Domineering husband

Chapter 140 Sheng Hong's Grace and the Fifth Prince's Precautions

This is Qian San's third visit to Li's house.

Qian San was still as rich as before, and when Li Qiao and his gang saluted him, he declined Li Qiao's invitation to drink tea in the house, but said with a smile: "Our family came today to congratulate Master Xiao Li. Yes."

"Congratulations?"

Li Qiao looked at the two deep dimples on Qian San's face, and his eyes widened a little: "I don't know what is the happy event for the next official?" "

It's a big happy event."

Qian San smiled again, Then he explained: "The construction of the Grand Canal will start soon. The reason why the idea can be put into practice so quickly is thanks to Lord Xiao Li's good advice." "Therefore, His Majesty decided to give Lord Xiao Li a

favor This kind of grace is great, and others can grab the head, but Mrs. Li can pick it at will." Li

Qiao: "..."

He blinked his eyes, looked at Qian San's slightly exaggerated expression, and thought about it. Came up with a bold idea.

In the next second, Qian San said again: "After the construction of the Grand Canal begins, there will inevitably be many new piers. Don't underestimate these new piers. A new pier may build a small city. Therefore, the ownership of these new piers is At present, the important officials and nobles in the court are most concerned about the matter." "

Others who want to win these new piers must compete with many people for financial resources. But Lord Xiao Li doesn't have to do this." "Master Xiao Li

can enter the palace on the fourth day. Pick one of all the new piers on the Grand Canal, and use the estimated price given by the Ministry of Industry to own this pier." "

Master Xiao Li, do you understand?"

Li Qiao: "!"

The bold idea in his mind has become a reality!

This is indeed a great grace!

"Your Majesty's kindness, I will always remember it in my heart." He made an excited expression, and bowed deeply in the direction of the palace.

Seeing this, Qian San also smiled: "That's right, our family has never thought about this kind of grace before the sage said it. This is not the wealth of Lord Xiao Li alone, it can protect the children and grandchildren." "Thank you, sir

. This day's great grace is to inform the lower officials."

Li Qiao nodded approvingly, still excited.

At this time, Tao Zhu stepped forward, holding two hundred taels of silver bills in his hand, Li Qiao handed the silver bills to Qian San, Qian San took the silver bills with a smile, and stuffed them into his sleeves.

"Master Xiao Li, don't forget that on the fourth day of the lunar new year, you will enter the palace at the time of day." "

Such a great kindness, the next official will have to count the days on his fingers, so I must not forget it."

Li Qiao also replied with a smile.

"That's right."

Qian San said a few more words before leaving.

After Qian San left, the group of people in the yard relaxed. However, the news brought by Qian San was just that to everyone in the yard.

After all, it's not a big deal to buy a new pier with money.

Li Qiao has long had a plaque bestowed by the emperor, which can guarantee wealth for the rest of his life, and now Li Qiao has so many profitable businesses, this dock business is more profitable than other businesses, it is not worth their fuss.

What should people keep doing.

The same was true for Li Qiao. After Qian San left, he put away his excited expression.

Shen Hua had already prepared dinner, and together with Shen Hua, he delivered the meal to Xu Ying after working all afternoon.

When he and Shen Hua arrived at the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Meng Yue was there, but the Seventh Prince was also there.

Seeing the Seventh Prince, Li Qiao and Shen Hua were both moved. The Seventh Prince who celebrates the New Year has such a noble status, but he is staying in the prison because of Xu Ying.

At this moment, the regret in Li Qiao's heart reached its peak.

It would be great if the Seventh Prince was really a man, he would be willing to assist such a wise gentleman as the Seventh Prince.

When the Seventh Prince saw Li Qiao, he asked Shen Hua to accompany Xu Ying for dinner, while he motioned for Li Qiao to follow him to his office in the Ministry of Punishment.

Sit down and serve tea.

The Seventh Prince didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.

