"I, the prince, will do everything, and the people below will eat and drink whatever they want."
Luo Jiuli's eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty's state of mind——"
It really doesn’t look like the ancients!
"What state of mind?"
Xiao Mingxuan has long been accustomed to her saying strange things.
Luo Jiuli smiled bitterly.
"I mean, no one can compare to the prince."
Xiao Mingxuan's face was filled with joy, he tied the knot and took her hand.
"Walk."
"Um."
As for where he took her to, wouldn't it be known already there?
The two of them left the Duke's Mansion, but before they even got down the steps, Luo Jiuli stopped.
"Qin Yin, when did you come back?"
Beside the carriage, Qin Yin was dressed in black, still the same as before, except that his face was thinner than when he left the capital.
"Subordinate, I have met the second young lady."
Qin Yin stepped forward and saluted.
"What's the rule? Why don't you salute me? Get up quickly."
"Thank you, Miss Second."
Qin Yin stood up and smiled innocently on his dark handsome face.
"When did you come back?"
"In reply to Miss Er, I returned to Beijing last night."
Qin Yin answered honestly.
Luo Jiuli turned to look at Xiao Mingxuan.
Xiao Mingxuan held her hand.
"Let's go, get in the car and talk to you in detail."
He knew what she wanted to ask.
"Um."
Luo Jiuli nodded and stepped on the horse stool to get into the car.
In the carriage, Luo Jiuli looked at him eagerly.
"You're so anxious to hear it?"
Luo Jiuli said:
"If my guess is correct, did Qin Yin find a clue?"
"Mortal wisdom."
Xiao Mingxuan leaned against the car wall.
"Things in Shan County are a bit complicated, but there is one thing that is beyond my expectation, but it is also reasonable."
"Your Majesty, why do you think what you said makes me so confused? What is unexpected and reasonable at the same time?"
"I'm not done yet, don't worry."
He squeezed her palm.
"Qin Yin's investigation revealed that Jiang Fengnian had an unknown relationship with Li Haijiang, the prefect of Shan County."
Luo Jiuli: Wow! This completely aroused her curiosity, but for the sake of the completeness of the story, she could only endure and dare not ask.
Xiao Mingxuan saw that she endured it very hard, and continued with a smile:
"The Li family in Shan County is in complete chaos. Jiang Fengnian's maternal cousin is the son-in-law of the old head of the Li family, Li Hao, and the sister-in-law of the current head of the family, the prefect Li Haijiang."
"And Jiang Fengnian's mother's family, the Xie family, and the Li family should have common interests."
"Or it can be said that the reason why the Li family, including Li Haijiang, became the magistrate of Shan County was because of Jiang Fengnian's protection."
"After all, there are people in the court who are easy to do things with."
Luo Jiuli clasped his fingers.
You want to say that she is not smart. She is a medical student and her brain capacity must be larger than others. But you want to say that she is smart. She is really confused about this generational issue.
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her lowering her head and twirling her fingers. He had never seen her so cute before, with a gentle smile on her face.
Later, he opened his mouth to discuss the more complicated relationship between Jiang Fengnian and the Li family, but did not say anything.
He was also afraid of tainting her ears. In fact, the relationship was a family scandal that should not be publicized. When he listened to Qin Yin's retelling, he felt a little disgusted.
If I can describe it in words, the Li family and the Xie family are completely corrupt in their private morals, harboring filth and evil, and are simply the scum of the world.
"You don't have to worry about the relationship between them. In short, Shan County, from the prefect to the county magistrate, as well as all powerful officials and businessmen, not only have relationships with Jiang Fengnian, but also have financial transactions."
"Not only did they collude with officials and businessmen in Shan County, embezzling money but not paying money, they also trafficked and sold illicit salt in violation of imperial laws. The corruption was huge, and a few random charges were enough to have several of the Nine Clans in this line punished without leaving a single one alive.
"
Luo Jiuli opened his mouth.
"No wonder Jiang Fengnian dared to risk offending the prince and the Duke's government by sending a killer to assassinate me."
"It seems that Qin Yin also alarmed the Li family and Xie family in Shan County. In order to prevent the evidence from being exposed, they killed Qin Yin at all costs."
Last time, she knew that Qin Yin was assassinated along the way while flying a pigeon to deliver a letter.
"Maybe it's not just the two big families in Shan County who are willing to kill Qin Yin at all costs, but also people in the capital."
"Is it Jiang Fengnian?"
Xiao Mingxuan raised his eyebrows.
"Do you think Jiang Fengnian would dare to be so unscrupulous if he didn't have a big backer?"
"The backer behind Jiang Fengnian..."
Luo Jiuli sneered lightly.
"Jiang Fengnian belongs to the Ministry of War. In the entire Ministry of War, or in other words, in the entire capital, in the entire court, who has the highest official position?"
The two looked at each other, but neither said a word.
After a while, Xiao Mingxuan said.
"On the surface, this case has been cleared up, but in fact, we need to obtain conclusive evidence about him before it can be considered a success."
Both of them understood who the "him" Xiao Mingxuan was talking about.
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"In fact, it is easy to investigate the case, but the difficult thing is to obtain the evidence."
"What did the emperor say?"
Xiao Ming said:
"The emperor only said that Jiang Feng died unjustly. The Li family, Xie family of Shan County, and all the officials and businessmen involved were all surrounded and executed on the spot. As for the gold and silver that those people looted, they will arrive in Beijing soon."
"Previously, the soldiers and generals who were affected by the money embezzlement case were registered, and the money was used to issue compensation."
Speaking of this, Luo Jiuli frowned slightly.
"How powerful is he that even the emperor avoids him? The prince's people have all found evidence, but the emperor's people are going out one after another, haven't they found any evidence?"
"I don't believe it. If there is really no evidence, why did the emperor bring the case of Xi Yin and Mo Mo to the surface? Is it just to scare him? To warn him not to act recklessly?"
"But what's the use of this? If you ask me, that old man should be arrested and tortured. I don't believe he won't do it."
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her with a look of indignation.
"Don't be angry. What happens in the court can affect the whole body. The emperor has his own plans."
Luo Jiuli pouted.
"What are your plans? Tolerance to the enemy is cruelty to oneself."
"The greatest evil in human nature is to embarrass and hurt others to the greatest extent within the scope of one's smallest rights."
"Your Majesty."
"He is not a small official. He is in a high position. Behind him is the Queen Mother's sister and the daughter of a noble concubine. Once such a person has different intentions, it will be detrimental to the country, the people and the emperor."
Xiao Mingxuan was suddenly shocked. Her words were very soft, very soft, but they hit his heart like a thousand pounds.
Disregarding?
Does the emperor really have to wait until that person has alien intentions before eradicating him? Will it be too late by then?
"I will go and tell the emperor about this matter. As for the case, Jiang Feng died in Nian, and the Jiang Mansion was completely destroyed by a fire."