"Your Majesty, this humble minister has been wronged! Your Majesty"
"Your Majesty, you cannot listen to the villain's slander! Your Majesty, you are wronged!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the voices of two people shouting for injustice could be heard in the main hall. Not long after, they were dragged out by the imperial guards.
"Father, I believe that Mr. Wan was framed by an adulterer. Please order a thorough investigation. Mr. Wan will never do this."
When the third prince saw his grandfather being pushed out, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed. It was impossible for his grandfather to do such a thing.
"Father! What the third brother said makes sense, this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated!" The eldest prince also knelt down quickly. Song Shujing was always the father of his concubine, and she always asked for mercy.
"Wei Chen begged the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly." At this time, several officials stood up and interceded for the two of them.
These people were all from the same lineage as the eldest prince and the third prince. The other officials looked at each other, but they did not expect that the emperor would imprison the two of them based on those letters.
The emperor's face darkened, "Xia Aiqing, what do you think?"
Xia Qing was not surprised when the emperor suddenly named him.
He stepped forward and said, "To report to the Emperor, I believe that it is too early to say anything before this matter has been thoroughly investigated. It is better to wait until the mansion is inspected before making a conclusion."
Yin Kun and Jiang Mingyuan were very anxious at this time. Wan Xuenian and Song Shujing were locked up in Dali Temple. Those people must have come prepared.
If any evidence of crime is found in the two houses, it will be useless for the two of them to deny it. At that time, they will definitely be tortured to extract a confession. It would be better if the two of them really confessed. I am afraid that this is simply a lie, but the two of them were beaten into it.
Point out a few.
Or maybe they can't name the list. With Gu Chengyu's talent and knowledge, he must be in the top few, so he is very dangerous.
The little eunuch sneaked all the way into Chenghua Palace, saw Aunt Lan from Chenghua Palace, and quickly stepped forward and grabbed her.
"Aunt Lan, take this slave to see your empress quickly."
Aunt Lan naturally knew that the young eunuch was here to report a message, so she led the young eunuch into the main hall of Chenghua Palace without even saying a word.
At this time, a beautiful woman wearing green palace clothes was sitting in the main hall, looking extremely anxious.
"Empress! Xiao Shengzi is here."
"Let him come in quickly." Concubine Xian stood up from the chair, took two quick steps, and then paused.
"Slave Xiao Shengzi comes to see the Concubine Xian! May your concubine be safe!" As soon as Xiao Shengzi came in, he knelt down on the ground.
"What did the Palace of Supreme Harmony say?" Concubine Xian was already very anxious. Who cares about these false gifts?
Xiao Shengzi talked about the important things in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and explained clearly the matter of the two adults being taken to Dali Temple.
When Concubine Xian heard that her father had entered Dali Temple, she rolled her eyes and was about to faint.
"Oops! Madam, call the doctor quickly!" Aunt Lan shouted in panic.
Xiao Shengzi was startled, and he got up shaking, ready to call someone outside.
Concubine Xian supported Aunt Lan and forced herself to wake up, "Don't shout! Help me up quickly. I have a handwritten letter. You can find a way to send it to Wanfu."
Concubine Xian leaned against Aunt Lan, breathing heavily. The two of them returned to the study, with pen and ink already prepared.
"Sir! Another letter came!" Ming Mo hurried into the main room, where Gu Chengyu was writing and drawing on the table.
These are officials from the DPRK and China, and he needs to find a breakthrough from them.
Gu Chengyu dropped the brush and took the letter.
Gu Chengyu looked very solemn after reading it. Now that Guo Shi has produced evidence, the next step may be to temporarily imprison Dali Temple and search the two mansions. Regardless of whether the two adults have been framed, there will definitely be evidence of guilt in the mansion.
After entering Dali Temple, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die. Very few people can resist the punishment of Dali Temple.
It would be fine if it was true. The candidates like them would only have to take the exam again at most, but what if it was framed?
Among them, Wan Xuenian is not young. If he can't bear it and is beaten into a trap, then some people will definitely blame him for something that is nothing at all. His situation is very dangerous.
Besides, Concubine Xian said that Guo Shi was from Xia Qing. He was a close disciple of Liang Zhirui and a candidate from Beidi. Could those people kill two birds with one stone and eliminate him as a potential threat?
Suddenly, he thought of the box, and a plan came to his mind.
"Ming Yan, go quickly and find out where Zhuangzi from Wan Mansion and Song Mansion is. Don't ask too many questions. Send more people there."
Gu Chengyu thought about those boxes. If he could put all the boxes into space and remove the so-called dirty silver, then he could always solve the problem as long as he found a way.
But he also knew that it would definitely be too late. There must be more than one Zhuangzi in a wealthy family.
There must be several Zhuangzi in the dowry of the women in their house. Not to mention the long distance, he would definitely not be able to keep up with the speed of the officials searching for them one by one. Those people were all divided into different groups.
Asking Ming Yan to look for it is just a backup plan. It would be good if you can get ahead of it. If you can't make it in time, then you still have to prepare a second plan.
He had a bold guess. He always felt that this fraud case would not be that simple. It might just be a matter of course to clean up the third prince's maternal family. Those boxes reminded him of the eldest prince.
Hu Maoqing and the others were keeping an eye on the eldest prince so closely, but they couldn't find any evidence. The money was definitely not going to be used, so they had to just watch, otherwise they wouldn't still have it in their hands after more than two years.
Could it be that the eldest prince had put those boxes in the other courtyard? In order to attract attention and divert Hu Maoqing's attention or even his target.
Gu Chengyu was completely conditioned now. As soon as he heard about the big box, he thought of the eldest prince's gold and silver.
No matter whether what he guessed was true or not, Hu Maoqing had always found a way. If it was true, then there would be benefits for both of them to cooperate.
Hu Maoqing is the only one who can be the censor of the left deputy capital, and he is not a fool. Why should people trust him to verify whether the eldest prince put the money in?
Also, if it was really the eldest prince’s plan, what method did the eldest prince use to attract Hu Maoqing?
Gu Chengyu rubbed his temples. He got too little information. This information was obtained by robbing the letter. Without knowing the connection, it was very difficult for him to think of anything.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
Maybe there is no need to lure Hu Maoqing there. Hu Mao has been investigating the eldest prince for more than two years and has not caught the eldest prince. This time, the eldest prince may be able to solve the banditry case in Fengding Mansion that year.
Isn't this a good opportunity? In order to make money, Wan Xuenian leaked the test questions. And the mountain bandit cases that were circulating in various cities back then could be framed on Wan Xuenian, and evidence of the crime could be found in the government.
And what is the purpose of amassing money? Of course it is to recruit soldiers and horses! Wan Xuenian is the third prince's grandfather, so he must be under the third prince's instructions.
Even if Hu Maoqing knew that this was a matter of bandits, so what if it was the eldest prince who did it?
He has no evidence at hand and talks empty talk. Can the emperor believe him? Slandering the prince is a serious crime, not to mention that the eldest prince is very favored.