The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

"Your Highness, I think there's something fishy going on here!"

"Oh? Sir, tell me!"

Shui Rong had been busy all morning but found nothing. Now, after hearing what Mr. Wuzhai said, he hurriedly asked.

Mr. Wuzhai said solemnly,

"Your Highness, I just followed you around and looked around Furong Courtyard."

"Although the county lady and several other young ladies were kidnapped by thieves for ransom, I found no signs of a struggle, and all the valuables, jewelry, and gold and silver were intact."

"Just think about it, how could a group of greedy thieves, so bold and daring, not be tempted by these treasures?"

Shui Rong suddenly realized what was going on and turned to look at Mr. Wuzhai.

"Sir, you mean to say..."

"This gang of thieves' goal isn't gold, silver, and money?!"

Mr. Wuzhai also nodded solemnly and said,

"In this case, I'm afraid the case will become even more complicated!"

Shui Rong also instantly understood the meaning of Mr. Wuzhai's words. The joy he had just felt when he saw the light disappeared in an instant.

"Let's go, let's go to the East Palace and take a look!"

Then, the group headed towards the East Palace with Jia Baoyu seeing them off.

Since there were no male heirs in the East and West Mansions at the moment, the task of leading Shui Rong to investigate the case naturally fell on Jia Baoyu.

After entering the East Palace, Jia Baoyu suddenly asked Shui Rong,

"Your Highness, I have heard that when the army led by the Duke of Zhenguo was fighting against the rebels in Qingfeng Village in Xuzhou, they were attacked by the rebels' sharp firearms."

Although Shui Rong didn't understand why Jia Baoyu asked these questions, he nodded and said with emotion,

"Yes! That battle was brutal! Fifty to sixty thousand soldiers of the Beijing camp were killed and tens of thousands wounded by the firearms of a few thousand rebels. They were forced to surrender!"

Jia Baoyu was surprised.

"The rebels' firearms are so sharp!"

Shui Rong stopped talking.

When they arrived at the main house in the main courtyard of Ningguo Mansion, after some searching, they were shocked to find that there were countless finger-sized holes on the walls of the main house and the hall was in a mess.

Water-soluble,

"It seems a fierce fight took place here, but what's the reason for the holes in the wall?"

Mr. Wuzhai also shook his head.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered Jia Baoyu's previous question, and hurriedly stepped forward to touch the hole.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Shui Rong, with a look of surprise,

"Your Majesty! I understand!"

In the Daming Palace.

The Emperor Taishang and Emperor Xinglong both listened to Shui Rong's report with serious expressions.

After Shui Rong told him all the suspicious points he had found, the emperor narrowed his eyes and waved his hand at Shui Rong.

Shui Rong bowed respectfully and took his leave.

After Shui Rong left, Emperor Xinglong suddenly turned his head and looked at the retired emperor.

"Father, could it be that what happened last night was..."

The Emperor raised his hand to interrupt Emperor Xinglong and said in a deep voice,

"With such means, such weapons, and deliberately revealing such a flaw, yet leaving no trace at all, how could they be just ordinary bandits?"

Suddenly thinking of something, the emperor asked hurriedly,

"The Leping County Lady you were bestowed upon by imperial decree is from Yangzhou? The daughter of the Salt Inspector Lin Ruhai?"

Emperor Zhengxing was startled when he heard this, and suddenly thought of something.

Nodding,

"Yes, that's right!"

But he frowned and said,

"But Father, even if there was something involved, why would the bandit leader go to so much trouble over a little woman? And even stir up such a big commotion in the Divine Capital?"

Listening to Emperor Xinglong's words, the retired emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to my mind, and I looked at Xinglong and asked,

"Where is the imperial envoy from the court now?"

Emperor Xinglong hurriedly bowed and said,

"Reporting to Your Majesty, three days ago, the Ministry of Public Administration received a report from the Imperial Envoy's Guards that they had passed Daming Prefecture. Calculating the time of day, I'm afraid they have already entered Yangzhou."

The Emperor nodded slightly and asked again,

"I remember that the eight million taels of salt tax were arranged by Yangzhou Salt Inspector Lin Ruhai and sent to the Divine Capital together with the Lord of Leping County, right?"