Chapter 564 Morality is not worthy
Then she turned around and added: "My eldest brother is not responsible for investigating this matter, but there are people in the Jinyiwei Yamen who are investigating. Are they all colleagues? My eldest brother's He's very popular, so he listens a little bit and understands a little bit."
"How much do you know?" Meng Shisan did not confirm that she was investigating the collapse of Dengshan Mountain, but listened to what they said one by one. After that, he asked immediately.
This time it was Zeng Chongjin who answered: "It's not very deep. I can't even say whether it's deep or not. I just know a little bit about it on the surface."
Meng Shisan looked blank after hearing this. Disappointed, he instead glanced into the hall, never wanting to meet Zeng Zhongqi's eyes, who was looking over at the same time.
She smiled.
Zeng Zhongqi suddenly turned red.
Dong Linglong saw this scene in his eyes and secretly thought that his eldest brother was probably hopeless. They are cousins, and they are close to the water.
The Zeng sisters also saw this scene, they both curled up their mouths and praised in their hearts that their eldest brother had really grown up, which made them blush.
As expected, Cousin Meng can cure their brother who is as stubborn as a cow and doesn’t understand the charm.
Contrary to what the three of them were thinking, Meng Shisan turned around after smiling, took the tea soup just brewed by Shangchun and tasted it slowly, completely ignoring Zeng Chongqi's blushing face because of her. , as well as the thoughts of Dong Linglong and the Zeng sisters who are devoted to their respective brothers.
In fact, she has always felt that the lantern mountain collapse incident on Cui Yu's property on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival was not simple. There was no need for her eldest cousin to remind her personally to let her stop, and there was no need for His Highness to know the inside story, but for Don't let her get stuck in it without telling her the truth.
But they don’t understand her.
Since she had already started to investigate, there was no way she could give up halfway.
She, the great cricket demon, has never failed to surrender without a fight for fifteen hundred years.
It is impossible to set a precedent by being chopped into a human being.
Now that she knows about Cousin Zeng, she also knows a little bit. Although it is not much, it is better than nothing. She can find a chance to ask Cousin Zeng later.
Just do it.
As soon as Zeng Chongqi had eaten and drank enough, Meng Shisan left Dong Linglong and the three Zeng sisters, picked up a bowl of Jade Dew tea that she had specially cooked for Spring Festival, and walked into the Ming Dynasty. Xiaotang.
Seeing Meng Shisan enter, Xiang Lin retreated to the corridor outside the hall and stood guard by the door.
Zeng Chongqi was flattered: "I didn't expect Yaoyao to know that I like to drink jade dew."
"I asked my fourth cousin, and she told me." Meng Shisan sat down next to Zeng Chongqi, He moved the jade dew tea to Zeng Zhongqi's side of the table and placed it firmly on his right hand. "This jade dew was given to me by your highness earlier." , I didn’t drink much, so I was always here. My cousin hurried back from the city because he was worried about me, and didn’t even return to the Zeng Mansion, so he came to the Meng Mansion to greet me. I was very touched and happy. . Please don’t dislike it, cousin, and try this jade dew tea.”
It is clearly a tribute tea, how dare Zeng Zhongqi dislike it.
What's more, Cousin Meng personally brought him the jade dew tea he liked to drink. He didn't even have time to rejoice, so how could he dislike it.
So listening to Meng Shisan’s overt and covert overtones, Zeng Zhongqi picked up the jade dew tea and took a sip. Before putting the tea bowl back on the table, he said: “What do you want to say, Yaoyao, just say it, and ask whatever you want. Just ask, whatever I know, I will know without telling you." Meng Shisan's eyes brightened when he heard this: "Cousin, you're welcome."
Zeng Zhongqi looked at Meng Shisan’s pair of red phoenix eyes that were as bright as silver plates. He seemed to be looking into a pool of autumn water, and he seemed to be looking at the sky full of stars. They were so bright that he could not make a sound. .
He just nodded blankly.
“We are going to hear from my fourth cousin and my fifth cousin that my cousin has heard a little bit about the collapse of Bixu Manor in Dengshan Mountain during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although it is not my cousin who is investigating, it is my cousin’s colleagues and friends who are investigating. "Cousin, can you tell me in detail what you found out about that matter?" What Meng Shisan is most concerned about is who arranged or planned the civilians behind the collapse of Dengshan Mountain.
If it was a trap, did those civilians know in advance that they would lose their lives?
If it had been known in advance and there was a pension, then that would be fine. In the end, the bird dies for food and the man dies for wealth.
If they didn’t know it beforehand, but entered into the situation ignorantly, and lost their lives in a confused way, those civilians deserve justice.
She is not a great person, but she still has a good conscience.
It’s okay if you don’t know. Once you know you are in the game, there is no reason to sit back and do nothing.
Besides, Your Highness is the East Palace, water can carry a boat, and water can capsize a boat. The people's support is also what Your Highness needs. Since she has chosen His Highness as her backer, why would she be happy if it is beneficial to her backing? Instead of doing it.
Zeng Zhongqi was startled. This was the first time he heard Meng Shisan mention the collapse of Dengshan Mountain. It was indeed his colleagues and friends in Jinyiwei who were investigating the matter.
He was silent for a moment, and finally said truthfully: "Yaoyao, did you know that from the beginning, I was actually responsible for this matter."
"My cousin was supposed to be responsible? Then it was my cousin who was responsible. Why?" Meng Shisan heard something strange. After asking questions repeatedly, he reacted and said, "My cousin wants to warn me that this matter is not trivial. Even my cousin has to retreat. I'd better not get involved. ?”
Zeng Zhong Qi indeed meant this: "As soon as this happened, my father knew that someone from the Jinyiwei Yamen would have to investigate the matter thoroughly. When he returned from the Yamen that day, he waited until I returned home and told me that if this matter did not happen, On my head, I have the right to pretend that I don’t know. If this matter falls on me, I will not accept it."
Meng Shisan said: "My uncle asked my cousin to do this, but he knows the person behind the Dengshan collapse... Who is it?”
Zeng Zhongqi shook his head: "I don't know about this. I also asked, but my father didn't answer me. He only told me not to ask more questions, let alone get involved. When my colleague was investigating this matter thoroughly, he often You are complaining to me, not me taking the initiative to understand, so I know a little about what I said to you day and night, probably because of this. In fact, I don’t know much, and it is very one-sided and not enough to tell you. ”
Meng Shi Third, I understood that my cousin and eldest cousin, like His Highness, did not want her to fall into this muddy water: "What if I have to investigate and know who is behind the murder of those civilians?"
"How do you know that those civilians are not willing to die?" No matter how honest Zeng Zhongqi is, after many years of experience in Jinyiwei, he no longer has a straightforward temper, but has learned how to look at every event from multiple perspectives.
Meng Shisan asked back: "Then how did my cousin know that those civilians must be willing to die? What if they weren't? In order to achieve their own selfish desires, they regard the lives of civilians as nothing. Such people show that they are willing to die. Do you think that person can match the position with virtue?"
Zeng Zhongqi was shocked: "Do you know who that person is?"
"I don't know." Meng Shisan denied.
"Then what do you say..."
"Since it can cause such a big event as the collapse of Dengshan Mountain, no matter who that person is, his status must be high or low, no matter how noble he is. Either a powerful person or a royal family, they are all unworthy of their position!”