Chapter 14 Helpless

Except for Ling Chu, no one else present had the Yin-Yang Eyes, so naturally they couldn't hear what Li Lingmu was saying.

Although they couldn't see the ghost, they could feel the air around them sometimes blew cold winds, sometimes whistled cold air, which made people tremble in their hearts.

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

Especially the Prince of 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 urged Ling Chu to tell the story again and again.

Ling Chu didn't refuse, and told everything about Li Lingmu.

After listening to it, everyone finally understood why Miss Ling looked so strange.

Li Lingmu was a fourth-rank general, but he was unexpectedly a blind man.

To put it bluntly, his death was not unjust.

He was so sincere to the deputy general, but he didn't realize that he had already become an ungrateful person with ulterior motives. He not only wanted to seize his military power and the property in his mansion, but also caused more than 100 people in his mansion to be beheaded.

Li Lingmu's family, whether alive or dead, has been carrying the stigma of embezzling military pay and colluding with foreign enemies for so many years, while Wu Yuanji has enjoyed all the glory and wealth because of this.

This is really an irreconcilable life and death feud.

No wonder Li Lingmu was so angry that he strangled the prince of Jing's neck when he heard the words he cursed at him.

The prince of Jing was puzzled, "That Wu Yuanji hurt Li Lingmu's family so badly, why can he still live well for so many years, didn't he seek revenge on him?"

Ling Chu was also curious. The ghost of Li Lingmu was so powerful that he could turn into substance and strangle the prince of Jing's neck. It made sense for him not to seek revenge on his enemy.

Li Lingmu smiled bitterly, "After I died, I found out that it was Vice General Wu who framed me, so I went to seek revenge on him immediately. But at that time, I had just died, and my soul had no power at all. Although I hated Vice General Wu, I couldn't touch him at all, and couldn't move him at all.

I watched him enjoy wealth and glory day and night, while he ruined my family. The resentment in my heart accumulated more and more. Later, I found that my soul could touch the entity, so I went to seek revenge on Wu Yuanji again.

But Vice General Wu, perhaps because he was guilty, was afraid that I would seek revenge on him after my death, so he always carried a protective jade pendant on his body, and he never left it day and night, so I couldn't get close to him at all."

Lingchu Ask 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 die, although I can't avenge you, I often follow Deputy General Wu. He spent a lot of the property he sought from my mansion, but there is still a part left. I know where he hides it. In addition, I also know where he hides the letters he secretly communicated with foreigners. I can take you to find them.

As long as you can help me expose Wu Yuanji's true face and let him get the end he deserves, I can leave all my property to you to deal with."

Ling Chu relayed his words to everyone.

Prince Jing immediately rubbed his hands, "In this case, what are we waiting for, let's go find that Wu Yuanji now."

Ning Chuyi didn't object either. That Wu Yuanji dared to have an affair with a foreigner, which was a taboo for the emperor. If this person is not eliminated, I don't know what kind of harm he will bring in the future.

Since they wanted to arrest Wu Yuanji, they had to seize the opportunity to avoid leaking the news and letting him escape.

Ning Chuyi immediately went to the palace, reported the whole story to the emperor, and brought back an imperial edict.

The group immediately rushed to Wu's mansion.

After Wu Yuanji had seized Li Lingmu's military power, he had been doing well. However, after the death of the previous emperor and the current emperor, many officials in the court had changed.

Wu Yuanji was a military general in the previous dynasty, but he failed to keep the military power in his hands. Now he only serves as a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue.

Today happened to be a holiday, and Wu Yuanji was frightened when he saw the commander of the Jinyiwei and his men break into his mansion.

However, after being an official for many years, Wu Yuanji quickly calmed down after a panic.

With a smile on his face, he asked Ning Chuyi, "I don't know what I have done wrong, and I have troubled Lord Ning to come here."

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

When Wu Yuanji heard the charges listed in the imperial edict, he knelt on the ground and cried out that he was innocent.

The Prince of Jing glanced at him, "Mr. Wu, you killed the whole family of General Mingwei Li Lingmu, and now he has asked us to seek revenge on you."

When he heard Li Lingmu's name, Mr. Wu's face changed, but he returned to normal in the blink of an eye, "Mr. Jing, you are joking. I have no grudges against General Mingwei, so why would he seek revenge on us?"

Li Lingmu has been dead for many years, and no one knows what happened back then. Now, no matter what happens, he still has the final say.

Ning Chuyi ignored Mr. Wu and directly ordered the Jinyiwei to confiscate his house.

Mr. Wu immediately stepped forward to stop him, "Sir Ning, I am innocent. I have not committed any of those charges. You cannot search my mansion."

The emperor has already issued an order, so how can Mr. Wu stop those Jinyiwei?

After failing to find silver in General Mingwei's mansion, Prince Jing proposed to compete with Ling Chu again.

Ling Chu did not agree this time, but only said that he would compete with him again next time if there was a chance.

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

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

Although he failed to compete with Miss Ling, the Prince of Jin was still very excited and took the ten Jinyiwei he had selected earlier to search the mansion.

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

Wu's son was shocked and angry, and stepped forward to stop him, "Prince of Jing, I got this silver from business, not from embezzlement, you can't take it away."

Prince of Jing almost rolled his eyes at him. Is Wu's son stupid? The emperor has ordered the house to be confiscated, so how could he leave these silvers for them?

However, in addition to the 30,000 taels of silver, the Jinyiwei only found some dowries of the women in Wu's mansion and some not-so-valuable collections.

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

Ning Chuyi frowned. Before he went to the palace to ask the emperor for an order, he went back to the Jinyiwei Yamen and asked the Jinyiwei who was responsible for collecting information to investigate Wu Yuanji's information.

In recent years, Wu Yuanji has lost his military power and is only a low-ranking official. He is not satisfied with the monthly salary. Not only did he do business secretly, but he also used his official status to collect countless wealth.

Now it seems that those things must have been hidden by Wu Yuanji in a very hidden place, which made it impossible for the prince of Jing and the Jinyiwei to find them.

"Miss Ling, it seems that I have to trouble you to take action..."

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