kingnovel Chapter 198 What a ruthless person!
Chapter 198 What a ruthless person!
"Hiss——" Rong Enqing took a breath of cold air. Yun Yi is indeed a ruthless person!
Yun Ye couldn't help but widen his eyes, his face full of disbelief.
Steward Li paused, and seeing that Rong Enqing and Yun Ye had recovered, he continued, "At that time, all the officials and their families in the capital were escorted into the palace by the old marquis and buried with the emperor's family. The servants in the officials' mansions ran away, and the rest were slaughtered. The property of the officials' mansions was also looted.
"Of course, these are all what I heard. I was ordered to stay in the Marquis' Mansion at the time and did not participate in the old Marquis' actions. So, I don't know whether these things are true or false.
"All I know is that after that night, the old marquis was the only one left in the former court to rule the capital. Other officials said they died with the emperor.
"Then it's about the old marquis opening the city gates to welcome the new army."
Rong Enqing looked at Butler Li and asked, "So, you suspect that the gold and silver treasures that the old marquis collected from various mansions are buried under the ice cellar?"
Butler Li nodded, "That's right."
Rong Enqing thought about it carefully and felt that this was very likely.
If Yun Yi had really raided the mansions of all the officials in the capital, the amount of money he had looted would have been enormous. At that time, the Great Zhou army was besieging the capital, and even if Yun Yi had supernatural powers, he would not have been able to transport the money out of the capital.
Therefore, this wealth can only be hidden in the capital.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.
Therefore, hiding this property in Shun'an Marquis Mansion became Yun Yi's inevitable choice.
Rong Enqing is already 70% sure that Yun Yi's wealth is hidden under the ice cellar.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the legendary wealth really exists.
Rong Enqing looked at Yun Ye, and Yun Ye nodded silently at her, obviously agreeing with Butler Li's guess.
"Now that we have a rough guess, the next step is to confirm whether this matter is true or not."
Rong Enqing thought for a moment and said, "This matter must not be revealed to the outside world. Therefore, the people who will be involved in this matter must be people that all of us here trust 100%! Steward Li, please select a few people first. It doesn't need to be too many. Loyalty is the most important thing."
"Wait." Yun Ye interrupted Rong Enqing and frowned, "Grandma, there is one more thing that must be dealt with first."
"What's the matter?" Rong Enqing looked at Yun Ye puzzledly.
"The craftsmen present today." Yun Ye frowned and said, "What happened in the ice cellar is of great importance. In order to prevent the news from leaking, it is best to kill all of the craftsmen present today."
"Hiss——" Rong Enqing took a breath of cold air again.
She looked at Yun Ye in disbelief. It was horrifying that such words came out of the mouth of an eight-year-old child!
In order to meet the deadline and complete the expansion of Baishou Hall as soon as possible, she specifically asked housekeeper Li to find more craftsmen. If she remembered correctly, more than 20 craftsmen were found in the mansion.
In other words, Yun Ye wanted to kill these twenty or so craftsmen together.
That’s more than twenty lives!
She had said before that Yun Yi was a ruthless person, but she didn’t expect that Yun Ye, who was so young, was also a ruthless person!
However, in her impression, Yun Ye was not the kind of kid who would say such words!
When did he start to change?
Rong Enqing suddenly realized that she seemed to have neglected Yun Ye’s education problems!
If a child grows up crooked, it is mostly due to problems in education.
No matter how mature, rational, sophisticated and tactful Yun Ye appears to be, he is just an eight-year-old child after all!
But she often subconsciously ignored Yun Ye's age and even put a lot of pressure on his shoulders.
After hearing Yun Ye's words, Steward Li and Hu Shan both lowered their heads silently and did not speak again. They were obviously waiting for Rong Enqing's reply.
Rong Enqing was silent for a while, and then he said with mixed feelings: "Let's do it according to Hu Shan's previous treatment. Give more pensions to the dead craftsmen. And do a good job of comforting the others.
"The ice cellar has not been used for a long time, so some poisonous gas has naturally been produced. Therefore, the expansion project will be suspended for a period of time. After the ice cellar is ventilated for a period of time and confirmed to be safe, it will be restarted.
"Remember, try to downplay the abnormality of the ice cellar. Send those who are monitoring the craftsmen to withdraw. Don't do unnecessary things. The calmer we appear, the less we will be afraid of people talking about us."
"Grandma..." Yun Ye frowned slightly, obviously having a different opinion.
However, before he could finish his words, Rong Enqing shook his head firmly and said, "That's it. Let Hu Shan handle this matter personally. After all, you have been in charge of the expansion of Baishou Hall. You are also more familiar with those craftsmen."
"Yes." Hu Shan responded respectfully.
Rong Enqing instructed Steward Li again, "Steward Li, please pick a few trustworthy candidates as soon as possible. After Yun Ye and I are sure, we will hand them over to Hu Shan. Hu Shan will lead these people to investigate the anomaly of the ice cellar starting tonight."
"Yes." Butler Li also responded quickly.
"Remember one thing, the exploration operation must be kept confidential. It must not be disclosed to anyone other than those directly involved." Rong Enqing emphasized solemnly with a serious expression.
"Yes." Hu Shan and Butler Li responded in unison.
***
Inside the Imperial Palace, in Kunyi Palace.
After hearing the female official's reply and seeing the slap mark on her face, Concubine Liang was so angry that she smashed the entire palace and finally calmed down.
"Your Highness, the Zuo family really doesn't take you seriously." The female official's eyes were gloomy. "She still thinks that your Highness is the orphan, helpless little girl who allowed the Yang family to control her!"
After venting her anger, Concubine Liang calmed down instead, and was not angry when she heard the female official's fanning words.
"It's understandable that people look down on me. Your queen relied on me to enter the palace, and even climbed to the position of imperial concubine with my help. You want to get rid of my control now, how can it be so easy?"
"Your Majesty!" The female official was stunned, and her eyes were full of confusion as she looked at Concubine Liang. "The Yang family has evil ambitions! For the sake of the Third Prince, you can no longer be manipulated by the Yang family!"
Concubine Liang glanced at the female official calmly and said in a leisurely tone: "Aunt Cuiwei, how long have you been with me?"
The female official Cuiwei was startled. Although she was puzzled, she still said truthfully: "It has been thirty-two years. When the Majesty was six years old, this servant has been serving the Majesty."
"It's been so long?" Concubine Liang stood up and walked to Cuiwei. She stretched out her hand to brush the wrinkles on Cuiwei's forehead and eyes, and said sadly, "You are old too!"
Feeling Concubine Liang's sincerity and heartache at this moment, Cuiwei was moved in her heart, but she smiled bitterly and said, "My lady, I am almost fifty years old. How can I not be old?"
"Yes, you are old." Concubine Liang's gentle eyes suddenly turned cold. She slipped a golden hairpin out of her sleeve, turned her wrist, and stabbed it into Cuiwei's neck.