Qiao Yi

"Master, His Royal Highness Prince Ming is here." The steward of Shen's residence hurried in from outside and stood outside to report.

Inside the room, Zhifu Shen was half lying on the bed, with two servants beside him waiting on him, coughing from time to time.

Since the last time he fell ill, his illness has been intermittent. Shen Guangliang knows that his body is about to end.It's just that before he died, the only thing he couldn't let go of was his descendants and dozens of members of the Shen family.

"Cough...help me up." Shen Zhifu raised his hand, and someone stepped forward to help him up. His eyes were dull, and his lips were dim. It looked like a man with few days to speak. His voice was a bit leaky, "That His Highness will come to me sooner or later, and it's time to meet this master."

"Go and reply to the master, just say that I will go there."

No one else knew, but Shen Guangliang knew that the master stayed here for the 40 taels of official silver.Now that the master has found him, it seems that there are some things that cannot be hidden.

"Yes, I'm going right now, servant." The butler replied and was about to go out.

"No need, this king is already here." With one foot over the threshold, His Highness King Ming appeared in Mr. Shen's room with someone.

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The butler took a step back and knelt on the ground to salute.

Prefect Shen came out of the house with the help of his servants, knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty has seen His Highness Prince Ming."

"Get up." Ming Wang found a chair and sat down. This posture is very clear. This king is here today to chat with you, Prefect Shen.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Shen Zhifu got up and let the rest of the people in the room go down.

The door is guarded by guards, the door of the room is closed, no one knows what His Royal Highness King Ming and Master Shen said inside.

The door of the room was opened not long after it was closed, King Ming walked out from inside with a sullen face, and Zhifu Shen knelt on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. "Master, why are you still kneeling here? His Royal Highness Prince Ming has already left. Get up quickly." The housekeeper sent that master out, and when he came back, he saw their master kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly went forward to help him up.

Shen Zhifu was helped up, his expression was in a trance.

Seeing that their master's expression was not right, the housekeeper hurriedly sent someone to invite the doctor over.

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That night, the prefect Shen hanged himself and died at home.

"Master, that Mr. Shen hanged himself and died." Zhang Jiu heard the news and brought the news back to their master. "He really wants to die. Do you really think that you can apologize if you die?" Xie Yin originally thought that the entire Quling, only the prefect Shen, was innocent, so it turned out that he also had misjudgments.It seems that the Shen prefect was not innocent last time, but was pushed out as a scapegoat. It seems that dozens of people in this Shen residence died, and their death was not wronged.

Compared with so many innocent people who died, these officials deserve death!

"Early tomorrow morning, let someone send this letter back to the capital immediately." Xie Yin got up from the chair, took out a written letter from the table, and handed the letter to Zhang Jiu.Zhang Jiu took it and said hello.

When the truth of the 40 taels of official silver gradually surfaced, none of the officials in Quling could escape.

But Xie Yin knew that this was just the tip of the iceberg of official corruption in the entire Great Yan Dynasty. In places they could not see, there were many officials who were searching for the people's fat and cream, eating the people's blood and gnawing at the people's bones. The people eat their stomachs and fat intestines, but the people below are hungry and skinny.

This is their big swallow. The people don't have enough to eat and don't wear warm clothes, but the officials are drunk every day and sing to wine. "Master, the son of the prefect of Shen, Shen Tinghong is asking to see him outside the mansion."

"Let him in."

Shen Tinghong followed the leader and walked in step by step, his heart became more and more nervous.When he saw the prince sitting in front, his legs softened, and he knelt down, "Cao Min pays homage to His Highness King Ming, His Highness is a thousand years old."

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your coming to see me tonight?"

Xie Yin was not surprised by Shen Tinghong's arrival. Before Shen Zhifu died, he must have left things to his son.Well, when Shen Tinghong came tonight, nine out of ten he would use what he had in hand to exchange the lives of dozens of people in the Shen residence.

Prefect Shen made a good plan, so he never thought about it, what if he doesn't agree?

"Before my father died, he left a letter and something." Shen Tinghong took out a letter and a booklet from his bosom, "Caomin thought about it, and felt that this thing should be handed over to His Highness you."

Seeing the suicide note written by his father, Shen Tinghong has long been frightened. He didn't expect his father to be an upright official for half his life, and he would work hard in his old age.

This kind of thing is really confusing.

He remembered that before his death, his father had asked him to talk in the house, and he didn't understand the meaning of what his father said to him until he learned that his father was dead.

Now the only one who can protect the lives of dozens of people in the Shen residence is the master in front of him.

