Chapter 504: The Princess's Choice
Half an hour later, Fan Ning left Zhu Lou, got into the carriage and went straight to Zhu's money shop, at this time he was still immersed in the absurdity just now, he couldn't imagine that he actually had some kind of indescribable relationship with Gao Taotao, I don't know if Zhu Jie could guess, but at this time Fan Ning didn't want to look ahead, since he had already done it, there was nothing to worry about.
The carriage stopped at the back door of the main store of Zhu's money shop, and walked directly into the money shop, although Zhu Long entered the alum building, and also saw the three generals, but he could not find the names of the three generals, after all, he did not have Zhang Yaozuo's power, and could not check the bottom list of the alum building, and the bottom list of the alum tower had the specific details of Li Weizhen's banquet for the three generals.
Now Fanning still has one way to find out, and that is through the money shop.
As soon as Fan Ning entered the back hall of the money shop, Chief Steward Liu greeted him and said, "There are three people who have come to check the amount of three jade pendants, and they are three soldiers." ”
"Is it at the same time?"
"Not at the same time, it's almost half an hour."
"Does that mean taking the gold away?"
"With this inquiry, I followed my uncle's instructions and told them that this large amount of gold should either be withdrawn by myself or transferred to my own account, and then it can be withdrawn."
"And then?" Fanning asked again.
"Then they'll go back and report it, and I guess they'll be coming soon."
As soon as Steward Liu's words fell, a steward hurriedly ran over and said, "Someone wants to open an account and transfer away a thousand taels of gold." ”
"What's your name?" Fanning asked anxiously.
"It's called Qin Yougong, he has an account with us, but he wants to open a new account."
The first general surfaced, Qin Yougong, the general of the left and the right, who was in charge of five thousand cavalry.
Fan Ning didn't go back, and continued to wait in the money shop, and half an hour later, Wu Jinhan, the general of the left wing, appeared, and at dusk, the third person, Liu Zhi, the general of the left wing.
Three thousand taels of gold entered the accounts of the three of them.
Fan Ning took out the account cards of Zhao Zongshi and the three generals, proving that Zhao Zongshi had deposited three thousand taels of gold today, and had paid three thousand taels of gold at the same time, and that the three of them had deposited one thousand taels of gold on the same day.
This is the conclusive evidence that Zhao Zongshi bought three generals.
Fan Ning did not go to the Julu Palace, but went to Zhu Yuanfeng's mansion and found Zhu Jie, where he met Gao Tao's henchman Cai'e, who was waiting for Fan Ning's news here.
Fan Ning handed her the envelope, "The evidence that the princess wants is here, and you tell the princess that Zhang Yaozuo already knows about this matter, and the coachman Mao Da was bought by Zhang Yaozuo, I suspect that Zhang Yaozuo found evidence on the side of the alum tower, the situation is very critical, so the princess had better go to the palace tonight to find Queen Cao." ”
Cai'e was very clever and clever, she remembered Fanning's words, and immediately got into the carriage and rushed back to the palace.
Just as Cai'e left, Zhu Jie appeared behind Fan Ning and sighed: "A-Ning, you are playing with fire!" ”
Fan Ning said lightly: "If Zhao Zongshi becomes the emperor, I will either be killed or flee overseas, my wife and children will be implicated, and I have no choice to protect my wife and children." ”
Zhu Jie glanced at her deeply, "You and Gao Taotao are tied together, it is wise from the eyes, she will give you glory and wealth, but she is a woman, she will be capricious, maybe she will kill you if she turns her face, you have to be careful yourself." ”
Fanning smiled and said: "She is not an ordinary woman, if she kills me, it will only seriously damage her own interests, she will not do this kind of thing, sister-in-law, I know what she wants, I will try my best to help her and satisfy her." ”
"You know what she wants?"
Fanning nodded, he knew very well what Gao Tao wanted, but she needed a ship now to send her to the other side where she wanted to go, she chose herself, and she was not choosing her.
In a secret room in the palace, the coachman Mao Da knelt in front of the princess Gao Taotao, trembling with fright, he didn't dare to hide it at all, and explained to the princess the details of how he was bought by Zhang Yaozuo.
"That man put a thousand pieces of money and a bloody palm in front of me, princess, I have no choice! My child is only 10 years old, and I don't want to die! ”
"That's why you choose to betray the prince!" Gao Tao said coldly.
"Just tell them the whereabouts of the prince, I don't know if I am betraying the prince, princess, you spare me! You have a son yourself."
"Enough!"
Gao Tao interrupted him and waved his hand, "Take him down!" ”
The coachman Mao Da begged again, but he was gagged, and two family members dragged him down.
Gao Tao asked the maid Cai'e again, "Say Fan Zhan's original words again!" ”
"He asked me to tell the princess, he said that Zhang Yaozuo already knew about it, the coachman Mao Da was bought by Zhang Yaozuo, he suspected that Zhang Yaozuo found evidence on the side of the alum tower, and now the situation is very critical, so the princess had better go into the palace tonight to find Queen Cao."
