Wife Kim An

Chapter 131

"More than that, this profiteer will also deceive the world by brewing damp old rice into cheap rice wine, and selling it for 15 taels of silver per pot, which is a sky-high price! Moreover, the damp yellow rice is also sold for seven taels of silver One catty..." Yan Ning took a step forward and said righteously, "According to the government order issued by His Majesty, if the price of grain rises, the magistrate must lower the price and use the rice and disaster funds allocated by the court to relieve the people, but the magistrate of Nianchuan She didn't do it, precisely because she used her power to buy and sell grain to collude with powerful and rapist merchants, embezzling the country's disaster relief funds, and adding to the usual embezzlement of stored grain, it is enough to make a fortune! Over the years, there may be 10,000 +Two! However, I only found less than ten thousand taels in the magistrate's mansion!"

Feng Qi listened quietly, her face became more and more serious, she threw the memorial on the ground, and said coldly: "Even if you know this, but there is no conclusive evidence, the magistrate of Nianchuan is dead, there is no proof of death, I have no Reasons to put him in prison for interrogation."

Yan Ning smiled lightly, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, leave all this to the humble minister. If it is true that they embezzled the disaster relief funds together, there must be whether there is any official bank in the mansion that is amortized. This is fatal evidence. If a profiteer must be punished, the minister will definitely Let him get all the stolen goods, which cannot be denied!"

After Ke Lixin became the No. [-] scholar, he should have been awarded by the empress to the Hanlin Academy as an official of the sixth rank. However, he was promoted by the empress to be a bachelor of attendant lecturer. Wait, of course, since he just took office and is a man, he is naturally ignored by everyone, and has nothing to do all day long, doing odd jobs.

Since the fourth grade cannot go to the early court, today, when he was working in the Imperial Academy, he heard several academicians of the Imperial Academy talking in a low voice. Opening a corner, the county magistrate of Nianchuan had colluded with profiteers, raised food prices, and wantonly embezzled the country's disaster relief funds.As long as you find the lost official bank, you can get all the stolen goods!

Ke Lixin thought about it for a while, and suddenly remembered that Song Xiao once said that the county magistrate of Nianchuan colluded with the Lin family to raise the price of grain to ten taels a catty, so the profiteer they were talking about must be Lin Yi.

After Song Xiao came back, he told many times that he suffered a loss in Nianchuan and was very angry with Lin Yi.Now, Lin Yi is about to be arrested, which is really great news for Song Xiao.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, thinking about going back to tell Song Xiao the good news.

At night, Song Xiao, who was restless, suddenly heard a series of footsteps. She opened the door happily. She thought it was Shen Junyi who had returned, but saw Ke Lixin who was smiling and wearing an official uniform.Ever since Ke Lixin became the number one scholar, he was given the number one scholar's mansion and left Qingmo Biezhuang. The two may not see each other for a long time.

At first, they exchanged pleasantries.

"Why do you want to come to see me today?" Song Xiao poured a glass of water and handed it to Ke Lixin, then smiled casually.

"The collusion between Lin Yi and Yuan Nianchuan County Magistrate has been exposed, and the empress has sent people to investigate the whereabouts of him and the lost official bank." Ke Lixin looked straight at Song Xiao, wondering, "Isn't this good news? Why don't I see you happy?"

"A few days ago, I went to Nianchuan, Yizhou, and the case of my mother-in-law has also begun to emerge. Do you know Yan Wu? The imperial envoy who escorted my mother-in-law back then..."

"Yan Wu, it seems to be the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment." Ke Lixin frowned slightly and said, "I don't know the details. Tomorrow, I will go to the Imperial Academy to look up the empress's imperial edict. Maybe there will be new discoveries."

"Thank you."

When it was midnight, Song Xiao still didn't see Shen Junyi coming back, and it started to rain heavily outside, and the sound of the heavy rain made Song Xiao even more anxious. She felt that she could no longer obey Shen Junyi's instructions, and stayed quietly in the room waiting for her. return.

Song Xiao got up from the bed, put on a coat hastily, held up an oil-paper umbrella, and rushed out of the gate in a hurry.

However, not long after rushing out, Song Xiao saw Shen Junyi's whole body was wet and moving slowly in the heavy rain.

