Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 314 What a coincidence!

Grand Commandant Shen filed a complaint and won in the end. Everyone knows the result, but Lu Jia and the others were kept in the dark about the process.

Later, Lu Jia asked Lu Jie about it, but Lu Jie asked her in return, "Didn't Grand Commandant Shen tell them?" When Lu Jia shook her head, Lu Jie kept her in suspense.

Upon hearing that the grain transport official, Jin, was actually Jin's grandfather, Lu Jia immediately understood!

"The grain transport officer who transported the Northwest army's supplies eight years ago was the same officer who transported supplies for the army led by my father. So, Mr. Chong, by sending this document over at this time, are you trying to get us to reopen this case?"

Grand Commandant Shen was the commander-in-chief of the army back then. The loss of this batch of military funds directly affected the success or failure of his subsequent battles and caused so many soldiers to die. It must have been a thorn in Grand Commandant Shen's heart.

Since Grand Marshal Shen went so far as to sue the Yan family because of Jin's troubles, it seems that Mr. Chong also felt that he should seize the opportunity and strike while the iron was hot.

“It must be.” Shen Qingzhou clenched the letter tightly. “I had heard that there were problems with the Northwest military pay, but I didn’t know why it was suppressed at the time.”

“When I spoke privately with my father-in-law before, he also mentioned that if we could find something to hold against the Yan family regarding the Northwest military pay, we could definitely deal a heavy blow to the Yan family!”
"I never expected there to be so many twists and turns behind this. But it seems my father-in-law knows some of the inside story."

Putting everything else aside, the timing of Jin's betrothal to Yan Liang was so subtle, and Jin Huai and other related personnel all died. Don't these suspicious points explain the relationship between this batch of military funds and the Yan family?
Lu Jie has been watching them for so long, he must know all this.

Lu Jia thought for a moment: "If we want to overturn the case, wouldn't Father be the one who knows the most? Why don't we go and ask him?"

Shen Qingzhou glanced at her, then remained silent.

"Young master, Mr. Yi has arrived."

No sooner had he said this than He Qu, a disciple, turned his face back to him.

The couple exchanged a glance and walked to the door in unison. Sure enough, Yi Zhe walked in carrying something in his hand.

Mr. Yi.

The two greeted each other and then invited each other into the house to sit down.

Yi Zhe glanced around the room, then looked at Lu Jia with a gentle expression: "Madam, you suffered some injustice the other day. Are you feeling better these past two days?"

Lu Jia smiled and said, "It's kind of you to think of me, sir. What I did was nothing. What's important is the Shen family's reputation. But my father has already intervened and gotten a result, so it's all in the past now."

Yi Zhe nodded, then looked at Shen Qingzhou beside him and handed over the things in his hand: "This eldest young mistress of the Yan family, Madam Jin, is the granddaughter of Jin Huai, the grain transport officer who delivered military pay to the Northwest Army eight years ago."

"Given the Yan family's past practices, they will surely seek revenge after suffering this loss."

"Here are some records of Jin Huai's daily life in prison for a few days after his conviction. Young Master and Young Mistress can take a look and get some information in advance."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jia and Shen Qingzhou exchanged a glance.

The documents handed over were filled with details of the heavy rain on the night of the incident, as well as the subsequent capture of Jin Huai by the army generals and his imprisonment for several days, up to the time when the court dispatched a coroner from the Dali Temple to examine the body.

Indeed, it's all about the details!

Shen Qingzhou frowned and looked at it twice before slowly raising her head: "Why would Mr. Yi bring this to me?"

"This is the Grand Commandant's intention."

Yi Zhe stood up and looked at him with undisguised admiration: "Young Master has already started a family and established a career. Sooner or later, it will be Young Master who takes over the Grand Commandant's mansion."

After saying that, he stroked his beard, smiled, and then turned and left.

The young couple walked to the gate, watched him disappear into the deep night outside, and then turned back. "What a coincidence?"

Lu Jia raised the document in his hand.

Shen Qingzhou took it, and his gaze toward the hall deepened.

……

The Yan family has kept their doors and windows closed for the past few days, without letting out even the slightest sound. Even the cabinet under Yan Song's leadership has remained silent.

Yan Shu was demoted and suddenly transferred to the Ministry of War, which inevitably caused him some confusion and disarray.

Despite being demoted from Vice Minister to Assistant Minister, no one dared to look down on him. On the contrary, because the threshold for entry and exit was lowered, many people who previously had no way to get an audience with the Ministry of War now found a reason to cross the threshold.

The Ministry of War was headed by Shen Bo, and these two former rivals had become superior and subordinate, causing many to secretly watch with bated breath. However, the difference in rank between the Assistant Minister and the Minister was too great, and the two almost never had the chance to meet.

That day, Yan Liang was sent to inquire what Shen Bo had said to the emperor, but there were no results for two or three days. That afternoon, after standing by the window for a while, he picked up his riding whip and prepared to go find Lu Jie.

After Shen Bo entered the palace that day, Lu Jie seemed to have entered the palace as well. Although it was unlikely that Shen Bo would talk nonsense in front of him, what if Lu Jie, with his keen senses, could see through some clues?
"Father!"

As soon as he mounted his horse, Yan Liang's distant shouts came from behind him.

"Father!" Yan Liang arrived on horseback. "I have news. Let's go back to the manor first!"

Upon seeing his expression, Yan Shu frowned immediately, and without saying a word, turned his horse around and followed him towards the mansion.

"What news did you hear?"

Upon entering the study, Yan Shu immediately began to ask questions.

Yan Liang strode up to him: "Shen Bo mentioned the incident eight years ago when the Jin family was escorting military funds to the Emperor!"

"what?"

Yan Shu, who had just sat down, paused. "Why would he suddenly bring this up?"

"Shen Bo's reason for filing the complaint is that eight years ago, my grandfather-in-law failed in his duty to escort military funds and died in prison while he was being held in custody. The Jin family held a grudge over this, and the reason why the Jin family is targeting Lu Jia is to take revenge on the Shen family!"

"That's utter nonsense!" Yan Shu blurted out. "If Shen Bo is so good at rambling, why doesn't he go write play scripts?!"

Yan Liang was stunned.

Yan Shuteng stood up and paced back and forth in the room before stopping under the curtain: "It seems our previous wariness of him was entirely necessary. This man is indeed not someone to be trusted. He's not accusing us of trampling on his dignity at all; he's clearly taking this opportunity to target our Yan family! He hasn't let go of what happened back then!"

Yan Liang sighed: "His move was indeed ruthless. At least the Emperor has taken it to heart. After they left the palace that day, the Emperor immediately summoned He Ping to the palace."

"Moreover, this matter has been entrusted to He Ping personally. He Ping is the emperor's most trusted confidant. Once he finds any clues, he will definitely report the truth to the emperor!"

"At that point, we'll be at a disadvantage."

"Such an important matter, and we only found out about it today! We can already see the Emperor's intentions."

Yan Shu took a deep breath and suddenly turned around: "Contact Eunuch Gao immediately, I need to see him!"