Yan Shiyue went out and saw that the man was being held down by the Dragon Guards. He was dressed in black and his black mask had been torn off. When he saw her, he quickly lowered his head.
Yan Shiyue paused: "You are... Jiang Yu'an?"
The man didn't answer.
This person turned out to be one of the newly recruited "Ministry of Commerce officials".
At that time, including Ren Zenan, a total of twelve people were recruited. Yan Shiyue said that rewards and punishments should be clear, so after the six-month probation period, Qu Sinian dismissed two without hesitation, demoted two and retained two, and recommended three to be promoted to the sixth rank.
This Jiang Yu'an is one of them. In other words, he is the best among these people. No wonder he came to Changle Palace so easily. It turned out to be an internal thief.
Yan Shiyue asked: "Jiang Yu'an, your surname is Jiang, are you Jiang Henbie's son?"
Jiang Yu'an still didn't answer.
Someone outside hurried over and said, "Your Highness, what did the Emperor ask?"
"It's okay," Yan Shiyue said, "Tell Aye it's okay, I'll handle it myself."
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...
The young eunuch responded and left.
Yan Shiyue heard the child crying loudly behind him, so he waved his hand and said, "It's too late. Take him away first and take good care of him. Jiang Yuan, you should think about it carefully too."
So she went back.
In the morning, Qu Sinian brought Jiang Yu'an's resume.
Jiang An, courtesy name Yu'an, was 20 years old and was from Xingping County. He came from a merchant family. His father was Jiang Ping, his mother was Ms. Ye, his grandfather was Jiang Cheng, and his grandmother was Ms. Cui.
But now Cui and her parents have passed away, and only her grandfather Jiang Cheng and he are still alive.
So Jiang Henbie is Jiang Cheng? And Jiang Yu'an is his grandson?
Before he could finish his thought, Emperor Ming Yan's shadow guard came over and handed him a wooden box with both hands.
This was discovered when the tin house was being cleaned. It was probably originally placed in a conspicuous place, but later the entire tin house was dug out, so it was buried underneath and was not found until the end.
This should be the reason why Jiang Henbie would rather die than reveal where the silver is hidden, right?
When I opened it, there were some old jewelry and a letter inside.
The letter was written from Jiang Cheng to Jiang Yu'an, and it was written in a very literary style. Qu Sinian explained it to her while reading it.
Jiang Cheng is the successor of the Wuxin Sect, and is indeed Nian Yang, but the sect has strict rules and regulations. It does not pass on the teachings to sons, daughters, or sons-in-law, but only to apprentices and disciples.
Jiang Cheng has been a leader among them since he was a teenager. He was conceited about his intelligence and cheated people everywhere. Ever since he was rescued by Cui Yanyu and made fake gold ingots for Cui Fang and exchanged them for silver in the treasury, he thought that this was the pinnacle of his business. After all, that was the national treasury!
So he found his life goal and decided to specialize in one thing and only do things that could make the fake things look real.
Afterwards, he married Cui Yanyu, fled and settled in Xingping County, but he still cheated everywhere, and the farthest place he went was even Karakhan.
It was not until he heard the "bad news" that he rushed back home and changed his name to Jiang Henbie because he missed his deceased wife.
At the same time, because his only descendant, his grandson Jiang Yu'an, wanted to revive the family business, but he did not know how to do business, he decided to "return to the old business" and change his wasteful habits, and left the bulk of the money he earned from each fraud to Jiang Yu'an.
Moreover, Jiang Henbie made a great vow that he would convert all the six million taels into real silver during his lifetime, to ensure that his grandson would be rich enough to rival a country for the rest of his life... and so on.
It's really majestic.
Yan Shiyue and Qu Sinian sat facing each other in silence, truly at a loss for words.
To be honest, apart from this "career" itself, Jiang Henbie is absolutely sincere and devoted. He is truly willing to sacrifice his small family for the "greater cause". He is also sincere in his research and efforts. He loves this career deeply, and then he gives the little love he has left to his grandson Jiang Yu'an.
Yan Shiyue sighed: "Someone come and bring Jiang Yu'an over."
Jiang Yu'an was brought over quickly, with his hands tied behind his back and a depressed look on his face.
If you look closely, Jiang Yu'an and Jiang Henbie do look quite similar.
It's just that Jiang Yu'an is more immature and doesn't have the calm and composed spirit of Jiang Henbie, but his eyebrows, eyes and facial features are indeed very similar. Yan Shiyue still remembers that she told Qu Sinian at the time that to do business, you need this kind of face that looks bright and refreshing.
Yan Shiyue asked: "Say something?"
Jiang Yu'an raised his head in panic, glanced at her, and then lowered his head deeply: "Your Highness, Master Qu, I, a humble official, really didn't intend to assassinate you. I just wanted to hold Master Qu or Master Xu hostage, anyway, hold an important person hostage, in exchange, in exchange for Jiang Cheng's life."
Yan Shiyue asked: "What do you think of what your grandfather did?"
Jiang Yu'an smiled bitterly, "He is... He has always been a very strange person. My grandmother said every day that he had a brain disease. Others would cover him with three layers of quilts as if he were a liar, but he was very proud of himself, and took it more seriously than studying. He would not tolerate anyone saying anything bad about him. No matter who said or advised, it was all in vain. My grandmother just said, just treat him as if he didn't exist in the family."
He paused, "But even though he had many faults, he was good to me. He used the money to support the family and fulfilled his responsibilities as the head of the family. Later, he cheated people for me, because I always wanted to expand my business. He said that he couldn't help me with the business, so he...he gave me the money."
Yan Shiyue raised his eyebrows and asked Qu Sinian to give him the letter. Jiang Yuan read it carefully and didn't know whether to cry or laugh...
After a long while, he struggled to slide down to his knees, kowtowing repeatedly: "Your Highness, I only beg you to spare his life. I am willing to sacrifice my life in exchange for yours. I... I am willing to offer all my wealth. I can do anything, just spare him!"
Yan Shiyue said: "Have you ever thought that he doesn't love himself or you, he just loves the feeling of lying."
"Maybe," Jiang Yu'an said softly after a while, "but he is my only relative."
Yan Shiyue didn't say anything else, just waved his hand and asked someone to take him away.
Qu Sinian looked at her. Her brows were deeply frowned, and it was obvious that she was hesitant about something.
Someone outside reported that the prince had arrived.
As soon as the prince lifted the curtain and came in, he saw Yan Shiyue's expression and couldn't help but laugh: "What's wrong?"
Qu Sinian greeted him, and the prince sat down and tapped her forehead gently: "What happened?"
"I am..." Yan Shiyue hesitated for a moment and lay on the table: "Don't talk to me, let me think about it!"
The prince smiled and stopped talking.
Then he picked up the letter on the table, read it, and twitched his lips: "Is this the person who was caught?"
Qu Sinian nodded silently.
Yan Shiyue said, "Brother, you don't know, that person... Actually, he doesn't look like an old man at all. He looks at most thirty years old. Moreover, he looks very calm, composed, and cool. His eyes can speak. It's the kind of feeling that all his experience has turned into charm. Do you understand?"
The prince raised an eyebrow: "So?"
He tried hard to hold back the words that he was about to say... So his sister doesn't want to keep a lover? A lover in his sixties or seventies? Although it was a heavy word, if his sister really wanted it, as a brother... what should he do?
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