"You still want to delay until this time. It seems that you are not going to keep the official hat of the governor?" After a long silence, Gu Yanwei suddenly spoke.
There seemed to be a chill in the air, and the Governor shuddered. He inexplicably regretted making excuses for the two.
"Ma Congyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, has six subordinates with excellent martial arts skills. One of them, Ma San, was captured by us once. Unfortunately, he was missing in the assassination yesterday." Gu Yanwei spoke slowly, revealing the concealed facts word by word.
"Ma Congyuan has a habit of arranging names from numbers. It's a pity that one of his men appeared among the assassins yesterday."
"I wonder if the Governor can give me a reasonable explanation?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Governor suddenly felt a cold gaze falling on him.
He couldn't stop sweating and his body was shaking, so he didn't dare to speak easily.
Everything he wanted to cover up had already been investigated by Gu Yanwei, and today's questioning was just a test for him.
But I don't want to hit the bull's eye directly.
The Governor spoke tremblingly: "I... I just..."
"Some things should be said, and some things should not be said. Governor, you have been in this position for so many years, don't you know everything about it?" Gu Yanwei raised his eyebrows, and his slightly pale face looked particularly stern at this moment.
Under the pressure, no one dared to talk nonsense.
The governor felt a surge of fear in his heart. He should never, ever lie in front of the Ninth Prince.
He wanted to save both of them but never expected to be exposed.
The magistrate of Hangzhou County and the prefect of Hangzhou were brought up, and when they saw the noble face in front of them, they knelt down.
"Ninth... Ninth Prince." Their voices trembled.
"The people who assassinated the textile factory yesterday were your men, right?" These words were merely inquiring, but to Ma Congyuan's ears they sounded like the devil's aggressive tone.
Ma Congyuan dared not hide anything anymore and begged for mercy in a low voice: "Ninth Prince! We didn't intend to assassinate you! Even if we were given a hundred courages, we wouldn't dare to do anything to you!"
"Is it right to assassinate the people in the textile factory?" The wooden sign was thrown down from the high platform and fell heavily in front of Ma Congyuan. The latter's legs were trembling and he dared not say a word.
"You are so bold that not only do you hide the truth, but you also want to cover it up! It seems that you are too comfortable sitting in this position." Gu Yanwei sneered, and the coldness between his brows became even more intense.
The magistrate of Hangzhou County knelt on the ground in panic and begged for mercy: "It was my fault! It was all our fault! We will never attack the textile factory again! Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
With their lives hanging by a thread, none of them dared to hide anything. Getting a few beatings was considered good, and the official hat on their heads was not important at all. It would not be worth it if they lost their lives.
Ma Congyuan seemed to come to his senses, and pleaded with sobs: "None of this was our own will! Please understand!"
"Everything we did was caused by someone in the court sending a message to force us to take action against the textile factory, and deliberately authorizing the treatment of Shen Qingqiu." The truth that was covered up in the face of death finally surfaced.
Ma Congyuan didn't dare to hide anything and told the story in detail: "The people in the court told us to destroy the textile factory and kill Shen Qingqiu. All of this was done in accordance with their request."
"Since you are being forced, then write down your confession to prove your actions." Leaving a confession can prove everything, and it is also a way to find out who in the court is secretly directing.
After dealing with the matter at hand, Gu Yanwei did not hesitate at all and went straight to look for Shen Qingqiu.
"Regarding the matter of Ma Congyuan...someone in the court deliberately instructed them." Gu Yanwei frowned tightly, clearly sensing that all this was directed at Shen Qingqiu.
Although it was expected that there must be other people targeting the textile factory, one could not help but feel a little worried about Shen Qingqiu.
"People from the court?" Shen Qingqiu kept talking, his thoughts gradually spreading.
The only person who is most hostile to him now is Princess Changping, and she is also the only one who meets this series of conditions.
"Princess Changping wants to use the Jiangnan Textile Factory to make me lose?"
Shen Qingqiu smiled but didn't.
She knew at once that the textile factory was very profitable. Princess Changping had always wanted to take over the textile factory and successfully got it.
Who wouldn’t be jealous of such income?
Once this thing is done successfully, it will definitely bring huge profits. Shen Qingqiu has already figured out the other party's thoughts.
And Ma Congyuan's incident has already proved the other party's hostility.
"It's just that we managed to reverse this matter after all. I don't know if Princess Changping has gone mad with rage." A mocking laugh rang out, Shen Qingqiu had already been holding a grudge in his heart.
She is not a kind-hearted person. If someone tries to attack her secretly, she will definitely retaliate.
Everything has been investigated clearly, and the affairs of the textile factory are gradually coming to an end.
While exposing the other party's conspiracy, the lives lost in the textile factory were also lost.
Shen Qingqiu came to Jiangnan specifically not just for this matter.
She already had a plan for the scale of the textile factory in her mind, and now was the best time to develop it.
