Wu Yuanji nodded, "Yes, Li Lingmu threatened the subordinate to keep these contracts for him."
Li Lingmu's ghost was so angry that he vomited blood. These contracts were obviously stolen by him. If he hadn't been able to get it to the Yamen to change it into his own, he wouldn't have kept it.
Prince Jing couldn't help but said, "Master Wu, why didn't you give these things to Jin Yiwei when something happened to Li Lingmu?"
Leave it to Jin Yiwei, how is that possible?
These things were obtained after he planned for a long time, so how could he hand them over.
But the expression on his face was filled with fear and uneasiness, "I am timid and afraid of getting into trouble. I am worried that if I hand it over, I will be misunderstood by the Jin Yiwei, so I don't dare to hand it over."
Wu Yuanji was heartbroken. Although the contract was not his, it was in his hands. As long as he told the shop owner and the shop assistants that it was given to him by Li Lingmu, others would not be able to do anything to him even if they had suspicions.
Those farm shops brought him a lot of income every year.
In order to win over Lord Xinning and avoid being thrown into prison, he could only endure the heartache and hand it over.
Ling Chu suddenly sighed, "Hey, I've been busy all day today, and I'm tired and hungry. I'm just a girl, so forget it. However, those Jinyi guards can't work in vain after they've been tired all day, right? Wu Yuanwai, you look……"
The words were not finished, but Wu Yuanji understood the meaning.
This is a benefit fee.
Ning Chuyi and Prince Jing also understood Ling Chu's words and frowned. They were not the kind of people who would accept bribes.
Seeing that they wanted to speak, Ling Chu quickly winked.
Wu Yuanji looked ugly. How much benefits would he have to pay for so many royal guards?
But it was a matter of life, so he had to give it.
Forget it, I can only console myself by keeping the green hills and not worrying about running out of firewood.
As long as he is allowed to escape this disaster, he will definitely find a way to gain more back in the future.
Wu Yuanji endured his heartache and said with a smile, "Everyone has worked hard, butler, why don't you go get some tea money for the adults."
The housekeeper agreed, but he was complaining in his heart.
There is not even half a copper in the house anymore. Where can he get the money?
There is only one last place left.
When he goes to get money for these Jin Yiwei, they... shouldn't follow him, right?
The housekeeper was unsure, but he could only bite the bullet and walk out of the yard.
Seeing that the imperial guards did not follow him, the housekeeper felt relieved. After turning left and right, he walked into a rockery.
Ling Chu immediately turned to the Jinyi guards and said, "Why are you still standing there in a daze? Why don't you take action quickly?"
The Jin Yiwei looked confused. What did Miss Ling ask them to do?
Ning Chuyi glanced at them with disgust. Why didn't he realize that his guards were so stupid?
Prince Jing also understood. He raised his leg and kicked the Jin Yiwei next to him. "Are you stupid? Of course you are copying money. The butler has already led you, why are you standing there stupidly?"
The imperial guards suddenly realized what they were doing, turned around and hurriedly chased after the housekeeper.
Wu Yuanji was so angry that he almost vomited blood and glared at Ling Chu fiercely, "How dare you lie to me?"
Ling Chu almost rolled his eyes at him, "Master Wu, those words of yours are just to deceive a three-year-old child. We are not fools like Li Lingmu."
The ghost of Li Lingmu next to him had a face of shame. He was indeed stupid. He was heartbroken for Wu Yuanji, a white-eyed wolf, and was not aware of his wolfish ambitions at all.
Wu Yuanji wished he could slap himself in the face. He always claimed to be smart, but unexpectedly he was tricked by a little girl.
The housekeeper's face turned pale when he saw the royal guards swarming into the cave like wolves and tigers.
He wanted to stop them, but how could he defeat those imperial guards?
The last five hundred thousand taels of silver hidden in the cave were dug out of the soil by the Jinyi guards.
Wu Yuanji was so filled with hatred that he could only plead to Commander Ning, "Master Ning, these were all given to me by Li Lingmu. My lord, I was wrong. I should not have been timid and did not hand over everything." Get out. Please, sir, please show your respect..."
Wu Yuanji's son plucked up the courage to plead, "Yes, sir, my father is an upright official and has never been greedy for money..."
Wu Yuanji's concubine felt that the sky was about to collapse, "Sir, please, don't take us to prison. My husband is innocent. It was Li Lingmu who harmed us..."
"Master Ning, I am wrong. I should not be threatened by Li Lingmu and hide these ill-gotten gains for him..."
Ling Chu almost laughed angrily. Now that things have happened, this Wu Yuanji still wants to pour dirty water on the dead.
Did he think that Li Lingmu was dead and no one knew the truth, so what he said was what he said?
Ling Chu took out a bottle of cow's tears redeemed from the system mall from his sleeve pocket, and quickly sprinkled a drop on Wu Yuanji's face when he wasn't prepared.
He smiled and said, "Executive member Wu, since you said those things were given to you by Li Lingmu, come on, let's confront each other in front of everyone and see who lied."
Wu Yuanji was stunned for a moment, and then became furious. What the hell is this girl doing again?
However, before he could get angry, he suddenly realized that the scene in front of him seemed a bit sinister.
While he was in shock and doubt, a pale and familiar puppet face suddenly appeared in front of him.
Wu Yuanji took a closer look and discovered that it was Li Lingmu who had been dead for many years.
Li Lingmu's ghost clicked his hands a few times, straightened his head that was tilted to one side, stared at him sinisterly with blood-stained eyes, and floated toward him with his feet off the ground.
"Wu Yuanji, you are such a wolf-hearted thing. I treated you like a brother and cultivated you with all my heart, but you framed me for rebellion and killed my whole family. You deserve to die. Give me the lives of my wife and children..."
Wu Yuanji did not expect to see Li Lingmu's ghost, and his legs and feet were trembling with fear.
Instinctively, he raised his hand to touch the protective jade pendant in his arms, only to find that it had been smashed into pieces at some point. He immediately turned pale with fright.
"Li...Master Li, you...don't come here, I, I didn't mean to kill your whole family. I thought you would be demoted at most, but I didn't know your whole family would be beheaded.
Mr. Li, I was wrong. I should not have coveted your military power or sought your family’s property. I was wrong. Please let me go..."
Ling Chu originally thought that Wu Yuanji was not afraid of ghosts, but it turned out that he looked up to him. Previously, it was just because of the protective jade pendant that the ghosts could not get close to him, so there was nothing he could do about him.
Now that he had nothing to protect himself, Wu Yuanji was so frightened that he turned around and wanted to run away, but found that no matter where he rushed, Li Lingmu's ghost could be one step ahead of him and block his way.
Li Lingmu realized that he had nothing to protect him, and he couldn't hold back the hatred in his heart anymore. He rushed forward and grabbed him by the neck.
Others could not see Li Lingmu's ghost. They only saw Wu Yuanji first begging for mercy in the deserted air, then running away in fear, and now his feet were in the air, as if someone had grabbed his neck and lifted him into the air.
When those Jinyi guards saw the familiar scene before them, although they still felt strange, they were calmer than the previous time.
As for Wu Yuanji's family, their faces were pale with fear and they were trembling in a corner. No one dared to step forward to rescue him.
