The Legitimate Younger Sister Insists on Marriage Exchange, Sending Me to Become a Marquis Wife – Chapter 515

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第515章 失踪的鞘银

众人俱是一惊。

屋子里静默了一会儿。

到是容嬷嬷先出声,“老奴怎么也想不起,这智光和尚的师傅是谁引荐来的了。”

顾老夫人皱眉苦思,同样想不起。

秦鸢道:“智光和尚的师傅已圆寂许久,这件事只怕已经过去了一二十年了,想不起来也实属正常。”

到是顾六爷惊问:“埋下许多银锭?这些银锭从何而来的,来路可否正当,这和那骷髅头有没有什么干系?”

秦鸢没作声。

顾老夫人也紧张地看向顾侯爷。

顾侯爷道:“有干系也不会招,不然一桩命案就在身上了,智光如今咬死不松口,京兆尹府正在想法子拷打审讯那批银锭。推官说,有可能是十几年前丢失的那笔税银。”

顾老夫人惊问:“你说的是在卢沟桥丢的那批税银?”

顾侯爷点头。

顾老夫人喃喃道:“我的天呢,真是冤孽啊,这从何说起。”

秦鸢蹙眉,问:“可是先太子……”

顾侯爷重重点头:“就是那次。”

顾六爷不明所以,忙问:“十几年前在卢沟桥丢失过税银么?我怎么一点儿都不记得了。”

顾老夫人拍着桌子道:“你那会儿才多大,又整天儿闷在家里,那也不出去。这些事咱们家里也不怎么说。当年,先太子就是因为这桩事失了圣心,后来又被句容宝钞造假的案子牵连……哎……真是冤孽啊。当年掘地三尺也没能发现那批银子藏那里去了,多少官员被连累罢免,还有的举家充军戍边。这群匪徒竟然藏在咱们家庙里。真是造孽。”

顾侯爷满目戾气,恨声道:“可不是么,这群匪类,我誓要将他们全都捉出来祭奠先太子。”

秦鸢没出声。

这事的确做得恶毒至极。

顾侯爷是先太子的伴读,两人情深义厚,匪类却偏将税银藏到了顾家的家庙。

任是谁也不能吞下这口气。

顾六爷担心道:“这件事会不会牵连到侯府?”

顾老夫人又重重拍桌道:“这件事是咱们家里发现不对,揪出来的,怎么还会牵连到侯府?若是日后被人爆出来,说不清楚那就要被牵连了。我瞧着这件事不太对。”

“怎么不太对?”顾六爷问。

顾老夫人不答,却看向了秦鸢,问:“好媳妇儿,你素来灵巧i聪慧,你说说看。”

秦鸢想了想:“此事不好说,当年那笔税银可不在少数,能光天化日之下从官兵手中将税银抢走,再神不知鬼不觉运到咱们的家庙,这岂能是智光师徒两个就能做到的?”

顾老夫人连连点头。

“鸢儿说得很是。这件事蹊跷的很!老三,京兆尹府为何觉着这笔银子就是当年的税银?有何根据?”

顾靖晖一脸凝重:“州府送上来的税银为了运送方便,是用的鞘银。”

顾六爷就更糊涂了。

“何谓鞘银?”

秦鸢道:“州府押送入京时,要路过高山大河,怕被山贼水盗掠去,就把木头劈开,中间挖空,将收上来的碎银都化了浇注在里面,再用铁箍箍紧。等到了地方再劈开交银,军饷都是这么送的。”

顾侯爷心中暗暗佩服,小妻子竟然连这个都知道。

岳父大人真是会教女儿。

顾老夫人点头道:“鸢儿说得甚是,当年老侯爷在时,曾说兵部这样送了几万两白银去高丽,一点事没有。谁都没想到这笔税银一路上过山涉水都没事,竟然被人在卢沟桥劫了。”

顾六爷恍然大悟:“就是说这银锭浇灌的时候,打上了州府的印记。”

顾侯爷道:“不然呢,户部点算登记的时候总要有个凭证。这铸好的银锭上有了标识,谁也没法赖账,除非把这银锭熔了重铸。这次京兆尹府在佛堂底下发现的银锭,有的还没有熔,所以被推官认了出来。”

秦鸢笑道:“这也太过于刻意了,要我说,这么多年,再多的银子也熔完了。”

顾侯爷看了眼秦鸢。

秦鸢正色道:“只怕这就是摆在那里给人看的,只不过被我们误打误撞给揭开了盖子。”

屋子里一阵沉默。

顾老夫人半晌神情凝重道:“鸢儿,你是说,这是旁人给侯府设的局?”

