bestfiction Chapter 159 The truth behind Jiang Wenjing's assassination
Chapter 159 The truth behind Jiang Wenjing's assassination
The county magistrate's eldest son is not as good as Jiang Wenjing in terms of poetry or appearance, and is looked down upon by almost everyone.
But this adopted son was different. He was handsome and his teacher was a famous scholar invited by the former county magistrate himself. When he was eight years old, the teacher predicted that this boy had a bright future and would definitely pass the imperial examination in the future.
Later, Jiang Wenjing became more and more famous. He was not famous because of the praises of the gentlemen, but because of his real talent and knowledge.
Every time there is an exam, the papers of all the major academies are similar. Jiang Wenjing's paper will be taken out separately and circulated among the students of each academy.
He was so famous that when people in the capital mentioned the talented scholars of Jiangnan, Jiang Wenjing would definitely be among the top. Everyone was optimistic about him and felt that he would definitely be on the list this time. If he was not the top scorer, he would at least be the third place.
Jiang Wenjing naturally became a stumbling block for the county magistrate in sending his son to the capital, and he had to be eliminated.
As for Jiang Boyuan, although all the Jiang family businesses are controlled by him, if this nephew comes back, Jiang Wenjing will have the inheritance rights. If he passes the examination, he will no longer be a businessman. What can he use to compete with Jiang Wenjing?
So there was that discussion in the study.
They conspired for different purposes, but the goal was the same.
Jiang Wenjing would send messages to his family along the way, and Jiang Boyuan only needed to tell the county magistrate about Jiang Wenjing's whereabouts, and the other party would send people to take action.
After listening to this, Jiang Shian turned around and looked at Ji Yinghuai. He knew clearly that the fall of the former county magistrate was directly related to Ji Yinghuai.
Ji Yinghuai did not mention this adopted son when he talked to him. The other party has been hiding his identity. If he passes the imperial examination in the future, there is no guarantee that he will not want to avenge his father. Ji Yinghuai and Jiang Wenjing will definitely be the first to bear the brunt.
Ji Yinghuai gave him a reassuring look, stretched out his hand and made a gesture towards the corner behind him, and the shadow guard hiding in the dark disappeared.
"Then you just listened and didn't leave any evidence." Jiang Shian glanced at Jiang Xian, "After what you said, how can I know if you are just trying to get out and make excuses for me? Where is the evidence?"
"I..." Jiang Xian choked up, thought for a while, and clapped his hands: "I remember, my father has a habit of leaving some letters or documents behind when doing business or trading with others, for fear that the other party will betray him one day."
"They seemed to have signed a written agreement that day. Father agreed to cooperate in eliminating your eldest brother, and the other party agreed to monopolize all the businesses in Qingping County in my father's hands."
This is useful information, but Jiang Shi'an will not completely trust Jiang Xian, so the secret guards still need to investigate this information.
"No more?" Jiang Shian looked at Jiang Xian suspiciously.
Jiang Xian gritted his teeth and said, "My father has a close relationship with the prefect. The man who tried to assassinate me just now was someone the prefect Chen had arranged to be by my father's side. In addition, there are several other people with good kung fu skills. They are specifically responsible for killing people and robbing goods."
"Oh." Jiang Shian said in a cold tone. Every time he said that this thing was gone, he would spit out a lot of it later.
"It's really gone, that's all I know." Jiang Xian looked hopeless, "I just took advantage of my family's wealth to do evil. I really didn't get involved in the things my father did. Please let me go, don't worry, I will definitely change when I get out and be a good person in the future."
"Oh, okay, I'll trust you this time."
Jiang Shian looked at him for a while and made sure that there was no evasive look on Jiang Xian's face.
After exchanging a glance with Ji Yinghuai, the man nodded to him.
He let out a long sigh and pulled Ji Yinghuai away.
Jiang Xian was stunned for a moment, then quickly shouted, "What about you? You said you would rescue me."
Jiang Shian pulled Ji Yinghuai's sleeve and waved his hand high: "Tomorrow."
After leaving the cell, Ji Yinghuai tilted his head and asked, "Do you really want to save him?"
Jiang Shian said, "Tsk, why are you so honest?"
"Ask me this question again tomorrow and I'll answer you." He grinned, his eyes full of sly smiles.
At this time, Jiang Xian, who sat back on the ground, didn't know that he had been tricked. He was waiting for Jiang Shian to rescue him tomorrow.
He felt that his decision was indeed correct. The law does not hold everyone responsible. He had nothing to do with this matter in the first place, so even if Jiang Shian wanted to investigate, he would not be able to find anything on him.
As for his father, he hadn't come to see him in these days and even sent people to silence him. He had given up on him a long time ago.
Then he doesn't need to care about family ties anymore.
Besides, if something happens to his father, all this family property will be left to him.
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As soon as the two returned to the inn, they were told by the waiter that a girl had just come to see them.
"Did you talk about something?" Jiang Shian asked.
He had no memory of ever meeting any woman.
The waiter handed them a note: "She left a message saying that she had something to say to the young master, and then gave an address. Oh, by the way—"
The waiter slapped his thigh and said, "At that time, I saw several people outside who seemed to be following her. She left in a hurry after saying this."