"Yesterday's family banquet, after a few brothers toasted the father and grandfather, they gathered together in twos and threes to chat casually." "

I sat with my elder brother. My elder brother is weak, and my father always loves him, like an elder brother." Logically speaking, he should have a share in such a good thing as the new pier of the canal." " I

deliberately mentioned the matter of the Grand Canal with my eldest brother, but who knows that my eldest brother is not interested in the Grand Canal."

The first brother attracted me, so the topic turned to the Grand Canal." "

The third brother and the fifth brother have always been at odds, the fifth brother is desperate for the British Duke, and the third brother also wants to get a share of the Grand Canal, and the two quickly We started to taunt each other, and my father noticed our movements and asked what was wrong."

Speaking of this, the Seventh Prince paused, and while holding up the tea bowl, he asked Li Qiao, "I mentioned to you before that all the new piers on the Grand Canal have been taken over by high-ranking officials and nobles. Do you think this is a good idea?" Is it?"

Li Qiao was taken aback when he heard the words, and then shook his head: "Not good. Originally, the offer from the lower officials was for the highest bidder, but now these people rely on their status and don't give other big businessmen a chance, so they are not the highest bidders." Come on."

"If there are fewer people competing, the money these people pay will be less, so naturally less will be able to flow into the national treasury."

According to his concept, the one with the highest price wins, and under competition, finally wins the new one. The person who owns the wharf must pay a lot more money than the actual money spent.

The extra money must go to the treasury.

But now that it's done like this, it's likely that there will be no such extra money.

"That's right." The seventh prince nodded when he heard the words. He took a few sips of tea, and then said: "These people are very shrewd. They only want to take advantage of it, and they don't want to suffer. Let them pay the money, and they will definitely start again in the future." The wharf doubled the money and snatched it back."

"So, I suggested to the emperor that it is better to have a fair competition, and whoever pays the most money can get the new wharf." The seventh

prince said and sighed. He said: "You also know that the national treasury is empty. My proposal can be regarded as touching the heart of my father.

" Let them come to a public bidding."

"Father will bear all the karma, and anyone who is called into the palace can boldly bid without worrying about being retaliated afterwards." "

The time is set on the fourth day. You can do it in other places Before anyone bids, pick one."

"This grace was given to you by the emperor on his own initiative. I just mentioned a word not to miss you. You are Li Wanwan, but today the emperor gave you such a grace .

"

Thanks to the Seventh Prince.

Then I was a little worried: "Your proposal will offend all the ministers and dignitaries who are interested in the new dock."

Offending all the powerful and powerful in one breath, the Seventh Prince's work is really...

The Seventh Prince put it down Waving his hands, he didn't care at all: "It's these people who are wrong. They used their power to occupy all the new piers, and even wanted to repair the best route map. I just want to make it more difficult for them." "However, last

night When I said not to miss you, Fifth Brother didn't respond, he must have guessed that I would test him, so he was prepared."

Speaking of this, the Seventh Prince's expression became serious.

It seems that, as Li Qiao said, in order to succeed in framing, the fifth child arranged the matter seamlessly.

Lao Wu, who has always been straightforward, played tricks and made things tricky.

Li Qiao lowered his eyelids and remained silent for a moment, then raised his eyes, and tentatively asked the Seventh Prince: "Can I exchange this kindness? For example, the Third Prince, as long as the Third Prince can clear up Brother Xu's grievances, then the The next official is willing to transfer this grace to the third prince."

The seventh prince: "?"

He was surprised at first, then immediately shook his head: "No, this is the grace given by the father, how can you transfer it at will." Hearing this,

Li Qiao smiled wryly: "The officer understands."

"Don't be too discouraged. The evidence in this case is too absurd and does not conform to common sense. It is really not sure how to judge in the end." The

Seventh Prince immediately said.

The law is dead, but he is alive.

He knew that he was Li Qiao's backer, but he played such a trick on Xu Ying. Was he trying to use his hand to convict the innocent Xu Ying?

Think beautifully.

It's not over.

The Seventh Prince asked Li Qiao not to worry too much about this matter. The people behind him declared war on him, the Seventh Prince, so Li Qiao didn't have to carry this matter alone, he was there.