秦鸢颔首道:“娘,我也只是揣测罢了。”

“你详细说说。”

顾六爷已然觉得脑筋不够用了,眼巴巴地看着三嫂。

秦鸢清了清嗓子,道:“智光和尚来历奇怪,这点儿已然明了,也难为他们寻了这么个地方隐藏。侯爷和先太子情谊深厚,定北侯世袭罔替,又素来支持正统,自然不会有人想到贼徒和税银会藏在此,这也说得过去。”

众人点头。

秦鸢喝了口茶,又道:“只是他们既然费了那么大的心思,闹出那么大的动静,得了那笔银子,怎么又小心翼翼地一直不拿出来用呢?”

环视众人之后,秦鸢又道:“自从句容宝钞案之后,宝钞已然废止,我大兴通用的就只有金银铜钱了。各地私铸铜钱,伪造银子的不在少数,虽然律法严苛,抓住了就要杖一百,徒三年,并在当地衙门戴枷一月示众,全家被连坐戍边,但朝廷屡次禁止制造私钱,依然于事无补。”

顾侯爷点头,补充道:“塞北当地就有不少私钱。朝廷严令禁止之后,官钱不够用。且制造官钱的官员和工匠都要中饱私囊,做出来的官钱和私钱一样缺斤少两,一样往里面灌注铅锡等物。户部给我们送来的官钱,摔倒地上就碎了。所以私钱压根禁不住。那造假银子的就更多了,看起来都是雪亮的大银锭子,实则禁不住半点儿火烧。”

顾六爷头一回听这个,忍不住问:“三哥,那咱们也在塞北铸过私钱么?”

顾侯爷眼睛冷厉地扫过,道:“你说呢?塞北那地方,有人甚至剪了铝铁来买卖货物。”

这句话就把顾六爷搞糊涂了。

看了眼一脸困惑的顾六爷,秦鸢把话题转了回去,道:“这群盗匪胆大包天,当是亡命之徒,就是从油锅里捞银子也是敢的。钱来的容易,自然是有一个花两个。当年他们将银子抢了去,藏个几年,分批运出去,寻个僻静之地,熔了标记,就如泥牛入海,查无可查。这么些年,早就该熔完入了库,又或者周转到了市面上,谁见过现熔现花的?”

The Legitimate Younger Sister Insists on Marriage Exchange, Sending Me to Become a Marquis Wife

The Legitimate Younger Sister Insists on Marriage Exchange, Sending Me to Become a Marquis Wife

嫡妹非要换亲,送我当上侯夫人
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After being reborn, Qin Yuan discovers that her legitimate younger sister has also been reborn. Not only did her sister steal her husband from her previous life, the impoverished Juren, but she also insists on marrying her off to the Duke of Dingbei, her previous life’s brother-in-law. Although she is puzzled about why her younger sister behaves this way, one must seize a windfall when it falls from the sky!!! In her previous life, her younger sister envied her: “Qin Yuan could only pick what I discarded since childhood. Why is she now the Prime Minister's wife, enjoying honor and prestige while I am rejected by my husband and oppressed by a concubine, living a lonely life?” In this life, her younger sister is despairing: “Why is Qin Yuan doing even better?! Where did my Prime Minister's wife go? Why is my husband still a low-ranking official? Besides the difficult mother-in-law, there’s also a childhood friend cousin watching closely!” Qin Yuan laughs: “This forced title of Duchess handed to me is quite enjoyable. Tsk tsk… I can do business, excel in medicine, and possess strategies both in mind and stomach. In my previous life, this Prime Minister's wife was all planned by me, naïve little sister.” In her past life, her husband was firmly locked with her younger sister, so in this life, she won’t have to exert effort climbing up with him; isn’t it better to achieve success on her own? — The Duke of Dingbei, who married late to defend the border, becomes a god of war in uniform, and when he shaves his beard, he turns into a handsome young man, with countless women yearning for him. On their wedding night, he left his young wife, thinking he could just coax her. Later… he discovers that she doesn’t care at all and has been playing him. Daily life in the Duke’s residence: The Duke of Dingbei kneels at the door: “I know my wife has me in her heart, please give me another chance.” After a long pause, Qin Yuan replies: “Depends on my mood.” Others: Tsk tsk, the Duke is indeed the lady’s devoted dog, a professional. Novel keywords: Younger sister insists on a marriage exchange, making me the Duchess without any interruptions, younger sister insists on a marriage exchange, making me the Duchess full text download, younger sister insists on a marriage exchange

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