"It may not be the case. Not to mention that he embezzled more than this much money, Wang Hao is also cautious. Besides, he has Li Yayu by his side. He definitely won't put all the money in one place. It seems that they have hidden it in at least 2-3 places."
Along the way, Zhang Feimo was also thinking about this question.
Looking at the things they brought back, it’s only about 100,000 taels.
They have done so much for the evil in Heshan County, so there must be more than this silver.
In the entire Heshan County, apart from the royal palace, he didn't even find a few wealthy families.
The common people were even more hungry, and all the food was swallowed up by the palace.
According to the normal daily income of Heshan County, it would probably be several thousand or even tens of thousands of taels, not to mention the income of the palace itself.
It is obvious that the palace has not been built in just two or three years to have its current foundation. I think it has been more than ten or twenty years.
A bold estimate would indicate that the prince has at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver hidden on his person.
Of course, this is just his guess. If there is more, it only means that there is more behind the palace than what appears on the surface.
A small farm hid hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, so there must be more gold hiding places in other places.
They only collected about 100,000 here, of course, it could be more than that.
If it's more than that, or if there are too many of them, then the involvement will be even greater.
It’s best not to let him find out more, otherwise don’t blame him for being rude.
"Master, what if we find out that there are far more of them than those in Heshan County? How will you deal with it?"
After a while, Zhang Feimo heard Hu Yuhao's voice again.
Hearing this, Ji Xiangfeng also put down the case file in his hand.
Just staring at Zhang Feimo.
He was also curious about this question.
"Let's do what we have to do." Zhang Feimo said ambiguously.
He didn't want to discuss it too much until things progressed further.
Fortunately, although County Magistrate Xu had little other ability, his ability in summarizing cases was quite significant.
According to their current speed, two days should be enough.
Just as Zhang Feimo picked up one of the unjust cases, he heard the yamen runner report that there was a woman named Liao outside who wanted to see him.
"Surname Liao? If she has any grievances, just ask her to beat the drum to appeal." Zhang Feimo said while looking down at the case in the room.
As far as he could remember, he had never met a woman named Liao.
Therefore, Zhang Feimo immediately thought that this woman must have been wronged and wanted to talk to him in person.
"Sir, that's not the case. She seems to be Wang Hao's former concubine." The bailiff said truthfully.
He only found out about this after he stopped Liao.
Liao Cuihua was also a smart person. She knew that if she did not reveal her identity, she might not be able to see the county magistrate.
"A concubine? But as far as I know, Wang Hao in the palace does not have any wives as concubines." Zhang Feimo asked curiously.
On this point, Zhang Feimo had to admire Li Yayu.
Wang Hao is not the kind of person who follows the rules. It is rare for him to have such a status now and only have Li Yayu as his wife.
Of course, he didn't think that Wang Hao didn't want to, he could only say that Li Yayu was a very capable person.
"Master, you don't know that this concubine has only been around for the past two years. There was no concubine before that."
"Then what did Liao say?"
"Yes, she said she knew some things about the palace, so she came to see you alone."
Hearing this, Zhang Feimo immediately put down the case file in his pocket and walked out.
Regardless of whether what she said was true or not, he would definitely go to meet her this time.
It was fake, he pretended not to hear it.
But if it is true, it is very likely to be extremely beneficial to oneself.
Zhang Feimo was more inclined to the latter. After all, based on Li Yayu's personality, she might not be able to tolerate even a concubine.
After a while, even the most well-behaved concubine would probably feel angry.
Liao Cuihua, who was covered in wounds at the door, was already dizzy.
But she still held on, not daring to be distracted or faint, for fear of missing this opportunity.
She was also lucky. As soon as she arrived, she heard that the county magistrate had just returned from an official business.
Otherwise, given her current condition, she might not be able to hold on until he arrives.
It was not until she saw Zhang Feimo come out and confirmed that he was the county magistrate that Liao Cuihua fell straight down...
When she woke up again, an hour had passed.
Liao Cuihua didn't know that during the hour she was unconscious, Zhang Feimo had already checked everything that had happened to her in the past few days.
Including why she became Wang Hao's concubine.
Knowing that it was not her wish, Zhang Feimo finally put his mind at ease.
I felt even more sympathy for Liao Cuihua.
Liao Cuihua didn't know about these things. The first thing she did when she woke up was to look around, trying to find Zhang Feimo.
As soon as he entered the room, Zhang Feimo saw Liao Cuihua's appearance and took the initiative to ask, "Are you Wang Hao's concubine?"
"Yes, 놖놆 was brought into the palace as a concubine yesterday. 놖 heard with my own ears that there is a gold hiding place in the palace."
Hearing this, Zhang Feimo immediately put down the case file in his hand, his eyes full of disbelief.
They were just discussing the problem of where to hide the gold when the answer came to them.
He originally thought that Liao Cuihua knew some dirty things in the palace.
"Don't be surprised, I didn't hear it accidentally." Seeing Zhang Feimo like this, Liao Cuihua said again.
"Then do you know where it is hidden in the palace?"
Actually, if you think about it, there seems to be no other place safer than the palace.
Even though their palace is just an ordinary mansion, it is as tall as the clouds.
Liao Cuihua shook her head, "They didn't say!"
"Is there only one place?" Zhang Feimo asked again.
"As for how many common women there are, I don't know, but judging from their discussion of this matter, there are at least one or two in the palace."
"Didn't you hear it in any specific courtyard?"
I know that the palace is very big, and it would be much easier to search if there is a specific location.
Not to mention, he is not qualified to enter the palace now.
Even if there is, it is not easy to search the entire palace.
Without sufficient evidence, rashly entering the palace would most likely lead to a series of criticisms.
It will be more than worth it then.
Their Zhang family and Pingyuan Houfu have certain influence in the capital, but precisely because they attract attention, he needs to act more cautiously.
If they made any mistake, it would affect the reputation of Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion and the Zhang family.
You know, there are two fourth-rank officials guarding this palace.
Even if they can't hurt themselves, once the news spreads to the capital, it will somewhat affect the reputation of Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt and their relatives.
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