"Okay, got it. Thank you, little brother." Jiang Shian took the note, thanked him, and went upstairs with Ji Yinghuai.
The waiter stood there in a daze for a moment, his face a little red.
This young master has a really good-looking appearance. The man next to him is the King Zhan Bei who has been talked about these days. He is so majestic.
If the maid had not repeatedly begged him to give the note to the young master, he would have accepted it only because of the other party's urgent words and anxious look on her face.
If it were in the past, he would definitely not help with this. After all, no one knows what is written, and it would be troublesome if he didn't bring trouble upon himself.
But everyone in Qingping County knew these days that these two young masters had done a lot of good things. He thought that if the girl had grievances to redress, he would help her out.
Ji Yinghuai took the note, took a look at it, and then handed it to Yingmo beside him.
Jiang Shian was startled. He didn't even notice when Yingmo came back. He found himself following them suddenly while they were walking.
"It's located in a small alley on North Street, a bit remote. Ordinary people don't live there. Only the extremely poor people live there. It's also a bit messy on weekdays." Yingmo said.
Jiang Shian opened his mouth. He knew so much from just one note. It was really amazing.
Ying Mo asked: "Master, do you want me to go and take a look?"
"Well, he can come at this time, either he has a grievance or it is related to what we are investigating. The government office has been receiving complaints non-stop in the past few days. It is not that he has nowhere to appeal. He said he came directly to find Shi An, which shows that he knows some inside information." Ji Yinghuai guessed that it was most likely someone from the Jiang Mansion.
Jiang Shian nodded in agreement with his idea.
Ji Yinghuai: "Go check and bring the person back, be careful not to alert the enemy."
Yingmo responded, jumped out of the window, and disappeared directly into the room.
Jiang Shian sighed twice and said with emotion: "It's good to have kung fu. You can fly wherever you want."
"Want to try it?" Ji Yinghuai asked, looking at his longing face.
Jiang Shian nodded hurriedly. When he watched martial arts dramas in the past, what he admired most were those people who could fly over eaves and walls and had kung fu.
"Then when we get back, I can take you to experience it." Ji Yinghuai leaned close to Jiang Shian's ear and said.
Jiang Shian pushed away the heat on his face, took his clothes and walked behind the screen: "Let's talk later, you must negotiate with me."
"What?" Ji Yinghuai didn't hear the second half of the sentence clearly, so he asked again.
Jiang Shian no longer paid attention to him. He hung his clothes on the screen and reached out to untie his hair. "Please ask the waiter to bring a bucket of hot water. I feel a little uncomfortable after going to the cell. I need to take a bath."
Ji Yinghuai shook his head helplessly. The young man was evasive, which definitely wasn't something good.
He glanced at the person behind the screen with his hair loose, his head sticking out, and looking at him eagerly.
When you need help from others, you know to act well.
Ji Yinghuai finally went out and called the waiter downstairs without complaint.
Jiang Shian changed his clothes after taking a bath. As soon as he walked out of the screen, Yingmo came back with someone.
Jiang Shian took a few steps forward, but halfway through, Ji Yinghuai grabbed his collar and pulled him aside.
The man held a dry cloth in his hand and rubbed his hair for a few circles before saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? Everyone is here. Don't move. Dry your hair first, or you'll have a headache again."
"Oh!" Jiang Shian curled his lips and sat on the stool reluctantly, letting the man behind him wipe his hair.
He wasn't sleeping yet, so he could just wait for it to dry naturally. What he was more curious about was what this girl wanted from him?
Yingmo, who was standing behind the woman, opened his mouth to say something, but was glared back by Ji Yinghuai.
Ying Mo had no choice but to shut up, found a seat at the table and sat down, poured himself a cup of tea and called out to the woman standing at the door: "Young lady, please sit down, let's sit down and talk."
He felt a little guilty as he said this, seeing the girl was so anxious that her face turned pale, while his two masters were still standing there rubbing against each other.
My master is the same. He can obviously use his inner strength to dry the clothes, but he just insists on wiping them slowly with a towel.
Of course, Ji Yinghuai did not forget about internal force, but it was too fast and he could not stay in contact with the boy for a while.
After taking a shower, Jiang Shian looked pink and tender, with pink on her cheeks from the hot water. Her eyes were also much softer than usual, and she looked like a well-fed and lazy little fox. She had retracted all her sharp claws, and only stretched out her furry paws, allowing people close to her to touch her soft fur.
Jiang Shian half leaned on Ji Yinghuai, looking at the woman standing by the table, with a gentle and harmless smile on his face: "Girl, sit down and talk, don't be nervous."
Xiao He came back to her senses, but did not sit down. Instead, she said directly, "I wonder if the young master still remembers me?"
Jiang Shian shook his head.
She was not surprised, but continued, "When the master was alive, I was just an ordinary maid who swept the floor and rarely went to the front yard. Therefore, after the second master took over the mansion, I was not dismissed. I changed from a maid who swept the floor to a maid who served tea and water, and just stayed in the mansion."
Jiang Shian's eyes widened slightly, guessing that what the other party would say next should be related to Jiang Boyuan, and might also involve the death of his father.