Chapter 356: Self-cultivation

The conversation at the banquet soon reached Duke Ningguo.

Duke Ningguo was drinking with Helian Mian at this time and was a little drunk.

Helian Mian poured wine for Duke Ningguo, "Qin Qi'an said that we should cultivate our moral character. How much do you believe this?"

"Your Highness, among those officials who keep changing their concubines all day long, how many of them have any future? You can judge for yourself." Duke Ningguo almost said that those people had flaws in their character and indirectly praised Qin Chi.

Helian Mian listened to the words, compared them carefully in his mind, and immediately stopped asking, "I wanted my mother to reward Qin Qian'an with a few beautiful palace maids, but now it seems that I'd better forget it."

The corners of Ningguo Duke's mouth twitched.

Suddenly, there was some noise outside.

Duke Ningguo stood up and called people over, asking them to go and inquire about what happened.

A servant came and reported hesitantly: "My Lord, it was the fifth daughter of the second house. She said that Lord Qin bullied her and was about to commit suicide. She wanted Lord Qin to give her justice."

"Nonsense!" Duke Ningguo was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

What kind of person is Qin Qi'an? He doesn't know it. It's impossible for him to bully his granddaughter in this situation. It's probably those troublesome people in the backyard who are plotting something.

Duke Ningguo looked back at Helian Mian who was sitting not far away. He didn't want such things to reach Helian Mian's ears, so as not to pollute His Highness' ears. In fact, he was afraid of losing face for the Duke's Mansion.

"Lock up the fifth young lady. After the wedding banquet, send her to a farm outside the city to clear her mind. No one in the mansion is allowed to help her. Let her come back when she has figured things out." Duke Ningguo gave the order, and his men did it immediately.

Miss Ning Wu was the girl who almost bumped into Qin Chi and was kicked away by Qin Ba.

She originally wanted to give up, but her biological mother didn't want to.

Anyway, the person was injured, so they were vague and asked the family to find Qin Chi, threatening to seek justice for the fifth lady. Besides, there was nothing wrong with the bullying in the words, but this bullying, in their vague words, successfully made people think of it as a matter of men and women.

Waiting in the back house.

Miss Ning Wu and her aunt were locked up.

"It's really a death before the mission is accomplished, huh."

The wife of the second branch of the Duke's Mansion raised the corner of her mouth in sarcasm.

The girls from various families who were watching the show on the sidelines were extremely contemptuous. Fortunately, nothing happened, and fortunately their grandfather was not senile, otherwise, the reputation of the girls from the Duke's Mansion would be ruined.

Qin Chi had no idea that he was having a romantic affair, and it was forcibly suppressed just as it was starting. He was now riding in a carriage on his way home.

As soon as Qin Chi came back, he received news that there was movement in Jianning and Fuzhou, and grain merchants were hoarding grain. After investigation, it was found that the Liu family was behind it.

Qin Chi remembered that Ling Dinghou was preparing food and money, "Uncle Hong, should I move up to the position of Shaoqing? There will be a war in the northwest, and I want to get a high position as soon as possible to help my grandfather and others."

"Young Master, do you want to be transferred back to the Sixth Department?"

Old Man Hong thought of Qin Chi’s intention.

Qin Chi did not deny it. "Weren't there two suspicious cases before? They were determined to be revenge killings by the former Shaoqing of Dali Temple."

"Are you referring to the cases of Jinhai Hutong and Zuixianlou?" Old Man Hong immediately guessed what Qin Chi was up to. "Are you going to expose the affair between the late Crown Prince and Yan Jiangnan?"

“It doesn’t have to be evidence.”

Qin Chi now wants to use the incident of the late crown prince to get promoted.

So the next day, Qin Chi went to the Dali Temple to investigate the files and documents, and then invited Chen Qianhu of the Jinyiwei to drink. Chen Qianhu was the Jinyiwei who led the team to protect Qin Chi when he went to Taihu Lake for disaster relief.

"How come Master Qin has time to invite me for a drink?"

Captain Chen was very surprised to receive Qin Chi's invitation.

You know, Qin Chi hasn't contacted them since the last time they went to provide disaster relief together.

Jinyiwei was a group of people that the court officials avoided, especially some officials who looked at them as if they were dirty things. Qin Chi could be said to be a new noble in the court, and when he suddenly invited him to drink, he was still very curious about what the other party wanted to do with him.

Qin Chi picked up a piece of roast duck with chopsticks and put it in the bowl. "A chance to get promoted and make a fortune, do you want it?"

Captain Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me about it."

This does not mean rejection.

Qin Chi said seriously, "This is an old case from Jinhai Hutong and Zuixianlou, a case that Yang Lingyu handled earlier. After reviewing it, I noticed some suspicious points. It seems that someone is deliberately hiding something and hastily defined the case as a gang vendetta."

"This matter..."

Captain Chen didn't know whether he should mention it to Qin Chi, but he finally said, "Yang Lingyu is already dead, Sir Qin, why bother yourself with trouble? The case is over now."

Qin Chi was very surprised to hear what he said.

This meaning is naturally not stated explicitly. What Captain Chen implied in his words was that Qin Chi should not take care of this case.

Qin Chi dipped his finger in the tea and wrote a few words on the table: Are the Jinyiwei still investigating?

Captain Chen struggled for a moment, but decided to sell Qin Chi out. He nodded and said, "There has been no significant progress in the investigation."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Qin Chi smiled, which was exactly what he wanted.

He wiped out all traces and left no one alive. If the Jinyiwei wanted to investigate, they had to have clues. He had long been afraid of the Jinyiwei's methods, so he concentrated on having someone study it so that not a single trace would be left.

There were more traces left by the former crown prince, at least some corpses. Recently, the Tatar army in the northwest was approaching, and the people behind it wanted to make trouble for him again, and they also targeted his wife. Qin Chi knew that he would be wrong if he didn't do something.

So Qin Chi discussed it with Chen Qianhu in a low voice.

There is no reason not to do something that is mutually beneficial.

The two hit it off immediately.

Afterwards, the two did not take any action, and the silence lasted until the New Year holiday ended. Officials in the court went to the government offices one after another to take up their duties.

Qin Chi put on his official uniform and went to the yamen.

He went to the Hanlin Academy first.

After going through the formalities, we went to the Dali Temple.

When I went there, I met Dong Xingde.

Dong Xingde was also the Dali Temple Secretary.

The Dali Temple was responsible for reviewing criminal cases.

The highest official was the Dali Temple Minister, of which there was only one. The positions below him were the Shaoqing, Temple Secretary, Temple Director, Temple Vice Director, and Reviewer.

The temple secretaries are divided into the left temple secretaries and the right temple secretaries.

It was said that Qin Chi was like Luo Sicheng of Emperor Ming Cheng, and belonged to the left Sicheng. Dong Xingde was the right Sicheng. In addition, Lu Bozhou was transferred to the Dali Temple as the chief of the temple and was working under Qin Chi.

Lu Yanji went to the Ministry of Rites.

Qin Chi greeted his colleagues one by one and went to the archives room to look at the files.

Afterwards, take people out.

He first went to Jinhai Hutong, the house of the rich businessman. After that incident, the government sealed up the house. No matter how good a house is, if no one lives in it and no one takes care of it, it will become a little dilapidated after a long time.

Many people died in this house.

Everyone in the surrounding area knew about it, so the house couldn't be sold even if they wanted to.