Zhu Zheng was dead, and his remaining four subordinates were also under control. When the steward asked if he would go down the mountain to report to the official last night, Jian Yu said no.
When she left this morning, she planned to pass by the government office to inform the official. She would not be in the villa then, and the official would investigate the case as he should.
So Jian Yu was a little surprised when she learned that the official was coming early in the morning. Who went to report to the official?
When the official arrived, he was quite surprised to see Princess Jing. The police officer, who was originally doing business and had some authority, quickly knelt down and saluted after learning that the owner of the villa was Princess Jing.
Cold sweat dripped from their foreheads. Wasn't there Zhuangzi, who was not a member of the Communist Party of China before? Did they knock too hard just now?
I learned through the official's mouth that someone reported to the official in the middle of the night that there was a thief in Zhuangzi. Since it was not an urgent matter and the journey was long and required riding on horseback, they hurried out early in the morning.
Jian Yu asked the person who reported the official, and the official said that the person left after reporting. He called all the servants in the house to let the official identify him, but the boy who reported the official was not among them.
When the officers finally took away the four bandits, they were kept in the dark.
The two officials were usually marginalized figures in the yamen, and were often assigned to hard work, such as coming to the villa to deal with thefts. This kind of case where the road was bumpy and it was not easy to catch the thief, no one wanted to fall on them in the end.
But what is the situation now? ! The kidnapper from Hongyun Village who had been absconding for three years was caught! Not only that, the second boss, who was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver on his wanted order, also died on the mountain!
If these four people are escorted back and reported to your lord, and then they are taken to the mountain to collect the bodies, the case in Hongyun Village will be completely closed. If your lord adds to their political achievements, they will also receive a promotion.
This... pie in the sky? ! When they left, the two officials were in a daze. After regaining their senses, they bowed deeply in the direction of the villa and saluted. May the princess be safe!
People didn't take the morning episode seriously, but Jian Yu knew there was something wrong.
She first called Zhou Jinyan and asked him why he suddenly came to the villa.
"I heard that the princess bought a lot of female slaves, so I came here to take a look." Zhou Jinyan glanced at the red plums outside the pavilion. He lowered his voice and said, "You are so interested in the spice shop, but you are short of money recently?"
Jian Yu:......
Is this bitch assassin worried about the money he donated from his official position? ! Come to the villa to explore the reality.
"When I do something, I either don't do it or not do it. When I do it, I have to do my best."
Jian Yu raised her little face and her eyes were shining. When she said this, a colorful butterfly landed on her hairpin, shining but not burning.
Of course, she couldn't admit to the dog assassin that she was putting her treasure on opening a spice shop, so she had to give the other person a relationship in which she was interested in him because of her temperament.
"We are really short of money. I have a lot of treasures in my hands. I can just sell them to make some money."
Jian Yu's arrogant attitude was that I would donate an official position to you and I would be enough if I sold a few treasures.
Zhou Jinyan didn't say anything. She looked at him with a half-smiling look. If her strength hadn't allowed it at the moment, she would have wanted to slap the table, stand up and teach him a lesson, and then hit him in the face with money.
Jian Yu groaned inwardly, but changed the subject with a slight smile on her face.
"Who will report it to the official?"
When the question came up, Jian Yu already had a suspect in her mind, and then she and Zhou Jinyan said in unison: "Ning Guogong's Mansion."
At this stage, the one who is most worried about something happening to Princess Jing is probably Ning Guo Gongfu.
Jian Yu's guess is that Ning Guogong's Mansion has been sending people to monitor Prince Jing's Mansion. He saw her coming to Zhuangzi in a carriage and followed her all the way. Then he found her going up the mountain. Then everyone went up the mountain to look for her in the evening. Apparently something happened to Princess Jing.
After the spy returned to Duke Ning's Mansion to report, he was ordered to go to the government office to report the matter. The attitude of Duke Ning's Mansion must be to make the matter bigger. If Princess Jing was not found when the official came, the official would definitely intervene in the search. There was a fuss immediately.
If Princess Jing is found and the officials ask about the theft last night, the news will be leaked that Princess Jing returned late. Then Ningguo Duke's mansion will release the news. As the widow of Prince Jing, she went to the villa to go up the mountain and returned in the middle of the night. It is conceivable that she You know what kind of gossip will be heard in the market.
No matter what it was, it was enough to make Princess Jing very anxious. When they welcomed the Gu family's memorial tablet, they used some tricks to say that the Gu family did not recognize Princess Jing. It was even more logical to talk about Princess Jing's moral character and her unmatched conduct.
Zhou Jinyan heard Jian Yu's guess and looked at her with a meaningful look.
all hit!
Last night, the secret guard Fei Ge sent a message. The person who reported to the official was indeed a slave of Duke Ning's mansion. That person was still waiting for an opportunity to wait outside the villa, disguised as a commoner, just to spread the news as soon as possible.
When the officials left with the bandits, it was doomed that Duke Ning's plan was shattered.
If this matter is publicized, not only will it not discredit Princess Jing's image, but it will make the people respect Princess Jing even more. Who can catch the robbers if they want? The crowd couldn't help but praise him again.
Zhou Jinyan's eyes were dark, she was very smart, and she would be right nine out of ten times just by guessing.
Jian Yu took a bite of the food, then frowned and put down her chopsticks. It was obvious that she didn't like the food, so she stopped eating.
——Also extremely squeamish.
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Zhuangzi, who Jian Yu left at noon, checked their "homework" again before leaving. Everyone studied seriously and no one was cheating.
Aunt Hao had the sharpest eyes and could see people very accurately. Jian Yu specifically asked the stewards and buyers to take Aunt Hao's attitude as the criterion.
The women knew that being bought by Princess Jing was a great blessing. According to Ren Yazi, this batch of them was going to be sent to the land of Yangzhou fireworks! When the time comes, life will inevitably be worse than death.
So everyone cherished their current life, and they learned hard when their grandma taught them. When they learned that the princess asked them to work in the spice shop, they hugged each other in excitement and cried.
Mammy asked them to stay safely and the princess would not treat them badly. Everyone was grateful to Princess Jing for bringing them a new life.
The thriving business in Zhuangzi made Jian Yu more confident about the opening of the spice shop.
Before leaving, I heard from the steward that the government acted very quickly and had already gone up the mountain to bring down the bodies of the other bandits. The bodies of the four bandits were the same. Zhu Zheng had been eaten by wild beasts and only his head was left. He ended up dead without any body parts. .
Hongmei spat after hearing this, scolding him for what he deserved.
Jian Yu's thoughts were on Ning Guogong's mansion. In order to prevent her from welcoming the family memorial tablet, they did everything they could. Even when several princes got into trouble and were reprimanded by the emperor, they also To create rumors.
Tomorrow I will go to Ning Guo Gong's Mansion to pick up the Gu family's memorial tablet. It is not only a matter of Ning Guo Gong's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion, the entire Shengjing City, including the Holy One in the palace, is paying close attention to it.
Strictly speaking, this is the first time she has officially used the identity of Princess Jing. Not only must she not make any mistakes, but she must also maintain the face of Prince Jing's Palace. This is a matter of danger and glory.
Jian Yu curled her lips, looking forward to what was going on.
