"Greetings, milords." That person cupped his hands.
There was a hint of "flattery" in it.
But who was he?
Ji Yunshu looked at him from head to toe.
The man's eyes were filled with surprise and joy as he looked at Ji Yunshu. "This … is Lord Ji, the Head of the Ministry of Justice's Punishment Prison?"
It must have been the manservant who told him.
Ji Yunshu nodded.
"I am the President of the Central Capital Chamber of Commerce, Liu Zhinan. I didn't expect to meet the famous Lord Ji. I am truly fortunate."
With a face full of smiles, he bowed deeply once more.
Ji Yunshu greeted him with a smile. This person's body was like a ball of fire. He appeared very enthusiastic, making her not know how to respond.
Liu Zhinan asked, "May I know what business do you have at Wen Lai Pavilion today?"
She said, "I came to find President Xing to discuss some small matters."
"Oh? Is it about the President of the Chamber of Commerce? "
"Guild Master Liu, you're overthinking things. The affairs of the Chamber of Commerce's Guild Master are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel.
Liu Zhinan laughed awkwardly, but with a joking tone, he guessed, "Then it can't be … President Xing was caught secretly bribing someone? Is that why Lord Ji was alerted? "
Huh?
Ji Yunshu's expression changed.
"Why do you say that?"
"I was just speaking casually. Milord, you don't have to take it seriously."
I almost believed it.
Black lines appeared on Ji Yunshu's forehead. "I still have important matters to attend to, so I won't be chatting with you any longer."
"Take care, my lord."
After Ji Yunshu boarded the carriage, she suddenly recalled Liu Zhinan's words.
"The capital governor."
The capital governor asked, "Lord Ji, what's wrong?"
"Can I trouble you to make a trip to the censor's office and ask them to investigate who is in charge of the Chamber of Commerce's president in the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel? Check their pockets … to see if there's anything extra. "
"Things?" The Capital Governor was stunned for a moment, then reacted. "Lord Ji suspects that Xing Xiyang's fifty thousand taels were used for …"
He didn't say it out loud!
After returning, the capital governor immediately went to the censor's manor.
Investigate in secret!
Who would have thought that there would be news so soon!
It turned out that among the people in charge of the Head President's matter, there really was someone who had more money in his pocket.
As the saying goes, if you don't flip through the rat poop in the rice jar, you really won't know how many grains there are!
With a sweep, five or six officials were dragged out.
The Imperial Censor sent people to interrogate them one by one and found out that Xing Xiyang was the one who bribed them.
In order to become the President of the Chamber of Commerce, he had secretly bribed officials. The total amount of money he had gotten was exactly 50,000 taels. He had already used this money to clear all the channels and was just waiting to announce Xing Xiyang as the President.
Once it was verified, those officials were dismissed from their posts!
Xing Xiyang, on the other hand, felt as if he had been hit in the head with a stick. He felt as if he had been skinned and left to dry under the sun.
Based on the evidence and witnesses, the censor ordered Xing Xiyang's house in Lingnan to be searched.
He also told the truth. "Jiao Shiniang and I … are actually close. She knows that I want to be the president and that I want to bribe those officials. However, if I use my own money and the truth is exposed, I will definitely be traced back to me. That's why Jiao Shiniang gave me her money and I promised to return it to her.
With that IOU. " To put it simply, Xing Xiyang was the President of the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce. If he suddenly used 50,000 taels just to become the President, it would naturally arouse suspicion. It was like how a company had to undergo a capital audit before it was listed. Even if there was a discrepancy, it would still be affected.
Therefore, he did not dare to use his own funds to bribe people. He could only use a sum of money in the name of borrowing money.
Only a businessman like Xing Xiyang could come up with such an idea.
Ji Yunshu was worried that he killed Jiao Shiniang in order to cover up the traces of bribery. She ordered the Censorate to imprison him in Wenlai Pavilion until Jiao Shiniang's case was solved. Only then would he be allowed to leave the capital.
But …
When Xing Xiyang was imprisoned, he kept shouting, "I didn't kill anyone. I'm not the murderer. It must be Liu Zhinan. He must be the one who framed me."
Liu Zhinan?
Could there be some kind of relationship between the two?
Of course, this was a story for another time.
Ji Yunshu sat in the carriage and kept thinking about Jiao Shiniang's case. Xing Xiyang did not admit to killing her. Who else could the murderer be?
The more she thought about it, the more lost she became.
Suddenly …
"Neigh!" The horse neighed.
At the same time, the carriage came to an abrupt stop.
Ji Yunshu's left shoulder hit the wall of the carriage. She frowned in pain.
When the carriage came to a stop, the coachman outside asked, "Lord Ji, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Ji Yunshu lifted the curtain and looked outside. "What happened?"
"A child suddenly rushed out."
A child?
Ji Yunshu stretched her neck to look and saw a little girl squatting in front of the horse, picking up the marbles scattered on the ground. She seemed to be frightened, but she did not forget to pick up the marbles.
Ji Yunshu quickly got out of the carriage and walked to the front. She squatted down to help the little girl pick up the marbles.
The little girl's small and dirty hands suddenly froze.
Her round eyes looked up at the little brother in front of her. She was stunned for a moment before she continued to pick up the marbles.
The scattered marbles were picked up one by one and put into the little girl's pocket.
"Thank you, Big Brother." The little girl smiled at her.
Ji Yunshu looked down at the little girl's dirty face and took out a handkerchief to wipe it. "Be more careful next time, okay?"
"I know."
"Do you like marbles a lot?"
"I don't like them, but I won them."
"You're amazing."
Ji Yunshu glanced at the little girl's knee. She must have hurt it when she rushed out to pick up the marbles.
"Where do you live? Big Brother will send you back. "
The little girl blinked. "Can I?"
"Yes."
The little girl was very happy and climbed into the carriage by herself. She was very cute.
But if this heartless child was in modern times, she would have become the target of human traffickers.
On the way back, Ji Yunshu used the medicine prepared in the carriage to treat the little girl's wound and simply bandaged it.
When they arrived at the little girl's residence, Ji Yunshu discovered that it was behind the Long Fu Inn.
From here, she could see the window of the room where Jiao Shiniang was killed.
At this moment, the window was tightly shut.
"Hey, Xin 'er, why are you so dirty?" A woman's voice came from outside.
Ji Yunshu withdrew her gaze.
The woman came out of the room and grabbed the little girl. She was angry and disgusted. "Did you go rolling in the mud again?"
"Mother, Xin 'er didn't go. I went to play marbles and won a lot of them. Look." She opened her pocket and showed off to her mother.
The woman sighed helplessly. Suddenly, she noticed Ji Yunshu. "You are?"
"I …"
Before she could finish, the little girl said, "Mother, this big brother sent me back."
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