kvmb Chapter 340 Tell Me
Chapter 340 Tell Me
When Madam Zhang saw the envelope, her expression changed drastically. She immediately stepped forward to snatch the envelope away, but Jiang Xun beat her to it and took the envelope away.
Madam Zhang's face turned extremely ugly in an instant. Ignoring the many people watching, she stepped forward and slapped Liu Xiang across the face: "You little bitch! Who do you think you are? A lowly wretch, daring to slander my son! Guards, drag her out and beat her to death with sticks!"
The two old women immediately stepped forward and grabbed Liu Xiang.
Jiang Xun said, "Aunt, this Miss Liu's indenture is not with the Yang family. According to the laws of the Great Zhao, even if a servant is beaten to death, his crime must be reported to the government for record. I wonder what kind of status you have that allows you to beat a citizen of the Great Zhao to death at will?"
Madam Zhang was momentarily speechless, while Jiang Xun had already opened the envelope, taking out the voucher that Yang Chengfeng had personally signed for the Red Sleeve Pavilion. He sneered, "One hundred thousand taels of silver. In three years, your young master Yang spent one hundred thousand taels of silver on a prostitute, yet the dowry for his marriage was less than twenty thousand taels. Aunt is right, it is indeed necessary to report this to the authorities. Not only should it be reported to the authorities, but our Jiang family will also petition His Majesty. The laws of the Great Zhao clearly stipulate that those with official titles who spend more than one hundred taels on prostitutes are guilty of a crime, those who spend more than one thousand taels will have their titles revoked, and those who spend more than ten thousand taels will be executed. I wonder what crime Yang Chengfeng should be charged with for spending one hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Madam Zhang froze, swayed slightly, and almost fell. She instinctively pointed at Jiang Xun and shouted, "You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense! Stop talking nonsense!"
"The laws of the Great Zhao Dynasty clearly stipulate this, and Aunt, there's no need for you to argue with me. Let's just wait for the authorities to decide this matter!" Jiang Xun put away the papers and waved his hand, shouting.
"Take this girl away and imprison her. Our Jiang family will pursue this matter to the end!"
The soldiers brought by Jiang Xun immediately pushed aside the old woman who was holding Liu Xiang and dragged Liu Xiang away.
"Stop! Stop it! What are you trying to do? What are you trying to do!" Madam Zhang panicked completely and shouted in a state of utter confusion.
Jiang Xun said coldly, "That's one thing. Secondly, Madam had better explain the origin of this 100,000 taels of silver. Otherwise, Yang Chengfeng's crime will go beyond just patronizing prostitutes!"
After saying that, he helped Madam Lin turn around and leave.
Madam Lin pointed at Madam Zhang and said sternly, "If you don't hand over my daughter, our two families will fight to the death!"
Mrs. Zhang was completely stunned.
After Jiang Xun and Madam Lin left, Madam Zhang could no longer hold back and collapsed into the arms of Granny Xing.
"Madam! Madam!" Granny Xing cried out, "Quickly, fetch a doctor!"
The Yang family was thrown into chaos.
After witnessing such a grand spectacle, the onlookers began to discuss among themselves. One topic was the whereabouts of the Jiang family's daughter, and the other was whether Yang Chengfeng would truly be convicted. For a time, the entire Jiangnan Prefecture was abuzz with discussion about this.
Many people say that Jiang's daughter really eloped with someone, while others say that the Yang family secretly beat her to death. Still others say that the young master of the Yang family not only kept Liu Xiang as his mistress, but was also a regular at Chu Feng Pavilion.
By the time Lu Yangyang heard this news, penicillin had already been produced and used on Jiang Zhiyi, and it quickly took effect. However, the treatment needed to be carried out gradually in several sessions, so it would still take some time before she fully recovered.
Meanwhile, the emperor, far away in the capital, also received all the news from Jiangnan Prefecture.
A few days ago, news of the deposed crown prince's death at the hands of an assassin had already reached the capital, but Vice Minister Feng had not yet returned to the capital, so the news had not spread.
