noffsinger Chapter 770 There is a problem with the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Chapter 770 There is a problem with the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Jiang Fenghua chatted with Hei Feng for a while and she forgot about the medicine in the drawer. After she left, Hei Feng stared at the medicine for a long time, locked the drawer and left the imperial study.
Of course Black Bee knew the function of this bottle of medicine. When the emperor got the medicine, he originally wanted to destroy it. For some reason he did not destroy it but hid it instead.
Jiang Fenghua met Shang Hong just as she reached Chengqian Gate. Seeing Shang Hong and his men in a hurry, she said in a deep voice, "Sir Shang."
Shang Hong quickly bowed to Jiang Fenghua: "Your subordinate greets Her Majesty the Queen."
"Where are you going, Lord Shang and his men?"
Shang Hong said, "Your Majesty, a guard found the body of a eunuch in a dry well. I just heard the news and was about to rush over."
Jiang Fenghua said: "I will go with you to take a look."
Shang Hong made a gesture of invitation, and Lian Ye and Hong Xiu followed Jiang Fenghua, one on the left and one on the right, to protect him.
The discovery of the corpse in the harem also alarmed the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When Jiang Fenghua and Shang Hong rushed over, they saw Cheng Feng was there.
The two gangs fought each other. Cheng Feng saw Hong Xiu coming too. A hint of coldness appeared between his brows. Then he bowed to the queen and said, "Your humble servant greets Her Majesty."
"Don't be so polite, Mr. Cheng. I heard that the dead person was a eunuch in the palace. Have you seen the body, Mr. Cheng?" Jiang Fenghua asked.
Cheng Feng said, "The eunuch who died was Xiao Shunzi, who worked as a handyman in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Hong Xiu paused. When she heard the name Xiao Shunzi, she ran over and saw the real person. "So it was really him. How did he die?"
Jiang Fenghua asked: "You know Xiao Shunzi!"
Hongxiu said, "I guess we know each other, but not very well. He is usually very enthusiastic."
She still remembered that day when Xiao Shunzi came to her for help in reconciling the accounts in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and said that if the accounts could not be reconciled, she would be punished by Chief Manager Cheng. That day, she saw Cheng Feng and his cousin He Chunfang in the warehouse, so she was a little unhappy and ignored the matter. Unexpectedly, when she saw him again, he was dead.
After Shang Hong examined the body, he said, "It should be that he was stabbed in the chest with a short knife like a dagger, and was killed instantly. The murder weapon was not beside the body. Judging from the on-site investigation, this should be the first crime scene. After being stabbed, the murderer threw him into the well."
“Who discovered it first?”
Cheng Feng called over another eunuch who found the body. "His name is Wang Sheng. He was the first to find the body."
After discovering the dead body, Wang Sheng's face turned pale with fright. He was so scared that he collapsed on the ground. Jiang Fenghua spoke to him, but he did not answer.
Shang Hong said: "Mr. Wang, the Queen wants to ask you a question."
Wang Sheng came back to his senses, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Jiang Fenghua, "Your servant Wang Sheng pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen."
"Do you know Xiao Shunzi?"
Wang Sheng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I know him. I don't know how he died. He died... I didn't kill him. It really wasn't me."
Seeing that he was very nervous, Jiang Fenghua wondered if they had any grudges. "No one said you killed the person. What are you afraid of?"
Wang Sheng shook his head, "No... nothing, I'm just afraid of seeing dead people." He couldn't say it, because if he did, he would be dead.
Jiang Fenghua deliberately said to Shang Hong: "Detain Wang Sheng first. Xiao Shunzi's death is related to him."
Wang Sheng was stunned. "My lady, it's not me. I just have some grudges against him, but I don't have the guts to kill anyone!"
Shang Hong said: "What grudge do you have?"
Wang Sheng kept silent about it.
Shang Hong said coldly: "When I finish my investigation, I will find you as well. It will be too late for you to say anything then."
Wang Sheng was so frightened that he trembled with fear and told Xiao Shunzi about his affair with him. The two of them had an unequal share of the spoils, so they had a grudge against each other.
