readytorunbook Chapter 346 Surprise
Chapter 346 Surprise
apologize?
nonexistent.
The most Concubine Jiang could do was to accept an apology from the princess, asking her to make a special trip to Chenxiangxuan to apologize to Shen Tang. She couldn't afford to lose face.
The Jiang family raised the prince and made her a concubine. Even if she really didn't apologize, the prince couldn't do anything to her. Anyway, the prince hadn't entered her room for more than half a year, so she wasn't afraid that the prince would continue to ignore her. Concubine Jiang was fearless.
When the news of Concubine Jiang spraining her ankle reached the prince's ears, his face was filled with gloom, and the maid who reported it was almost frightened to death.
No matter how angry the prince was, he could not allow anyone to carry Concubine Jiang, who had sprained her ankle, to Chenxiangxuan. He still had to clean up the mess.
When the news of Concubine Jiang's sprained ankle reached the ears of Shen Tang and Xie Guimo, neither of them showed any expression.
No wonder.
Ultimately, it's because the prince and princess have too high a sense of morality. The princess herself values gratitude, so naturally she won't ask the prince to punish Concubine Jiang. She will endure any grievances she can.
The prince and princess have been burdened by favors throughout their lives. Fortunately, Xie Guimo is not like them. He has probably seen a lot and is disgusted from the bottom of his heart.
Si'er came in from outside and said, "Master and Consort, Steward Zhou is here."
"Let him in."
Si'er left and Manager Zhou came in.
Manager Zhou came with a silver note, a full ten thousand taels. "The prince knows that the Crown Princess has been wronged. Now that the weather has cleared up, he wants the Crown Prince to accompany the Crown Princess out of the palace for a walk to relax."
Xie Guimo sneered, "Even relaxing in the mansion can cause trouble, how dare you leave the mansion?"
Manager Zhou said, "..."
Manager Zhou couldn't accept this, nor did he dare to accept it.
Shen Tang said, "I don't want the banknotes. Manager Zhou, take them back to my father."
Manager Zhou looked embarrassed and placed the banknote on the small table. "The prince sent it here, so please don't embarrass me, Princess."
Fearing that Shen Tang would ask the maid to slip the banknotes to him, Manager Zhou quickly withdrew.
As soon as Manager Zhou left the house, Shen Tang's voice rang out, "Send it to Father."
Hearing this, Manager Zhou wanted to turn around and take the banknote.
If he takes him back, the prince won't be happy.
But if the prince sends him back, who knows what will happen.
As a manager, it would be better for him to stay out of the matter between the prince and his son. Manager Zhou pretended not to hear anything and went about his business.
In the study, the prince was handling military affairs. When he heard footsteps outside the door, he frowned.
Xie Guimo walked in, and the prince said, "After the concubine's ankle is healed, father will let her go and apologize to the Crown Prince's wife."
Xie Guimo smiled, "The concubine's foot might not be healed for three to five months."
He slammed the banknotes on the desk and said, "I'm not short of money. Today is the last time I'll tolerate Concubine Jiang and the Jiang family. They should pray that they don't get into my hands in the future, otherwise I will sever the father-son relationship. I want the Jiang family to pay the price!"
The man next to him said that he would take his son and daughter-in-law to live in another courtyard, and his son wanted to sever the father-son relationship with him.
He experienced the threat of separation from his wife and children twice in one day, and he was a general with a large army under his command. No one would believe it if he told others about it.
But the prince still didn't dare to take it lightly. The princess was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. She would never say something that she couldn't do, let alone mention her son. Once she made a decision, no one could change it.
The prince didn't expect that the Jiang family would crash into Xie Guimo's hands so quickly.
The next morning, Xie Guimo went to Shili Pavilion to wait for Xiao Huan.
After waiting for about half an hour, Xiao Huan arrived, followed by six secret guards and a man wearing a mask and a cloak.
