard that the Queen also rewarded Madam Shen with a box of rubies imported from Siam."
Any one of them is worth hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver.
The year before last, when the Zhen family married off their daughter, they searched everywhere for good things. She gave the two red gems she brought from her parents' home as a gift.
Aunt Xue felt very sorry and heartbroken.
The Wang family used to be in charge of the tribute affairs of various countries. What good things didn't pass through their hands first?
pity……
She sighed in her heart, "Mrs. Shen made a good move back then. She went to pay back the silver owed to the national treasury when the emperor was in the most difficult time."
The Wang family also owed money to the national treasury.
This is also one of the reasons why Aunt Xue was unwilling to return to her parents' home.
"This person has no foresight. If he had known this would happen, I don't know how many people in the capital would have rushed to win the first place in Ku Yin's return."
Baochai: “…”
She felt that Mrs. Shen was rewarded not only because she was the first to pay back the silver owed to the national treasury.
It’s just that there are many things that outsiders don’t know.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. You are going to school over there today. Is everything okay?"
My son has difficulty learning anything.
My daughter is very good at learning anything.
Aunt Xue sometimes feels sorry for herself because her Baochai was born with the wrong gender.
If this was a son, their family wouldn't have to worry at all.
"Good!" Baochai smiled a little, "Mr. Zhan is very knowledgeable, and the sisters are all very nice."
The daughter of the Jia family is now famous in the capital for her good looks.
Studying with them, I think our relationship in the future will not be bad.
"Don't worry about my schooling, but the pawnshop..."
"The Zhen family's belongings have been taken away."
Although Aunt Xue felt very sad, she also felt relieved. "Fortunately, Feng asked Wang'er to go over and look after it. The people in the government are also very easy to talk to."
Fortunately it's close.
If this happened in Nanjing, the government officials would definitely take some sheep away when they entered the warehouse.
"Your cousin is a good one."
It feels better to have a niece in charge than to have a sister in charge.
At least to my niece, she is still the elder, so if there is anything, she can just tell her politely.
Aunt Xue was very emotional, "Now, I just hope your brother can get less beatings in school."
I'm afraid it's too early to hope.
Baochai knew that the New Year was approaching and her brother probably had not completely accepted his fate. Since he was still clinging to hope for luck, it would be impossible for him to calm down and study hard.
"Mom, we'll have the holiday in two days. If you don't want my brother to get beaten again, we have to give him extra lessons during the holiday."
If I want to study like my brother, I have to talk to my mother first, otherwise my mother will hold me back once my brother starts crying.
"When the time comes, I will teach him to read, and you can go to the old lady or cousin."
This? Aunt Xue also knew her shortcomings, so she could only nod her head when she heard this. "Okay, okay, okay, I'll listen to you. But, it's the New Year after all, so you can't push your brother too hard."
"He is currently attending a primary school class."
Baochai was speechless. "I'm just helping him consolidate the knowledge he learned in the elementary school class. How can I be so strict?"
Her brother is already very old, but he still attends a kindergarten class, and her mother acts as if he has suffered a lot.
"Look at Baoyu and the son of Lord Lin. How old are they? They have memorized a lot of the Four Books."
Aunt Xue: “…”
She was speechless.
Neither Baoyu nor Lin Changan has a lower status than her Pan'er.
However, their father is still alive.
This alone is different.
"Mom, if you really want to do good for my brother and don't want him to get beaten every day after he goes to school next year, then don't coax him anymore."
Seeing her mother like this, Baochai could only speak more seriously, "The rules of the Jia family will not be broken because of us. That means he will have to go to school there for the next three years. Do you have any way to stop him from going to school?"
No!
Aunt Xue was so frightened that she shook her head.
The person in charge of the Jia family's studies was Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion.
Although Feng Yatou is the head of Rongguo Mansion, can she... go against the rules of the Jia family for her aunt? If she had the courage, she would have been kicked out by the Jia family long ago.
"So, do you want to give him extra lessons?"
"Fix it, fix it, fix it however you want."
When the mother and daughter reached a consensus, Shen Ning also learned about the incident in Zuirenzhuang.
"I don't know what those princes are still doing."
