Feng Chentong's heartfelt wishes for Pei Guxun's tax money
It was already May. Shen Shaobai was confined to the palace by his father, and he was inevitably worried and frightened. During this time, Pei Linyan and Gu Yanzhou both came to visit him, and Feng Liunian seemed to be living in the prime minister's residence. He arrived before Shen Shaobai's door was opened, and he stayed in Shen Shaobai's room even after the lights were out. After enduring for half a month, they finally saw each other.
"Brother Shaobai, have you been well these days? I see that you have lost a lot of weight, your cheeks have lost less flesh, and your dark circles are getting worse." Feng Liunian said with a heartache.
"It's not as serious as you say. You served bean porridge and golden cakes for breakfast, boiled young deer sashimi for lunch, and pickled lamb, cured rabbit and wine for dinner. I'm thankful that I'm not fat. How can I look thin and haggard?" Shen Shaobai said
"It's like a long time since we last met. I miss you so much, Brother Shaobai, I can hardly even remember what you look like." Feng Liunian said
"I don't know how long it has been since we last met, but you've missed me so much." Shen Shaobai said
"That's natural. You and I are like fish and water. You are in me and I am in you. We are inseparable. Brother Shaobai, do you miss me day and night?
"I... I'm naturally more worried about my father. The affairs in the mansion sometimes make me anxious and overwhelmed. Maybe... I don't think much about love." Shen Shaobai said
"That's because the affairs are complicated, but there are also people who remember me, miss me, and think about me." Feng Liunian said happily
"That's true." Shen Shaobai said
"Brother Shaobai, God has pity on my sincerity and persuaded you and I to spend the rest of our lives together." Feng Liunian said
"Don't be so cheesy." Shen Shaobai said shyly
"Isn't what I think in my heart what you want in your heart?" Feng Liunian said, getting close to Shen Shaobai's face. Wherever his eyes fell, he saw the person he had been thinking about day and night. The two looked at each other, the air became ambiguous, and they could smell each other's body fragrance. Feng Liunian kept getting closer and put his arms around Shen Shaobai's neck, pushing him against the wall. Each other's eyes were filled with each other's figures. Shen Shaobai stretched out his tongue to lick his lips. Feng Liunian felt an itch in his heart, lowered his head and covered him with his whole mouth. His tongue wandered in the warm mouth, and the hot and humid air exchanged between the two. Their breathing became rapid, accompanied by the sound of spring. The two hugged each other tightly. Thousands of years were just a moment, and love was beyond order.
Pei Luohuan and Pei Linyan were sitting in Pei Mansion. "Yan'er, I received a secret letter a few days ago related to taxes and silver. I was afraid that you might act impulsively and ruin the plan, so I took it out now. I wonder if it can be of any help to you." Pei Luohuan said.
Pei Linyan took it and looked at it and said, "Father, why did you take it out now? You almost made a big mistake. This silk is made of a pattern specially used by the Prime Minister's Mansion. It turns out that the informer is someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Father, did you know who this person was a long time ago?" Pei Linyan asked back
"How do I know who this person is?" Pei Luohuan asked
"You must have known who this person was, that's why you went to the palace to meet my aunt, and then persuaded my aunt to order the confinement of Prime Minister Shen. Although the punishment was not serious, it was a warning to the Shen family. You took it out now. Do you want to use Yan Zhou and Shao Bai to find the informer, and then follow the clues to deal with the person behind the scenes? No, you never do things without confidence. I'm afraid you already know who the person behind the scenes is, and you just want to use someone else to lure the snake out of its hole." Pei Linyan said
"Since you already know, it is up to you to investigate this case or not. Only by finding the whistleblower can the injustice of the Xiangfu be cleared." Pei Luohuan said
"I'll check, of course I have to. I want to see who is playing tricks." Pei Linyan said and went to find Gu Yanzhou.
