Deng An was a person who didn't like to suffer losses. Since he wanted money, he had to pay it immediately. He was afraid that He Jiayan would not admit it after leaving the palace.
He was already in a bad mood, and if He Jiayan knew about Deng An's villainous intentions, he would probably be very angry.
With a heavy heart, He Jiayan took out a few more banknotes. By this time, he was drained of money.
To be honest, spending more than five hundred taels of silver at once, even if the He family had tens of millions of dollars, He Jiayan felt extremely hurt at this moment.
But the business has not been done yet, and he has to bear it even if his body hurts, and he cannot let Deng An take the opportunity to make more money.
Some people are happy and some are sad. As much as He Jiayan feels distressed at this moment, Deng An feels so happy.
In the past, when they stayed in the palace, except for their salary and Zhu Jinghong's rewards, they, the young eunuchs, had no extra money at all.
Earning hundreds of taels of silver today is equivalent to his salary for several years. How can Deng An be unhappy about this.
Feeling happy in his heart, Deng An led He Jiayan all the way and finally stopped outside a palace gate.
"Leave the things behind and follow me in!" Deng An said slowly.
"These things are for Master Thirteen!"
"I know...but Master Thirteen is in the garden, can these things be taken in?"
After saying this, Deng An turned around and left. His attitude towards doing things with money was extremely bad.
Now that the situation was stronger than the others, although He Jiayan felt unhappy, he still quickened his pace and followed him.
Thinking that he was about to meet the real owner, He Jiayan tried his best to calm down and began to review the draft.
The following conversation was crucial to the He family, and he had to be very energetic.
"Wait here, someone will call you soon!"
He Jiayan didn't dare to go beyond anything Deng An said, so he stayed where he was.
After waiting for about a minute or two, a young eunuch trotted out and told He Jiayan to follow him inside.
Yingtian Palace is of extremely high standard, with row upon row of pavilions and pavilions inside, making it easy to get lost when walking inside.
After some detours, He Jiayan was led outside a pavilion, where one person was sitting and two others were standing.
Among the people standing there was Deng An, who was pouring tea, and on the other side was the stunning Yinglian.
Historically, underage princes were not allowed to have maids serving around them, but it seemed that was not the case now.
Thinking secretly in his heart, Zhu Jinghong's voice came from the pavilion.
"come in!"
After entering the pavilion, He Jiayan immediately paid homage: "He Jiayan, a common man, comes to see the Thirteenth Master!"
"When you looked into the pavilion just now, were you looking at the beautiful scenery or the beauty?"
What does this mean? I glanced at the beauty twice. Could it be that Master Thirteen noticed her?
Could it be that Master Thirteen is unhappy? Are you going to be unlucky?
Sweat broke out on his forehead, and as adrenaline surged, He Jiayan said with a dry mouth: "Reporting to Thirteenth Master, I admire your reputation, so I looked at you twice more rudely, and beg Thirteenth Master to forgive me! "
In fact, Zhu Jinghong was just joking, but he didn't expect He Jiayan's reaction to be so great that he even asked for forgiveness.
It seems that you have to be careful with your jokes in the future, otherwise it will be a disaster for outsiders!
Thinking about this, Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "Get up and answer while standing!"
"Thank you Thirteenth Master!"
"Why did you come to see me?"
Curling his waist, He Jiayan said with a smile: "The common people heard that Thirteenth Master likes martial arts, so they collected some swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and also asked skilled craftsmen to specially build a pair of armor according to Thirteenth Master's figure!"
"I came to the palace today to bring these things to the Thirteenth Master to show the admiration of the common people!"
After slowly picking up the tea cup, Zhu Jinghong looked at He Jiayan and asked, "So, you are here to give me a gift?"
Not daring to look at him, He Jiayan immediately lowered his head and said, "It's just a trivial matter. I hope Thirteenth Master doesn't dislike it!"
"How embarrassing!"
I saw He Jiayan bending down more and more and replied: "If the Thirteenth Master doesn't accept it, how can the common people have the nerve to go back!"
Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "I can't bear to live up to your sincerity... Then I'll accept it!"
"The Thirteenth Master doesn't dislike it, it's a blessing for the common people!"
After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Jinghong waved his hand and said, "I've given you the gifts as well. If you have nothing to do, go back!"
Giving gifts is just an appetizer. We haven’t even started talking about the real business yet. Are you asking yourself to go back?
"Master Thirteen..."
"Do you have anything else to do?" Zhu Jinghong asked with side eyes. He knew that He Jiayan's purpose in coming here was not simple.
"The common people have something that I would like to ask Master Thirteen to clarify!"
"The one who holds the position is short-handed. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"A few days ago, the Prosecutor's Office received a complaint. It was the Xue family of Jinling who sued Hu Jin'an, the official of Yingtian. Xue Pan has no official status now, and a common man sued the imperial official. This is a big matter... The common man's father didn't know how to deal with it, so he asked Master Thirteen, please help me with the details!"
As soon as Zhu Jinghong came out of Xue's house, Xue Pan made such a fool of himself. It was normal for He Gujin to make associations.
"Since the Xue family has appealed, it will be judged according to the law and in accordance with the law. Why do you come to ask me, a layman!"
"Then Hu Jin'an has many friends in Jinling's official circles, and he also has some connections in the court... Cao Min's father is worried that once he is interrogated, it will cause a big stir in the official circles, and he is afraid of missing the prince's important event!" He Jiayan said after considering.
"It's a joke. If you are interrogated according to the law, you are afraid of causing waves. Could it be that the Ming Law is just a show-off?"
He Jiayan didn't answer. It's really unclear whether the Ming Law was just a decoration.
"I can't bear to commit adultery the most. You go back and tell your father... Tell him to try whatever he wants. If anything happens, the prince and I will take care of it!" Zhu Jinghong had an angry look on his face, and his hatred was as clear as his words.
"For my father, I would like to thank the Thirteenth Master for taking care of me!" At this point, He Jiayan knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to Zhu Jinghong.
This last sentence actually expresses the intentions of He and Zheng. They want to rely on Zhu Jinghong to survive this crisis.
Of course, Zhu Jinghong didn't think so much, he only thought what He Jiayan said this time.
"Then the grassroots will go back to the house now and tell my father to set a date for the trial?"
"Don't choose a date. Let's hold an interrogation tomorrow and invite fellow Jinling residents to watch. It's open, fair and just!"
"yes!"
"Go back!"
"yes!"
After receiving the confirmation from Zhu Jinghong, He Jiayan completed the task, but his heart was not at peace.
Although he is a playboy, he also knows how much trouble this case will cause in Aurous Hill.
Zhu Jinghong could sit on the Diaoyutai and watch the storm roll into the sky with a smile, but as a fisherman, his family had to face the storm head-on.
It can be foreseen that countless reports will be sent to the capital to accuse his family of various scandals, or even directly throw dirty water.
The He family could be regarded as a provincial official, but now he has been reduced to the role of a pawn, which has to be said to have shocked He Jiayan.
The life that used to feel like peace of mind does not seem to be the case now.
After leaving the palace, I looked back at the unattainable palace gate, and then at the palace gate where only officials were not allowed to enter...
For the first time, He Jiayan felt that he had to study more to gain fame, otherwise no one would be able to protect him when his father waited a hundred years.
