When Wei An was investigating Princess Chang'an, he discovered something very interesting.
That is, Princess Chang'an's casino is very peculiar.
Just as the Second Madam said, the eldest princess's illegal casino was managed by Yuan He, but Yuan He was not a very capable person, and his official position was not high either. He was just a captain of the Yulin Guard.
Why was he able to take on both the black and white businesses and even suppress the illegal casinos in Tongzhou
It’s because his methods are too cruel. Basically, anyone who goes against him will either die or be disabled.
This has been particularly evident in recent times - anyone who has gone against him has basically died a miserable death.
The Baotong Money House he controlled was unable to recover the money it had lent at interest, and he had never been able to do anything about those scoundrels before. But this time he found a way - because Wen Yuan, the second-generation rich man who had been rampant in Tongzhou, had died.
Wen Yuan was a notorious scoundrel, but he was a martial arts expert and had a Cao Gang background, so no one dared to do anything to him.
He also lent money at usury, and in order to compete with Baotong Money House, he deliberately found a way to lend money at an interest rate one percent lower than that of Baotong Money House.
Baotong Money House's income immediately dropped by 30%.
Later, Wen Yuan secretly provided assistance to those who did not repay the usury and helped them to avoid debt.
Yuan He hated this man so much, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, it was not a glorious business. Lending money at high interest was strictly prohibited in the Great Zhou Dynasty, not to mention that he opened a casino. Once discovered, it would be a serious crime.
But these days of frustration ended recently - because Wen Yuan died silently in the room of one of his favorite concubines.
And the death was miserable.
The day after his death, those scoundrels who had been so arrogant before came to his house and honestly paid back the money they owed.
Since then, more and more money has been repaid.
Everyone said privately that Wen Yuan was killed by Yuan He.
But there is no evidence.
Old Madam Wei listened carefully to what Wei An said, and asked thoughtfully: "You mean it was Princess Chang'an who took action? But if she had this ability, why didn't she use it before?"
Wei An sat up straight and wrote a few words on the old lady's palm. Seeing the old lady's deep eyes, he said softly: "Grandma, do you think Princess Chang'an's behavior has changed a lot recently?"
Old Madam Wei understood Wei An's intention immediately after hearing the music. "Do you suspect that the person behind the Xie family's incident was Princess Chang'an?"
"It may not be impossible." Wei An nodded happily: "We have analyzed before that the number of people who can protect Mr. Xie can be counted on one's fingers in the capital, and among them, there are even fewer who are involved with us."
Princess Chang'an's recent frequent contacts and provocations made it too easy for people to associate her with Master Xie II.
Wei An gently reminded the old lady: "Why didn't Princess Chang'an tell us that the Ming family had a child? Was it true that Old Master Yuan didn't tell us, or was it that Second Master Xie hadn't yet joined her at that time?"
Wei An's eyes were calm. "Young Master Lin and my father sent many people to investigate. The beggar who had been to Jin Yuan's house was finally found dead. Before he died, he told his accomplices that he had climbed up the social ladder because he recognized the person who gave him money to pass on the message to the Jin family. He was in the capital..."
Old Madam Wei quickly linked the cause and effect together, her eyes gradually becoming colder: "If this is true, Chang'an really deserves to die."
He deserves to die.
The Wei family did not provoke her, but she wanted to kill the Wei family in order to thank the second master for the benefits he gave her.
How can a person who treats human life as dirt have the qualifications to be high and mighty
She asked Wei An: "What else did you find out?"
Wei An clung to Old Lady Wei's hand, smiling a little tiredly but still energetically: "The rest is nothing. In fact, I had already begun to doubt Princess Chang'an when I tested Princess Xianrong before. After all, she is related to Chu Jingxing, and Chu Jingxing seemed to have suddenly become wise after this marriage. And then in the matter of Princess Xianrong, Princess Chang'an brought up the fact that the Ming family still has an orphan, which caught us off guard. I felt that she was really not simple, so I investigated it all the way... After all, she is still very steady and cautious in doing things. If it weren't for the gap that the Second Madam gave us, we might not have been able to get this information."
Mrs. Wei hummed: "So do you have any plans for the future?"
Princess Chang'an has oppressed and forced them to this extent, but even a clay man still has some dignity. The Wei family is not going to just stand there and wait to die.
"Yes." Wei An blinked cunningly, but his eyes were cold: "I have arranged for someone to send Princess Chang'an a generous gift."
Old Mrs. Wei quickly understood what this generous gift meant.
The seventh day of the first lunar month is when all government offices begin to work.
The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture thought that no one was there and was about to report for duty and leave, but he was stopped by someone in the street and cried out for justice.
The streets were bustling with activity at the time, and with such excitement, the whole street was boiling with excitement.
There were quite a lot of people coming. Seven or eight of them, dressed in mourning, stopped the sedan chair of the Shuntian prefect. They cried and shouted that their family members had died unjustly and begged the Shuntian prefect to take charge.
If someone is wearing mourning clothes, then someone must have been murdered.
The governor of Shuntian Prefecture suddenly felt his scalp tingling.
It’s not a good thing to be stuck on the street during the New Year.
When these people took out the complaint and cried, the governor of Shuntian felt dizzy.
He didn't know what luck he had, but he had just handled the case of the Peng family, the family of Concubine Peng De's mother, last year, and now he had taken over another case involving royal relatives - these people came to sue Yuan He, the younger brother of Yuan Fu Ma, the consort of Princess Chang'an.
He was accused of running a casino privately, lending money at high interest rates, and murdering people privately.
Such a case...
The governor of Shuntian Prefecture felt a little depressed.
The eldest princess's husband's younger brother was also a royal relative. He initially wanted to transfer the case to the Dali Temple.
Unexpectedly, Prince Zheng was present and asked who it was. The chief of the Dali Temple then mentioned the eldest princess's name.
Prince Zheng laughed and told Emperor Longqing about it as a joke when he returned, "Chang'an has always behaved steadily and has never caused any trouble. But this time he got into trouble like this. I'm afraid he was wronged."
Emperor Longqing then ordered the Ministry of Justice to take over and conduct a thorough investigation.
He still had a good impression of Prince Consort Yuan, and now there was only one of the three princesses left, and she had always had a good relationship with him. He also didn't want anything to go wrong when the Chang'an Princess's Mansion was about to marry the Linjiang Prince's Mansion.