Chapter 638: Selling the Same Land Twice

Princess Ankang and Taoist Sanxi had a good chat and talked about many stories of Concubine Xiao.

Princess Ankang also took this opportunity to learn more about Concubine Xiao when she was young.

In the words of Taoist Sanxi, Concubine Xiao was a very different noble.

Perhaps because she came from a foreign country, Concubine Xiao's arrival gave the people of the capital a bright feeling.

It is said that after Concubine Xiao married to Daxing, she would always find opportunities to come out incognito, so that the people at that time could recognize Concubine Xiao's carriage.

After all, if you encounter that carriage when you are bullying the market, you will be in big trouble.

Taoist Sanxi has a good memory. He told Princess Ankang about the stories of Concubine Xiao that he had seen and heard, and Princess Ankang also listened with great interest.

Not only Princess Ankang, but even Li Xuan and Yu'er were fascinated.

They stayed in Taiqing Temple until the sun went down. Taoist Sanxi also invited them to have dinner before they set off on the road back to the palace.

As for the captured Master Niu, Princess Ankang directly threw him to Xu Lang and asked him to report to Jingyang Palace tomorrow with his confession.

This kind of thing is naturally a counterpart business for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

I am afraid Master Niu did not expect that he would have the honor to visit the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Master Niu was not brought into the palace, but was directly sent to Ping An Commercial Bank.

I think tomorrow they will know where the land deed handed down from his ancestors in Master Niu's hand came from.

The three little ones returned to Jingyang Palace, and it was late.

After washing up, Princess Ankang hugged Li Xuan and lay on the bed, but she was not sleepy.

"Ah Xuan, mother is so amazing."

"I want to be as amazing as mother in the future!"

Princess Ankang said seriously.

"You can do it, meow!"

Li Xuan immediately encouraged.

"Hehe, Ah Xuan, you are so good!"

Princess Ankang hugged Li Xuan tightly and covered them with a quilt.

"Let's go to bed early and get up early, and see what the fat man says tomorrow."

...

No words were spoken that night.

The next morning, Xu Lang appeared at the gate of Jingyang Palace on time.

But in addition to reporting the confession of Master Niu, he also brought another piece of news.

"Your Highness, His Majesty asks you to go to Ganlu Palace immediately to meet him."

Princess Ankang had just finished washing up and had not had time to have breakfast when she received the news brought by Xu Lang.

But since it was the order of Emperor Yongyuan, they could not delay, and immediately packed up and prepared to go to Ganlu Palace.

On the way, Princess Ankang asked Xu Lang: "How was the interrogation of the fat man?"

Xu Lang could not help but smile slightly and reported: "Your Highness, he confessed with just a little scare."

"But it seems that he is also a victim."

Then Xu Lang carefully reported the confession of Master Niu.

Master Niu was not a big shot in the capital, just a businessman who did a relatively good business.

But this good thing was limited, at least it was not enough to get rid of the identity of ordinary people.

If merchants in Daxing want to become big, they must rely on the wealthy and powerful, otherwise, all their wealth will be gone.

As long as you are in the way, no matter how much money you have, people will accuse you of a crime and confiscate your property.

Merchants have money and do not want to be fat meat in the mouths of others, so they can only rely on the powerful and become tools in the hands of the powerful, so that they can have some dignity as tools.

But Mr. Niu still has a long way to go before he can climb up to the powerful, so he plans to buy some property to pass on to his descendants and make a fortune through accumulation from generation to generation.

The most suitable asset is naturally the land in the capital, but it is a scarce commodity. Good land is hard to buy, and Mr. Niu doesn't like bad land.

Unexpectedly, he had just thought about buying land for a few days, and before he had asked much, good things came to his door.

The specific process is very vulgar. Anyway, a few months ago, Mr. Niu bought a land deed of Taiqing Temple.

The price he bought is much more affordable than the market price.

Master Niu is not stupid. He has been doing business for many years and still makes money, which proves that he is a shrewd man.

He knows where the land deed is from.

It is not that he is bold and dares to provoke a force like Taiqing Temple, but a gamble after weighing the pros and cons.

According to Master Niu, he bought the land deed not to occupy the land, but to get close to the nobleman.

He still doesn't know who the nobleman behind him is, but he knows that the other party can easily stamp the official seal of Chang'an County on the land deed.

And the person who sold him the land deed also promised that as long as he does his job well, he will naturally introduce him to the nobleman behind him.

The Taoist sect has been very low-key in recent years, and Master Niu believes that he has the support of the government, so he dared to be so arrogant in Taiqing Temple before.

The previous few times were indeed as he expected, and Taiqing Temple was forced by him to be angry but dare not speak.

