delicious little cook

Chapter 552 People die like lights go out

The whole process of presenting the case didn't take much time. In less than half an hour, the news spread from the palace that Wang Xiaodong was the mastermind of everything but had died unexpectedly in the night.

Some did not believe that his death was so coincidental, and some were temporarily relieved that he died.

It is good that Wang Xiaodong is dead, all the crimes can be blamed on him, anyway, the dead can't complain for themselves, so the food supervisor just gritted his teeth and insisted that all the records they kept were copied from Wang Xiaodong's hands. If the sage has no other conclusive evidence, Shao Yiping's job can be kept, otherwise, if he is replaced, it will be the biggest loss for the higher-ups.

The sage was furious, and ordered the governor to surround the Wang family immediately, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. After the Chinese New Year, the yamen opened the seal, immediately ransacked the house, traced the hidden property, and allowed the family members to commit crimes and meritorious deeds. , the family member can be let go, otherwise the man will be a slave and the woman will be a prostitute, and will be transferred to the Jiaofang.

Fu Yin obeyed the order, but when he was about to resign, he was detained by the saint again.

"Wang Xiaodong, as the seventh-rank official, also has slaves in his family. Those who have slave status are picked out and questioned, and those who provide clues and evidence will be released as benefactors once they are verified."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, how are Zhou Hongshou and Wang Chenan's investigation going?"

"The two of them confessed to a lot of things they did before, but it was difficult to find the victim to testify against. After all, no one would admit that they had bribed in private. One of the crimes that can convict them now is that the source of huge wealth is unknown. Their family property It is not equal to the official salary. Even if the wife and daughter-in-law's dowry for so many years are removed, there is still a large amount of property that cannot be matched. Another crime is related to Bai Rui, abuse of women and children, defamation of women's reputation and robbery of civilian women , the crime is aggravated, and Bai Rui has submitted a copy of her dowry list, and she will only wait for the calculation after the year to return what Bai Rui deserves, and the rest will be confiscated into the treasury."

"What motive did Wang Chen'an want to forcefully marry Bai Rui, and how did he know Bai Rui's latest whereabouts? Has he confessed?"

"Wang Chen'an insisted that it was because of the women's tea room that he knew about Bai Rui. Among the female family members of his family, there were children who had been invited to the girls' party. When they returned home, they talked about the delicious snacks and tea in the tea room. He came and went. I don't even remember the time when I found out from the child that Bai Rui was Bai Kou's sister. Turning around, now that I knew about it, I started to think about it. After a little investigation, I found out that Bai Rui was Zhou Hong's widowed second daughter-in-law It just so happened that Zhou Hongshou had something in Wang Chenan's hands again, and in exchange, Zhou Hongshou sent Bai Rui to his home, and the following series of things happened."

The saint pondered for a moment, frowned slightly, and shook his head.

"Wang Chen'an is wrong. Since he checked Bai Rui first, how could he not know that she has established a female household, moved to Tianshuifang, and signed a ten-year contract with Gu Yun? The stupid behavior of Zhou Hongshou's family is the only reason for that." I really don't know that Bai Rui has nothing to do with their family, and I haven't checked the household registration, so I think that as long as I show my face, I can ask Bai Rui to go home obediently."

"Your Majesty is wise, it seems that Wang Chen'an still concealed some confession and did not make it clear. He will interrogate him strictly after the minister returns."

"Don't bother, Wang Chen'an can make up a nonsense full of loopholes and hide the content, but it shows that he didn't marry Bai Rui sincerely at all, but was instigated by others."

"This...!" Fu Yin took a deep breath, clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty is wise."

"Didn't you hear that Wang Chen'an committed suicide once when he was just in prison? It was for the people behind him to see. It was just a trick. How could he be willing to die? And after making such a fuss, he immediately got the treatment of a small cell. Every day someone Look, if you can no longer seek death by yourself, if something happens again, it will be the unshirkable responsibility of your Yingtian Mansion."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely try my best to take good care of Wang Chen'an."

"Wang Chen'an is struggling now. He dare not tell who is behind the scenes. He puts all the charges on himself. According to the law, he can't be sentenced to death. At most, he can be sentenced to exile, but it can keep his family safe. Hmph , At this time, I think of the safety of my family, and when I was calculating Bai Rui, why didn't I think about who is standing behind Bai Kou."

The governor did not dare to respond, the person who can command Wang Chenan must be an adult with a higher status, and it is very likely that he has already exceeded the scope of authority of Yingtian Mansion.

"You go back and settle the case of Zhou Hongshou and Wang Chen'an as soon as possible. I don't want to hear their names again." The saint rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Fu Yin left in a hurry, the saint pondered for a moment, waved to Eunuch Xi beside him, and whispered something to him.

"When will we find a chance to replace all the food supervisors? It's always disturbing to keep them."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The government official returned to the government to be a director, took away Wang Xiaodong's official position, and did not even give him the status of a criminal minister. Opportunities for people, and families, to avoid becoming servants of the church, scrambled to reveal everything they knew.

He Jie's family was not able to stay out of the incident either. Lin Renle was his in-law, and he was responsible for the debt, so he was temporarily imprisoned for trial after a year. The family was placed under house arrest and restricted from going out. Neighbors helped purchase daily necessities.

It was already lunch break when the news finally reached Lord Ye's mansion. This was a driver from a big car dealership returning from delivering goods, and happened to be passing through the Back Gate Street of Yingtian Mansion. The neighbors were already discussing the matter, so the driver gathered together. It was so lively, when we returned to Tianshuifang, we would report to Bai Kou.

Bai Kou received a note handed in from outside, and seeing the cause of death of Wang Xiaodong drowning in a washbasin at He Jie's house in the middle of the night, he was a little embarrassed, a little speechless, and a little unbelievable.

When Wang Xiaodong died, many secrets disappeared with him. Originally, he wanted to ask him about the past of the imperial kitchen after he was imprisoned, but now it is all in vain.

His grandfather's death was really a coincidence.

Bai Kou let out a sigh of relief, and took the note to the ear room for the crown prince to read.

Gu Yun was speechless after reading it, "After all, he was a step too late. How did he die so coincidentally?"

"The note said that he was searched everywhere in the Eastern Palace yesterday, but he died in the guest room of He Jie's house this morning. After all, his death was caused by his family. They didn't tell the truth. Otherwise, if the soldiers in the Eastern Palace first I found someone and put him in prison, so I’m afraid he’s still alive and well.”

"What an accident?" Gu Yun rolled his eyes and thought.

"Who knows." Bai Kou sneered, looking a little dazed.

Gu Yun twisted the note into small strips, threw it into the tea stove beside the low table, gently pulled Bai Kou's wrist into his arms, hugged her and lay down, pulled up the blanket to cover both of them .

"In front of my young master, don't think about other men, take a nap with me." Gu Yun gently kissed Bai Kou's lips, "Go to sleep, don't let your wild thoughts go."

It was futile for Bai Kou to shake his head and dodge a few times. The boy who is about to turn 17 this year has grown bolder and stronger, and he is not so easy to fool. Patiently lull her to sleep.

Seeing that she couldn't get rid of it, Bai Kou stopped struggling, closed her eyes and soon fell asleep in Gu Yun's arms.

Gu Yun looked at Bai Kou's sleeping face and waited for a while. Seeing that she was really asleep, he stretched out his fingers to lightly touch her cheek, and murmured softly.

"As an official servant, you care too much about things. What kind of agreement did you reach with the saint last winter? Can't he promise you to be free?"

(The author's words: In the new year, continue to code and ask for the caress of the manuscript.)
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