Su Yutang felt that Zhang Junlan was not lying, and since the matter was of great importance, she immediately went to report it to Yang Cui.
"Godmother, could Wang Mengyun have done this?"
Qiu Mingxuan is dead. Yuan Qiu immediately thought of Wang Mengyun. Right now, when it comes to holidays, the biggest holiday should be the one she celebrates with her godmother.
"It might not be her."
Yang Cui also had suspects in mind. Wang Mengyun was just one of them. The Shen family, Princess Xilan, Consort Hui and her family, and Qiu Tianyun were all suspects. However, these people were not easy to deal with, and it would be difficult to handle them without solid evidence.
"These people were able to brazenly barge into the post station, so they must have accomplices inside. Ma Quan, quickly take them all under control!"
“They’re under control now. They were all unconscious before, but now that they’ve woken up, they all say they don’t remember anything,” Yin Neng said.
Yin Neng was Cen Xiao's subordinate. Before leaving, Cen Xiao left him with Yang Cui.
The post station wasn't an ordinary place; it was a government unit after all. Who could drug so many people so quietly? How could it be possible without an inside mole?
"We have captured all the bandits alive, and they don't know yet that their leader is dead."
Yang Cui didn't need to finish speaking before Yin Neng knew what to do. All he had to do was bluff, and the mole would automatically show up.
"Ma Ming, Zhang Junlan is in your hands now. Interrogate him thoroughly." Yang Cui emphasized the word "thoroughly," and Ma Ming naturally understood what she meant.
In less than half an hour, Zhang Junlan confessed everything:
The Zhang family used to be very well-off, but in the past two years, he has become addicted to gambling and lost all his wealth. Now he is struggling to make ends meet, and it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. So Zhang Junlan and his mother Jin Xiuzhi started to have crooked ideas.
Just then, someone told Jin Xiuzhi that Yang Cuiju was incredibly wealthy, not only making a fortune daily at the food court but also inheriting the general's mansion; he was practically rolling in money.
Whoever marries Yang Cui will have married a treasure trove.
Yang Cui's name is so famous, who doesn't know her?
Upon hearing this, Jin Xiuzhi immediately had an idea. Her son was a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations; it would surely be easy for him to marry a woman who had been married three times.
When Jin Xiuzhi shared her idea with Zhang Junlan, Zhang Junlan immediately understood and thought it was an excellent idea.
However, what he wanted was not just money; he also wanted the network of connections that Yang Cui possessed!
After discussing it, the mother and son immediately decided to take the matchmaker Jinling to visit, fearing that if they were late, someone else would beat them to it.
What was supposed to be a sure thing turned out to be rejected by Yang Cui!
Later, when Consort Hui was asked to act as a matchmaker for Yang Cui, Zhang Junlan and Jin Xiuzhi became even more anxious.
Until Zhang Junlan saw Xi Hongmei outside the General's Mansion...
Until a fellow gambler happened to give him an idea...
The idea of using malicious means against Yang Cui in an attempt to force her to agree to marry him came from his gambling friend. He was also the one who introduced the bandits, but Zhang Junlan did not know they were bandits beforehand.
"Lord, the bandit leader has been killed by Miss Su with a single sword strike, so I just interrogated the other bandits. According to them, they don't know who contacted the bandit leader, but they are certain that someone paid them to do this job, and the other party only has one request..." Ma Ming paused here.
"What do you want? Speak!"
"I will kill you with my... you'll be left to rot in the wilderness."
Even though I had prepared myself mentally, I still felt a chill when I heard the news.
Who on earth would do something like this to harm themselves?
"Beasts!" Xi Hongmei gritted her teeth in anger. "These people must not be let off lightly!"
Yuan Qiu clenched his fists, vowing in his heart that he would never let any of the people behind the scenes get away with it!
“We must find that gambling buddy Zhang Junlan mentioned and the person who encouraged her mother to propose to me! Ma Ming, I'm entrusting this matter to you. You stay in Kyoto to investigate. Butler Cui is one of our own and can be trusted. You can contact him if you need anything.”
After saying that, Yang Cui took out a one-hundred-tael silver note and gave it to Ma Ming: "Take this money with you for now, you'll definitely need it. You'll definitely encounter trouble during the investigation, so you must ensure your safety!"
"Thank you, Lord Xiang. I will do my utmost!"
Yang Cui treated her subordinates very well, not only materially but also respecting everyone who helped her. As a result, her subordinates were very loyal to her, especially those who had followed her from the very beginning; their loyalty was beyond question.
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