After all, no matter how strong you are, do you dare to go against the government under the feet of the emperor?

But Master Niu never expected that his path was originally going smoothly, but he was unlucky enough to meet Princess Ankang from the palace.

When the officials of Chang'an County saw Princess Ankang, they all kowtowed and ran away like mice seeing a cat, not caring about his life or death.

Moreover, he was taken away by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Would Chang'an County dare to come to the palace to ask for him?

Master Niu quickly recognized the facts. He confessed everything Xu Lang asked him last night without any resistance, just asking for leniency.

On the way to Ganlu Palace, Princess Ankang heard what happened and couldn't help shaking her head and laughing, saying: "This fat guy is really bold."

"Your Highness, self-made people are so bold. They can't start this business without taking risks."

After hearing this, Princess Ankang felt that Xu Lang's words did make sense.

It's just that Mr. Niu, who seemed to have won a lifetime of gambling, suffered a big setback this time.

"Why did my father call me over so early to do this?" Princess Ankang asked.

There was nothing special after the New Year's dinner. I only remember what happened yesterday.

Could such a small thing still attract the attention of Emperor Yongyuan?

"All movements of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will indeed be reported to His Majesty on a regular basis, but it is not because of what happened yesterday that I dare not make rash comments."

Princess Ankang didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, she would know when she met Emperor Yongyuan later.

After arriving at the Manna Hall, the three little ones were summoned quickly, with almost no delay.

Entering the Manlu Hall, they found Emperor Yongyuan having breakfast.

There was another person sitting next to him, and it was Princess Lu Zhao who had just returned to the palace not long ago.

On the other side of Emperor Yongyuan, there is still an empty position.

Seeing Princess Ankang arriving, Emperor Yongyuan said:

"Ankang, come sit down and have a meal together."

Princess Ankang was stunned, but she still saluted first:

"Ankang has met his father and the second emperor's sister."

Princess Luzhao was drinking a bowl of porridge. When she heard Princess Ankang's greeting, she put down the bowl and spoon, nodded to Princess Ankang, and then continued to drink the porridge gracefully.

Princess Ankang sat next to Emperor Yongyuan, hesitated for a while, and was about to hand over Li Xuan in her arms to Yu'er behind her when she heard Emperor Yongyuan say without raising his head:

"Leave Axuan alone."

"If you haven't eaten, let's eat together."

These words made Li Xuan and Princess Ankang suddenly look up to the opposite side, only to find that Princess Lu Zhao also looked up.

Princess Luzhao looked at Li Xuan with her indifferent eyes, and a rare fluctuation flashed in her eyes.

"What are you doing, Emperor?"

"Does this mean you don't want to guard against your second daughter?"

Li Xuan thought to himself and didn't understand Emperor Yongyuan's intention.

Emperor Yongyuan lowered his head to drink the porridge, his face expressionless, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Eat, it's getting cold."

Seeing some silence on the table, Emperor Yongyuan said again.

Princess Ankang did not speak, but silently moved the dishes.

The table was full of food that they usually eat, but Princess Ankang didn't show any timidity.

Although the things on the table looked ordinary, Li Xuan knew that these ingredients were almost up to the standard of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Of course, it is just a natural treasure with the most ordinary effects, but it cannot be eaten as three meals a day.

This kind of meal will have a subtle effect on the physique, and martial arts practitioners will not have any risk of insufficient Qi and blood. It will be of great benefit to the cultivation of the lower third level, and even the middle third level.

Everyone at the table had their own food. After hearing Emperor Yongyuan's words, Princess Ankang felt free to give Li Xuan some food.

Princess Luzhao was drinking porridge silently, but her eyes unknowingly fell on Princess Ankang and Li Xuan, and she couldn't move away at all.

Emperor Yongyuan asked a cat to join him for dinner, which seemed a bit unbelievable to Princess Luzhao.

She had discovered before that the suddenly rising Thirteenth Emperor girl took this black cat with her wherever she went and loved her very much.

But Princess Ankang's pampering of her cat was understandable, but why did Emperor Yongyuan do it?

Although Princess Luzhao kept staring at Princess Ankang and Li Xuan, because of her superb cultivation, she did not have the embarrassing situation of drinking the porridge into her nose.

Princess Ankang occasionally looked up at Princess Luzhao and smiled at her.

But as time went by, the laughter became more frequent, and Princess Ankang couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

But Princess Luzhao didn't care at all and still carried out her own observation activities.

It wasn't until she finished the breakfast in front of her and wiped her mouth that she sat upright, looking straight at the person and cat opposite.

