The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Chapter 603: Palace Fights Are All Scheming

That cowardly and scared look made Xiao Yun want to laugh every time he saw it. He really wanted his original self to come and see it, probably that would make all the resentment disappear.

Emperor Yongkang was unaware of anything and did not become gloomy just because he was followed by a ghost. It seems that the protagonist's halo is still very useful.

"Empress." Jiang Lin's voice came from outside.

Xiao Yun looked at the time and asked the wet nurse to take the little fat boy downstairs to feed before calling Jiang Lin in.

Jiang Lin walked in from outside and bowed respectfully before saying, "Your Majesty, I have found some clues for your investigation."

Xiao Yunduan picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then signaled him to continue with his eyes.

Jiang Lin: "In Yanzi Mountain over in Linzhou, some people are secretly smelting iron tools, and some have reclaimed a lot of farmland around it. And there's Black Bear Ridge, deep in the mountains there's a large village with at least several thousand people.

The people below found out that these two mountains belonged to the family of General Mighty's wife. According to local people, General Mighty's Yue family and Cui family were famous landlords in Linzhou.

Mr. Cui was accidentally injured and could no longer have children, so he had only one daughter, the general's wife. He originally wanted to marry her into the family business, but unexpectedly she accidentally saved General Weiwu who was assassinated and injured that year. The two fell in love at first sight. Later, General Weiwu came to propose marriage, and Cui had no choice but to marry into the general's mansion.

The Cui family gave a huge dowry, which caused a sensation in Linzhou at the time. Almost everyone of some age knew about it. After all, the young lady of the Cui family was considered to have married into a wealthy family. She was the daughter of a local medical squire and married into the general's mansion. So no one was surprised that the Cui family almost spent all their money to give the dowry.

In addition to the large tracts of farmland in Linzhou, the dowry also included three mountains. In addition to Swallow Mountain and Black Bear Ridge, there was also a barren mountain. The mountain was very small and did not produce any crops or trees. There were only some weeds and not even any decent wild animals. It was said that it was given for free by the government when Swallow Mountain was purchased.

It has been deserted for many years now. Everyone thinks the soil and water there are bad, so there are no villages around it."

"What's the difference between the stones or soil on that barren mountain and those elsewhere?" Xiao Yun asked.

Jiang Lin nodded. "The people down there said the rocks and soil there are reddish-brown, and the water rushing down when it rains is scary. It just happened to be raining when they went there."

Xiao Yun nodded. She was saying, how can weapons be forged without iron ore supply? This mighty general must have been preparing for this a long time ago. Maybe he started since his daughter gave birth to the prince.

In the plot given by Jiaduobao, only the second prince suspected that the emperor was murdered, so he led his troops into the palace, and then found out the cause of Emperor Yongkang's death and eliminated Prime Minister Qiao and his cronies to take the throne. There was no detailed explanation of which part of the troops he brought.

General Weiwu was far away in the northern border at that time, and the commander of the imperial guard had been replaced by Prime Minister Qiao's own people. These soldiers who fell from the sky were a bit strange. In order to prevent any problems before they happened, Xiao Yun asked Jiang Lin to find someone to investigate thoroughly.

She didn't ask people to search blindly, but gave a direction, Linzhou.

It's not in the plot, but Xiao Yun knew from Prime Minister Qiao's memory that things were often sent from Linzhou to General Weiwu's Mansion. After all, they were old rivals. Qiao Renliang also sent people to investigate, but they only found out that General Weiwu's wife's family was there, and those things were sent from the general's wife's family.

The reason why Xiao Yun was suspicious was because the deliveries were too frequent.

Although there were women in ancient times who visited their parents' home frequently, they were only those who lived nearby. Those who lived farther away would only send gifts on ordinary holidays and visit when there were weddings or funerals. They would send gifts almost every other month. Even if it was considered as a dowry of the output of the land, it was a bit excessive. It could be sent once a season.