noffsinger Chapter 328: Qin Feishang, the Prison Warden
Chapter 328: Qin Feishang, the Prison Warden
Jiang Suining turned his gaze to Xier, "Did you notice the bracelet on Han Yueying's hand?"
Xier thought about it carefully and shook her head, "No, I didn't pay much attention to it."
"The bracelet is made of very fine jade and is very expensive. It should have been given to her by Qin. If she didn't need Han Yueying to do something for her, Qin wouldn't have been so generous."
"Could it be that Han Yueying bought it herself, or was it given to her by someone else?"
"No, if Han Yueying had the money to buy the bracelet, she wouldn't have to go to Tianyin Pavilion to sell information to make money. The Han family is now declining day by day and has no money at all. The tone of Liu Yuan's voice when she mentioned her also showed that she didn't want to have any contact. As for Zhou Yihong... that's even more impossible."
Of course, the most important thing was that in her previous life, because she had run the shop of the Marquis' Mansion very well, Qin had given her that bracelet along with some other things as a reward, so she recognized the bracelet at a glance just now.
Xier thought about it carefully, "Miss, so could it be that Han Yueying was following Madam Qin's orders and was deliberately testing you?"
"Yes, and just now when Han Yueying turned around, she subconsciously glanced at the rockery. If I'm not mistaken, there should be more than just Han Yueying hiding behind the rockery. There should be other people hiding as well."
Han Yueying probably already knew that she would come to the Marquis' Mansion today, and she showed up beforehand on purpose, pretending to be surprised, in order to let her lower her guard and to find a pretext for eavesdropping and testing her later.
If she guessed correctly, Qin should have guessed Liu Yuan's purpose early in the morning, and leaving the Marquis' Mansion was just a matter of taking advantage of the situation and taking the opportunity to test her.
As for why Han Yueying wanted to help Qin...
In order to be able to torture Han Nian'an like this in the Marquis' Mansion, Han Yueying not only needed Qin and the others to not interfere, but also needed the servants to stand on her side. Otherwise, someone might look at Han Nian'an's miserable condition and feel sympathy for him.
The fastest way is to spend money to bribe people, but Han Yueying has a limited amount of money, so she can't bribe people endlessly. Last time in Tianyin Pavilion, she probably didn't make much money.
Therefore, there is another way, which is to surrender to the Qin family and then use the Qin family's banner. In this way, even if the servants sympathize with Han Nian'an, they will not dare to offend the Qin family. They may even listen to Han Yueying and help her target Han Nian'an.
After listening to Jiang Suining's words, Xier's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd.
"Why is it so complicated? It makes me feel overwhelmed."
Jiang Suining smiled and raised his hand to tap Xier's head, "Don't let yourself get overwhelmed so easily. You have to learn to think about these things in the future."
"I understand. I will work hard and not let you down!"
The young lady explained everything so clearly, probably to remind her. She must pay attention next time and not let the young lady's efforts go in vain.
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"Miss, if what you said is true, then Madam Qin knows that you brought Han Yueying into the Marquis' Mansion, and there is also a witness, will she retaliate against you?"
Jiang Suining said calmly: "No, in fact, even if Han Yueying didn't say it, Qin Shi would be able to think it through. Moreover, now that the matter is done, and I have shown my intention to make peace, instead of dwelling on the past, it is better to think carefully about how to gain more benefits."
Only then did Xier feel relieved.
Jiang Suining did not continue this topic. He lifted the curtain and said to the driver.
"Don't go back to the mansion, go to Tianyin Pavilion first."
Today's trip to Changning Marquis' Mansion was not in vain, she already has a direction for investigation.
Although Qin's family background is not bad, there are not many of her relatives left, so it is not difficult to check.
In addition, there are even fewer people who are related to the Third Prince's Palace or can be used by the Third Prince.
It was much easier to investigate with a direction. Lin Ziqing soon came to the Jiang family to meet Jiang Suining with the results of the investigation.
"The Qin family has fallen into decline, and these few are the only ones who still have connections with the court. The highest official rank is only a sixth-rank official, and the others are even more unimportant and minor officials." Lin Ziqing spoke while eating pastries.
Jiang Suining looked carefully at the records in front of her, recalling things quickly in her mind. However, she had not had much contact with Qin's family in her previous life and did not know much about them.
But soon, her eyes stopped on a name.
"Qin Feishang, the prison warden of the Heavenly Prison..."
"This Qin Feishang is the nephew of the Qin family. I heard that he used to be idle and did not work properly. He basically squandered all the Qin family's wealth. Later, he tried every possible means to get a job as the warden of the Heavenly Prison, an eighth-rank official position. Even if the Third Prince wants to win over people, it should not be his turn."
Jiang Suining raised his eyebrows slowly, "Although his official position is low, he is in the Heavenly Prison, which makes him special."
She also didn't have much impression of Qin Feishang. She only vaguely remembered that he seemed to have come to Changning Marquis's Mansion to ask for money. However, because he squandered all the Qin family's property, Qin was very displeased with him and didn't even let him in.
"Can you find out if Qin Feishang has had any dealings with the Changning Marquisate or the Qin family recently?"
"Sure, this is not difficult to check, but do you really think that the Third Prince arranged a good job as a royal guard for Zhou Yihong just because of this eighth-rank prison warden?"
"Let's check it out first."
Jiang Suining didn't say much. He looked at the plate where only a few pieces of pastries were left after Lin Ziqing had eaten them, and smiled.
"Take them all if you like."
"Are you willing to do that?" Lin Ziqing asked.
"It's just a few pieces of pastries. I'm not that stingy." Jiang Suining said with a smile.
Lin Ziqing looked at Jiang Suining carefully and asked, "Don't you know where this cake came from?"
"I know. Shen Yanxi asked Yuan Liang to deliver it."
He said that he had just taken up the position and had too much to do, so he didn't have much free time to come and see me, so he often sent me cakes and food these days, asking me not to blame him.
In fact, Shen Yanxi was really overthinking it. She would not be angry about these things. It was just that the pastries tasted good and she liked them very much. By the way, she was planning to ask Yuan Liang where he bought them.
Lin Ziqing shook his head. "It seems that you only know that this cake was sent by Shen Yanxi, but you don't know that this cake was made by the emperor in the palace."
"Imperially made?" Jiang Suining was stunned. "You mean, this cake was made in the imperial kitchen?"
"That's right. Not only is it the imperial kitchen, but I heard that it was also bestowed upon Shen Yanxi by the Emperor."
Lin Ziqing paused for a moment and spoke with interest in his eyes.
"You know, Tianyin Pavilion can also get some information from the palace. What I heard is that after Shen Yanxi tasted one piece, he kept all of it, saying that he wanted to give it to his fiancée to taste. I guess you said you liked it after tasting it, so Shen Yanxi went to the emperor again and took the initiative to ask for more cakes."
Looking at Jiang Suining, who looked surprised but did not refute him, Lin Ziqing shook his head with emotion.
"Now many people in the palace are envious of Lord Shen's fiancée, but you, the real owner, are totally unaware of it."