PDLP Chapter 460 Family Incident
Chapter 460 Family Incident
Jiang Ningwan took a closer look and found that the ink used was indeed relatively cheap.
"Do you suspect something happened to your father?"
Qin Huaizhao pondered, "I think something might have happened at home, otherwise he wouldn't have changed the ink he usually uses."
"Although I don't know if it has anything to do with Qianqiu Zui, I'm still a little worried. I plan to go to Liyang."
Jiang Ningwan's eyes lit up, "What a coincidence! I'm planning to go to Liyang as well."
The source of this Qianqiuzui must be found out, otherwise if it is allowed to spread, who knows how much harm it will cause.
Ling Jinlan quickly said: "Then I'll go too!"
She exchanged a glance with Qin Huaizhao, and before he could speak, she said, "I know what you're worried about, but we've been married for so long, and I should go meet your parents. I'll be coming with you this time, too, so you don't have to worry."
At this time, Qin Shuangchi also slowly said: "And me."
Jiang Ningwan looked at him in surprise, "Are you going too?"
Qin Shuangchi nodded slightly. "I didn't tell you before that Qin Beihuang is also heading towards Liyang. He will leave Beijing for Liyang. I guess there must be something in Liyang that is worth his trip."
"Now it seems that this may also be related to Qianqiuzui."
Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was shocked, "Then Li Yang must go there again."
"But before I go, there's someone else I need to deal with."
Qin Shuangchi smiled meaningfully, "I know who you are talking about. I have already sent people to arrest him."
Jiang Ningwan was a little surprised, then raised the corners of her lips. It seemed that they really had some tacit understanding.
Late at night, a man was tied up and brought into the Prince of Chu's Palace and imprisoned in an underground secret room.
Jiang Ningwan learned the news and rushed to interrogate.
In the dark secret room, only two oil lamps illuminated Dong Qi who was tied to a chair.
It was pitch black all around, and Dong Qi could only see people around him, but he couldn't see their faces clearly.
Looking at the figure sitting on the chair in front of him, fear welled up in his heart, and he spoke in a trembling voice: "You... who are you? Why are you arresting me?"
Qin Shuangchi's cold voice slowly rang out: "Dong Qi, are you from Liyang?"
"Yes……"
"What is the purpose of selling Qianqiuzui?"
"The purpose... is to make money, what else is there?"
Qin Shuangchi remained silent. He waved his hand lightly and the guards brought two large jars of wine and poured them directly into Dong Qi's mouth one ladle at a time.
After being forced to drink several large scoops of liquid, Dong Qi choked and started coughing. After a while, he began to feel dizzy and lightheaded.
However, the guards did not stop and continued to force him to drink. With the remaining trace of consciousness, Dong Qi begged for mercy: "Please, I can't drink anymore, I can't... cough cough cough... no..."
Qin Shuangchi then raised his hand to stop him.
Dong Qi was in great pain because he was forced to drink too much alcohol at once. He only felt better after vomiting violently.
Qin Shuangchi's voice was as cold as a sharp blade: "This is your Qianqiuzui. You should know the harm of this wine. If you don't know, you can drink as much as you want from these in front of you."
Dong Qi was in great pain and didn't want to drink anymore. "I know, I know..."
"It's addictive, I know..."
Jiang Ningwan frowned, "Is it just an addiction?"
Dong Qi was already in a daze at this moment. His mind was clear but his body was completely drunk. He tilted his head back with his mouth open, and his breathing became rapid.
"Yes, this wine is addictive, that's why it sells well."
He doesn't look like he can think clearly and make up a lie.
Jiang Ningwan asked again: "What is the purpose of selling Qianqiuzui?"
"make money."
"You still dare to lie! You sell Qianqiuzui in large quantities not for the purpose of making money. It can be said that you are currently making a loss!" Jiang Ningwan's tone became sharp.
Dong Qi said weakly, "I don't know, but the mission given to me by the higher-ups is to sell Qianqiuzui and make it famous, so that the people of Kyoto and even the whole world will know about it."
"As long as all the wine I'm given can be sold, the Chamber of Commerce's profits and losses have nothing to do with me. I'll still be paid."
