Qi Defang suddenly said such words, which Xu Qinghuan did not expect, but she was not surprised either. As the case is gradually revealed, some things that were once unknown will surface.
As early as when Wang Yun's true face was exposed, Xu Qinghuan had already speculated that the person behind everything was not plotting the interests of one city and one pool. With such ambitions, he could use Wang Yun and Su Wan as pawns.
His status should not be low.
She had doubted King Jian when she was in the capital. Now that Qi Defang mentioned the clan, was he deliberately disturbing her thoughts, or was he really aware of it.
Qi Defang saw the girl in front of him blinking her eyes, making it unclear what she was thinking about: "What case is the prince investigating?"
"I," Qi Defang said, "have something to do with Su Wan."
Qi Defang said and looked around: "There are many people here..."
Xu Qinghuan looked at Uncle Lei, who stepped forward and picked up Qi Defang, took two steps forward, and was slightly away from the crowd.
Qi Defang was like a piece of mud, being thrown around like this. After a lot of tossing, he had already understood that neither the prince of Anyihou nor the eldest lady of the Anyihou Mansion would let him go easily.
He simply did not plead with Xu Qinghuan, but was eager to explain his grievances to Xu Qinghuan: "I heard that Su Wan was arrested, so I followed him all the way. Before that, I secretly investigated Su Wan for several years, all because of me.
Because of my second uncle."
Xu Qinghuan did not disturb Qi Defang and listened to him continue.
Qi Defang said: "My second uncle is a bastard in the family. He was destined to miss the title since he was born. As a clan member, there is no salary, and he cannot rely on the imperial examination to become an official. He will not be easily promoted by the court. His future is almost hopeless. In this life, he can only rely on the public.
Living with wealth.
But the second uncle had learned a lot since childhood and had some experience in farming and business. He did not want to bear the name of the clan and spend his life in decadence, so he started to do some small business.
The second uncle's hard work gradually paid off, and he also owned several shops. It was at this time that Su Wan met the second uncle. Su Wan and the second uncle hit it off and agreed to do business together.
Although Su Wan is the eldest princess's consort, the status of the Su family is not high after all. After the eldest princess married, the Su family was eager to profit from it and caused some scandals that disgusted the eldest princess. Therefore, Su Wan asked my second uncle that he and the second uncle
Don't talk to outsiders about your business in advance.
The second uncle understood Su Wan very well. They were both royal family members and both had awkward statuses. He knew the difficulties involved. On the surface, the second uncle took care of the business. If he encountered some difficulties, the consort would help to smooth things over.
Everything was going well in the beginning, and the store of the second uncle and Su Wan became more and more prosperous. However, in the past few years, Su Wan became more and more unusual in doing things. He began to put people in the store and do things secretly that the second uncle did not know.
My second uncle secretly investigated and found that Su Wan had secretly opened an iron mine in Shanxi, and used his second uncle's business as a cover for the iron mine.
Iron ore mines are expressly prohibited by the imperial court. If you are caught digging an iron mine privately, you will definitely die. As the consort, why would Su Wan take the risk? What is the purpose of iron-making? Is he trying to secretly store weapons and seek opportunities to rebel?
Before the second uncle could find out, Su Wan noticed it. The iron mine was deserted within a few days, leaving no clues.
This made the second uncle even more panicked. He felt that this matter was not a trivial matter. Su Wan actually had such ability, which showed that he had great hands and eyes. Before the matter was clear, the second uncle was unwilling to mention it to us, for fear that we would also be implicated.
After a period of trepidation like this, Su Wan did nothing. The second uncle thought that the storm would be over, but he didn't expect that the shopkeeper in the shop was caught by the Yamen for buying and selling horses without telling the second uncle. The shopkeeper was jailed and said
It was the second uncle who instigated it. Suddenly, the second uncle was involved in a crime and it was difficult to escape.
Not only that, the second uncle also discovered that Su Wan's informants were all over the house, and his every move was under the control of Su Wan. He was greatly frightened and ordered his cronies to catch those informants, thinking that he would be able to find out everything.
