Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 279 Outbreak
Seeing a large plate of fried petals, the corner of the concubine's mouth twitched slightly, "She is really capable of disaster."

Yan Yinyao put a petal into her bowl, and said with a smile, "Auntie, the lotus flower nourishes the heart and calms the mind. My cousin will bring you something good. This is showing filial piety to you. Try it, it must taste good."

"You don't have to say good things for her, you are also capable of causing trouble." The concubine gave her a sideways glance, "The dozen or so sweet-scented osmanthus trees in the garden haven't smelled their fragrance for a few days, so you picked them."

Yan Yin Yao smiled and ate a piece of petals, the petals were wrapped in egg batter, crispy with a touch of sweetness, slightly bitter, very delicious.

In the courtyard of mirrors, King Jin, who had talked with his son for a while, saw the mother and son holding petals, gnawing so intently, he couldn't help but take a piece, and gnawed on it.

King Jin's taste was not too heavy, but the fried petals were too bland, with a hint of bitterness. He didn't like it very much. After one piece, he didn't eat any more.

That night, Jiang Changning put his son to sleep, and was about to go to bed with King Jin to rest, when Chang Youzhong said outside the house: "My lord, Luo Chenhua has something to report."

King Jin buckled the belt he had just untied, and said to Jiang Changning, "I'll come back as soon as I go, you don't have to wait for me, go to sleep first."

"Don't be busy too late." Jiang Changning sent him to the door, watched him stride away, turned back to the room, and went to bed to rest.

The next morning, when Jiang Changning woke up, King Jin had already left the mansion to go to court.

After tidying up, he took Xiao Ming to the Liuxuan Courtyard to pay his respects to the concubine, and asked Xiao Ming to accompany the concubine while she went to the auditorium to be a council member.

After a busy morning, he took a nap at lunch, and sat in the garden with Yan Yinyao to enjoy the flowers and have afternoon tea, when the Crown Princess of Changshan came to visit unexpectedly.

Jiang Changning hurriedly changed his clothes and went out to meet guests. The first thing Princess Changshan said when she saw her was: "Something happened, something big happened."

"What happened?" Jiang Changning asked with a smile.

Chang Shan Wang Shizi's face was not panic but excited, she knew that this matter had nothing to do with Chang Shan Wangfu and Jin Wangfu, Changshan Wang Shizi purely came to gossip with her.

"This morning, my family's eldest son surrounded the Nufang Department with people from the Jingzhao Guard Camp. It is said that the Nufang Department has a batch of bows and crossbows for sale on the black market."

Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows. The matter of the bow and crossbow was completely made public. Luo Chenhua came over last night, probably to tell King Jin that he rescued the craftsman's family.

Her guess was correct, the craftsman's family was rescued, and the craftsman truthfully confessed what they knew, and it was only then that Prince Changshan led people to surround the Nufang Office today.

"It's a big deal, but it has nothing to do with us." Jiang Changning didn't quite understand why Changshan Wang Shizi made a special trip for this matter.

"Ning Ning, your lord is the minister of the Ministry of War. If your lord hadn't discovered this matter first and dealt with it, and if this matter broke out, Yu Shi would definitely impeach your lord."

"You're right, thanks to my prince who discovered this matter in advance and dealt with it in time to avoid a catastrophe."

"Guess what, what did my family's son find in the Nufang Office?" Chang Shan Wang Shizi concubine pretended to be mysterious again.

Jiang Changning frowned, "In the Nufang Department, what else can there be besides bows and crossbows?"

"A secret passage."

Now Jiang Changning knew how the crossbow was transported out of the Nufang Department, "Where does the secret road lead to?"

"It leads to an abandoned house. Do you know whose name the house is in?"

"If you ask this, it means that I know the owner of the house. Who could it be?" Jiang Changning thought for a moment, "Unexpectedly, who is it?"

Princess Changshan curled her lips, "You didn't even think about it."

Jiang Changning smiled and gave her a slight push, "Say it quickly."

"It's Princess Ding, no, she is no longer Princess Ding, but Mrs. Ding Wilbur."

Jiang Changning said in surprise: "Really?" She didn't know about this situation.

"Really, the Royal Forest Army is dispatched."

"It's really a big death."

Chang Shan Wang Shizi concubine laughed twice, "I can't even keep the title of earl now."

"I still have to go to prison."

"By the way, in that abandoned house, two people who committed suicide by hanging were found. One is Aiwen, the inspector of the Military Weapons Supervision Department, and the other is Fang Dehai, the commander of the Nufang Department."

"They didn't necessarily commit suicide, maybe they were silenced."

"Wilbur decided to silence them. He wanted to get rid of the relationship, but it was a pity that he was killed."

"Listen to your tone, you are gloating."

Princess Changshan picked up the cup, took a few sips, and said with a smile: "You heard me right, I'm just gloating."

Jiang Changning probably knew the reason why Changshan Wang Shizi came here specially, "You are really interested."

"Life is alive, eat, drink and have fun." Changshan Wang Shizi said with a smile.

After chatting with Jiang Changning, Princess Changshan left in a hurry, and she wanted to share with Princess De.

A large number of bows and crossbows flowed into the black market, the secret passage of the Nufang Department, and two officials committed suicide, causing an uproar in the court.

"Prince Jin is the Secretary of the Ministry of War. For such a big incident in the Nufang Department, I believe that Prince Jin bears the unshirkable responsibility." King Qing took the opportunity to remove King Jin.

"Lord Qing, don't forget that Prince Jin found out about this matter, which means that Prince Jin is cleaning up and rectifying the Ministry of War. Prince Jin has done nothing wrong. He has meritorious service and should be commended." King De held the opposite opinion.

The two factions debated endlessly over whether King Jin was guilty or meritorious. The little emperor looked terrified at the sight of their swords drawn, and he didn't know how to deal with this matter.

At the end of the matter, the queen mother was invited, and the queen mother said: "Bows and crossbows are important weapons in the army. People from the Nufang Department dare to smuggle idle bows and crossbows out for sale. They are really daring. Death is not a pity."

"This matter was found out by the King of Jin. If nothing bothers the two masters, the King of Jin will continue to investigate."

"Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are not allowed to intervene."

"Prince Jin, I have given you five days to verify how many crossbows were smuggled out, and recover all crossbows on the market."

How easy is it to find out the truth of the matter within five days?

But the king of Jin did not refuse, "The minister accepts the decree."

The two dead, Ai Wen and Fang Dehai, must have been involved in this incident, so besides them, Ding Wilbur was also involved.

But Ding Wilbur has always denied that he was involved in this matter, and that house was also given to Mrs. Uncle by a wealthy businessman.

The whereabouts of the rich businessman are unknown.

When questioning other officials of the Military Weapons Supervision Department, they didn't know anything.

Apart from Ding Wilbur, there were no other clues.

Although Ding Weibo couldn't bear the severe punishment and confessed to several people, they were only low-level officials of the Military Weapons Supervision and Nufang Department, and their role in this matter was limited.

These low-level officials were also arrested and tortured, and most of the confessions were known.

On Su Quanfu's side, there was no big progress. It was only found that he had contacted a wealthy businessman, and the 5000 taels of silver was given to him by the wealthy businessman.

Five days passed quickly, and King Jin hadn't found out the real person behind the scenes, so he had to apologize.

　I didn't go to get honeycomb dust today, my teeth have been hurting since the afternoon, and the pain is so painful that I want to die.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)