The Seventh Prince's words made Li Qiao really grateful and didn't know what to say.

Dasheng is lucky to have a seventh prince like Sheng Ye, and it is also the luck of the people.

Back home with Shen Hua, it was already dark.

Shen Hua's mood became better again. When Xu Ying was eating in the prison just now, Xu Ying tried her best to tease him, and he felt much better.

He couldn't let his cousin worry about him.

He should be happy!

So, at night, he didn't let Tao Zhu sleep with him. He had grown up long ago and was able to take care of things. He and his cousin would definitely be able to overcome this hurdle in front of them!

Shen Hua insisted not to let Tao Zhu sleep with him, so Tao Zhu went back to the conservatory.

Because of Xu Ying, even though today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zheng Qianqian did not clamor to play cards as before. When Tao Zhu arrived in the warm room, only Li Qiao and Li Xia were there with the two little ones. Cubs play.

Coaxed the two cubs to sleep, then Tao Zhu and Li Qiao went to take a bath and wash up, and after the husband and wife cleaned up, Li Xia went back to find Zhao Shen.

Sitting on the warm kang, Tao Zhu finally asked what he had been holding back for two days. He asked Li Qiao for details.

By the time Li Qiao finished telling him, the two of them had already dried their hair and lay down under the covers.

Lying in Li Qiao's familiar arms, Tao Zhu nodded between his eyebrows: "Your eyes are full of red blood today, don't think about it, go to sleep." "Yes."

Li Qiao closed his eyes.

Last night, he was cultivating supernatural powers and thinking about things, so today he looked a little pale.

But that's how he could sleep.

Although the Seventh Prince took care of this matter, in the final analysis, Xu Ying had this disaster because of him. Before he came up with a solution, he couldn't eat or sleep.

Tao Zhu saw that although Li Qiao's eyes were closed, but his eyelashes were trembling, he couldn't help pursing his lips tightly.

But he didn't say anything, he just hugged Li Qiao tightly.

He knew that Li Qiao was in torment, and there was nothing he could do to help Li Qiao. All he could do was hug Li Qiao.

In a blink of an eye, it is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Sheng Hong began to deal with government affairs.

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Chapter 141, Li Qiao's test of the fifth prince. There is no Tao Zhu in this chapter, the pure plot is amazing

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Li Qiao got into the bullock cart at 5:30 and walked slowly to the palace.

The fourth day of the Lunar New Year was not considered a formal court visit. When he arrived at the gate of the inner city, there were only a few ox carts and horse-drawn carts parked at the gate.

After getting out of the bullock cart, Li Dao was asked to wait for him anywhere, and then he walked into the inner city.

Entering the palace, entering the Taiji Hall, there is still a quarter of an hour before Chenshi.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and a circle of long candles was lit in the Taiji Hall, illuminating the entire Taiji Hall like daytime.

There are already more than forty people waiting in the hall.

These people gathered in one place in twos and threes. Li Qiao took a rough look. There were seven senior scholars in the cabinet, and several ministers from the six ministries. The five princes are also there.

Moreover, Marquis Wu'an, that is, Xin Zhi's grandfather was also there.

He couldn't help but secretly surprised.

Xin Zhi always said that his family's annual income from the fields was only tens of thousands of taels of silver, so he always thought that the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion was just averagely wealthy.

But now Marquis Wu An actually appeared here?

Pressing his surprise, he went to look at other people, and there were more than a dozen people he didn't know. They should be big businessmen with strong financial resources in Shengjing.

The Second Prince, Third Prince, Fourth Prince, and Fifth Prince were also there.

After looking around, Li Qiao stepped forward and first saluted the princes.

Seeing this, the British public not far away snorted secretly and walked over.

He was originally standing with several Dukes, but when he came this way, the rest of the Dukes looked at each other and followed.

After Li Qiao bowed to the princes and straightened his waist, the six princes stood in front of him.

With a slight smile, he continued to salute the six princes.

Except for the Duke of England, the remaining five Dukes have nothing to do with Li Qiao. Moreover, these five Dukes are also old and have retired a few years ago. At this time, they have no official positions other than titles.

