flstandardbreds Chapter 1009 Silencing them that night can't wait
Chapter 1009 Silencing them that night can't wait
Upon hearing Emperor Hongde's words, Zheng Tong, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and Tan Wen, the Commander of the Northern Garrison, thought to themselves: "Well, His Majesty has finally steered the conversation to the key point!"
Since Your Majesty has asked this question, then let me answer it!
"Your Majesty, there is no problem with the food in the Shuntian Prefecture prison, and all the other prisoners are fine!"
Moreover, the deceased did not eat or drink any of the prison food last night.
Your Majesty, the food and drink the deceased ate last night came from the famous Xiaofeng Restaurant in the capital. It was sent to the prison by the family of the woman who claimed to be the wife of the former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan!
After the food was delivered to the cell, the guards carefully checked it for poison!
"This was said by Zheng Tong, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture."
"Your Majesty, the situation in the imperial prison is the same..."
Last night, the food that former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan ate was also from Xiaofeng Restaurant, a famous restaurant in the capital. It was also sent to the prison by the family of the woman who claimed to be Zhang Jinyan's wife!
The food delivered to the prison was also carefully tested for poison by the guards!
When Tan Wen heard Zheng Tong say that someone had sent food to the prison last night, and that it was Wang's family members who had sent the food, he quickly chimed in.
"Hehe! What a coincidence!"
Emperor Hongde chuckled and said, "Meals will be delivered at the same time."
The meals were delivered by Wang's maternal relatives;
The meals delivered were all from Xiaofeng Restaurant, a famous restaurant in Beijing.
As a result, after eating the food sent by the Wang family from Xiaofeng Restaurant, the entire family of former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan, who was in two different locations, died suddenly in the middle of the night, and their deaths were in the same or similar ways...
"Even so, you still can't confirm where the poison that killed Zhang Jinyan and his family came from?"
After Emperor Hongde finished speaking, he glanced at his beloved son Xiao Jingyu, who was standing below.
Xiaofeng Restaurant is Xiao Jingyu's property and also the external liaison point for "Fengxiao".
Xiao Jingyu noticed his father's gaze, but merely curled his lips and raised an eyebrow.
At this moment, Zheng Tong, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, bowed to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it is not that I intentionally ignored the food sent in from outside the prison, but... but... the food sent in by those who claimed to be from Wang's family was not only eaten by Zhang Jinyan's wives, concubines, and children, but also by the prison guards and guards who were on duty in the prison last night. However, they were all fine after eating it, and there was no sign of poisoning at all."
Therefore, I am only puzzled, but I dare not be sure... that the poison... came from the food that Wang's family sent into the prison!
If the food was indeed tampered with and poisoned, then why... why were the jailers and guards fine after eating it, while Zhang Jinyan's wives, concubines, and children died suddenly in the middle of the night after eating it?
What secrets lie behind this... I haven't yet figured it out.
Therefore, I dare not confirm or assert that it was the so-called Wang family who added some kind of poison to the food, causing the sudden deaths of Zhang Jinyan's wives, concubines, and children!
"Your Majesty, it's the same for me!"
Regarding the sudden death of the former Grand Secretary Zhang Jinyan, I only suspect it was caused by poisoning, but I cannot confirm it at the moment!
Tan Wen, the commander of the Northern Garrison, also hurriedly spoke up from the side.
"Your Majesty, after the incident, I immediately went to the prison to check and immediately focused my suspicions on the head maid from Wang's family who came to deliver the food."
I immediately sent people to Wang's family home to investigate, and found that the head maid who delivered food to the prison had not returned to the Wang family.
Not only did the head maid not return to the Wang family, but her son, daughter-in-law, and her grandson also disappeared without a trace!
It is currently unknown whether they escaped... or were silenced!
However, I have already dispatched constables, who are doing their utmost to search for the head maid and her family!
Emperor Hongde looked at Zheng Tong, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, with a thoughtful expression...
“Minister Zheng, you just mentioned that the head maid who delivered the meals disappeared after delivering them to the Shuntian Prefecture prison.”
Her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson have all disappeared without a trace?
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Not only did the head maid and her family disappear, but also the son of the Wang family steward—the one who was sent to deliver food to the prison!
Zheng Tong responded.
"Minister Zheng suspects that they either escaped... or were silenced?"
"Yes, that's what I think!"
Zheng Tong nodded.
“They are a head maid and the son of a steward. They are just delivering food to the Shuntian Prefecture prison and the Heavenly Prison on behalf of their master. They are just sending orders to their superiors and subordinates. Why would they need to escape?”
If they were silenced... who would silence a head maid and her son?
Think about it again... The steward's son sent food to the prison, and Zhang Jinyan, the former vice minister, died suddenly in the middle of the night.
The head maid delivered food to the Shuntian Prefecture prison, and the wives, concubines, and children of Fu Zhang Jinyan, who had died suddenly that night!
The person who delivered the food then disappeared without a trace.
It seems that the person who silenced the food delivery person was the same person who killed Zhang Jinyan's entire family!
Zhang Jinyan's entire family was imprisoned, some in the Heavenly Prison and others in the Shuntian Prefecture Prison. All the crimes they committed were capital offenses, and they didn't have much time left to live!
Based on Zhang Jinyan's words and actions in the Golden Hall recently, and the huge amount of unexplained wealth seized from the Vice Minister's residence...
After the joint trial by the three judicial departments originally scheduled for today, former Vice Minister Zhang Jinyan will undoubtedly be executed!
Zhang Jinyan's wife and daughters were also convicted and sentenced by the Shuntian Prefecture, and they could not escape the death penalty!
The Zhang Jinyan family was doomed to die anyway. Even if the person who was trying to silence them didn't want them to live, why couldn't they have waited?
Why go to such lengths to have Zhang Jinyan's entire family killed in prison?
Do you hate Zhang Jinyan's family that much?
Or perhaps... or perhaps the Zhang family is involved in too many and too big things, and there are still major secrets that have not been exposed, and the person who was silenced is afraid that others will find out;
Or is it that the person who wanted to silence him is afraid that Zhang Jinyan will say something earth-shattering during today's joint trial by the three judicial authorities?
That's why we can't let them live, not even for one more day?
The Zhang Jinyan family had to die last night, surely for these reasons?