Chapter 69 Hu's Bank
The fourth prince, study.
Ling Chenyi frowned, looked at Xiao Yuan who was looking cold behind the desk, and said, "Now all the officials in the court know that the emperor does not agree to Jinping's return. It will be difficult for you to force him again in the future. What are your plans?"
Xiao Yuan remained silent, his cold eyes gradually becoming gloomy and sinister.
After a long while, he spoke softly, "First, go collect all the correspondence of Wang Ganzhi, the Minister of Personnel, over the past few years. Now that we have caught him, let's give them a surprise."
Ling Chenyi was stunned, "You mean..."
Xiao Yuan leaned back in his chair, his brows and eyes were cold, "Anyway, it's a capital crime, how does it matter? As long as I obey the law, that's enough."
"You're right." Ling Chenyi's eyes gradually showed determination. There was no difference between killing people and arson. Everyone would die anyway.
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
Xiao Yuan called him indifferently, "By the way, tell the Second Prince some news."
Ling Chenyi nodded and left the prince's mansion.
Xiao Yuan sat behind the desk for a long time, until sunset, then he slowly stood up, walked to the window frame, pushed open the window, and the biting cold wind blew into the room, but he did not feel the slightest bit of coldness.
He thought that the palace was ruthless, but at least his father had some affection for his mother. But now it seems that it was all just an illusion.
He stood there, slightly turning the jade ring on his thumb, his eyes extremely cold.
What is the reason that my father doesn't let Qi Jinping come back, and what is he afraid of?
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Two days passed, and thanks to Shen Changhe's help, Ling Chenyi erased all traces. The Second Prince put in a lot of effort but still had no clue, and he became gloomy and irritable.
If she was an ordinary concubine, she would be dead or lost, but Wang was still pregnant with his child, and the imperial physician said it was a boy!
How can he not be nervous and panic?
That day, he first scolded the Second Prince's wife, blaming her for not fulfilling her responsibilities as a prince's wife, and then summoned Wang Ganzhi into the palace.
The Second Prince's wife felt a burning pain on her face, and the mark of the slap was still very obvious. On her way to the corridor, she happened to meet the Minister of Personnel, Wang Ganzhi, who came in a hurry.
"The Second Prince's Concubine." Wang Ganzhi's old eyes swept across the red marks on her face, then quickly lowered them and bowed.
The Second Prince's wife felt extremely humiliated for being beaten for a concubine, and the incident was witnessed by the concubine's mother's family. She did not even respond and quickly left the corridor.
After the people walked away, Wang Ganzhi looked back with a sinister look, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
It seems that the second prince really loves his daughter.
The servant led him to the waterside pavilion. Wang Ganzhi straightened his clothes and the moment he entered the room, tears suddenly fell on his face, "Second Prince."
Xiao Ze was very annoyed at this time, and he felt even more depressed when he saw Wang Ganzhi. However, thinking that his daughter was lost after she married him, he could only try to be patient.
"You should have heard about Rou'er's story."
Wang Ganzhi nodded and said, "I heard about it. He was fine, how could something like this happen suddenly? Second Prince, is there anyone involved..."
Xiao Ze raised his eyes to look at him, but Wang Ganzhi suddenly stopped talking, lowered his head awkwardly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Speak." Xiao Ze's tone was cold.
Wang Ganzhi gritted his teeth and said, "Second Prince, Rou'er has been well-behaved and docile since she married into the Second Prince's Mansion. She never caused any trouble. She was always fine before. How could she be kidnapped suddenly? And just after...she was found to be pregnant."
Xiao Ze's eyes instantly turned sinister, and veins popped out on the back of his hand that was tightly gripping the armrest of the chair. "You mean, someone in my harem is jealous and is deliberately doing something bad to her?"
"I dare not." Wang Ganzhi knelt down hurriedly and said carefully, "But Rou'er rarely goes out when she is at home, and she has never had any grudges with anyone. Second Prince, don't you think this is too strange and coincidental?"
He said he didn't dare, but that was actually what he meant. Xiao Ze naturally understood it. He had many women in his harem, but if we talk about the one who had that ability, the only one was the Second Prince's wife whose mother's family was still prosperous.
He tapped his fingertips on the clean table from time to time, squinting at Wang Ganzhi lying on the ground.
At this moment, he was not thinking about the possibility of this matter, but was weighing the importance of the Second Prince's wife and a pregnant concubine.
Of course, it's not just the two of them, there are also the complicated connections behind them that provide him with support.
"Okay." After a while, he waved his hand, "I have asked someone to investigate this matter, and there should be a result soon. Although the Second Prince's wife is spoiled, she is definitely not a cruel and ruthless person, and I have already taught her a lesson just now."
"Yes." Wang Ganzhi lowered his head, hiding the unwillingness in his eyes.
I never thought that the Second Prince disliked the Second Prince's wife so much, and would even protect her because of her family background. In the final analysis, it was because his official position was too low and he was unable to seek an explanation for his daughter.
"I called you here today to ask you about Wang Rou's character at home. For example, does she have anyone she likes?"