For now, on the surface, they have no conflict of interest with Li Qiao. Therefore, facing Li Qiao's salute, these five people have a very good attitude and all smile.

The Duke of England snorted, as a response to Li Qiao.

Li Qiao's expression remained unchanged, with a respectful expression on his face.

The third prince rolled his eyes, and asked Li Qiao with a smile, "My lord, have you ever thought about which place to choose?" "

Back to the third prince, I have already made up my mind."

As soon as this remark came out, not only the princes, but also the six princes, and even the cabinet scholars standing beside him also looked over.

In Dasheng, the Cabinet Grand Scholars concurrently serve as six ministers. Among the seven grand masters today, only one is a minister of the third rank, and the rest are all ministers of the second rank.

The official positions of these seven people are much higher than Li Qiao's.

These people looked over, and together with the gazes of several princes and dukes, all the gazes added together gave people an extraordinary sense of oppression.

But Li Qiao's expression remained unchanged, just looking at the third prince as before.

"Oh? Where did you choose?"

the Third Prince asked.

The Fifth Prince didn't speak, but his brows frowned all of a sudden, but soon returned to normal. He looked at Li Qiao expressionlessly.

The British Duke's face sank, but he didn't speak.

Yan Anbang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stroked his beard, and asked with a smile, "Lord Xiao Li, where did you catch your eyes?" "

Returning to the third prince and Lord Yan, the next official is Weiqing County in Yuanhe Province."

Li Qiao answered truthfully.

"You chose Weiqing County?"

The third prince was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed out loud. He looked at the fifth prince gloatingly.

The fifth prince's face was as gloomy as water.

The British prince let out a long breath, and the hands behind his back had already clenched into fists.

Yan Anbang didn't seem to notice the difference between the two, he stroked his beard again, and asked, "Master Xiao Li, the new wharf on the Grand Canal is much richer than Weiqing County." "What the Lord

said Very true, but although the nearby places are rich, as far as the current situation is concerned, I can't go there, so I chose Weiqing County." "

If Weiqing County can become a wharf for the Grand Canal, then the merchants from the North and the South will Going to Pingcheng to buy vermicelli will be much easier than it is now."

"For the consideration of my father and fellow villagers, I chose Weiqing County."

Li Qiao answered very carefully, and the reason for moving out is beyond reproach.

"Master Xiao Li always cares about the elders in his hometown, which is really admirable."

Yan Anbang praised with a smile.

Several other adults also praised a few words.

And those few old princes also praised Li Qiao for not forgetting his roots.

But the complexions of the Fifth Prince and the Duke of England were as dark as the bottom of a pot.

The third prince didn't think it was a big deal when he watched the excitement: "Master Li, you have offended the fifth younger brother, and he is begging his father to move the wharf belonging to Weiqing County to Daze Mansion." "

Ah This..."

Li Qiao looked surprised and at a loss, blinked his eyes, and looked at the fifth prince cautiously: "Fifth prince, Xiaguan, Xiaguan..." The

fifth prince stared at Li Qiao's face , I wish I could smash this face with my fist.

He didn't believe that Li Qiao didn't know that he wanted to change the course of the Grand Canal before, and now he was putting on a show in front of everyone. This pretentiousness was deliberately embarrassing him!

"Have you made up your mind to choose Weiqing County?" He asked coldly.

"Eh..." Li Qiao stammered, looking hesitant.

The Fifth Prince looked upset, and the anger in his heart rose slowly.

If the Grand Canal really goes to Weiqing County, then Daze Prefecture will lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

There are indeed many new piers on the Grand Canal, but in the future, there are only a handful of small villages and small counties that can develop into mansions and become a north-south trade center.

Dasheng has been established for decades, and the territory outside Shengjing has basically been divided up by nobles.

Along with Sheng Jun's group of heroes who conquered the world, none of them belonged to the local people of Shengjing. These heroes were all foreigners.

