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Chapter 457 Concubine Yi's Secret

Maojuantang was startled when he heard Concubine Yi's words, and hurriedly said: "Daughter, no, we can't let Xian'er stay in prison anymore, if he can't bear to tell all the things he did, then we The Maojuan family will be finished, and it may even implicate you!"

Concubine Yi Yue knew now that her younger brother must have done something extraordinary, and immediately asked: "Father, what else did my younger brother do?"

"This..." Maojuantang hesitated, opened his mouth but did not say anything.

The Yue family was in a hurry, "Father, you asked me to save my brother but didn't tell me everything, how do you ask me to save him? When is this, and you still want to hide it from me?"

Maojuantang was forced back again and again by the Yue family, and he said as soon as he stomped his feet: "The thing is like this, a few years ago, a businessman approached Xian'er and said that he was willing to pay a high price for the ordnance armour, which was replaced by the right wing army. Accept them all, this businessman is so generous, Xian'er couldn't hold back for a while, and resold a batch of old ordnance that had just been replaced to that businessman, and sold it for 420 gold that time!"

"After the first time, there will be a second time. Afterwards, the amount of reselling increased each time, so that it was unstoppable! After two years, Xian'er undoubtedly found that all the ordnance that he resold had been sold. It's Zhuzhu, but it's too late to stop at this time, the businessman threatened Xian'er with this, Xian'er had no choice but to obey..."

The Yue clan was so shocked that his face turned pale, he backed up again and again, and suddenly fell down in front of the dressing table, "You, you...how can you be so bold? Selling weapons and armours to Zhuzhu is a crime of collaborating with the enemy, and you want to punish the nine clans of!"

"We can't help it, it's too late when we find out!"

Maojuantang finished speaking with a sigh, looked at the Yue family, and begged her: "Daughter, that's why I said that you can't throw your brother in prison for the father. The whole family is gone, and your mother will also be implicated! You have to find a way to save him, and you are also saving yourself!"

Yue Shi only felt a chill rising up, what her father said seemed to be for the sake of the family and her, but in fact he was threatening her.

Yue forced herself to calm down, she breathed calmly, her face gradually returned to color, and her mind became clearer, she thought for a while and said to Maojuantang: "Father, go back and gather all the money in the family. Collect enough six thousand gold, if it is not enough, go to other families to borrow money, even if you sell all the land and real estate in the family, you still have to make up six thousand gold!"

"Six thousand gold? This... Although Xian'er only made a lot of money, we have spent a lot of money these years, and we have already spent a lot! Besides, those land and real estate are now valuable, that's all." It would be a shame to sell it!"

The Yue clan was furious: "Your son is going to die, and your Mao family is going to be ransacked and exterminated. Isn't the money in your family just for nothing? Why can't you tell the difference after you've lived a long time? Is money more important or life more important?"

Maojuantang had never seen this daughter treat him like this, and was frightened by being scolded for a while, and promised repeatedly: "Okay, I will go back and collect the money immediately, I will go back and collect the money, and I will definitely make enough!"

The Yue family said coldly: "Father, this matter must not be delayed. This palace is full of eyes and ears of other empresses. Once the news leaks to other places, those vicious women will definitely make trouble! Father, you only have three days at most. Collect enough money within a few days to wait for my news!"

"Okay, I'll go back and collect money!"

After Maojuantang left, the Yue family was walking around in the hall, she suddenly stopped and shouted to the outside: "Come here, please come and invite Yao Bailu!"

Someone outside the door agreed, and soon a man in official uniform walked in.

"Minister Bailu Si Yao Guangyuan pays homage to Concubine Yi!"

The Yue clan raised his hand and said, "Yao Qing is free!"

"Thank you madam!"

The Yue clan asked the maids and eunuchs to go out, and when Yao Guangyuan saw that there was no one in the hall, he immediately stepped forward and took the Yue clan's hand and called affectionately: "Qingmei, you finally sent someone to find me, I thought you did it!" Your Majesty just forgot about me!"

Yueshi immediately covered his mouth, pulled him to a hiding place and whispered:

"You're crazy, this is the palace, if the walls have ears, you and I will be doomed!"

After being reminded by Yue Shi, Yao Guangyuan immediately controlled his emotions and asked, "It's my fault, why did Qingmei come here this time?"

"Brother Yuan, I'm in trouble, you have to help me!"

"Tell me, as long as I can help, I will never refuse!"

The Yue family immediately told the story back and forth. Yao Guangyuan frowned after listening to it, and said: "The crimes of the Mao family's corruption of ink and reselling of arms and soldiers are not serious crimes. Who is not greedy in civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty? The key is that he sold the arms and soldiers. It was given to Zhuzhu, so the middle businessman is the key, if you want to keep Maojuan's family safe, you just need to let Hua Mulan not find this middle businessman!"

"That's what I think, so I want you to help find this middleman and get rid of him. In addition, we will return all the money from Maojuan's corruption and reselling of arms and soldiers to the right-wing army. I will find someone to follow him." After Hua Mulan negotiates, there shouldn't be any problems!"

Yao Guangyuan promised: "This is a trivial matter for me, Yao Bailu. Don't worry, I will handle it properly and there will be no future troubles!"

"I'll go back to my mother's house some other day, when the time comes..."

"I see!"