The tense face loosened a little, Song Xiao held back his sleeves, hurriedly held the paper umbrella, and rushed over.Her cheeks were flushed red from the cold, and the anxiety in her eyes almost overflowed.

She put the paper umbrella over the top of Shen Junyi's head, and said a little angrily: "Junyi, why have you been there for so long? You are still foolishly staying in the rain..."

Shen Junyi stretched out his hand, gently caressing Song Xiao's face, his thin lips held a faint smile, and his black eyes hid the bottomless depth.

"I went to see Yan Wu just now..."

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed across, and Song Xiao's eyes narrowed suddenly, because in front of her, Shen Junyi's white clothes were completely soaked, and it was smeared with bright red blood, even his sleeves were soaked in red, his There was blood on his hands that hadn't been washed away by the rain.

The strong smell of blood filled the tip of his nose, Song Xiao let go of his hand, and the paper umbrella fell into the pond with a "plop". Song Xiao resisted the urge to gag, and stared blankly at the smiling Shen Junyi.

The rain slid past her eyes, obscuring her front, she opened her mouth and asked, "Then she..."

"She died..."

Song Xiao's breath was suffocated, and he could hardly speak the next words.I even lost the courage to ask him if he committed suicide.

"Song Xiao, you will help me, right..."

Shen Junyi stared at Song Xiao, his black hair was hanging down, sticking wetly to his cheeks, his eyes were as black as ink, like a bottomless abyss. "I need, money...a lot of money..."

"Why?" Song Xiao asked in a hoarse voice.She no longer knew whether she was asking why she was killed or why she needed money.

Shen Junyi grinned, supported her shoulders with blood-colored hands and said, "Reverse the case for mother..."

At this moment, Shen Junyi's smiling expression made her feel that killing one or two people in order to avenge her mother is not a problem, because all of this is karma.On his way of revenge, no one can hinder him from revenge!
"My mother has offended someone who cannot be offended. Naturally, that person cannot be Yan Wu, who is lower than her official position. There are two princesses behind the Yan family. Either the crown daughter Feng Lin, or the seventh emperor daughter Feng Qingge. He was only 11 years old before, so of course it's impossible, that's only Feng Lin, the imperial concubine!"

"It turned out to be the princess..." Song Xiao exclaimed, pulled his sleeve nervously, and said in a hurry, "Jun Yi, this matter is of great importance, you must not act rashly!"

Shen Junyi smiled lightly and said: "The mother's case was tried by the clan's family, and it was the imperial edict issued by the empress herself. Therefore, for so many years, no official dared to re-examine the case back then. What's more, if there is really too much truth behind the scenes Female manipulation, our chances of overturning the case are even slimmer..."

"You don't want to..." Song Xiao's voice was hoarse, "Assassinate the princess..."

"Naturally, I will not impulsively assassinate her. Because I thought of a way. I am a criminal, and I can't come forward in person. I can only ask you to bribe the officials of the Ministry of Justice with money to investigate. As long as there is an investigation, no matter what Whatever the result, Aunt Yan will submit the matter to the Queen, and secretly hand over the submitted evidence to the Queen. In this way, even if she is a royal daughter, she will not be able to escape the law. Because I have new evidence!" Shen Junyi's eyes Yiliang said, "I found the correspondence between Yan Wu and the Empress in Yan Wu's room."

Song Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth and asked, "Jun Yi, why is it so troublesome? Now that there is evidence, why didn't Prime Minister Yan re-investigate the case and hand it over to the Queen?"

Shen Junyi was taken aback, and murmured in a low voice: "Aunt Yan can't let Aunt Yan take this risk, if it fails..."

Song Xiao smiled bitterly, feeling very uncomfortable: "You can't let Prime Minister Yan take this risk, but can you let me take it? Jun Yi, my status in your heart is so low..."

"Song Xiao, don't be too horny. Aunt Yan is the prime minister of a country, and she has helped me a lot. She is different from you... If she fails, she will be against the princess, and her life will be in danger. But if you just know The mother's case was retried, and because of the identity of the prime minister and a good friend, the matter was transferred to the empress. If it fails, she will not be targeted by the empress, and her life is in danger."

"What about me?" Song Xiao's smile was a bit forced.

