allendalepharm Chapter 521 Hidden in the city
Chapter 521 Hidden in the city
Everyone was talking about it, accusing the prefect of corruption and plundering the people's wealth, saying that he was a disgrace to the court.
So this is the reason? Jiang Youzhen was in a complicated mood. Although no one has a clean bottom, this reason was used to punish him. And she knew the darkness in it, so she just felt sad.
The people who didn't know the truth criticized the prefect so much that even after his death he would still be cursed. This time, Jiang Youzhen truly witnessed the majesty of the imperial power and the darkness of the officialdom.
If they want to punish you, they don't need any evidence, they have a hundred reasons. No wonder everyone wants to sit on the throne, and no one dares to disobey an order.
Wen Ruyu couldn't help feeling a little worried when he saw that Jiang Youzhen was in a bad mood. He always felt that Jiang Youzhen was worried about something these past two days, which was something he had never experienced before.
After calming down and adjusting his mindset, Jiang Youzhen threw himself back into studying.
A single word from a superior can decide your life or death. However, if you reach a high position and you are valuable to him, he will not deal with you so casually.
Before he knew it, it was time to end the school day. Jiang Youzhen packed his schoolbag, said goodbye to Wen Ruyu, and found a carriage to go to Yunxiang Teahouse.
As soon as he got off the carriage, Commander Chen Jianshu, who was standing at the door, came to greet him.
"My Third Master has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me, young master."
Jiang Youzhen followed him up to the second floor and saw the third prince leaning against the window, looking at the crowd of people below.
"Your Highness, I am here to see you! I wonder why you are looking for me?"
"Why can't I find you if there's nothing wrong? Second brother and fourth brother can find you, but I can't?" The third prince glanced at Jiang Youzhen.
Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but twitch his lips. The problem is that you are looking for me for no good reason.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? It is such a great honor to meet you!"
"Hmph! No wonder the fourth prince said you are good at speaking smoothly. What he said is true!" The third prince snorted coldly.
Jiang Youzhen: ...What a pervert!
"My father has ordered me and my fourth brother to investigate the assassination case. Do you have any ideas?" The third prince then began to talk about business.
"Ah?" Jiang Youzhen spread his hands, "Students know nothing about this."
"Your Highness, didn't you interrogate the concubines and the stewards of the prefect's house before? Didn't you get any clues out of them?"
The Third Prince walked to the table and sat down. "There are clues. The concubine thought that it was another concubine in the West Wing who was fighting because of the inner house quarrel, so she deliberately did not wake up the prefect.
However, the steward of the outer courtyard was highly suspicious. According to the concubine's recollection, Steward Lin kept saying that he was looking for the master, but he never said what it was about. The concubine asked if Wang from the West Wing was looking for him? He just kept shaking his head, so this misunderstanding occurred. "
Jiang Youzhen was attracted by the Third Prince's words. "Such an obvious lie can be easily exposed later. Why did he do this?"
The Third Prince sneered, "Perhaps they think that we princes cannot escape from their clutches? It's a pity that they overestimated themselves."
Jiang Youzhen glanced at him. He really overestimated himself for the Second and Fourth Princes, but not for you! Look at you. Without me, you would have died long ago.
"But this time I was unscathed, and you have indeed played a great role. The two boxes of treasures this morning were not cheap, so how are you? Are you satisfied?"
The third prince was a little proud, "Just because you come from a peasant family, those things can become heirlooms."
Jiang Youzhen was speechless. Why did she feel that this guy was so arrogant? He probably underestimated his enemies easily.
These few things are indeed rare, but they are only worthy of playing with.
He smiled helplessly and said, "Thank you for the gift, Your Highness!"
"But what I can't understand is that since the plan has been exposed, the steward doesn't need to report it. Can't he just let the prefect sleep until dawn?"
Jiang Youzhen thought about it for a moment and understood the manager's purpose.
"It's not hard to understand. If he is the only one to report the news, the Lin family will think it's a fight within the inner house. That will hinder others from reporting it later, and they won't even wake up the prefect. In this way, Steward Lin only needs to stop everyone and say that he has already reported it. He is the steward of the outer courtyard and has great power, so naturally no one will doubt it."
The Third Prince suddenly realized, "Yes! That's right!"
"What about Steward Lin's parents and family? He is a family-born child, and has been a slave for generations. He should have relatives in the mansion."
Although Jiang Youzhen didn't understand why Manager Lin became a spy and was a little puzzled, this was not impossible.
"There is one thing you will never expect." The third prince suddenly said.
Jiang Youzhen was puzzled when he heard the Third Prince say, "Manager Lin is dead. He died in the well in the front yard of Lord Wan's mansion. The government office was searched at the beginning of the morning hour today, but he has been dead for more than six hours."
"What?" Jiang Youzhen was surprised. "Then the person who reported the news last night was not Manager Lin. Could it be someone disguised as him?"
It was only about five in the morning at the Mao time. Manager Lin had been dead for more than twelve hours at that time, so it was absolutely impossible to report the news in the middle of the night.
"It's very likely! But those assassins were well-trained when they retreated that night. We didn't have enough manpower and didn't have time to track them. In the end, not a single trace was left." The third prince shook his head and sighed.
"With so many assassins, it's impossible that there are no traces at all." Jiang Youzhen wondered. Everything always leaves clues.
"But the government secretly searched the entire city and found nothing."
The Third Prince thought for a long time, "Perhaps we should still work on Lin. She must be very familiar with Manager Lin. If someone pretends to be her, she should be able to recognize it, right? Maybe she is lying."
However, Jiang Youzhen shook his head and said, "The steward of the outer courtyard usually does not enter the bedroom, but reports outside the room. Even if Lin gets up and sees Steward Lin, it is dark at night and she is sleepy, so she may not pay attention.
She shouldn't be an accomplice, otherwise she would have run away long ago. We can only hope that she will recall the details of the incident carefully and remember something! "
Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of Asan. If he let Asan's people investigate this matter, there might be some results.
Turning his head, Jiang Youzhen suddenly thought of something.
"It's inconvenient for so many people to hide, so they might have hidden separately. The great hidden in the city, maybe they were hiding in those common places at that time. After the assassination, the whole city was under martial law, maybe they haven't left yet."
The Third Prince nodded. "Your analysis makes sense, but today the Dali Temple has sent people to check the household registration from house to house to see if there are any strangers."
Jiang Youzhen opened his mouth to say something, but felt it was inappropriate.
"The officials of the Dali Temple are elite, and I believe there will be news in a few days. Your Highness should not worry too much."
The third prince was a little disappointed when he heard this. He thought Jiang Youzhen would have a solution.
Since she had no other choice, the Third Prince didn't keep her.
After Jiang Youzhen left the teahouse, he went to a small courtyard in the south city that was specially used for communication.
Originally this place was a tofu shop. After the old couple passed away, their son sold it to Ah San.