Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 290 Interrogation
"My lord, I'm fainted." The executioner reported.

"Wake up, continue." King Jin did not show mercy to such corrupt officials.

A basin of cold water was poured on Wu Shaohai.

Wu Shaohai woke up with difficulty, looked up at King Jin in front of him, "You, you are a demon."

"Tell me honestly, I will give you a good time, otherwise, your life will be worse than death."

"It's sold. The treasures I stole from the palace were all shipped to the south of the Yangtze River and sold." After Wu Shaohai finished speaking, he gasped again.

It's really dishonest, Jin Wang turned the finger on his hand, it doesn't matter, no one can resist the whip, "Who is the dealer? How much money was sold? Where is the money?"

"The owner of the old Zhaitang in the city is the dealer. I don't know how much money he sells when I hand things over to him. I have a bookkeeping account, which is placed in the secret compartment of the bed where I sleep. As for the whereabouts of the other silver, I really don’t know.”

"I don't believe it, you don't know where the money is going." King Jin raised his hand.

The executioner whipped Wu Shaohai twice again, and Wu Shaohai screamed, "My lord, my lord, I even handed over the account book, so is there any need to lie to you?"

"It's not like this king has never seen someone who covers up a big crime with a small crime."

The executioner went down with two whips again, and Wu Shaohai confessed some more information, "The owner of the old Zhaitang divided the silver into four, and I took my share, and one of them was deposited in a banker named Baofenglong. On the account of the celebration."

"What about the other two?"

"I don't know, my lord, I really don't know, I will know about Qing Cheng, or he got drunk and said it out of nowhere."

"Who is the palace treasury supervisor who cooperates with you inside and outside? How many people in the palace treasury are working hand in hand with you?"

"All."

King Jin sat up straight and couldn't believe it, "All?"

Wu Shaohai smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled, drooping his head and said: "Man dies for money, and birds die for food. How can you not be greedy if you guard the priceless treasures."

"Self-stealing is an extra crime." The minister of Dali Temple, who had been taking notes, interjected.

Wu Shaohai raised his head and glanced at him, "Wealth is in danger."

It's been three years, and it's been going smoothly. If it weren't for those damn thieves, he wouldn't have been exposed.

"Put him down and ask the doctor to give him medicine." Jin Wang planned to interrogate the owner of the old Zhaitang, and then to interrogate him.

Wu Shaohai took a deep breath, not to be tortured for the time being.

At the same time, Jiang Nan, who came back from Jiangnan, sent a box of things to the palace for Jiang Changning.

There were miscellaneous things in the box, Jiang Changning picked up a long brocade box casually, opened it, and found a painting inside.

Jiang Changning unfolded it and saw that it was "Picture of Grazing in Snow Stream".

Grassy slopes in the clear sky, snowy streams, clear water and rocks, several big trees, a boy wearing a hat, leading a buffalo, walking along the shore.

Although the painter's brushwork is simple, the density and level of the leaves are expressed just right.

The blend of ink and wash makes the picture appear very vast and refreshing.

The whole painting, with a simple and elegant style, is definitely a masterpiece of landscape painting.

Jiang Changning didn't know where Jiang Nan received such a painting, but she liked it very much, so the next day, she showed off to King Jin who was at home with Xiu Mu.

King Jin frowned when he saw the painting, "Where did this painting come from?"

Hearing his tone, Jiang Changning's heart skipped a beat, "Uncle Nan bought it in Jiangnan, is there any problem?"

"Do you know about the robbery of Qing's house in Guanglu Temple?"

"I know, everyone in the city knows about it, from 80-year-olds to three-year-old children, and they say that the Wu family is as rich as an enemy country."

"The reason why the Wu family is so rich is because Wu Shaohai stole the treasures in the palace and sold them."

Jiang Changning immediately reacted, "This painting belongs to the palace!"

"good."

Jiang Changning pouted, "I thought my collection was more than the same."

"If you like it, keep it."

"No, this is stolen goods, take it away." Jiang Changning put the scroll back into the brocade box and handed it to King Jin.

"Really take it?"

"Take it away, take it away, oh, yes, there are other things in the box, take a look, is there anything in the palace?"

"It's good to have a look."

Looking at it, I really found two things in the palace.

One is a green and white jade pine brush holder. The body of the barrel is made of ancient pine sections and decorated with pine branches and mountain stones.

The outer wall of the pen holder is embossed with winding pine trunks, and there are several groups of rocks under the pine trees, which makes the brush strokes overflow with a fresh, elegant and pleasing picture like calligraphy and painting.

Exquisite carving, exquisite conception, unconventional, it is an excellent product for careful and elegant study in the study and to cultivate sentiment.

Obviously, Uncle Nan bought this pen holder for Jiang Changning to give to King Jin, but it is a pity that it belongs to the palace.

Seeing that King Jin was holding the jade pen holder and couldn't put it down, Jiang Changning pursed his lips and smiled, "Can this be kept?"

King Jin put down the jade pen holder, "This is stolen goods."

Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows, and picked up another item from the palace: a three-color agate skillfully carved squirrel flower and fruit pendant.

High-quality material, transparent texture.

The light blue part is carved into mature flowers and fruits, and the brown part subtly depicts the veins and veins of the leaves.

A white and transparent pine tree climbed on the melon and fruit, tightly grasping the food in front of it, with a vivid and lifelike expression.

The carving is fine, the concept is ingenious, and the lines are smooth and free. It is a boutique of agate pendants.

"Master Wu has a really good eye, and he picks out all the best," Jiang Changning said.

"It's a pity that it is not used on the right path."

"A gentleman loves money, and he should get it in a proper way." Jiang Changning hugged King Jin's arm, "Can you get back the money you bought for these three things?"

These three items are treasures, and Uncle Nan must have paid a lot of money to buy them.

"It's not difficult to get it back, it depends on how the princess expresses it." King Jin laughed.

Jiang Changning's eyes flickered, he tiptoed up to him, kissed his lips, and was about to back away.

Prince Jin, who had been vacant for a few days, could withstand her embrace, wrapped his arms around her slender waist with one hand, and supported the back of her head with the other, deepening that shallow kiss.

Although Jin Wang really wanted to be absurd, but he was entangled in government affairs, and after the kiss was over, he took the three items and left to do business.

King Jin ordered Jiang Nan to be found, and put three things in front of him, "Who bought this from, do you remember?"

"These three items were introduced by acquaintances and bought from the owner of Jiangnan Old Zhaitang."

The owner of the old Zhaitang was a key person, but it was a pity that Wu Shaohai confessed too late, and the officers and soldiers who rushed over failed to catch him.

"Can you draw characters?"

"I can draw."

Jiang Nan had been Jiang's father's book boy, followed Jiang's father to read and write, and knew a little about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"Draw the face of the owner of the old Zhaitang."

"Yes." Jiang Nan went to draw on the table next to him with pen and ink ready.

After a while, he drew it.

King Jin frowned as he looked at the portrait. There was no similarity between the people drawn by Jiang Nan and those drawn by Wu Shaohai.

Whether it was two people, or Wu Shaohai's scribbling, this has to be retried by Wu Shaohai.

After sending Jiang Nan away, King Jin went to the prison again.

(End of this chapter)