Chapter 104: The Shadow of the Heavenly Sect

When Jiang Xuening left the Shuxiang Inn, she finally felt a little relieved.

From beginning to end, she never reported her family background, only asked Ren Weizhi many words, and also talked to him about the style of Shu. She learned about the situation of the salt field and occasionally mentioned You Fangyin, while secretly observing Ren Weizhi's expression.

It has to be said that the girl Youfangyin is so foolish that her intuition is really good.

Although he repeatedly failed in the imperial examination and inherited his family business, Ren Weizhi is still considered a scholar, with a gentle and cultured demeanor, but not as cunning and vulgar as a businessman.

Not to mention it's just a fake marriage, even being a true husband is still qualified.

When she waited for the carriage again, she turned around and glanced at the still lit lamp upstairs at the inn, finally putting on a somewhat relaxed smile sincerely.

However, after going to the Jin Yi Wei prison to see You Fangyin, and then visiting the Shu Xiang Inn to talk to Ren Weizhi, there was quite a bit of delay on the way. By the time we returned to the Jiang Mansion, it was already dark.

Jiang Boyou and Meng Shi waited anxiously inside the room.

The servants in the mansion carried lanterns all the way to see Jiang Xuening to the front of the house. She walked in and bowed down to plead guilty, saying, "My daughter did something on the way and came back late, which worried my parents."

Meng opened her mouth and wanted to say something.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Boyou took the lead and said, "As soon as the matter with the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion broke out, the government has also arrested another group of Tianjiao rebels. Nowadays, no one dares to go out of the capital. You're still wandering outside at night, what do you think?"

Jiang Xuening lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Meng sighed, and now her attitude towards Jiang Xuening was unusually harmonious. She even advised Jiang Boyou in the opposite direction, "There are so big things happening both inside and outside the palace, and you are very scared. Don't scare the child now. Didn't you still say you want to ask about the situation in the palace?"

Jiang Boyou just gave up.

He also waited for Jiang Xuening not to return for a long time before getting a little anxious and getting angry. He didn't mean to scold her, so he quickly calmed down and asked her what was going on in the palace.

The first is to dismiss the accompanying readers;

The second is to leave Jiang Xuehui alone.

Both Jiang Boyou and the Meng family knew that there was a great event happening in the palace. Wen Jieyu, who was in the Pixiang Hall, was pregnant and promoted to Wen Zhaoyi. They also heard that Jiang Xuehui was rewarded for her meritorious service, but they were not sure about the specific details and reasons behind it.

Jiang Xuening then recounted one by one the scenes in the plum orchard at that time.

It was also mentioned that Yao Xi was unlucky later on, and Jiang Xuehui was rewarded and also received the blue eyes of Wen Zhaoyi.

Jiang Bo said, "It may not be a good thing."

Meng also sighed and said, "Mu Xiu will surely destroy the forest wind. It's a bit eye-catching."

Jiang Xuening thought to herself, "You underestimate Jiang Xuehui's abilities too much.".

She just thought so in her heart, but didn't say anything.

Jiang Boyou shook his head and said, "I would rather she was fine and returned home like Sister Ning. In this tumultuous autumn, the palace is full of intrigue and can harm people once or twice. The girl from the Yao family was unlucky last time. How could she know that it's not Sister Hui's turn next time?"

Meng frowned.

However, she could still be more open-minded and said, "Sister Hui has been cautious since childhood. She can only think that Empress Zhaoyi's birth deserves special attention from the Holy Emperor, and everyone in the palace must not slack off. The Holy Emperor has dismissed her accompanying students for this, so there may not be any opportunities for the young generation to take advantage of. If Empress Zhaoyi really gives birth to a dragon son one day, and Sister Hui can get the Empress's attention, it can also be considered a pursuit of wealth and wealth. Where is there any pie in the world that has been wasted?"

Jiang Xuening thought to herself, it is precisely this principle.

But perhaps she remained silent for a while, appearing somewhat silent, which made people mistakenly think that she was feeling sour and depressed.

Meng turned around and comforted her, saying, "But don't be discouraged, Sister Ning. The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is in trouble. After all, our two Mansions have secretly negotiated a marriage agreement. Sister Ning, it's better for you to be low-key. With Sister Hui supporting us in the front, you can also benefit from it in the future."

Although Meng did not like Ning's previous demeanor, it was Ning who allowed Hui to enter the palace. She still remembered that she was Jiang Xuening's biological mother, so she did not favor one over the other.

Besides, it's such a difficult time?