Jiang Ningwan asked, "How much money should I give you?"
"One hundred thousand taels."
When they heard this number, Jiang Ningwan and Qin Shuangchi were both shocked.
The person behind the scenes is definitely not an ordinary person, as he can come up with so much money and sell the wine on a large scale regardless of profit or loss.
"Are you working for the Qingsong Chamber of Commerce? Do you know the details of the Qingsong Chamber of Commerce?"
Dong Qi: "It's just a chamber of commerce. It started out in Liyang."
Jiang Ningwan: "Who is the owner of the Chamber of Commerce?"
Dong Qi said, "I don't know."
Jiang Ningwan was surprised. "You work for the Qingsong Chamber of Commerce, but you don't even know who the owner is?"
Dong Qi: "I'm just a shopkeeper they hired. No one in the Chamber of Commerce knows each other. Everyone is only responsible for completing their tasks and getting paid. Why would I ask them for anything if they gave me 100,000 taels?"
After hearing this, Jiang Ningwan understood that the Qingsong Chamber of Commerce was not a normal chamber of commerce at all.
What the people behind the scenes do is not legitimate at all.
That's why it's so mysterious and cautious.
Since they don’t know each other, if something happens, other people won’t be implicated.
After another long interrogation, Dong Qi still didn't know much. All the Qianqiuzui he brought with him had already entered Kyoto City.
Except for the batch that was previously confiscated by the government, most of the remaining ones are now in Zhou Lin's hands.
Zhou Lin will be responsible for the sales, and all the money earned will belong to Zhou Lin.
The only confirmed clue is that Qingsong Chamber of Commerce is in Liyang.
Walking out of the secret room, the moonlight is still bright.
"It seems that we have to go to Liyang this time." Jiang Ningwan said.
Qin Shuangchi nodded slightly, "If the other party came prepared and started from Liyang, then Prince Rong might also be in trouble."
"Otherwise, Qianqiuzui wouldn't have entered Kyoto City directly from Liyang."
Jiang Ningwan was puzzled. "But Princess Rong came to Jingdu City a while ago, and she didn't say anything about what happened in Liyang at that time. Could it be that this happened after she left Liyang? It shouldn't have happened in just a few months."
Qin Shuangchi said in a deep voice: "You'll know when you get there."
He held Jiang Ningwan's hand and walked slowly towards the yard.
"This time when we go to Liyang, you and Ling Jinlan will set off first. There are hundreds of jars of Qianqiuzui left in Kyoto City. We must find them and destroy them."
Jiang Ningwan nodded. This hidden danger had to be resolved. "Then hurry up and catch up!"
The next day, Qin Huaizhao asked for permission to return to Liyang to visit his relatives.
Since Qin Huaizhao and Ling Jinlan had been married for several months, he should take Ling Jinlan to meet his parents, so the emperor agreed.
Jiang Ningwan set off with them under the pretext of accompanying Ling Jinlan.
She did not report the matter of Li Yang Qianqiu being drunk.
If Prince Rong is involved and reports it in advance, the emperor's suspicion will undoubtedly harm Prince Rong's family.
Jinlan married Qin Huaizhao, and she couldn't put Qin Huaizhao's family in danger.
Therefore, it would be best if Li Yang’s issue could be resolved secretly.
After packing up, they set off.
Qin Huaizhao brought thirty-four guards with him, and Jiang Ningwan also brought fifty personal guards who followed him secretly.
Go to Liyang first to see what the situation is, and then transfer personnel if necessary.
……
Qin Beihuang had already arrived in Liyang for many days, and at the warm invitation of Princess Rong, he moved into the Rong Palace.
At the dinner table, Princess Rong praised Qin Beihuang. "This time, it's all thanks to my nephew Beihuang. If it weren't for him, I might not have been able to return home safely. He has taken so much care of me along the way. You are so young and promising. Whoever marries you will be blessed by three lifetimes of hard work."
Qin Beihuang lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, "Princess Rong, you are too kind."
At this time, Prince Rong smiled and said, "I heard that Bei Huang seems to have started a family. Two wives, right?"