Chapter 785 We are always here for you
With the cooperation of the palace guards and the imperial guards, the jade pendant, which was said to be worth 100,000 taels of silver, was finally recovered.
As for the thief who stole the jade pendant, he was thrown directly into the prison of Jingzhao Prefecture.
Mei Guangtao, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, who was on New Year's holiday, suddenly received a notice to work overtime, and felt extremely distressed.
He reluctantly put on his official uniform, touched his increasingly high hairline in the mirror, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
He really has it so difficult.
Mrs. Mei took the cloak from the maid and put it on Mei Guangtao herself.
Mei Guangtao had originally planned to take advantage of the New Year holiday to stay at home and spend time with his wife and children, but now this plan has completely gone down the drain.
He gritted his teeth.
"I will submit a transfer application to the Ministry of Personnel right away. Whoever they want can be the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture!"
Mrs. Mei helped him tie the straps of his cloak and said calmly, "You say this almost every month, but after that, don't you still have to work overtime?"
Mei Guangtao was speechless and could only smile awkwardly.
Madam Mei: "I have cooked some Polygonum multiflorum chicken soup. I will have it delivered to Jingzhao Prefecture later. Remember to drink it while it's hot."
Mei Guangtao held her hand and said, "Madam, you are so kind to me."
Mrs. Mei sighed: "Actually, I have been worried about one thing recently."
Mei Guangtao: "What's the matter?"
Mrs. May: "I heard that baldness is hereditary. What if our child takes after you? What will we do in the future?"
Mei Guangtao: “…”
Prefect Mei covered his painful heart and went to Jingzhao Prefecture in a daze.
Originally everyone thought that the King of England was robbed because he was too unlucky. However, after interrogation and investigation by Jingzhao Prefecture, they found out that the thief was actually instructed by someone, and the one who instructed him was Jing Feng!
It was already the afternoon of the next day when Luo Yechen learned the news.
He was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up.
"This Jingfeng has always been targeting me, and I didn't bother to argue with him, but I didn't expect him to come looking for trouble again and again! No, I can't stand this, I'm going to go find him and settle the score!"
Bu Shengyan grabbed him and signaled him to calm down.
She looked at the official who came to report the news and asked.
"Why did Jingfeng instruct others to steal the King of England's jade pendant?"
The officer bent over and answered truthfully.
“To answer your question, Princess, it’s because Jingfeng was beaten up in Xixiang Pavilion before.
He suspected that it was the King of England who did it, but he had no evidence and could not prove it, so he could only think of stealing the jade pendant to embarrass the King of England.
He paused and added.
"The King of England said in the restaurant last time that his jade pendant was worth 100,000 taels of silver, and many people know this.
Jingfeng thought that if he could steal the King of England's jade pendant, not only would it cause the King of England to lose a large sum of money, but it would also make him lose face.
Luo Yechen had also heard about Jing Feng being beaten up in Xixiang Pavilion, but he didn't associate it with himself at all.
He cursed angrily.
"He deserved to be beaten, it was his own fault.
He flirts with people everywhere, even married women.
What does this have to do with me?
Just because I don't like him, can he arbitrarily accuse me of a crime?
This is simply outrageous!"
The official hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Highness is right. Your Highness has always been open and aboveboard. You can say whatever you want. The incident at Xixiang Pavilion definitely has nothing to do with you."
Bu Shengyan coughed twice and brought the topic back to the main topic.
"Alright, there's no need to talk about irrelevant things.
Now that the matter has been clarified, please help convey the message to Prefect Mei.
This matter should be judged however it should be judged.
If the Jing family is not convinced, they can just come and argue with us directly. We are ready to fight at any time."
Neither the Jing family nor the Ying Palace are families that can be easily offended. Jingzhao Prefecture is caught in the middle and is in a difficult position.
Mei Fuyin specially sent someone to inform the King and Queen of England, just to get an attitude from the King of England.
If the King of England wants to keep things quiet, he should try to keep a low profile.
But if the King of England insists on seeking justice, then he can only do it impartially.
Now that the Queen of England has said this, the officer’s mission this time has been successfully completed.
He stopped talking nonsense and immediately bowed and said, "Yes."
After the officers left, Bu Shengyan said to Luo Yechen.
"Since Jingfeng can think of hiring someone to steal things, it means he has done many such unethical things in the past. Why don't we have someone check him out to see what other crimes he has committed in the past? We can take this opportunity to deal with him once and for all."
Luo Yechen slapped his thigh and said, "Good idea!"
Although he usually doesn't take charge of things, he still holds the official position of the Left Patrol Officer and has basic powers.
Investigating illegal and disorderly activities in Shengjing City and maintaining stability in the city fell within his scope of authority.
Luo Yechen immediately went out happily.
He rode his horse to the Patrol Office and assigned the task of investigating Jing Feng.
It would have been fine if I hadn't checked, but when I did, I found out a lot of things.
Jingfeng is a narrow-minded person who is very petty.
He once had someone secretly break the scholar's hands because he was outshined by that scholar at a poetry meeting.
The entire hand bone was broken into several pieces and couldn't be connected properly. I will be a disabled person from now on.
Afterwards, the Jing family paid a sum of money as compensation. In addition, the scholar's family was just a business family and was far less prestigious than the Jing family. The family was afraid of offending the Jing family and having trouble living in Shengjing City in the future, so they could only grit their teeth and endure it.
Another time, Jingfeng was jealous of someone in a brothel.
He was drunk and got drunk, so he smashed the man's head with a jar of wine, directly splitting it open.
Although the man was rescued in time and did not die, he was left with dementia.
I don’t know what means the Jing family used, but the matter ended up in nothing.
There are several more things like this.
They were all injured by Jing Feng for various reasons, and in the end the Jing family paid compensation to settle the matter.
The most serious cases were the one who had his arm broken and the other who had his head smashed.
Although the lives of these two people are not in danger, their entire lives are ruined.
It just so happened that Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan came to the King of England's palace today to discuss the storytelling competition with the King of England.
Luo Yechen then told the two of them everything he had found out.
Xiao Xixi didn't know who Jing Feng was, and was quite surprised after hearing all this.
"Is the Jing family so arrogant in the capital? No one dares to offend them."
Luo Yechen also found it strange and sneered.
"I remember that there was only one old man in their family, Mr. Jing, who was serving as an imperial official in the Imperial College.
As for the other members of the Jing family, they were all unknown.
Even if someone is an official in the court, he is probably just a minor official.
I don’t know where they got such great power, and they scared those people so much that they didn’t even dare to report it to the authorities.”
Bu Shengyan coughed twice, signaling him to speak less.
The Jing family doesn't have any particularly powerful people, but they have a daughter who is a queen in the palace.
But this cannot be said, especially not in front of the emperor.
(End of this chapter)
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