NFBE Chapter 353 Confidants
Chapter 353 Confidants
When Shen Tang heard the news that Concubine Jiang was taken away by the Ministry of Justice for interrogation, he felt relieved.
Although Shen Tang didn't believe that Concubine Jiang would poison his brother and would release her after interrogation, he felt very uncomfortable about being used as a butcher to stab his brother.
No wonder Concubine Ye was so kind and helped Concubine Jiang to plead with the Emperor to let her meet Master Jiang. It turned out that she had made up her mind from the beginning to use Concubine Jiang to kill Master Jiang and silence him.
In the Ministry of Justice, there are endless torture instruments used for interrogation. Even though Concubine Ye has the leverage over Mr. Jiang, she is afraid that Mr. Jiang will not be able to bear the consequences and will confess. Only a dead person can keep his mouth shut.
Now that Master Jiang is dead, King Qi and Marquis Changping can rest easy.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice was lenient because the Second Master was speaking for him, and he was doing it under the guise of the Prince. Concubine Jiang brought food so many times, and the jailers ate it without any problems, but today's food was poisonous. This must be related to the Second Master!
The Second Master helped the King of Qi to silence witnesses, which definitely shows that he is the King of Qi's confidant.
In the previous life, the title of Prince of Jingyang finally went into the hands of Xie Guiyin instead of the second master. There must be something wrong.
Concubine Jiang was taken to the Ministry of Justice, and the Minister of Justice personally interrogated her. Concubine Jiang was heartbroken. She insisted that there was nothing wrong with the food she sent and that Master Jiang did not die from her visit to the prison.
But it was useless for her to refuse to accept it. This was the result of the coroner's autopsy, and the Ministry of Justice did not require her to accept it. She just had to answer whatever was asked.
Concubine Jiang said, "Those meals were made by the chef of Prince Jingyang's Mansion! He has been with me ever since I left Prince Jingyang's Mansion and arrived at the Ministry of Justice Prison!"
In other words, the food was poisoned in Prince Jingyang's mansion.
Someone in Prince Jingyang's Mansion wanted to kill Mr. Jiang to silence him.
The Minister of Justice asked, "Are you sure the food box never left your sight?"
Concubine Jiang was very sure.
Concubine Jiang said, "I asked my maid to go to the pharmacy to buy some wound medicine. I didn't get off the carriage, and the food box was inside. I'm sure no one else has been near the food box except me and the maid."
It was basically determined that the poison had been put into the food in Prince Jingyang's mansion.
Then this case will be difficult to investigate.
Although there was little suspicion that Concubine Jiang poisoned her brother, after all, she was the prince's concubine and the Jiang family could not implicate her, not to mention that most people would not have the heart to harm their own brother, but Master Jiang did die of poisoning after eating the food she brought. Before clearing the suspicion, Concubine Jiang had no choice but to be imprisoned.
The Minister of Justice told the prince what Concubine Jiang said. This matter was of no trivial importance and could easily kill Master Jiang. If he had any evil intentions towards Prince Jingyang one day, it would be difficult to avoid it.
The prince checked the kitchen, but found nothing.
Mr. Jiang was poisoned to death under the nose of the Ministry of Justice. The next morning at the court, the Minister of Justice apologized to the emperor and was fined half a year's salary by the emperor. The Vice Minister of Justice released Concubine Jiang into the Ministry of Justice prison despite the instructions of Prince Yu not to allow anyone to visit her, and was demoted one level by the emperor.
As for Concubine Jiang, although Mr. Jiang died after eating the food she sent, there is no evidence to prove that she was the one who poisoned him. Moreover, Concubine Jiang probably didn't know that the Ministry of Justice would let her in to visit him in prison, so it is unlikely that she poisoned Mr. Jiang.
After being detained for a few days and waiting for the prince to pick her up, Xie Guiyin asked the Ministry of Justice to release her, and the Minister of Justice released Concubine Jiang.
Once Master Jiang died, the case of corruption among officials and bandits in Qianzhou could no longer be investigated further, and the Jiang family could only be convicted based on the existing evidence.
Master Jiang is dead, but the other members of the Jiang family are still alive. The Ministry of Justice sentenced some of them to death and exiled the rest.
