1379. Chapter 1379 Some people cry and others laugh 【03】
Xia Zhilin happened to be at home. After listening to You Hongtao's words, he immediately said: "You don't need to bother Prince Yan and Miss Shen about this matter. I have always been with them. We are all errands, and some of us should
I also know everything that I understand. The reason why King Yan came to me was not necessarily to show off that he was favored by His Majesty. The most important thing was to let me be a witness. Naturally, I had to follow closely so that I could talk to Your Majesty later.
Report. Although we went into those courtyards, we just took a look and went out. They are just ordinary houses. Who would know that there are secret rooms under the kang."
He glanced at You Hongtao, then smiled and said: "Let's do this, I won't make it difficult for you. I'll go to the palace first. If Your Majesty is not free now and doesn't listen to my report, then I will go to Jingzhao Mansion."
Let’s go and explain this matter clearly. If we can’t go today, it won’t be delayed until tomorrow night. Just don’t worry.”
You Hongtao knew Xia Zhilin, who was famous for being aloof and looking down on others. Since they were the grandsons of the Xia family and the eldest princess of Ning'an, there was no one else in his eyes.
Moreover, they are born to rely on the emperor's favor, so they don't have to look at the faces of any officials, including the cabinet or the six ministries, without even raising their eyebrows.
Therefore, it is not easy to bribe him to say good things for Shen Mingzhu.
It can be said that it is absolutely impossible.
Imperial guards such as Xia Zhilin who came from noble families are loyal to the emperor.
Because they depend on the emperor for survival and food, if they are not loyal to the emperor but try to curry favor with some prince, they are asking for death.
I was afraid that the emperor would know about it immediately and rush back immediately.
You Hongtao was secretly surprised, and he was glad that Mr. Shaoyin was well-informed, otherwise he would have been in big trouble.
After Xia Zhilin waited for You Hongtao to leave, he packed up and went to the palace. He first went to Qianqing Palace to pay his respects.
The emperor happened to be reviewing the memorial, so he let him in.
Xia Zhilin paid his respects, stood up and stood quietly waiting for the emperor to ask questions.
As expected, the emperor asked a few questions about yesterday's events.
Xia Zhilin told what happened.
"Your Majesty, I have been accompanying King Yan and Prince Wen all the time. Even when Prince Wen took people to the inner courtyard, I sent people to follow them secretly. Their every move was under my surveillance. There are dozens of accounting offices.
We did an accounting and invited shopkeepers from some shops to do valuations. The scene was very grand."
The emperor stopped the Zhubu in his hand and asked casually: "Does Liu Ning really have a secret room?"
Xia Zhilin immediately said: "Your Majesty, it seems now that there is indeed a secret room. Prince Wen also suspected that he had it yesterday and wanted to ask him to hand over a few good things to raise money, which would be faster. But Uncle Liu said at the time that there was no secret room.
Wen Shizi had no choice. Later, Miss Shen asked Mr. Liu from the independent mansion to come back to help. She also went to the Ministry of Industry to look for drawings, but no clear information was found."
He glanced at the emperor and said solemnly: "Of course, I think Miss Shen may have discovered something, but I was worried about you, so I didn't say anything explicitly. She took us to look in several courtyards, and then my uncle
He rushed in and knelt down to kowtow. Miss Shen said that as long as their family kowtowed to apologize, she would give them one year. The uncle then went to gather his family members..."
