Qingshan nodded in agreement, "Yes, I understand."
Shi Jingyang walked to the courtyard wall, looked around, kicked off his feet, jumped into the air, stepped on the wall, climbed over the courtyard wall, and went straight to Ning Wei's house.
When Shi Jingyang walked through the outer room, there was no one outside, so he couldn't help but frown.
The maids who serve her are all so unsatisfied! Looking back, I have to arrange for some more clever maids to come over.
Shi Jingyang pushed the door open and entered the inner room. When he saw the sleeping person on the bed, his hands and feet unconsciously became a little lighter.
Shi Jingyang walked to the bed and stared at her for a while. He couldn't bear to wake her up, but the matter was urgent, so he had to bend down and call out softly: "A Wei, wake up!"
Ning Wei was dreaming at this time. She dreamed that she had returned to her previous life, standing in the back garden of Ning Mansion, holding Shi Jingyang's clothes crookedly, and pestering him to hug her.
Shi Jingyang looked at her in surprise, but did not push her away.
After a while, Zhao Yongqing came over and said that she had asked him to meet in the back garden.
Ning Wei stared at Zhao Yongqing. Didn't Hu Rui say that she succeeded? Zhao Yongqing was dead, why are you still looking for her?
It’s so haunting!
Zhao Yongqing wanted to come forward and pull her, but she hid in Shi Jingyang's arms. She stared at Zhao Yongqing in horror and wanted to tell him to get away, but her mouth seemed to be stuck and she couldn't open it.
Just when she was anxious, Zhao Yongqing disappeared.
In a blink of an eye, she arrived at the elegant garden of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, which was Shi Jingyang's courtyard.
Ning Wei stepped into the courtyard. It was as tidy as ever, from the courtyard door to the living room, to the east wing, to the west wing, from the study, to the living room. Everything was exquisite and meticulous, just like Shi Jingyang himself...
Wait, she heard Shi Jingyang calling her...
Ning Wei looked at Shi Jingyang in front of her, unable to tell whether it was reality or a dream, and looked at him in a daze.
Shi Jingyang stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Ning Wei's eyes, "What? You're not awake yet?"
Ning Wei came back to her senses and looked around, realizing that this was Mingyuan's own house, not the elegant garden of Weiyuan Hou Mansion.
Ning Wei shook her head, sat up, and asked dully: "Why is Prince Shi here?"
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Ning Wei regained consciousness. Yes, Shi Jingyang would appear in her room?
Ning Wei turned her head and looked at the hourglass on the cupboard.
Ning Wei's heart sank, she looked at Shi Jingyang nervously and asked, "Did something happen?"
Seeing Ning Wei's panic expression, Shi Jingyang felt inexplicably sad. He forced a smile and said with relief: "Something happened, but it's not a big deal. Don't panic yet."
Ning Wei stared at Shi Jingyang closely and asked: "What happened? Something happened to my brother. No, my brother is in Gongyuan at this time. If it's not my brother, something happened to my grandmother?"
Shi Jingyang comforted him: "Ah Wei, don't be nervous. Yingzhe and the old lady are both fine now."
When Ning Wei heard that the two of them were doing well, her anxious heart dropped. She raised her hand and rubbed her head, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, walked to the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it.
After taking a few sips, Ning Wei suddenly thought of something, stopped and turned to look at Shi Jingyang, "Shizi just said that my brother and grandmother are fine now. What did you mean?"
Shi Jingyang walked to the table and sat down, "Ah Wei, sit down, let's sit down and talk slowly."
Ning Wei sat down as he was told and looked at Shi Jingyang, waiting for his next words.
Shi Jingyang said: "Hu Rui attacked Zhao Yongqing last night."
Ning Wei thought Shi Jingyang was going to blame Hu Rui, so she nodded and said, "I know this. I asked you to go. Prince Shi, don't blame him."
Shi Jingyang said: "I'm not blaming Hu Rui, Hu Rui did this hastily."
Ning Wei looked at Shi Jingyang in confusion. "Are you hasty?"
Shi Jingyang nodded and explained: "Zhao was thinking of a way to stop Yingzhe from taking the exam. What Hu Rui did last night played into Zhao's hands."
In Shi Jingyang's opinion, keeping Zhao Yongqing as a rootless person is more useful than killing him.
Zhao Yongqing is the only legitimate son and grandson of the Zhao family. If he is alive, he will become the center of the Zhao family's conflicts.
Ning Wei straightened her back and asked nervously: "Master Shi Shizi means that Zhao will use this matter to embarrass his brother."
Shi Jingyang nodded, "Judging from what we experienced when we came back, Mr. Zhao is a ruthless person who will not give up until he achieves his goal.
Until yesterday, Ms. Zhao was still thinking of trapping Yingzhe, but she could only imagine how poisonous this man's mind was.
Zhao Yongqing died, how could Zhao let go of this good opportunity?