Upon seeing the news from Jiangnan Prefecture, the Emperor angrily slammed a paperweight at the secret guard who had rushed back to report ahead of him. "Useless! A bunch of useless people! What kind of work have you done! You haven't even found A-Que's body! What use are you to me! And what about the Governor of Jiangnan? Is he just sitting around doing nothing? I appointed Jiang Jiange as Governor of Jiangnan, what has he been doing? Can't he even handle this simple matter? Useless! All of you are useless!"
The guard knelt on the ground, his forehead bleeding from being hit, but he dared not move. He lowered his head and replied, "A major incident has occurred in the Jiangnan Governor's family. The entire Jiangnan Prefecture is in an uproar because of it. Governor Jiang is using the excuse of looking for his daughter to search for her, but he is extremely busy and has no time to spare. Therefore, there is still no news."
"What is it?" the emperor demanded.
"Governor Jiang's daughter disappeared two months after marrying Yang Chengfeng, the son of the Yang family. The Yang family said that Miss Jiang eloped with someone. The Jiang family went to demand her return and encountered a famous courtesan that Yang Chengfeng was keeping. The Jiang family suspected that the Yang family had harmed Miss Jiang. The fact that Yang Chengfeng spent 100,000 taels of silver to keep a famous courtesan was also exposed. Now the two families are at each other's throats, and the whole of Jiangnan Prefecture is talking about this matter," the guard replied.
The emperor's expression instantly changed: "What did you say? The Yang family? Yang Chengfeng? Who are they?"
“He is the son of the second branch of the Yang family in the capital. Master Yang passed away early, and the second branch returned to Jiangnan,” the Grand Eunuch Feng hurriedly told the emperor.
The emperor's brow twitched violently, and he shouted, "Go and summon Consort Yang and the Fifth Prince to me!"
Supervisor Feng acknowledged and left.
The emperor glanced coldly at the guards on the ground and waved his hand: "Go, continue searching for me. I need to find their bodies, do you understand?"
"Yes." The guard accepted the order.
Before long, Eunuch Feng led Consort Yang in.
As Consort Yang entered, she noticed the Emperor staring intently at her. Her voice softened, "What brings Your Majesty here? I had someone prepare a refreshing sweet soup to cool you down today. Why don't you come back with me for dinner?"
The emperor looked at her coldly without saying a word.
Yang Fei was caught off guard when she saw the emperor's expression change. Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly tried to think of what had happened recently, but she couldn't think of anything that could be related to her.
At this moment, the Fifth Prince also walked in.
Consort Yang was instantly uneasy. Could it be that the fifth prince had made a mistake?
Just as she was feeling extremely uneasy, she heard the emperor say coldly, "Consort Yang, your Yang family is truly capable. Yang Chengfeng, your nephew, isn't he?"
Consort Yang was somewhat puzzled and asked cautiously, "Why would Your Majesty mention Feng'er? I last saw him a few years ago, but he went back to Jiangnan to study, and I haven't seen him since. However, I heard a few days ago that he got married, and I sent someone to deliver a congratulatory gift."
"A congratulatory gift? What kind of congratulatory gift is it? Tell me about it," the emperor asked.
Consort Yang felt even more uneasy. "This...this concubine entrusted the matter to her subordinates. I did not bring the list with me. If...if Your Majesty has any questions, this concubine will have someone send the gift list over immediately."
"Ha," the emperor sneered, "You want to send it over so I can see for myself how wealthy your Yang family truly is! Huh? A nephew from the second branch who just passed the imperial examination dares to spend 100,000 taels of silver to keep a famous courtesan in Jiangnan Prefecture. Come, tell me, where did this silver come from? Did your Yang family give it to you? Well, a nephew from a concubine can spend 100,000 taels of silver to keep a famous courtesan, so how much did you, as an imperial concubine in the palace, receive?"
Then he looked at the Fifth Prince: "And you, Fifth Prince, how much did the Yang family give you? What are you standing there for? Speak up! Tell me so I can broaden my horizons, speak up!"