'Go to Empress Cao?' ’
Gao Taotao was a little hesitant in her heart, she didn't like this aunt too much, this aunt was timid, cowardly, and had no opinions, what was the point of looking for her?
Cai'e said in a low voice: "Maybe Fan Guanren means that he wants the master mother to find the Son of Heaven through Queen Cao." ”
Gao Tao's eyes lit up, and she suddenly remembered what Fanning said when she broke up with her in the afternoon, 'Take the initiative in your own hands.' ’
That's what he meant, don't let someone else decide her fate.
At this time, a maid said at the door: "Princess, Master Gao is here!" ”
When his father finally came, Gao Tao breathed a sigh of relief and walked quickly towards the Guike Hall.
Gao Zunfu hurried to the palace after receiving news from his daughter, his status in the Gao family was originally not high, but as his grandson stepped into the throne, his status also rose, and the eldest brother Gao Zundu even made it clear that he was ready to give him the position of head of the family.
Not only did the family's status rise, but his official position also improved rapidly, Gao Zunfu once served as the commander of the six pins in Yan'an Mansion, in charge of three thousand troops, but was dismissed because of the defeat of the Western Xia, and later came back and served as the deputy envoy of the North Workshop.
But after his grandson entered the East Palace, Fan Ning promoted him exceptionally and appointed him as the left general of the Shenwu Army, jumping from the seventh rank to the fourth grade, plus Fan Ning deliberately enveloped him, he had completely boarded Fan Ning's ship.
Gao Zunfu was really a little trembling, he knew that his fate change was given by his daughter and grandson, so he was even more afraid that something would happen to his daughter and grandson.
"Father waited a long time!" Gao Tao walked away from the guest hall.
Gao Zunfu saw that his daughter looked tired, and he chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Gao Tao calmly said to his father: "Zhao Zongshi has caused another big disaster!" ”
Gao Zunfu heard his daughter call her husband by his name, his tone was cold, and he frowned, "Where is the county king now?" ”
"I don't know!" Gao Tao shook his head.
"How could you not know that he is your husband!"
Gao Tao smiled bitterly, "I have been separated from him for two years, and I basically don't see him at night, and I live with Erlang now." ”
Erlang is Gao Tao's second son Zhao Zhongling, who is only seven years old this year and loves to read.
Gao Zunfu sighed and said, "Say it!" Something happened to the county king again. ”
Gao Taotao told Zhao Zongshi about his fornication with the three generals, Gao Zunfu was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he was so anxious that he stammered: "How can he participate in the army!" ”
Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for the prince is to have something to do with the army, and the son-in-law is actually mixed with the left and right Xiaowei, so how can Gao Zunfu not be in a hurry.
"What can be done now?" Gao Zunfu asked anxiously.
"Father, I want to ask, if I go to Alum Tower to eat, will Alum Tower know the name of the person who eats?"
This is what Gao Taotao cares about, can Zhang Yaozuo find out which generals Zhao Zongshi is with, Fan Ning found the list from the money shop, what about Zhang Yaozuo? Fanning said that he would get the list from Alum Tower, and Gao Tao was a little confused.
Gao Zunfu also often goes to the alum building to eat, and he knows the rules of the alum building better, he thought about it and said: "The alum building is different, you must have a certain identity to go to the alum building to eat, not who wants to go can go, if there is no reservation, then you will be interrogated when you enter the door, so you will generally make a reservation in advance, to make it clear, who is the guest, who to invite to dinner, is to report the name to the alum building first, and then when you enter the door, as long as you say the room number, no one will stop you." ”
Gao Taotao's face suddenly turned pale, what Fan Ning said was true, Gao Zunfu saw that his daughter's expression was different, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Daddy, Zhang Yaozuo knows about the collusion between the county king and the three generals."
Gao Zunfu was so shocked that his scalp almost exploded, this matter was actually known by Zhang Yaozuo, wouldn't it be over?
"How could he be so careless, this kind of thing would actually be known by Zhang Yaozuo!" Gao Zunfu was so anxious that his voice changed, once Zhang Yaozuo sued, even he would be in a catastrophe.
"There's no point in talking about that now!"
Gao Taotao suddenly became extremely calm, and at this moment, she made up her mind that she must take the initiative into her own hands.
"Father, I plan to go to Empress Cao, get ahead of Zhang Yaozuo, and confess this matter to the Son of Heaven."
Gao Zunfu was stunned for a moment, and he suddenly understood that his daughter wanted to protect her grandson, and gave up her husband, and her daughter took the initiative to be honest, so she was also protecting herself and the Gao family.
Thinking of his fate, the balance in Gao Zunfu's heart quickly tilted in favor of his daughter.
"Are you really going to do that?" Gao Zunfu asked in a hoarse voice.
Gao Tao said without hesitation: "I decided!" ”
Gao Zunfu looked at his daughter's resolute gaze, he sighed in his heart, nodded and said: "Since you have decided, for the sake of your father's support for you, you will go tonight, Zhang Yaozuo is a poisonous snake, he is likely to go to the book early tomorrow morning to tell the truth." ”
"I'll go now!"