"Silver smuggling."
Lin Qiming only said these four words, but everyone was shocked.
[Silver mine smuggling? ]
Lin Baoer's movement of eating jujube cakes stopped, and his eyes suddenly widened.
[Isn't this the smuggling case in the original plot where bureaucrats and pirates colluded? It once caused a sensation in the entire Yan Dynasty, involving dozens of officials, all of whom were officials of fifth rank or above. The emperor was furious and executed the nine tribes. ]
[The Lin Mansion was also framed and implicated. The eldest brother was demoted three levels in a row, and the father was forced to stick to the border. The second brother was bullied and made things difficult for him in the military camp. The Yan Dynasty's treasury was also weakened because of this incident, and they kept plundering the people's wealth. The situation is tight and urgent, giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. ]
[But shouldn't this be half a year later? ]
Everyone's faces froze, and their expressions gradually became serious.
Shen Xuelan's heart skipped a beat and her eyes were a little panicked.
"Dad, does anyone else know about this?" Lin Zhiyu said cautiously.
Lin Qiming's face also became serious, and he muttered: "I didn't make any announcement about this matter. No one knew about it except close associates of the Lin family."
"It's just that since you found these two stones from the lake, then It proves that there may be others who find out, so it's better to plan this matter in advance."
Lin Baoer had no appetite at the moment and frowned in thought.
[The prince was banned from the East Palace due to poor performance, and the beneficiaries of this incident, the third prince and the prime minister's office, became famous people in front of the emperor. They were favored and favored by the emperor. ]
[It's just that now that the Prime Minister's Palace is gone, the third prince is still able to do this. It seems that I underestimated him. ]
A few people looked at each other and understood clearly in their hearts.
It seems that this matter has something to do with the third prince.
"Don't make this matter public. I will investigate it privately with others." Lin Qiming said solemnly.
The others nodded, preoccupied.
The third prince had already made a foolproof plan, so how could he easily let them find a flaw?
The meal ended in a hurry, and the Cold Food Festival passed in a hurry.
...
Three months passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Lin Baoer celebrated her first birthday, and almost all the officials and nobles in Yanjing City who had good relations with the Lin family sent congratulatory gifts.
Lin Baoer also accumulated more than 400 points during this period. After calculation, she almost had a deposit of 600 points, which finally gave her a sense of security.
But since the silver smuggling incident was noticed by everyone in the Lin Mansion that day, there has been no movement since then. Everything in Yanjing City has been calm, as if such a thing had never happened at all.
It also made everyone in the Lin family feel increasingly uneasy.
Lin Qiming also tried to send people to monitor Song Chu's every move, but he got nothing, which made him discouraged.
Could it be that they are all under attack?
"Someone has raised the issue of the missing silver mine workers this morning."
Lin Qiming paced back and forth in the study, frowning, "I think it won't be long before someone discovers the smuggling of the silver mine."
"According to the investigation of the past three months. , This matter is indeed related to the pirates, but as for how they contacted the officials of the DPRK and China, no clues have been found."
Lin Zhiyu nodded and pondered, "I discussed this matter with the prince not long ago, and the silver miner disappeared. This incident caused the Ministry of Revenue to send additional manpower. But it is a long way away and we have no way of knowing what is going on there. We can only deploy around and wait for the opportunity."
"Judging from the news coming back, there seems to be nothing there. " There is movement."
"But I'm afraid..."
I'm just afraid that something will happen and I can't fix it.
"It will be the third emperor's concubine's birthday in three days, right?" Lin Qiming said suddenly.
A flash of light flashed in Lin Zhiyu's eyes, "Father, you want to..."
"Since we can't let them show their flaws, let's test them first." "I don't believe he is really hiding everything!" Lin Qiming snorted coldly and made the final decision.
Three days later, the Third Prince's Mansion.
The house is full of guests and friends, dignitaries and dignitaries are passing each other, drinking and drinking.
"Mom, eat this!" Lin Baoer pulled Shen Xuelan's legs and pointed at the shrimps on the square corner table in a coquettish manner.
She kicked the stool with her short legs, looking forward to it.
[I didn't expect to be able to eat out-of-season food at the Prince's Mansion. It's truly a royal countertop. ]
Shen Xuelan rubbed her head lovingly, then peeled off the shrimp shells for her before handing them to her.
After stuffing it into his mouth, Lin Baoer ran to Lin Ruqian with satisfaction.
Two months ago, she was slowly able to stand up, and then she learned to walk unsteadily, and now she can walk very smoothly.
What made her even more gratified was that her vocal cords were now fully developed and she could say whatever she wanted, but she was very happy.
Finally, I no longer have to be a mute!
"Third brother~"
The purring voice almost made Lin Ruqian cute. He picked her up in one breath and whispered: "Today is the birthday of the third emperor's concubine. Do you remember what I taught you before?"
Lin Baoer blinked, The little chicken pecked the rice and nodded, "Remember!"
[Isn't it just a compliment to the third princess? I remember it clearly! ]
"That's good." Lin Ruqian was pleased.
They also came here today for another purpose, which was to find evidence that the third prince colluded with the pirates. Even if they couldn't find it, they still wanted to find other clues.
Otherwise, things will reach a deadlock, which will be very detrimental to them.
Someone in the court had already poured dirty water on the Ministry of Finance about the disappearance of the silver miners, and Lin Zhiyu, a doctor in the Ministry of Finance, was naturally implicated.
After this, Lin Mansion will be affected sooner or later.
But Lin Baoer didn't understand, what does this have to do with complimenting the third emperor's concubine? She wished she could just say a few more words, and then the Third Prince would be thrown into chaos.
"Where's the second brother?" She raised her head and asked.
Lin Ruqian had a subtle expression and coughed lightly, "I have something to do."
In fact, his second brother should have arrived in the third prince's study by now.
After all, only Lin Mobai is the most suitable to do this.
"Everyone, today is the birthday of the imperial concubine. I'll wait..."
Lin Bao'er was too lazy to listen to the nonsense in the hall, her eyes wandering around. When she saw a familiar figure, her eyes lit up and she ran over immediately. Lin Ruqian didn't even think about pulling him back. .
After walking through the crowd and coming to the beautiful figure, Lin Baoer showed a sweet smile to her, with shy eyes: "Sister Chu~"
This person is not Chu Jingzhe.
Chu Jingzhe looked at her in surprise and surprise, and picked her up casually, "Baoer? Why are you here? Where is Mrs. Lin?"
"My mother is talking to several other ladies over there." Lin Baoer explained, deliberately With an aggrieved look on her face, she said, "I don't know where my brothers have gone, so I can only come to find Sister Chu."
Sure enough, Chu Jingzhe softened her heart when she heard this, and took the initiative to peel some delicious food and put it to her mouth. .
"Is this the fourth lady of the Lin family?"
Someone poked his head over, and Lin Baoer was immediately surrounded by a group of gorgeous boudoir ladies.