diskusbooks Chapter 392: Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger? The Grand Tutor Wants to Default
Chapter 392: Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger? The Grand Tutor Wants to Default
After hearing this, Zhu Heng's face turned even colder.
He has been an official for many years and has been the Grand Tutor for ten years, but he has never been visited by anyone to collect debts!
If this news gets out, he will lose all face!
But, 550,000 taels, he couldn’t steal that much!
"Dongping, judging from what you said, could it be possible that the Grand Tutor could still refuse to pay?" Baili Moqing glanced at Jiang Dongping, then continued, "The Grand Tutor is aloof and incorruptible. It would be difficult for him to take so much money all at once."
As he spoke, he looked at Shu He again and winked at her, "Mr. Liu, why don't you give the Grand Tutor some time?"
Zhu Heng frowned and remained silent.
Although Shu He didn't know what he wanted to do, she still knew what was important in this situation.
"This morning, I heard that the two young masters of the Zhu Mansion were attacked at night. I also heard that the Princess's Mansion and the Prince of Jin's Villa were robbed. I thought the two young masters chose to take such a risk in order to collect compensation, so I came to take a look."
"I didn't expect that Prince Li had already found out the truth and cleared the two young masters' names. I am too narrow-minded."
"Since the prince has asked personally, I will give him a few days' grace. I don't think a high-ranking official like the Grand Tutor would default on a debt owed to a commoner."
Zhu Heng had a gloomy face the whole time. The two of them sang the same tune, clearly forcing him to take responsibility for the debt!
What is Baili Moqing's purpose in coming here today?
As if sensing his dissatisfaction, Baili Moqing put down his teacup and said, "Grand Master, I know that your Zhu family is also a victim in this matter. You shouldn't have to pay the compensation, but there's nothing we can do. Those people were so secretive, and the two young masters are both honest people. They were toyed with in the palm of their hands, and they are truly innocent."
"My Lord, what do you mean by that?"
Seeing that he finally got to the point, Zhu Heng also perked up a bit.
"Yesterday, the two young masters went to the West Market to vandalize things for no apparent reason. It's obvious that they were instigated and framed."
"But who are the real thieves who robbed the Princess's Mansion and the Prince of Jin's Villa? Grand Master, do I need to tell you clearly?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Heng's expression changed drastically. Although he quickly returned to normal, how many people present were not shrewd? How could they not see that he knew the truth?
"What do you mean, Your Highness? I don't understand!"
Baili Moqing was not angry at his denial and simply said, "Liu Yi is Xiaojiu's man. The two young masters of the Zhu family may not know, but the Grand Tutor should know very well. I don't want to elaborate on the truth of this matter."
"Xu Min found the imperial gifts from Liu Yi's house. Stealing the imperial gifts is a capital crime. The Grand Tutor should be well aware of this, right?"
Zhu Heng's eyes changed again and again, and he was about to deny it, but was interrupted by Baili Moqing, "Grand Master, there is no need to say too much. Since this king is so sure, he must have evidence in hand."
"Since I can make Liu Yi a thief, I can also clear him of suspicion and find out the real thief."
Zhu Heng stared at him in silence for a long time before finally asking, "What does Your Highness want from this humble official?"
When "I" was changed to "Your humble servant", Baili Moqing knew that the subsequent transaction could be discussed.
He was not in a hurry, but took a sip of tea first. After putting down the teacup, his face no longer had the warm smile he had just had.
"Five years ago, on the day my second brother died, besides meeting me, he also met the Grand Tutor, right?"
Zhu Heng was horrified and stood up from the stool.
"you……!!"
How did he know this?
His visit to the Eastern Palace that day was secretly arranged by the Second Prince, and he also entered the palace in disguise. Apart from the Second Prince and his personal attendants, no one in the world knew about this incident...
Could it be...
"Eunuch Huang has also been accepted by the prince?"
Baili Moqing shook his head. "Eunuch Huang has been loyal only to my second brother throughout his life. However, it is precisely because of this that I learned that besides me, the Grand Tutor also entered the Eastern Palace that day."