If my guess is correct, Zhao will draw the suspicion of the murderer on Yingzhe, and then ask the government officials to go to Gongyuan to question Yingzhe."
After hearing Shi Jingyang's words, Ning Wei's face turned pale, and she said annoyed and anxiously: "It's all my fault for not thinking carefully.
Shizi, is there any way to remedy this? We can't let the government take away my brother, otherwise, my brother will be destroyed."
Seeing that Ning Wei was about to cry, Shi Jingyang hurriedly comforted him: "Ah Wei, don't be anxious first. Remember, no matter who asks you, you only need to say that Yingzhe did not leave Mingyuan last night.
And after I learned about what happened at Ning Mansion yesterday, I was worried about Yingzhe, so I came over at Youmo last night and stayed with Yingzhe until I sent Yingzhe to the examination room this morning."
Ning Wei understood Shi Jingyang's intention and nodded in response: "Okay!"
Shi Jingyang stood up and said, "I still have things to arrange, so I'm leaving first. You can stay at home peacefully. I'll take care of everything. Don't worry too much."
Ning Wei stood up and said worriedly: "But, Zhao is too difficult to deal with..."
Shi Jingyang said with relief: "Don't worry, I have a way to deal with her. I'm in a hurry, so I'll leave first."
"Okay, I'll give it to you!" Ning Wei said.
Shi Jingyang looked at Ning Wei, who was wearing a middle coat, and said solemnly: "You can stay in the room."
Ning Wei followed Shi Jingyang's gaze and looked down at herself. Her face instantly turned red. When she looked up at Shi Jingyang, Shi Jingyang had already left the door.
After Shi Jingyang went out, he asked someone to guard the gate of Gongyuan, and then went to Jingzhao Mansion. After a stick of incense, Shi Jingyang came out of Jingzhao Mansion and turned around to Yang Mansion.
In the courtyard of Zhaofu Lanbaixuan in Shuanglian Lane, the high-ranking official looked at Lu Dianshi, "Lao Lu, what do you think about this matter? Should you accept it or not?"
Lu Dianshi spread his hands and said, "You are the boss, you decide, I will listen to you."
The high official held the goatee on his chin with his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "We have to think carefully about this matter."
Lu Dianshi nodded obediently, "If we take someone to the Gongyuan to pick him up, no matter whether the murderer is Mr. Ning or not, Mr. Ning's department will be ruined."
The high-ranking official sighed, "Ten years of studying hard in a cold window! It's not easy."
Lu Dianshi asked: "What do you mean, sir?"
The high-ranking official looked at Lu Dianshi and answered the question: "The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has not approved Liujiawan's prison cell repair application yet?"
Lu Dianshi shook his head and complained bitterly: "No, I went to the household department for this matter, and my legs almost broke, and Mr. Du always avoided seeing me.
I've been squatting in the household department for several days, but I still haven't reached Mr. Du."
The high-ranking official smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Du's stinginess is indeed well-deserved. Otherwise, how could the Holy One let him take care of the money bag?"
Lu Dianshi sighed, "It's not easy to lead a family, and I understand that.
However, the money should be spent, right?
How many years have the prison buildings in Liujiawan been built? How old are they after they have fallen into disrepair?
I am lucky this year, with many sunny days and few rainy days. If it rains heavily outside, it will rain lightly inside. When the rain stops outside, it will still be ticking inside.
The prisoner was in the house, and there was no dry ground.
It is already mid-autumn, and the weather is getting colder and colder. If there is an autumn rain, the house will be wet and cold, and most of the people will have to catch wind chill.
Sir, you don’t know that if you look up at the sky the next day, you are afraid it will rain.
My heart is always hung up, and I cannot live in peace."
Speaking of the prison cell in Liujiawan, Lu Dianshi complained a lot.
He really had no idea. In order to pay for the repairs of one hundred thousand silver, he ran from the beginning of the new year to the Mid-Autumn Festival and went to the Ministry of Accounts every three to five.
Du Shangshu of Hubu met him at first and told him how difficult it was for Hubu to do it because he had no money at the moment.
Later, Du Shangshu simply avoided seeing him.
Because of this matter, Lu Dianshi was promoted to high officials in the court, and Lu Fuyin complained.
Gao Tuiguan was okay and would comfort him occasionally.
After hearing his complaint, Lu Fuyin spread his hands and told him to let him think of his own solution.
The high-ranking official hooked up with Lu Dianshi.
When Lu Dianshi saw it, he took a step forward, approached Gao Tuiguan, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, what's wrong?"
Gao Tuiguan waited for Lu Dianshi to approach and said, "Now is a good opportunity!"
Lu Dianshi looked at the high-ranking official in confusion and said, "What a good opportunity? I am stupid, please give me a clear explanation."
The high-ranking official looked at Lu Dianshi, winked at him, and raised his chin.
Lu Dianshi came over understandingly and whispered: "What you mean is..."
The high promotion officer interrupted him and stopped him from continuing, "I think we can give it a try."
