Not long after, the first box was pulled up with a rope.
There was a circle of people around the well mouth, and everyone craned their necks to wait for Ye Song to open the box.
There was a crisp click as Ye Song split the lock on the box with an axe.
A box of neatly arranged silver ingots caught everyone's eyes.
"That's a lot of silver. There must be three or four thousand taels in this box."
I don't know who shouted in the distance.
With a smile on his face, Ye Song immediately reached out and picked up a piece of silver.
"This is not ordinary silver, it is official silver."
Ye Song raised the silver ingot high, revealing the official silver mark underneath for everyone to see.
The crowd of people watching all gasped.
Could it be that the rumor that Governor Song embezzled disaster relief money is actually true?
"Governor Song, you have nothing to say now. Don't tell me that the money that should have been placed in the government office was placed in your own residence because you were afraid of losing it."
Ye Song saw that Governor Song was already pale with fright, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
"Hurry up and bring all the government money here. I want to take a good inventory to see how much disaster relief money Governor Song has embezzled."
"Jincheng goes to find Zhang Tongpuan. He needs to be present for this matter."
Since the epidemic began in Yuezhou, Zhang Tongpan has hardly spent a day in the government office and has been traveling outside.
If Zhang Tongpan hadn't been busy, Yuezhou City wouldn't know what trouble would have happened.
Unlike Governor Song who relied on family donations, Zhang Tongpan became a general judge by taking the imperial examination. The two took completely different paths.
Zhang Tongpan knew that it would be difficult for him to get promoted, so he only focused on doing things for the people.
Governor Song made friends with powerful people everywhere in order to get promoted.
With Zhang Tongpan, an upright man, Governor Song is really doomed.
Before all the disaster relief funds had been pulled in, as soon as Zhang Tongyan arrived, Ye Song ordered people to clear the place, and no one else was allowed to come forward.
Ye Jintang's goal has been achieved, so naturally he won't join in the fun here.
She asked Zhou Cong to keep an eye on her while she took Lvzhu and Forsythia back to Feicui Alley.
The sudden appearance of disaster relief money in the abandoned well today was too weird for Zhou Cong and Zhou Wuwei, but they didn't say a word about what they should do.
This made Ye Jintang relieved. If they asked, she really didn't know what to say.
"It's so hot, Lvzhu, go to the kitchen and see if there's any mung bean soup."
"Forsythia, go get a watermelon from the well and cut it for everyone to eat. Everyone is probably thirsty after seeing the excitement for so long."
"Yes, slave, go right away."
Luzhu and Forsythia got the order and went to work immediately.
Aunt Liu helped Ye Jintang change her clothes and couldn't help but remind her.
"Girl, you should make plans for yourself earlier. Mr. Ye is so indifferent to the girl, and the girl's life will not be easy when she returns to the Danyang Marquis Mansion."
"Well, I have money left by my parents. As long as we have money, our life will not be too difficult."
"It's good for a girl to have money with her, but she will soon be old enough to marry, and I'm afraid that Danyang Marquis Mansion won't pay attention to her."
All major marriage matters are decided by the parents. Ye Jintang has no parents. In the future, when he goes to the Danyang Marquis Mansion, it will be up to the old lady to make the decision.
Given her current situation, the old lady would definitely not find her a happy husband.
"Mother Liu, I have my own ideas."
"As long as the girl has a plan."
To be honest, Aunt Liu couldn't understand Ye Jintang, as nothing seemed difficult to her.
It was obviously a dead end, but she could solve it easily.
That day, Governor Song and his family were all sent to prison, and all the disaster relief money was placed in the government warehouse and placed under strict supervision.
"Master, Zhang Tongpan and Mr. Ye had a drink together at the government office tonight, and they didn't leave until late at night."
"Oh, my cousin is pretty good. He can sit at the same table as Zhang Tongpan so quickly."
"Zhou Chongming, why don't you keep an eye on Ye Song to see what he does."
"yes."
Today Ye Jintang not only put the disaster relief money into the dry well, she also put the account book in it.
Now it seems that Ye Song should get the account book and discuss with Zhang Tongsuan how to deal with it.
Then she would just wait and see how things got better.
Two days later, Magistrate Zhao, who came to take office, finally arrived in Yuezhou City.
As soon as their family entered the government office and reported their identities, the government officials immediately arrested them all and put them in jail.
Two days later, the imperial court sent the censor of Zuo Qiandu to investigate the case of disaster relief funds.
Although Ye Jintang had no one in the court, seeing that senior officials of the fourth rank like Zuo Qiandu Yushi were here, it was clear that the court attached great importance to this matter.
How proud Ye Song is now, how unlucky Ye Song will be in the capital later.
The Changping Prince's Mansion is a clan member, and he is also a prince after all. If the Danyang Marquis Mansion adds trouble to Prince Changping, it is not digging his own grave.
In her previous life, after Ye Yanran married the third prince and became Princess Qi, she fell out with Prince Changping.
As Princess Qi, her natal Danyang Houfu naturally has this strength, but Ye Yanran is still young and has two years left before marrying the third prince.
At this time, Danyang Hou Mansion and Chang Ping Prince Mansion would not gain any benefit.
Thinking of this, Ye Jintang couldn't help but start thinking about the money of Danyang Houfu.
There must be a lot of good things in the huge warehouse of the Hou Mansion.
She was going to live in such a poor place as Ningchuanzhou, so she naturally had to bring more money with her. If she could take over the Danyang Marquis Mansion in one fell swoop, she would be prosperous.
"What are you thinking about, girl? You are so happy."
As soon as Luzhu entered the house with two newly made summer clothes, she saw Ye Jintang leaning on the Arhat bed and laughing alone.
"It's nothing. The summer clothes I want are ready so quickly?"
Ye Jintang sat up and took the clothes from Lu Zhu's hand.
She would never let herself be wronged. Since she had money, she naturally wanted to be well-dressed and well-fed.
There are several pieces of good silk material in the space, which are most suitable for making summer clothes.
"Master Qiu's craftsmanship in Yuezhou City is very good. I have seen it before. The stitches on his clothes are fine and smooth. Even the tailors in the capital are only like this."
"Don't fool me. The tailors in the capital must be better than those in Yuezhou."
Ye Jintang picked up the clothes and tried them on. The material was soft and breathable, and it was as thin as gauze and very comfortable to wear.
Sure enough, one needs to wear good clothing, and only such soft silk can match her delicate skin.
Ye Jintang and Luzhu were talking about the style of clothes in the room, when suddenly Zhou Cong hurriedly came to report.
"Master, just now the government office posted a notice saying that it is true that Song Deshan and Zhao Ming embezzled money for disaster relief. Both of them were sentenced to Qiuhouwenzhan. All the 200,000 taels of silver they embezzled from money were confiscated and will be distributed to the people affected by the disaster soon."
"that's it?"
Ye Jintang's face was extremely ugly. Ye Song was really her good cousin.
"Yes, that's all the notice says."
"Not a word was mentioned about my parents being murdered by Song Deshan."
Zhou Cong shook his head.
"I read it twice, and it's true that it didn't mention anything about Master Ye and Madam."
"good very good."
"Go and call a lawyer. I want to write a petition."
Ye Jintang had long expected that Ye Song would focus on the disaster relief fund, but after the disaster relief fund issue was resolved, he had to stand up for Magistrate Ye no matter what. After all, Magistrate Ye was his uncle.
But judging from the notice, it was obvious that Ye Song had forgotten about Magistrate Ye for a long time.
He is really heartless.
The petition was written quickly, but Ye Jintang did not go to the government office immediately.
