Chapter 1748: Fooling around, everyone fooling around together

"Then what do you want me to do? If I don't cling to the Prince's mansion, do you want the whole family to die? Empress Dowager, you don't like Old Five, but the children are also your grandsons and granddaughters. At least show some concern and give us a way to live."

Lady Min cried and acted pitiful.

Of course, she was already very pitiful.

A middle-aged woman who lost her husband, lost her family business, lost her dowry, and had a group of burdens waiting for her to get money to buy rice to survive.

What could she do!

She could only be a rogue!

Empress Dowager Xiao snorted coldly, "If you had been like this earlier, maybe things wouldn't have turned out this bad. Forget it, forget it, this palace owes your family."

She gave a slight signal, and the head maid came out of the room holding a brocade box.

Empress Dowager Xiao signaled Lady Min to accept the brocade box, "This is a little bit of heart from this palace as a grandmother to the grandsons and granddaughters. You take it, and live a good life after leaving the Prince's mansion. Those who should study, study; those who should work, work. If those concubines are not honest, tell them to get out. The mansion doesn't raise idle people! When managing the household, don't be soft-hearted and let people bully you. If I find out that you can't even manage a small household, then don't manage it. This palace will naturally send someone to help you manage the household!"

Lady Min accepted the brocade box; it was heavy, and she had expectations in her heart.

She bowed and listened to the teachings, agreeing repeatedly, promising to manage the small household well.

Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand in disgust, "Don't come to disturb this palace if there is nothing to do in the future. It's good that Old Five died; at least your family doesn't have to be confined. Get out!"

Lady Min bowed and withdrew, holding the brocade box out of the courtyard gate.

That day, the family of thirty people, plus servants, more than forty people, left the Prince's mansion and moved into a new residence.

A three-courtyard residence, spacious enough. Compared to the small courtyard where they were confined, it was more than ten times larger.

After settling down, Lady Min finally had time to be alone, and only then did she have the opportunity to open the brocade box given by Empress Dowager Xiao.

Inside was a stack of silver notes, totaling five thousand taels. Plus silver ingots, some gold leaves. And jewelry.

Adding up bit by bit, it must be more than ten thousand taels.

Lady Min cried out on the spot, both happy and sad.

She had been a daughter-in-law for many years, always being picked on and disliked by Empress Dowager Xiao, and had never received any rewards from Empress Dowager Xiao. Not being scolded was considered good.

Never did she expect that after her husband died, she would instead gain the valuation of her mother-in-law, and for the first time, receive such a valuable gift from her mother-in-law's hands.

Although Empress Dowager Xiao emphasized that these things were for the grandsons and granddaughters. But since they were given to her, they were hers, and all were at her disposal.

With money in hand, there is no panic in the heart.

Lady Min became excited again. She calculated what to buy and how much to spend. The children's schooling also needed to be grasped tightly; this matter still needed the Prince's mansion to help invite a teacher.

Everything was complicated, but she became more and more motivated!

A new life was about to begin; without a man holding her back, she was the master of this house, how could she not be excited!

After sending away Song Wu's family, the Prince's mansion returned to calm.

Empress Dowager Xiao summoned Prince Ning to talk.

"Is there any progress in Old Five's case? Do you know who wanted to kill him?"

"The Ministry of Justice is still investigating, and there is no result yet. The Ancestral Temple has suspicions, but they are not cooperating. The Emperor is also vague and has not reprimanded the Ancestral Temple. Empress Dowager, could Old Five's death be related to the palace?"

Empress Dowager Xiao shook her head, "The Emperor should be innocent. If Old Five's death was instructed by the palace, this matter would be simple instead."

"Did the Empress Dowager guess something?"

Empress Dowager Xiao frowned and pondered, remaining silent for a long time, "Old Five is already a useless person; the only benefit of killing him is saving food. You say, what is the purpose of killing him?"

"The son doesn't understand, please enlighten me, Empress Dowager."

