After rebirth, she was forced to marry by the sickly prince

Chapter 81 81, found evidence

The tea stake is a hidden stake set up by Xiao Qiyu.

Jiaojiao is his spy buried in Wangchun Tower.

In recent years, although he was not favored by his father, in order to redress his grievances, he had established secret forces in private, spread his informants, and collected intelligence.

Asuo often appears here as a ghost-faced man, collecting news from various people below.

"Is there any place in Du Niang's room where treasures are hidden?"

Asuo just asked casually, not thinking that she could know.

As a result, Jiaojiao thought about it and said, "It really is."

Asuo immediately asked: "Where?"

Jiaojiao replied: "I have seen that there is a secret compartment behind her dressing table. There should be something hidden in it. I also heard that the man named Lu treated her very well and put many treasures here with her.

, let her keep it... Therefore, everyone thinks that Du Niang will get rid of her humble status sooner or later and get married seriously..."

Behind the screen, there was a thick cloud curtain. Behind the curtain, Xiao Qiyu was sitting cross-legged in front of the small table, playing chess. When he heard this, a complicated look appeared in his eyes:

Unexpectedly, the clues provided by Mu Yunjiang were so effective.

After sending the people away, Asuo walked behind the cloud curtain, knelt on the ground, and asked for instructions: "Master, what should we do now?"

"Take the people over and divide the troops into two groups. First, get Du Niang out of her room, and then you can go and check it yourself..."

Xiao Qiyu pondered for a while and then gave an order: "Be careful and don't reveal your whereabouts. If the situation is true, make up a reason and bring Du Niang out legitimately, so that no one can become suspicious."

"yes."

Asuo went.

Xiao Qiyu lowered his eyes and thought deeply, playing chess slowly.

In less than an hour, Asuo came back, his face full of joy, holding a large pile of account books in his hand, and replied excitedly:

"I found it, and the account books are really hidden. Now it's fun, I can pull out a whole salt-trading chain.

"The salt trafficking case that has never been solved has finally made progress...

"Master, how did Miss Mu Qi know that there was something wrong with Du Niang? This is too strange..."

Xiao Qiyu took the account book and looked through it: Yes, these things are very valuable.

Mu Yunjiang, Mu Yunjiang, you are really quite capable!

"Has Du Niang confessed?"

"They all told me that these are all Lu Dazhi's things. She was forced to take poison, so she had to help him keep these things..."

"Are you sure you took poison?"

"Yes. I had my pulse checked. It showed signs of poisoning. And it was a happy pulse. According to Du Niang's confession, the child she was carrying was Lu Dazhi's.

"But since these two people are so good, and Du Niang is willing to give birth to a child for Lu Dazhi, how can they all be recruited?"

Asuo was deeply puzzled by this.

"This is easy to explain: as long as she is willing to prove that these things belong to Lu Dazhi, she was originally a government prostitute, and she has done a good job in exposing them, she can save her life, and the child in her belly can also be saved. In this way, she can be saved

I have a bloodline from Lu Dazhi..."

According to the laws of Great Liang, official prostitutes were forced to commit crimes, and those who performed meritorious services were exempted from the death penalty.

It can be seen that Du Niang has read some laws, because this is the smartest way.

"Have you ever brought Du Niang out?"

"It was brought out. It was carried out in a soft sedan chair. It didn't make any noise."

"Very good, then take Du Niang and let's go catch the salt dealer!"

He was not sure whether he could use Lu Dazhi to solve the assassination and poisoning cases in the palace. However, with this person in hand, the salt trafficking case would definitely be fruitful.

When he met Mu Yunjiang, his luck seemed to be getting better and better.

This girl is very popular with him.

*

The Fifth Prince's Mansion.

Xiao Qiling is obsessed with water conservancy projects and is studying the troubles encountered in opening the canal in the study.

If it hadn't been for that damn draft, he should have been supervising the work on the edge of the new canal instead of returning to Beijing to attend that messy banquet.

"Report, His Highness the Third Prince is here. He has arrived in the hall."

I was drawing engineering drawings when someone came to report outside the door.

Hearing that the Third Emperor Brother came to visit, Xiao Qiling raised his head in surprise and looked at Lu Dazhi, who had been accompanying him:

"It's really strange. Why did the Third Emperor brother come to me? I heard that he was beaten by his father, and the beating was quite serious. Shouldn't he be recuperating at the house now?"

Xiao Qiyu is a famous weirdo.

Normally, he is very withdrawn.

Except for fighting and running errands for his father, this man never made friends with any ministers or interacted with any princes.

Putting down the unfinished painting in his hand, he immediately led others to welcome him out. When he saw Xiao Qiyu, he saluted and said with a smile:

"Brother Sanhuang, what brought you here today? I heard that you were not in good health before, but are you feeling better now?"

The relationship between Xiao Qiling and Xiao Qiyu is relatively harmonious.

But on weekdays, Xiao Qiling only likes to study his water conservancy, while Xiao Qiyu likes to live in seclusion, so the two of them have little chance to get together.

Xiao Qiling still respected and loved this brother of the Three Emperors. He was good at literature and martial arts. He could investigate cases and guard borders.

In his opinion, Brother Sanhuang is a very capable person, a pillar of the country, and a role model for all people.

It's a pity that my father doesn't like to be serious.

However, there is nothing we can do about it.

Thunder, rain, and dew are all your grace.

"I'm looking for Mr. Lu next to my fifth brother!"

Xiao Qiyu saw Lu Dazhi as soon as he came in, and he followed his fifth brother. He looked honest and fawning, and was dressed simply. The clothes on his body were extremely old, and he knew at a glance that he came from a poor family.

But who would have thought that such an honest man would be a worm in the country.

In Daliang, salt is a state affairs.

The sea salt abundantly produced in Daliang can be used by the Northern Jin Dynasty, the western grassland peoples, and the Dongyue Kingdom. It can earn a lot of money for Daliang and play a decisive role in filling the national treasury.

Smuggling of sea salt will cause a large amount of sea salt to enter these three countries without restraint. Then the price of salt will fall, which will affect the income of Daliang...

In this vast land, Daqi and Dongyue are separated by a towering natural mountain. It is very difficult to cross the natural mountain to deliver sea salt; while the Northern Jin Dynasty and the grassland are only close to them, and they want to

To eat salt, you can only go through the Great Liang.

There is a sea in the southwest of Daliang, and the salt there is the most delicious. Moreover, they have a group of skilled salt makers here, and the salt they make is white, fine, and delicious...

Daliang has had the bad habit of smuggling sea salt for generations.

This happened repeatedly.

More than ten years ago, after Xiao Li came to the throne, he set up a very serious crime in banning salt. Once discovered, it would basically be a dead end.

But even so, there will still be people who are knowingly doing this in the dark.

…

At this moment, Lu Dazhi pointed to his nose and asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, the Third Highness, recognizes the younger one? I wonder why His Highness wants to find the younger one?"

He still doesn't know that he is in danger.

"It's nothing serious. I just want to ask you, how much salt have you sold privately by digging canals in the past two years? How much did you sell it for? Where did the money go? You, a small staff member of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, got a lot from it.

How much benefit?”

Xiao Qiyu asked slowly.

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