Shu Mulu heard the severity of Nala's words, bowed his head and said: "The concubine was reckless for a while, and she didn't take the overall situation into account, please forgive me." ”

Nala nodded and said with pity, "Your family suffered this catastrophe all of a sudden, and it is inevitable that there is no sense of proportion in your heart, how can this palace not forgive." 120,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, but this palace heard that they haven't found this silver yet, right? ”

Shu Mulu's eyelids jumped, and he said: "Concubine Xi made people frame the concubine Ama, and she made something out of nothing, where would there really be silver." "For this matter, whether it is in the face of the Liu family or the Nala family, Shu Mulu denied it, and resolutely refused to admit the fact that Shu Mulu was corrupt and perverted the law. In the harem, only oneself is completely credible, and others, no matter how good they look, are still honey-bellied swords, and they can't be trusted.

Although Shu Mulu said it categorically, Nala was still skeptical, stared at her and said, "Is it really not?" ”

Shu Mulu wiped his tears sadly and said: "The concubine Ama has promised to be honest and honest, has been an official for many years, and thinks about the people everywhere, but never accepts a penny from the people. ”

Nala sighed and said, "I didn't expect Concubine Xi and Concubine Jin to be so unscrupulous in order to deal with you. Anyway, this palace will repair the book to Yingge, so that he can investigate this matter, as long as it can be proved that the evidence is false, you Ama will be fine. After a pause, she added: "But there is one thing that this palace has never been clear. Whether it is Concubine Xi or Concubine Jin, these two families have no power in the local area, how can they find out so many things about your Amma, although the evidence is fake, but in order to confuse the truth with the false, it is necessary to investigate the affairs of your Ama and his tenure clearly, which is not something that can be done by sending a random spy. ”

Shu Mulu pondered: "This concubine is also puzzled, Niangniang and Concubine Xi have been together for far longer than the concubine, and they know it relatively deeply, I don't know if Niangniang has a clue?" ”

Nala frowned slightly and said: "For you to say this, this palace really thinks of a person, Concubine Xi used to have a subordinate named Li Wei, and now he is the governor of Zhejiang, and the official residence is a product, and the most important thing is that he has always been loyal to Concubine Xi, and he has great power in the local area, if he sends someone to track down your Amma, it shouldn't be a difficult thing." ”

Li Wei and Shu Mulu silently kept this name in their hearts, and then said, "Does that Niangniang have a way to deal with him?" ”

"As the so-called Emperor Gaoshan is far away, he is the governor of Zhejiang, and the palace can't send someone to Zhejiang to check on him, besides, he is not the person you should pay attention to at the moment." Nala Shi paused for a moment, and said with a hint of solemnity: "You remember, the only loophole now is that there is no 120,000 taels of silver, as long as you can't find it, your Amma's crime will not be decided, and even if you come to the Criminal Department for trial, it will drag on for a long time." Taking advantage of this time, the palace will let Yingge work up and down the criminal department, let them hold on to this loophole, as long as the emperor thinks that there are still doubts, he will not issue a holy decree of execution, if someone takes advantage of this to play again, saying that your Ama is wronged, maybe it can save your Amma's life, but the matter of official reinstatement is uncertain. ”

Nala's words were like a gust of wind, blowing away the fog that stood in front of Shu Mulu, and she suddenly became enlightened. Yes, she is really dizzy, as long as the batch of silver is not found, the criminal department will not be able to convict Amma, and the combination of stolen goods is the basic condition for the verdict, maybe sometimes it will be expedient, but before this case, not only the previous dynasty was eye-catching, but also inextricably linked with the harem, I believe that the criminal department did not dare to sentence arbitrarily.

However, even if she could think of this, she still had to come to the Nala clan for help, because she had no power in the court, and she couldn't get through so many joints in the criminal department, and if she couldn't get through, she naturally couldn't make them excuse Amma. But fortunately, this time she was very tight-lipped, and she didn't let Nala grab too many handles, just with these things now, she was far from being able to hold herself as hard as before.

As for the 120,000 taels of silver, since the officers and soldiers sent there have not found it until now, Ama should have put it in a very safe place, but he doesn't know where it is.

Shu Mulu said gratefully: "Thank you Niangniang for your guidance, the concubine can finally feel at ease." ”

Nala said gently: "You just stay in the palace, and the outside affairs, this palace will let Yingge take care of it, and I will definitely try to clear your name for Amma." However, there is one thing, and this palace has to inform you in advance. ”

Shu Mulu hurriedly said, "Please give me advice." ”

"Officialdom is bound to use silver, and it is often a few thousand taels, and a serious crime like your Ama is afraid that it will not be dredged without tens of thousands of taels." As soon as Nala's words fell, Shu Mulu exclaimed, "Where did the concubine get so much silver? ”

"This is exactly what the palace wants to inform you, the palace can let the family sell the face, but the silver used for the dotting must not be less, if you can't make it up, even if the face is big, people won't buy it." The Nala clan glanced at the Shu Mulu clan with pity and said, "This palace wants to help you, but this palace only has that little bit of silver in the palace, and it is a bit tight to maintain the normal expenses of the palace, so how can you get so much silver." ”

"Niangniang has already helped the concubine like this, how dare the concubine ask the concubine to give out the silver, but the amount of tens of thousands of taels is too big, and the concubine doesn't know where to go."

Nala thought for a moment and said: "That's it, the palace can barely make up two thousand taels of silver, first take out the Lu and let Yingge take care of it, barely last a few days, but if the rest can only rely on the Hui nobles, you can figure it out by yourself, this palace is powerless." ”

Shu Mulu knelt down and wept and said: "Don't say that, Niangniang has already helped the concubine a lot, no matter whether the concubine's father can get rid of the crime this time, the concubine is grateful for the great kindness of the concubine." This kindness, the concubine doesn't know how to repay it, only to repay the mother by being a cow and a horse in the next life. As for the silver, the concubines will definitely find a way to raise it for the mother. ”

The corners of Nala's mouth raised a hint of a deep smile, "The things in the next life are too illusory and ethereal, this palace never believes it, if you want to report it, it will be in this life." ”

Shu Mulu's heart jumped, and he kowtowed deeply, "Yes, the concubine should repay the great kindness of the mother in this life." ”

Nala nodded, served tea and said: "Okay, Hui Guiren will go back first, and the palace will also have to repair the book immediately and send it out of the palace with a silver ticket." ”

"The concubine retired." After saying this, Shu Mulu took Ruliu's hand and got up and exited Xinuan Pavilion.