allendalepharm Chapter 498 "Coincidence" Unlucky Death
Chapter 498 "Coincidence" Unlucky Death
Chapter 498 "Coincidence" Unlucky Death
The old sage basically paid little attention to the affairs of the court now. He sent Jia Cong back after throwing him an oracle, so as not to disturb his leisurely retirement life.
Before Jia Conglin returned to Beijing, he went to the study to visit the prisoner. Two brothers who had just been beaten were sitting at a desk each, copying scriptures hard.
Knowing that Old Thirteen was beaten because he beat Old Fourteen who was guarding the mausoleum, Jia Cong asked curiously: "Master Thirteen, why would you think of beating up Liu Bo? Is the old man still in the emperor?" This side of the mausoleum."
It doesn't make sense. How could someone like Lao Shisan, who is smarter than a monkey, beat Liu Wei when the old man is stationed at the imperial mausoleum? This is not asking for trouble.
Liu Ke glanced at Jia Cong sideways and said angrily: "Don't ask, I'm just asking because my butt is itchy and I want to receive the teachings I love."
What the hell is the reason?
Lao Shisan was unwilling to talk, so Jia Cong turned his attention to Master Pardon.
Mr. Pardon had just received a slap in the face and was annoyed. He waved his hand at Jia Cong and said, "Don't ask, you go back to Beijing by yourself. When you get back to Beijing, you will understand."
The two beaten Riddlers were unwilling to talk to Jia Cong, so Jia Cong told the palace servants to pay more attention to the injuries on the two buttocks, and escorted the two boxes of gold and silver jewelry to the capital with his own soldiers.
During the Chinese New Year, others were enjoying it at home, but Jia Cong was outside blowing the cold wind for several days.
I was full of resentment at first, but after returning to the capital on the seventh day of the lunar month, the resentment in my stomach immediately disappeared.
Good guy, Master Thirteen is really awesome!
What's the biggest gossip in Beijing these days?
That was definitely the most eye-catching incident at the Yingchuan Palace. First, the palace was smashed to pieces by the Rongguo Palace, and then all the properties under his name suffered "natural and man-made disasters."
All the properties of Prince Yingchuan in the capital, including Zhuangzi, other courtyards, shops, and restaurants, were either destroyed by thieves or Zhu Rong sent fire from heaven, and were completely burned down.
The Thieves of the Kongkong Sect and the Five Rats of the Capital all patronized the property of the Yingchuan Palace. In just three days, the Yingchuan Palace lost up to one million taels of silver.
That's not all. The most ridiculous thing is that in the entire "natural and man-made disasters", no one in the Yingchuan Palace lost his life, whether it was due to thieves or fire.
The only one injured was his sprained foot...
Less than a day after the incident at the Yingchuan Palace, news came out from the Zhongshun Palace that Lao Shisan's people escorted gold and silver goods worth 1.2 million taels back to Beijing from the south to pay tribute to the emperor.
What a coincidence!
"This...poof...hahahaha..."
Jia Cong couldn't help it. Lao Shisan clearly told Liu Zhi that this was man-made.
That's right, that Thief Saint, that Five Rats, that Zhu Rong, they are my old Thirteenth people!
If you can, sue me!
I have a perfect alibi. I had an itchy butt during the Chinese New Year, so I beat the old fourteen and was beaten by my father.
Don’t you believe it? Yes, if you have the ability, come to the imperial mausoleum to confront me!
The emperor accepted the tribute from the Zhongshun Palace openly and sent it to the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. This windfall has already passed through the Ming Dynasty. The Yingchuan Palace has to swallow this loss even if it doesn't want to be eaten.
Jia Cong was dumbfounded after listening to the report of Ergou, the intelligence chief of Rongguo Mansion, and his jaw almost dropped in shock.
"Third Master, the people from Prince Yingchuan's Palace are temporarily staying in the annex of Prince Ningyuan's family. Look at this..."
ha?
"What is the prince doing?"
Jia Cong really didn't expect that Liu Zhi's family would go to live in Wang Ziteng's villa. He couldn't figure it out.
Only Ergou replied: "My subordinates specifically inquired about this matter. Prince Yingchuan originally wanted to live in the house of a royal family member, but no one was willing to accept it. They all found reasons to decline. In the end, he A wife of the prince of Yingchuan County had some friendship with the prince's wife, so she stayed in the Wang family's villa in Rizhongfang in the north of the city."
"Liu Zhi's wife? Oh~his concubine! Does the prince's wife have such an old friend? Why don't I believe it?"
Jia Cong was astonished that Wang Ziteng's wife, Dong, was from a famous family and was also a wealthy official.
As the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family, Mrs. Dong would never have anyone in her circle of friends who would be willing to be a concubine, even for a prince of the clan.
If there was no mystery in this, Jia Cong would go to the imperial mausoleum, hang the bitch Liu Wei on a tree with a crooked neck, and give him a good beating.
"Is Mr. Wang Dahou in the city?"
Er Gouzi shook his head: "Back to Third Master, the prince returned to the Armed Forces Academy on the second day of junior high school."
Jia Cong thought about it for a while, then he wrote at his desk and quickly wrote a letter to Ergouzi: "In this case, you can go out of the city and deliver this letter to the prince. Remember, you must deliver it in person. In the hands of princes, no false hands should be given to others.”
"My subordinate understands!"
Ergouzi put the letter away, patted his chest and left the study.
