Phi-Fic Chapter 491 Iron Ore
Chapter 491 Iron Ore
Just like the people he had silenced before, they were struggling hard, but it was meaningless.
White banners were hung in the Nian Mansion.
The aunt sobbed in front of Nian Niangzi, "How could a person be gone in the blink of an eye?"
"Madam, your father's death was strange. You can't just stand there and watch."
Madam Nian said sadly, "What else can we do if we don't watch? Are we going to fight the King of Hell for our lives?"
She knew what her aunt meant. The old man died in a hurry and left no property for her and the children.
Once she has full control of the matter and the dust settles, it will be up to her to decide how she and her children will be treated.
After all, this person also contributed to her mother's death. She was the concubine that the old man took in when her mother was still alive.
In fact, Madam Nian didn't want to punish her. This concubine behaved well after she came into the family and didn't deliberately show off in front of her mother.
Even if she's not there, there's someone else.
As long as the old man still had lustful intentions, he would not have stayed with just my mother.
But it was impossible for her to go to her aunt and explain these thoughts to her wholeheartedly.
Her aunt also didn't believe that she wouldn't take revenge on her.
The woman's only hope now is that the old man's death was a murder, so that all the blame can be put on her as the heir.
Who made her the biggest profit? Who else would harm the old man except her?
As expected, my aunt asked, "Open the coffin and perform an autopsy."
This was offensive, so she changed into a pitiful look, and added tearfully: "Even if the world misunderstands me as a vicious woman, I can't let my husband die in vain!"
Before friends and relatives could start talking, Madam Nian took the initiative.
"Nonsense!"
"The doctor has already said that my father had a sudden attack at night."
"Why disturb the rest of the dead souls for a nonsense story?"
She was so imposing that she intimidated everyone around her.
Perhaps it was a critical moment, but the aunt was not afraid and countered: "Why? Are you guilty? Your husband's death must have something to do with you!"
"I feel guilty? I still suspect that you want to cause trouble. You have been holding a grudge against your father for a long time, and you won't let him rest in peace even after he's gone."
In the Vietnamese Dynasty, disturbing the dead was a great sin.
Unless there is clear evidence of homicide, an autopsy will not be performed.
No matter how the aunt shouted, Madam Nian suppressed her force and refused to allow it. Old Man Nian and his body were buried.
Something that would accelerate the decay of the corpse had already been placed in the coffin.
After a few days, nothing could be traced back to the man in the capital.
The majestic and eerie Lanxi Courtyard was razed to the ground.
A plump but not overly strong woman was sitting inside the ruins.
It was a slim young lady.
She no longer had to worry about being sent to be a concubine of an official and could freely control her figure.
She drank and cried for joy.
"mother……"
"I finally rescued you."
"My daughter is unfilial and has made you wait for so long. Now you can finally rest in peace..."
……
There is no need for Bei Jingchu to continue paying attention to the follow-up of Jiazhou at this time.
At this time, she also had more important things to do.
A secret letter was delivered to her.
It was given by Tong Huai'en.
"Wood, water, fire, earth."
Four words are gone.
Last year, she helped Tong Huai'en get promoted to the Ministry of Works and became the Minister of Works.
That should be the Ministry of Industry's secret.
Earth, wood, water, fire - less metal.
Lost gold…iron?
iron!
Bei Jingchu applied force on the fingertips that were holding the letter paper.
He found a way to get a lot of iron?
The letter did not allow for details, so Bei Jingchu hurriedly arranged a secret meeting with him.
The middle-aged official said with shame on his face: "To be honest, my neighbor is a supervisor of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Although I am appreciated by Your Highness and have a high position, I can't buy a good courtyard with the salary I have saved over the years."
"So my neighbors held positions of high and low rank, and they were all born into poor families like me."
Bei Jingchu said: "Since you have made such a great contribution, I will reward you with gold, silver and treasures."
Tong Huai'en smiled with wrinkles on his face, and continued, "The position of the head of the Ministry of Revenue is too low, and he can't see the Minister of Revenue, and he is afraid that someone will take away his credit."
"Since I am the Minister of Industry and iron ore mining is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, I was told about this matter."
"Well... and then I was placed under house arrest."
Bei Jingchu: "..."
It really hurts me to betray someone's trust.
she likes.
Bei Jingchu asked carefully: "How did he know about the iron mine?"
Tong Huai'en is indeed a veteran who has been in this business for many years and he handled it flawlessly.
"He discovered that some merchants were smuggling ironware. Those who knew about it have been arrested and later handed over to Your Highness."
"Originally I wanted to kill them, but then I thought that Your Highness would definitely need people to mine the iron ore, and since they all knew about it, I might as well use them."
"but……"
He said with some difficulty: "Only the head of the Ministry of Revenue, no matter how small, is still a member of the imperial court."
"The sudden disappearance may arouse suspicion, so Your Highness has to take action personally."
(First update. I have been busy with the three-dimensional world these days. I will try my best to update. I will probably be done the day after tomorrow. You can read it as you like.)