Therefore, those new piers that seem to have unlimited potential are also closely watched by the local nobles. If he goes to snatch these new piers, it will be tantamount to offending people, and more importantly, he will not It must be able to grab it.

Therefore, diverting the Grand Canal and abandoning Weiqing County is the most cost-effective deal for him.

Daze Prefecture also belongs to the land of the British public. Once Daze Prefecture builds a pier, the price of the land will definitely increase, and the passenger flow will also increase.

As long as the great prosperity persists, the interests of the Daze Mansion will always be firmly in the hands of his department.

But who knew that his father suddenly gave Li Qiao such a great favor, and Li Qiao, a lunatic, really chose Weiqing County without hesitation as he had worried about these two days!

This is a counterattack, and the person surnamed Li is counterattacking.

The person surnamed Li must think that he framed Xu Ying, so he is deliberately against him.

However, he was indeed the one who framed Xu Ying.

"Lord Li, how can you give up Weiqing County?" He gritted his molars, stared at Li Qiao and asked word by word.

Hearing this, Li Qiao immediately stopped hesitating. He sighed first, then looked at the fifth prince with clear eyes and said, "The lower officials are worried about Mr. Xu Ying recently, fifth prince, who do you think is framing Xu Ying?" What about your lord?"

He looked at the fifth prince with a not sharp gaze, but he was firm, and he was asking questions, but his eyes had already determined that the matter was led by the fifth prince.

The fifth prince did not expect that Li Qiao would convict him in front of a group of dignitaries in the Taiji Hall, it was so daring!

But subconsciously, his heart skipped a beat when Li Qiao looked at him, he clenched the hand hanging by his side, and looked away for a moment, and then he continued to look at Li Qiao again.

Li Qiao took the fifth prince's reaction into his eyes calmly, and he had a judgment in his heart.

Xu Ying's being framed must have been done by the Fifth Prince.

At this time, the Fifth Prince was in a state of confusion.

If he had known that his father would give Li Qiao such a favor, he would definitely not have chosen this time to attack Xu Ying.

Sometimes he really suspected that this person surnamed Li was his father's wandering bastard, otherwise why every time he and Li Qiao confronted his father, he always favored Li Qiao?

Because of this grace, now Li Qiao is pinching his life!

He shouldn't have listened to Duke Ying and his concubine mother, he should have gone to Li Qiao in advance!

After his father's grace came out, he was worried that Li Qiao would take a fancy to Weiqing County, so he wanted to find Li Qiao at that time.

But the Duke of England and his concubine mother knew that he was impatient, and they were afraid that Li Qiao would see his flaws and tricks when he contacted Li Qiao in private, so he was not allowed to go to Li Qiao.

Both the Duke of England and his mother and concubine felt that Li Qiao must know that he wanted to divert the Grand Canal, and they both felt that Li Qiao had no guts to directly grab the meat from his mouth.

He was the fifth prince, and before that, he had never confronted Li Qiao directly, so both the British Duke and his mother and concubine felt that it was impossible for Li Qiao to be so stupid as to provoke him directly.

So he endured his anxiety and didn't go looking for Li Qiao.

But who knew that the fearless lunatic surnamed Li really wanted to grab the meat from his mouth!

However, he had already made a move on Xu Ying, even if he approached Li Qiao first, under Li Qiao's suspicion, he would probably not let go.

Therefore, it was his good father who got him into this predicament.

If his father hadn't given such a grace to Li, how could he be helpless and furious at this time!

For a moment, the strong resentment towards Sheng Hong and Li Qiao flooded him like a tide.

But it has already been done, and there is only one way to go to the dark.

He looked at Li Qiao and snorted coldly: "Master Li, about Master Xu Ying, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will find out the truth. You are asking me at this time, and you are asking the wrong person." "Besides this matter, how can you give up on Weiqing?

" County?"

"Master Xiao Li, why don't you think about it again?"

At this time, the British prince also turned back to the topic with a dark face: "If you choose other docks, the money you will get in the future is comparable to that in Weiqing County. There are much more small counties."

