C162 Guilty(1)

She gently held his hand, but he shook her off. Her eyes were distant from him, as if she were a thousand miles away. "I don't think you loved me at all, or how could you not know that my heart hurts even more when you are in pain?"

Gu Qingli licked the blood that was drying up on her lower lip. Salty tears rolled down her cheeks as she lowered her head. "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was afraid you'd worry about me."

She had to tell him what happened before Fang Yaju's death with a sad and sorrowful expression, "You are currently surrounded by enemies. Not only am I unable to help you, but saying something like this makes you worry. How can I bear to do that? "Don't worry, I really won't be in danger for the time being. As long as I don't think of touching it, it will obediently lie in hibernating in my body. There won't be any accidents."

"You actually …" Hide from me until now? " Xiao Yixiu restrained his emotions and hugged her again. His soft lips brushed against her forehead, the tip of his nose, and then slid down to her lips.

"No matter how big the problem is, I will face it with you." He let go of her and went out.

Gu Qing Li saw a group of people appear outside the window like a phantom. Xiao Yi Xiu muttered a few words in a low voice, and they disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed.

When he walked in, there was a gentle smile on his face, "Don't worry, I will investigate Fang Yanzhu's background thoroughly and find the person who drugged her."

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Fang Yanzhu, as a Gu Master, has never been able to get rid of this pain …" Gu Qingli sighed and shook her head. "Things that even I can't do anything about, it's hard to believe that there's anyone else in this world that can solve them."

"Heaven never bars one's way."

She knew this was just a word of relief, but she still forced a smile and nodded. "Yes."

Six days later, Zhu Wei An brought the members of the Crimson Yue Chamber of Commerce to the capital. During the morning assembly, he summoned the Emperor and entered the throne room one after another.

Xiao Yixiu, on the other hand, had a tranquil expression on his face. He didn't even spare a glance at the various merchants and merchants that filed into the chamber of commerce. Instead, he quietly listened to Qin Bi Bin list out the top ten crimes on behalf of Zhu Wei An.

The emperor was also silent.

"Where's your evidence?"

Zhu Wei An kneeled on the ground and said, "This humble subject has brought the elite merchants of the Crimson Moon Merchant Guild. They are all witnesses. "As for the evidence, aside from the 200,000 banknotes that Prince Mo had obtained from the President of the Mo family, there were also the notes that he had forced the merchants to write, totaling more than a thousand stone grains in total."

You Chenguang took a step forward and prostrated, "This commoner, You Chenguang, pays his respects to Your Majesty."

The emperor lightly nodded his head, "You are the president of the Crimson Yue Association?"

"Yes."

"What do you have to say?"

"As the president of the merchant guild, I dare not say anything else. I am slightly proficient in the way of business, including the prices of the surrounding states and counties of the Chi Yue Province."

The Emperor frowned as he didn't understand what was the use of saying all this in the throne room.

"This is the price list of all sorts of materials and labor for the past three months, from the Crimson Yue and all the neighboring prefectures and counties."

Zhu Wei'an also took out an account book from his sleeve. "After King Mo left Chiyue, this book contained all the materials for building the dikes, the labor price budget and the detailed account report."

Qin Bi's slender eyes flashed as he slowly took the books from the duo's hands. He glanced at Xiao Yi Xiu with a smile that was not a smile. Then, he handed both books over to the Emperor.

At this moment, the Emperor naturally understood the meaning behind their words. He roughly looked through it, and his face was extremely gloomy. He threw away two books and said, "Qin Bi, take it and carefully read through. After that, report it to me."

Zhu Wei An's face was calm, and You Chenguang was smiling. Both of them knew that the Emperor was just going through the motions. You Chen Guang's price list is simple and detailed, corresponding to the disaster books, clear, there is no need to recount.

"We are already clear about your petition for appeal. Since we have all the evidence and evidence, we will naturally be able to distinguish them. "I'll leave the court today, and wait …"

"Imperial Father, since we've travelled thousands of miles to come to the throne room, why don't we listen to what they have to say?" Everyone thought that Xiao Yi Xiu had gone crazy for actually making such a request.

For a moment, the entire hall was as silent as a fallen leaf that could be heard. All eyes stared at him in unison. Some were shocked, some were disdainful, some were mocking him, and some were even occasionally sympathetic and doubtful.

The emperor said with a dark expression, "I have heard clearly the statements of Zhu Wei An and You Chen Guang."

Xiao Yi Xiu smiled slightly and said, "If it's only their two statements, then why do we need the Crimson Moon Merchant Guild to come forward and testify?"

The Emperor was stunned, and his gaze descended upon the remaining merchants.

For the sake of fearing that Xiao Yi Xiu would argue with him, the Chamber of Commerce had come to a great number of places. Other than You Chenguang, there were also six other merchant and squire, all reputable figures of the Scarlet Mountain Range.

"Alright, I might as well listen more."

Deng Shengchuan went up first to pay his respects. His expression was haggard and his eyes were a little gloomy, but his words were clear and orderly: "This humble one is the Grand Manager of the Heaven's Satin Village, Deng Shengchuan. Greetings, Your Majesty."

As the richest man in the country, he was also famous in the silk branch of the capital. Although not everyone knew him, many officials in the imperial court had heard of his name. After hearing his name, they exchanged glances with different expressions.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the list and account books in Lord Zhenshui's hands are true, but they were merely traps they set for Prince Mo. Ever since Prince Mo stepped into the Scarlet Mountain Range to provide relief, this inescapable net has been set up. "

"Deng Shengchuan, what nonsense are you spouting?" You Chenguang was shocked as he glared at him.

Deng Shengchuan ignored him and lightly said, "Everyone knows that I, Deng the Great, am the richest man in the Chi Yue territory, and Shi Zhenfeng is the largest grain merchant in Chi Yue. So why did the Prince force me to go overboard and hand over the money so that he can hand over the most? With two hundred thousand taels of snow silver, who wouldn't feel heartache to take it out? The funds allocated by the treasury are only 500,000 yuan, may I ask President You, what kind of business do you run? How much assets does your bank have? If you were to easily ask for two hundred thousand silver taels, aren't you afraid that the banks would break down their banks? "

You Chenguang was Chi Yue's biggest money manager, so he was naturally rich. However, he was not like Deng Shengchuan, who would do business in all the states of the East China Sea. Thus, his wealth was not as good as Deng Shengchuan's. He had around three or four hundred thousand yuan in assets, but assets and current money were two different things. He could easily raise this two hundred thousand yuan easily, if there had been a large customer who had gone to the bank to withdraw the money, he would not have been able to withdraw the money.

You Chenguang was stunned, unable to answer.

Shi Zhenfeng was the second one to walk up, smiling coldly as he explained the situation of You Chenfeng's assets, then he said indifferently, "Even if you don't care about these 200,000 banknotes, even if Prince Mo had placed a knife on your neck, you would still need a month or two to collect it. How can you take it out so easily?"

Deng Shengchuan said, "That's right. As the president of the association, not only does he have his own bank, he also has a hand in other businesses. Thus, it is not surprising for him to be familiar with the prices of the neighboring prefectures. The price of all the materials used to build the dam had been investigated and accounted for by the people of Zhujian Shi. The price of all the materials used to build the dam had been calculated and accounted for by Cheng Lang. "The prince is only responsible for assigning tasks, supervising construction, and collecting disaster."