Shen Tinghong knew that he was not qualified to bargain with this master, and only hoped that this master would spare the lives of dozens of Shen family members for the sake of their father's taking out this booklet before his death.

Xie Yin glanced at Zhang Jiu, Zhang Jiu stepped forward, took what Shen Tinghong was holding, and gave it to their master.

"You go back." Xie Yin took the booklet, flipped through it casually, and said, "For the sake of this booklet, I promise you that I will protect your Shen family's life." Shen Zhifu is innocent, Are those people who died innocent?

If it wasn't for the sake of this booklet, he wouldn't let the Shen family go!

"Thank you Your Highness for your kindness, the villain has no teeth to forget." Shen Tinghong kowtowed, got up, and went out with the person who led the way.

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Lu Chongbu had already sent people to watch King Ming's every move in Quling.What did King Ming do there? Not long after, they received news from here.

Lu Xiang had known for a long time that King Ming was going to provide disaster relief on the surface, but in fact he was investigating the 40 taels of money for disaster relief.So when he learned that King Ming had been found in the capital, Lu Chongbu felt a sense of crisis. Once King Ming was found in the capital, it was hard to guarantee that he would not be found.

Now the only person he can use is King An.

They were on the same boat. His Royal Highness King An would not be completely uninvolved if something happened to his father-in-law. Presumably King An would not ignore his father-in-law.Lu Chongbu narrowed his eyes, and shouted: "Come here, come to Prince An's mansion for me, and tell His Highness Prince An that I will ask him to drink tea at the old place."

"Yes, I'm going right now, servant." The steward replied, and sent a message to Prince An's mansion for their master.

Seeing the people sent by the prime minister's mansion, Xie An knew that his father-in-law was looking for him. Although he was very impatient with the father and daughter of the Lu family, when he thought that he had to rely on Lu Xiang to get him What he wants, he still has to deal with that fat man.

After Lu Qingqing became pregnant, he never went to Lu Qingqing's yard again, and let that woman make trouble in the mansion, and he rarely returned to the mansion on weekdays.

If it weren't for the fact that she was still useful, he wouldn't tolerate that woman until now.Before that woman came in, he returned to the mansion and there were still several women waiting by his side. Now the women beside him were either fooled by Lu Qingqing, or they made excuses to get her away. He couldn't bear to pay attention to it That's all.

There are not a few women on the left and right. When he becomes the emperor, how many women in the world are still up to him to choose. How many women will he want by then?

"Come here, change clothes for me."

Xie An changed his clothes, and took the people out of the house.

As soon as King An left, Lu Qingqing received the news, "Which vixen is the lord going to see again?

Since marrying into Prince An's Mansion, her life has been better than before. She either eats or sleeps every day. Lu Qingqing ate herself fat twice in a daze, and her whole body swelled up like dough.Especially since she was pregnant, Lu Qingqing loves to eat even more. Every day, as long as she is not sleeping, she will eat non-stop.

The table is full of snacks, and while talking, the hands are stretched out on the table, and the stomach is like a bottomless pit. It is no wonder that he is so fat.

"Go back to your mother, the master invited the prince to go." A maid said.

"Oh, it turned out that Dad went to find the prince. I thought it was some vixen who seduced the prince and left. You all pay close attention to me. If the prince is seduced by some vixen outside, you should come back and tell me immediately." Thinking of those vixens who seduced her men, Lu Qingqing's eyes lit up fiercely, so she can deal with those vixens!

"Yes, empress." The servants below replied.

Lu Qingqing didn't think there was anything wrong with her doing this. Her mother had done this since she was a child. If any vixen dared to seduce her father, her mother would immediately clean up those vixens as soon as she found out.

However, Lu Qingqing obviously overlooked that the reason her father indulged her mother so much was because her father liked her mother, and whether Wang An liked her or not, this remains to be explored.

These servants below are naturally helping their mothers, as long as their mothers' status in the palace is firm, these servants will live a good life accordingly.

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The carriage stopped in a small courtyard, and Wang An got out of the carriage.

There was already a housekeeper servant sent by Lu Xiang waiting outside.Seeing this master, the steward led several servants to salute, "The servants have seen His Highness."

"Your Highness, this way please."

"Your Highness, you are here." Lu Xiang had already arrived at their old place and was waiting in the yard.Xie An got out of the carriage, greeted Lu Chongbu, and the two walked into the house chatting and laughing.

For the late arrival of the master, Lu Chongbu was not angry at all, with a consistent smile on his face, he asked someone to pour tea, and made a gesture of invitation, "Please sit down, Your Highness, please sit down."

Xie An sat down and waited for the old fox to speak.