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Chapter 947: Chapter 950: Just Kill with a Collision
Aunt Fu’s body trembled involuntarily, but she quickly calmed down.
Her son had already run off with the silver, and Bai Yifan couldn’t possibly know that, and the person had given two thousand taels, not one thousand.
"Is that so, Fu Wu Clan?"
"My man and I have sold ourselves into servitude long ago, if we had that much silver, we would have surely bought our freedom by now. Who would want their descendants to serve others forever, right?"
Aunt Fu spoke with sincere and heartfelt words.
This was also her most genuine thought; otherwise, she wouldn’t have agreed to do such a malicious deed.
Bai Yifan said innocently, "Don’t be nervous, I didn’t say the silver was yours."
Aunt Fu’s heart settled back in place; Bai Yifan was indeed bluffing her.
If that person hadn’t reminded her not to easily trust others, she might have been deceived.
"Then how did you know that all the musk was used for disaster relief?" King Qin asked again.
"It was Madam who told me herself. She asked if she could collect the musk now, and I said there is so little musk liquid available that collecting it would be of no use. She scolded me for not raising the musk deer properly, saying I caused her to earn more than one million taels less."
Li Zhengtian added, "Not one tael of silver is left in the coffers of White Stone County, all of it was embezzled by Qin Longyun and Qiao Duo’er."
"This is outrageous! To profit from a national crisis, Prince, such people cannot be spared!"
A sharp voice came through.
"The laws of the Daxing Dynasty state that eunuchs shall not interfere with state affairs. Your presence at this trial is already an exception, please remember your place, Servant Fu."
King Qin swept a cold glance at Servant Fu, who was favored by the Empress.
But in his presence, Servant Fu had no special privileges.
With gritted teeth, Servant Fu could only maintain silence and watch how things would unfold.
Last year, King Qin drove away the people from Beijiang and even recaptured two cities that had been occupied by the previous dynasty.
The Emperor was very pleased; not only did he appoint King Qin as the Divine Martial Art General, but his attitude towards him also became much warmer.
Now, with King Qin in the ascendancy, a direct confrontation would not be a wise choice.
Seeing that Servant Fu had quieted down, King Qin then said, "Show this ledger to Lord Li."
Upon receiving the ledger, Li Zhengtian was flabbergasted.
Every entry in the ledger was recorded clearly, and most importantly, there was a surplus of two and half million taels at the end!
But why was there not one tael of silver when he visited the treasury?
Qin Longyun, who had been silent, spoke up, "The treasury was found to be leaking last year, so the silver was transferred elsewhere, which unfortunately led to a misunderstanding by Lord Li."
Li Zhengtian fell to his knees, "Prince, this ledger only shows that Lord Qin and the Qiao Clan didn’t dare to embezzle all the silver. Anyway, I have never heard that musk can cure the plague. You must keep your eyes peeled so that you’re not fooled by the deceitful."
Luo Qingfeng whistled, successfully drawing everyone’s attention to him.
"If it weren’t for your own ignorance, so many people might have died. If I were you, I’d find a wall to bash my head against."
Seeing that Li Zhengtian was still unconvinced, Luo Qingfeng added, "It’s simple to test if musk is effective. Just contract the plague yourself, then drink medicine without musk in it."
To him, the lives of others were mere trifles, but his own was different.
But he had spoken the words himself; if he accidentally died, it would just be his own doing.
"This is a good idea. Once the case is closed, send him to the quarantine area, and he will surely be convinced," King Qin agreed heartily.
Different methods must be employed for different people.
"Prince, isn’t this somewhat partial on your part?"
Servant Fu reminded.