Shen Junyi held Song Xiao's shoulders, and said anxiously: "Isn't Bai Zhi good at disguise? After you disguised yourself, you fabricated a mother's identity as a former student, and appealed your mother's case. Even if you fail, if the princess wants to track you down, she will also investigate you." It's not yours... how many students my mother used to have, not to mention, you are so easy..."

"Song Xiao...are you willing to help me?"

——The new servant of the criminal department is a greedy person. As long as she pays the amount she is satisfied with, even if it is a huge case, she will find it out and retry it. Although she will be perfunctory, if I hand over the case to The Empress, and giving evidence, is vastly different.

——However, the junior does not have a lot of money...

——The Song family has been booming recently, and almost all of Phoenix City is filled with the Song family's shops, and I'm afraid they have made a lot of money.It's just a matter of distributing some silver, and the plan can be carried out smoothly, Song Xiao should agree to you.

——If you don't agree, nephew Junyi, you may not be more important to her than the Song family...

——Of course, it doesn't matter if she doesn't agree, Auntie is willing to fight for you... Even if you are against the crown daughter... Even if you lose this official hat, I will reverse the case for Ziyue!
——No, Aunt Yan...you have already done a lot for this junior...if there is no chance to overturn the case...this junior is willing to risk his life...

Shen Junyi's hands tightly clamped Song Xiao's shoulders, making her cry out in pain.

Song Xiao's silence made him feel anxious unconsciously, and he exerted more force on his hands. He didn't know why he was panicking, but if Song Xiao didn't agree, he would feel that something in his heart suddenly became empty.

The Song family has clearly earned so much money, why should Song Xiao care about the money... Could it be that he is not as good as the Song family's money in Song Xiao's heart?Or, what Song Xiao swore before that he would help him even if it cost the Song family money, was it just a lie to deceive him...

Sensing Song Xiao's strangely pale face, Shen Junyi let go of his hands in a panic, took a step back, and said in a hoarse and deep voice:

"If this method is not feasible... I can only... make a final fight... My mother died unjustly, and my relatives died tragically. I am the only one who survived... Why don't we die together with Feng Lin at the last moment..."

Song Xiao's whole body was completely soaked, she was always afraid of the cold, but when she heard Shen Junyi's desperate words, she trembled slightly in the rain.She raised her head slowly, smiled faintly, and said softly, "I will...help you...Jun Yi, don't...do stupid things..."

She knew that no matter how much anxiety she had in her heart, she could only suppress it.The queen is investigating Lin Yi's matter, this may be a golden opportunity.

Shen Junyi was right, it was indeed more convenient for her to act after changing her appearance than Yan Ning. If the officials refused to investigate the mother-in-law's case again, they would spend money on her heart, until the moment she was willing to investigate.

Perhaps, this is indeed a good method... It's just... the reason why she is silent is because she recently discovered that a lot of the Song family's money has long been embezzled by Ling Ling.The Song family is just showing off, no, it's worse than showing off.

However, at that time, Shen Junyi's complexion was extremely pale and frightening, and the smell of blood on his body made her dizzy. He was so far away from her that she couldn't see what he was thinking.At that moment, she had an illusion that if she didn't agree immediately, the distance between her and Shen Junyi would be getting farther and farther, as if there were hands pulling them far away.

She was afraid, she was terrified that Shen Junyi was really impulsive enough to assassinate Feng Lin, thus causing an irreparable mistake...

It would be great if everything could be settled with money...

In the royal study room, the breeze brought the drizzle into the room, blowing a corner of the folds spread on the table, and the pages were turned forward one page.

Feng Qi pushed the door open and walked in. Since the morning, her frown has not been relaxed.She glanced at the memorial and said indifferently: "The Song family... They were there during the flood, and they were also there during the snow disaster. They made a lot of money..."

In the center of the twists and turns, a few words were written on the place soaked by the rain—Song Family Patriarch, Song Xiao.

The next day, the news that Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was assassinated in his room spread throughout Phoenix City.The officials in Phoenix City were panicked, because in the past, officials were assassinated one after another, all of them were killed with a single sword.Now, that assassin has made a comeback...

According to Shen Junyi's plan, Song Xiao disguised herself as a young woman in her twenties and came to the Ministry of Punishment.The Ministry of Punishment is in chaos because of the death of Shangshu.Song Xiao wasted no time, and after questioning, he learned about the residence of Mr. Cui, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment.

