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

Chapter 271 The Money-Grubbing Man Changes His Face
Xiao Jin turned to look at Xie Lan and asked, "How is it? Are you sure?"

Xie Lan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Sir, why should you be so modest? Do you really need my help for such a small matter? The Jinyiwei are most familiar with the matter of confiscating property. With them around, what silver can't be found?
Even if they can't find him, wouldn't it be easy for you, the Minister of Justice, to pry open the mouth of the Marquis of Yongchang?"

A hint of confusion flashed across Xiao Jin's dark eyes. Why was Junior Sister so angry today?

Yang Feng, who was standing by, saw the doubt in his eyes, twitched his mouth, cleared his throat, and whispered in Xiao Jin's ear: "Sir, Miss Xie had always thought that you were Xiao He, the doctor of the Ministry of Justice."

Xiao Jin had a half-smile on his face. He had never understood why his junior sister wanted to cooperate with him in investigating the case and even said that she wanted to help him get promoted and make money. It turned out that she had mistaken him for that idiot Xiao He.

Lu Shun and Hu Yong were a little far away and did not hear what Yang Feng said, but Xie Lan was close and did hear it.

Seeing Xiao Jin's expression, Xie Lan was inexplicably angry, but she couldn't get angry. After all, this matter had nothing to do with Master Xiao, and she had misunderstood.

Xiao Jin: "The Jinyiwei are indeed familiar with the process of confiscating property, but they are just ordinary people, not all-seeing gods, so it is impossible for them to know every detail."

Xie Lan glanced at him, "Don't we still have your Ministry of Justice? Even if the Jinyiwei can't find the silver, I don't believe that with the means of your Ministry of Justice, you can't pry open the mouth of Yongchang Hou."

Xiao Jin showed a bit of helplessness on his face, "The Ministry of Justice does have many interrogation methods, but no one can be sure how long it will take to make Yongchang Marquis confess.

The Emperor has issued an order that the silver must be found today. It is already past noon, if we don’t hurry up, the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Guards will be punished.”

Xie Lan was unmoved, she came to the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion just to watch the show, since the Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Justice were there, it was not her turn to take action to confiscate the silver.

On the other side, Lu Shun frowned tightly. His Jinyiwei were still searching every courtyard, but there was still no progress.

Apart from the money that was visible in the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, no clues of the hidden silver were found.

Even the secret rooms and secret passages had been checked, and he had even ordered people to start prying up the floor tiles.

The Jinyiwei were indeed experienced in confiscating silver. If there was enough time, he was confident that he could find it even if he dug three feet underground.

But now time is running out, and Yongchang Mansion is so large that it will take a while to pry open all the floor tiles. And what if the Yongchang Marquis didn't hide the silver in the mansion, where can he find it?

If the hidden silver cannot be found, even he, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, will not get any benefit.

Even Zhao Chong found the situation a bit tricky. "Sir, the Marquis of Yongchang has been beaten with eighty sticks, but he insisted that he had not embezzled. The Marquis of Yongchang's son and the two illegitimate sons of the Marquis were also beaten to death, but they still did not confess.

In my opinion, the three of them probably don’t know where the Marquis of Yongchang hid the silver.”

As soon as Zhao Chong finished speaking, another Jinyiwei co-officer said with a sinister look, "If they don't confess, then keep beating them. I don't believe their mouths are harder than the boards."

Zhao Chong frowned and looked at the other party. Hu Yong was the second prince Xiao Huanzhang's man, and Zhu Ce was the third prince Xiao Dingchun's man. For the sake of the other party, the fourth prince, both of them wanted to kill Yongchang Hou.

Zhao Chong sneered at Zhu Ce, "Marquis Yongchang has already been beaten with eighty sticks. How much more caning do you think he can endure? If he dies without confessing, will you pay for the hidden silver out of your own pocket?"

Zhu Ce's face was darker than ink. You know, the Marquis of Yongchang embezzled more than one million taels. Even if he and the third prince were sold together, they probably couldn't raise that much silver.

Although he was angry, it was clear that Xiao Jin's eyes were like knives, so Zhu Ce didn't dare to say anything. Hu Yong was still unwilling to give up, "Miss Xie, I heard that some Taoists can find hidden things by fortune-telling. You are obviously very skilled in the art of the mystic, so why are you unwilling to help?
If the hidden silver cannot be found, the Ministry of Justice and the Imperial Guard will all be punished. Can you bear it?"

Xie Lan leaned against the pillar, fanning himself with the feather fan in his hand, and glanced at him lazily, "I am neither from the Ministry of Justice nor from your Jinyiwei, why should I help you?
If you can't find the silver, it only means that your Jinyiwei is not capable enough, and you deserve to be punished."

"You..." Hu Yong's face turned pale due to choking, but when he met Xiao Jin's cold eyes, he swallowed it back.

Xie Lan was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Although she couldn't fully understand Hu Yong's thoughts, she could roughly guess that he was a lecherous man and was clearly targeting her.

Even if she really found the hidden silver, Hu Yong could easily claim that their Jinyiwei had received news that the amount of silver embezzled by Yongchang Hou was far more than the amount she found.

At that time, she would be accused of being a member of the Yongchang Marquis's gang, and could be taken to the Jinyiwei prison for interrogation as a matter of course.

Once he falls into the hands of him, the commander of the Jinyiwei, what good ending can he have?

Xie Lan was not afraid of Hu Yong, but she was lazy by nature and didn't want to deal with these troubles.

As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Lu Shun naturally knew what kind of person Hu Yong was. He didn't know what the relationship between Xiao Jin and Xie Lan was, and if time permitted, he didn't want to drag Xie Lan into it.

But he looked up at the sky, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but said, "Thank you, Miss, if possible, I hope you can help me with this.

If you are willing to help, this commander promises that no matter whether you can find the silver or not, the entire Jinyiwei will not make things difficult for you. "

After Lu Shun finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Jin, indicating that he should help persuade him.

Xiao Jin's eyes circled around Xie Lan's face. Seeing that she looked uninterested, his eyes flickered slightly. "If you can help find the hidden silver, I will ask the emperor for a reward for you. At that time, everything the emperor bestows will belong to you, and the Ministry of Justice cannot ask for a penny. How do you do it?"

"Are you serious?" Xie Lan's eyes lit up surprisingly.

Seeing her money-obsessed look, Xiao Jin's eyes flashed with a smile, "Of course it's true, I never lie."

When Lu Shun saw Xie Lan looking at him, he immediately understood what he meant. "If the emperor has any reward, we, the Jinyiwei, also agree to give it all to you, without any objection."

"You should have said it earlier. I'm the best at finding things." Xie Lanfeng stopped fanning them. As if he was afraid that they would go back on their word, he impatiently took out three copper coins and started to tell fortunes immediately.

The corners of Lu Shun's mouth twitched again and again. This Miss Xie changed her expression really quickly.

Xie Lan didn't know what Commander Lu was thinking. If she knew, she would definitely sneer. What's the big deal about changing one's face? It's okay even if you have no shame.

After all, in her heart, the reward was equivalent to the money for incense offerings. If she hesitated for a second, it would be disrespectful to the reward.

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