Xie Jingyan said, "I ate with Grand Secretary Han."
Shen Wan was completely bewildered. "Why did you go to Grand Secretary Han's residence?"
Xie Jingyan said, "The fact that Young Master Han committed suicide at the Yan residence back then has always been a source of worry for Grand Secretary Han. I know this, and I must tell Grand Secretary Han."
Grand Secretary Han accepted the position of chief examiner for the autumn imperial examination, but after the examination, he claimed to be ill and took leave from his residence.
He did not resign from his post, but he also did not attend court.
Firstly, the suburbs were too far from the court, so Grand Secretary Han had to get up half an hour earlier than other ministers. Secondly, since the young master Han was involved in the case of Consort Chen, the emperor would not want to think of Consort Chen's case whenever he saw him, so Grand Secretary Han simply stopped attending court. If Xie Jingyan had not wanted to investigate Consort Chen's case, Grand Secretary Han would not have accepted the imperial edict and returned to the court.
Although the person who plotted against Consort Chen and Young Master Han back then has not yet been caught, the Empress Dowager personally admitted that Young Master Han was innocent, and the Emperor's knot in his heart was untied. Xie Jingyan went to the suburbs not only to tell Grand Secretary Han about this matter, but also to persuade Grand Secretary Han to move back to the mansion.
Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan were talking when there was a knock on the window, and Chen Yu's voice came through, "Master, I have something to report."
Xie Jingyan got up and walked to the window, opening it. Chen Yu said, "The Ministry of Revenue just returned the confiscated items to the Yan residence, but quite a few things are missing..."
Chen Yu's voice was quite loud, and Shen Wan heard it.
The Emperor himself ordered the Ministry of Revenue to return the confiscated items to the Yan family. How dare the Ministry of Revenue withhold them?
Shen Wan found it strange, and then heard Xie Jingyan ask, "What did the Ministry of Revenue say?"
Chen Yu said, "The Ministry of Revenue said that all the Yan family's belongings stored there have been returned. As for the missing items, some were only recorded in a register back then and never actually entered the Ministry of Revenue's treasury. Others did enter the Ministry of Revenue, but we don't know how they disappeared later..."
It's impossible that something that went into the Ministry of Revenue disappeared without their knowledge.
It's just an excuse they made up because they dared not say where they were going.
After Chen Yu finished reporting, she left. Xie Jingyan closed the doors and windows and then turned around.
Shen Wan said, "There must be some in the Duke of Mao's mansion."
A raid was a highly lucrative job, and it was the Duke of Maoguo who raided the Yan family mansion back then.
Xie Jingyan said, "No matter who took it, I will make them spit it out."
It's getting late today, so he won't go to the palace; he'll go tomorrow.
Xie Jingyan thought so, but after a while, Dong'er came in and said, "Your Highness, Eunuch Xiao Xizi is here. He said that Eunuch Yuan has something urgent to discuss with you."
What urgent matter could Eunuch Yuan possibly have to discuss with him?
Xie Jingyan got up and went out.
Xiao Xizi was guarding outside the door. When Xie Jingyan came out, Xiao Xizi quickly went up to him and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor wants to dig an ice cellar in Hanyuan Hall. Eunuch Yuan said he can't persuade the Emperor, so he asked you to go into the palace to persuade him..."
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