Chapter 159: Old Man Shang

"Lord Wang, do you see what's coming?" Meng Zhining accompanied Yan Xiling to squat by the lake. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Yan Xiling shook his head: "But when I died, it was already last night, and it was almost the time to go back from here." ā€

In the morning, the maids in the palace found Shang Yuanjie's body in the lake.

By the time the person was fished up, the corpse was already swollen, and the face was no longer visible, but judging from the costume, the maid immediately recognized that it was the master in the backyard.

Hearing that Shang Yuanjie drowned in the lake yesterday, Yan Xiling felt that something was wrong, and immediately went to the lake with Meng Zhi.

The person has not moved, someone has already gone to Xu Zuo of the county government to come over, and Xu Zuo looked at it carefully and said: "There are no scars on her body and no traces of resistance, she is undoubtedly drowned, but the specific body still has to be taken away to see." ā€

The corners of Meng Zhining's mouth twitched, it couldn't be that Shang Yuanjie couldn't think of committing suicide.

"Okay." Yan Xiling nodded, and casually instructed the secret guard, "Go to Shangfu and say something." ā€

If someone else's daughter dies here, she always has to talk to the house.

"Isn't the prince worried?" Meng Zhining asked in a low voice.

"Why be afraid?" Yan Xiling looked very relaxed, "It's no wonder that this matter is in the house, and even if we come to the door, it is not us who suffers." ā€

Now the palace is completely rising, because of the sale of sea salt, the family has suddenly become rich, and she also strictly controls the silver in the backyard every month, anyway, everyone is enough to eat and wear, if they want to buy anything, she can't care.

In the first few days, the backyard was full of bitterness, and a few people couldn't help but go to Meng Zhining, but they were told that they had to go to the prince for this kind of thing, but Yan Xiling was a dragon for them, and it was difficult to find him even if he was digging three feet into the ground in the huge palace.

Meng Zhining smiled in a low voice: "If someone from Shangfu comes to the door, the concubine doesn't care." ā€

"It's okay," Yan Xiling pinched her chin and said, "This matter will be solved by the king, but then again, it's better for you to be careful in the courtyard." ā€

Meng Zhining nodded: "The prince has said this several times. ā€

"The more the merrier."

At noon, Xu Zuo pulled the body away, and at this time, Shangfu also came to the door.

Master Shang drank tea in the front hall and said, "What about the prince?" ā€

Looking at his gloomy face, Meng Zhining still smiled and said, "The prince is still in the study, wait for it to come back out." ā€

She grinded her teeth as she spoke, and said an hour ago that she would solve this matter, why did people come to the door and push her forward.

And he smiled and said to her: "Ning'er, you deal with it first, this king is writing something in the study now." ā€

God knows what he is going to do, there is no way, Meng Zhining can only go to the main hall first.

Coming with Master Shang except for her wife is Shang Yuanjie's brother, Meng Zhining was about to smile stiffly at these people, and said for a while while playing Tai Chi.

Help!

After drinking the fourth cup of Master Shang's tea, Meng Zhining instructed the frowning beside her: "Fill the tea." ā€

Feng Wei walked to him with a teapot, and was about to fill his teacup, only to see him wave his hand and say: "No need, the old man is like asking Yuanjie about it, since the prince is not there, then it is almost the same to talk to the princess." ā€

You ask him, how do I know?

Meng Zhining snorted and sat down on the word and said, "It's really similar to what the concubine said, but this decision is still handed over to the prince." ā€

"Yuanjie's matter, the palace must give us an explanation." Master Shang said in a deep voice.

Hand over? Meng Zhining nodded, it turned out to be door-to-door blackmail.

Meng Zhining blinked her eyes and asked, "What explanation?" Master Shang might as well say it directly. ā€

He took out a piece of paper and handed it to her, Meng Zhining took it and looked at it twice, it turned out to be ready.

The first one above is about Yantian, recently Zhaodi's sea salt has become famous in the entire Chu State, not to mention the benefits, naturally some people want to come and get a piece of the pie.

The second is Shang Yuanjie's brother's matter, his brother rushed to take the exam last year, and wanted Yan Xiling to arrange a better official position for him in the capital.

It's really a joke, I'm afraid this kind of favoritism and fraud can only be done by local officials, Yan Qian is now staring at the Three Princes' Mansion all the time, just waiting for Yan Xiling to do something to sanction him.

And this old man Shang is also a genius, Yan Xiling will definitely not agree to this kind of request.

"Old man Shang, good request." Yan Xiling came in through the side door, holding a piece of paper in her hand and said, "It's easy to promise you, but how can this king promise you?" ā€

"Lord Wang." Master Shang said sharply, "My daughter died in your mansion, and your mansion must give an explanation." ā€

Yan Xiling sat down next to Meng Zhining and said, "That's what I said, but it's necessary for the old man to take a look at the things on this piece of paper." ā€

Passing the piece of paper, Master Shang frowned, but then, opened it and glanced at it hastily and almost threw it away.

How is this the case?

"Lord Wang, I'm afraid this thing is unwarranted." He asked, holding the paper.

Yan Xiling shrugged his shoulders: "This king doesn't know, but that's what he knows now, the corpse has been taken away by the county government, if Old Man Shang doesn't mind, he can let Xu Zuo conduct an autopsy." ā€

Old Man Shang was speechless, he originally thought that his abacus was perfect, but he didn't expect that there were still gaps, he didn't expect this kind of thing at all.

He was not in a good mood, so he lifted his sleeve and said, "Since this is the case, the old man will not bother." ā€

"Wait a minute." Yan Xiling said lazily, "Why do you come to the palace if you want to?" ā€

After that, he shook the paper in Meng Zhining's hand in his hand: "This king said the purpose of this king's coming here, Master Shang, this thing can be your evidence." ā€

Old Man Shang suddenly woke up, and his second condition seemed to be......

He quickly knelt down and said, "The prince spares his life." ā€

Yan Xiling squinted her eyes and said, "What does Master Shang want to do about this matter?" I came to this king for a long time and threatened my king's concubine. If I'm not mistaken, Master Shang has an iron shop in the south of the city? ā€

If it is about blackmail, Yan Xiling is a heavyweight, and he wants someone else's blacksmith as soon as he comes up.

The blacksmith shop in Shangfu is not a small shop on the side of the street, his shop occupies an area almost a quarter of the size of the palace, not only can provide weapons but also earn a lot of silver every year, Shangfu is also a relatively rich house.

"This ......"

To be continued......

(There is no manuscript, dead, but I wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year's Eve)