"Thank you Yinggong for your kindness, but the officials have many businesses, and there is no shortage of money at present. Besides, there are more merchants going to Pingcheng to buy vermicelli, so the money distributed by the officials will also be More. The next official chooses Weiqing County, and there will be a lot of benefits."

Li Qiao replied in a respectful voice.

In terms of etiquette, he would not be caught by the British Duke. Every time he saw the British Duke, he would be respectful and respectful, so that the British Duke could not find a single fault.

Seeing Li Qiao's well-behaved appearance, the British Duke took a lot of effort to avoid hitting Li Qiao's face with the fist behind his back.

The grievances of the duck shop and the gambling house were instantly drawn out by Li Qiao's words. What he couldn't get with all his efforts, Li Qiao didn't care at all.

The young man in front of him looks inconspicuous, but he looks like a flea, the most annoying!

The Fifth Prince was also annoyed by Li Qiao's seemingly understated words, but every word smelt of money.

He ground his teeth, and was about to continue "persuading" Li Qiao to change his mind.

But the third prince on the side suddenly said: "Fifth brother, why are you making such a man-eating appearance? My father said, let Master Li choose at will. If it weren't for Master Li, the Grand Canal is still under construction I can't get up."

The third prince said, looking around at the crowd: "Those who want to get a share of the Grand Canal today must thank Mr. Li."

He pointed to the second and fourth princes: "Second brother, fourth brother, you Don't you think so?"

"Of course it's the reason."

The fourth prince nodded with a slight smile, "Master Li, I have to thank you. How about going out for a drink later?"

Li Qiao's heart moved when he heard that, the fourth prince Date him!

The second prince's ability is mediocre, and he doesn't have the ability to compete with the third and fifth princes, but the fourth prince and sixth prince have this ability, and they are all good people.

He was distressed that he had nothing to do with these two princes before, but today, the fourth prince took the initiative to ask him out!

The corners of his mouth turned up, a smile appeared on his face, and he was about to agree, but at this moment the Seventh Prince hurried into the palace.

The Seventh Prince was still at the entrance of the hall, but he was already shouting: "Lord Li, Xu Ying's case has come to an end !

" Seeing the faint smile on the Seventh Prince's face and the beads of sweat on his forehead, he was immediately moved. However, first he bowed his hands to the fourth prince apologetically: "Fourth prince, the case of Mr. Xu Ying and Xu is involved, I'm afraid I won't be able to drink with you today."







"It should."

The fourth prince understood very well.

Obviously, he also knew about Xu Ying's imprisonment.

"Let's make an appointment another day!" Li Qiao hurriedly walked towards the Seventh Prince after finishing speaking.

At this time, the fifth prince and the Duke of England, whose faces were as black as the bottom of a pot, gritted their teeth and hurriedly followed.

The Third Prince would never miss such excitement, Xiao Qi found out so quickly?

Some surprises.

The rest of the people, except for the dozen or so big businessmen, walked towards the Seventh Prince.

No one who can stand here today is blind and deaf.

Although Xu Ying is a young official, these people all know that he was imprisoned for "greedy" money.

Now the Seventh Prince is yelling that the case has a result, so why don't they come forward to watch the fun.

"Seventh Prince, Brother Xu was wronged, right?" Li Qiao hurriedly confirmed when he came to the Seventh Prince, and raised his eyebrows slightly at the Seventh Prince.

"Yes, he was wronged indeed." The Seventh Prince nodded upon receiving Li Qiao's signal, acknowledging Li Qiao's words.

"Seventh brother, how can you be sure that Xu Ying was wronged?" the fifth prince asked with a sullen face.

"Because I tortured those people who sent Xu Ying to the Ministry of Criminal Justice that day, they couldn't stand the torture, so they were all recruited." The

seventh prince looked at the fifth prince with unusually cold eyes, and his face was covered with frost: " Fifth brother, if you framed the court officials, I will report to my father immediately."

"You!" The fifth prince was shocked, and stared at him in disbelief: "You dare to use torture on the court officials?!" The

British princess was also panicked, did the seventh prince use such wild methods?

