Chapter 385: The Yellow Bird Behind
He stared at the butler in disbelief, "How is this possible! Where did the Meng family get the dirty silver? Could it be that the Empress Dowager thought..."
Do you think he hid all the wealth of the Wen family business in the Meng Mansion?
But that's not right. Given his current status, He Qingqing would not act rashly without evidence.
unless……
Meng Jin's figure flashed, and with his intelligence, he quickly thought of the doubts here.
Unless someone hid the "dirty silver" in the Meng Mansion!
But he has always been cautious. Those who can enter the Meng Mansion to serve have all had their identities and backgrounds carefully investigated, and it is impossible for him to let suspicious people in.
Suddenly, Meng Jin thought of someone.
He grabbed the butler by the collar and asked through gritted teeth, "Where is that old Taoist priest?"
The butler was startled and replied tremblingly, "The Taoist priest should be resting in the side room right now."
"Go and get the person!" Meng Jin ordered in a deep voice.
Although the butler didn't know why the master still wanted to find the old Taoist priest when the Fengwei surrounded the mansion, he didn't dare to interfere with the master's order and had to hurry to call for help.
The housekeeper came and went in a hurry, and when he came back, he looked a little confused.
"Where are the people?" Meng Jin asked loudly.
The housekeeper shrank his neck and stammered, "The gatekeeper said that the old Taoist priest went out yesterday and never came back... Now, now the old Taoist priest has disappeared."
"That old Taoist priest is a heavy drinker. Could it be that he also drank too much in the restaurant and stayed out?"
Before the housekeeper could finish his words, he was slapped by Meng Jin.
Meng Jin was furious and stood up and walked towards the rockery.
The housekeeper was confused, covered his face, got up, and quickly followed.
In the dark corner of the secret room, a woman lowered her head, her hair covering her face. She was still wearing the same dirty clothes, with only her hands and feet showing through the clothes. They were white and distinct, with no scars at all.
Meng Jin had already realized something, so he strode over, pulled the woman's hair aside, and lifted her face.
Not gentle.
She was a little maid in the Meng Mansion.
The little maid was still unconscious. Meng Jin kicked her in the stomach and the pain woke her up.
She saw the furious Meng Jin and the shocked housekeeper in front of her, their faces full of fear.
"A bunch of trash!"
At this point, Meng Jin's heart had sunk to the bottom.
He turned around in despair and asked the housekeeper, "Where did you find that old Taoist priest?"
"Feng, Fengcheng?" The butler became uncertain after being questioned.
When Meng Jin heard this, his face turned even paler.
Although Shen Yu's power has always been in the border town, in order to investigate the death of King Anding, Shen Yu went to Fengcheng for a period of time. It is possible that he had also planted his secret agents in Fengcheng at that time.
*
In just a short while, Feng Wei entered the gate of Meng Mansion.
They searched the rooms of the Meng Mansion one by one, and indeed dug out several large boxes from under the rooms.
Feng Wei carried the box into the yard and pried it open. The silver light was extremely dazzling in the sunlight.
The newly appointed commander of the Phoenix Guards was also from a noble family. Perhaps he had never seen so much real money before, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
"Meng Jin, you've truly hidden the dirty silver! Now that we've caught him red-handed, let's bring him before the Empress Dowager and see what he has to say!"
After Feng Wei found this batch of silver, he turned the Meng Mansion upside down with great enthusiasm.
But unexpectedly, apart from those large boxes of silver, no other silver was found.
Soon, a subordinate came to report, "Commander, Meng Jin is missing."
When the Phoenix Guard Commander heard this, his face darkened, "Chase them!"
Meng Jin now controls the imperial guards. If he is really pushed into a corner, there is no telling what he might do.
*
Fengyu Alley, although called an alley, is actually a main street and the only way to the Forbidden Army camp.
For some reason, there are many more street vendors today than usual.
If it were any other time, with Meng Jin's cautious habit, he would definitely be able to notice the abnormality here, but at this moment, he was in a hurry to rush to the Forbidden Army camp.
The one who escorted him out of the Meng Mansion was his personal bodyguard who had been with him for several years. The bodyguard rode behind him, his face pale, and he couldn't help asking again: "Sir, do we really have to, do we really have to..."
Are you going to storm into the palace?
The guard didn't even dare to say the latter sentence. It can be imagined how surprised he was when Meng Jin told him this decision.
Meng Jin's expression was cold. "Do you think I'm joking? The He guy wants me dead and doesn't leave me any chance to live. If we don't rebel, we'll all die!"
"But, but that is..."
Before the guard finished speaking, Meng Jin sneered, "Die now, or take a chance? What do you want to choose?"
If these were the only two options, it wouldn't seem difficult to choose.
The guard's heart sank, and he said nothing more.
As the old saying goes, "The world is bustling with activity, all for the sake of profit; the world is bustling with activity, all for the sake of profit."
When it comes to fundamental interests, people can sacrifice even their closest relatives, let alone those who are in cahoots with each other. When life and death are at stake, they can only fight to the death.
Two fast horses rode to the middle of the street. A small vendor selling sweet soup came out from the side with a cart. The horses were frightened and raised their hooves high.
Meng Jin struggled to hold the reins and barely controlled the horse. When he looked up, a black shadow flashed before his eyes. When he looked again, he saw a rope wrapped around his waist.
The vendor's cart blocked the view of pedestrians around him.
The other end of the rope was pulled suddenly, and Meng Jin fell off the horse. Before he could see the situation clearly, a linen bag covered his head.
The man didn't give Meng Jin any chance at all and knocked him unconscious.
When Meng Jin woke up again, his eyes were covered with a black cloth. He had no idea what time it was or where he was.
He struggled a bit and found his hands and feet were tied.
"Don't move, my knife won't obey you."
A hoarse voice sounded above his head, and he felt a cold touch on his neck.
Meng Jin's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't dare to move. "Who... who are you?"
Hearing this, several laughs were heard nearby.
Someone said, "Master Meng, why do you have to pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth? Don't you know who we are?"
"Where on earth did you hide the Wen family's silver? My master said that if Lord Meng doesn't hand over the Wen family's wealth, there's no point in keeping it."
Hearing this, Meng Jin was horrified and immediately guessed something.
He gritted his teeth and asked, "Who sent you here?"
"How can you call the master by his name casually?"
The man punched Meng Jin in the face with great force, and Meng Jin immediately spat out blood.
Meng Jin was a little dazed after being beaten, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.
The man spoke again in a deep voice, "Master Meng, if you don't hand over the silver, the lives of your entire family will be in danger. Be sensible..."
"Does that vicious woman He Qingqing really think I don't have any leverage over her?"
The man was interrupted by Meng Jin with gritted teeth before he could finish his words, and Meng Jin only sneered.
"Has He Qingqing forgotten how her precious son came to be?"
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