Chapter 509: Drama Queen Wang's Debut
"When did this happen?"
That night, Tang Gang received the news sent by the spy. In addition to the evidence of guilt that had been found, one piece of news was particularly eye-catching.
"After the Shuihua Banquet."
The spies wished they could just disappear on the spot. They were not useless people and they had found out a lot of things after some effort. What they handed in was only a part of it. It was still unclear whether the eldest young lady had any further contact with the Prince of Nanguan. After all, it was a bit suspicious that the eldest young lady had been going out frequently some time ago.
The spy felt that he knew too much, but unfortunately he couldn't disappear, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to report, "According to investigation, every time the young lady of Pingshun Bo invited the eldest young lady, Pingshun Hou would definitely invite the Prince of Nanguang to play chess at his mansion. It is said that the eldest young lady was playing the zither at the Bo's mansion, and the Prince of Nanguang was just across the wall."
Tang Gang's head was buzzing at this moment. Tang Mo kept talking to him about the Marquis of Pingshun using beauties as bribes, and also mentioned that Tao Yiran knew about the Marquis of Pingshun's mansion. These things came into play at this moment.
How dare that old man?
How dare Tao Yiran do such an unchaste thing?
"what else?"
The spy didn't dare to say that there were things he hadn't found yet. He only said that some things would take some time to investigate and asked for another two days.
"Keep checking."
The spy retreated quickly, and Tang Gang's face was as gloomy as water and he didn't say anything for a long time. At this time, Wang came and wanted to ask when the two young talents that Tang Gang was going to arrange would arrive at the mansion, and also wanted to arrange for them to meet each other.
"What's wrong? Why do you look so ugly?"
Tang Gang had no place to vent his anger, so he went straight to her, "Your incompetence as a housekeeper has caused trouble, wouldn't it be what you want if I died?"
"From now on, you will have the final say in this mansion. No one can surpass you."
Wang raised her eyebrows, "What kind of evil rage are you having? What good will your death do me?"
"I like being a widow? Can you tell me where I have mismanaged my affairs?"
Tang Gang knew that he was in the wrong, but he couldn't tell Wang what he had just learned. As for the housekeeper's harm, he could pursue it, but what was the point?
Apologies were out of the question, so he pretended to be dead and changed the subject, "Has the eldest brother's wife been out recently?"
"I haven't been out in the last few days."
Wang knew what he was angry about, so she calmly said from the perspective of a mother-in-law that Tao Yiran went out too often, "And the second daughter-in-law always came to inform me personally when she went out, but the eldest daughter-in-law left without a word, either to the Pingshun Marquis's mansion or to the theater to watch a play. I don't know what kind of play fascinated her so much."
"I'll go take a look when I have some free time. It's really curious."
This statement contained a lot of information. Once the seeds of doubt were planted, many things would begin to follow. Tang Gang felt that his heart was about to explode. He clenched his teeth and asked, "Does it take a long time every time you go to the opera?"
Wang said she went out in the morning and came back in the afternoon, but most of the time she went out in the afternoon and came back in the evening. "It was a bit strange. I found her twice when she came back with changed clothes or wearing a bamboo hat. She said she was bitten on the face by insects or her eyes were swollen from crying because of the touching opera."
This sentence contained more information. Tang Gang's heart instantly sank to the bottom. He vaguely guessed something. The familiar dizziness came over him again. He forced himself to calm down, "You didn't ask any further questions?"
Wang is very innocent. She is the stepmother and a stepmother-in-law in front of Tao Yiran. If she interferes too much, won’t she be accused of being mean?
"My Lord, you know that I don't like her behavior and don't want her to go out often. I have discussed this matter with my Lord and the old lady. In addition, her family has been doing well recently, so I can only give her a few words on the grounds of Chun Lang. But I think she didn't listen and still does her own thing."
When she mentioned Tao Yiran's family, Tang Gang had a bold and absurd idea. The Tao family was inexplicably supported by the Prince of Nanguang. He had investigated several times but could not find out. Could it be that Tao Yiran and the Prince of Nanguang were hooking up? If so, then the Tao family's affairs had a reasonable explanation, and the Prince of Nanguang's actions could be regarded as prostitution money.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, the blood in his body immediately rushed back and he almost fell under the chair. But then he immediately drove away this horrible thought, thinking that no matter how ridiculous Tao Yiran was, he would not be so bold.
Even though the Prince of Nanguang had no particular preference on meat and vegetables, he would not do such a thing.
After his constant self-comfort, he finally calmed down. Wang didn't continue talking about Tao Yiran, and didn't seem to care too much about the matter. The topic returned to when Tang Gang would bring someone back to see her.
Her ignorant look successfully put Tang Gang down, but some thoughts were more likely to come to mind the more one tried to suppress them. He tossed and turned in bed at night, thinking over everything that had happened since he came back from Huaijiang. No matter how he looked at it, Tao Yiran couldn't be innocent.
As for the Marquis of Pingshun, he was already dead in his heart. He had imagined a hundred ways for him to die and dozens of ideas for Tao Yiran's destination. The only thing he had not thought of was revenge on the Prince of Nanguang. The main reason was that he did not know enough information and did not dare to think further.
The next day, everyone including Zhou Zheng noticed that Tang Gang had changed his attitude towards Pingshun Bo, from defending him to being ambiguous and then to today's firm attitude. No one understood what he was thinking.
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The Second Prince's people showed satisfaction, the Crown Prince's people were full of suspicion, and the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Zhou Zheng was in great fear. The more he investigated the affairs of the Marquis of Pingshun, the more frightening he became. Although he had deliberately distanced himself from the Marquis of Pingshun over the years, they had gotten along well in the past. Now there was still the beautiful concubine that the Marquis of Pingshun had given him in the past, and he had not had time to deal with her yet.
"My Lord, what are you doing?"
Minister Xie was full of doubts, and he didn't understand why Tang Gang changed his attitude just overnight. At this moment, Tang Gang looked upright and said that according to the evidence found, Pingshun Bo's crimes were too numerous to list, and he was really a disaster for the court. "The evidence is as strong as a mountain, and I can't sleep at night. I am so angry when I think of so many innocent people being killed. In this prosperous era, there are such people and such things, and they are right next to you and me. How can I be uneasy?"
"If I don't give justice to the victims, I will be sorry for those who were harmed, and I will fail the emperor's trust. I dare not slack off."
Minister Xie, are you such a person?
"Thank you for your tolerance, Minister. I know my limits."
It's just a matter of killing the Earl of Pingshun. It won't affect the Crown Prince as long as it doesn't involve other people. He can still complete the Crown Prince's instructions.
The main reason is that I figured out the emperor's intention last night, and I guess the emperor doesn't want to implicate too many people.
His idea was good, but the Second Prince was not willing to punish only the Earl of Pingshun. He had to involve the Duke of Enguo's Mansion and the Prince's followers. If he didn't seize this opportunity, there would not be such a good opportunity next time.
Before they could say anything, the man sent by Zhang, the steward of the Marquis' Mansion, stood anxiously at the door looking for Tang Gang. When Tang Gang came forward, the man hurriedly said, "My Lord, the Madam has fainted. Please go back immediately before she faints. Tell her it's urgent."
(End of this chapter)
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