Almighty Nongmen Phoenix

Chapter 558;

"Did you do something in the palace?"

King Jin frowned, but he didn't find out about this.

"Yes, the villain's aunt. She used to be the maid in charge of a certain nobleman in the palace. She left the palace for some unknown reason more than ten years ago."

"She had no children in her life, and she was seriously ill later, just as the villain was getting married soon, so she gave all her savings and some property over the years to the villain."

Hearing this, King Jin nodded, then frowned and asked, "How can you say that your aunt has passed away?"

"Well, shortly after leaving the palace, he died of illness."

"Then do you know what her name was in the palace?"

Since she is the maid in charge of a certain nobleman, there should be many traces left in the palace.

"I don't know about this villain. My aunt never mentioned it. After she left the palace, she rarely mentioned things in the palace."

"The villain also asked, but she kept it secret, and didn't let the villain inquire about it."

"Then do you remember the exact time she left the palace?"

Zheng Youcai nodded hastily, of course he remembered this, one must know that his family was still very poor back then, and he happened to be marrying a wife, so he was very worried, but luckily his aunt came back suddenly.

This allowed his family to have money to do things.

Then he reported the time, King Jin secretly wrote it down, and then asked the guards to take Zheng Youcai down and lock him up again without further questioning.

After he left Shuntian Mansion, he originally planned to go directly to the palace to investigate this matter, but after thinking about it, he stopped again.

Although the information he got from Zheng Youcai just now was not much, but some of them made him feel unusual.

For example, why is it so secretive about the affairs of the palace, and as the maid in charge of a certain nobleman, she is an absolute confidant? Under normal circumstances, such a person will rarely leave the palace without his master.

The second is of course why the jade pendant that belonged to his father suddenly appeared in the hands of Aunt Zheng Youcai.

If she can get in touch with the emperor, then the status of the nobleman behind her should not be low.

So could this be the person behind the late Emperor's death and Duke Zhen's blame?
If you go to the palace to investigate the situation of personnel more than ten years ago, will you startle the snake?

After thinking about it, he felt that this matter should not be rushed, so as not to be noticed by others, and then cover up those few clues that remained.

"My lord, are we going to the palace, or are we going back to the palace?"

"Let's go to Chengyuan Villa."

Soon the carriage left the capital slowly and went straight to Chengyuan Villa.

Just in time for the meal, Lu Yaoyao just sat down at the table when Qiu Shuang came to report that King Jin had arrived.

"Why is he here?"

Didn't they say to interrogate Zheng Youcai?Why did you come running over suddenly?

"How did you ask something?"

Just as King Jin entered the door, Lu Yaoyao asked curiously.

Hearing this, King Jin didn't answer, but went to sit opposite her, and waited until Qiushuang brought the bowls and chopsticks, and then said; "I didn't get many things, but it made him think of something."

"Oh? What?"

King Jin didn't answer directly, but gestured to Qiushuang and Qiuyu next to him.

Lu Yaoyao understood immediately, and said to the two of them, "You guys go down to eat first."

The two hurriedly nodded and retreated.

Although Lu Yaoyao trusted the two of them very much, it was after all related to the secrets of the royal family back then, and it was better for them to know less.

After the two retired, King Jin shared the news he had received from Zheng Youcai, as well as some of his own speculations.

After listening, Lu Yaoyao nodded in agreement and said, "Your doubts are not unreasonable."

"Firstly, the time when Zheng Youcai's aunt left the palace happened to be around the time of the late emperor's death, and secondly, why did she get the late emperor's jade pendant in her hand?"

"And I think her death is also very strange. Maybe it wasn't a medical death, but a murder to silence her."

King Jin nodded and said, "And she didn't mention a word about the affairs in the palace, not even revealing her own name in the palace."

"Since you have this suspicion, let's investigate and investigate, but keep it secret, who knows if that noble man still has eyeliner in the palace?"

"If you try to startle the snake, I'm afraid that what happened back then will be lost forever."

So many years have passed by itself, and there are very few clues left, and they are relatively scattered and thoughtless.

If they startle the snake again and get wiped out completely, then it will be extremely difficult to investigate it again when the time comes.

"I thought the same way, so I was not in a hurry to go to the palace, and I don't think His Majesty should be allowed to intervene in this matter."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao nodded and said, "Do you still have doubts about him?"

"There is still a little bit. After all, he is the ultimate beneficiary of this matter. If you say there is no doubt, you don't believe it."

These words are true, although at present, Emperor Hongwen's performance still has an attitude, and there is no problem at all, but there are still many suspicions.

As far as the ultimate beneficiary is concerned, it is enough to make people doubtful.

"Then how are you going to investigate this matter?"

"Take your time, look for opportunities, and don't reveal anything at the moment."

"Well, you are more familiar with the palace than me, so I can't help you much."

King Jin smiled, shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's been so many years, and there's no rush to investigate."

"My lord, what's going on? How did we provoke a prince?"

In the prison of Shuntian Mansion, after Zheng Youcai was brought back to his cell, he felt a little trembling.

Originally thought that he was arrested because of grain storage, but the appearance of King Jin just now made him feel that something was wrong.

My heart is even more uncertain.

"You ask me, who shall I ask?"

"No, I still have to find a way to send a letter to my cousin. He is the only one who can save us."

Zheng Youcai is completely out of luck now.

"However, it must be able to be sent out."

This is true, they have tried many times in the past two days, and the guards in the cell have never missed a single bit.

Just when the two were desperate, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside.

The people who appeared next to them simply surprised them.

It was none other than their cousin, the person in charge of the Luo family in the capital.

I saw that after he handed some broken silver to an officer with a smile, the moment he turned his head to look at them, his face became very gloomy.

Seeing his expression, Zheng Youcai, who was originally pleasantly surprised, immediately showed a look of fear on his face, and his eyes began to dodge.

In fact, he also knew that some of his actions were wrong, but there was nothing he could do. He was really unwilling to lose all his savings for many years, and always wanted to try other opportunities.

"Hmph, I'm really getting more and more capable now."

Mr. Luo's cold voice was full of anger.

He really didn't want to take care of this cousin with brain problems, but there was no way to do it. Before his death, his aunt urged him to take care of him.

(End of this chapter)