When he was rescued, the man seemed groggy. When asked, he didn't know his name. He looked like an idiot. It wasn't until he was brought back to the palace and summoned the imperial doctor for treatment that he realized that he had been drugged.
Back to normal, he knew nothing about the fact that he was almost executed as another person.
This matter attracted Kangxi's attention and handed it over to Yinzhen for investigation. What Yinzhen asked Tong Jia to do was to try to find out Yinzhen's progress on this matter.
Although it was not mentioned in the letter, you can guess that this matter must be related to Yinzhen. Maybe he is profiting from it, so he cares about what Yinzhen found out.
On that side, Tong Jia's brows and eyes were filled with frost, and she said in a cold voice: "Yinsu, he really treats me like a sparrow in his hand. He can do whatever he wants!"
The feeling of being manipulated made her hate the pain, and she deeply regretted that she was young and ignorant, and now she was taken advantage of.
Fu Congzhi! Thinking of this person whom she once loved deeply, what emerges in Tong Jia's heart is not lingering feelings, but deep disgust. Without this person, why would she be so passive!
"Master, calm down and don't hurt yourself." Huamei advised in a low voice from the side.
Tong Jia took a deep breath, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't suppress her anger. It was never Tong Jia Liluo's temperament to be manipulated by others. She would never become Yin Hu's puppet and ruin her current situation with her own hands.
Everything you have.
Although Yinzhen never asked her about Zheng Chunhua's incident last time, it didn't mean that she could rest easy from now on. There was always a shadow of uneasiness hanging over her heart these days, and she vaguely felt that this incident had not passed.
Xiao'er changed a cup of hot tea and put it into Tong Jia's cold hands and said worriedly: "Master, what should we do now? Do we really want to do what the eighth elder brother said?"
Tong Jiashi lowered her head and stroked the warm white porcelain teacup without saying a word. Her mind was spinning rapidly. For a long time, she seemed to have made some great determination. She raised her head and said, "Let Changshou come in. I have something for him to do."
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It is unknown what Tong Jia said to Changshou, and the letter was also reduced to ashes in the brazier.
It was night, Tong Jia made some refreshing and delicious side dishes by herself, put them in the food box, and took Huamei back and forth to the study. Halfway through, it suddenly started to rain, and the rain fell on her face drop by drop.
Tong Jia, who had never brought an umbrella, had her carefully decorated clothes and hair wet.
Huamei glanced at the dark sky, pointed to the pavilion not far away and said: "Master, please go inside for shelter first, and I will borrow an umbrella."
Tong Jia's eyes also stopped in the dark night sky. She didn't know what she was thinking. After a moment, she looked back and said, "No need to bother, let's just go there quickly."
In this way, he walked quickly and arrived outside the study before the rain started to fall heavily. Zhou Yong, who was standing outside, saw her coming from a distance and quickly saluted and stepped aside.
Mrs. Tong Jia nodded slightly and pushed the door open. In the study room, Jinzhou tribute candles were burning, and a faint fragrance floated in the air when burning.
"You're here." Yinzhen raised his head from the table, smiled at Tong Jia, and waved for her to come closer. Under the orange candlelight, he saw that her body was wet and he couldn't help but wonder: "It's raining outside.
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Tong Jiashi put the side dishes she brought on the small table next to her and said, "Yes, it suddenly rained in the middle of the way. It's not a big loss, otherwise I would have made all these dishes in vain. Fourth Master comes over to try it."
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"Okay, I'll come over after I finish reading these files." Yinzhen smiled slightly, and his clear eyes passed through a faint light of unknown meaning, which disappeared for a moment. Yinzhen read quickly, and he had read them all in a short time.
After that, I put the pen on the shelf and got up to move.
I felt my sore and numb wrists, and when I was about to sit down, I found that Tong Jia's body was still wet. He stroked her wet hair and said softly: "The weather is getting cold. You are easily affected by the wind and cold. I asked Zhou
Yong will go and get you a dry handkerchief to wipe it with, and then change into clothes."
Without waiting for Tong Jia to say anything, he had already walked out. Seeing that he was the only one left in the room, Tong Jia's eyes moved and he tiptoed to the desk. On the desk lay the file that Yinzhen had not closed after reading it. It happened that
It is about the execution of civilians instead of death row prisoners. It is believed that Yinzhen's people collected evidence and traced it. They recorded the incident in detail and pointed out the activities behind it.
There are three cunning rabbit holes. Those corrupt officials or evil people often have considerable wealth, and they will never keep it in the same place. What the court confiscated is only their apparent wealth. How much more they have secretly and where they are hidden is unknown.
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Those people, in order to survive, are naturally willing to pay for their lives. The money can easily reach tens of thousands of taels, and some even reach more than one hundred thousand taels. The most shocking thing is that the entire prison of the Ministry of Punishment has been broken through.
Line, no wonder it can be done without being noticed.
As for the first-level officials of the ministry and even Yinzhen, they would not normally go to prison. Naturally, they did not know much about this kind of secret operation. Until this time it was exposed, otherwise it would be unknown how long it would have been kept secret.
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No wonder people often come to the Ministry of Punishment looking for people, saying that their relatives have not been released since they were arrested. However, when checking the prison records, they all found that they had been released long ago. It was just that they did not go home immediately after being released from prison. And the number of them was not large.
There were many, so they didn't take it seriously. At most, they just recorded it in the record and said they would look for it for them. It wasn't until the death case came out that I realized that there was such an inside story.
At the end of the file, it is also recorded that they have traced the person of a fifth-ranking doctor from the Ministry of Punishment. He should have many connections with the mastermind behind the scenes. I believe that as long as this thread is pulled, the mastermind behind the scenes can be found out sooner or later. As for the one among them
The amount of money involved must have been a million taels. This amount was extremely rare even after the founding of the Qing Dynasty.
The file ends here, without mentioning the name of this doctor. Tong Jia heard Yinzhen accidentally mention that there were three doctors in the Criminal Department, but she didn't know which one of these three it was.
Just when she was guessing, she heard the sound of the door opening behind her. Tong Jia hurriedly pretended to clear the desk for Yinzhen, folded the files and put them aside neatly.
With her back to Yinzhen, she never saw the inexplicable complexity flashing through Yinzhen's eyes. It wasn't until Yinzhen wiped her wet hair with a dry handkerchief that she turned around, smiled softly, and said: "
I just need to wipe myself. Fourth Master, please eat quickly and don’t go hungry."
Seeing Yinzhen sitting down to eat, Tong Jia went to the side room to change into wet and cold clothes. After Yinzhen had used it, she gave him some tea for rinsing his mouth and looked at his expression and said: "
Fourth Master, last time you talked about the Old Summer Palace, I was never there.
When I had the opportunity to go there, I was fascinated by the beautiful scenery there. I also heard that many roses and autumn chrysanthemums were planted in the garden, and many maple trees were also planted. Now that they are in full bloom, the scenery must be picturesque, so I thought
I wonder if it’s okay to go and stay in the garden for a few days?”