Beautiful step by step

Chapter 125

Supervise, guard, self, steal!

Emperor Qinglong's voice was not very loud, but when each word came out of his mouth, the governor of Chu who was stared at by him seemed to be overwhelmed by Mount Tai.He bent down unconsciously, kneeling on the ground with a dejected expression.

"The minister was wronged, please let the emperor learn from you."

With a long sigh, the crow's feet in the corners of Emperor Qinglong's eyes seemed to get deeper.Squinting his eyes and frowning, his face was full of unbearable anger, and the remaining seven points were bored from the bottom of his heart.

Hearing what Qinglongwei came to report to the Minister of the Household Department, he had the same thought in his mind as King Duan: How many people did his lenient and benevolent harm inadvertently?Feeling stuffy staying in the tent, he went out to get some air, the cool wind of the grassland in late autumn and early winter blew, and the cheerful singing of the people could be faintly heard in the distance.

In an instant, he realized that the government is equally benevolent, so why do the common people think of his kindness, while some officials are not grateful at all, but intensified?
Kindness is never wrong, it's just that people's hearts are complicated.

At this moment, he saw a lot of calculations in Chu Inspector, his cunning and smoothness, little by little his patience was exhausted.Originally, he wanted to hand over this matter to Dali Temple for strict investigation, and incidentally sent Qinglongwei to supervise, but now he didn't want to wait any longer.

"Injustice?"

The governor of Chu put his forehead on the grass, and said in grief and indignation: "Just now Madam Yan once doubted the minister, but these days the minister has been accompanying the driver, and all the people brought by the minister have been strictly supervised."

Shocked by Emperor Qinglong's accusation just now, Wei Wei kept kneeling there thinking.The emperor dislikes her paying double the carriage and horse money, does that mean he has no objection to hiring government carriages?That being the case, in the future she...

Thinking about the bright future, she suddenly heard someone calling her.As I listened, all the excitement in my heart faded away.After a long circle, she explained clearly why she would do business, and the nine princesses helped to prove her character. In the end, the emperor directly pointed the finger at the governor of Chu.However, as soon as this sentence came out, the problem returned to the original point again.

When she was at the Disaster Relief Agency, her statement that the exclusion method was ineffective due to poor consideration of various possibilities, although it could convince Governor Yuan, but it is easy to find that it is a paradox if you think about it carefully.As the two opposing parties, the governor of Chu didn't need to collect testimony in their favor at all, he only needed to refute the obvious possibility.As for producing evidence to prove her innocence, that was her job.

However, there are only three keys to the warehouse, and now she can't find the fourth situation.And the matter has come to the fore, the final result only depends on who the emperor believes more in his heart.

After thinking it over, she was delighted to find that the advantage was still on her side.

"Strictly watch over..."

Repeating these four words, Emperor Qinglong's voice became low.He ordered that suspected officials be under strict surveillance that day to prevent them from doing anything in private.However, now that they really did it in private, this decree has become a gold medal for avoiding death.

If he continues to ask the bottom line, it will only hurt his face in the end.He couldn't face it. After he personally gave the order, he still couldn't control the officials in the northwest.The governor of Chu probably also wanted to understand this point, so he dared to complain openly.

"Chu Inspector, is this trying to use my face as a flag?"

The hand holding onto the grass tightened, Chu Shishi panicked for the first time: "I dare not."

"Don't dare? I think you are very daring. If I remember correctly, the governor of Chu was born in Liangzhou and spent most of his life stationed in the northwest. Can my simple order control all your subordinates?"

The emperor actually exposed it, and the governor of Chu felt a storm in his heart.

"The minister absolutely dare not."

Wei Wei, who was kneeling by the side, was also surprised. When the governor of Chu used this as evidence to remove the suspicion at first, she didn't dare to refute it, precisely because she was concerned about Emperor Qinglong's face.However, when things got to this point, Emperor Qinglong actually admitted it himself.

What a saint he is.

She sighed again and again in her heart, her eyes looked aimlessly at the wheel, and suddenly her eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty, my wife has something to ask the Inspector of Chu."

It would make Emperor Qinglong feel uncomfortable to shame himself personally.Hearing someone's voice, he didn't even say a word, only made a gesture of approval.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Turning his head, Wei Wei looked at the governor of Chu who was also kneeling.

"Master Inspector is sure that the key to the treasury has always been with you and has never been given to anyone else?"

Tightening his body, Chu Shishi nodded: "It's a very important matter, I have been taking care of it carefully, and I never left my body when I was sleeping."

"Okay, then this carriage that smuggled money was recovered by Dali Temple officials, and it was put in front of the Disaster Relief Agency, right?"

"This……"

Wei Wei pressed on step by step: "The governor of Chu doesn't need to explain too much, you just need to answer, yes or no."

Glancing at the carriage, Inspector Chu nodded: "No one else is approaching."

Wei Wei showed a pleasant smile like a spring breeze: "Then what is this suspicious silk thread on the wheel?"

There are silk threads!Emperor Qinglong was close, and carefully looked at the wheel, but he couldn't find it for a long time, so he asked Wei Wei, "Where is the silk thread?"

Waving to the guard next to him, Wei Wei said softly, "Please shine the torch this way."

Then she pointed to the axle, which was inlaid with dozens of spokes protruding out, and it is easy to knock people if you don't pay attention: "Your Majesty, please look here, are there a few strands of colored silk hanging on the wood of the axle?"