It only took Zhu Heng three breaths to understand the meaning of his words.
He sat back in his seat, a look of regret and suppressed anger on his face, "Your Highness, what do you want to ask?"
"Grand Master, you only need to tell this prince what you and my second brother said and did that day. This prince guarantees that no more people will know the truth about the two young masters of the Zhu family!"
Zhu Heng looked at him, inwardly amazed at the man's abilities, but his expression remained gloomy. "Just now, I thought that years of exile had made His Majesty lose his fighting spirit and become weak. I didn't expect that it was me who was blind!"
How could he be considered weak? He was clearly playing the fool to deceive others and make them let down their guard!
Baili Moqing didn't explain much about this, he just wanted to know what he wanted to know.
Zhu Heng was about to speak, but his eyes stopped on Shu He, Zhang Zhirou and others.
"Grand Master, just speak frankly. Everyone present is involved in that incident. Since I brought them here, I naturally trust them."
Zhu Heng was shocked by his words, and when he looked at Shu He again, his gaze changed quietly.
"In that case, I can tell His Majesty everything, but the debt relationship between the Zhu family and the Precious Pharmacy will be terminated!"
"Since you know that those two good-for-nothings were instigated and framed, you should go find the mastermind and pay compensation."
"These two idiots of mine have paid a heavy price for their stupidity. Consider it compensation for the losses of the Precious Medicine Pavilion!"
Jiang Dongping laughed angrily, "Grandmaster, are you going to default on your debt?"
Zhu Heng glanced at him and asked Baili Moqing, "Prince Li, what do you think?"
Baili Moqing looked at Shu He, as if wanting to ask for her opinion.
Shu He nodded. "As long as Prince Li thinks the news you told me is worth the price, I have no problem with it! However, you can let the pharmacy's losses go, but you must acknowledge the loss of my reputation!"
"Yesterday, I gave you two chances multiple times, almost saying you were set up!"
"But your two young masters still insisted that I prove my identity. I am an unmarried woman, and I have suffered such humiliation in public. Grand Master, you don't even want to admit it, right?"
Zhu Heng's face turned red and purple. He held it in for a long time before biting his tongue and saying, "I admit it!"
After coming out of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Baili Moqing invited Shu He to get in the carriage. Shu He wanted to refuse, but he held her arm and glanced outside.
She understood instantly and got into the carriage silently.
The black carriage drove away, and several people who were monitoring outside the Zhu Mansion left.
At the Princess's residence, Prince Jin Baili Moyin and Princess Zhaoming were sitting in the garden pavilion. After listening to Liu Xi's report, their faces couldn't have been gloomier.
"The thief is Liu Yi?" Baili Moyin asked, his eyes full of suspicion, "How is this possible?"
The message I received clearly said it was from those two idiots from the Zhu family!
They are the only ones who have the motivation.
"News has come from the palace that Prince Li's confession to the Emperor stated that Liu Yi was addicted to gambling and owed a lot of debt. One day, he accidentally learned from the Ninth Prince that there was a treasure hidden in the Prince of Jin's villa. To pay off his gambling debts, he took this risk."
The person who spoke was Chu Ge. As soon as Liu Yi was captured, news came from the palace, and he immediately came to report it.
"That doesn't make sense! If he really stole to pay off a debt, then wouldn't it be enough for Liu Yi to steal one of my villas? Why did he also steal my aunt's mansion? Could it be that he also learned about the treasure house of the Princess's Mansion from Xiaojiu?"
Chu Ge replied, "This is what the confession says."
Zhaoming and Baili Moyin fell silent, feeling that there was something very wrong with this matter.
Baili Moyin then asked, "Who leaked the news that the Ninth Prince deliberately revealed the location of the treasure vault to the two Zhu brothers? Have you found out?"
Chu Ge's face was slightly tense, and he felt a little guilty. "I found out, it's the Ninth Prince's people."
"what?!"