The lady nodded and asked the maid to take out the record book of guests coming and going. In fact, this was just a reference. No one could confirm that this thing came from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. It was just that when Princess Xian'an got married, many jewelry had such a mark on them, so she made a special trip.
Yue Wenhan looked through the records and copied down some records that might have given this type of jewelry as gifts. Then he apologized to Madam Qi and left with his men.
"Lord Yue." Before Yue Wenhan reached the gate, he was stopped by someone. He looked up and saw that it was Qi Xiu'nan, the second son of Duke Qi's Mansion. He stopped and waited for him to come over with a smile.
Qi Xiu'nan is a military officer. He had been working at the border before, but now he stayed in Beijing. Because of his job, he often visited several government offices and was acquainted with Yue Wenhan.
"Why is Lord Yue coming to our house?" Qi Xiu'nan came over, saluted with his fists, then took a look at Yue Wenhan's official uniform and knew that he was on official business.
"I came here to ask the Madam about something on official business." Yue Wenhan said.
"Did you find out anything?" Qi Xiu'nan was shocked and asked anxiously. He knew that Yue Wenhan was currently handling the assassination of the envoy from Northern Frontier. He heard that this was a big case and it also involved the chaos that happened back then. Some of Qi Xiu'nan's comrades were also involved.
"I didn't get anything out of it. The madam doesn't remember it either, and it may have nothing to do with your family." Yue Wenhan said in a businesslike manner without revealing too much.
"Is it about investigating the earrings?" Qi Xiu Nan knew something about it.
"You can say so." Yue Wenhan said vaguely.
"Qi Xiunan was shocked and said anxiously, "It is impossible for our family to have any relationship with the person who bought the earrings. Who would use a pair of earrings as a token of trust?"
"The matter is still under investigation... but it should have little to do with your residence." Yue Wenhan said.
After hearing what he said, Qi Xiu Nan breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that this matter would eventually be related to his own family. It was said that this matter involved too many people and anyone involved might get into trouble.
My grandfather no longer takes care of things now, and there are some things that my father cannot handle.
"I heard there are words on it, but I don't know what the font is. Why do I feel it has something to do with our Duke Qi's Mansion?" Qi Xiu'nan carefully probed.
He only knew that there were words on it, but he didn't know what the words were.
"This cannot be told. Please forgive me, Second Young Master." Yue Wenhan smiled and shook his hand.
"It can't be the word 'Qin', right?" Qi Xiu Nan looked around, suddenly pulled Yue Wenhan aside and spoke in a low voice.
The few people brought by Yue Wenhan looked at them and didn't follow.
“This…” Yue Wenhan smiled bitterly and did not give an answer.
"Could it be... true?" Qi Xiu Nan was just testing, but seeing Yue Wenhan's expression he couldn't help but gasp. He was just reckless, but not really stupid.
"This... this... We have a lot of this kind of stuff in our house. They were given by the palace, but there are also some outside. It was a mess at that time. There were servants and some people who came to search and confiscate it. It's really hard to say." Qi Xiu Nan said hurriedly.
"That's true, so it has little to do with your family. I just came here to ask as a routine matter." Yue Wenhan said helplessly.
"In fact, there are indeed some places to go. I wonder if my grandmother recorded them down at the time." Qi Xiu Nan rolled his eyes and suddenly said.
"Is there any other place that hasn't been recorded?" Yue Wenhan's face darkened and he asked seriously.
"This... Actually, it's not certain. You know, my grandmother loved the Princess of England very much, both before and after she got married. My grandfather felt a little guilty towards the Princess of England's adoptive mother, thinking that it was because he didn't take good care of her that the Princess of England's adoptive mother died early. After that, he gave her a lot of jewelry."
Qi Xiu Nan whispered.
"Do you have any proof?" Yue Wenhan's voice was cold.
"That's not certain. Grandmother is old. Although her personal maid used to be smart, she is old now. I don't know if she recorded it. You know, there are many gifts like this, and they are old things from the Duke of Qi's mansion. There is only a list in the palace, and there are no specific pictures of the real objects. At most, there are a few descriptions, which look the same."
Qi Xiu Nan smiled bitterly.
"So, you're saying these things belong to the Princess of England?" Yue Wenhan asked with a sneer.
"No... That's not what I meant!" Qi Xiu Nan panicked when he heard this and shook his hands hastily.
"But that's what I heard you say just now. Since the Second Young Master Qi thinks this matter is related to Princess Ying, then go to the Dali Temple and report it. Make things clear, so that some hearsay will not spread out, which will not be good for the Dali Temple or the Duke of Qi's Mansion."
Yue Wenhan pulled Qi Xiunan's sleeve, looking very businesslike.
Qi Xiunan was dumbfounded. He had just said that, but he had not expected Yue Wenhan to react so violently. He panicked for a moment and hurriedly grabbed Yue Wenhan's hand, saying anxiously, "Lord Yue, I just said that. I don't really mean it. We don't even know if this thing came out of our house. How can you wrongly accuse Princess Ying!"
Originally, this matter had almost nothing to do with the Duke of Qi's Mansion, but what he said just now dragged the Duke of Qi's Mansion into it again. Qi Xiu Nan felt something was not good at this time. He originally thought that this matter was not a big deal, just a sentence, but now he realized that this matter was not trivial.