After Yao Guangyuan left, the Yue family thought for a while and shouted: "Come here, invite Zhong Cao Lingzong's love!"

When Zong Ai heard that Concubine Yi invited him over, he was still in a daze for a long time. He really had no friendship with Concubine Yi and had nothing to do with her. What is it about Concubine Yi sending someone to invite him over at this time?

Zong Ai came to the Jiaofang Hall full of doubts, and seeing Concubine Yi standing with her back to the hall door, he stepped forward and bowed and said, "Slave servant Zong Ai sees Concubine Yi, Empress Jin'an!"

Concubine Yi turned around with a smile on her face, and ordered the maid to serve tea, "Zhong Cao, please sit down and talk!"

"Your Majesty, I am so grateful for your love!" Zong Ai said politely, and knelt down behind a short table.

When the palace lady brought the tea, the Yue clan waved off the palace maids and eunuchs, then smiled at Zong Ai and said, "I actually invited Zhong Cao Ling here today because I wanted to invite Zhong Cao Ling. help!"

"Oh? Your Majesty, please tell me if you have something to do, as long as the servants can help!" Zong Ai agreed happily, but he also left room for it, and did not speak too much.

The Yue family said: "My younger brother, Mao Juanxian, served as a quartermaster in the right-wing army. He was found guilty of corrupting ink and reselling arms. Now he has been arrested and dismissed from office. I heard that Cao Ling and Hua Mulan, the general of the right-wing army, are related to each other. My hometown, so I want to ask Zhong Cao Ling to be an intermediary to meet with General Hua, and say that Mao's family is willing to return all the six thousand gold they got from corrupting ink and reselling arms. , let him go home, I will think her well, regardless of whether this matter is successful or not, I will definitely be grateful to Cao Ling!"

When Zong Ai heard it, he smiled and said, "What's the matter with the slave girl? So it's this matter! Okay, the slave girl will run for a while, but the slave girl doesn't dare to promise, this general Hua is not so easy to talk to!"

"I believe that Zhong Cao Ling still has this face! Please don't publicize this matter to Zhong Cao Ling. After all, it is not a glorious thing. Later, I will apologize to His Majesty. It is my fault for failing to discipline this younger brother. guilt!"

Zong Ai couldn't help but look at Concubine Yi with admiration.

The next day, Zong Ai found time to leave the palace and came to the right wing army garrison.

Hua Mulan was a little surprised by Zong Ai's sudden arrival, "Brother Zong, does His Majesty the Emperor have any orders for the right wing army?"

Zong Ai took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said with a smile: "No! Our family is here to be a middleman this time. Concubine Yi's younger brother, Mao Juan, was dismissed and investigated by you for offering corrupt ink and reselling arms. I came to see you to convey Concubine Yi's thoughts!"

"Look, Mulan, what Mao Juanxian committed was not a serious crime of beheading. If this case is taken over by Sandu sitting in the high-ranking official yamen, you will not be able to control it here. The meaning of the concubine Yi is to put this This case will end in the Right Wing Army, so don't spread the word to the outside, it's not a glorious thing to either the Mao family or the Right Wing Army, the Mao family is willing to return all the six thousand gold he got from corrupting ink and reselling arms , put people on your side

Put it home, what do you think? "

Hua Mulan instinctively wanted to refuse, but she knew that what Zong Ai said was a real problem, and since Mao Juanxian was a Xianbei nobleman, what he committed was nothing at all, and it was not enough to be beheaded. It is to hand over the case to the high official Yamen in Sandu.

However, if she wants to get in the way, she can do nothing, as long as she finds Maojuan Xian a crime of violating military law, she can use this to detain Maojuan Xian and deal with it herself. If someone in our army violates the military law, of course it will be dealt with by the army, and the three capitals will not be able to control it if they sit in the high-ranking government office.

But if she did this on purpose, it would be tantamount to making an enemy of Concubine Yi on purpose. Isn't this asking for trouble, she wouldn't be so stupid.

Hua Mulan is weighing and considering. She suspects that there is something hidden about Maojuan's sale of arms. She is not sure how deep the water is here. Should she continue the investigation or stop here?

At this moment, Wu Dade, who joined the army, came in. He saw several eunuchs in the lobby, he hesitated, walked to Hua Mulan and reported in a low voice, "General, the whole family of the businessman who traded with Mao Juanxian was killed. I found his house, it was full of corpses, no one was alive, everything was turned over, the murderer must have taken something! The subordinates have not found other clues for the time being."

After hearing this, Hua Mulan was shocked. It seems that this matter is not that simple.

After thinking about it for a while, Hua Mulan decided to release him temporarily, and if necessary, she would arrest him again. She said to Zong Ai: "Brother Zong, please go back and tell Concubine Yi that I, Hua Mulan, don't want to hold on to this man all the time." Don't let the matter go, the right wing army doesn't want this scandal to be publicized, as long as Mao's family returns all the money that should be returned, the general will release him immediately, but he can't even think about serving in my right wing army anymore! "

Chapter 458 Revenge is coming

The open space in the camp was filled with red lacquered wooden boxes, sixty in total, stacked on top of each other, each box contained one hundred gold, a total of six thousand gold, Maojuan Xian was brought out by some servants of his father Maojuantang The right wing army garrison.

Hua Mulan and the others stood beside the wooden box and watched their backs disappear at the gate of the station.