Chapter 1096 There is a connection
When the follower heard that he would be whipped fifty times and then poured with salt water, he collapsed immediately.
"Prince Jun, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
"Beat him." Xiao Lanyuan was merciless and was determined to beat him no matter how much he begged for mercy.
If he were to be whipped fifty times, he would probably be dead.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" The followers were so scared that they burst into tears and snot.
Qingyi looked at him and sneered.
"You are so cowardly, and you still dare to plot to harm our princess?"
I thought it would be very rigid, but is this it?
"I did live in the capital before. I am a relative of the second lady of the Song Mansion in the capital."
Song Mansion. When Song Yunyao was still a princess, there was a constant stream of people and cars in front of the gate every day, and it looked like a magnificent place.
Song Yunyao was determined to frame Fu Zhaoning, and both she and the Song family were uprooted by Xiao Lanyuan. Now there is no Song Mansion in the capital anymore.
Xiao Lanyuan didn't expect that there would be someone here who had some connection with the Song Mansion.
"After the incident at the Song Mansion, my family has been living in fear. My friends who used to call me brothers and sisters all abandoned me and ignored me. All the shops related to the Song Mansion were closed. It turned out that we still owed a lot of debts to others. They said before that it was okay to owe them and they would pay them back when they had more money."
Xiao Lanyuan frowned.
"I did not give the shop to the maiden's family of a concubine in the Song Mansion."
If he did it, he would admit it; if he didn't do it, he would not take the blame for others.
"I have inquired about it, and it was an order issued by the emperor later." The attendant did not dare to hide it.
"Oh, he will follow behind and do something else."
Xiao Lanyuan also understood the emperor's meaning at once.
He had already made an effort to defeat the Song family, and the emperor was secretly trying to squeeze out some of the money related to the Song family behind his back, and he could even put all the blame on him, saying that he did it.
Those people must bear grudges, and they all bear grudges against Prince Jun.
The emperor also made a profit from it.
How can an emperor, who is dignified and majestic, keep his eyes on him and such a small fortune all day long?
"Go on."
The follower knelt on the ground and did not dare to look up at Xiao Lanyuan.
After Xiao Lanyuan brought down the Song Mansion by himself, he knew that he could not offend Prince Jun. This was definitely a very petty person, and his methods were also very tough.
But later he had no choice.
"We owed a lot of money, and those people kept coming to our house to ask for it, so I had no choice but to find a job. As a result, I entered the Jia Mansion and became an attendant of Master Jia."
"I don't want to hear whether you can survive or not. Who is behind this incident?" Xiao Lanyuan asked.
The follower had a sad face. He wanted to make himself sound helpless and innocent, and plead for mercy.
"Master Jia got rich quickly and was generous, but the things he sold were not of the right origin, so he didn't trust just anyone. I tried my best to please him because I wanted to make more money. Later, he asked me to help deliver goods. One of the customers was a lady from outside Beijing. I thought that lady was a little strange."
"Which lady?"
"Mrs. Wu."
Qing Yi lowered his voice to remind Xiao Lanyuan: "My Lord, the woman who went to see the princess before seemed to say she was from the Wu family."
"Yeah." Xiao Lanyuan suddenly thought of that woman, and he should be talking about her.
I didn't expect that she was involved in this?
"I discovered that many of Mr. Jia's goods were supplied by Madam Wu, and Mr. Jia listened to Madam Wu very much. Madam Cheng thought that Mr. Jia really liked her, but in fact, Mr. Jia really liked Madam Wu."
Xiao Lanyuan frowned.
Then we talked about the relationship between those three people? What a mess.
But Xiao Lanyuan also knew that since this person mentioned Madam Wu, things would not be that simple, so he could only suppress his impatience and listen.
"Mr. Jia came to Zhixu Town at Madam Wu's suggestion. It was also Madam Wu's idea that he should approach someone with more reputation in Zhixu Town, so Mr. Jia chose Madam Cheng. Mr. Jia asked me to pick someone and ask them to go to Youqing Peak to ask the princess to treat her illness. When he told me that, his tone seemed to be Madam Wu's idea as well."
Hearing this, Xiao Lanyuan's face darkened.
"So, this is Wu's order?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, I am not sure about this. I can only say that this is what I heard. I dare not hide it from Your Majesty, lest Your Majesty find out the direction."
"How much silver was given to the townspeople?"
"Each person promised fifty taels."
Ha. Xiao Lanyuan sneered. Fifty taels allowed them to rush to Youqing Peak? It was time for him to give up Zhixu Town.
"Qingyi, bring the man to the town entrance and let him tell the truth. Also, I will withdraw my support for the town from now on."
This result was caused by those people just for the fifty taels, and all the townspeople must know about this.
"yes."
Qing Yi understood what he meant and immediately ordered someone to escort the follower out.
"Your Highness, are we going to capture Jiali now?" Qing Yi asked.
"Send a message back to the capital, have someone keep an eye on Wu first, and take note of everyone she comes into contact with. Don't alert the enemy for now."
Before leaving the capital, Xiao Lanyuan had already asked people to keep an eye on Madam Wu, and now he just wanted to keep a closer eye on her.
"Go to Chengyun Villa."
Xiao Lanyuan was just preparing to go to Chengyun Villa at this time.
Mrs. Cheng cannot say that she had no involvement in this matter.
It must have been because she expressed her dislike for Fu Zhaoning in front of Jia Li at the beginning that gave Jia Li such an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Why doesn't she listen? Why doesn't she have any control at all?
And Jia Li was at Chengyun Villa at this time.
Mrs. Cheng was in a bad mood. Jia Li had been here with her for most of the day. Jia Li stayed directly in Chengyun Villa this time, so he came to the backyard early in the morning.
Lu Guo was busy preparing a table full of snacks and tea, and she also found someone to play some tunes for them.
Madam Cheng had complained a lot to Jia Li before, telling him a lot about Fu Zhaoning, and she also said that Xiao Lanyuan treated her completely differently now, and it was all because of Fu Zhaoning.
Jiali did try to persuade her for a long time, but it was hard to say what the effect was.
"Since Prince Jun has been under your care since he was a child, the relationship is naturally completely different. However, Prince Jun is young after all, and it is difficult for a hot-blooded man to resist the temptation of beauty. Princess Jun is a girl who grew up in poverty in a small family. She was able to transform herself into Princess Jun. Her means must be extraordinary."
The tone in which Jiali said this sounded like he was praising, but also like he was expressing admiration.
Mrs. Cheng felt that this was exactly what she was thinking.
"Yes, yes, yes, I mean, she is really amazing!"
"You have been in charge of Chengyun Villa for so many years, you must have seen all kinds of people, so of course you have sharp eyes. It's a pity that Prince Jun didn't listen to your advice. You are doing this for his own good."
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