jdhmnovel Chapter 465 Checking House to House
Chapter 465 Checking House to House
"This set of iris jewelry is sold as a whole set. I see that the aunt only rewarded the little girl with a gold hairpin. I think you still have the step-shaking earrings. The queen might as well send someone to search the aunt, and then we'll know." Xie Qingzhi put the things back and his eyes fell on Gu Jianchu.
Before Gu Jianchu could ask to send someone to search the room, Madam Wen said urgently, "Your Majesty, there's no need to send anyone to search. I've given away the remaining items."
She had no idea what the iris head ornaments that Xie Qingzhi mentioned were. At that time, she needed something to bribe people, so she went to find that man, and these things were given to her by that man. She knew nothing about the things of these wealthy families. She only knew that the iris head ornaments were quite beautiful, but because she had to take care of the two little girls, she couldn't give them away no matter how much she liked them.
After hearing this, Xie Qingzhi slammed the table and said sternly, "Giving it away? I think you are lying. Just a moment ago, you said that you saved up for a long time to buy this thing, and it was for your personal use. If it is for your personal use, even if you are giving it to the servants, you can't give it all away. You should keep some for yourself. And now you say you are giving it all away. I can see that you are not telling the truth."
Concubine Wen was so frightened that she curled up into a ball and leaned forward. "Your Majesty, I am telling the truth."
Of course that's not the truth.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Gu Jianchu had already thought about it.
She handed the items to Zhuxi and said, "Send someone to the Jinlou to ask the shopkeeper if there are any names that are not recorded in the book. Since these are the styles released this spring, he should remember some of them. Also, send someone to go door to door according to the names written in this book to ask if anyone is missing. If so, ask them in detail how and where they are lost so that we can help find them. Send more people there as soon as possible."
The emperor sent enough people to Gu Jianchu, and they had enough manpower.
What’s more, the Dali Temple is waiting outside for orders.
Chongfeng had notified the people from the Dali Temple to come over.
Since the Queen wants to conduct a thorough investigation, she will definitely need more manpower. Although they have enough people, they act slowly. It would be better to have more people to act faster.
The most important thing is that the emperor did not leave the palace with the queen. As long as the queen did not return to the palace, the emperor would be worried in the palace. This was also to make the emperor worry less.
After receiving the order, Zhuxi immediately took the book and gave the order as the Queen said.
Gu Jianchu tapped the table with his finger, his eyes falling on Zhongfeng, "Go on."
It was obvious that Chongfeng had not finished his report.
Zhongfeng bowed and continued, "In addition to finding these in the two maids' rooms, I also found two silver notes from each of their families. I questioned their families, and they said a man delivered the money to them. I also had someone go to the bank to inquire, and they confirmed that the silver notes were indeed exchanged for a man. According to Miss Sun's sister, the man returns there every day."
"The man didn't do anything. He just walked around outside a few times and then left. Miss Sun's sister was very surprised, but since she saw that the man didn't hurt them, she didn't report it to the police."
"Miss Sun's sister said that the man comes here every day at noon. Seeing that it was almost noon, I waited there for a while. With the help of Miss Sun's sister, I was able to arrest the man. He is now tied up in the courtyard of the Shangshu Mansion. However, without the permission of the Empress, he has not been interrogated yet."
Before Chongfeng finished speaking, Madam Wen was already on edge. Her face was pale as a thread, and her pupils suddenly contracted in panic.
Unexpectedly, the evil man was also caught. If he couldn't stand the punishment and confessed something, she would be completely finished.
Amidst Madam Wen's panicked expression, Gu Jianchu said gently, "Bring the person in."
With Gu Jianchu's order, the man was quickly brought in.
The man was wearing a crescent-colored gown, a hat of the same color, and a string of sachets around his waist. He looked like a scholar.
The man has a delicate and elegant appearance, and at first glance he looks weak and unable to take care of himself. No wonder he can bewitch all those women and deceive them. With such a good appearance, anyone could be bewitched by him.
But who could have imagined that beneath such a good appearance, he actually hid such sinister and dirty things, deceiving women to achieve his own goals, and even using any means to treat those women for his own purposes.
The man was tied up and trembling when he was thrown in by the people from the Imperial City Bureau. He looked at Gu Jianchu with a look of panic and anxiety, "Which government office are you from? I haven't committed any crime, why are you arresting me?"
"Of course there are reasons to arrest you. Have you really not committed any crime?" Gu Jianchu did not directly answer the man's question. Instead, he asked the man directly, glancing in the direction of Hong Qiao from time to time.
Following the direction Gu Jianchu was looking, the man saw Hong Qiao kneeling beside Kong Lin. A sense of sudden fear spread in his heart. When he saw Gu Jianchu dressed so luxuriously, the man had a vague guess.
Except for the one in the palace, no woman in this world dares to wear the phoenix except on her wedding day. Even the concubines in the palace are not allowed to wear it.
And there happened to be a shining phoenix embroidered on Gu Jianchu's clothes.
The man didn't know how much Hong Qiao had said to the queen in the palace, but now that the queen had brought him here, Hong Qiao must have said something to the queen. However, he didn't know whether he had told the whole story.
Without knowing the truth, the man didn't dare to say anything. What if Hong Qiao had no idea? Wouldn't that mean he would be exposing his identity?
But it is unlikely that Hong Qiao has no tricks, otherwise she would not have caught him.
However, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, so he could only play dumb and say, "I don't know what you are talking about. I am just an honest scholar and have never done anything illegal or taboo. You are breaking the law by arresting me like this."
Gu Jianchu certainly knew that it was impossible to get anything out of them through direct interrogation. He could only make them lose their composure first, and then use those clues to find the woman who was deceived by this man. In this way, the man's crimes would have nowhere to hide.
"Don't worry, I won't arrest you for no reason. What's your name?"
Seeing the man rolling his eyes, Zhongfeng kicked him in the calf. Zhongfeng's kick was definitely not light, and the man was completely defenseless. He groaned from the kick. "When the Queen asks questions, you'd better answer honestly. This way you can suffer less."