One door up and down, one prosperity and one loss, one should never deviate from one's heart and mind at such times.

Jiang Xuening looked up at her strangely.

Meng Shi actually prioritized the honor and disgrace of a certain sect.

If she had been so amiable to herself in the previous life, perhaps her heart would have softened and her eyes would have turned red. But whether it was a life or death experience, after passing through the gates of hell once, Jiang Xuening felt that there was not much deep feeling, as if Meng Shi was good or bad to herself, it was difficult for her to have any deeper emotional fluctuations.

What's more, it's just such a heartless relief?

She responded calmly, "Yes."

Jiang Boyou looked at her expression and noticed her coldness. He sighed in his heart, but couldn't say anything. Instead, he remembered something and turned to Meng, saying, "I have something to explain to Miss Ning alone. You should go back to your room and rest first."

Meng was momentarily stunned.

Is there anything I can't say in front of her?

Suddenly, there was a little dissatisfaction in her heart, but it was Jiang Boyou who spoke it out. She had no choice but to suppress the slight displeasure in her heart and leave first to return to her room.

After she left, Jiang Xuening lifted her head and looked at Jiang Boyou.

Without the persuasion of Jiang Bo, she knows what it is.

At this moment, my heart was beating faster for no reason, and I only asked, "Have you already completed the task of entrusting my father before?"

"The few boxes of things you handed me last time were valuable, but they were exchanged too quickly, which inevitably led to people taking advantage of the situation to lower the price. As a father, I didn't want to sell the good things that had ruined the Hou Mansion's old days at a low price, so I only dealt with half of them. The other half was brought into our treasury by the accountant, and after calculating the reward, I took out 18000 taels from the mansion, which was considered as a price offset and bought by the mansion."

Jiang Boyou brought a box and placed it in front of Jiang Xuening.

"A total of 30000 taels have been raised. Look, it's all here."

===Kunning Section 133===

Thirty thousand taels.

You should know that even if you empty out the entire Qingyuan Uncle Mansion, it may not be possible to immediately produce 30000 taels.

It is evident how much Yan Lin has given her over the years.

Jiang Xuening opened the box, slightly revealing a stack of thirty silver bills of uniform color.

She whispered, "Father has taken a lot of trouble."

Jiang Bo said, "The Marquis's Mansion of Yong Yi also has old friends with us. If you can help us, you can help us. However, the Marquis's Mansion case will soon be handed over to the Third Division for review. If you are prepared to provide assistance in the future, it will be fine. If you want to clear the joints, I'm afraid..."

Jiang Xuening said, "My daughter has numbers and won't mess around."

Although she said so, Jiang Boyou did feel that she had become more thoughtful in recent days, and even in official terms, it was

Chengfu is a bit deeper.

Speaking of the incident where Wen Zhaoyi was in the Plum Blossom Garden in the palace, he had just listened to Lady Ning's words and vaguely felt that she had seen through this situation early on, but she had not intervened or wanted to make such a splash.

He couldn't help but worry about the situation in the court.

At the moment, I couldn't help but remind Jiang Xuening a few more words, afraid that she might cause trouble with such a large sum of money alone.

Jiang Xuening responded one by one again, and this time she didn't take what Jiang Boyou said to heart. On the contrary, she knew that Jiang Boyou's warnings were all right.

The case of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion will be reviewed by the three departments, under the supervision of the Holy Emperor. Where is it so easy to clear the joints?

Even if one accidentally makes a mistake, one's head will fall to the ground.

However, the court has never been an iron plate, and there are always gaps. If you only look carefully, you may not be able to find them.

If it comes to news, I'm afraid there won't be anyone more knowledgeable than Zheng Bao now. It's just that she's outside the palace and it's inconvenient to keep in touch with the inside. Even with this person, she can't be used at this moment.

Outside the palace, there is only Zhou Yinzhi.

After Jiang Xuening took money from Jiang Boyou, she posted another 3000 taels of silver on the qin, totaling 33000 taels. The next day, she approached Zhou Yinzhi to inquire about the current situation of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion case.

Although Zhou Yinzhi was already a thousand households of the Jin Yi Wei, he could only smile bitterly and say, "The case has been handed over to the Third Bureau, and the Jin Yi Wei only has the authority to interrogate prisoners together with the Ministry of Justice. It is impossible to inquire about matters above. Moreover, the position of the thousand households is too low. At most, they can enter the prison and take care of the Second Miss, but they cannot fully consider everything.". Moreover, Zheng Shangshu, who was originally from the Ministry of Justice, has left his post. Gu Chunfang, the former Governor of Henan Province, has just taken office these days. The competition for power between the Royal Guards and the Ministry of Justice has been suppressed too fiercely by this person, and there may not be many opportunities to intervene in this case

The "three departments" of the joint review refer to the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, and inspectors.