Zhu Yuanwailang is a fifth-rank official!

Besides, before entering the palace, he did not get any news that the Seventh Prince sent someone to find Zhu Yuanwailang and the others.

In such a short period of time, how could the Seventh Prince bring Zhu Yuanwailang and the others to the Ministry of Punishment and then torture them severely.

The seventh prince should be defrauding him and the fifth prince, right?

He must be defrauding him and the Fifth Prince!

Just as he was about to remind the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince sneered, glared at the Fifth Prince and said, "They deserve it." Throwing down

these four words, the Seventh Prince walked towards the apse of the Tai Chi Hall, looking as if he wanted to face him immediately. See Sheng Hong's appearance.

"Seventh brother!"

The fifth prince immediately went after him.

But the Duke of England stopped him: "Fifth Prince, wait a minute. When did the Seventh Prince interrogate?" "

He is..."

The Fifth Prince, who was full of anxiety, got stuck in an instant.

That's right, when did this seventh younger brother, who had always been against him, interrogate those people?

Before he entered the palace, he didn't get any news!

lie!

Thinking about it this way, the Fifth Prince was not in a hurry immediately, he snorted disdainfully, seeing that the Seventh Prince had really entered the apse, he clicked his tongue twice, and turned his head to look at Li Qiao.

"Lord Li, you and the seventh brother are cooperating quite well, but you have to consider the actual situation when acting. How did the seventh brother interrogate people in such a short period of time?" He asked Li Qiao slowly, with a smile on his face

. Still hanging mockingly.

He is not a fool if he wants to use this trick to deceive him!

Li Qiao looked innocent, but he was sighing in his heart.

Although he found out the fifth prince, according to his agreement with the seventh prince, the seventh prince rushed into the palace at this time, and he was indeed defrauding the fifth prince and the Duke of England.

Now that the fifth prince and the British government are not fooled, we can only trouble the seventh prince to try the case properly later.

However, today is not in vain. With a goal, the Seventh Prince's interrogation will have a direction.

Just about to pretend to be stupid to show that he didn't understand what the Fifth Prince said, but at this moment, Sheng Hong led the Seventh Prince, Qian San and several young eunuchs out of the back hall.

The first person to see Sheng Hong will pay homage immediately.

Hearing this, the rest of the people hurried to see Sheng Hong.

Li Qiao could only put away all kinds of thoughts and follow the crowd to salute Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong looked good, with a ruddy complexion. Obviously, during the Chinese New Year, he took a good rest to avoid falling ill last year.

He smiled and let everyone stand up.

The fifth prince didn't wait for everyone to stand up, and immediately asked loudly: "Father, just now the seventh brother entered the back hall and said that he wanted to report to you that Xu Ying was imprisoned for embezzling money and silver. Did he report to you?

" Just a brief mention."

Sheng Hong pointed to the Seventh Prince: "Xiao Qi, please explain in detail in front of everyone."

As soon as these words came out, the fifth prince opened his eyes wide, what?

Is Xiaoqi really talking nonsense to his father?

The British public was also taken aback, huh?

Isn't the seventh prince cheating him and the fifth prince?

The Seventh Prince's eyes swept over the Fifth Prince and the British Duke one by one, and then he raised his lips, just like the Fifth Prince mocked Li Qiao just now, with a mocking look on his face.

"I said Zhu Yuanwailang recruited under severe torture, so he did."

Fifth prince: "..."

Duke Ying: "..."

They had a bad feeling in their hearts.

In front of Sheng Hong, the Seventh Prince has no reason to lie, so...

"Fifth brother, I have already sent people to guard the homes of Zhu Yuanwailang and the others. As soon as you enter the palace, I will order them to be arrested." "

No reply The Ministry of Punishments, I am interrogating people in my private house."

"They indeed recruited, and they framed Xu Ying, and they were ordered by you."

The Seventh Prince said, putting away the ridicule, his face was only cold: "I will make people Bring a few people surnamed Zhu here, and you use money to instruct them to do things, and the witnesses and evidence are here, and I will see how you defend yourself next."

