The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 270 The traitor will never die
Hu Yong lowered his eyes, hiding the calculation in his eyes, and said respectfully: "Don't worry, sir, I only want to complete the confiscation of property as soon as possible, and I have no other thoughts."

"You'd better remember what I said today."

Xiao Jin glanced at him coldly, then retracted his gaze and looked at the Yongchang Marquis's family in the distance, who were in chaos. "Lord Lu, has the Yongchang Marquis revealed where the silver is hidden?"

Lu Shun also followed his gaze and glanced in the direction of Yongchang Hou. Just as he was about to speak, Hu Yong's face darkened. Seeing Yang Feng pull out the dagger from his hand expressionlessly, he didn't care about being angry.

He poured the healing medicine on the wound at random and then walked quickly forward.

"Sir Xiao, although you are the Minister of Justice, His Majesty has clearly ordered that the Jinyiwei be responsible for the confiscation of the Yongchang Marquis's property.

In the current situation, I hope you will not interfere too much, so as not to disrupt His Majesty's arrangements.

If you have nothing else to do, please leave Yongchang Marquis Mansion immediately. After all, time is running out and we have to hurry to find the hidden silver."

Xie Lan's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

What did she hear? Lord Xiao was actually the Minister of Justice?

Yang Feng, who was standing quietly by the side, accidentally saw Xie Lan's eyes full of shock, and was just feeling strange. Unexpectedly, she asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Isn't your master a doctor in the Ministry of Justice? When did he become the Minister of Justice? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Yang Feng was even more surprised than Xie Lan, "Miss Xie, who said our master is a doctor in the Ministry of Justice? Five years ago, the emperor promoted our master to be the Minister of Justice.

You hadn't returned to Beijing at that time, so you naturally didn't know."

"He became the Minister of Justice five years ago?"

No wonder Hu Yong, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, did not dare to retaliate even though he had one of his hands crippled by him.

Even Lu Shun, the third-rank commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had to call himself a humble official in front of him.

Xie Lan, "Then... is your Ministry of Justice's doctor also surnamed Xiao?"

"That's right, our doctor in the Ministry of Justice does have the surname Xiao, but it's different from our master's. His is the Xiao of the Chinese zodiac." Seeing Xie Lan so shocked, Yang Feng suddenly widened his eyes, "Miss Xie, you didn't always think that our master was that playboy Xiao He, did you?"

Xie Lan couldn't hold her forehead with her hand. How big of a mistake had she made?
Seeing the embarrassment on Xie Lan's face, Yang Feng was confused.

"Miss Xie, our master is the Minister of Justice, young and promising. No matter from which aspect, Xiao He, the dandy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, cannot be compared with him.

Even the Emperor has been full of praise for our Lord. If he was not only interested in investigating cases, his future would be much more than just a minister of the Ministry of Justice."

Xie Lan sighed. When the courtesan Chu Yiyi of Wanhua Tower was murdered, the madam was about to report to the police when a customer said that he saw Lord Xiao, the doctor from the Ministry of Justice, also come to Wanhua Tower.

When she first saw Lord Xiao coming to handle the case, she naturally thought that he was the incompetent doctor of the Ministry of Justice that the guest had mentioned.

Xie Lan never thought it would be such a coincidence that these two people were not only officials of the Ministry of Justice, but also had the same surname.

But when she thought about it carefully, she didn't think she had ever seen Lord Xiao do anything stupid since she met him.

She thought she was smart, but why did she have a preconceived idea that he was a fool just because of what others said?

Xie Lan suddenly frowned, something was wrong.

Since Xiao Jin is not a fool, then as the Minister of Justice, he must have extremely rich experience in handling cases.

Then why did I need to cooperate with her in investigating the case before?
Hu Yong couldn't wait to get Xiao Jin out of Yongchang Marquis's Mansion. Lu Shun glared at him impatiently, "The Emperor has issued an order, ordering the Ministry of Justice and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to jointly search Yongchang Marquis's Mansion."

Normally, I think Hu Yong is quite smart, but why is he so tactless today? He didn't think about it. As the Minister of Justice, how could Lord Xiao not know that no one who has nothing to do with the confiscation of property should interfere? If it wasn't for the emperor's order, how could he appear in Yongchang Marquis's Mansion?

Hu Yong's face suddenly darkened.

It has always been the Jinyiwei who are in charge of cases like house confiscations. This time, the emperor actually ordered the Ministry of Justice to cooperate in handling the case?

This is really outrageous. The emperor is only a bastard and he is so respectful to him. He is really becoming more and more foolish.

No wonder that in recent years, several princes have regarded this bastard as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh, wanting to get rid of him as soon as possible.

More than a hundred people from the Yongchang Marquis's mansion were all taken to the front yard by the Jinyiwei. Crying, begging for mercy, and angry questioning filled the ears.

But the Jinyiwei had stern expressions and were not moved at all.

"Be quiet! Who dares to disobey the emperor's order?"

Yongchang Hou's face was pale, his eyes were full of despair and unwillingness. He never thought that the once glorious Hou Mansion would end up like this.

"Master Xiao, Master Lu, I have always been loyal to the emperor and have never had any second thoughts. I am truly wronged! I beg you two to be flexible. I will go to the palace to plead with the emperor and clear my name."

Lu Shun sneered, "Marquis Yongchang, you are a marquis after all, you should know that once the emperor speaks, it is as if it is set in stone. The imperial edict has been issued, there is absolutely no reason to take it back.

I advise you to hand over the embezzled money as soon as possible. The Emperor may show mercy to you for the sake of the relationship between Concubine Li and the Fourth Prince."

"Lord Lu, I really did not embezzle any money. There must be a misunderstanding. Lord Lu and Lord Xiao, please look into it."

Lu Shun frowned, a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes. He was about to speak, but was stopped by Xiao Jin.

"Marquis Yongchang, now the evidence is solid. If you still insist on not changing your ways, I'm afraid you will not only be exiled but your entire family will be executed."

Yongchang Marquis clenched his fists tightly. After all, his daughter was the fourth concubine and gave birth to the fourth prince. He didn't believe that the emperor would really chop down Yongchang Marquis's mansion.

"I have not engaged in corruption and have a clear conscience."

After all, he had been an official for many years, and after the initial panic, Yongchang Hou had calmed down. He hid the silver in a hidden place, and it would never be discovered.

Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression stern, and said in a deep voice: "Since the Yongchang Marquis is stubborn and unyielding, Lord Lu, start the search."

Lu Shun nodded and waved his hand, and the Jinyiwei immediately took action.

Marquis Yongchang watched the Jinyiwei rushing towards the courtyards of the marquis' mansion like wolves and tigers. Although he was extremely nervous, he still pretended to be calm on the surface.

He was convinced that the secret place where he hid the silver would never be discovered.

Sure enough, an hour later, looking at the money that the Jinyiwei had found, Marquis Yongchang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Those amounts of money were all visible property and were not enough to prove his guilt of embezzlement.

Hu Yong's face was as gloomy as water. In order to search and confiscate the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, he had paid a heavy price and lost one of his hands.

No matter what, he had to seize the silver that Marquis Yongchang had embezzled.

As long as the fact that Yongchang Marquis was corrupt was proven, he would be deposed as a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue. Without the support of his grandfather, Yongchang Marquis, even if the Fourth Prince was not killed by the Emperor, he would be just a toothless tiger and would never be able to stir up any waves in the struggle for the throne.

"Miss Xie, time is running out. Please find the money that Yongchang Hou embezzled as quickly as possible."