Chapter 92 Shi Chaoqing appears
The search of the Shi Mansion is still going on. In addition to searching the property in each courtyard, the account books of the accounting office are also needed.
The accountant ran slowly and was caught on the spot by the soldiers.
Shi Xiaoya's yard was deep in the backyard, and the searching officers and soldiers were slower to arrive. Before everyone arrived, Wu You slipped in and found several boxes of silver in the private vault in the yard.
Fortunately, the box was not big, so Wuyou carried a backpack with him.
She only moved one box, threw it into the backpack with a bang, and then used light skills to leave the stone house.
Jiang Yunzheng was still waiting for her in the carriage outside.
A box of silver was quite heavy. Wu Yu was out of breath after getting on the car and couldn't help asking, "Young Madam, what do we need this silver for?"
Is it true that Jiang Yunzheng covets the silver from the Shi Mansion?
Wuyou didn't quite believe it.
Jiang Yunzheng smiled, "The day after tomorrow, Madam Xu and Rong Yue will go to Anrenfang to distribute porridge, right?"
Wu Yu was still confused.
Jiang Yunzheng smiled faintly, "You'll know when the time comes."
Jiang Yunzheng's carriage was similar to the ones on the market in Beijing. It was impossible to tell which family had specially made it. Just in case, she asked Wuyou to take a tour around the capital before returning to the Song Mansion.
The things inside were moved back to Nianyunzhu.
It took nearly two hours to search the Shi Mansion. The amount of gold, silver and treasures found in the various courtyards alone was staggering. It was estimated that there were more than two to three million silver coins, not to mention the hidden locations revealed by the accountant, where a lot of treasures were also found.
Xu Suyuan watched as all the things were sealed and loaded onto the truck, and took Ishida, the accountant, and several of the housekeeper's servants away.
The group came with great momentum and left with great fanfare.
The stone mansion was messy and empty, with no one in it.
Soon, a thin figure picked up a disheveled person and threw him to the ground.
Shi Jingtao has been tortured beyond recognition these days, and he still doesn't know how Shi Chaoqing came back to life.
Shi Jingtao looked around in horror. He had only been away for a few days, so how could things turn out like this?
"What happened?"
"Shi Chaoqing, are you the one who harmed the Shi family? Speak up!"
Shi Chaoqing's voice was very calm: "Why are you so excited, second brother? With Shi Tian's salary, can you support the extravagance of you and your sisters and Qin Shi all these years? Have you really never doubted it?"
Shi Jingtao fell to the ground, his face dazed. "Brother, can you please save Shi Fu? I beg you!"
Shi Chaoqing curled his lips and said, "The Shi family almost killed my mother and Yun Zheng, why should I save them?"
Shi Jingtao apologized to Shi Chaoqing, "Brother, it's my and my mother's fault. My mother has paid the price. She is blind. I will never dare to offend my sister-in-law again. Please save the Shi family..."
Shi Chaoqing: "It's too late."
He glanced at Shi Jingtao, who was lying on the ground in a more miserable state than a dog, with a mocking look on his face. He kicked the man into the flowers, looking unsightly.
Shi Jingtao spat out a mouthful of blood.
Shi Chaoqing headed towards Qihuaju. In addition to the wounds that Jiang Yunzheng stabbed Shi Jingtao's limbs that day, he had suffered a lot of beatings in the past few days. He had countless internal and external injuries and didn't even have the strength to escape.
When Shi Chaoqing arrived at Qihuaju, he went to the study first and cleared out all the books on the bookshelf.
Shi Chaoqing's face darkened slightly.
Shi Chaoqing carried Shi Jingtao back to a large house with three entrances. The people inside spoke in broken Central Plains dialect: "Master, everyone is here."
There were quite a few people sitting in the main room, among whom a graceful figure was particularly conspicuous.
Tong Li had dressed up specially for today. She stood up with the others and said, "Master."
Shi Chaoqing came to the main seat, where a simplified map of the capital was hung on the wall.
