Chu Jingwu was no match for this old-timer in the officialdom. He knew that these people were all very smart and would shirk their responsibilities. He raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but sneered: "Uncle! You are just lying to me. If Prince Zheng comes back, will you say the same thing?"
"What do you mean the West Garden needs to be repaired? The wall of the West Garden has been broken for a long time. Why didn't they want to blow it up before? Why did they have to blow it up when Princess Shouning went out that day? The route hasn't been changed for so many years, but why did they change it that day?" Chu Jingwu sneered, his tone became very impolite: "Princess Shouning is the only daughter of Prince Zheng, and there lives his legitimate son who he hasn't even met yet. If the gunpowder really blew up the Prince Zheng's mansion and flattened it, will you answer the same way when His Majesty asks about it?"
He did not doubt Jiang Songwen's intention. He knew that this was how the officialdom in the capital was. One thing led to another. If something happened to the people below, the people above would most likely be implicated. For this reason, superiors always liked to protect their subordinates. Only when they could no longer protect them would they push them out.
This time the gunpowder incident has indeed become a big deal. If it is really investigated further, it may be inevitable that several of his subordinates who need his help will be found. Jiang Songwen is afraid of being implicated.
Jiang Songwen knew that the young man had a bad temper and was deeply shocked by his words, but he did not show any emotion on his face. He looked at him and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, what you said makes me speechless. I also know that you are anxious. After all, the Marquis of Pingxi is also injured this time..."
This is the key point. Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen have always had an excellent relationship.
Chu Jingwu took a deep breath and said coldly: "Fortunately, my second brother is fine. If my second brother was also ill like Princess Shouning... I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy to deal with now. I'm afraid you can't handle the anger of the emperor alone!"
This was very impolite, but Jiang Songwen was not annoyed. He waved his hand and smiled: "Okay, Prince, there is no need to scare me. I know what you mean. The Ministry of Works is indeed in trouble. I have asked my subordinates to give the list to Shuntian Prefecture. Isn't Shuntian Prefecture investigating this case? If you really want to know the progress, you can go to Shuntian Prefecture."
As he spoke, he sighed again: "Speaking of which, our Ministry of Industry is indeed responsible for this matter, but..."
He looked at Chu Jingwu thoughtfully: "But I heard that in addition to gunpowder, someone else seemed to want to assassinate the princess that day? This can't be done by our Ministry of Industry, right? I wonder if someone deliberately wants the princess to die?"
He pondered for a moment, and seemed to think that his speculation was very likely, so he said to Chu Jingwu: "Why don't you ask the princess if she has offended anyone? Otherwise, how could it be like this? First, Prince Zheng had an accident, then the princess had a difficult delivery, and now the princess has an accident... If she didn't offend someone and incurred revenge, could it be really like what my wife said, maybe she got into trouble with something dirty? Then you have to go to the temple to make a wish... or go to the Taoist temple to hold a ceremony... to get rid of this bad luck..."
His reaction was very much like what a normal person would have when hearing something.
Chu Jingwu didn't take it seriously, but he took to heart what he had said before.
Yes, the Zheng Palace had been in trouble one after another, which clearly showed that someone was deliberately trying to take Wei An's life and destroy the Zheng Palace.
At most, the people from the Ministry of Industry were bribed to change the route.
Thinking of this, it would be useless to stay here all the time. He sighed, thought it through, and stood up to say goodbye to Jiang Songwen.
Jiang Songwen personally escorted him to the door before asking the little maid to take him out. When he turned around, he saw Zou Qing coming out from behind the pillar.
He walked in directly with his hands behind his back, and when he heard Zou Qing following in, he asked, "What happened?"
Zou Qing bent over and followed him for a few steps, then stood respectfully not far from him: "It has been done, we have inquired clearly, Princess Shouning has been unconscious for several days now, and Lord Kong and their own doctor have been going there every day. We have arranged it, and there will be results in the next few days."
Jiang Songwen hummed, and seeing the grapes on the table were round like black pearls, he picked up one and threw it into his mouth: "This time, we should do it properly. We must make sure she is killed completely, without leaving any tail."
Zou Qing nodded hurriedly, then looked up at him and said carefully, "I think the Prince of Linjiang seems to be suspicious of us?"
"The Ministry of Works has a fixed route for delivering gunpowder. We have long been on guard against suspicion and have already dealt with it. We don't have to worry about being investigated when the time comes. Have you settled those people? As long as they don't come out and say anything, it won't be a big deal." Jiang Songwen's face still had no expression and he could not tell any emotion.
Zou Qing responded quickly: "Everything has been settled. Those people knew what was going on before they did this and didn't dare to talk nonsense. I have already told them that their families will be settled."
The salaries of those people in the fire room are not high to begin with, and they are the easiest to bribe. What's more, they have no idea who is behind the scenes. Even if they can't hold on, it doesn't matter what they confess.
After thinking for a while, Zou Qing remembered something more important and said hurriedly: "Oh, sir, Guanzhong Hou is the most important. I'm afraid he can't control his mouth."
When this name was mentioned, Jiang Songwen's brows really frowned and he snorted impatiently.
Guanzhong Hou is a piece of shit. He is rotten to the core and has become a scoundrel. Not to mention face, it is not worth mentioning to him at all.
He is a person who enjoys life while he can. No matter when or where, as long as there is fun, he can live a carefree life and is willing to do anything for the fun.
That was why he dared to betray the alliance after agreeing to it and act as the middleman for them to contact Princess Yonghe.
Such a person can betray his ally once and will betray him a second time.
His threats were effective.
Because he was already a pile of mud, he didn't mind falling a little deeper into the dust, and he was always thinking about dragging everyone else into this endless hell.
But he was targeting the wrong person.
Jiang Songwen sneered, and made a gesture of wiping his neck towards Zou Qing, his voice frighteningly cold: "You do this, I don't want him to say anything he shouldn't say."
After all, Guanzhong Hou is a marquis, and also the future consort of Princess Yonghe. If he says something about what happened to Princess Yonghe, it would be easy to gain people's trust given his status.
No matter from which angle you look at it, he can no longer live. (To be continued)