The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 274 The Man Behind Mei Qi Niang

Mei Qinnan was startled and subconsciously wanted to deny it, but when she met Jiang Suining's gaze, she suddenly realized that denial was useless.

So, Jiang Suining knew?

How did she know that? And how much did she know?

Mei Qinniang was full of doubts.

However, Jiang Suining did not stay to answer her questions. He just looked at Mei Qinnan deeply, smiled meaningfully, and left.

Xier followed Jiang Suining and asked as soon as she came out of the prison.

"Miss, what is going on? Could it be that Mei Qinniang planned your imprisonment and deliberately plotted against you?"

"No rush, it's not the right time yet, let's talk about it later." Jiang Suining turned his head to look back in the direction of the prison, then quickly got on the carriage and left.

Jiang Suining did not return to the Jiang family, but went to Ningxiu Restaurant.

The bidding for the land in the west of the city had already attracted a lot of attention, and the sky-high price of four hundred thousand taels made the matter even more of a sensation.

Now, Guangyun Tower has been sealed again, and those who are well-informed have begun to discuss that Jiang Suining may have to bear the cost of purchasing the land of 400,000 taels alone.

In Ningxiu Restaurant, some people were already discussing the matter, and when they saw Jiang Suining coming over, some curious people came forward to ask Jiang Suining whether the news was true.

In response, Jiang Suining simply nodded and went up to the private room on the second floor.

"Miss, what should we do?" Xier listened to the discussions downstairs and became more and more anxious as she walked into the private room with tea.

It had been calculated before that the young lady only had 250,000 taels of cash available. Even if the master and his wife could make up the rest, they couldn't spend so much money. In the end, they bought a piece of land and left it there.

But if all the subsequent money is to be paid by the master and mistress, given the young lady's personality, I'm afraid she will never agree to it.

Just now when she was bringing the tea upstairs, she heard someone saying that the young lady had suffered a great loss this time and was about to fall flat on her face.

Jiang Suining signaled Xier to calm down, "Sit down and take a rest. Things have come to this point. There is no point in getting anxious."

"Miss, can you..."

Xier was extremely anxious, but when she met her young lady's gaze, she held back and did not speak any more.

Time passed minute by minute, and it was already evening. Xier really couldn't understand why her young lady was still in this private room.

Just when she couldn't hold back any longer and was about to ask again, Jiang Mushi and Lin Ziqing arrived.

"How is it?" Jiang Suining looked at them and asked.

Both of them looked unhappy. Lin Ziqing spoke first: "According to what you said, we hid in the dark and kept a close eye on the prison. Not long after you left, some guards did leave."

"Where did you go?" Jiang Suining's tone finally showed a hint of curiosity.

Lin Ziqing and Jiang Mushi looked at each other, and Jiang Mushi said, "It's the Third Prince's Mansion!"

When they left Guangyun Tower to go to the yamen in the afternoon, the elder sister told them not to follow, but to wait in the dark to see if anyone would leave the prison to report the news.

When he heard what his elder sister said, he immediately wondered if someone had teamed up with Mei Qinnan to deliberately harm his elder sister.

But no one would have thought that the person who quietly left the prison would end up going to the Third Prince's Palace.

Jiang Suining frowned when he heard the answer from the Third Prince's Mansion.

She had thought before, if Mei Qinniang was really being instructed by someone else to plot against her, who might be the person behind the scenes?

The first thing that came to her mind was the Changning Marquis Mansion, but she quickly rejected it.

Even if the Changning Marquisate wanted to take revenge on him, they might not be able to come up with this idea.

Although she had guessed the answer of the Third Prince's Mansion, she was still a little surprised after confirming it.

"Sui Ning, how can you be sure that Mei Qinniang might have been instructed by someone? Also, is there any grudge between you and the third prince?" Lin Ziqing was worried.

If you really offend the third prince, you will probably be in trouble.

"When Mei Qiniang first approached me for cooperation, I thought it was a bit strange, so I pretended to be confident and pointed out that she actually bought the land for the information in the imperial city and had other plans in mind. She admitted it immediately. At that time, I suspected that she was lying."

Although it would be convenient to gather all the dignitaries in one place to gather information, it would be uneconomical to buy such a large piece of land and invest a lot of manpower and financial resources just for this purpose.

Moreover, if the business fails to be done and those dignitaries are not attracted, wouldn’t it be a waste of effort?

If they really just wanted information, and used all the money they had to spend to buy and spread the information, they might even be able to uncover the secrets of the palace.

So she was cautious at that time and sent people to investigate Mei Qinniang carefully, but she had wiped out all the details of her past. Her birth, background, and even when she came to the imperial city were all vague. It was obvious that someone had done it deliberately.

Moreover, to be able to erase it to this extent, the person who did it must be no simple person.

However, it was not until the bidding in the morning that she guessed Mei Qinnan's specific purpose.

The other party raised the price so recklessly that she thought that Mei Qinniang might not come up with the money.

"Sister, since you suspect Mei Qinnan, why do you still want to cooperate with her?" Jiang Mushi asked puzzledly.

"Because I really want that piece of land." Jiang Suining said seriously.

"But the price is too high, and the Third Prince might be involved. It seems dangerous no matter how you look at it." Lin Ziqing said worriedly.

Tianyin Pavilion also investigated Mei Qinniang, but did not find any contact between her and the third prince. It seems that Tianyin Pavilion's ability to investigate information is not enough.

"The Third Prince..."

Jiang Suining paused for a moment, thinking of the ferocious beasts raised in the other party's garden. The words that were lingering on the tip of his tongue turned around and he spoke.

"I don't know the reason, but I haven't offended him before. Even if he and Mei Qiniang teamed up to plot, it might be for other purposes."

Jiang Suining thought for a moment and then spoke to Lin Ziqing again.

"Does Tianyin Pavilion have any information about the exchanges between the Third Prince and Ministry of Revenue Shilang Renjian, or other officials of the Ministry of Revenue? Also, regarding the sale of the land in the west of the city this time, I want to know if the Third Prince has anything to do with it."

Although this possibility is small, it cannot be ruled out that the third prince just wants to find a scapegoat for the land issue.

Lin Ziqing thought about it for a while and said, "I need to go back and check it carefully before I can give you an answer."

"Okay." Jiang Suining nodded.

Soon, Lin Ziqing left Ningxiu Restaurant, and Jiang Suining and Jiang Mushi also returned home.

Jiang Zhitong and Zheng had already heard about this matter. As soon as Jiang Suining returned, they immediately called him over.