Li Qiao: "?"

His eyes widened.

Isn't he defrauding the Fifth Prince and the British Duke?

In the end, the Seventh Prince was actually interrogated outside the palace?

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Tomorrow is 2023, the time is so fast, I wish all the treasures good health, happiness and success in the new year!

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Chapter 142 Pure plot, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu are very few, Sheng Hong's disposal The fifth prince was fined to contemplate behind closed doors for a month "

Success, since you said that the interrogation came out, then you bring them here, if not, then you It's slandering the elder brother, it's deceiving the emperor!"

Just when Li Qiao was shocked, the fifth prince gritted his teeth and spoke with a gloomy expression.

Obviously, he still has doubts about the Seventh Prince's words.

He suspected that the Seventh Prince was still deceiving him at this time.

It shouldn't be!

Even if his seventh brother really interrogated those people, it shouldn't be so fast.

At the beginning, the surname Zhu assured him that if he was really brought to the court by the Seventh Prince, he would not confess him no matter what.

But now counting with his fingers, even if his seventh brother arrests him as soon as he enters the palace, it will be less than half an hour away.

In less than half an hour, how did his seventh brother accomplish the three things of arresting, interrogating, and entering the palace to expose him?

He doesn't believe it!

His seventh brother is probably still cheating on him!

When the seventh prince saw that the fifth prince didn't see the coffin, he didn't shed tears, and Jun's face showed mockery again: "Okay, I'll let someone bring the people surnamed Zhu here."

He has indeed been interrogated.

In the past few days, seeing Meng Yue, a fool, accompanying Xu Ying in the prison of the Ministry of Justice for twelve hours a day, he couldn't help but feel angry.

On New Year's Eve, Meng Yuefei had to go to his house to deliver dumplings.

He also asked him to go to Lijia Duck Store to eat hot pot on the first day of the new year, and to play in the chrysanthemum garden on the second day of the new year.

Originally, he didn't agree to this fool. As the head of the criminal department, he is very busy even during the Chinese New Year.

Moreover, he has been to Juyuan thousands of times, what's so interesting about it.

The things inside are extremely expensive, and you have to spend a few taels of silver just to go in and have a cup of tea and a plate of snacks. Juyuan is purely a scam for those rich people who like elegance and style.

As for a fool like Meng Yue, although he passed the Jinshi examination, he is still a rough person in essence, and his family is not rich, and his monthly salary is less than a hundred taels, yet he dares to go to the chrysanthemum garden to be arty, with that money, he might as well go to Li's house Eating hot pot at the Yahuo shop is at least affordable.

but!

He doesn't want to go out with Meng Yue, and whether he can go out with Meng Yue is a different matter.

He can refuse Meng Yue.

But Meng Yue can't live in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice just because Xu Ying was framed.

Therefore, because of Meng Yue, he has been filled with anger these past few days.

And of course Liqiao.

Everyone knows that he is Li Qiao's backer, but now they want to use his hand to convict Li Qiao's best friend, so that Li Qiao will be in guilt and regret for the rest of his life.

This is to use him as the seventh prince as a tool man.

How can this not make him angry?

He was so angry.

Today at Yinshi, he went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to look for information. When passing by the prison, he thought of Xu Ying, so he went in to have a look.

Xu Ying has already woken up, but Meng Yue, an eight-foot man, is sleeping soundly on the small table at the door of Xu Ying's cell, which shows that he has been exhausted in the past few days.

Seeing this scene, the anger in his heart exploded at once.

He couldn't explain why he exploded, but he was extremely irritable at the time.

Therefore, even though he had agreed with Li Qiao to defraud the Fifth Prince and the British Duke, he could not suppress the anger in his heart, so after confirming that the Fifth Prince and the British Duke had entered the palace, he immediately ordered to arrest them.

If he follows the formal procedure, he will have to wait until the Ministry of Punishment is on duty today before he can summon a few people surnamed Zhu.

He can't wait.

Everyone is a prince, and the fifth prince can wantonly frame officials of the court.