Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Jinyan took the letter, read it quickly, and then burned it to ashes.

What exactly was stolen from the royal family that made Prince Heng so uneasy?

Since he wants to join the game, he has to take the initiative.

As soon as he walked out of the room and onto the corridor, he heard his father's cold voice, "Jiang Jinyan, where are you going now?"

Hearing his father's voice, Jiang Jinyan immediately became obedient and bowed respectfully to Jiang Huai, "Father."

"It was already daybreak when you came back, right? Are you going out right after you come back?" Jiang Huai was obviously unhappy, "You have been restless since childhood. You are not a child anymore, and you still plan to hang around out there for a few more years."

"Father, I'm not a scoundrel. I'm just making money outside." The Jiang family's wealth depends entirely on his hard work outside.

"Money, money, money. You read so many books just to make money. You...why don't you look like my, Jiang Huai's son, at all." Jiang Huai spoke quickly.

"The son is the mother's biological child. Father, if you say so, then it is not right..."

"Shut up." Jiang Huai slapped himself on the mouth.

"Father, I really had something urgent to do. I didn't go to pay my respects to you and mother when I came back. I was wrong. I have someone put the gift in your study. It is a fine Duan inkstone. I guarantee that father will love it when he sees it." Jiang Jinyan smiled, bowed and left.

"Duan Inkstone..." Jiang Huai saw Jiang Jinyan walking away in the blink of an eye.

He shouted at the back, "Starting tomorrow, you will go to the Imperial Academy to give lectures and prepare for the imperial examination..."

"I understand." Jiang Huai only heard the voice but did not see the person.

"Don't forget to go see the girl from the Zhang family this time. If you don't like her this time, you'll be single for the rest of your life." Jiang Huai howled again, "The girl has been waiting for you, just waiting for you to say something straightforward."

This time there was no response from him.

Jiang Huai was thinking about the inkstone and went straight to the study.

-

On the other hand, Xie Shang went to the yamen to try Lai San first. Under torture, he admitted that he knew about the theft of the imperial mausoleum and that many royal treasures were stolen.

However, he insisted that he did not rob the imperial tomb. He just heard from people on the street that several rare treasures had been unearthed. He didn't know where those treasures had gone, and he wanted to find out. That's why Xie Shang targeted him.

Xie Shang pinched his brows and wondered: Who on earth got that thing?

At this time, an officer came in and said, "Sir, there is a young man outside the door who wants to see you."

"No." He was upset.

The soldier continued, "That young man said his name was Jiang Jinyan." The soldier had received money from Jiang Jinyan, so he dared to come in and pass on his message.

Xie Shang frowned, "Let him in!"

When Jiang Jinyan saw Xie Shang, he bowed and saluted, "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Heng."

"Mr. Jiang, please take a seat."

Jiang Jinyan didn't hesitate and found a seat to sit down.

Xie Shang asked again, "Why did Master Jiang come to see me so early?"

After all, Jiang Jinyan is still Jiang Fenghua's elder brother. He is a member of the Jiang family and is now considered a royal relative. Xie Shang's attitude has also become a little softer.

Jiang Jinyan said, "I won't beat around the bush. I may know something about the thief that the prince caught yesterday. Maybe I can help the prince find his lost items."

Xie Shang sat up straight, a trace of inquiry flashed in his eyes. Seeing that he was calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant, he asked, "What do you mean?"

The next moment, Jiang Jinyan took out a crystal clear jade carving from his sleeve pocket and placed it on the table.

Xie Shang's eyes lit up instantly. He picked it up and looked at it again and again, "Is this Yu Linglong, one of the four great treasures of the previous dynasty?"

"Indeed, there is no doubt about it." Jiang Jinyan added, "I have checked it, it is genuine." He has been in the jade business for so many years, he would not make a mistake, although it looks small, it is a priceless treasure.

Xie Shang wondered how Yu Linglong ended up in Jiang Jinyan's hands. Yu Linglong was originally a property of the previous dynasty, and later fell into the hands of the Xie family of the Great Zhou and became a burial object of the previous emperor.

Xie Shang said, "Your Majesty, don't you want to ask how this thing ended up in Jiang's hands?"

"Where did you get something like this?" Xie Shang asked.

"Qiangcheng." Xie Shang answered truthfully, "That is the only way to pass through the Western Regions."

"Did people from the Western Regions break into the imperial mausoleum and steal the treasures inside?" Xie Shang asked in a deep voice, "What else do you know?"

"I don't know anything. I'm not sure if there are any other helpers besides the people from the Western Regions. After all, the imperial mausoleum is an important place in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and ordinary people don't dare to think about it. But I know Lai San, he is also famous in the martial arts world. The prince is chasing him personally, so I think he has committed a big crime this time."

Jiang Jinyan said slowly, "I happened to recognize this little item from the previous dynasty, so I spent some money to buy it."

Jiang Jinyan's words were flawless.

Xie Shang thought: It is normal for the Jiang family to know the origin of Yu Linglong. Master Jiang is knowledgeable and intelligent. The fact that Jiang Jinyan is admired by the children of the noble families in Shengjing City shows that he is talented. This has been recorded in historical books. He only noticed it after counting the stolen items.

"Did you buy it? How much did you spend on it?"

"Fifty taels of silver." Jiang Jinyan stretched out a palm.

Xie Shang almost dropped his eyes in shock after hearing this, "Yu Linglong was sold for fifty taels of silver?" That person must be as stupid as a pig. This is a priceless treasure, and it fell into his hands so easily.

Jiang Jinyan seemed to see Xie Shang's doubts, "Those people don't know the value of things."

Xie Shang never thought that the things he had been looking for for more than half a month would end up in the Western Regions.

He asked tentatively, "Have you ever bought anything else from them?"

"No, they are probably all sold out. This thing is inconspicuous and no one knows about it..."

After hearing this, Xie Shang was overwhelmed. It was not the Zhou people who robbed the imperial tomb, and then they sold the stolen things. The world is so big, how can he find it? He just hoped that the important thing would not fall into the hands of the wrong people.

He asked, "You know Lai San, how did you know him?"

"People in the underworld are more or less familiar with each other and have some friendship." Jiang Jinyan said.

"Master Jiang's son has some connections with these thieves." He traveled around to study in recent years, and it turned out that he was doing these things. He didn't say the last sentence.

Jiang Jinyan said, "More friends mean more paths to take. Besides, I only know some extraordinary people."

Xie Shang pondered for a moment, then raised his lips to a faint smile with an ambiguous meaning, "The princess often mentions Young Master Jiang in front of me. She said that her good chess skills were also taught by her eldest brother. I wonder if I would be honored to invite Young Master Jiang to play a game with me."

Jiang Jinyan was stunned, but quickly realized that King Heng invited him to join the game. It seemed that King Heng took a fancy to him.

Ever since Jiang Fenghua married Prince Heng, the Jiang family will definitely stand on Prince Heng's side, and he wants to let Prince Heng know that the Jiang family is powerful.

The two players' chess skills were equally matched, and in the end Xie Shang won the game.

Xie Shang thought: Jiang Fenghua’s chess skills were taught by her elder brother, but he kept losing to Jiang Fenghua that night.

He couldn't help but suspect that Jiang Jinyan let him do that on purpose.