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Chapter 26 Take These People Down

Chapter 26

When? Of course, he left the General's Mansion.

Shen Ling did not take the position of Jingzhao Yin seriously, as he was only a fifth-rank official.

Although he is still trying to seek an official position of the fifth rank.

Shen Ling is the eldest son of a marquisate and the son-in-law of a general. Over the years, he has been flattered by outsiders to the point that he has lost his own weight.

"Sir, Mr. Cao from Prince Qi's Mansion is here with you."

Mr. Cao of the Prince of Qi's Mansion is the Prince of Qi's aide, whom the Prince of Qi values ​​very much. Officials in Kyoto are now trying their best to get in touch with His Majesty the Prince of Qi through Mr. Cao.

Shen Ling and Old Marquis Shen both looked very unhappy at this moment. They didn't understand why the Prince of Qi's Mansion would come to embarrass the Marquis' Mansion.

But before they could come to a conclusion, Jingzhao Yin Huang Rongli and Mr. Cao came together.

"Meet Lord Shen."

Huang Rongli and Mr. Cao paid their respects to the old Marquis Shen first. As for Shen Ling, although he was the prince, his official position was not as high as that of Lord Huang, so naturally he should pay his respects to Lord Huang.

Old Marquis Shen flattered his face and asked Huang Rongli what he came for. Huang Rongli bowed and said, "The Crown Prince's wife sent someone to say that her dowry was stolen. The Crown Prince's wife's dowry is priceless. I will definitely arrest the thief and recover the Crown Prince's wife's dowry."

Huang Rongli's words made Lord Shen and Shen Ling's faces suddenly darken: "Sir Huang, this is all a misunderstanding. My wife's dowry is still in her private vault."

Shen Ling walked quickly to Gu Nianchu and said, "Madam, please tell Mr. Huang that you made a mistake."

There was a warning and a pleading look in his eyes.

Gu Nianchu was protected by someone. She bowed to Master Huang and said, "Master Huang, I am not mistaken. I went back to my parents' home for half a month. When I returned to the Marquis' Mansion today, I found that most of my dowry had been replaced. Please investigate carefully!"

"Gu, are you saying that someone from my mansion stole your dowry? Don't forget, you belong to my mansion. What good will it do you to embarrass the mansion?"

Old Marquis Shen threatened Gu Nianchu coldly, and Gu Nianchu said calmly: "Old Marquis, I didn't say that the master of the Marquisate stole my dowry, so there is no need for you to come out and admit that you are the thief. My lost dowry is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Such a big theft is not something that you can just pretend never happened."

Old Marquis Shen's face turned red at Gu Nianchu's words. Old Madam Shen wanted to scold Gu Nianchu, but Mr. Cao said slowly, "The theft of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver is really a serious case. My prince is currently assisting the emperor in rectifying the administration of officials. If Mr. Huang does not investigate this case thoroughly, my prince will question your ability."

Huang Rongli cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Cao, please tell His Highness that I will investigate this case thoroughly."

"Prince, Madam, please take me to the crime scene for investigation. At the same time, please ask my people to call all the servants in the mansion to cooperate with my people to assist in the investigation."

Huang Rongli did not give Shen Ling a chance to refuse. Shen Ling and his son looked at each other. Old Marquis Shen offered Huang Rongli a cup of tea first. "Sir Huang, my daughter-in-law did this on purpose because she was upset that my son married a concubine. This is all a misunderstanding. Please give me some face, Sir Huang."

Huang Rongli bowed in the direction of the Imperial City and said, "Lord Shen, I am the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. The Emperor has asked me to manage the general affairs of the capital. Now that such a big thing has happened, if I cannot give an explanation, it would be my dereliction of duty. I hope Lord Shen will understand."

This is because they are unwilling to give face to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Old Marquis Shen reached out to shake Huang Rongli's hand and said, "Sir Huang, I don't want you to bend the law for personal gain. I just ask you to give our Zhenbei Marquisate some time. The person who submitted the petition is my daughter-in-law. If she withdraws the petition on her own initiative, then Sir Huang can naturally close the case."

Huang Rongli pondered for a moment, and then he looked at Mr. Cao beside him and said, "Mr. Cao, what do you think about this matter?" Mr. Cao lowered his eyes and said, "Lord Shen is right. Why not give Lord Shen half an hour?"

Old Marquis Shen waved his hand towards Shen Ling and said, "Ling'er, explain this matter to your wife clearly, so that no one will laugh at our Marquis Mansion."

Shen Ling walked towards Gu Nianchu and said, "Madam, let's go to my yard and talk. Let me explain to you."

Gu Nianchu didn't even raise his eyelids: "Sir, if you have anything to say, just explain it here. I'm afraid that if I go to your courtyard, I'll be beaten to death by the guards of the Marquis' Mansion. They almost took my life just now."

Gu Nianchu pointed her finger at the person who had just wanted to kill her.

Mr. Cao glanced at the masters of the inner martial arts, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes: "Come here, arrest these daring thieves!"

A group of yamen runners rushed forward and surrounded the group of people.

Shen Ling's face changed drastically: "Mr. Huang, Mr. Cao, what are you going to do?"

Huang Rongli did not speak, and Mr. Cao asked sternly, "Shen Shizi, are these people the servants of your mansion?"

Shen Ling didn't know why Mr. Cao had ordered these people to be arrested, but he didn't dare to take the risk: "Mr. Cao, these heroes are the guards I just hired. I don't know why Mr. Cao wants to arrest them?"

Mr. Cao sneered: "Shen Shizi is really ignorant and fearless. These people are the remnants of the Western Zhou Dynasty. You invited such people to your mansion to serve as guards. Is the Zhenbei Marquisate planning a rebellion?"

With such a serious crime charged upon them, not only could the Zhenbei Marquisate not afford to bear it, but even any powerful family in the Great Zhou would not dare to do so.

"Mr. Cao, did you misunderstand? These people are just ordinary people, how could they be the remnants of the Western Zhou Dynasty? You..."

Shen Ling wanted to explain, but Mr. Cao ignored him and ordered directly: "Prince Shen, I'm sorry. When I capture these remnants, I will give you an explanation. If you dare to defend the remnants of the Western Zhou Dynasty again, you will bear the consequences!"

At this moment, several guards suddenly drew their swords and slashed at the surrounding yamen runners, trying to break out by force.

"idiot."

Gu Nianchu uttered two words, and Shen Ling didn't bother to argue with her at this time. He was busy asking the family soldiers to go together and capture those guards.

At this point, he had already understood that if these guards ran away, then his Zhenbei Marquis Mansion would never be able to clear itself of blame.

However, those guards were very skilled in martial arts.

Even if the yamen runners and the government soldiers attacked together, they still fought their way out and escaped.

Mr. Cao pointed at Shen Ling and said, "Shen Shizi, I will report today's events to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Shen Ling and Old Lord Shen begged again and again, but Mr. Cao remained unmoved.

Mr. Cao said to Huang Rongli, "Mr. Huang, why don't you investigate the case? Are you waiting for that thief to sell all of Miss Gu's dowry?"

　I wish all the little cuties peace and prosperity, all that they desire, and a happy New Year.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)