However, no matter how the court interrogated them, these people just cried out that they were wronged.
How could the second uncle give up for the sake of his own innocence? What he didn't expect was that these people had nothing to do with Su Wan. Those shopkeepers sent by Su Wan to run the business with the second uncle only recognized the second uncle as their boss, as if
Going into business with Su Wan was all a lie made up by my second uncle.
The second uncle did not want to involve his father, so he hanged himself at home.
Before my second uncle left, he asked his family to meet with me secretly and tell me the whole story. He did not allow me to continue to inquire. He just warned me not to have any contact with Su Wan. He also said that there were people in the clan who had different intentions, so that we should stay away from court disputes.
It's best to be an idle person.
After hearing this, I just felt horrified. After my second uncle died, I vowed in my heart to avenge my second uncle and reveal the true face of Su Wan.
Unfortunately, I have found very few clues over the years. I was very happy when I heard that Su Wan was arrested in Changzhou. My father was sent to Changzhou again. I felt that God had a vision and wanted to avenge my second uncle.
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When Xu Qinghuan heard this, he looked at Qi Defang and said: "Master Shizi is investigating the case, how did he find this place?"
Qi Defang said: "Second uncle said that the people under Su Wan are very powerful and can inquire about information everywhere. I don't dare to investigate the case in a big way. I secretly keep an eye on the informants that Su Wan placed around my second uncle. Although the shopkeeper at that time has already
Unfortunately, I found out that his daughter was walking around Changzhou, so I chased her and found this Biyunlou."
When Xu Qinghuan heard this, he looked in the direction of the madam: "Then the shopkeeper's daughter is willing to tell you the whole story?"
Qi Defang nodded: "If she had refused to say it before, now that Su Wan has been arrested and the situation has changed, her attitude does not seem so firm."
"Don't believe him," Xu Qing'an bared his teeth and came over, "How many of the shopkeeper's daughters? You took three away and stole another one, so by chance they all ended up in Biyun Tower?"
"They are not the shopkeeper's daughters," Qi Defang licked his lips, "She is delivering rouge and gouache to Biyun Tower. She promised to tell me, but asked me to take those girls away, otherwise she will not speak.
, I bought three girls from the old madam. When we arrived at Xiangcui, the old madam refused to let them go, saying that Xiangcui was her red card here. If Xiangcui left, her Biyun Tower would not be able to continue operating.
I have been to a place like this before. The madams are very smart. She has long seen that I want Xiangcui, so she deliberately hangs me and refuses to let go. I know that no matter what method I use, it is impossible to bring out Xiangcui.
Xiang Cui, so I simply came up with this idea and wanted to steal Xiang Cui, but unexpectedly, I was discovered by you... You all know what happened next."
As soon as Qi Defang said this, Xu Qing'an's big face appeared in front of him again. He was startled. Xu Qing'an had just eaten some fruit somewhere, and his hands were dirty, so he grabbed Qi Defang's shirt and rubbed it.
Qi Defang's stomach suddenly churns. He usually loves to be clean, but he didn't expect to fall into such filthy hands as Xu Qing'an.
Xu Qing'an looked at Qi Defang's livid face: "Master, are everything you said true?"
Qi Defang still wanted to maintain the arrogance of his clan, raised his head and said: "Of course it is true." He secretly made up his mind that no matter how dirty Xu Qingan said, he would never panic again and let this guy see the joke.
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"Your Majesty," Xu Qing'an whispered in his ear, "You have been tied up for so long, and I'm afraid you are very anxious. I will take you to the clean room. You will be clearer when you come out."
"What are you going to do?" Qi Defang looked at Xu Qing'an with wide eyes. Xu Qing'an would not use any despicable means.
Seeing Xu Qing'an grabbing him, Qi Defang's voice changed due to fear, and he looked at Xu Qinghuan in panic: "Miss Xu, I am telling the truth. You will find out after you call the shopkeeper's daughter and ask her."
"I'm afraid I can't ask," Xu Qinghuan said calmly, "If my guess is correct, she was the one who died in Xiangcui's room."