His eyes rolled around, "It was Xiao Shunzi's idea to resell the things in the palace. I was just helping him. He gave me some hard work money, but it was not my idea."
He knew that Xiao Shunzi was dead and their affairs would be exposed sooner or later, so he pushed everything onto Xiao Shunzi, because dead people couldn't speak anyway.
Jiang Fenghua looked at Cheng Feng, "General Manager Cheng knows that there is a thief in your Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?"
Cheng Feng frowned and said, "I am also investigating this matter."
"So Chief Steward Cheng also knew that the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs embezzled items from the palace. The matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, and Xiao Shunzi was killed. It seems like there is some conspiracy!" Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.
Cheng Feng was stunned. "I just found out about this. The affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are complicated. I failed to supervise them properly. I will apologize to the emperor when he returns."
Hongxiu and Lianye looked at each other. What did Cheng Feng mean? Could it be that the Empress could not inquire about the affairs of the Imperial Household Department?
Hongxiu knew that ever since she had found Cheng Feng outside the palace and made it clear that she would not marry into the Cheng family, he had been somewhat unhappy. He always felt that she was playing tricks on him, using him, and even betraying his sincerity over the years.
Hongxiu's lips moved again and again, but in the end she said nothing. Her intuition was that if the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs really embezzled the money, it was not Xiao Shunzi who led all this, but there must be someone else. There were so many managers, and Xiao Shunzi was just a small eunuch. It was very bold for him to embezzle the money, but why did he ask her for help when he couldn't reconcile the accounts?
Hongxiu didn't say this in front of everyone. She would tell the empress after returning to Kunning Palace.
Jiang Fenghua also heard that Cheng Feng wanted to report directly to the emperor, and she, the empress, did not seem to have the qualifications to investigate the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
She said to Shang Hong: "There has been a murder in the palace. Now I will give you three days to find the murderer as soon as possible. Can you do it, Lord Shang?"
Shang Hong paused. Three days was enough time. However, as the commander of the Imperial Guard, he had to investigate a murderer. If he could not find the truth within three days, he would not have to continue to serve as the commander of the Imperial Guard.
Shang Hong said in a deep voice: "I will definitely find out the murderer who killed Xiao Shunzi."
Jiang Fenghua said to Cheng Feng again: "Regarding the corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chief Cheng should investigate it as soon as possible. Xiao Shunzi's sudden death may also be related to the corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Chief Cheng can cooperate with Commander Shang!"
Cheng Feng cupped his hands and said, "I will do my best to cooperate with you, Lord Shang."
The case was handed over to the Imperial Guards for investigation. As the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, Cheng Feng could only assist in the investigation or cooperate with the Imperial Guards in the investigation. Although the Emperor was not there, Jiang Fenghua still had this power.
Of course, Cheng Feng is the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, and he should also be responsible for investigating the corruption in the Imperial Household Department and reporting it to the Queen.
Jiang Fenghua left with Hongxiu and Lianye. Cheng Feng and Shang Hong said in unison, "Farewell, Her Majesty."
After the queen left, Cheng Feng said to Shang Hong, "No matter what, Xiao Shunzi is also a member of the Imperial Household Department. Can his body be handed over to the Imperial Household Department for burial?"
Shang Hong knew that Cheng Feng was the emperor's man, so he naturally didn't dare to offend Cheng Feng. However, his Shang family had always been the backbone of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Cheng family became rich by being the emperor's servants, and in terms of status, the Shang family was several levels higher than the Cheng family.
It should be said that Cheng Feng's family and business are completely incomparable.
Empress Dowager Cheng's maternal family is the Duke's Mansion, but Cheng Feng's father was just a servant of Empress Dowager Cheng who was given a surname by his master. If we trace back to the origin, Cheng Feng's ancestors may be nothing.
The wealthy families in the capital also pay special attention to their ancestral roots and are even more concerned with family background. So no matter how high an official Cheng Feng holds, he still has some inferiority complex in his bones.
Shang Hong said politely: "After the case is investigated, Manager Cheng will take Xiao Shunzi's body away for burial. We can just go through the procedures at that time. Manager Cheng is really good to his subordinates."
This means that you cannot take him away now, and you can take him away after the case is fully investigated.