kvmb Chapter 178 Su Jinghua's Purpose
Chapter 178 Su Jinghua's Purpose
When Chu Ci said this, Fan Jingrui and the fifth prince were both shocked.
The Fifth Prince was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"
At this moment, Chu Ci realized that he seemed to have misunderstood something.
Then he responded somewhat helplessly: "Were you the first to mention Su Jinghua and the abnormal situation?"
Fifth Prince: ...
Fan Jingrui: …
After a long while, Chu Ci looked at the two people who remained silent, and broke the silence with a puzzled voice: "Even if I guessed wrong, you don't have to act like this, right?"
The Fifth Prince and Fan Jingrui looked at each other, and then together they searched for the investigation materials that had just been sent over by the Purple-Robed Envoy.
The fifth prince handed it to Chu Ci and said, "How about you take a look at this first?"
Chu Ci took the information from the fifth prince with doubts, opened it and saw that it was filled with detailed information about the marriages of the female members of the Su family in the past twenty years, including the marriage partners, time and other information.
Chu Ci couldn't help but become even more confused, frowning and saying, "Aren't these materials common knowledge in Lianzhou? Why did you show them to me? Is there any special meaning in them?"
At this time, Fan Jingrui stepped forward, pointed at one of the documents and explained in detail: "Madam, the banditry in Minyue began eight years ago. And Old Master Su's seclusion also began eight years ago. And since then, many of the Su family's daughters have been given to merchants in Minyue."
"Do you think there is some connection? This may not be as simple as it seems."
Chu Ci paused for a moment. "What does this have to do with Su Jinghua? Su Jinghua was only a little over thirteen years old at that time."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Prince immediately fell silent.
It was the first time that Fan Jingrui wanted to defend Chu Ci but he couldn't find any reason.
After a long while, he slowly spoke: "Madam, we are just analyzing according to your thoughts. Since you have proposed these situations, we think there may be something worth exploring in depth, so we will think about various possibilities along this clue."
Uh……
For a moment, it was Chu Ci's turn to be speechless.
Chu Ci's face turned blue, then red, and then blue again. She said awkwardly, "I just made a random guess. There is no actual basis for it."
"My lady, don't think too much. I know very well that you were just speaking from your heart at that time. But even so, it cannot be said that it is completely impossible, right?" Fan Jingrui said in a gentle and tactful tone.
Just as Fan Jingrui finished speaking...
The fifth prince said directly: "Although you are indeed guessing blindly, there is one fact that cannot be denied, that is, the results of your random guesses are often quite accurate."
This time, Chu Ci was really speechless.
However, she had no way to persuade the two of them not to trust her.
"Oh, I really don't know what to say. As long as you are not afraid that I will lead you into a ditch with these unfounded guesses, then you can investigate in this way."
Unexpectedly, the Fifth Prince acted unusually calm, and said calmly, "Don't worry, under normal circumstances, we will naturally investigate carefully and thoroughly."
Hearing the Fifth Prince's words, Chu Ci couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "So, my article is just a supplementary clause!"
Although she kept complaining in her heart, she actually had to admit that she felt a lot more at ease because of the Fifth Prince's words.
Unfortunately, Chu Ci let go of his heart too early.
When Princess Minghui had just recovered, on the morning of the first day Chu Ci returned to the "Women's College", Su Jinghua came to her early with the Su family's account book.
Well, I never expected that the Su family would dare to sell illegal salt.
You have to know that in this era, smuggling salt is an extremely serious crime, and the maximum penalty is even the death penalty.
However, at this moment, Su Jinghua actually came to him directly with such crucial evidence so carelessly, which was really incredible.
Chu Ci was full of doubts and couldn't help but frowning. He said slowly with confusion: "Su Jinghua, why did you come to me with such an important thing? I really can't figure out your intentions."
Su Jinghua stood there quietly without responding.
He was silent for a moment, then slowly took out an exquisite box and gently opened it. "This is a hundred thousand taels of gold."
One hundred thousand taels of gold notes? That's only one million taels of silver.
You know, this is almost equivalent to the total amount of taxes collected by the Great Zhou in two years.
Moreover, this is probably far from all the wealth that the Su family owns, right?
Thinking of this, Chu Ci couldn't help but feel a surge of astonishment in his heart, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Then, she calmed down, looked at Su Jinghua, and asked, "What exactly do you want me to do?"
Su Jinghua took a deep breath, his face full of solemnity. He looked straight at Chu Ci and said sincerely and eagerly: "I can tell you the person behind the Su family without reservation, and I am willing to hand over all the property of the Su family's store. I do this just for one request, that is, to save the lives of everyone in the Su family."
Although it is not clear why Su Jinghua made such a decision.
However, Chu Ci actually did not trust Su Jinghua in his heart.
Chu Ci then gently pushed the box of gold notes back to Su Jinghua, and then said slowly: "Mr. Su, you think too highly of me. I am just a commoner with no background or power."
However, Su Jinghua did not give Chu Ci any chance to refuse.
He quickly pushed the box over again and said, "How can a commoner with no background like you have the director of the Imperial Observatory serve as your housekeeper?"
"And among those people who lived in the mansion before, which one of them had an ordinary status?"
Chu Ci couldn't help but be shocked, thinking that the Su family was really well-informed. They even knew Feng Yan's identity?
Just when Chu Ci was secretly thinking about the real purpose of Su Jinghua's visit this time.
Su Jinghua then spoke again: "I only hope to protect the lives of everyone in the Su family. If the people above have any concerns, I can take the Su family away from Lianzhou City."