The two analyzed, "In addition to Zhao Jincao who was related to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the other person in the case was Yang Zoucao. I felt strange during this period. Logically, Zhao Jincao could have asked Yang Zoucao to be his alibi, so why did he need to deliberately greet Shen Er? If the matter was exposed, wouldn't it be a failure? There is only one possibility. That night, the two of them smuggled tax silver into the Prime Minister's Mansion together, and were caught by Shen Er. They got drunk and covered it up. This is reasonable." Gu Yanzhou said
"On the surface, the tax case involved the murder of three prefects, but in the end, Prime Minister Shen was also imprisoned at home. While his life isn't in danger, it will certainly cause unrest in the court. The person behind this is probably trying to kill two birds with one stone. If this is true, then their intentions are far greater than simply taking the tax money from three places and a few lives," Pei Linyan analyzed.
"This analysis is correct, and I have a feeling that something big is going to happen." Gu Yanzhou said
"You don't need to worry about anything. I'll take care of everything. I'll stand by you through thick and thin. Let's go to the Prime Minister's residence and find that man surnamed Yang. We must not let him escape. We must get to the bottom of this matter." Pei Linyan said
The two of them hurried out and headed for the prime minister's residence.
Coincidentally, the two of them ran into Chen Er in front of the door. "Chen Er, where are you going?" Pei Linyan asked.
"Master Pei, Lord Gu, my young master sent me to find Yang Zoucao. The documents in the mansion need to be discussed with him. The young master and Master Feng are discussing matters in the room. I will take my leave first and serve you tea later." Shen Er left after saying this.
"Don't alert the enemy now. When Yang Zou and Cao arrive, we can catch them all in one fell swoop." Gu Yanzhou said
"That's great. Let's go and see what they want to talk about." Pei Linyan said jokingly.
The two leaned over the window, their ears close together, only to hear a few soft gasps. They looked at each other, their faces filled with embarrassment and shyness. A moment later, Shen Er led Yang Zoucao in. Seeing Pei Linyan and Gu Yanzhou still outside the door, he said, "Mr. Pei, why is Lord Gu standing outside the door and not coming in? I remember that the young master and Mr. Feng are in the room." After saying that, he went to knock on the door. The two people in the room heard the conversation outside. Shen Shaobai immediately jumped open the door. Feng Liunian opened the door with a resentful look in his eyes, and met Shen Er's face with murderous intent. Everyone came in and sat on the floor.
Shen Shaobai straightened his clothes and said, "Lin Yan Yanzhou, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"There are new clues in the tax and silver case, so I came to discuss it with you." Pei Linyan said
"Tell me what you have discovered." Shen Shaobai said
"Have you ever thought that the Prime Minister's Mansion is heavily guarded and no outsiders are allowed to enter? When and how did the tax silver appear in the private vault?" Pei Linyan asked
"You mean there was a traitor who colluded with others to smuggle tax silver into the government and then framed my father." Shen Shaobai said
"I'm afraid that's the case." Gu Yanzhou said
"That treacherous villain who betrays his own people is so bold. If I catch him, I will skin him alive and tear out his tendons. Otherwise, I will never be able to quell my hatred. He actually went to such great lengths to frame me. But my father has always been kind. Even when he was in power, he often warned us not to use power to oppress others. I never thought that he would be plotted against today." Shen Shaobai said angrily.
"Brother Shaobai, don't be angry, calm down and listen to what Brother Gu has to say." After Feng Liunian said this, he stroked his back and handed him a cup of hot tea.
"Three governors were murdered in succession in the tax case. We were led by the person behind the scenes. As a result, we were too obsessed with finding the murderer, which gave others the opportunity to smuggle tax silver into the private treasury and frame Prime Minister Shen, achieving a double kill with one stone. It can be seen that the person behind the scenes is deep-minded and vicious." Gu Yanzhou said
"Then Yanzhou, do you know who the traitor is?" Shen Shaobai asked
"Oh, you should ask Yang Zoucao. After all, Lord Yang is very familiar with him." Gu Yanzhou said
"Master Gu, you are joking. I am a lonely man. Apart from Zhao Jincao, I am only acquainted with the rest of my colleagues. Could it be that Zhao Jincao is the traitor? He is really stupid." Yang Zou Cao said
"Shouldn't the person Yang Zoucao is most familiar with be himself?" Pei Linyan said
"Master Pei, you are joking. Chen Xiang has been very kind to me and has taken good care of me, treating me like his own son or nephew. Why would I harm him?" Yang Zou Cao Dao
"Are you familiar with this thing?" Pei Linyan said and threw the silk out.
