Chapter 1592
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When the crowd heard this, they all began to talk about it.
"So that's what happened. I knew it. His Highness The Emperor of Li has always been the hero of the people. It's impossible for him to leave them in the lurch. It turns out that he trusted the Empress and didn't fight with her. But the Empress treated us like this! "
"Those nobles and rich families donated all their money to the Empress in order to curry favor with her. In just three days, the Empress had raised a few million taels of silver. But she made us eat this kind of porridge. I think the Empress and Madam of Wei must have embezzled the money! "
"Yes! They must have embezzled the money! Otherwise, why would they make us eat rotten porridge? "
The people roared in anger again.
When Madam of Wei heard this, she hurriedly said, "Don't listen to Chu Xuanchen's nonsense! We didn't embezzle the disaster relief funds at all. The Empress sent all the money to Jiangnan for disaster relief! "
"The Empress sent the money to Jiangnan for disaster relief? When did this happen? "Chu Xuanchen suddenly asked.
Madam of Wei's eyes flickered, and she rolled her eyes.
She had done something wrong, so she panicked when she was exposed. "It happened yesterday. The Empress ordered people to send the money to Jiangnan yesterday so that she could buy food in Jiangnan for disaster relief. The people in Jiangnan are more miserable and pitiful. Of course, she would help them first! "
Chu Xuanchen sneered, "Wang, I heard that you raised three million taels of silver in three days. So much silver, it can't be all sent to Jiangnan, right? Didn't you leave some for the disaster victims in the Imperial City? "
Madam of Wei's eyes flickered even more. "Who said we raised three million taels of silver? We only raised two million taels of silver. There are accounts to prove it. Two million taels of silver isn't even enough to help the people in Jiangnan, let alone the disaster victims in the Imperial City. So the Empress allocated some silver to the disaster relief in the Imperial City. As for the rest, they were all sent to Jiangnan! Chu Xuanchen, don't talk nonsense, lest you ruin the Empress's reputation! "
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a green official's robe suddenly ran over with a group of officers who were escorting criminals.
Yun Ruoyue took a closer look. Wasn't that Magistrate Zhang?
Why was he here?
It seemed that this was Chu Xuanchen's plan.
This man was really powerful. It was better for ordinary people not to go against him, lest they were killed by him without even knowing it!
Magistrate Zhang ran over and said, "This official greets Your Highness. Your Highness, this lowly official brought people to Madam Wei's manor and found that she had hidden nearly three million taels of silver in the cellar! When I sent people to investigate, I saw Madam Wei's trusted aide, Gao Yang, stealing silver from the cellar. So, I captured him. Also, the bookkeeper and the hired thugs, this lowly official has also captured them for Your Highness to deal with! "
After Magistrate Zhang finished speaking, he forced Gao Yang, the bookkeeper, and the hired thugs to kneel on the ground.
As soon as the few of them knelt on the ground, they began to wail and cry out their grievances.
"This was all done by Madam Wei alone. We didn't know anything. We were just following her orders. It has nothing to do with us!"
"Yes, Madam Wei threatened us. If we didn't embezzle the silver for her, she would kill us. How could we dare to not do it? "
"Gao Yang, you traitors. This madam has treated you well, but you dare to betray me?" Madam Wei glared at them with hatred.
Especially Gao Yang. She trusted him very much, but she didn't expect him to betray her.
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