Jia Zhen sighed, "Not only the Wucheng Bingmasi and Shuntianfu are in trouble now, but even many people in the Ministry of Justice are in trouble."
He used his brain, which he rarely used, and said, "Mother, do you think those princes are trying to leave the Sinner Manor by playing the game of mourning?"
He was the first to discover something wrong with the Beijing camp and then reported it to the emperor.
If those princes were to turn the tables, they couldn't do anything to the emperor, but it would be very easy to touch him...
Therefore, Jia Zhen couldn't help but care about this matter.
"...Can they leave Sinner Manor just because they want to?"
Shen Ning glanced at Jia Zhen and said, "Besides, you can think of something, but the emperor can't?"
It was unexpectedly clean! Shen Ning felt that the capital city was still in a mess.
Fortunately, their family has filial piety, so after the Chinese New Year, they will carry the coffin back to their hometown on the third day of the first lunar month.
"Master Dong of Shuntian Prefecture is not someone who can be fooled by just anyone."
Something really happened.
"Just wait and see!"
What Shen Ning is worried about now is whether she should report the whereabouts of Prince Jin to Shuntian Prefecture.
She was struggling here, but she didn't know that after everyone left, Dong Xiaoquan hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, before I came here, I just found out something."
"explain!"
The emperor is now on the verge of going berserk.
The emperor's condition has worsened again.
Although he was rescued, he seemed to not recognize anyone.
In other words, it was impossible for him to get any information from his father.
"Prince Jin may not be dead."
What? The emperor stood up suddenly. "Not dead? Then where is he now?"
“The New Year is coming soon…”
Dong Xiaoquan said: "Gambling houses are booming again. Many gamblers have lost everything in gambling and even had their limbs broken because they couldn't pay back the money."
He couldn't say, I knew where the Prince of Jin was, but pretended not to see him.
"When I was investigating this vicious case, Captain Lu discovered that there was something very wrong with a beggar near the Confucius Temple in South City."
Dong Xiaoquan said: "He had broken arms and legs, and his face was disfigured, and his voice was also made mute by the poison. Captain Lu said that he looked a lot like the missing King Jin."
emperor:"……"
"I was going to check it myself."
Dong Xiaoquan hesitated, "If he is really the King of Jin, can I borrow him temporarily to track down Mr. Liu who may be able to observe his subsequent situation?"
This? The emperor frowned, "Let's make sure first!"
If it really was King Jin...
"If it's really him, I'll do as you say."
The emperor said, "In short, I must know where Mr. Liu is. I must see him alive or dead."
If possible, there is no problem in seeing death.
Even if he's alive..., his hand must be crippled.
Otherwise, I would have trouble sleeping and eating.
"yes!"
Dong Xiaoquan bowed and said, "I will go and confirm it right away."
Although it wastes time, this is the only thing we can do at this moment.
The emperor can look down on his brothers and can fight with them with swords and knives, but as a subject... he must remain respectful to the royal family at all times and in all places.
Dong Xiaoquan has a clear understanding of his own positioning.
Half an hour later, the emperor received confirmed news.
Dong Xiaoquan also described in the letter the situation of Prince Jin begging for food during this period.
After reading the letter, the emperor sat there for a long time without moving.
Mr. Liu is cruel enough.
This makes Brother Jin Wang suffer like hell, unable to live or die...
He sighed, turned around and went to Kunning Palace.
Today's events happened one after another, and the queen was also frightened.
Instead of letting her have wild thoughts, it is better to let her participate in the whole process.
When the Emperor lovingly shared the situation of Prince Jin with the Empress, Mr. Liu also felt anxious when he saw the additional yamen runners on the street.
He was working obediently in the back street of Ningrong Street, but he didn't know that two of the people he had contacted before had been targeted by people from Shuntian Prefecture because of their living habits.
In the prison of the Ministry of Justice, the imprisoned Zhen Yingjia also met Dong Xiaoquan.
…
The next day, it snowed again.
There are only three days left until the Chinese New Year.
Jia Zheng had not sold all his couplets yet, so he carried his things and wanted to go into the city to set up his stall, but he did not expect that the city gates were strictly checked.