There is no part of the Royal Guards here.

If anyone from the Royal Guards wants to extend their hand inside, it will attract unanimous criticism from the three legal departments, which can be said to be difficult to move forward.

Jiang Xuening said, "The Marquis of Courage has a great family and a large business, and there are countless stolen items. Now, the evidence should still be sorted and cleared. Although you cannot intervene, the people from the Three Law Offices often enter and exit the Heavenly Prison. Please keep an eye out for any strange people."

If she remembers correctly, the case of the Duke of Yong Yi's Mansion is very strange.

At first, a letter was found between the Marquis's Mansion and the Prince of Pingnan, indicating that it was actually the Dingfei Crown Prince who may have been lying in the Yitong Tomb twenty years ago. However, half a month after the joint examination of the Three Departments, an additional letter was issued. This letter was written by Yan Mu to the Tianjiao Rebellion, mentioning the intention to secretly support the Tianjiao forces and to enlist the Tianjiao followers in the military.

As soon as the letter was sent, it immediately became a mountain of ironclad evidence.

Half of the entire family was beheaded and exiled for thousands of miles. In that land full of smoke and miasma, few civil and military officials dared to speak up for them.

Why did this letter only appear half a month later?

Why did Yan Mu copy the letter he wrote to the Heavenly Sect to rebel from his home?

Besides, plagiarism is not particularly fast, but it is definitely not slow.

If this letter was copied early in the morning, it should have been delivered to the emperor.

Jiang Xuening didn't know what was happening in between, but if there were any opportunities in between and she missed them because she thought there was no chance, she would surely regret it.

It was only then that Zhou Yin was given an explanation.

Although Zhou Yinzhi didn't understand why she said such words, a thought flashed in his mind, and he remembered that she had also been sitting in the hall that day, and with a single word, he had broken through his hidden thoughts. That vague and unfathomable feeling then resurfaced in his heart.

This second girl seems to be getting more and more complicated.

Zhou Yinzhi didn't know who was behind her, but the more it was like this, the more he dared not neglect her.

After returning to the Royal Guards yamen, he seemed to live inside and outside the prison, occasionally taking a turn.

I often come across people from the Ministry of Justice.

For example, there is Gu Chunfang, and there is also Zhang Zhe, the head of the Ministry of Justice's Department of Personnel, whom Gu Chunfang trusts.

The people of the Sanfa Department naturally couldn't bear to see the Jin Yi Wei, but there was no reason to drive him away. It was only because their Jin Yi Wei was stubborn and wanted to intervene in the middle of things, and there were many sarcastic remarks in their impolite language.

Zhou Yinzhi doesn't care either.

So, not long after, he finally discovered such a strange person: it seemed to be a small official under the Ministry of Justice, who often followed him to the prison and looked at the people locked in the prison, as if planning something.

Zhou Yinzhi observed continuously for two days and finally felt that this person really had a ghost.

On the third day, he found an opportunity to directly block the person in the alley and pressed the knife onto their neck.

Under intimidation, I really asked about a crucial matter!

Without saying a word, Zhou Yinzhi secretly controlled the person and locked them in his own mansion. He then visited Jiang Xuening overnight and said, "We have arrested someone. It is a secret line buried in the official mansion by the Heavenly Sect. We have received an order from Mr. Gongyi, and we need to find an opportunity to submit a letter to the Ministry of Justice, saying that this letter can make the Marquis's mansion irreversible. However, these days, the 'Mr. Gongyi' suddenly disappeared without any response despite multiple attempts, causing him to panic.". He himself was very afraid that Mr. Gongyi would have an accident, and he dared not speak up. With this letter, he became greedy and wanted to use it to extort a sum from the Marquis's mansion, and then leave after completing the task. I didn't expect to reveal my whereabouts under nervousness and be caught straight by me

Jiang Xuening's scalp exploded upon hearing this!

In the case of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, there is also the shadow of the Heavenly Cult, even the famous "Mr. Gongyi" is involved!

Just

What's going on with such an important person and no news on the way?

Her pupils tightened slightly, and she couldn't think about it anymore. She took a deep breath and asked directly, "Have you received the letter?"

If I could get this letter, it would definitely be a huge turning point!