kingnovel Chapter 703 You Disappoint Me So Much
Chapter 703 You Disappoint Me So Much
When Hongying saw Shen Shuyi, her face turned pale and she knelt on the ground and kowtowed hurriedly: "Princess, please spare me! Princess, please spare me..."
Shen Shuyi looked at her: "What are you afraid of?"
Hongying seemed flustered and uneasy: "Your servant... Your servant..."
Shen Shuyi turned her head to signal, and Jinzhu stepped forward and grabbed her: "Tell me, what did you do!"
As she pulled, a gold hairpin and a jade bracelet fell out. Hongying's face turned pale and she began to tremble uncontrollably: "Princess, please spare me, Princess, please spare me!"
Hongying's fear of Shen Shuyi now can be said to be deep in her bones.
Regardless of the lady's current situation, just say that Shen Shuyi has transformed herself into an unattainable princess through her own efforts. How can she not be afraid?
Thinking back to what he had done to her in the Jade Buddha Temple, Hongying was extremely scared.
Shen Shuyi looked at Hongying's figure, and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips: "Are you pregnant?"
Hearing this, Hongying looked as if she had seen a ghost. She fell to the ground and looked at Shen Shuyi in disbelief.
"How did the... Princess know?"
Several maids looked at her in disbelief, and Hongying was terrified.
Shen Shuyi did not answer her, but said: "This gold hairpin and jade bracelet look like mother's things. What's wrong? Don't you have enough money?"
Hongying was terrified: "Princess, please spare me. I am bewitched. I am poor and pregnant. I really..."
Shen Shuyi knew about what she and Zhiyuan were doing without asking any more questions.
Zhiyuan is greedy for money and lustful. Since he was driven out of the Jade Buddha Temple, he has become even more fond of gambling. As time goes by, he and Hongying get together, and Hongying naturally becomes his money bag.
"What has mother been busy with recently?" Shen Shuyi changed the subject.
Hongying was stunned for a moment: "Madam...Madam takes care of the young master every day..."
It's not that Qin Xuerong doesn't want to turn things around, but she is being suppressed so much now that she has no chance at all. What's more, the mansion has been controlled by Zhang Jinping for a long time, and Shen Shuyi has eliminated her confidants one by one. In addition, she has no one to rely on in her natal family, and her children have emptied her money. She has no one to rely on now.
Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "I heard that Cuizhu took two paintings to a pawnshop a while ago. Did you know about this?"
Hongying thought about it carefully and said, "I know a little. I only saw Sister Cuizhu sneaking around, but I don't know anything else."
Shen Shuyi's almond-shaped eyes were cold and stern, and he looked down at Hongying: "It's been such a long time, and you can't even do such a small thing. I don't think there's any need to keep you."
This one sentence frightened Hongying again and she started trembling.
"Princess, give me some more time! I will keep a close eye on it this time."
Shen Shuyi said coldly: "I'll give you a month. I want to get the certificate of Qin Xuerong's pawning."
In other words, it is a pawn shop note.
She sent people to monitor the pawnshop that Qin Xuerong went to, but the other party was very tight-lipped and she could not get any evidence of Qin Xuerong's pawning.
Without evidence, it cannot be proved that Qin Xuerong accepted bribes in the name of Shen Jingchuan.
But what Shen Shuyi wanted to know more was actually how Qin Xuerong knew this method. After all, as a woman in the inner house, it would be difficult for her to have the courage to do this at first.
"Yes! Don't worry, Princess. I will definitely get the things!" Hongying promised solemnly, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Until Hongying left in a panic, Yuping couldn't help but ask, "Miss, how did you know she was pregnant?"
Shen Shuyi raised the corner of his lips: "Guess."
Qin Xuerong is in such a situation now, but Hongying looks so good and has even become much plumper. Considering her relationship with Zhiyuan, it is not difficult to guess.
"Last time Jiang Li said that Jinglou is not only a pawnshop, but also holds regular auctions?" Shen Shuyi asked.
"Yes, it seems to be the case, but the admission ticket to the auction is very difficult to get. Jiang Li inquired for a long time before he found out that Jinglou would charge 10% of the auction price as a fee." Yuping replied.
"One percent?"
If something is worth 100,000 taels, then 10,000 taels will be deducted, which is not a small amount.
There must be someone behind such a large-scale operation, but Jiang Li has not been able to find out who is behind it so far.
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In the palace.
Emperor Qianwu was in a good mood when he received the crossbow sent by Xiao Ziqian, but after hearing what Xiao Ziqian said, his face darkened again: "Are you sure?"
Xiao Ziqian cupped his hands and said, "My son is not sure. I just heard such news, but I dare not search the hunting ground rashly. I really don't know what to do..."
Emperor Qianwu's cheeks were cold and hard, and his lips were tightly pursed.
Xiao Ziqian said bluntly: "My son is worried that if these weapons really fall into the hands of people with ulterior motives, the consequences will be disastrous, so..."
"Chen Wei, take your men to search the hunting ground!" Emperor Qianwu was silent for a while and spoke in a cold voice.
Hearing this, Xiao Ziqian's heart sank a little.
It seems that my third brother has really angered my father this time. The imperial guards went to search so openly. I think my father doesn't intend to protect my third brother anymore.
"You go back first."
"Yes."
In the evening, the imperial guards led by Chen Wei seized a large number of weapons in the hunting grounds outside the capital. Most of the weapons were hidden in caves in the mountains, but their number should not be underestimated.
At the same time, Xiao Heyu was summoned to the palace.
In the study room.
Emperor Qianwu stood in front of the desk with his hands behind his back, while Xiao Heyu was kneeling on the ground with a pale face.
"Father, I really have no second thoughts. I just..."
Emperor Qianwu interrupted in a deep voice: "It would be great if you never grew up."
Xiao Heyu was stunned, not understanding what Emperor Qianwu meant.
"Of all my sons, you are the most eloquent and intelligent. Since you were a child, you have pleased me more than others."
Emperor Qianwu's gaze drifted away, and he felt that time was passing so quickly.
He could almost still remember the scene when his first child was born. Now, the children had grown up one by one, and were beginning to envy his position.
Xiao Heyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he felt a little uneasy.
"Father, I have no second thoughts. Most of these weapons were discarded by the Forge House. I just sent someone..."
Emperor Qianwu was reminiscing about the past, but Xiao Heyu was eager to defend himself, which completely exhausted the emperor's remaining patience.
"You just sent people to hoard these weapons privately, right?" Emperor Qianwu turned around with a sneer, looking sharply at his son in front of him with a pair of slightly cloudy eyes.
Xiao Heyu's eyes turned red: "Father, your son..."
"You just control Jiangnan, eliminate dissidents, and embezzle a large amount of government funds for disaster relief, right?"
"You just colluded with the Lu family, forged the roster, and embezzled military pay, right?"
"Xiao Heyu, you disappoint me so much!" Emperor Qianwu's eyes turned red as he looked at his son in front of him, extremely disappointed.
"It's fine that you have corrupt personal morals, bully others by taking advantage of your power, and take human life lightly! But you treat the country of Daqian as a joke, and the lives of the people as a joke. You don't have the slightest respect for life! You don't cherish anything you have. You really... deserve to die!" Emperor Qianwu said angrily.