Jiang Changning also told Emperor Xuanzhi about the Jiang family, "The harem is so messy that I doubt his ability to be an official."
Emperor Xuanzhi disliked Park back then and did not favor a concubine to compete with her. But now that he favors the queen alone, he looks down on Magistrate Jiang who favors his concubine over his wife.
"By the way, Your Majesty, you'd better check who has a grudge against this Prefect Jiang." Jiang Changning sneered, "You are too bold to want to use me."
Emperor Xuanzhi touched her face and said, "The master will help you vent your anger."
Emperor Xuanzhi is handling the Jiang family's affairs, and Jiang Changning is handling the Du family's affairs.
"Find me someone who knows the inside story." Jiang Changning wanted to take back the family property for his grandmother legitimately.
Thanks to the fact that people of this era marry and have children early, although the grandmother of the Jiang family has passed away and the adopted son has also passed away, there are still people of the same generation or even older than them.
Jiang Changning asked someone to look for it and it was found.
Some people in the Du family who had received benefits turned a blind eye to the adopted son's act of vanquishing the entire family.
Some people are unable to see the truth but have no ability to seek justice and can only sympathize secretly and provide help quietly.
Now that Jiang Changning wants to seek justice for Mr. Du, these people are quite willing to come forward to testify.
"Xiaochun, have someone take these evidences to the government office to file a complaint." Jiang Changning couldn't come forward, so he could only ask Xiaochun to arrange someone to do it.
"Would your Majesty like to disguise yourself and join in the fun?" Ban Qin asked with a smile.
Jiang Changning was somewhat tempted, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "No, if His Majesty finds out, I will be confined."
She was not actually afraid of being under house arrest. What she was afraid of was that Emperor Xuanzhi would use punishment as an excuse to treat her like a fish, skinning her, taking out her bones, and then frying, stewing, and deep-frying her like a dragon.
Her Majesty the Queen is old and has a bad back, so she'd better take it easy. A sudden and violent storm isn't suitable for her, so she'd better take it slow.
Whether Jiang Changning goes or not will not affect Magistrate Jiang's trial of the case.
The case of seizing property is the same as the case of Magistrate Jiang favoring his concubine and killing his wife. The officials will not investigate unless the people sue them.
Once the people file a complaint, the government will have to intervene.
The evidence was collected very thoroughly, and there were witnesses, even though the prodigal son kept saying, "I don't know about this, my late father never told me about it."
"There is evidence from both human and physical witnesses. Even if you were not aware of it, it cannot change the fact that your father has seized your adoptive father's property." Magistrate Jiang was fairly and impartial when trying the case.
The prodigal son had no way of making excuses in the face of the facts, and could only say, "After my adoptive father passed away, my father indeed changed the family tree and returned to the lineage of his biological father."
"Since your father does not want to adopt you, Mr. Du's property should belong to his only daughter. You have ten days to settle the property and return it to Mrs. Du."
"Sir, Mrs. Du has passed away due to illness, her son has also passed away, and her granddaughter is missing. There is no one to take over the family property." The prodigal son said with a sense of luck.
Prefect Jiang sneered, "If someone files a complaint, do you think no one will take over the family property?"
The prodigal son was stunned for a moment, then shouted again: "Why should a woman, a woman whose last name is not Du, take over the Du family's things? I don't agree."
Prefect Jiang took the wake-up stick and slapped it hard, "This does not require your consent, and you are not qualified to comment."
The prodigal son didn't want to hand over his property, but it was up to him.
But he is really a prodigal son. He has squandered two-thirds of the family fortune accumulated by Mr. Du and his father.
Jiang Changning was not very angry when he saw the list of liquidated property. Huifang Garden was still there, and the Du family's old house was still there. Having these two most important things was enough to comfort his grandmother's spirit in heaven.
The Du family's affairs were concluded. Jiang Changning had been in Hangzhou for half a month. The surface of the West Lake was filled with lotus leaves and lotus flowers, and the lotus leaves were rolling with crystal dewdrops.
The pink lotus stands gracefully, like a lotus fairy in a green dress, dancing gracefully on the blue waves.
In the early morning, standing on the observation deck and looking at the West Lake from afar, it is shrouded in mist and looks like a fairyland.
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, "Laxue is sweet, cold and non-toxic, and can detoxify all poisons. It can treat epidemics caused by seasonal weather, epilepsy and crying in children, eczema in adults, sudden fever after drinking, and jaundice. It can be taken with a little warm water. It can be used to wash the eyes and reduce redness; it can be boiled into tea or cooked into porridge to relieve fever and quench thirst."
Tea brewed with snow water is pure and refreshing, and it also has certain therapeutic and health-enhancing effects. I wonder if dew drops have such effects
"Xiaochun, let's go collect dewdrops." Jiang Changning said excitedly.
"I'll arrange it right away." Xiaochun stepped back and asked someone to prepare a small boat and a porcelain vase.
Everything was ready, and Jiang Changning was about to board the boat. Emperor Xuanzhi asked someone to find her, "Ningning, we will return to Beijing tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll let them pack up." Jiang Changning also wanted to go back. She hadn't seen her son and daughter for more than half a year, and she missed them so much.
Emperor Xuanzhi grabbed Jiang Changning's hand and pulled her to sit beside him.
Jiang Changning looked at him, "What happened?"
"The second wife of the Jiang family is the concubine daughter of Prince Qing."
Jiang Changning was shocked. "Shouldn't she be in the imperial mausoleum?"
Emperor Xuanzhi did not kill all of Prince Qing's lineage. Prince Qing and his son were beheaded immediately, while the rest were exiled or guarded the imperial tomb.
"Some people refuse to give up." Emperor Xuanzhi sneered.
"Is there anyone in the Jiang family who is worth using?" Jiang Changning felt that Governor Jiang was just a stepping stone.
Emperor Xuanzhi was already accustomed to Jiang Changning's sharpness, and said with a smile: "Prefect Jiang's cousin is now the commander of the East Camp in the capital, Wu Sizhang."
"Haha," Jiang Changning sneered. Even if Prefect Jiang was attracted by beauty and wanted to commit treason, would Wu Sizhang be so foolish? "Who came up with this idea? It's so rotten."
"Helian Guohui, the third son of Prince Qing, is a smart-aleck guy." Emperor Xuanzhi said sarcastically.
"Does Lord Jiang know the identity of his favorite concubine?" Jiang Changning asked.
"I didn't let anyone tell him, just to see if he could be that confused."
Jiang Changning chuckled and said, "Master, is this considered a sting operation?"
"What is fishing enforcement?"
"In legal terms, the parties involved had no intention to break the law, and only engaged in illegal activities under the guidance of law enforcement officers."
"According to what you said, this is not a sting operation. I did not lead him." Emperor Xuanzhi said seriously.
"You are also an accomplice by letting the people who guided him go."
Emperor Xuanzhi stroked his chin and said, "That seems to make sense."
"There must be a reason." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
The couple chatted for a few more words, and then Jiang Changning went out and told Xiaochun and the others to pack their luggage, "We're finally going back."
Although she had a lot of fun and enjoyed the food during the southern tour, she still missed home a lot.
The next day, the emperor and empress boarded the imperial ship, seen off by Hangzhou officials and people, and returned to the capital along the same route.
The journey back to Beijing was not like the journey south, where we stopped and walked along the way and traveled around. We returned to the palace smoothly on July 12.
(End of this chapter)