Jia Cong asked someone to boil water, washed up and changed into new clothes, and then hurried to the Forbidden City with the edict from the Supreme Emperor.
Since all the royal family members in the capital did not want to see the people from the Yingchuan Palace, and Wang Ziteng also took action, then if he didn't add insult to injury, he would not be able to bear the beating that Old Thirteen received.
……
Daiyu has been very busy recently. There are several stacks of messages sent to Rongguo Mansion by noble ladies in the capital. This does not include the concubines in the palace who send people to invite her to the palace for banquets from time to time.
In the past few days, the Lin family has been moving things to the Lin Mansion one after another. After the Lantern Festival, the Lin family will move out of Rongguo Mansion. The Lin family's daughter is about to get her haircut during the Flower Festival on February 12th, so she can't still live in Rongguo Mansion and have her haircut ceremony at her uncle's house.
"Eh? Brother Cong, you are back!"
When Daiyu came out of Qinzheng Hall holding the hand of the little princess Chun'er, she happened to meet Jia Cong who was bringing someone over.
She curiously looked at the two large wooden boxes behind Jia Cong. Jia Cong asked someone to open them directly, revealing a dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry shining with colorful light in the sun.
"Wow! So beautiful!"
The little girl loves bright things the most. Taking advantage of the favorable location, the Yingchuan Palace bought a lot of bright gems of various colors from Fanshang. Basically, they are the best of the best.
Jia Cong took out a handful of shiny gems from the box and stuffed them into Chun'er's hand. The little princess felt that her hands were so small that she couldn't even hold them.
Daiyu called Gong'e behind her to find a wooden box, filled it with a box full of marbles for the little princess to play with.
When Chun'er, accompanied by Gong'e, was playing marbles with gems, Daiyu briefly asked Jia Cong about his experience in the past few days.
When she learned that her uncle had been slapped by the saint again, and that Old Thirteen was accompanying him to enjoy the happy life of "imprisonment", she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.
"That's fine. The people in Prince Yingchuan's Palace have been going crazy these days. They keep handing out information to the palace, insisting that the court catch the thief..."
puff~
"Then they are destined to be disappointed. This 'thief leader' is not easy to catch..."
Jia Cong couldn't hold back his laughter. Everyone knew who did it. Even Liu Zhi, the King of Yingchuan, also knew who it was, but who dared to catch him!
The property worth more than one million taels of silver has been deposited into the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Do you still want the emperor and Lin Pixiu to spit it out? How can it be?
"Imperial sister... Huh? Brother Cong is back! Just in time, come into the palace quickly, come into the palace quickly, something big has happened!"
The prince hurriedly came with a person. This person was none other than Liu Kang, the young minister of Zongzheng Temple and the eldest son of Prince Ji.
When he entered the palace, Liu Hong whispered to the two of them: "Liu Zhi, the king of Yingchuan County, died. He died in the courtyard of Ningyuan Hou Wang's family."
……
The emperor had a headache. On New Year's Day, a prince of the royal family died in Wuhou's courtyard. It was an apparent suicide. The pressure was instantly on the palace.
After all, his good brother Lao Shisan, together with his close confidants Jia family, had just turned the Yingchuan Palace upside down.
After Liu Zhi's death, I don't know how many people thought that the murderer would be the Jia family or the Zhongshun Palace.
The more he thought about it, the more headache he got. The emperor looked at Jia Cong speechlessly.
"Your Majesty, I didn't do this!"
"I know it's not you, but will others believe it?"
Even Jia Cong himself agreed with the emperor's words. Damn it, even if you jump into the Yellow River, you can't wash away it.
"Liu Zhi's throat was cut and he was killed with a knife. When the servant went to help Liu Zhi dress and wash up the next day, he found that he had been dead for a long time..."
Cao Jiugong, the commander of the Long Imperial Guard who arrived, had already obtained the specific inspection report. Liu Zhi probably had his throat cut at the beginning of last night. No trace of the murderer was found in the house. Liu Zhi showed no signs of struggle. It seemed that He died completely in his sleep.
"According to the inspection, Liu Zhi was not poisoned or drugged. This makes me very puzzled. How could a person's throat be cut without any trace of struggle? This is unrealistic..."
Cao Jiugong's doubts are also the doubts of several people in the palace. This case is quite bizarre. Someone can cut someone's neck silently without leaving any traces. Master!
"By the way, where is Wang Ziteng?"
The emperor suddenly remembered that this case happened in the Wang family's annex. No matter how much he thought about it, he felt that it was inextricably related to Wang Ziteng.
Jia Cong also patted his head and bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, the prince returned to the Military Academy on the second day of junior high school. I happened to see him for something. I just sent someone out of the city to deliver a letter earlier. I think the prince will be there tomorrow at the latest. Will return to Beijing..."
"Your Majesty, Prince Teng, the Marquis of Ningyuan County, is outside asking for an audience!"
Huh?
All the monarchs and ministers in the palace were stunned for a moment, and then they saw Prince Teng paying an audience.
After paying homage to the prince, the first words he said were earth-shattering. Wang Ziteng said calmly: "Your Majesty, Prince Liu Zhi of Yingchuan County had a concubine who had an affair with his son Liu Mang. Liu Zhi died suddenly, and now The suspicion between the woman and Liu Mang is not small, I think we should check these two first!"
ha?
Jia Cong's eyes widened, but he almost jumped when he saw Wang Ziteng staring at him with a half-smile.
"I said, Lord Wang, what do you mean by that look in your eyes?"
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I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
(End of this chapter)