It is best not to get involved with the Duke of Qi's Mansion. If you do, it is unlikely that you will be able to escape safely.
Being frightened by Yue Wenhan, she began to complain to her aunt. What was going on? How could she be asked to stop the officials from investigating the case? Could such a thing be stopped? Whoever stopped them would be in trouble!
"What Second Young Master Qi said makes sense. Madam may not remember giving away this kind of jewelry, or she may have given it to another mansion. But Second Young Master Qi should not say anything without evidence, so as not to make mistakes. However, Second Young Master Qi can still verify this kind of evidence."
Yue Wenhan said.
"Is there evidence? Where does the evidence come from?" Qi Xiu Nan felt a chill in his back.
"Where there is record there is evidence. Master Qi really reminded me." Seeing that he couldn't pull it, Yue Wenhan let go and said with a faint smile.
After that, he bowed to Qi Xiunan and said, "Since the Second Young Master is unwilling to go to the Dali Temple with me, then I will take my leave first. I have official business to attend to and it is inconvenient for me to accompany you."
"Master Yue, please do as you please." Qi Xiu'nan was frightened by Yue Wenhan. How could he dare to act like a demon at this time? He said hurriedly, and even walked him a few steps forward. He watched Yue Wenhan and his men leave, then he stood still and breathed a long sigh of relief. He almost got himself involved.
He really couldn't bear to hear his aunt's words. If he didn't feel sorry for his aunt, he wouldn't have gone to see her secretly today.
What his aunt said made sense to him at the time, but now he felt annoyed when he thought about it. Could it be that his aunt really meant bad things to the Duke of Qi's Mansion? Was what his elder brother said right
Yue Wenhan left the Duke of Qi's Mansion and brought the copied records to the Chief Justice of Dali Temple. Looking at the records in front of him, the Chief Justice was also worried. There were actually not many records on it, and the lady did not dare to appreciate the jewelry with words on it.
But sometimes people would melt it down and rebuild the headwear, and sometimes they would accept it as a reward.
There are many people making head ornaments, and I don’t know if they will be replaced by others during the making process.
However, the only reward was given to the Crown Princess twice, the first time and the second time, both were awarded directly to her, and coincidentally, both times there was a set of ruby headpieces, which was connected to the ruby on Xiao Xu's earrings before.
But I don’t know whether it is or not
"Wenhan, what do you think?" The Dali Temple Minister had a headache. Since it concerned the Crown Princess, the matter was even bigger. He couldn't handle such a big thing.
"Sir, when I was leaving just now, I met the second son of the Duke of Qi's mansion. He stopped me and talked about this kind of evidence. He said that those with evidence must be true, and those without evidence are even harder to say." Yue Wenhan pointed to those that were taken to be re-integrated and drew a big circle. "But no matter what, this is at least one aspect."
Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least the Crown Princess may be involved, and this is what Qi Xiunan said...
"Did the Second Young Master Qi say that?" the Dali Temple Minister asked with a strange look on his face.
"Yes, it's in the Duke of Qi's mansion." Yue Wenhan said seriously.
The Chief Justice of Dali Temple was silent for a moment, then looked at the copied receipt, and his fingers moved unconsciously on the table. Does this represent the intention of the Duke of Qi's Mansion
I heard that the relationship between the Crown Princess and the Duke of Qi's Mansion has almost been severed.
The Crown Princess' biological mother was the daughter of the old Duke, his only legitimate daughter, whom he loved like a treasure. He even went so far as to forcibly arrange a marriage for his daughter, and this marriage was with the daughter of his old friend. The old Duke didn't know about it at the time, and it was too late to regret it when he found out later.
I heard that it was because of this incident that the father and daughter became estranged. After that, some other things happened between the Qi Mansion and the Liu Mansion, and they gradually drifted apart.
Now, the contact has almost ceased.
Does the current situation have anything to do with this matter
"Have you met the old Duke?" After thinking for a while, the Dali Temple Minister asked.
Yue Wenhan shook his head: "I just asked the Madam as usual, but I didn't see the old Duke. I heard that the old Duke rarely lives in the mansion. Most of the time he goes to the farm outside the city and never interferes with the affairs of the mansion again."
"This matter... may involve the Crown Princess." The Dali Temple Minister was conflicted and shook the list in his hand. He was unsure and it was not very accurate, but at least it was a piece of evidence.
There was a slight possibility that he would offend the Crown Princess who was so high and mighty, and the Dali Temple Minister hesitated.
"Sir, although this matter is under the jurisdiction of our Dali Temple, people from the Western Prison will come to check it out later. If people from the Western Prison find out that there is such a list here, but we don't need to check it or ask about it, will they..." Yue Wenhan approached the Dali Temple and asked in a low voice.
Those people from the West Prison are omnipresent, and it's easy for them to implicate a lot of people. If we let them catch us, it might be really hard to explain later on.
Now that we have the list, no matter what the reason is, we have to investigate this matter.
Otherwise, when the West Prison investigates, some things may be hard to hear and may even affect you.
Thinking of this, the Dali Temple Minister immediately came up with an idea and tapped the table lightly: "This matter should indeed be investigated. I will go to the East Palace."