Chapter 30 Pretending to be Yu Yingsi, the truth behind the bad father marrying his wife
Xie Yao let Manager Wang kneel down and beg for mercy, looking down at him.
Soon, she confirmed her guess.
——Manager Wang’s left arm was shaking like a sieve, his elbow was turned outward, and the tendons in his left hand were bulging uncontrollably.
His joints were broken apart, and it took no more than two hours.
This kind of injury will heal quickly after seeing a doctor and being repositioned. The pain will only last for ten days or half a month, and there will be no visible wound.
In the entire Dayan, only the spies of the Imperial Eagle Division would use such methods to interrogate others.
No trace was left because Manager Wang was, after all, the manager of an official residence in the capital. The Imperial Eagle Division would not offend the Xie family until they were convicted and arrested.
"I can swear to heaven that I have told you everything I know!"
"Please, sir, spare my life. As for that woman just now, she is the nanny of Concubine Xie, my lover. She suddenly came to my house tonight, and I couldn't control myself. I am really ashamed."
Steward Wang then explained what happened with Madam Liu.
Xie Yao already understood what had happened before.
She calmly took out a bayonet from her sleeve. The bayonet was the most commonly used weapon by spies in the Yan army, and its specific identity could not be seen.
She lowered her voice, her throat vibrating, and her voice was completely different from usual: "You confessed everything? Then why didn't you mention your lover before? You're still in the mood to do things. It seems you're not afraid."
When Steward Wang heard this voice, he was stunned: "Sir, you, you are not the sir from before?"
Xie Yao looked down at him condescendingly, the murderous intent in her body enveloping him, making him unable to think of resisting.
Of course, she is not a member of the Imperial Eagle Division, but she can pretend to be one now.
The military spear moved back and forth on Manager Wang's face, but did not drop it.
The next moment, Xie Yao picked up his left hand with her backhand and applied gentle force.
There was a crisp "crack" sound, and Manager Wang's other arm was dislocated in the same way.
“Ahhhhh…”
Manager Wang rolled on the ground in pain, but he didn't dare to scream out loud. He could only lie on the ground groaning, breathing hoarsely.
"Who told you that the Imperial Eagle Division can only send one person to investigate a case? And now it turns out you haven't spit out all the information. So, I... my contribution is even greater than that of my colleague."
Xie Yao's tone was cold and it was difficult to tell whether she was a man or a woman.
Especially the word "our family" that was changed halfway through the sentence, which fell into the ears of Manager Wang and made him complete Xie Yao's identity on his own.
The man in front of him was a eunuch and also a spy from the Imperial Eagle Division. He was ordered to investigate the Xie family and had set his target on himself.
The Imperial Eagle Division was an office set up by the emperor, specifically responsible for spying on the private affairs of officials in the court, including many eunuchs in the palace, which he knew.
It was all his fault that he was the manager of the Bo's Mansion. He was so unlucky that both of his arms were removed by the same group of people in one night.
Xie Yao's tone became more vicious. "Come on, tell me again what you said to my colleague before. If you hide even a single word, your two arms will be more than just dislocated."
She pretended that she wanted to compete with the first person for the credit.
Steward Wang still had a hint of hesitation in his heart. He asked in a hoarse and trembling voice, "You, where do you want me to start?"
Xie Yao raised an eyebrow and said, "Haha, that day when Eunuch Qing came to the Xie family to announce the imperial decree, the reward money given by Earl Wenchang was really surprising. Let's start from here."
She also wanted to thank Xiao Yizi for making her think of this.
After hearing this, Manager Wang finally stopped doubting Xie Yao's identity.
After all, the previous person from the Imperial Eagle Division asked the same question.
"Little, I have followed my uncle since I was young. He is the eldest son in the family. After winning the first place in the imperial examination, he entered the officialdom. He has always been diligent and would never dare to do anything to let His Majesty down."
Manager Wang said hesitantly.
Xie Yao's eyes were cold and she stepped on the back of his hand.
She ignored Manager Wang's painful pleas for mercy and continued to grind on the back of his hand.
"Don't dare to do anything to offend His Majesty? Do you think I really don't know anything, huh?"
"Please spare my life, sir. I will tell you everything!"
Steward Wang gritted his teeth in pain and finally shouted, "Ten years ago, my uncle gave the Minister of Rites a thousand taels of gold, saying it was a gift to him. Six years ago, my uncle presented a nobleman with a white jade Buddha with golden eyes, which earned him a promotion to the position of Vice Minister of Rites."
"Your Excellency?"
"I was just following orders. I gave the gold and silver to the old minister and also sent the jade Buddha to an ordinary house. I don't know who the noble person was, but I guess his identity must be extremely noble."
Xie Yao: "Continue."
As far as she knew, the old Minister of Rites had retired to his hometown a few years ago and was probably dead now.
The specific identity of that noble person is unknown.
It is far from enough to just find out that Xie Mingan has committed bribery.
"Earlier, when Uncle married Xu, it was because the old uncle had offended the powerful officials of the time, which brought trouble to the whole family, and he needed money to bribe them!"
"Over the years, the Bo Mansion has spent money like water, and a lot of it is Xu's dowry."
Steward Wang talked about the lady of the Bo Mansion again.
In an instant, Xie Yao's face under the veil turned gloomy.
In the past, she had always heard that her mother was in love with Xie Mingan, and she got pregnant unexpectedly before they got married and gave birth to her.
The Xu family gave a huge dowry, making my mother Xie Mingan’s legal wife.
As it turned out, Xie Mingan had been exploiting his mother from the very beginning!
He married his mother just for her dowry!
It’s a pity that his mother has been ill all the time. Xie Mingan claims to be from a noble family, but he relies on his mother’s money to climb up step by step. He even promotes his concubine as his equal wife and lives off her!
Coincidentally, Xie Mingan was also a top scholar when he was young, so he and Lu Shenyan were in the same boat.
"You are good at saying that Marquis Wenchang used Xu's dowry to bribe people, and put all the blame on a woman. This is not the result I want." She continued to ask with a cold look in her eyes.
Steward Wang said quickly, "I dare not. It's Uncle... Uncle Wenchang who is so bold and reckless. He likes to make friends with the powerful and influential and to bribe people. As for Xu's dowry, she has to give it even if she doesn't want to. However, Xu still has a part of her dowry under her, which Uncle cannot take away."
"In addition to taking money from the Xu family, Aunt Sun's natal family, the Sun family, other people's filial piety, and the second branch of the Xie family must have also amassed a lot of wealth for him... However, these are just my guesses."
There is no point in guessing, but as long as you do something, there will definitely be evidence left.
"Okay, I don't want to hear this useless stuff. Since your mistress is from Concubine Xie's family, let's talk about this Concubine. As far as I know, Concubine Sun's father is the Imperial Pharmacy Director of this dynasty."
Xie Yao's tone was gloomy.
"Auntie Sun, Auntie Sun has nothing much to say. It's all about the things in the harem..." Steward Wang said embarrassedly.
"explain."
Xie Yao only uttered one word coldly.
Steward Wang curled up on the ground, racking his brains:
"My mistress just told me that the Second Young Miss who just returned to the capital is really annoying. Aunt Sun found poison from her parents' home and wants to make the Second Young Miss suffer!"
"But I don't know what they are going to do..."
poison?
Xie Yao sneered disdainfully, and suddenly, she remembered an old story.
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