Chapter 511 Someone Wants to Silence Me
Concubine Dowager De stood outside Fengluan Palace, feeling melancholy. Given Su Ying's personality, she would definitely not let her have an easy time.
Toffee Dowager De walked in with her head held high.
"Empress." Concubine Dowager De walked into the inner hall and bowed to the phoenix throne.
"Don't be so polite, Concubine De. Please take a seat."
And let her sit?
Concubine Dowager De's heart was about to jump into her throat. She raised her head and glanced at Su Ying. Seeing that there was not much change on Su Ying's face, she couldn't guess what she was thinking.
Su Ying drank the bird's nest porridge without saying a word. Concubine De was not a person who lost her temper in the past, but today she was particularly anxious.
"Your Majesty, I just found out about the ghost story. There must be some misunderstanding. Running a school is a good thing..." Concubine De spoke before Su Ying even opened her mouth, fearing that if she explained too late, Su Ying would misunderstand something.
Su Ying put down her teacup and signaled Concubine De to stay calm. "Don't worry, Concubine. The Ministry of Justice is investigating this matter and the truth will soon be revealed."
Concubine De looked at her, not knowing what she meant.
"I asked the Concubine Dowager to come here today because I wanted to ask her if she is willing to live outside the palace with the Third Prince."
Concubine Dowager De was stunned. Su Ying was still willing to let them leave the palace?
Based on the principle that it is easier to keep a close eye on them under their noses, shouldn't they keep them trapped in the palace forever?
"The Concubine doesn't want to?"
Concubine Dowager De came back to her senses, "No, that's not it... Your Majesty means that the Emperor wants the Third Prince to leave the palace?"
Su Ying nodded, "Yes, it depends on whether the Concubine is willing. If not..."
"Yes!" Concubine Dowager De said quickly, fearing that if she said it too late, Su Ying would regret it.
Su Ying smiled. She had thought about this before. In fact, she didn't want too many people in the harem. If they all left, she could save a lot of money every year. As for the vacant courtyard in the palace, she would see if there were other uses for it when the time came.
"Since the concubine is willing, then choose a day to move out."
When Concubine Dowager De came out of Fengluan Palace, she still felt it was a little unreal. Did Xiao Jin let them go so easily?
Concubine Dowager De was afraid that Su Ying and the others would go back on their word, so she packed her luggage immediately after returning and had the gifts moved out of the palace before dark.
"Your Majesty, Concubine De said that she will leave the palace early tomorrow morning, and all her luggage and other belongings have been sent out first." Bai Shuang was very shocked by Concubine De's speed.
Su Ying had released a group of the late emperor's concubines before, but Concubine De did not leave at that time. After the incident with the third prince and Princess Pingling, Concubine De felt uneasy all day long, fearing that Su Ying would secretly get rid of her at any time.
Later, when Su Ying got into trouble, she had other ideas and wanted to let her niece enter the palace. However, as soon as her brother brought up this matter in the previous court, the emperor smashed her brother's mouth in front of all the civil and military officials.
He said that the queen had been missing for the sake of the country, so how could he have the nerve to marry a new person at this time? This would make the queen feel disheartened.
After that, no one dared to mention this matter in the court again.
Now that Su Ying is back, no one dares to be the first to step forward, so it’s better to slip away first!
The person arrested from the Shangshu Mansion was the son of the housekeeper. After interrogation, he admitted that he bribed the two people to act mysteriously because he did not want the girls' school to open.
The reason was that he couldn't stand the Queen and felt that she was too domineering and even looked down on Concubine Dowager De, so he wanted to vent his anger for his master.
Su Ying had someone stop Concubine Dowager De, who was about to leave the palace, and told her all the confession word for word.
Concubine De almost couldn't control the slap. If that man was in front of her, she would have slapped him to death!
She really thanked him!
However, the man from the Shangshu Mansion died in prison on the night he confessed, so Xiao Jin asked the Ministry of Justice to close the case.
In the imperial study.
The Minister of Revenue knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face.
"Your Majesty, I am an incompetent minister who allowed such a thing to happen in your palace. I am sorry for your trust. The Empress wants to pay for the renovation of the academy, and I am willing to bear it all to apologize to the Empress and the Emperor."
Xiao Jin sat on the dragon throne with a tense face and said nothing.
The Minister of Finance did not dare to raise his head, wondering if this self-punishment would not satisfy the emperor. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. No matter how you punish me, I am willing to bear it."
Xiao Jin's dark eyes darkened. "Do you know how much of an impact this incident has had on the outside world? The news of the enrollment has been released, but after this incident, no one is willing to come and sign up."
"If Your Majesty is willing to trust me, I promise that within five days at most, I can recruit enough students for Your Majesty."
Xiao Jin still remained silent.
The Minister of Revenue gritted his teeth and continued, "I will also provide the children with the school uniforms and lunch expenses for a year, as well as the books they need for their studies. I will provide all of them."
Xiao Jin heard this and spoke reluctantly, "My dear, you also know that this matter made the Queen very unhappy."
"In addition to what you just said, you should reflect on yourself in the next half month and help the Queen get these things done. If there is anything you did not do well, you should humbly listen to the Queen's instructions."
After paying so much money, he was still punished by not being able to attend court for half a month. The Shangshu wanted to cry, but he had to hold it in.
"Yes, I thank you for your grace."
The Minister of Revenue walked out of the imperial study and felt a little cold in his heart due to the wind blowing towards him.
He even suspected that this was a trap set by the Queen. The Minister of Revenue shook his head. No matter whether it was or not, he had to accept it.
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In the imperial garden of the palace, Su Ying was teasing the two little wolves.
"My queen, was it really the people in the Shangshu Mansion who caused the haunting incident?" Bai Shuang felt that it was unlikely. After all, this matter would not do them any good.
Su Ying threw a piece of raw meat to Xiaolang and wiped her hands with a handkerchief. "Hasn't the Ministry of Justice concluded the facts? The man was indeed caught in the Shangshu Mansion, and he is the housekeeper's biological son."
It seems that there is nothing wrong at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, it is unreasonable and makes people feel strange.
"But as the son of a housekeeper, he casually gave out hundreds of taels of silver just to vent his master's anger. Isn't this too generous?"
"Yes, the Ministry of Revenue's Mansion is really rich." So even if Xiao Jin made the Ministry of Revenue bleed this time, it probably wouldn't be a big deal for them.
Bai Shuang still felt that something was fishy. "Don't worry, the Shangshu Mansion will definitely investigate it carefully. We can just pick up the ready-made results when the time comes."
Bai Shuang suddenly realized that she thought Su Ying really believed in the person who was captured.
If the other party had not died in the cell, Su Ying would probably have believed it to about 70%. But now the person is dead. Although the crime is not small, it is not enough to punish him with beheading. Why would he hang himself?
This can only mean that someone wants to silence us.
(End of this chapter)
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