"Yes." Ruan Xiaojiu was also completely serious when talking about business. He said softly: "The young lady asked me to go to the clan office to check for people whose families have suddenly become rich or have changed drastically. I have been investigating these days and found a few candidates."
As he spoke, he handed the booklet he had sorted out to Su Yao: "The names and official positions are already written on it. These people's families were originally nobles who had fallen on bad times. They were able to work in the Imperial Clan Court because of the relationship with Prince Fenyang. Their families have not had an easy time in recent years. Among them, there is another family... that is Qiao Danning. He was originally the descendant of the Duke of Liang, but later the Duke of Liang was stripped of his title because he pleaded for the deposed emperor, so they also lost their place to stay. Later, it was with the help of the Qiao family's in-laws that they found a way to get him into the Imperial Clan Court and receive a salary. And he has been working in the Imperial Clan Court these days."
Su Yao pointed his finger at Qiao Danning's name and asked, "Besides that?"
"I heard that the old lady of the Qiao family is in much better health." Ruan Xiaojiu lowered her eyebrows and explained, "The old lady of the Qiao family is very weak. She has been critically ill several times in recent years, but she survived all of them. However, she is in poor health and is a medicine jar. The medicine she takes is getting more and more expensive. A doctor recommended that she eat a hundred-year-old ginseng to replenish her vitality..."
But how could the Qiao family, with their financial situation, afford this
Nowadays, a century-old ginseng of good quality would cost at least five thousand silver coins, and there is still no demand for it.
"The Qiao family themselves said that it was a coincidence that they received the gift from the former subordinates of Duke Liang." Ruan Xiaojiu said bluntly: "But if they really wanted to help them, would they have waited so many years to see the Qiao family fall into disgrace?"
This is indeed a case of getting rich quickly.
Su Yao hummed: "Have you found anyone who has contact with the Qiao family? Or is there anything unusual about Qiao Danning?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
In fact, Hu Ying, Yu Dong, and Ruan Xiaojiu are all very useful, but they are not well-trained to do this, and they are all servants or retainers of the Su family, so they can easily be discovered and noticed.
After all, it's not very convenient to use.
Ruan Xiaojiu shook his head and said, "I followed him for a while. Later, I disguised myself as a peddler and went to polish mirrors. Who knew that when I went there the next day, I heard someone from the Qiao family asking where I was from and whether I had walked around the streets in this area before..."
It can be seen that the other party became suspicious.
On the one hand, he was sure that the person was indeed suspicious, but on the other hand, he could not get any further information. Su Yao felt a little complicated, but he still nodded to Ruan Xiaojiu: "Very good, it is true that we cannot force it, so as to avoid any accidents. Okay, you can send this message to my brother and tell him to be careful."
The Qiao family is not a concern, but the people behind the scenes can take advantage of everyone, which is scary.
Ruan Xiaojiu agreed to go out, and Su Yao stood under the eaves in a daze for a while. When he came to his senses again, he felt his hands were so cold that he couldn't bend them. It took him a while to recover and he slowly went down the stairs.
Yancao had been waiting for a long time. When she saw her coming out of the pavilion, she came to her and immediately put a hand warmer in her hand: "Warm your hands first, Qiao, your face is pale from the cold."
Su Yao nodded, his brows still furrowed, with thousands of thoughts flashing through his mind.
Ruan Xiaojiu found out that the death of King Fenyang could not be separated from Qiao Danning's relationship, but she had no impression of the Qiao family in her previous life.
Since there is no impression, how can we capture the feeling at that time
She couldn't help but shook her head in annoyance, and the wind blew in her face and she couldn't help sneezing.
At the same time, Xiao Heng was looking at Emperor Yuanfeng indifferently, and asked nonchalantly: "Why, there is another memorial impeaching me, saying that I killed Prince Fenyang out of selfish revenge?"
Emperor Yuanfeng frowned and said nothing.
Xiao Heng was very calm: "If they really have evidence, just show it to them. A life for a life, that's what I said before. I admit it. If there is evidence, then kill me to pay with my life, I have nothing to say. If there is no evidence, then tell them to stop talking nonsense. I don't want to listen to this nonsense!"
This stubborn ass! Emperor Yuanfeng opened his mouth and couldn't help cursing: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
This was the first time that Emperor Yuanfeng had said such harsh words to Xiao Heng. He was so angry that his eyebrows almost knotted: "If you treat your subjects like this, how can you convince the people? How can you win their hearts?"
Xiao Heng sneered, not moved at all: "Who do I need to win people's support? Where did I come from? Jinyiwei! Who hates me the most? None of these people hate me. Besides, why do I need to win the support of others? I am just a..."
Even more unpleasant and hurtful words rolled around his lips, but in the end he didn't say them.
But even these were enough to make Emperor Yuanfeng dizzy with anger. He couldn't help but point his finger at him and said, "I really spoiled you so much that you dared to say anything! Go back to Chonghua Palace and reflect on your actions! If you can't understand after reflection, you don't have to come out again!"
The commotion in the Imperial Study was heard clearly outside. Although no one knew what it was specifically about, it was a real fact that the eldest grandson of the Emperor, who had always been regarded as a treasure by Emperor Yuanfeng since he ascended the throne, was scolded. Several old ministers of the Cabinet who were accompanying the Emperor outside looked at each other and had their own thoughts in mind.
Among this group of people, Xu Shun was particularly interested. Xiao Heng sneered and was not moved at all: "Who do I need to win the support of others? Where did I come from? Jinyiwei! Who hates me the most? None of these people hate me. Besides, why do I need to win the support of others? I am just a..."
Even more unpleasant and hurtful words rolled around his lips, but in the end he didn't say them.
But even these were enough to make Emperor Yuanfeng dizzy with anger. He couldn't help but point his finger at him and said, "I really spoiled you so much that you dared to say anything! Go back to Chonghua Palace and reflect on your actions! If you can't understand after reflection, you don't have to come out again!"
The commotion in the Imperial Study was heard clearly outside. Although no one knew what it was specifically about, it was a real fact that the eldest grandson of the Emperor, who had always been regarded as a treasure by Emperor Yuanfeng since he ascended the throne, was scolded. Several old ministers of the Cabinet who were accompanying the Emperor outside looked at each other and had their own thoughts in mind.
Among this group of people, Xu Shun was the most likely to raise his eyes. But these were enough to make Emperor Yuanfeng dizzy with anger. He couldn't help but point his finger at him and said, "I really spoil you so much that you dare to say anything! Go back to Chonghua Palace and reflect on yourself! If you can't understand after reflection, you don't have to come out again!"
The commotion in the Imperial Study was heard clearly outside. Although no one knew what it was specifically about, it was a real fact that the eldest grandson of the Emperor, who had always been regarded as a treasure by Emperor Yuanfeng since he ascended the throne, was scolded. Several old ministers of the Cabinet who were accompanying the Emperor outside looked at each other and had their own thoughts in mind.
Among this group of people, Xu Shun was the one who looked up the most.