The middle-aged man sitting in the front suddenly knelt down and said, "Master, I failed to perform my duties well this time. I am willing to accept the punishment!"
After saying that, he took out a dagger and cut off the little finger of his left hand.
More than four years ago, when the Xixia people came to pay homage to the Daliang Emperor, Xixia began to deploy spies in the capital. However, Xiao Qinyu was extremely stupid and was so bold as to kill Xu Jingyang!
The consequence was that Qi Yunshen was angered, and all the Xixia spy nests were cleared out. Afterwards, Xixia was defeated repeatedly and lost four important cities!
The Crown Prince of Daliang is too sick to live long, King Yu is scheming, and King Zhou seems smart but is actually arrogant and foolish.
Over the past four years, the Xixia people had finally managed to secretly establish a foothold in the capital, but this time most of it was destroyed!
A large amount of manpower and financial resources were poured into King Zhou. Everyone knew that King Zhou was stupid, but no one expected that King Zhou could be so stupid!
This time, King Zhou was ambushed by Qi Yunshen, and the Xixia people suffered heavy casualties, with more than half of their men lost!
The room was thick with the smell of blood. Shi Chaoqing suddenly smiled and helped the middle-aged man up. "Don't blame Uncle Li, just blame Qi Yunshen for being too cunning."
Tong Li looked at the scene in front of him and bit his lip, "Master, then what will we do next..."
Shi Chaoqing pursed his lips, his gentle face frosted with coldness. "Kill Qi Yunshen."
The border between Daliang and Western Xia was guarded by the Duke of Zhenguo.
The capital is heavily guarded, with Qi Yunshen in charge. The Xixia people came to the capital to approach King Zhou with the intention of cultivating a puppet emperor, but now everything has been disrupted by Qi Yunshen.
If Qi Yunshen does not die, the great cause will be difficult to accomplish.
Tong Li went out with everyone, but before he took two steps, he suddenly heard a muffled groan from behind him.
That 'Uncle Li' fell straight forward to the ground, with a dagger stuck in his back.
Soon someone dragged 'Uncle Li' away.
Shi Chaoqing stood in front of the shelf and washed his hands gracefully.
Tong Li looked at the man's profile and felt a chill in his heart.
Tong Li took a long detour and returned to Zui Chunfeng.
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Jiang Yunzheng and Wu You returned to Nianyunzhu. They changed into men's clothes and disguised themselves as traveling southern merchants, heading to the ghost market.
Jiang Yunzheng spoke with a Jiangnan accent and came to the place where he sold medicine last time, carrying a few bottles and jars.
The owner of the drugstore didn't remember Jiang Yunzheng. Jiang Yunzheng threw a bag onto the table, and the things inside made a tinkling sound.
The boss frowned: "...Sir, what are you doing?"
Jiang Yunzheng: "Would you like to take the antidote for quinine poison?"
The boss frowned and said, "This is poison from the Western Regions. You can't sell it in the capital."
He's not a rag collector.
Jiang Yunzheng curled her lips and pointed casually at the people from the Western Regions in the ghost market.
"The capital city is a bustling business city, with merchants from Southern Xinjiang, the Western Regions, Western Xia, and Northern Di. Are you sure you don't want to make money from this?"
The shop owner licked his lips and said, "Okay, I'll take it for granted. How much do you want?"
Jiang Yunzheng curled her lips and said, "Five bottles of antidote, I only want one hundred taels."
Quinine poison is extremely difficult to make due to its antidote, so it is extremely valuable in the underworld. The shop owner looked skeptical and said, "Could it be fake?"
Jiang Yunzheng raised his eyebrows: "Just check it out."
The shop owner took the antidote to the back and came back after a while. He readily gave Jiang Yunzheng fifty taels.
"Okay, go ahead."
This time they sold for less money, and Jiang Yunzheng and the other person walked out safely.
Wu Yu couldn't help but ask, "Young Madam, why did you sell so little?"
Jiang Yunzheng raised her lips, "I'm just afraid he won't accept it."
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