Pedestrians not only have to check the road permit, but also have their faces pinched and beards pulled.
Without the halo of the Jia family, Jia Zheng could only be checked by yamen runners like an ordinary citizen when he wanted to enter the city.
He thought about it and felt it was disgraceful, so he turned around and carried his things back home.
"Have you sold two hundred coins so far?"
Wang despised him.
Really, she didn't know how she had spent all these years with this useless man.
"Jia Zheng, you really bring shame to Zhu'er and the others."
Life was hard and Wang was full of resentment.
Sometimes she thought, if Zhu'er hadn't been going to take the exam next year, with Shen's temper in the East Mansion..., she might have wanted the lives of both of them.
If she had died earlier, she might have been relieved earlier.
"You will pay next year's bill yourself."
"I didn't ask you to help me pay it back."
Jia Zheng carried the things back to the house.
Didn't he feel that life was too difficult? But to die..., it required more courage.
Wang couldn't do anything to herself, and neither could he.
Jia Zheng sighed and felt that he should think of another solution.
He has studied for so many years, if he could find a way to work in a library or teach children, maybe that would be a good idea.
"Brother Jia, Brother Jia!"
The village chief came hurriedly and called people from afar.
"Village leader? What's the matter?"
"Oh, I knew you were back when I didn't see your stall."
When Wang came out, the village chief asked loudly, "When did you come back? Do you know what's new in South City?"
He and his two sons went to the city every day to find work, but today...
"What's up?"
Jia Zheng frowned and said, "When I entered the city today, I felt that the soldiers at the city gate were checking people too harshly, so I didn't go in."
"Oh, you really don't know anything."
The village chief slapped his thigh and said, "You've been setting up stalls there every day these days. Do you know the beggars there?"
Jia Zheng: “…”
He himself is almost the same as a beggar, why does he still know them? Isn't it unlucky? "The soldiers are checking so strictly today because a beggar died there."
What? Jia Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
There are many beggars who freeze to death or starve to death every year, and normally the government would not be alerted.
"That person is said to be a big shot."
The village chief felt sorry for him. "He died. Even Mr. Dong from Shuntian Prefecture passed away. It was said that he was a very powerful figure. He was plotted against by his enemies and had his hands and feet cut off, his voice poisoned and his face disfigured."
When the emperor received the news of Prince Jin's death, he smashed a cup hard.
"Didn't you send someone to watch over there?"
He stared at Dong Xiaoquan and was very dissatisfied with him.
The way to check Mr. Liu was cut off again. "Where are your people?"
"Dead."
Dong Xiaoquan was helpless and sad. "They were hiding on the roofs on both sides, but when we went to look for them today, they were all dead."
emperor:"……"
"emperor!"
Dong Xiaoquan bowed and said, "The clues are gone. I plan to take all the suspects to the Shuntian Prefecture Jail and investigate them one by one."
It would be too easy for something to happen if they were left outside, so it would be better to take them all to the Shuntian Prefecture Prison and interrogate them one by one personally.
"…Who are the people you suspect?"
"I went to the Ministry of Justice's prison last night."
Dong Xiaoquan said: "Zhen Yingjia has the Zhen family's ways."
Although the Zhen family has been supporting Prince Jin, they have also held back.
"I have already found out everything. The King of Jin is not only related to Japan, but also has some connection with the Tatars and the Jin people in the north."
Originally, he thought that he could take advantage of the large number of people during the New Year to secretly capture the King of Jin and interrogate him, and then release him.
But unexpectedly, when Captain Lu went there, his body was stiff.
Dong Xiaoquan was also very upset. "However, the death of Prince Jin and the two yamen runners should be the work of someone behind the scenes. He noticed that you paid too much attention to the criminal Zhuang and became alert."
The other party’s next target... might be Mr. Liu.
If he had not left Beijing because of Prince Jin.
Therefore, we are now strictly checking people leaving Beijing.
"...You have more experience than me in solving cases."
The emperor closed his eyes and said, "I will allow you to do as you see fit in this matter."
It doesn’t matter if there is no evidence. He just needs to know where those people are and would rather kill them than miss them.
"No matter who is involved, take him down first."
Happy Year of the Snake!!!
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