The second prince stared at Wang Ganzhi with undisguised suspicion in his eyes.
Wang Rou was forcibly sent to the Second Prince's Mansion by Wang Ganzhi. In addition to being kidnapped, another possibility is that she left on her own.
After all, two days had passed, and there had been no news from either the government office or the Dali Temple. This made the second prince doubt that if the criminals had sneaked into the capital to commit crimes, it would be impossible for them to leave no trace.
"No, absolutely not." Wang Ganzhi knelt down again in fear, "Second Prince, the only one I have always admired is you, no one else."
Xiao Ze stared at him for a while, waved his hand and asked him to stand up, "Okay, I'm just asking, you don't have to be so nervous."
Wang Ganzhi broke out in a cold sweat and wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Second Prince, my daughter must have been kidnapped by someone. You must save her."
"I'm already thinking of a solution!"
Xiao Ze felt very depressed. It was ridiculous that he, a prince, had lost his concubine in the capital city.
After that, he got back to business. "In the court today, Xiao Yuan mentioned again that he wanted to bring Qi Jinping back. What do you think about this?"
"I think it's impossible for Qi Jinping to come back." Wang Ganzhi frowned and said, "The emperor deliberately spread the news that he was sick because of anger. Isn't it to tell the court officials what he thinks about this matter? After this incident, everyone will think twice before mentioning this matter again."
Xiao Ze nodded, a slight smile on his face, "The emperor's heart is hard to predict. Who do you think my good father loves the most? I am getting more and more confused."
Wang Ganzhi smiled and said, "Of course, what the emperor loves most is the capable prince who can eventually sit on that position. Everything now is just a test as long as it does not touch the dragon scales."
Xiao Ze nodded and smiled. Regardless of anything else, he liked Wang Ganzhi very much. He knew how to talk and what to say.
They are much better than the Second Prince's wife's mother's family who only know how to reprimand him.
"You must get the position of Minister of Personnel as soon as possible. You should know that the glory of the Wang family depends on this opportunity."
"I understand." Wang Ganzhi bent down and lowered his head in response.
In order to make people work for you, of course you have to give them some benefits. Xiao Ze is quite accomplished in the art of controlling people.
"Don't worry, as long as you take the position of Minister of Personnel and assist me wholeheartedly, you will certainly benefit from it when I rule the nine provinces in the future. After all, the Second Prince's wife has no children, so the Wang family can still compete for the position of Queen in the future."
"Yes." Wang Ganzhi knelt down happily and responded.
After coming out of the waterside pavilion, his joyful expression gradually faded. If he wanted to compete for the position of Queen, Rou'er and the baby in her belly had to be safe. Otherwise, what else could he compete for?
He can't sit there.
Wang Ganzhi hurriedly left the Second Prince's Mansion, looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, he immediately got on the carriage and told the driver to drive to Hua'an Street.
At the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Ling Chenyi reported to Xiao Yuan in a low voice, "Our people saw him enter the Hu Bank with their own eyes."
Xiao Yuan paused while annotating the document and looked up at Ling Chenyi.
"It's the bank we investigated before. It was related to the royal family of the Western Region. We were planning to frame him, but we didn't expect that the old man was actually involved in the Western Region. This time we can get twice the result with half the effort."
Xiao Yuan put down his wolf hair brush and said, "Send people to keep a close eye on Hu's Bank. If what we have guessed is correct, he should have reached some kind of deal with the Western Regions. Let them help find him. What we need is to get evidence of his deal with the Western Regions and catch all the people from the Western Regions who are ambushing in the capital."
Ling Chenyi nodded, then hesitated again, "Will the Western Region take such a big risk for a little profit after operating here for many years? Why do I feel that it is unlikely?"
Xiao Yuan smiled coldly, "You are right. If it is for the little benefit that Wang Ganzhi can give, it is indeed not worth it. But Wang Ganzhi is on duty in the Ministry of Personnel. There are many things in the Ministry of Personnel that the Western Regions are trying their best to get."
Ling Chenyi was shocked.
"That would be selling out the country. He doesn't have the guts to do that."
Xiao Yuan tried the cup on the table. It was still warm, so he picked it up and took a sip.
"He shouldn't have the guts to do that, but his daughter represents the Wang family for a hundred years. The glory and wealth are right before her eyes, and anyone would be dazzled."
Ling Chenyi sighed softly, "If there really is such a pest in the court, it is not a pity to die!"
Whether it is a fight for succession or a party dispute, they are all internal turmoil. If it is selling out the country for personal gain, then the nature is different.
"Is there any news about Huaiyan?" Xiao Yuan asked.
Ling Chenyi shook his head. "Not yet. I'm afraid he will have to endure it for a few more days."
Xiao Yuan nodded. "If we want him to be completely out of our control, the only way is for the Zhang family to fall, and for him to be in charge of Duke Li's Mansion. If everything goes well, we can get rid of the Zhang family as well."
Ling Chenyi also had the same idea, "We promised Brother Changhe that we would complete the task within ten days, and now it's time to review the progress."
When Xiao Yuan mentioned this, his face darkened. "He came to see you again?"
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