Lu Dianshi rolled his eyes and whispered: "But, sir, if we accept it, wouldn't the young master of the Ning family be innocent? With such a stepmother, I'm afraid she will be tortured a lot."
The senior official said calmly: "It is our duty to investigate the case. If the family of the deceased provides the suspect, we must act in accordance with the regulations.
Otherwise, we are derelict in our duties.
There are Gongyuan rules over there, so if we go there, we may not be able to get it from anyone."
The latter sentence was said very lightly by Gao Tuiguan.
Lu Dianshi's eyes flashed brightly, and then he let out a long sigh and said, "There is nothing we can do about it.
When we are in our position, we have to do our job. We must first collect the money and repair the prison cell quickly, which is a big deal."
The two people gathered together in the yard to discuss. In the side hall, Zhao Xinglong turned to look at the two of them, withdrew his gaze and asked, "Xiao Man, do you think they will agree?"
Mrs. Zhao turned to look at the two Gauls and said calmly: "One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount.
Besides, interrogating suspects is what they should do, and they have not violated any rules. Only fools would refuse to take the money."
Zhao Xinglong looked at Zhao Hequan and asked, "Father, what do you think?"
Zhao Hequan took a sip of tea and nodded: "Xiao Man is right, you got it for free, why not take it?
Xiaoman, in a moment you go and persuade Mr. Li and your mother-in-law to inherit Yongping under the name of Mr. Li."
Zhao Hequan had important family matters in mind and gave the instructions smoothly.
After Zhao Yongqing was injured, he had the intention to remember Zhao Yongping under the name of Li.
But neither Mr. Li nor his wife nodded, so the matter was delayed again and again.
Mrs. Xiao Zhao thought for a while and said: "Brother Qing has just left, and my sister-in-law is feeling uncomfortable. She will definitely not agree to mentioning this matter now.
This matter cannot be rushed. I will go to persuade my sister-in-law later and calm her down first, and we will talk about the succession in two days."
Zhao Hequan thought for a while and said: "Okay, you can figure it out. But Yongping must remember Li's name..."
"They're back."
Before Zhao Hequan finished speaking, Zhao Xinglong reminded him.
Zhao Hequan turned to look out the window and saw Gao Tuiguan and Lu Dianshi approaching the door. Zhao Hequan's expression immediately became sad.
Zhao Xinglong stood up to greet him and asked, "Have you two adults discussed it?"
Lu Dianshi nodded and said: "I understand Master Zhao's pain of losing his son, and I also want to solve the case as soon as possible, let the truth come out, and bring the real culprit to justice as soon as possible, and give Mr. Zhao an explanation.
As for the money, let’s accept it first, but we won’t sign any deed. If Mr. Zhao feels at ease, he will do as we said before.”
Zhao Xinglong looked at Zhao Hequan with some embarrassment and shouted: "Father, what do you think?"
Zhao Hequan hesitated for a moment and said: "Okay, the old man should form a good relationship with these two adults.
As we said before, the two adults collected the money and immediately took people to the Gongyuan to pick up the people."
Shi Dianshi nodded and said, "Don't worry, old man. Although we won't sign the contract, we will perform what we have to do."
Zhao Hequan said with an apologetic smile: "Both gentlemen are trustworthy people, so the old man can naturally be trusted. Come on."
After saying that, Zhao Hequan shouted towards the door.
Manager Yang next to Zhao Hequan came in, leaned forward and said, "Old Master! What are your orders?"
Zhao Hequan ordered: "Go and get a hundred thousand taels of silver notes."
Manager Yang stepped back. After a while, Manager Yang came in with a sandalwood box and presented the box to Zhao Hequan.
Zhao Hequan opened the box, took out the banknotes, counted them in front of everyone, and then handed them to Lu Dianshi, "Your Excellency, please count them. There are ten banknotes for ten thousand taels each."
Lu Dianshi took the banknotes, nodded his head, and said, "Exactly, ten."
With that said, Lu Dianshi ordered five cards to the official and put the remaining five cards into his sleeve pocket.
Lu Dianshi collected the banknotes and said to Gao Tuiguan: "Sir, since the suspect is in Gongyuan, I will take someone to Gongyuan to pick him up."
The high official nodded, "Let's go, I'll go out with you and wait for you back at the Yamen."
After speaking, the high official said to Zhao Hequan: "Old Master, people cannot be resurrected after death, so you always have to express your condolences."
Zhao Hequan nodded with great sadness, "Thank you, sir. I'll leave it to you to track down the murderer."
The high-ranking official bowed and said, "It's hard to talk about work. This is my duty. Please take care of yourself. I'm going to do my work first."
After saying that, the high-ranking official bowed his hands to Zhao Xinglong and Mrs. Zhao.
Lu Dianshi looked at Mrs. Zhao and said, "Madam, after I take Mr. Ning to the Yamen, I may ask you to go to the Yamen to give evidence."