Originally, the matter would have ended here, but Concubine Jiang was unwilling to give in and went to the palace to find Concubine Ye, and a marriage proposal came out of nowhere.
It belongs to Xie Guiyin and Jiang Huier.
She was very close to her natal family and had arranged the marriage between Xie Guiyin and Jiang Huier earlier. Although Jiang Huier had not yet married into the family, she was the future daughter-in-law of the Jingyang Palace. She hoped that the palace would release Jiang Huier for the sake of its reputation.
Concubine Ye called the princess into the palace. Instead of asking directly whether this was true, she asked the princess in a roundabout way whether she and Prince Jingyang had given the right to arrange the marriage between the second young master and the eldest daughter to Concubine Jiang.
The princess didn't think much about it, and since it was the truth, she nodded.
Just as the Emperor was gone, Concubine Ye said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Jiang came to me and said that the Second Young Master of Prince Jingyang's Mansion is engaged to Miss Jiang, and asked me to plead for mercy. I asked Princess Jingyang to inquire about this, and it is indeed true. This engagement is not cancelled with exile. Prince Jingyang has made great contributions to the court. Your Majesty should give him face and let Miss Jiang go."
The princess didn't expect that Concubine Ye asked her to enter the palace just to help Concubine Jiang.
Jiang Huier harbored evil intentions and almost caused Shen Tang to fall. Now she is going to marry into the Jingyang Palace and become a sister-in-law. They will see each other every day from now on.
The princess looked extremely unhappy.
Although the princess was not concerned about the affairs of the court, she was not completely unaware that Prince Yu was keeping a close eye on Mr. Jiang's case. In addition, Concubine Jiang went to the palace to ask Concubine Ye for help, and Concubine Ye helped. It was clear that Prince Qi was behind Mr. Jiang.
But the princess did not expect that Concubine Ye would help Concubine Jiang to the point of plotting against her.
Concubine Ye said this to the emperor in front of her. Could the princess say that Concubine Ye lied?
Even if she didn't say it, in the eyes of the emperor, it was true. She even came to help Concubine Jiang to plead with Concubine Ye.
The prince does have a lot of face, and the case was investigated by Xiao Huan and Xie Guimo, and Concubine Ye helped to plead for mercy, so the emperor agreed.
As soon as the emperor agreed, the princess said, "I have something else to do in the palace, so I will take my leave."
Concubine Ye wanted to keep the princess to have a few private words with her, so she asked the palace maid to persuade her to stay, but the princess left the palace without looking back.
When Shen Tang heard about this, she almost exploded with anger. She looked at Xie Guimo and asked, "Am I going to become a sister-in-law to Jiang Huier in the future?"
It was just a plot against her, she could still tolerate it for a while.
But Jiang Huier came for the baby in her belly, and Shen Tang couldn't stand it.
She didn't even believe that the princess would help plead for mercy.
Xie Guimo said, "My mother was used by Noble Concubine Ye, and I have no way to express my suffering. However, it is better to be plotted against openly for once. In the future, I will not rush into the palace whenever Noble Concubine Ye asks me to."
Seeing Shen Tang was very angry, Xie Guimo said, "It's too early for them to become sisters-in-law. Mother won't let her move into the mansion like this."
"I'm starting to believe your suspicions now."
Shen Tang was bewildered. "What doubts?"
Xie Guimo said, "Father has been cuckolded."
Shen Tang, "..."
Shen Tang covered his mouth.
But be careful with your voice.
If this gets heard and spread, how will she ever see the prince again?
Well, Concubine Jiang sent someone to the Ministry of Justice to pick up Jiang Huier and arrange for her to live in Prince Jingyang's Mansion.
The princess didn't let him into the palace.
Even if they were engaged, they hadn't gotten married yet. Living here without any status or formality would make people laugh at the Jingyang Palace for being so unruly.
Concubine Jiang insisted that Jiang Hui'er move in, and she was sure that the prince would turn a blind eye, but the princess refused to give in. "It's fine if she insists! They will get married today!"
There are no guests for the wedding ceremony today, not even any wedding dresses.
Concubine Jiang could not agree to such a sloppy marriage for her son, so she could only arrange for Jiang Huier to live on the farm temporarily.