kvmb Chapter 160 The man behind the scenes
Chapter 160 The man behind the scenes
Through Xiao He's narration, the two finally found out who was manipulating everything behind the scenes.
The young masters who had caused trouble with Jiang Xian before were several other merchants in Qingping County. They were conspiring to seize the Jiang family's business.
The person who secretly instigated Jiang Boyuan to kill Jiang Chengli was also the prefect's handiwork.
After all, Jiang Boyuan is a fool. Even if he has the courage, he doesn't have the manpower, let alone the brains to design all this.
Jiang Boyuan had a particularly capable gentleman by his side, who was sent to him by Prefect Chen.
It can be said that the Jiang family's business is completely controlled by this person. Jiang Boyuan only looks at the account book to see how much money is entered every day, and doesn't care about the rest at all.
Xiao He also accidentally discovered that the gentleman in the mansion was secretly meeting with Prefect Chen, and later accidentally heard Jiang Boyuan instructing the other party to do something.
"That's all I know. I don't know if it's true or not, and I don't have any evidence, but I can assure you that everything I said is true."
She heard all this by chance. Every time someone came to the mansion, the master would leave these people alone in the study and not allow anyone to approach.
Once, the lady saw the master returning home in a hurry and closing the door. She thought that he had brought back some shameful vixen, so she asked her to go and secretly find out.
With the help of the lady, the guards were lured away and she was able to sneak in quietly.
But she didn't dare to get too close, so she only heard the general idea. It turned out that the master's death was not an accident, but murder.
Even so, she was frightened to the point of turning pale.
After she left, she reported to her wife, saying that they were discussing business and no women were involved. The wife was relieved. She felt that it was against the rules to eavesdrop on her husband's discussion of serious matters, so she ordered her not to mention this matter to anyone again.
She was trembling with fear for a month, and only felt relieved when she was sure that no one knew she had sneaked in that day.
Jiang Shian couldn't understand why Xiao He would help him, and telling him might put himself in danger.
Xiao He knelt down straight after she finished speaking and kowtowed to him: "I really have nowhere else to go. My mother is seriously ill and the family has been deducting my monthly allowance. I really can't do anything. If I don't get treatment, I'm afraid..."
As she spoke she raised her head, her face full of tears.
She just hoped that the other party would see that what she said was useful and help her save her mother.
Jiang Shian stood up from the stool, took two steps forward and helped Xiao He up personally: "Don't worry, I will find a good doctor for your mother, and I will also bear the expenses."
"I have to thank you for what happened today. You helped me a lot. But now that you suddenly disappeared, the people in the mansion should have noticed it. It is inevitable that they will investigate further. For your safety, you may need to move to another place. Of course, I will bear all the money during this period, so you can rest assured." Jiang Shian said quickly with a serious expression.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, young master." Xiao He agreed repeatedly. How could she not agree to such a good thing?
Yingmo, who was sitting at the table, disappeared at some point.
Jiang Shian thought that Yingmo should have gone to pick up Xiaohe's mother.
He looked back at Ji Yinghuai, who nodded to him.
Jiang Shian narrowed his eyes and smiled. As expected, Ji Yinghuai and he had the best understanding.
The other party knew what he was thinking and gave him proper orders without him even having to say anything.
"It's getting late now, and it's too late to travel tonight. Miss Xiaohe, please rest in the inn for one night. My people will send you out of the city tomorrow morning."
A shadow guard went downstairs and opened a new room for Xiaohe to live in with peace of mind.
After an incense stick of time, Yingmo not only brought Xiaohe's mother, but also invited a doctor to come along.
Jiang Shian remembered what the waiter had just said about someone following Xiao He, and felt a little worried, so he decided to go and check it out himself.
He put on a robe, and the two of them went out and walked downstairs.
Xiaohe's mother was lying on the bed.
A doctor was feeling her pulse beside the bed. After a moment, the doctor withdrew his hand and said, "She has been ill from overwork and the cold has not healed. It has been a while. If she is not treated, she will develop tuberculosis. By then, even Hua Tuo would be unable to save her."
The woman on the bed was pale, her cheeks were so thin that you could see the bones. She withdrew her hand and lowered her head and started coughing.
Xiao He sat on the bedside, half hugging the old woman, her eyes red, and she kept begging the doctor for help.
When she saw the two people coming in, she stood up and saluted.
Jiang Shian waved his hands quickly, looking at the doctor who took out the medicine box and then opened the needle bag beside the bed: "Old doctor, is there any way to cure it?"
"Although it cannot be completely cured, it can stop the disease from getting worse. After I finish the acupuncture and prescribe the medicine, you can go get the medicine. Drink it for half a month and your cold and cough will be cured. Then I will switch to a decoction to warm your body."
After the old doctor finished speaking, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the situation had not turned out to be the worst.
After the old doctor finished the diagnosis and wrote out the prescription, the shadow guard sent the old doctor out and went to get the medicine.
Maybe it was because of the few injections the doctor had just given her, the woman's complexion looked much better and she stopped coughing. Xiao He then helped her lie down on the bed.
Jiang Shian and the others stopped disturbing him and went upstairs.
After returning to the room, Yingmo reported: "There were indeed a few people squatting at the entrance of their alley and watching them. I caught one and interrogated him. He was not a servant of the Jiang family. He died of poison before I could ask him a few questions."
Yingmo had never expected that there were assassins in this small place. They had poison hidden in their teeth and would never survive if caught. It was actually his fault for not noticing it earlier.
Ji Yinghuai said, "It's not your fault. He died so suddenly, which means that what Xiaohe told us was not groundless. This matter involves a lot of people. There must be other spies in the Jiang Mansion. The other party may be anxious. Let's follow this line to investigate. By the way, Jiang Xian said that there are people from Prefect Chen around Jiang Boyuan. These people may not be as simple as guards. You should ask the brothers to keep an eye on them."
Ji Yinghuai walked to the table, spread out the paper, and dipped the brush in ink.
After a while, he stopped writing, rolled up the paper, stuffed it into a small bamboo tube and handed it to Yingmo: "Send it to the person in the palace and ask him to send someone to check."
Yingmo responded and went out.
Jiang Shian poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Ji Yinghuai, and asked curiously: "The one in the palace, is he talking about the emperor?"
"Yes." Ji Yinghuai nodded and explained, "I think that Prefect Chen and his men are in collusion with the bandits in this area. In addition to what Jiang Xian said during the day, we have to send someone to investigate the identity of this 'adopted son'."