kingnovel Chapter 113 Yun Yi, Yun Zhen, Yun Hong
Chapter 113 Yun Yi, Yun Zhen, Yun Hong
Although he was depressed, Rong Enqing could still understand Zhou Xue's feelings. Because no matter who saw it, it was Shun'an Marquis's Mansion that was taking advantage of the county lady.
Fortunately, the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion lacks everything except money, so they are not short of these things from the county lady.
Rong Enqing immediately returned the gift list to Madam Zhou and said with a smile, "We have received the county lady's kindness. But this gift list is too heavy, and the Shun'an Marquis Mansion is unworthy of it.
"Please ask Madam Zhou to take all the things back. And please tell the county lady a message for me. Tell her that Yunshu and I appreciate her kindness to Yunshu. And tell her not to worry, the Marquis' Mansion will prepare Yunshu's dowry.
"The 10,000 taels of silver dowry we agreed on before was for an ordinary family. Now that she is engaged to a wealthy family like the Duke of Anguo, the dowry will naturally increase. Although the situation of the Marquis' Mansion is not as good as before, there is still money to marry off a daughter."
Hearing Rong Enqing's words, Nanny Zhou nodded in satisfaction. Before putting the gift list away, she confirmed again, "Madam, are you really not going to accept it?"
"It's not that I don't want to accept them, it's that I can't afford them! They are too valuable! I dare not accept them!" Rong Enqing sighed, "Please ask Madam Zhou to take all the things back."
This time, Nanny Zhou didn't say anything else. She bowed and said goodbye, turned down the stone steps, and told Tingqin to arrange for someone to move the things.
Soon, the yard was emptied.
Nanny Zhou and her group also left.
After seeing off Nanny Zhou and her group, Rong Enqing quickly calmed himself down, walked around the garden twice, and carefully thought about his next arrangements.
Just like Zhou Xue taught her, in order to get out of the current predicament, she must first find out whether there is any treason in the Marquis' Mansion.
Only when you understand the causes of your own predicament can you find the right remedy. It is of no use to rely on guesswork, inference, and imagination.
Well, check the people, check the accounts, check the interpersonal relationships.
The first step is to check the people.
If the Marquis's Mansion was plotting a rebellion, the most likely person was Yun Yi. Concubine Liang had also said this herself.
So the first person to be investigated is Yun Yi. Yun Yi had a large army and once controlled the entire capital. But in the end, he did not rebel. Was it because he did not want to? Or was there some reason that prevented him from rebelling?
As Yun Yi's son, does Yun Zhen know the inside story?
Yun Yi was a well-known figure both in the previous dynasty and in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It is said that a good father will have a good son. Would a son raised by a man like Yun Yi really be a foolish and incompetent person like Yun Zhen who favors his concubine over his wife?
Or is there some reason that forced him to become this kind of person?
And Yun Hong, as the most outstanding heir of Shun'an Marquis Mansion, was his death an accident? Or was it murder?
If it was man-made, did he inherit Yun Yi's will? Did he have the intention of rebellion?
These are things that need to be verified.
However, these are not the key.
The key point is, if the three of them had the intention of treason, or even did something treasonous, why did Emperor Taihe keep Shun'an Marquis Mansion until now? Logically speaking, shouldn't Shun'an Marquis Mansion have been confiscated and exterminated long ago?
On the contrary, if Yun Yi and his two grandchildren did not plot treason, but Emperor Taihe repeatedly targeted, forced, and plotted against Shun'an Marquisate simply because Shun'an Marquisate was the remnant of the previous dynasty and because of a few slanderous remarks made by Concubine Liang, and even when people were dead, he still held on to Shun'an Marquisate. Then Emperor Taihe was indeed lacking in tolerance.
Such a person would never be able to successfully take over the Zhou Dynasty, which was in a state of disrepair, from the previous emperor, and remain on the throne for more than 20 years.
Therefore, Rong Enqing guessed that perhaps there was some reason why Emperor Taihe could not, or did not want to, move the Shun'an Marquis' Mansion for the time being.
The only reason Rong Enqing could think of was that the rebellion in the Marquis' Mansion might not have really ended.
So, who else would rebel when they knew that she, Zhang, and Yun Ye were all unlikely to do so?
Yun Hao? Yun Jiang? Yun Hai? Or a member of the Yun family?
If these people are really the ones, Emperor Taihe can confiscate the Yun family and exterminate them. None of these people can escape. And they are plotting treason? It's more like a dream!
But if it's not these people, then who else???
A bold idea took shape in Rong Enqing's mind!
Is Yun Yi really dead? Is Yun Hong really dead?
Rumor has it that Yun Yi committed suicide to follow his former master! The Shun'an Marquisate even held a grand funeral for him.
Keren, is he really dead?
Rong Enqing didn't know. Because it was too long ago, the original owner hadn't married into Shun'an Marquis's Mansion at that time, and she hadn't paid any attention to these things.
Yun Hong died unexpectedly on his way back to Beijing. He fell off a cliff and was crushed to pieces, so the body sent back was already unrecognizable and incomplete. It was a miracle to find the body, let alone be able to distinguish its appearance. The basis for judgment at the time was nothing more than the clothes and accessories on the body.
The original owner was in so much pain at the time that he didn't dare to carefully identify whether the corpse was really his son.
But now that I think about it, is that body really Yun Hong’s?
Could it be that Yun Hong was not dead? Could it be that his death was just a trick to escape?
As for Yun Zhen, Rong Enqing felt that he should be really dead.
Because when Yun Zhen died, the original owner was beside him, watching him take his last breath. Then the body was collected, sealed in the coffin and buried. The process was very smooth without any accidents.
Of course, this is not absolute. After all, the original owner would not guard the coffin all the time until the coffin was buried and the tomb was sealed.
It is unknown what kind of unexpected events may occur in the meantime.
So, after all, we still have to investigate Yun Yi, Yun Zhen and Yun Hong, three generations of grandfather and grandson!
As long as we find out who these three people are, we can basically come to a conclusion.
As for checking the account books and interpersonal relationships, they were only to further prove the fact that the Marquis' Mansion was plotting treason.
The more Rong Enqing thought about it, the more his heart sank. He felt as if the fact that the Marquis's mansion was plotting treason was already an ironclad fact before he even investigated.
Rong Enqing shook his head and decided to get rid of this preconceived idea. He asked someone to investigate it carefully and let the facts speak for themselves.
However, checking these requires manpower, and it must be manpower that can be 100% trusted.
However, the only people she could use at the moment were the servants of Baishou Hall and the servants of the Marquis' Mansion under the control of Steward Li.
The people in Baishou Hall can ensure loyalty, but their abilities are slightly insufficient. Moreover, most of them are newcomers and do not know much about the past of the Marquis' Mansion. If you want to investigate the past of the Marquis' Mansion, it is more appropriate to ask the old people.
But there is an exception, that is Nanshan.
Although she is young, she is an expert at finding out information.
In investigating the past of the Marquis' Mansion, the old servants in the corners of the Mansion might be the ones who really know something. Nanshan could ask about this privately.
However, it is obviously impossible to rely solely on a little girl from Nanshan.
The rest of the people are under the control of Butler Li.
But, can Butler Li be trusted?
In the original plot, although Yun Ye took control of the mansion with the help of Butler Li, he only lived to be 20 years old. Is there any reason for this from Butler Li?
After much thought, Rong Enqing decided to wait until Yun Ye came back in the evening and discuss it with him before deciding on the person to conduct the secret investigation.