"Go to the Ministry of Justice more often and urge the Ministry of Justice to solve the case as soon as possible. Even if it ends up with nothing in the end, as an elder brother, you should ask more about the progress of this case, so that the world knows you love your brother."

"The son is idle anyway, so I will go to the Ministry of Justice tomorrow to sit in the hall and force Sun Daoning to give an explanation."

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled and nodded in agreement. Prince Ning's mansion must take an attitude, and forcing the Ministry of Justice to find out the truth is an attitude!

Sun Daoning walked into the office early in the morning and saw Prince Ning. Immediately, he wanted to turn around and leave, making an excuse of being sick and asking for leave, hiding for three, five, seven, eight, nine, or ten days.

Unfortunately, the other party also saw him.

"Minister Sun, you finally came! How many days has my brother been dead, shouldn't your Ministry of Justice give an explanation?"

"Still investigating!"

"When I asked you last time, you also said you were investigating. Now you are still investigating. Tell me, what clues have you investigated, who is the murderer who poisoned my brother? What kind of hatred and resentment? He is a commoner under confinement, what is the purpose of killing him?"

Sun Daoning had a headache.

If he had the answer to these questions, he wouldn't need to avoid Prince Ning like a snake or scorpion.

"Before the case is investigated clearly, no details can be disclosed. I hope the Prince will forgive me. Let me pass..."

Sun Daoning wanted to take the opportunity to drive Prince Ning away.

How could Prince Ning let him have his way? If he didn't get an answer today, he would follow by Mr. Sun's side; wherever the other party went, he would go. Even if he entered the palace, he would follow.

Sun Daoning wailed, wanting to die. He could only vent his bad temper on his subordinates.

Song Wu's case is easy to investigate if it's said to be easy, and difficult to investigate if it's said to be difficult.

The key lies in the Ancestral Temple.

To poison Song Wu, one cannot avoid the Ancestral Temple.

Even if a martial artist reaches the territory of the Ancestral Temple, unless they are Ninth Rank, they will definitely be discovered.

Since the Ancestral Temple insists there is no abnormality, then where the problem lies is self-evident.

Knowing that the Ancestral Temple has a problem, however, without the Emperor's nod, the Ministry of Justice is struggling. Sun Daoning can only submit reports one after another, putting pressure on the Emperor. At the same time, he arranges for people from the Six Shanmen to keep a close eye on the people of the Ancestral Temple.

Emperor Yuanding was annoyed by him, and finally simply invited both sides to the palace for a face-to-face confrontation.

Facing Sun Daoning's step-by-step pressure, the Ancestral Temple Minister was disdainful at first, but finally, when forced, blurted out, "Commoner Song Wu was obsessed with alchemy and clearly died of alchemy poison."

"Absurd! After examination, Song Wu clearly died of a poison called safflower."

"Poison safflower, this old man has never heard of it. May I ask Minister Sun, where did you hear it from? And how would the other party know about poison safflower? Could there be some implication in it?"

Sun Daoning was stunned for a moment, and there was a bad feeling in his heart. The other party had been unreasonable for so long, and it seemed they were waiting for this moment.

He probed, "Commoner Song Wu, where did he get the silver to buy alchemy? Minister, you cannot speak nonsense."

"Internal affairs of the clan, how can this old man explain everything to you? In short, Song Wu died of alchemy poison, definitely not some poison. His death is just an accident. Minister Sun, if you insist on investigating, go ahead."

Sun Daoning couldn't believe it and looked at Emperor Yuanding.

"Since commoner Song Wu died of alchemy poison, then this case will be closed here. Minister Sun, the Ministry of Justice should not be unreasonable anymore."

Sun Daoning:...

He was a bit angry, a bit confused, and couldn't figure it out. Intuition told him that there was something tricky about this matter, but the current situation clearly was not suitable for deep investigation.

Only a sigh, bowing and saying: "Yes! This subject obeys the order!" ===== CHAPTER 1749 =====