Jiangnan has always been rich in resources, and setting up only one textile factory is far from enough.
Shen Qingqiu wandered around Hangzhou County several times, and while he was trying to find out the situation, you were also thinking about which piece of land would be the most suitable.
He had already made a plan in mind and was very adept at doing things. Shen Qingqiu did not hesitate to buy the land in the textile factory.
Looking at the current scale, it is enough to build 4,000 looms.
A blueprint for the future appeared in his mind, and Shen Qingqiu couldn't help but chuckle.
"We already have enough textile machines. Next we need to recruit female workers for these textile machines." Shen Qingqiu said to Tu Jiu.
"Help me post some notices."
"The wages and benefits for female workers are generous. We need skilled female workers. Are there suitable people..." Shen Qingqiu listed the required conditions.
When the notice was posted, countless people came to visit.
After all, the salary and treatment offered by Shen Qingqiu were generous, so who wouldn't want to give it a try?
Advanced technology and high commissions always attract many people.
At one time, there was an endless stream of people coming to Shen Qingqiu's textile factory, all hoping that they would be chosen.
At this moment, Gu Yanwei has already investigated the local fraud.
"So all the cases are actually related to Princess Changping."
Gu Yanwei's eyes were heavy, mixed with a hint of complicated emotions.
Everything that happened in Jiangnan was closely related to Princess Changping.
The subordinate bowed his head and replied: "We have already found out that Princess Changping has received a lot of money, and many officials have even been bribed by him?"
"What else did she do?"
Gu Yanwei thought that what the other party did must have a strong purpose.
Whether it was the textile factory incident or the Jiangnan fraud case, Princess Changping was involved in a lot of it.
"Let them write down everything they know so it can be used as evidence in court."
"Collect the evidence. I'm going to make her suffer the consequences!" Gu Yanwei's cold eyes fell in the air.
When all the matters in Jiangnan were dealt with, Gu Yanwei returned to the capital with Shen Qingqiu, carrying the testimonies of countless people.
“Mother!” Shen Qingqiu rushed to the mansion as soon as he returned to the capital. Looking at Liu’s big belly in front of him, Shen Qingqiu’s eyes widened: “How come it’s so big!”
Liu's eyebrows were curved, and she was full of smiles. She carefully supported her waist and stood up straight: "The baby in my belly is already eight months old, and it will be born soon."
However, not long after arriving in Jiangnan, the fetus in her mother's belly was about to be born. Shen Qingqiu slowly helped Liu into the room: "Don't bump into anything."
Shen Qingqiu carefully examined Liu's body and found nothing unusual.
"You must take the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician on time. Regular exercise is also beneficial for childbirth." Shen Qingqiu kept repeating, as if he was worried that there would be problems during childbirth.
Liu patted the other's hand affectionately to comfort him: "It's okay, I gave birth to you safely, how could I not know these things."
It had only been a short time, but it felt like several months since I last saw my mother. Shen Qingqiu leaned against Liu and said nostalgically, "I don't know if it's a brother or a sister?"
"I like both sons and daughters, but I also hope it's a boy to inherit the Gu family." Liu didn't care much about this, as long as her children were safe and sound.
Gu Yanwei had already returned to the palace at this time, holding the evidence belonging to Princess Changping in his hand.
"Father." Gu Yanwei bowed and spoke in a low voice.
"These are the relevant facts you ordered to investigate. First, regarding Shen Qingqiu's affairs at the Jiangnan Textile Factory. He is not as rich and unkind as the ministers in the court said."
"Someone attacked the textile factory, even faking the death of a person and putting the blame on the factory, just to make it go bankrupt."
Gu Yanwei told everything he had investigated.
There was a hint of gloom in his eyes as he lowered his head.
"We conducted a secret investigation and found out that all this was instigated by someone in the court. The governor of Jiangnan made some moves to slander the textile factory and even sent assassins to kill it."
After telling the story of the textile factory, Gu Yanwei presented the fraud case he had compiled.
"This is the case that my father asked to be investigated, and everything behind it also involves Princess Changping."
The emperor flipped through the words in his hand, his brows furrowed tightly as if he was very dissatisfied with his situation.
"Whether it's the textile factory or the selling of official positions and titles, they are all related to Princess Changping. She is even the one who secretly instigated everything." All clues point to Princess Changping, and the charges against her are piling up.
Gu Yanwei was waiting for the emperor to give orders, but what he heard a moment later surprised him.
"Well done. I will handle it." The emperor did not seem to intend to order any action against Princess Changping.
The crime had been clearly presented, and all the evidence was sufficient to put Princess Changping in jail. But the emperor did not make such a decision.
Gu Yanwei restrained his gaze and his smile faded: "Isn't your Majesty going to issue an order? Princess Changping..."
The emperor glanced at Gu Yanwei and smiled meaningfully: "Sometimes you can't handle things so hastily."
The emperor did not explain everything, turned around and left without punishing Princess Changping who had committed countless crimes.
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