Zhao Feng said this, and when he saw Liu Jia and Li Ding still looking ashamed, he couldn't help laughing, patted their shoulders and said.
"Okay, nothing goes smoothly in this world. This time we failed, we should be aware of our shame and then be brave."
When Zhao Feng said this, he couldn't help but frown and thought for a moment.
He was certain that Meng Da, Mrs. Liu and Magistrate Sun must have colluded secretly together for a long time, but what roles did the three of them play in it?
If we can't figure out their chain of interests, then there's no way to dismantle them, and at the same time, there's no way to completely defeat these three people!
Although Zhao Feng failed this time, it aroused Zhao Feng's competitive spirit. After all, everything he did before was smooth and smooth.
But many things he did after entering the court ended in failure, which made Zhao Feng feel an invisible resistance.
It seems that a person like me who comes from a poor family may not be able to call the shots like others even if he enters the court.
Fortunately, Zhao Feng was not discouraged. He had decided to help Her Royal Highness the Princess. As long as Zhou Tong did not drive him away, he would definitely solve the problems here.
With this thought in his mind, Zhao Feng returned to the princess's manor, where Zhou Tong had been waiting anxiously. When he saw Zhao Feng coming back, he hurriedly came over and asked.
"Mr. Zhao, how is the situation?"
Zhao Feng smiled bitterly, took half a step back, cupped his hands and said.
"Sorry, Your Highness, we failed this time!"
Zhou Tong was suddenly startled and looked at Zhao Feng in disbelief, his eyes shining with surprise.
"Failed?"
Zhao Feng nodded and told everything he had reasoned out on the road.
"The housekeeper Liu Po in your service, the town's Juren Mengda, and the prefect here have colluded."
"The three of them have formed a very stable interest group in order to continuously steal the money from your house."
"I thought I had their evidence before, but in fact all the evidence was retracted today, so I was tricked this time!"
After hearing Zhao Feng's words, Zhou Tong was stunned for a long time. Just when Zhao Feng thought that Zhou Tong thought that he was not capable enough and was going to let him leave, Zhou Tong burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard!"
Zhao Feng's face suddenly darkened and he touched his nose in embarrassment.
Zhou Tong laughed so hard that he couldn't help but cover his stomach. He supported Zhao Feng's arm with one hand and patted it hard twice and said.
"Mr. Zhao, you really made me laugh to death. Look at your expression. Your face is as dark as the bottom of a pot!"
Zhao Feng scratched his head helplessly and said awkwardly.
"Your Highness, please stop laughing at me."
Zhou Tong shook his head seriously and looked at Zhao Feng with great joy.
"Mr. Zhao, I'm not laughing at you, I'm really happy."
Seeing Zhao Feng's confused expression, Zhou Tong smiled and explained.
"Mr. Zhao, you have been going smoothly ever since you were born. Although my eldest brother and my fourth brother and I admire your talents very much, we always feel that we cannot get close to you."
"My fourth brother told me before that you are so wise that you are almost like a demon, almost like a god!"
"Maybe you think it's nothing, but in the eyes of outsiders, you are a difficult person to get close to, and your failure this time lets me know that you are not a monster, you are an ordinary person like us."
Zhou Tong said this, directly took Zhao Feng's arm and said with a smile.
"Okay, Mr. Zhao, I won't let you go. You haven't helped me solve the problem here. How can I let you go?"
Zhao Feng understood Zhou Tong's explanation and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"So that's it. It seems like you all want me to stumble over one thing!"
Zhou Tong smiled and nodded, looking at Zhao Feng becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.
Zhou Tong had indeed secretly admired Zhao Feng before, but this admiration made her feel that there was a gap between herself and Zhao Feng that could never be crossed.
After all, Zhao Feng has talents in many aspects that ordinary people can never match. He can even be said to be an all-rounder.
Although Zhao Feng failed this time, Zhou Tong suddenly felt that the distance between him and Zhao Feng was closer.
Zhou Tong couldn't help but secretly rejoice as he thought about this.
Zhao Feng smiled awkwardly and followed Zhou Tong back to the manor.
Unexpectedly, when something like that happened, the housekeeper Liu Po returned to the manor with the maids as if nothing was wrong.
Seeing the mocking looks that Mrs. Liu and the maids looked at him, Zhao Feng didn't think anything of it, but he was already thinking about how to defeat them completely.
After eating something simple, Zhao Feng returned to his room and asked Liu Jia and Li Ding to buy him a table and chairs before sitting at the table and thinking in detail.
He was able to determine that housekeeper Liu Po, Meng Da, and Magistrate Sun must have formed an interest group, and that this interest chain was missing some of the most critical links.
Housekeeper Liu Po secretly embezzled the property from Zhou Tong, and transferred Zhou Tong's properties, land, etc. to Mengda through some legal channels. Mengda relied on these properties and finances to make profits from them, and finally distributed them to Sun. The prefect and Mrs. Liu.
If housekeepers Liu Po and Meng Da are interested in the interests of Her Royal Highness, then what role does Magistrate Sun play in this?
If you are just coveting the money and backing the two of them, it makes no sense at all, because Zhou Tong is the princess of the Zhou Dynasty after all. If this matter is exposed, then Magistrate Sun will not be able to lose even if he has a few heads. of!
And as a prefect, he probably wouldn't need so much money. Liu Jia had visited his house before, and it didn't look very wealthy.
Zhao Feng thought like this, suddenly frowned, turned to Liu Jia and said.
"Go to the capital and get all the seeds that the merchants brought back from the Western Regions. At the same time, go to the Ministry of Officials."
"I need to know everything about the transfer of this prefect Sun, including the year he entered the officialdom, where he served later, etc."
Liu Jia knew that he had done something wrong before, and Zhao Feng did not blame him. This made Liu Jia regard this time as an opportunity to make meritorious deeds. He nodded vigorously, patted his chest and said.
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely handle this matter well. If it doesn't work well, I'll come to see you!"
Zhao Feng smiled slightly, said nothing more, and asked Liu Jia to return to the capital overnight.
