Shumulu heard the severity in Nala's words, lowered his head and said: "I was reckless for a moment and did not take the overall situation into consideration. Please forgive me."
Nala nodded and said with pity, "Your family has suffered such a catastrophe all of a sudden. It is inevitable that you will lose your sense of proportion. How can I not forgive you? One hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, but I heard that
They haven’t found the silver yet, have they?”
Shu Mulu's eyelids twitched and he said: "Concubine Xi made someone falsely accuse my concubine Ama. She made something out of nothing. How can there really be money?" Regarding this matter, whether he was facing the Liu family or the Nala family, Shu Mulu
They all denied it and firmly refused to admit that Shu Mulu Gongming was corrupt and perverted the law.
The fact is that each of these two people is more vicious and cruel than the other. Who knows if they will suddenly defeat him after he said it and push him to a dead end. In the harem, he is the only one who is completely trustworthy. Others, even
No matter how good it looks, it's just talk and talk, so you can't believe it.
Although Shumulu said it categorically, Nala was still dubious and stared at her and said, "Is it true?"
Shumulu wiped away her tears sadly and said: "My concubine Ama Xiang has promised himself to be upright. He has been an official for many years and always considers the people, but never accepts a penny from the people. How can a person like him be greedy?
With such a large amount of 120,000 taels, it is clear that someone deliberately wanted to put my concubine, Amma, to death."
Nala sighed and said: "I didn't expect that Concubine Xi and Concubine Jin would do anything to deal with you. Anyway, I will write a book to Yingge and let him investigate this matter. As long as the evidence can be proven to be false,
Nothing will happen to you, Ama." After a pause, she continued: "But there is one thing.
I still don’t know. Regardless of Concubine Xi or Concubine Jin, these two families have little influence in the local area. How could they find out so many things about your Ama? Although the evidence is false, in order to distinguish the fake from the real, you and your Ama must be found out.
The investigation into everything he did while in office was clear, and this cannot be achieved by just sending out spies."
Shu Mulu thought: "This concubine is also puzzled. The empress has been with Concubine Xi for much longer than the concubine, and her understanding of her is relatively deep. I wonder if the empress has any clues?"
Nala frowned slightly and said: "When I say this to you, I really think of a person. Concubine Xi once had a servant named Li Wei. Now she is the governor of Zhejiang, with a first-class official position. The most important thing is that he
He has always been loyal to Concubine Xi and has great influence in the local area. If he sends people to track down your Ama, it shouldn’t be difficult."
Li Wei-Shu Mulu silently remembered this name in his heart, and then said: "Does the empress have any way to deal with him?"
"As the saying goes, Emperor Gaoshan is far away. He is the governor of Zhejiang. I can't send people to Zhejiang to check him. Besides, he is not the person you should pay attention to right now." Nala paused and said with a hint of solemnity:
"Remember, the only loophole now is that we don't have the 120,000 taels of silver. As long as we can't find it, your Ama's crime will be inextricably settled, even if he comes to the Ministry of Punishments to be punished.
The trial will also drag on for a long time. Taking advantage of this time, I will ask Yingge to run the Ministry of Punishments up and down and let them exploit this loophole. As long as the emperor thinks there are still doubts, he will not execute him rashly.
If someone takes advantage of this imperial edict to report that your Ama was wrongfully accused, it may be possible to save your Ama’s life, but there is no guarantee that the official will be reinstated."
Nala's words were like a gust of wind, blowing away the fog that blocked Shumulu's face, making her suddenly enlightened. Yes, she was really dizzy. As long as the batch of silver was not discovered, the Ministry of Punishment could not convict Amma.
, the acquisition of stolen goods is the basic condition for finalizing a case, and it may sometimes be expedient. However, this case not only attracts attention from the previous court, but is also inextricably linked to the harem. I believe that the Ministry of Punishment does not dare to impose arbitrary sentences.
However, even if she could think of this, she still had to come to Nala for help, because she had no power in the court and could not get through so many joints in the Ministry of Justice. If she could not get through, naturally they would not be able to excuse Amma. However,
Fortunately, this time she was very tight-lipped and did not let Nala get too many handles. Based on the current situation, she was far from being able to control herself as tightly as before.
As for the 120,000 taels of silver, since the officers and soldiers sent there have not found it yet, Amma must have put it in a very safe place, but I don’t know where.
Shu Mulu said gratefully: "Thank you very much for your guidance, I can finally feel at ease."
Nala said warmly: "Just stay in the palace. I will let Yingge take care of the matters outside. I will try to clear your name of Amma. But there is one thing that I have to inform you in advance."
"
Shu Mulu said quickly: "Please give me some advice."
"To manage the officialdom, money must be used, which can easily amount to thousands of taels. A crime as serious as yours, I'm afraid, will never be solved without tens of thousands taels." As soon as Nala finished speaking, Shumulu was shocked.
He shouted: "Where did I get this much money?"
"This is exactly what I want to tell you. I can ask the family to sell favors and face, but the money used for doing so must not be less. If you can't make up the money, no matter how much face you have, people won't buy it."
Nala glanced at Shumulu with pity and said: "I want to help you, but I only have a little salary and money in my family, and it is a bit tight to maintain the normal expenses of the house. How can I get so much money?"
of silver.”
"My concubine has helped me so much, so how dare I ask my concubine to pay for it? However, the amount of tens of thousands taels is too great, and I don't know where to get it."
Nala thought for a while and said: "Well, I can barely scrape together two thousand taels of silver from my own body. I will take it out first and let Yingge take care of it. It can barely last a few days, but if the rest is
I can only rely on you, Sir Hui, to find a solution on your own, I am powerless."
Shu Mulu knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. Your Majesty has already helped me a lot. Regardless of whether my father can be acquitted this time, I will always be grateful for your great kindness. I don't know how to express this kind of kindness."
How can I repay you? I can only repay you by being a cow or a horse in the next life. As for the money, I will definitely find a way to raise it for you."
A cryptic smile appeared at the corner of Nala's lips, "The things about the next life are too illusory. I never believe it. If you want to retaliate, let's do it in this life."
Mr. Shu Mulu's heart skipped a beat, and he kowtowed deeply, "Yes, I shall repay the great kindness of my empress in this life."
Nala nodded and served the tea: "Okay, Master Hui, please go back first. I also need to repair the book immediately and send it out of the palace together with the banknotes."
"My concubine, please retire." After saying this, Mrs. Shumulu stood up and exited Xinuang Pavilion holding Ruliu's hand.