Because of Lei Hong's restraint and the cooperation of the second wife, the inspection of the Ming family was quickly concluded.
The officials left the Ming family with boxes of evidence and account books.
The second lady dragged her tired body back to her residence and found the sixth young master Minghao waiting for her.
Thirteen-year-old Ming Hao is almost as tall as her, but he looks confused and at a loss as to what to do.
The second lady felt sour in her heart: "Liu'er."
"Mom!" Minghao walked over quickly.
"Have you had dinner? Why do you look so ugly? Did you not sleep well last night..."
"Mom!" Minghao interrupted her, "How can I sleep at this time? Tell me, is daddy unable to come back?"
The second lady forced a smile and said: "What did you say? How could your father..."
"I heard it all!" Minghao shouted, "Those officials are here to check on my father. Mom, please stop hiding it from me. I am not young anymore and I am qualified to know the truth!"
"Liu'er!"
Minghao realized that he was too excited, so he calmed down a little and lowered his tone: "I'm sorry, Mom. I'm just too anxious. Such a big thing happened, and my father and fourth uncle and fourth brother are not here. I am the biggest man in the family. Mom,
I’m not a child anymore, can you let me share some of the burden?”
Listening to these words, the second lady suddenly realized that the child in her heart could no longer be treated as a child.
He is right, children of this age from poor families have already started working to earn money.
What's more, if he loses his father, how can he become sensible?
The second lady thought about it and said, "Liu'er, if you really want to know, I'll tell you."
…
Jiang Wenfeng was well versed in practical matters, and in just three days, Dongning calmed down again.
Kuai Ma has already gone to the capital. Just waiting for the order from above, they can bring the evidence of crime and escort the relevant people to the capital.
Yang Shu came back from outside and saw Jiang Wenfeng with a tired look on his face, and said, "You haven't slept for another night? Look at you, don't stay up late!"
Jiang Wenfeng rubbed his face: "I advise you to stay up less late, but you should do more things! If you don't do it yourself, I won't be able to do it."
Yang Shu was dissatisfied: "What did I do less? Who is investigating Wu Kuan's death?"
"Then have you found out?"
Yang Shu nodded: "Now we can be sure that Wu Kuan's death did have human factors. The reason why he intervened in this matter was probably driven by others. That person was very clever and couldn't find many traces."
Jiang Wenfeng pondered for a moment and said: "This matter should not be underestimated. There are people behind Ming San, and Wu Kuan too. If they are the same force, it would be quite scary."
How could it not be scary? If Gengsan's death hadn't been discovered this time, and if it had been delayed for a few more years, Prince Qidong might have actually been encouraged to rebel.
Whether it can succeed or not is secondary. Once the rebellion comes out, the political situation will inevitably be turbulent. Once the political situation is turbulent, there will be no peace in Northern Qi.
You must know that since the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it has not yet been completely unified. There are Southern Chu in the south and barbarians in the north. Once they get into chaos, they will be easily swallowed up.
"I was wondering if it was sent from Nanchu." Yang Shu lowered his voice.
Who would benefit most from the chaos in the Northern Qi? Of course, the two neighboring forces. The Northern Hu are herdsmen and cannot do these things, and only the Southern Chu has such talents.
The previous dynasty was destroyed and replaced by Qi and Chu. The Taizu of the Northern Qi Dynasty was a low-ranking military officer and suddenly emerged as a new force, while the Southern Chu Dynasty was an old minister of the previous dynasty and conspired to seize the throne.
Therefore, the reputation of the Nanchu royal family is not very good, but their background is much deeper. They may have accepted all the strangers from the previous dynasty.
"It is possible." Jiang Wenfeng said, "This line will definitely be traced in the future, and we will report it to the Lord truthfully."
Yang Shu nodded and asked him again: "Have you tried Ming San?"
Jiang Wenfeng shook his head.
"Hey, you can actually bear it?"
Jiang Wenfeng didn't know that Ming San had come back from the dead at first. It wasn't until Yang Shu rushed back to resolve the crisis at the Yamen that he saw Ming San captured.
Jiang Wenfeng's temperament loves to get to the bottom of things. It is beyond Yang Shu's expectation that he can endure such mysterious things.
"There are too many things. Besides, I don't think interrogating Ming San is useful."
"How to say it?"
Jiang Wenfeng said: "In this world, the ones with the softest bones are scholars, and the ones with the hardest bones are scholars. What's the difference between the two? It lies in whether they have faith in their hearts. Naturally, there are no people like Wu Yi, so I'm scared.
I just said everything. People like Ming San..."
He shook his head: "Although he is different from ordinary scholars in that he has no thoughts of benevolence and righteousness, he is more determined than ordinary people. Look at what he did. He took refuge in Prince Liuyang, faked his death and escaped, sneaking back to Dongning.
Encourage Prince Qidong... In the past ten years, he has been like a mouse, living cautiously and cautiously. Without a firm will, it would be impossible to endure such a life."
"After much thought, those interrogation methods are of no use to Ming San. I can't think of a better way at the moment, so I'll just give him a cold first."
As he spoke, Yang Shu nodded. After he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "That's right. I have an idea. Do you want to use it?"
Jiang Wenfeng looked at him doubtfully.
Yang Shu's expression remained unchanged: "This method requires borrowing a few more people."
"who?"
"The Ming family." He thought for a while, "It's best to bring Prince Qidong with him."
Jiang Wenfeng shook his head: "You can deal with the rest of the Ming family as you wish, but you can't touch Prince Qidong."
"I'm not moving, I'm just borrowing it for use."
"No." Jiang Wenfeng was unmoved, "Wu Kuan died inexplicably. I pray that the King of Dongjun will never make any mistakes."
Yang Shu knew what kind of temper he had. Seeing him like this, he couldn't argue anymore. He sighed and gave in: "Okay, okay, you are the chief officer, you have the final say."
Jiang Wenfeng thought for a moment and then said, "Is this the seventh lady's idea?"
Yang Shu raised his eyebrows: "Is it so easy to guess?"
Jiang Wenfeng smiled: "Who else can instigate you but her?"
After a pause, he added: "I shouldn't be meddling in your business, but we have been together all the way, and we have a slight friendship..."
"If you want to ask, just ask," Yang Shu said unconcernedly, "When did you, Mr. Jiang, become such a mother-in-law?"
"Okay." Jiang Wenfeng said, "These days, the seventh lady's reputation has been ruined because of you. Although it is to investigate the case, she is a girl and cannot be ignored. What are you going to do?"
Yang Shuqi said: "What should I do? Can't you ask me to marry her? She is not an ordinary woman, so why would she care about this?"
"She doesn't care, and neither do others?" Jiang Wenfeng asked, "Although this matter is hidden, the atmosphere will still leak out to some extent. In addition to being unclear with you, there are also colluding with outsiders to harm the family.
Suspicion. You know that the world is harsher on women. If you harm your family because of an affair, your reputation is terrible."