activa-t Chapter 498 Scared You to Death
Chapter 498 Scared You to Death
Ye Jintang looked at Xia Ying, whose face was as pale as death, and sneered in his heart that she had such poor self-control and yet she wanted to negotiate with her without even considering whether she had the ability to do so.
"Xia Ying, I'm giving you one last chance. Tell me everything you know. Maybe I'll be kind enough to leave your body intact."
With no way out, Xia Ying could only tell the secret she knew.
Xia Changgui also has a younger son. When he was explaining things to his younger son, Xia Ying overheard him.
It turned out that Eunuch Xia left him a secret letter before he died, which recorded that Eunuch Xia had hidden his life savings in a very secret place.
And these treasures can only be taken out by Xia Changgui himself. It is for this reason that Old Madam Ye and the old marquis have kept Xia Chaogui's family alive. They hope to help take out the treasure after finding it.
At this point, Ye Jintang finally understood why the Danyang Marquisate was so kind as to spare Xia Changgui's life. Love is still something that can move the heart.
"Does your father know where the treasure is hidden?"
"Of course, but my father is a powerful one. I remember when I was a child, the Marquis' Mansion sent people to torture my father on purpose, trying to get him to tell me where the treasure was hidden, instead of playing crazy and fooling around."
It seems that Xia Changgui is quite smart, but unfortunately none of his intelligence was passed on to Xia Ying.
Ye Jintang was in no hurry to punish Xia Ying. She first had her taken away and kept under strict surveillance.
"What does the Emperor think of today's events?"
Ye Jintang rubbed his forehead because he felt a little tired. He had just returned to the capital city and so many troubles had happened in just a few days. It was really a headache.
"As for the punishment of Lian Ye and his group, we need to find a foolproof reason. For the time being, we should not arouse Xiao Zhengde's suspicion. The people I sent out to investigate him have not yet obtained evidence to raid the Han Palace."
"Oh, corruption, bribery, buying and selling official positions, abusing power to enrich oneself, didn't Xiao Zhengde do any of these?"
Xiao Mo shook his head helplessly. He didn't expect Xiao Zhengde to be so clean. After investigating for several days, he couldn't find any evidence of violating the law.
"If he is too clean, then he is even more suspicious. If the huge Han Palace wants to operate, it needs a lot of money to support it. I don't believe that all the money he wins comes from is clean."
"Lian Ye just said that she was Xiao Zhengde's special spy. Just to train a spy, the money required is an astronomical figure. How can he afford it with his salary?"
"Well, I will send more people to make them act faster and quickly find the evidence of Xiao Zhengde's crimes. I can feel more at ease the sooner I get rid of him."
No matter who keeps a tiger that may bite at any time, he will probably not be able to sleep well. If Xiao Mo wants to hold all the imperial power, he must find out and eliminate all those who have disloyalty to him.
"If you are not in a hurry to deal with Xiao Zhengde, then I am not in a hurry to deal with the Marquis of Danyang Mansion either."
“Oh, why do you say that? The Danyang Marquis Mansion is now just an empty shell. You just need to put Zhuang Guilian in front of the Danyang Marquis, and the Danyang Marquis Mansion will disappear from the capital.”
"It would be boring to end it with one knife. Cutting flesh with a blunt knife is the most painful. Today, Xia Ying has also been involved. As long as I don't say anything, everyone in Danyang Marquis's Mansion will have to live in fear. I want to see how long they can hold on before they collapse."
Xiao Mo, who was standing aside, saw the naughty smile on Ye Jintang's face and liked it so much that he couldn't help but walk up to her and kiss her hard on the cheek.
"My Jintang is very smart. Marquis Danyang is very good at scheming and is very good at guessing the emperor's mind. Let him guess slowly."
On that day, Xiao Mo was poisoned and vomited continuously. As a result, more than 20 people in the palace were implicated and killed on the same day.
Among them, Xia Ying, who secretly ran to see Xiao Mo, was also reprimanded and locked up, and her fate would be decided after the queen coronation ceremony.
When the news came out, Xiao Zhengde and Cui Lanwei were both scared to death. They couldn't understand what went wrong with such a perfect plan.
"Lan Wei, do you think the love poison has worked?"
"It probably didn't work. If it had, Xia Ying wouldn't have been locked up."
Cui Lanwei was also puzzled as to what went wrong and why Xiao Mo vomited continuously after taking mung bean soup.
"What a pity that the Love Gu, such a good poison, didn't work. Lan Wei, should we try again?"
"Don't act rashly for now. Lian Ye and several people involved in the poisoning were all beaten to death. In addition, more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs were beaten to death for dereliction of duty."
"If we continue to poison at this juncture, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang. It's safer to stay out of the spotlight for the time being."
"Your Highness, are Lian Ye and the others careful about their words? Will they say something they shouldn't?"
"Don't worry, they are all carefully trained. It's not easy to pry open their mouths."
"That's good."
Cui Lanwei felt inexplicably flustered, always feeling that things were not that simple, but she couldn't find out what the problem was. For the time being, she could only send people to keep an eye on the movements in the palace.
As long as they don't expose themselves, there is still a chance.
At the same time, the Danyang Marquis Mansion was in chaos.
"What the hell is going on? How dare Xia Ying, a brainless person, run to the imperial study without my permission?"
When Marquis Danyang received the news, he was so angry that he almost exploded. He simply couldn't understand why Xia Ying would do this.
"My Lord, I will go to the palace right now and make sure to clarify this matter."
Old Madam Ye had originally planned to go to the palace a few days before Ye Jintang's coronation ceremony to inquire about the news, but she didn't expect that Xia Ying would cause trouble before she even entered the palace.
The two were discussing how to deal with Xia Ying's matter when they heard the anxious voice of the steward outside the door.
"My Lord, the Queen sent someone to deliver a letter. Please take a look at it, my Lord."
Old Madam Ye and Marquis Danyang exchanged glances. It was really strange that Ye Jintang suddenly sent a letter to Marquis Danyang's mansion.
"Bring it here quickly."
The old marquis read the letter sent by Ye Jintang at a glance. He felt a buzzing in his head, and then his eyes went dark and he fainted.
"Master Hou?"
The chief steward and Old Madam Ye were frightened half to death. They pinched the Ren Zhong point and sprayed tea on the old marquis before he slowly woke up.
"Go, go and call that bastard Ye Dong to me. I'm going to beat this evil creature to death today."
"How is this going?"
After being quite frightened, Madam Ye helped the old marquis up and quickly picked up the letter to read.
She only took two glances before she began to breathe rapidly.
"What a curse! What a curse! How dare Ye Dong contact Xia Ying without telling us? What should we do?"
Ye Jintang not only told Ye Dong that he had bribed someone to release Xia Ying and bring her to the imperial study, he also implicated Xia Ying in Xiao Mo's poisoning, and that Xia Ying was not a virgin when she entered the palace.
As for how to deal with Xia Ying, she will handle it personally after the Queen's coronation ceremony.