I Made a Fortune By Raiding Houses In Ancient Times

Chapter 14 Helpless

 Everyone present, except Ling Chu, did not have yin and yang eyes, so naturally they could not hear what Li Lingmu said.

Although we can't see the ghost, we can feel the air around us is sometimes gusty and sometimes cold, making people tremble in their hearts.

And Miss Ling, the expression on her face changes like a palette. It made people feel uneasy, but they couldn't help but wonder what she heard the ghost say.

Especially Prince Jing, although he was strangled by the ghost, after being rescued by Ling Chu and protected by Ning Chuyi, he regained his fearless character.

He repeatedly urged Ling Chu to tell the story.

Ling Chu did not refuse and told everything about Li Lingmu.

After listening to this, everyone finally understood why Miss Ling looked so weird.

Li Lingmu is a fourth-grade Mingwei general, but he is unexpectedly blind.

To put it bluntly, his death was not unjust.

He was very devoted to the lieutenant general, but he did not realize that the other general had turned into an ambitious white-eyed wolf. Not only did he want to seize his military power and the property of his family, he even caused more than a hundred people in his family to be beheaded. .

Li Lingmu's family, whether before or after his death, has been accused of being embezzled on military pay and having liaisons with foreign enemies for so many years, but Wu Yuanji has enjoyed all the glory and wealth because of it.

This is really a life-and-death feud.

 No wonder Li Lingmu was so angry that he strangled Prince Jing's neck when he heard the words he scolded him.

Prince Jing was puzzled, "Wu Yuanji caused so much harm to Li Lingmu's family. Why is he still alive and well after so many years? Didn't he seek revenge on him?"

Ling Chu was also curious. The ghost of Li Lingmu was so powerful that it could turn into reality and pinch Prince Jing's neck. It made no sense not to go after his enemy.

Li Lingmu smiled bitterly, "After I died, I learned that Vice General Wu framed me, and I immediately went to seek revenge on him. But at that time, I had just died, and my soul had no power at all. Although I hated Vice General Wu, I didn't have any power at all. You can't touch him, you can't move him at all.

Day and night I watched him enjoy all the glory and wealth, but I was ruined by him. The resentment in my heart accumulated more and more. Later, I found that my soul could touch the physical body, so I went to Wu Yuanji for revenge.

But Lieutenant General Wu, perhaps because of his guilty conscience, was afraid that he would seek revenge after my death, so he always wore a jade pendant for protection, and stayed with him day and night, so I couldn't get close to him at all. "

Lingchu asked him, "Do you have evidence that Wu Yuanji framed you? If not, we will have to think long and hard to avenge you."

Li Lingmu nodded, "After I died, although I couldn't take revenge, I always followed Lieutenant General Wu. He spent a lot of the property he obtained from my house, but some of it remained. I know where he hid it. Also, I also know where he has hidden the letters he had with foreigners, and I can take you to find them.

As long as you can help me expose Wu Yuanji's true identity and let him get the end he deserves, all my properties can be left to your disposal. "

Ling Chu relayed his words to everyone.

Prince Jing immediately geared up, "In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's go find that Wu Yuanji right now."

Ning Chuyi had no objection. Wu Yuanji dared to have an affair with a foreigner, which was against the emperor's taboo. If this person is not eliminated, there is no telling what kind of harm it will cause in the future.

Since we want to arrest Wu Yuanji, we must seize the opportunity to avoid leaking the news and allowing him to take the opportunity to escape.

Ning Chuyi immediately entered the palace, told the emperor the whole story, and came back with an imperial edict.

 The group immediately rushed to Wu Mansion.

Wu Yuanji has been living like a duck in water since he conspired to seize Li Lingmu's military power. However, with the death of the late emperor and the current throne, many officials in the court changed.

After ascending the throne today, Wu Yuanji failed to retain the military power in his hands, and now he only serves as a sixth-rank Yuanwai Lang in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Today happened to be a holiday. When Wu Yuanji saw the commander of the Jinyi Guards leading people into his house, his face turned pale with fright. However, after being an official for many years, Wu Yuanji panicked for a moment, but Wu Yuanji quickly calmed down.

With a smile on his face, he asked Ning Chuyi, "I don't know what the official has done, but he actually brought Mr. Ning here."

Ning Chuyi ignored him and directly took out the imperial edict and read it out.

When he heard the charges listed in the imperial edict, Wu Yuanji knelt on the ground and shouted that he was wronged.

Prince Jing gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Wu Yuanji, you beheaded General Mingwei General Li Lingmu's family. Now he has asked us to come and avenge you."

As soon as he heard Li Lingmu's name, Wu Yuanji's expression changed, but he returned to normal in the blink of an eye, "Prince Jing was joking. General Mingwei and I have no grievances, so how could he seek revenge from us?"

Li Lingmu has been dead for many years. No one knows what happened back then. No matter what happens now, it is not up to him to have the final say.

Ning Chuyi ignored Wu Yuanji and directly ordered the Jinyi Guards to search his home.

Wu Yuanji immediately stepped forward to stop him, "Mr. Ning, I was wronged. I didn't commit half of those crimes. You can't search my mansion."

The emperor has already issued an edict, how could Wu Yuanji stop those royal guards.

Failed to find any silver in General Mingwei's Mansion, Prince Jing proposed to compete with Ling Chu again.

Ling Chu did not agree this time and only said that he would compete with him again next time he had a chance.

Then he glanced at Prince Jing's neck with a meaning.

 It was meant to remind him that Li Lingmu’s ghost knew where Wu Yuanji’s things were hidden.

Although he failed to compete with Miss Ling, Prince Jing still enthusiastically took the ten imperial guards he had selected earlier to search the entire house.

 Not long after, about 30,000 taels of silver were found from the warehouse in Wu Yuanji's mansion.

Wu Yuanji's son was shocked and angry, and stepped forward to stop him, "Prince Jing, I got this money from business, and I'm not a greedy man. You can't take it away."

Prince Jing almost rolled his eyes at him. Is Wu Yuanji's son stupid? The emperor ordered his family to be confiscated, so how could he leave this money to them?

 However, apart from the 30,000 taels of silver, Jin Yiwei only found some dowries from the women of the Wu family and some not valuable collections.

 Those things found out seemed to be the property of an ordinary family, nothing special.

Ning Chuyi frowned. Before he entered the palace to find the emperor to issue an order, he made a special trip back to the Jinyiwei Yamen to investigate Wu Yuanji's information with the Jinyiwei who was responsible for collecting information.

In these years, Wu Yuanji had no military power in his hands and was only a low-level official, not satisfied with his monthly salary. Not only did he do business secretly in private, but he also used his status as an official to amass countless wealth.

Now it seems that those things must have been hidden by Wu Yuanji in a very hidden place, so that neither Prince Jing nor Jin Yiwei could find them.

“Miss Ling, it looks like I’m going to trouble you to take action...”

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