bestfiction Chapter 348 Confiscating the house
Chapter 348 Confiscating the house
The princess is someone who does what she says, and she won’t say anything that she can’t do.
Having lived under the same roof for so many years, how could Concubine Jiang not know the princess's temperament? Besides, even if the princess didn't do it, there was still Xie Guimo.
Concubine Jiang walked away with gritted teeth.
Seeing Concubine Jiang leaving in anger, the princess felt a headache. There were already a lot of messes in the mansion, and once the Jiang family was imprisoned, Concubine Jiang would definitely hold a grudge against Mo'er and Tang'er.
The princess didn't know much about this matter, but she knew a general idea. The Prince of Ning was trying to overturn the verdict of the demoted Qianzhou Envoy Lu Xuanfu, so he involved Master Jiang. Envoy Lu Xuanfu had done a favor to the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, and the Prince of Ning helped to clear his grievances. It was impossible for him to just ignore it because of the Jiang family.
As the princess ascended the stairs, Shen Tang called out, "Mother..."
The princess sighed inwardly, "I have to be more careful in the mansion from now on."
Shen Tang nodded.
When Xie Guimo returned to his room from the study, the princess asked him, "What's going on with the Jiang family?"
"Master Jiang should know the situation and take the initiative to reveal the mastermind behind this. Father will help plead for him, and perhaps he can be sentenced to confiscation of property and exile."
If you reveal the mastermind behind this, you will be sentenced to confiscation of property and exile...
How big is this criminal?
The princess knew what was going on, so she didn't ask any more questions. She just asked about Shen Tang and the baby in her belly.
Shen Tang said, "I'm fine, mother. I plan to go to Prince Ning's mansion tomorrow..."
The princess smiled and said, "According to the date, it's already three months. The fetus won't be disturbed easily. Just be careful when going out."
Shen Tang nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, mother."
The princess left without staying long.
The princess left, and before she even left the room, Shen Tang could hear a burning breath in his ears, "It's been three months..."
Shen Tang's ears felt itchy and numb. She knew what this guy was thinking, so she quickly walked away.
After nightfall, before Shen Tang showed any signs of sleepiness, the maid had already prepared hot water. The prince used to take a shower at night, but ever since the old lady found out about it and sent two maids over, the prince hasn't even taken a cold shower these days. What a good prince he is! Now that the princess can sleep with him again, of course he has to be more sensible.
The maid prepared hot water and Shen Tang got up to take a bath. Just after she finished her bath, Xie Guimo came back from the study and picked up Shen Tang horizontally.
The night is endless.
Tender and affectionate.
……
The next day, when Shen Tang woke up, it was already noon.
After getting pregnant, I get hungry easily. If I just wake up half an hour later, my stomach will start to growl.
After washing up, the maid brought breakfast into the room. When Xie Guimo didn't come in, Shen Tang asked, "Where's the prince?"
Ginkgo looked at Qiu Tong, "Didn't you tell the Crown Princess that the Emperor summoned the Crown Prince to the palace early this morning?"
Qiu Tong said, "I thought you said it."
Shen Tang, "..."
You two maids thought I told you, and I thought you told me, but neither of us told you.
However, it was common for the emperor to look for Xie Guimo, so there was nothing surprising about it. Shen Tang sat down to eat.
I had just eaten a golden spring roll when Si'er came in and said happily, "Princess, the Emperor issued an edict this morning to release Envoy Lu Xuanfu without charge, and to return all confiscated items to the Lu family. He was also transferred to Beijing to take up a new position and promoted one rank. Although Young Master Lu faked his death to escape, he was credited with investigating the case, so the Emperor pardoned him for his escape. Old Prince Ning recommended him, and the Emperor granted Young Master Lu the position of Deputy Director of the City Patrol..."