Seeing Xie Guimo, Xiao Huan tightened the reins and stopped, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Xie Guimo's eyes fell on the masked man. Xiao Huan introduced him, "This is the eldest young master of the Lu family. He went to Qianzhou to investigate secretly early in the morning. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to find evidence and return to Beijing so quickly."
Young Master Lu did not die, but took advantage of the chaos in the border mine to escape and went to Qianzhou to find evidence to overturn his father's case.
A few days after Xiao Huan went to Qianzhou, he guessed from clues that Young Master Lu might still be alive. He used a trick to force Young Master Lu to show up, and then the two of them joined forces to follow the clues that Young Master Lu had. Otherwise, if Xiao Huan alone relied on it, it would take an unknown amount of time for him to find out.
Young Master Lu greeted Xie Guimo, who nodded slightly before saying to Xiao Huan, "You asked me to come to Shili Pavilion to wait for you, but is the evidence too extensive?"
Xiao Huan said, "Not only is the involvement too large, but the people involved are unexpected."
Xie Guimo frowned, "Who is involved?"
Xiao Huan didn't say anything, but directly gave the evidence and account books brought back to Beijing to Xie Guimo for review.
Xie Guimo took it, flipped through a few pages, and his brows were twisted into a knot.
Officials and bandits in Qianzhou colluded to rob passing cargo ships and government ships. The looted goods were sent to Beijing, and most of them were presented to the Jiang family.
Concubine Jiang's brother from her maiden family.
Everyone in Kyoto knew about the relationship between the Jiang family and the prince. Xiao Huan had some concerns because Shen Tang was in the Jingyang Palace. Otherwise, he would have handed the evidence directly to the old prince and reported it to the emperor to overturn the case for Envoy Lu Xuanfu.
The amount of tribute to Mr. Jiang is huge. The Jiang family should be the liaison between Kyoto and Qianzhou.
As long as the handwriting is identified and confirmed to be the handwriting of the Qianzhou prefect, it can be used as irrefutable evidence to imprison Mr. Jiang and further interrogate the mastermind behind the incident.
Given the relationship between Mr. Jiang and Prince Jingyang's Palace, the first person to be suspected must be Prince Jingyang.
However, Xiao Huan felt that Prince Jingyang would not do such a thing.
Xie Guimo said, "I will go to the palace with you and present myself to the emperor."
Xiao Huan asked, "Why don't you tell Prince Jingyang?"
Xie Guimo said, "Tell father what to do and give him a surprise."
Xiao Huan, "..."
Young Master Lu, "..."
Xiao Huan and Young Master Lu looked at each other.
I really don't know what this has to do with surprise. If it must be related, it must be a shock.
Xiao Huan didn't know that Xie Guimo had just told his father yesterday to keep the Jiang family out of his hands, but today it fell into his hands, and the evidence was so solid.
Xiao Huan only gave one piece of advice. If Xie Guimo didn't tell King Jingyang, Xiao Huan wouldn't say anything else.
But they can enter the palace, but Young Master Lu cannot. Xie Guimo said, "I have a small courtyard in the north of the city. I'll temporarily ask Young Master Lu to stay there for a few days, but he probably won't stay for many days."
"Excuse me, Prince Jingyang."
Chen Qi took Young Master Lu to a small courtyard in the north of the city to rest.
Xiao Huan and Xie Guimo entered the palace.
Inside the house, Shen Tang had breakfast, walked around the house, and then waited for Xie Guimo to come back.
The eldest brother asked Xie Guimo to pick him up at Shili Pavilion, so there must be something important to discuss.
But from breakfast to lunch, no one came back. Ginkgo said, "The prince will most likely not come back for lunch. Princess, please eat first, so as not to let the little prince and princess in your belly go hungry."
The maid brought the food over, and Shen Tang picked up his chopsticks. Si'er came running in and said, "Prince Consort! I don't know what the Jiang family has done wrong, but the emperor has ordered Master Jiang to be imprisoned!"
Shen Tang asked, "Which Jiang family?"
"It's Concubine Jiang's family."