strictlysupreme Chapter 478 Seeking peace and separation
Chapter 478 Seeking peace and separation
After dinner, Jiang An returned to his own yard.
She took a bath first, and then slept on the bed for a while...
Until Wu Heting and Zhao Langzhong from the Ministry of Justice and others came to look for him.
The little girl was woken up and rarely stayed in bed.
She opened her sleepy eyes and asked, "What time is it?"
The queen took care of her getting out of bed and getting dressed, her tone a little distressed, "It was just noon, the young lady slept for only an hour..."
Jiang An yawned and defended Lord Wu, "Don't blame him for coming early. We should confiscate the property as soon as possible. If they move their belongings and people away, it will leave trouble for the future."
"Remember to write to my father, Minister Zuo's family, and take good care of them when they go north."
The little girl is not a kind-hearted person. If you don't get rid of the roots of the trouble, there will be endless troubles!
She doesn't want to be retaliated against by some unknown person someday in the future.
"I understand..."
The residence of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice is just that of a fourth-rank official...
Jiang An and his companions counted the household servants, property, etc. in the mansion until nightfall.
At first, there were constant cries and curses in the mansion, and some servants who had not signed the death indenture wanted to take advantage of the chaos to steal their master's property and leave the mansion.
When the little girl arrived, Jin Wei had already caught several.
Jiang An was indifferent to this kind of person. He just said, "Deal with him according to the law. Search him, ask his identity, and send him to the government office."
After dealing with a few people in such a swift and decisive manner, the rest obediently took their share of the money, accepted inspection, and then left the house.
When the house was searched, a family member broke free from his restraints and threw himself at the little girl's feet.
She cried miserably, hoping that the little girl would show leniency and let her son go...
If a grown man is exiled 3,000 miles away, he will die, let alone a child...
Jiang An knew why she came to see him.
Because she looked like a little girl, powerful but still young.
The little girl stopped the golden guard who wanted to step forward to arrest people, grabbed the family member's hand, and pulled him away.
Jiang An looked at her with a cold expression and said, "If you obstruct my work and obey the law... your son will not have to go into exile."
The family member's eyes were filled with great surprise, but they never expected her to say, "Just beat him to death with sticks."
Who made them less respected than common people due to the crime of property confiscation?
"what!"
The family member screamed and huddled together, trying to break free from Jiang An's restraints.
With her example, others stopped their eagerness to do so...
In half a day, an unknown amount of gold, silver and valuables were moved out of the mansion.
Jiang An looked at it, but he didn't feel happy at all.
She knew that with her position as a mere minister, the money must have come from dirty sources.
Jiang An: "Register it and store it in the Dali Temple storehouse first, and then put it into the national treasury after the morning court tomorrow."
"Yes…"
She flipped through it casually for a few times, "Did you find the account book?"
According to the habits of these officials, they would usually leave traces when they received gold and silver.
When something happens to me in the future, I might have the chance to threaten others to save my life!
"Never..."
The golden guard replied, "I followed your instructions and broke down all the walls that could be broken down. I didn't find any secret rooms, and there were no account books on the surface."
Not?
The little girl thought for a while and then mentioned a few more places.
"Whether there is a dry well in each courtyard, knock on the floor to see if there is any hollow sound."
"And under the bed..."
"Yes!"
Here, Jin Wei received the order and continued to look for him; the little girl and Wu Heting went to meet the Left Vice Minister himself.
Lord Wu teased her, "You are quite familiar with the places where things are hidden..."
Jiang An chuckled, "There is an uncle who sells steamed buns on Chongzhou Street. His wife is a strong woman, and the uncle always hides some private money to buy wine."
"The more you listen, the more you will understand."
When talking about the North, the little girl's eyes sparkled.
“Ugh…Ah!”
The Left Assistant Minister, who was tied up in his own firewood room, struggled to get up. His eyes were full of hatred, as if he wished he could swallow Jiang An and Lord Wu.
"You look pretty good~"
The little girl asked someone to loosen the cloth on his mouth.
As soon as this was released, the Left Assistant Minister started to curse non-stop!
But after a short while, he was kicked by Zhengyan so hard that he had difficulty breathing.
"Tsk..."
Jiang An scratched his ears and didn't waste time talking to him. "Where is the account book of the stolen money you received?"
"no!"
"Really?"
The little girl raised her eyebrows, her expression defiant and cold, "Are you still hoping that with this account book in hand, someone will save your family and descendants?"
"To tell you the truth, your family members were exiled to the north..."
She chuckled, her smile not reaching her eyes, "When we reach the border of the North, I will decide whether you live or die."
That's right...
She just made the threat so openly.
The mocking expression on Zuo Shilang's face paused, his eyes widened, and he wanted to pounce on Jiang An and tear him apart, "How dare you!"
"I want to file a complaint...I want to..."
"You have no chance."
Jiang An: "The palace's Chiyu, who is in charge of the imperial caning, has been waiting at the door for a long time. Once the gold and silver are counted, you can set off."
"I guess you still have about an incense stick of time to decide whether to tell it or not."
There was no need to say anything serious to the Left Assistant Minister, he was so frightened that he collapsed into a puddle.
He finally accepted the fact that he was really going to die, but then he suddenly woke up.
He looked at Jiang An, his eyes red, he didn't know whether it was sadness or anger.
The Left Assistant Minister tried to crawl forward but was pushed down again by Zheng Yan.
"Protect my son...Protect my son!"
"If you keep him alive, I'll tell you where the account book is!"
"Minister Zuo has three sons. Which one are you talking about?"
There was a hint of mockery in Jiang An's eyes.
When the house was searched, he happened to hear the dirty things going on in the mansion of Zuo Shilang, favoring his concubine and abandoning his wife...
The wife who was married in a grand sedan chair lived a worse life in the mansion than a favored maid.
Of his three sons, two were born to his wife, and the eldest and youngest were born to his concubine.
There are three young ladies in the mansion, one is born of a legitimate wife, and two are born of concubines...
"Protect me..."
"Commoner Qian Wei requests to see you, sir!"
The words of the Left Assistant Minister were drowned out by the noise outside.
He seemed to have not expected that his legitimate daughter would come out at this time.
Jiang An glanced outside the door.
The window paper of the woodshed was torn, and through the small gap she could clearly see the woman kneeling at the door and the account book in her hand.
Jiang An: "Let her in."
"Commoner Qian Wei greets the county lady. May the county lady be well and safe."
"What are you here for?"
The little girl became interested and raised her hand to signal Zhengyan to stuff Zuo Shilang's mouth again.
His legitimate daughter was only sixteen years old, with a pretty face and a tenacious look between her brows.
She handed the account book to Jiang An and prostrated herself on the ground, "I know the county lady is looking for this item, so I came here to present it to you!"
"No! No!"
This was a terrible commotion caused by the Left Assistant Minister.
Jiang An took it, flipped through two pages, and handed it to Wu Heting.
"This is indeed the account book. The amounts of gold, silver, and land match up."
"Wake up..."
The little girl stared at her with curiosity in her eyes, "So what do you want?"
The woman looked up, her eyes red but resilient.
She said, "Please ask my father and mother to divorce!"
As long as the divorce is final, mother will no longer be a member of this house and will be free!