Envoy Lu Xuanfu's family was wrongly accused and exiled to the border, where they suffered for more than a year. Fortunately, their suffering finally paid off and they were able to take up a post in Beijing. With the support of his father and Prince Ning, Envoy Lu Xuanfu was sure to rise to prominence.
If the Lu family stays in Kyoto, the second brother can visit the Lu family often. Otherwise, if he has to go back to Qianzhou, the second brother will definitely miss everyone in the Lu family.
This arrangement is the best.
But what made Shen Tang happy was what happened next. Si'er said, "The account books that the eldest young master brought back to the capital were checked by the Minister of Justice all night and confirmed to be true. The emperor ordered a search and confiscation of the Jiang family during the morning court session. The search and confiscation officers are probably at the Jiang family by now."
The officials and bandits in Qianzhou had been colluding for many years and had robbed passing cargo ships countless times. The officials in Qianzhou did not get much of the spoils, and most of them were sent to Beijing.
As a middleman, Mr. Jiang handled hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Only by confiscating the house could the stolen goods be found.
If the confiscated items and the account books can mostly match, then the case can be solved by Master Jiang. But if there is a huge discrepancy, it is necessary to trace the whereabouts of the stolen money and find out the mastermind behind it.
At the morning court session, Prince Qi and Prince Yu vied for the case and wanted to cooperate with the Ministry of Justice in investigating the case. Prince Yu said that the murdered prefect of Qianzhou was recommended by Marquis Changping, and given the relationship between Prince Qi and Marquis Changping, he should avoid suspicion. So the Emperor handed the case over to Prince Yu.
All the civil and military officials had a rough idea about this case. They believed that it was most likely related to Prince of Qi and Marquis of Changping. The people on Prince of Qi's side were a little apprehensive.
Once Mr. Jiang can't hold on any longer and confesses, or if any evidence is found in the Jiang Mansion, the King of Qi will be finished.
No egg can escape an overturned nest. Once the King of Qi falls, what good will happen to those who followed him? Especially the King of Qi's confidants, who had openly opposed the King of Yu, felt that a disaster was about to happen.
It was obvious that the King of Qi was more powerful before, so why did things suddenly take a turn for the worse? It is too late to turn to the light now, and he can only go down this path until the end.
After breakfast, Shen Tang took Ginkgo and Qiutong out of the house. When they arrived at the gate, the carriage was already waiting there.
Xie Guimo didn't have time to accompany her to Prince Ning's Mansion, but he was worried, so he had to send more secret guards to follow her.
Chen Shan was responsible for driving the carriage.
It was such a big scene that Shen Tang felt a little embarrassed to go out.
The guards led the way, and the carriage arrived at Prince Ning's Mansion steadily.
The last time Shen Tang came to see Princess Roujia, he was with the princess. That was a month ago, but Shen Tang didn't come, so Ginkgo came for her twice. Princess Roujia still had some morning sickness occasionally, but it was not as severe as at the beginning, thanks to the dried fish that Ginkgo bought.
For this, Princess Ning rewarded Ginkgo with a gold bracelet, and Princess Roujia also rewarded Ginkgo with a lot of golden melon seeds and peanuts.
Seeing that it was the carriage from Prince Jingyang's Mansion, the servants of Prince Ning's Mansion hurried to greet it and warmly welcomed Shen Tang into the mansion.
After entering the second gate and walking forward for a while, I saw Princess Roujia coming from afar. She looked much better than the last time I saw her.
Princess Roujia smiled and said, "I knew you would come in the next two days. I was afraid you would be very tired, so I asked my husband to go to the Jingyang Palace to see you. My husband said he would go tomorrow, and you came."
Shen Tang asked, "Brother, are you busy today?"
"He and the Second Young Master went to find the First Young Master Lu. The old prince wants to see the First Young Master Lu."
Shen Tang smiled and said, "As long as Big Brother returns safely, it's not necessary to see him."
"Brother, when you come back and know that your sister-in-law is pregnant, you must be very happy, right?"