space king

Chapter 113 The Empress Dowager Arrives
"Brother, let's go visit that girl Yang now." Ah Fei said.

Li Xun Huan did not speak.

"Not yet." Su Ran said, "We should wait for that big man to come before visiting that Miss Yang."

"That's right, that big shot may come at any time, we should wait for that big shot to come before we go out." Li Xun Huan said, "That big shot will definitely bring the purpose of the emperor ordering me to go to Beijing this time. "

"But who is that big man?" Ah Fei guessed, "Could it be the emperor?"

At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door. The waiter had just finished delivering the tea, so he shouldn't be bothering him so soon, and the rhythm of knocking on the door didn't sound like the waiter just now.Su Ran, Li Xun. Huan, and A Fei looked at each other, and the exchange of eyes had already told each other that the important person had arrived.

Su Ran was the closest to the door. When he opened the door, he saw a father-in-law in official eunuch uniform standing at the door, slightly taken aback.

"Eunuch Zhang?" Li Xun Huan was also taken aback and blurted out.

This Eunuch Zhang took two steps forward, walked in the door, and shouted loudly: "The Empress Dowager Zhang is here!"

As soon as these words came out, Su Ran, Li Xun Huan, and A Fei were shocked, and Li Xun Huan did not expect that the Queen Mother would come in person.

I saw a graceful and kind old man walking out from behind the door.Li Xun Huan recognized Empress Dowager Zhang, seeing that the person who came was really Empress Dowager Zhang, he immediately greeted Empress Dowager Zhang.

"Li Tanhua doesn't need to be too polite." After seeing Li Xun Huan, Empress Dowager Zhang had a gleam of joy in her eyes.

After Queen Mother Zhang entered the room, Eunuch Zhang, who was standing by the door, immediately closed the door.

"The Queen Mother, these two are Xiaomin's friends." Li Xun Huan introduced Su Ran and A Fei to Queen Mother Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and nodded: "You two are young and handsome, with extraordinary temperament, they must be rare talents."

"The empress dowager has praised you." Su Ran asked, "May I ask the empress dowager, should we avoid it?".

"You don't have to avoid it. Since you are Li Tanhua's friends, you must have come to help Li Tanhua." The Empress Dowager Zhang said, "The people who follow Li Tanhua must be trusted people, and Li Tanhua really needs help. I also want Li Tanhua to ask you for help, it is always good to have two more people to help."

"Queen Mother, I'm ordered to go to Beijing this time. I don't know why? Why did you come here in person?" Li Xun Huan asked.

"First of all, I still want to talk about the imperial decree." Empress Dowager Zhang said, "It's definitely not that I falsely preached the imperial decree, but it's the first time I, a mother, made a request to my own son. The emperor is looking at it for the sake of my mother." This decree was issued. The Ai family had four sons and one daughter, and the daughter was Princess De'an. During the Mid-Autumn Festival of the 13th year of Chenghua, Princess De'an recruited Jin Ziguang as the son-in-law of the east bed. The golden son-in-law already had one in the capital. The reputation of "golden abacus" is unmatched by the calculation of accounts, and it has won the trust of the emperor after becoming a horse. The emperor ordered the golden son-in-law to take charge of the treasury. On the eighth day of the last month, the golden son-in-law suddenly disappeared, and he was never found, even the 5 taels of official ingots in the treasury disappeared."

"The golden son-in-law is missing? The 5 taels of official ingots in the warehouse are also missing?" Li Xun Huan said in surprise, "5 taels of official ingots is not a small amount, and since it is an official ingot, how can ordinary people dare to accept it? ?”

"That's right, this is indeed not a small sum, Eunuch Zhang, please calculate it for Li Tanhua." Empress Dowager Zhang said.

"Yes, Empress Dowager." This Eunuch Zhang is the one who serves the Empress Dowager in the palace, and has been with the Empress Dowager all year round. Naturally, the ones that the Empress Dowager takes with her when she goes out of the palace are also her most trusted confidantes.Li Xun Huan also knew this Eunuch Zhang, so he recognized it at a glance just now. Eunuch Zhang said: "Li Tanhua, one official ingot is 50 taels, and the total of 5 taels of official ingots is 250 million taels, 250 million taels That is 15 two hundred and fifty catties. The carts specially used in the palace to pull official ingots are pulled by four big mules and horses, and each cart can only hold two thousand catties. That is to say, nearly eighty carts are needed. You can finish it, think about it, even if you have great abilities, no one in the capital can do this without anyone noticing."

"This matter is indeed strange." Li Xun Huan said, "Today is the third day of junior high school, and the son-in-law disappeared on the eighth day of last month. It has been 25 days now. Is there no clue in these 25 days?"

"Finding no clues is the weirdest part of this case." Empress Dowager Zhang said, "After the son-in-law disappeared, the emperor was furious and ordered strict follow-up records. I can't see half of the two official ingots, and this son-in-law and the 5 two official ingots seem to have evaporated from the world." Empress Dowager Zhang sighed, and said: "Li Tanhua, there is another thing that is unknown to the world. Secret, let me tell you today. Princess De'an was born deaf and dumb, unable to hear or speak. After the case, everyone said that the son-in-law had absconded with money, but De'an didn't believe it. But she But there is something she can’t say, there is no place to complain about her grievances, all the sufferings can only be swallowed by herself, she cries day and night, and her eyes are about to cry out, and I, a mother, feel more and more distressed!"

"That's why the Empress Dowager ordered Xiaomin to investigate this matter on behalf of the Empress Dowager." Li Xun Huan said.

"Li Tanhua, Ai's family will not call others, nor will they track down the whereabouts of the official money. I just want to prove one thing. Princess De'an is right. She believes that the son-in-law is a good person, and the son-in-law is definitely not a man who absconded with money. The queen mother is also a human being. When the queen mother Zhang said this, she burst into tears, "Li Tanhua, you have to do everything possible to find the son-in-law. You want to see people when you live, and you want to see corpses when you die. If you find a corpse that can't speak , and please also find out the murderer who killed him, so as to give Aijia and Princess De'an an explanation."

"The Empress Dowager is very kind to me, Li Xun Huan. Please rest assured, the Empress Dowager. I will definitely do my best to find out this matter and give the Empress Dowager an explanation." Li Xun Huan said.

Su Ran and A Fei were standing by the side all the time, Li Xun Huan and Queen Mother Zhang were talking and they didn't intervene because it was unnecessary.

"I don't know if Li Tanhua knows the golden son-in-law?" Queen Mother Zhang asked.

"The golden son-in-law is a famous person, Xiao Min once had a relationship with the son-in-law." Li Xun Huan said.

"It doesn't make sense to say that the son-in-law was robbed and killed. The 5 taels of official ingots are piled up like a hill, and they can't be transported out of the warehouse for a while. Since the incident, dozens of people have been killed. People were imprisoned and entered the East and West factories, and the torture they suffered there is probably unimaginable to you." Mr. Zhang said, "Li Tanhua, you must be careful when you investigate this matter, and you must be careful not to provoke others. Jinyiwei from the Second East and West Factory."

"Thank you, Eunuch Zhang, for reminding me." Li Xun Huan said.

"Li Tanhua, the Empress Dowager brought two altars of champion red this time. These were brewed when the Empress Dowager gave birth to the princess. It has been 26 years. This is a peerless wine. I think it must be to your taste Li Tanhua .” Eunuch Zhang said.

"Thank you Queen Mother." Li Xun Huan said.

"The Queen Mother, please drive back to the palace." Eunuch Zhang said.

"Li Tanhua, you are the one to deal with this matter." Empress Dowager Zhang got up and left.

(End of this chapter)