"This silk has a pattern and texture unique to my Shen family. Apart from my direct descendants, I have only given it to you. You swear that this matter has nothing to do with you." Shen Shaobai said
"It seems that you already know about this matter, so I will speak frankly. It doesn't matter if it's me who reported it." Yang Zou Cao said
"Why did you frame my father and harm my Shen family? How have we treated you? We have no shortage of food and drink, no worries about clothing, no official position and power. What else can you not be satisfied with?" Shen Shaobai shouted.
"Being good to me, you are just being kind to me, but it's just charity. Everyone just treats me as a submissive dog that wags its tail and begs for mercy. You need me to remind them all the time in front of others that you, the Shen family, are kind-hearted people, and you only treat me as a tool to establish your benevolence, righteousness and morality. Even if it's not me, there will be others. We are different from the root. You are noble, and I am just a poor family. I just need to report you. You and I are the same, the silt in the ditch, the rats crossing the street. No, he promised me that one day I will be the new noble, and you will be prisoners. What a pity, I didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so kind and soft-hearted. She just imprisoned the Prime Minister and didn't confiscate his property and exterminate his clan. I don't accept it. It turns out that you are all the same, and you are all lying to me." Yang Zoucao vented madly
"Who instructed you to harm my Shen family like this?" Shen Shaobai asked
"Why should I tell you? At least I can die with the secret, and you will live in fear and anxiety forever." Yang Zoucao said with a smile
"Crazy, you are a complete lunatic. You are so grateful for a little bit of rice and so resentful for a big bit of rice. You have raised an ungrateful wolf like you." Shen Shaobai said
"Are you willing to die like this? Don't you want to take revenge on the person behind the scenes? He treated you like a worn-out shoe. Why do you still want to protect him? Even if you are willing to die, we will not let him have an easy time. The enemy of my enemy is my ally. Why don't you let us avenge you? When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. You just sit back and watch the show. What I said makes sense." Gu Yanzhou persuaded
"That makes sense. Do you have any questions?" Yang said to Cao Dao.
"First, when did the tax silver go missing? Second, how did you smuggle it into your private vault? Third, who is the person behind this?" Gu Yanzhou asked.
"The tax silver had already been exchanged in Qi. The three governors were escorting stones of the same weight. They found something wrong when they arrived, so they gathered together to discuss countermeasures. After they died, Zhao Yang and I moved the boxes into the private treasury. Since Zhao Yang had the key to the inner treasury, he used the silver in the inner treasury to make up for the tax silver. The person behind the scenes was..." Yang Zoucao vomited blood and died before he finished speaking.
Pei Linyan sniffed his breath and shook his head, saying, "He's dead. There's no way to save him."
"Hearing what he said, the person behind the scenes had planned everything long ago. First, he replaced the tax silver with stones. Second, he used Chunhua, Xiahe, Qiuyue, and Zhao Yang to kill the three governors. Third, he coerced and bribed Yang Zoucao to frame Chen Xiang. Finally, he killed the witnesses to silence them. This person's scheming is so deep and his methods are so cruel that no one can compare to him." Gu Yanzhou said
"So, he's in the dark and we're in the light. We can only passively defend and can't actively attack. It's really frustrating." Pei Linyan said
"It's okay. Now that it has been proved that the tax money has nothing to do with my father, it is a great joy. I will tell my father the news." After Shen Shaobai said this, he ran out.
"Brother Shaobai, please watch the road carefully and be careful not to hurt yourself. Don't rush around. Wait for me." Feng Liunian said as he hurried to catch up.
"Chen Er, Lord Gu and I will go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother to discuss the truth behind the tax case. Please inform Shaobai and we will take our leave first." Pei Linyan said, and then Gu Yanzhou went to the palace.
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