The whole process of stating the case did not take much time, and in less than half an hour, the news that Wang Xiaodong had masterminded a qiē but had died unexpectedly at night spread from the palace.

There are those who don't believe that he died by such a coincidence, and there are those who are temporarily relieved that he died.

It's good that Wang Xiaodong is dead, all the charges can be pushed on his head, anyway, the dead can't cry for injustice, so as long as the food supervisor gritted his teeth and insisted that the records they kept were all copies copied from Wang Xiaodong's hand, and the saint had no other conclusive evidence, Shao Yiping's errand could be saved, otherwise if he was replaced, it would be the biggest loss to the top.

The saint was furious, and ordered the government to immediately surround the Wang family, forbidding anyone to enter and exit, and after the New Year, the yamen opened the seal, immediately raided the house and sealed it, traced the hidden property, and allowed the family members to wear the crime and make meritorious contributions, as long as they confessed to any other crimes against Wang Xiaodong, once verified, the family members could be let go, otherwise the man would be a slave and a prostitute, and he would be transferred to the workshop.

Fu Yin obeyed the order, and was about to retire when he was retained by the saint.

"Wang Xiaodong, as a seven-rank life official, also calls slaves and maids at home, and singles out those who have slave status to focus on questioning, and those who provide clues and evidence will be released as good people once they are verified."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, how are Zhou Hongshou and Wang Chenan doing now?"

After all, no one will admit that they have bribed privately, and one of the charges that can convict them now is that the source of the huge wealth is unknown, and their family property is not equal to their official positions, even if the dowry of the wife and daughter-in-law for so many years is excluded, there is still a large amount of property that does not correspond. The other crime is related to Bai Rui, abusing women and children, slandering women's reputation, and robbing people's daughters, the crime is increased by one degree, Bai Rui has already submitted a copy of her dowry list, only to wait for the next year to calculate clearly, and return Bai Rui's share to her, and the rest of the fines will be confiscated into the treasury. ”

"What motive did Wang Chenan want to marry Bai Rui, and how did he know Bai Rui's latest whereabouts, did he confess?"

Wang Chenan insisted that it was because of the women's tearoom, and he knew Bai Rui's. One of his daughters, who had been invited to a girls' party, came home and talked about the delicious dim sum and tea in the tea room, and he couldn't remember the time he knew from the child's mouth that Bai Rui was Bai Ko's sister. Turning his head, since he knew about this, he thought about it, and after a little investigation, he knew that Bai Rui was Zhou Hongshou's widowed second daughter-in-law, and it happened that Zhou Hongshou had a handle in Wang Chen'an's hands, and in exchange, Zhou Hongshou sent Bai Rui to his house, and there was a series of things behind. ”

The saint pondered for a moment, frowned slightly, and shook his head.

"Wang Chen'an's words are not right, since he has checked Bai Rui first, how could he not know that she has set up a female household, and moved to Tianshuifang, and signed a ten-year long contract with Gu Yun? The stupid behavior of Zhou Hongshou's family is really that they don't know that Bai Rui has nothing to do with their family at all, and they haven't checked the household registration, and they think that as long as they show up, they can ask Bai Rui to go home obediently. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, it seems that this Wang Chenan still concealed some confessions and did not make it clear, and he will be interrogated strictly when the minister returns."

"Don't bother, Wang Chen Anning can make up a nonsense that is full of leaks and has to be concealed, but it shows that he is not sincere in marrying Bai Rui at all, in fact, he is just instructed by others."

"This ......!" Fu Yin took a deep breath and saluted with his fists, "Your Majesty is wise." ”

"Didn't I hear that Wang Chenan committed suicide when he was first imprisoned, this is to show the people behind him, it's just a hard plan, where is he willing to die, and he made such a fuss, he immediately got the treatment of a small single room, there are people watching every day, and he can't seek death by himself, if something happens again, it will be your unshirkable responsibility to welcome Tianfu."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will definitely try his best to take care of Wang Chen'an."

"Wang Chenan is now dead, he doesn't dare to say who the person behind it is, he takes a charge on himself, and he can't be sentenced to death if convicted according to the law, at most he will be sentenced to exile, but in exchange for the safety of his family. Hmph, at this time, I thought of the safety of my family, and when I calculated Bai Rui, I didn't think about who was standing behind Bai Rui. ”

Fu Yin didn't dare to respond, the one who could summon Wang Chen'an must be an adult with a higher status, and it was even very likely that it was beyond the scope of Yingtian Mansion's authority.

"You go back, finish the case of Zhou Hongshou and Wang Chen'an, I don't want to hear their names again in the future." The saint rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister retires."

Fu Yin left in a hurry, and the saint muttered for a moment, beckoned to the Xi Gonggong beside him, and whispered to him.

"When will I find an opportunity to remove all the people who are the food supervisors, it is always unsettling to keep them."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Wang family was also surrounded by regiments, and all the family members were isolated to ask for confessions, and the close slaves and maids who served in the room rushed to confide what they knew in order to get a chance to restore their beloved, and in order to avoid becoming slaves and maids in the workshop.

He Jie's family was also unable to stay out of the matter, Lin Renle was his in-law, and this account had to be counted on his head, so he was temporarily imprisoned, and he was retried after the year, and his family was placed under house arrest at home and restricted from going out, and daily necessities were purchased by neighbors.

When the news finally reached the Yeguo Mansion, it was already lunch break, and it was still a coachman from a big car dealer who returned from delivering the goods, just passing through the back gate street of Yingtianfu, and the neighbors were already talking about it.

Bai Ko received the note handed in from outside, and saw that it was written that Wang Xiaodong was planted in a basin in the middle of the night at He Jie's house and drowned, a little embarrassed, some speechless, and a little incredible.

As soon as Wang Xiaodong died, many secrets disappeared with him, and he originally wanted to ask about the past of the imperial kitchen after he was imprisoned, but now they have all come to naught.

His grandfather's death was a coincidence.

Bai Ko let out a sullen breath and took the note to the ear room to show the prince.

Gu Yun was also speechless after reading it, "After all, it's still a step slower." How did he die so coincidentally? ”

"The note said that he disappeared from the East Palace yesterday, and then he died in the guest room of He Jie's house this morning, and his death was caused by his family in the final analysis, and they didn't tell the truth, otherwise if the soldiers of the East Palace found someone first and put him in prison, I am afraid that he will still be alive and well."

"What an accident?" Gu Yun's eyes rolled, and an idea popped up.

"Who knows." Bai Ko pursed his lips and sneered, looking a little stunned.

Gu Yun rolled the note into small strips, threw it into the tea stove next to the low table, gently grabbed Bai Ko's wrist and brought it into his arms, hugged her and lay down, pulled up the blanket and covered the two of them.

"In front of Young Master Ben, don't think about other men, take a nap with me." Gu Yun gently kissed Bai Ko's lips, "Sleep quickly, don't think nonsense." ”

It was in vain for Bai Ko to dodge a few times, and the boy, who was about to turn seventeen years old this year, was bold, strengthened, and not so easy to fool, and pressed Bai Ko to death, but he was very patient to coax her to sleep.

Seeing that he really couldn't get rid of it, Bai Qiao stopped struggling, closed his eyes and soon fell asleep in Gu Yun's arms.

Gu Yun looked at Bai Ko's sleeping face and waited for a while, and when he saw that she was really asleep, he stretched out his finger and gently touched her cheek and whispered.

"As an official maid, you have too many things to care about, what agreement did you reach with the saint last winter hunt? Can't he promise you your freedom? ”

(Author's words: In the new year, we must continue to code words and seek the caress of the manuscript gentleman.) ）