In ancient times, I made a fortune by copying my family

Eunuch Cao was not the only one who was puzzled.

Even the maid in the Right Minister's Mansion looked surprised.

When the Jin Yiwei looked at everyone's expressions, he knew what they were thinking.

He didn't explain much and motioned for everyone to look at the door of the courtyard.

Four Jinyi guards were walking towards this side carrying a large plaque.

Ning Chuyi glanced at the plaque and paused for a moment on the bulging arms of the four imperial guards.

He quickly looked back at the big plaque with a thoughtful expression.

After retracting his gaze, he subconsciously looked past Jin Yiwei on the side and towards Ling Chu standing behind.

Ling Chu saw him looking over and smiled at him.

Ning Chuyi was silent, and as expected, it was her handiwork again.

As the four Jinyi guards approached, Eunuch Cao also saw something was wrong.

Ning Chuyi's men are all good at martial arts. Normally, it would take four people to carry a plaque.

But not only did they lift it, it looked like the plaque was quite heavy.

Soon, the four Jinyi guards carried the plaque over with great effort and placed it on the ground in front of Ning Chu and Eunuch Cao.

The plaque fell to the ground, raising a puff of smoke and dust.

Ling Chu's eyes followed everyone and landed on the plaque.

This plaque was originally hung on the door of the Minister's Mansion. It was nothing special, just an ordinary wooden board.

The word "Zhu Mansion" is written neatly on it.

The Jin Yiwei who came to report before once again raised his hands and said, "Sir, Eunuch Cao, there is a universe in this plaque."

Eunuch Cao had already made a guess, so he took a few steps forward and looked carefully, and found that there were cracks in the plaque.

I think it cracked when it fell.

Eunuch Cao's sharp eyes saw a bit of silver through the cracked gap.

Eunuch Cao subconsciously stepped forward and leaned over the plaque to take a closer look.

He quickly straightened up and sneered at Zhu Qiming, "What a breeze with two sleeves, Mr. Zhu, you actually have money hidden on this plaque."

As soon as Eunuch Cao finished speaking, Zhu Qiming's three daughters-in-law all said in shock, "It's impossible."

Ning Chuyi glanced at Wei Feng.

Wei Feng immediately stepped forward and waved the Xiuchun knife in his hand several times. The wooden boards on the large plaque were scattered on the ground.

A silver plate as large as a plaque was revealed.

The maids, wives, and servants of the Vice Minister's Mansion all had expressions of disbelief.

They had been in and out of the mansion for many years, but they had never discovered that there was such a large silver plate hidden in the plaque hanging on the door.

Ning Chuyi asked coldly, "Master Zhu, how do you explain this?"

Zhu Qiming was panicking just now, but he has calmed down now, "Master Ning, this plaque was handed down by the ancestor of the Zhu family. As for why there is a silver plate hidden inside, I don't know.

It seems that the ancestors of the Zhu family used the money they saved to build it. They hid it in the plaque in order to prevent thieves from discovering it.

After hearing Zhu Qiming's explanation, the ladies and concubines in the house looked a little unhappy.

The family obviously hid such a large amount of money, but instead of using it, they asked them to use dowry to subsidize it.

Ling Chu, who was behind the crowd, suddenly said, "It seems that the ancestors of the Zhu family are really not rich."

Zhu Qiming's heart tightened.

Only then did he discover Ling Chu's existence.

Even though she was dressed in black soap clothes, Zhu Qiming could tell at a glance that she was born as a girl.

Although this was the first time he met Ling Chu, Zhu Qiming had already heard about her.

Zhu Qiming felt uneasy and wanted to say something to change the subject, but he was worried that he was hiding something.

Eunuch Cao has already spoken, "Miss Ling, what do you mean by this?"

Ling Chu smiled and said with a curious expression, "I don't know what kind of business the ancestors of the Zhu family did. Not only did they use silver plates to make plaques, but even the ancestral halls were paved with silver as green bricks."

As soon as Ling Chu finished speaking, Zhu Qiming's eyes darkened.

The expressions of all three of his sons changed greatly.

As for the ladies and concubines, they looked surprised and uncertain. Eunuch Cao looked surprised, "Do you take Miss Ling's words seriously?"

Ling Chu smiled and continued, "Whether it is true or not, you will know after digging around."

Eunuch Cao was doubtful and turned to Ning Chuyi, "Master Ning..."

Ning Chuyi said nothing and took people directly to the ancestral hall.

Zhu Qiming knelt on the ground, his face ashen.

The three sons looked anxious.

But no one dared to stop Jin Yiwei.

After entering the ancestral hall, Ling Chu placed three sticks of incense on the memorial tablets of the Zhu family's ancestors.

Facing the rows of memorial tablets on the altar table, Ling Chu said softly, "Sorry for disturbing everyone's peace."

After placing the incense, Ling Chu summoned a small hammer and smashed all the green bricks on the floor of the ancestral hall.

Ning Chuyi asked Jin Yiwei to step forward and clean the broken green bricks aside.

Everyone soon discovered that there was a tic-shaped stone trough buried under the blue bricks.

In the stone trough are large silver plates.

At first glance, it looks like the silver was melted and poured into a stone trough.

These silver plates were so big and heavy that they couldn't be moved.

Ling Chu directly used a small hammer to knock the silver plate into small pieces, and then Ning Chuyi had someone register it, put it in a box, and then carry it out.

After leaving the entrance of the ancestral hall, Ling Chu looked up at the plaque hanging above and said to Ning Chuyi, "Take it off."

Ning Chuyi glanced at her and waved to Yin Sha and Wei Feng.

The two of them jumped up at the same time and flew towards the plaque.

One person grabbed one end and removed the plaque.

Initially, the two people thought that the plaque was very heavy, but after removing it, they found that it was not.

Seeing how light they were, Eunuch Cao was a little surprised. It seemed that there was nothing unusual about the plaque in the ancestral hall.

Ling Chu said, "Tear down the plaque."

Wei Feng now treats Ling Chu's words the same as Ning Chuyi's.

Upon hearing this, he immediately stepped forward to take action.

The plaque was soon opened, and there was no silver plate inside, but two account books were hidden inside.

The account books record the amount and money of reselling official salt and official grain.

shocking.

After demolishing the ancestral hall, Ling Chu took people to the cellar again.

I found more than thirty bags of official grain and seven or eight bags of official salt.

When these things were carried into the main courtyard, the ladies in the Shilang's Mansion were not only afraid, but also full of anger.

He even couldn't help but feel resentful.

There was obviously so much money in the house, but their father-in-law and husband kept it a secret.

Watching them helplessly use their dowries to make up for it time and time again in order to maintain the dignity of the palace.

They didn't spend even half of the money, but now they had to lose their lives for the money.

It's okay if they die, but their children are still young, how can they not be resentful.

The ladies only thought that their children were innocent, but they never thought about how many victims would starve to death because Zhu Qiming sold the official grain used for disaster relief.

The evidence of the crime is conclusive, and Zhu Qiming can no longer deny it.

The whole family, young and old, as well as the servants waiting in the house, were all taken into prison by the Jin Yiwei.

The news spread, the whole court was in panic, and everyone was in danger.

Ling Chu followed everyone and ransacked two mansions in succession, and was extremely tired.

After returning home, I washed up, didn't eat anything, and fell asleep.

She thought she could rest for a few days, but when she woke up the next day, Prince Jing's servant hurriedly came to her, begging her for help.