Emperor Qinglong was almost lying on top of it to watch, following her fingers, he finally saw the few strands of silk hanging from the wooden thorns.

"Do you know where this thread comes from?"

Hearing Emperor Qinglong's question, Wei Wei nodded while showing a villainous smile to the governor of Chu.Originally, there was a governor and a deputy commander, and everyone who was civil and military did not violate the river, but the governor of Chu wanted to put such a big hat on Yan Heng.

When Yan Heng asked for the decree that day, she knew that the purchase of people's food at market prices for disaster relief seemed to be a simple and well-known task of distributing money, but it was actually very difficult to do well.As soon as the Northwest corruption case broke out, matters related to money were very sensitive.Yan Heng has offended so many people, if he is not careful, he will be blackmailed.She was worried about this matter, not only made multiple sampling surveys to find the most reasonable price, but also asked Yan Heng to send someone to check every item carefully, and don't make anything like adding sand to the rice or adding it to the vegetables. The thing about mixing rotten vegetable leaves.

I didn't expect to take all precautions, but in the end, I was pulled from the bottom of the pot.If this crime is really convicted, Emperor Qinglong, who is in a rage because of corruption, will be furious when facing the officials he personally entrusted with important tasks to be corrupt under his nose?And what kind of consequences will Yan Heng bear?
Wei Wei has always been a man who will not offend me, but this time the governor of Chu really pissed her off.

"Returning to the emperor, this kind of silk and cotton thread were dyed separately, and then mixed together to weave. The material was passed from the capital. Among the officials' families in the two prefectures of Youliang, only Mrs. Chu Cishi was using it. It was dark, and the torch Court ladies can't tell the color clearly under the light, but the one Mrs. Chu was wearing yesterday was dark purple."

"you……"

Inspector Chu's temples had blue veins bulging out, and he looked at Wei Wei wishing she could eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Wei Wei faced his gaze calmly, and the more hatred the governor of Chu felt, the more sincere the smile on her face.Smiling happily, a figure turned sideways, completely blocking Chu Cishi's gaze.

It's Yan Heng...

Wei Wei pouted and protested silently, she wasn't happy enough yet.It's not the first day for her to face the best, and she has long been used to those eyes of envy, jealousy or hatred.The more obvious the hatred in Chu Shishi's eyes, the more uncomfortable he felt.Standing on the opposite side, the more unhappy the other side is, the happier she will be.

Yan Heng frowned, sighed, and shook his head at her.Although he didn't speak, the meaning was very clear: Why should Ah Mao have the same knowledge as him.

Wei Wei shrugged helplessly, "It's all up to you."

There was a coughing sound from above, and she tensed up.was found!She quickly stopped her small movements.

"Your Majesty, what the court lady said is true. Mrs. Chu wore that dress yesterday, so I should keep it by my side this time. What is the truth? After finding out the two and comparing them, it should be clear."

Under the despairing eyes of the governor of Chu, Emperor Qinglong looked at the officials of Dali Temple.

"Bring a few of you and bring the dress Mrs. Yan just mentioned, so that you can compare it."

It was still the officials who were investigating the cause of the fire. One of them was in charge of asking Mrs. Chu for clothes, while the other two went to the carriage and began to take samples.As expected of professionals, there was no need for Wei Wei to point out the location for this meeting, the two officials found where the silk thread was at once.Not only that, but they also searched the rest of the carriage for possible wire hooks, and found several wires on the other side of the axle.

After they finished checking, the Dali Temple official who went to get the clothes also came back, and Mrs. Chu followed behind him.

From Wei Wei's point of view, it can be seen that Mrs. Chu has carefully dressed up.After she came to Youzhou, she was completely different from when she was in the Liangzhou government office. She dressed up every day, and the clothes made of exquisite workmanship cleverly concealed the fat on her body, and the high bun made people ignore the fat on her cheeks , I just think she is extravagant.

The former Mrs. Chu was beautiful, but far less beautiful than today.She didn't use too much jewelry, and her clothes were not even as gorgeous as yesterday's one, but with the right clothes and jewelry, she looked generous and bright.

Walking in front of Emperor Qinglong, she directly knelt down, with remorse in her voice.

"The silver is stolen by the minister's wife, and has nothing to do with the husband."

"Madam..." Inspector Chu's voice was full of astonishment.

Facing the governor of Chu, two lines of hot tears rolled down Mrs. Chu's carefully made-up face: "It is my concubine's two dowry shops that have not been able to turn around recently, so I secretly calculated this amount of money. Your husband holds the key in his hand even when he sleeps." First, it was my concubine who had a bad intention and used other keys to replace the warehouse key. I thought that General Wu used to use this method to transport grain before, and Commander Yan did not have much experience when he took office, so the warehouse must not be strict, so I took the risk."

"Thousands of mistakes are the fault of my concubine, and my concubine deserves death."

The word "death" came out, Madam Chu closed her eyes, and resolutely scratched her neck.A golden light flashed, and blood gushed out.

"Your majesty, my wife... wish... to die... to thank... for my crime."

"lady!"

Inspector Chu rushed over to hug Mrs. Chu, his mournful cry was like a lone wolf in the prairie that had lost its cub.

He hurriedly pinned Madam Qian's neck, shouting again and again.Lying in his arms, Madam Qian barely opened her eyes.

"Big Brother, Third Sister..."

(End of this chapter)