Chapter 474: Internal Affection
Returning to the residence, Jin Weiwei ate some dinner symbolically. The questions were full of her heart. Jin Weiwei felt unable to eat and waited for the opportunity to ask the Residence of the Regent clearly.
Night fell and the noisy sound on the street gradually disappeared. A round moon hung on the treetop and was extremely quiet. Jin Weiwei didn’t tell anyone else. She took Jade and Red Phoenix to the Residence of the Regent quietly.
When they reached the entrance of Residence of the Regent, Jin Weiwei let the Red Puppet look around vigilantly. She confirmed that no one was following her, told the guard’s name and quickly entered Residence of the Regent.
When the guard came to report, Ji Jingzhi and Ji Changhuai were sitting in the hall discussing countermeasures. When they heard that Jin Weiwei was here, Ji Jingzhi stood up in the chair and asked the servants to invite her.
Ji Changhuai looked at Ji Jingzhi and reminded him not to forget the way he taught him before dinner. Ji Jingzhi nodded in response.
Jin Weiwei entered the main hall and saw that Ji Changhuai and Ji Jingzhi were there. She guessed that they must have known about her entry into the palace, so she did not explain. He gave a simple salute to Ji Changhuai and didn’t look at Ji Jingzhi, so he went straight to the point and asked the question in his heart. Ji Jingzhi felt slightly disappointed.
“Today, I entered the palace and saw Rong Shaoge. I feel that the smuggle salt must be related to the Rong family. In the morning, Shen Che also came to my residence and said that he wanted to cooperate with me, but I rejected him.
I came today to find out what was going on, what conspiracy was there and what connection it had to the Rong family. I believe that the prince must know the truth.
After hearing Jin Weiwei’s words, Ji Jingzhi did not expect Shen Che to move so quickly. He probably left the Jin Residence and decided to protect Jin Weiwei.
Ji Changhuai’s expression was serious. As he thought, this matter involved a lot. Frowning, Ji Jingzhi stood up and told Jin Weiwei what he knew.
Three years ago, the Zhao family was in charge of smuggle salt. At that time, the Rong family was already imperial business supplier, business was prosperous and fabulously rich. Later, the Rong family wanted to get more benefits, so it toppled the Zhao family and took over the smuggle salt.
Later, a daughter of the Rong family was summoned into the palace, but it was not long before she died. The matter of smuggle salt was also thrown out and no longer took over.
Jin Weiwei was confused and looked at Ji Jingzhi in confusion. “Why?” How could the Rong family be thrown away by all means to get the qualification of smuggle salt?
Ji Jingzhi continued to explain and Jin Weiwei listened more and more complicated.
Three years ago, the Zhao family was wronged when they were toppled by the Rong family. The Zhao family handled the matter of the smuggle salt in the past, and the Zhao family was clear about the internal affairs inside. So when the Zhao family’s master died with hatred, he gave the corruption account of smuggle salt to a high-ranking official. When the official got the account book, he saw that there was so much oil and water to make, so he also participated in it to help him.
But this high official was cunning. Looking at the pitiful ending of the Zhao family, he knew that if he didn’t want a plan, he would end up with his tragic end. Moreover, someone had already obtained the news about the corruption, so he was afraid that he would not be able to enter the Emperor’s ears.
Therefore, she thought about marrying the matter of corruption onto the Rong family and doing her best.
In the past, the Rong family was a big family and the National Treasury was facing a loss. The Emperor wanted to recruit the Rong family, so he used his current means to summon a lady from the Rong family to enter the palace. Things were always so coincidental. The woman was a be all things to all men in the palace, and she was able to live peacefully in the palace.
One day in the palace, they coincidentally bumped into the daughter of the high-ranking official holding the account book. The more they talked, the more they became more and more interested, but they didn’t know each other’s identity. The senior daughter was innocent and lively, so she accidentally mentioned the account book in her father’s hands. The woman in the Rong family pretended to be curious and lied to more information.
It turned out that this official wanted to marry all the blame for corruption onto the Rong family. The woman heard the news and quickly reported it to the Rong family.
Only after receiving the news did the Rong family know that the water in the smuggle salt was so deep. This money was to earn his life, so he had to throw away the fat meat. The official knew that the woman’s complaint ruined his good news, so he took the opportunity to kill the woman. The Rong family was even more taboo about smuggle salt.
Jin Weiwei heard this and sighed that it was really a big show. It was a cruel profit and political struggle regardless of the lives of others. She was involved again. She was afraid that someone would make me fish for the sake of a knife.
Then he listened to Ji Jingzhi. Up to now, the official who managed the smuggle salt was still the high official, and at the same time, he was a popular person in front of the Emperor. He also thought about combining this high official to deal with the Regent.
And if this official is cornered, the Supreme King will lose the big card in his hands. Therefore, even if the Emperor knows about the official’s corruption, he can only open his eyes and shut his eyes, pretending that he doesn’t know about it.
However, there will always be people who will find out that when the Emperor doesn’t want to solve the matter, he will probably be discussed by everyone and will lose his name. So, he is trying to find a businessman to participate in the smuggle salt, in fact, to blame this person for being a scapegoat. This way, the Emperor would keep this high official and at the same time, he would leave behind a proper and beautiful name.
After Jin Weiwei took over, there must be a lot of dirty things. If she was careless, she would get the crime of corruption.
Jin Weiwei collapsed on the chair after listening. At first, she only thought that smuggle salt was for the royal family. There were many merchants in the smuggle salt in front of her. She thought that it was better to be careful all the time, but she never thought that she was a big enemy to begin with. No matter how good she was, she would never escape the fate of being a scapegoat.
In addition to the is never wanting, he couldn’t escape from this mess. Jin Weiwei thought that all methods to save her were useless.
Ji Changhuai and Ji Jingzhi had discussed countermeasures just now, but there was nothing they could do. Jin Weiwei had been appointed and this decision could not be changed. He had already made it to this seat and was just about to be buckled.
The three of them fell silent. Ji Changhuai remembered that Jin Weiwei said that Shen Che had gone to her residence, so he asked curiously, “Girl Jin, why did Shen Che go to your residence?”
Jin Weiwei answered, “He told me the news of the smuggle salt from the beginning. Later, he said he would cooperate with me. I didn’t agree with it and the last two part.”
Ji Changhuai didn’t hear any useful information, so he became silent again.NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.