Song Xiao stuffed some broken silver and got through the guard at the door. After waiting for a long time, he finally met Cui Shilang from the Ministry of Punishment.

"Junior Ning Zi pays homage to Mr. Assistant Minister."

Cui Shilang glanced at Song Xiao, and said indifferently: "What can I do to find my lord?"

"As soon as Shangshu dies, my lord will be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and will be in charge of the Ministry of Punishment... Your lord is wise and mighty, and you will judge cases like a god, and you will never cause unjust, false or wrongful convictions..."

"That's natural." Cui Shilang said proudly.

Song Xiao praised the layout of Cui's mansion secretly while praising it. Sure enough, as Shen Junyi said, Cui Shilang regards wealth as his destiny. There are precious utensils all over the mansion, and even the vases on display are ancient and invaluable.

"Because your lord is so wise, this junior wants to ask for something... This junior hopes that your lord will retry a certain case..."

Song Xiao took out 1000 taels of silver bills, but the other party didn't even look at them.She took out two more, and the other party swallowed secretly, put the money into his arms, and said with a light smile, "What case? Let's hear it..."

"The case of Shen Ruoqing five years ago." Song Xiao respectfully said, "Shen Ruoqing used to be my teacher. She suffered innocent injustice for many years. This junior has always wanted to clear the case for her, but this junior has never been able to find someone who can do it for her." The teacher reversed the verdict...so, this junior..."

Before Song Xiao finished speaking, Cui Shilang pushed the money back without blinking, and said calmly: "Shen Ruoqing's case was also tried by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but later it was changed to a personal trial by the clan's house, and the Queen's execution make……"

Song Xiao bit her lip and said, "I just hope that you will submit a memorial to the empress and ask for a retrial..."

"You go..."

Song Xiao took out a handful of silver bills from her bosom, and she said in a low voice, "Here is 1 taels of silver bills. Would you like to help me with this? As long as you appeal, I can give you another 1 taels. You just You need to submit a memorial to the queen, just ask for a retrial..."

The 1 taels of silver bill can be her salary for more than ten years. Cui Shilang's eyes lit up, and he hesitated and said, "Then I will try."

Song Xiao was overjoyed: "Thank you Cui Shilang."

"Don't thank me so fast." Cui Shilang waved his hand, took out a piece of paper and said, "I don't know if you will blackmail me, in case you don't give me money after it's done. You and I sign an agreement, Get your thumbprint."

"Okay." Song Xiao didn't doubt it.

Cui Shilang sat on the chair, counted the bank notes, and looked at the paper in his hand, his eyes narrowed into a line.

Not long after Song Xiao left Cui Mansion, he took off his disguise mask and came to Song Mansion.When she saw Shen Junyi, she smiled easily and said, "It worked, Junyi."

1 taels of bank note is an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, even for Song Xiao, a wealthy businessman, it is a lot of money.This morning, she managed to collect the 1 taels by selling a few shops without telling Shen Junyi.However, it doesn't matter if it costs 1 taels to help Shen Junyi.

However, she saw a middle-aged woman with a familiar face beside Shen Junyi, and she suddenly realized that the person in front of her was Yan Ning, because she had met Yan Ning several times when they were in Nianchuan.

"Prime Minister Yan..." Song Xiao said in a daze.

"Miss Song, thanks to you for taking care of Junyi, he must have troubled you a lot." Yan Ning smiled lovingly.

"No...no..."

"Don't worry, leave it to me. I will definitely reverse the case for Ziyue."

Yan Ning walked away slowly, and Song Xiao saw that what she was holding in her hand was Shen Ruoqing's cookbook.

Song Xiao slowly breathed a sigh of relief.Tomorrow, wait for the minister of punishment to hand over the memorial, and Yan Ning will attach all the evidence when handing it over.

God bless, I hope there will be no moths...

Yan Ning opened the door and entered the room. A young woman was sitting in the room, looking at her with a smile in her eyes.

"Keep the other party firmly in your hands, know what the other party wants to do, what to do next, and control all his actions and thoughts... What a good plan... For five years, you have not let him Half doubt, it's really powerful..."

"Princess...that's absurd..." Yan Ning raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a faint smile, "It may be Shen Ruoqing's misfortune to have such a stupid son. Because it was Shen Ruoqing who really killed Shen Ruoqing. What about him..."

(End of this chapter)