Princess Ankang couldn't stand being looked at like this, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Sister Er Huang, you keep staring at us. Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing, just taking a look."

Princess Luzhao's cold voice sounded, and Princess Ankang didn't know how to answer the question.

"What a weirdo."

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang secretly thought in their hearts.

Emperor Yongyuan was drinking porridge leisurely and seemed to have no intention of interfering with this matter. Li Xuan and Princess Ankang had nothing to say and just ate their own meals.

Only then did Princess Luzhao realize that there were four portions of food on the table.

She originally thought that someone else would come, but now it seems that the extra portion has already entered Li Xuan's stomach.

"Father, did you prepare a breakfast specially for this black cat?"

Princess Luzhao slowly turned her attention more to Li Xuan.

At this moment, Emperor Yongyuan finally finished his breakfast and put down his bowls and chopsticks.

"Ankang, your second emperor sister has been away from home all year round and has been absent from the palace for a long time. Recently, you have had more time to help her adapt to the palace."

Princess Ankang blinked her eyes, and after confirming that Emperor Yongyuan was not joking, she agreed with a strange expression:

"Yes, Father."

Then, Emperor Yongyuan turned to Princess Lu Zhao and said:

"Lu Zhao, Ankang has been weak and sick since he was a child. Last year, he got better after patient treatment by Imperial Physician Xue. If you have time, please teach him some ways to strengthen his body."

Princess Luzhao responded without changing her expression: "Yes, Father."

Li Xuan looked at Emperor Yongyuan strangely, wondering what he was up to.

It couldn't be that he had a sudden idea this morning to make Princess Ankang and Princess Yanzhao love each other, right?

But before Li Xuan could think about it, Emperor Yongyuan changed the subject:

"Ankang, I heard that you arrested someone yesterday?"

The news from the Ministry of Internal Affairs could not be hidden from Emperor Yongyuan, and the three little ones were mentally prepared for this matter.

Since Emperor Yongyuan asked in front of Princess Yanzhao, Princess Ankang did not hide it, and immediately told everything about yesterday, and attached the confession obtained by Xu Lang.

Princess Yanzhao listened to it on the side, but she cast her eyes on Princess Ankang again.

She seemed a little surprised that Princess Ankang was still involved in such things.

Emperor Yongyuan listened to Princess Ankang's words patiently, and then said:

"I know about this matter. The next matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Ankang, you don't have to worry about it."

"No one will harass Taiqing Temple again."

Emperor Yongyuan said casually.

Princess Ankang frowned, looked at Princess Yanzhao beside her, and then looked at Emperor Yongyuan.

"Your son is stupid, please tell me clearly, father!"

Emperor Yongyuan looked up in surprise, and saw the stubbornness in Princess Ankang's eyes, and couldn't help but feel dazed.

When Emperor Yongyuan came back to his senses, he couldn't help but smile:

"Okay, if you want to know, I'll tell you."

"Selling one piece of land twice is not an isolated case. This phenomenon exists throughout Daxing. And who are the people who finally sued and occupied the land?"

"This matter has been investigated long ago, but there is insufficient evidence. It will be useless if we can't find the source."

"The new magistrate of Chang'an County was appointed by me personally, but the officials in the county government are all iron-clad and it is difficult to do anything."

"Ankang, you accidentally helped the new magistrate open up the situation yesterday. As long as you punish a group of people and win over a group of people, it will be enough to help the new magistrate establish prestige."

"But you should not continue to investigate this case, otherwise it will increase the difficulty of the investigation."

After listening, Princess Ankang nodded: "So that's it, I understand."

Princess Ankang knew that Emperor Yongyuan had already investigated the case, so she was relieved.

Li Xuan was chewing on Emperor Yongyuan's words silently.

"Selling the land twice?"

"It turns out that Emperor Yongyuan has already noticed this."

Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but think of the large number of refugees he had seen in the north before.

He didn't expect that the people's land would be lost in this way.

This behavior is even more excessive than extortion and plunder, it is directly robbing.

There is no need to think too much, this kind of shit must be related to King Zheng.

But the more such shit there is, the more confused Li Xuan becomes.

King Zheng wants to be the emperor, but what's the use of taking over a rotten country?

Even if he puts all these crimes on Emperor Yongyuan's head and allows himself to seize the throne legitimately, don't he have to solve these troubles himself?

Li Xuan doesn't believe that King Zheng will not understand this.

Logically speaking, when Emperor Yongyuan just succeeded to the throne, wouldn't it be best to seize this country?

Why didn't he seize this country earlier, but secretly engaged in various secret activities for so many years, causing chaos in the world before seizing it?

"Does King Zheng have any special hobbies?"