Mu Wanqing couldn't help but chuckle, "Mu's Trading Company? You're right? When the gentlemen were selecting cooperative companies, they all deliberately kicked out the Mu's Trading Company."

The mockery and disdain in her words were particularly obvious.

In terms of strength, Mu's Trading Company can be ranked among the top ten in the country. It started in Xiliang and now has spread all over the country.

The Beijing branch was opened after Mu Wanqing came to Beijing. It had abundant supplies from Xiliang, supply from Guo Er in Jiangnan, and resources leaked from Mu Wanqing, and made a lot of money in Beijing.

Whether or not she could participate in the Lantern Festival was not important at all, but it would be unpleasant if she was deliberately slapped in the face.

The Censorate was responsible for supervising officials. The Zuo Du Yushi was a very old-fashioned and rigid person. He had impeached everyone from the Prime Minister to ordinary officials.

Mu Wanqing is no exception. Her most common crime is competing with the people for profit, which is a cliché.

Impeachment aside, the two had no private grudges against each other.

He took out a thick booklet and turned to a certain page. "I checked the files and it is indeed the lanterns provided by the Mu Family Business."

Mu Wanqing took it and took a look. It was indeed, with Mu Family Business clearly written on it.

"Do you have a deed? Let me see it."

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate came prepared and naturally brought with him the archived deed, which had Mu Shiqi's name and seal on it.

Mu Wanqing raised her eyebrows, not surprised at all.

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate cupped his hands and said, "Princess Qingping, please cooperate with us in investigating the case."

"Since this is a serious case, I will naturally cooperate." Mu Wanqing called the servants over, "Send a message to bring the bank's account books and managers for the past six months. Don't miss a single one. Even if they are seriously ill, bring them here."

"yes."

Mu Wanqing leisurely asked the kitchen to make beef rolls, and invited everyone to eat and drink together. Her attitude was not friendly, but not arrogant either.

It was the first time for the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate to visit the Princess's Mansion. It was not as magnificent as he had imagined, but rather elegant, comfortable, and full of the breath of life.

But he showed no mercy and took a beef roll and took a bite. It was so delicious that his mouth was filled with fragrance and he couldn't stop eating.

As expected of the food from Princess Qingping’s mansion, it’s fresh, unique and tastes great.

"I heard that Princess Qingping was at the Lantern Festival last night?"

This is not a secret, many people know it.

Mu Wanqing's lips curled up slightly, "Yes, I helped prevent the disaster from happening together with the King of Xiliang. It was scary at the time, and it almost led to an irreversible tragedy."

She shook her head slightly and sighed, "I really don't know how the deputy assistant made a plan. He didn't react when the incident happened. My lord, you have to impeach him for his greed and inaction."

The Left Censor-in-Chief choked. She was more proactive than them. "What's the plan?"

Mu Wanqing took a sip of milk and a bite of beef roll, feeling very happy.

"It's about making a risk assessment for possible emergencies and making corresponding emergency response plans. When I was in charge of Xiliang, any large-scale event like this would be preceded by an emergency drill. That way, once an incident occurs, it can be controlled immediately. The capital doesn't seem to be that particular about this."

It was the first time that the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate had been able to rehearse in advance, and he was stunned. "Have you shared your experience with everyone?"

He regretted what he said the moment he said it; he said the wrong thing.

Mu Wanqing asked curiously, "Isn't this a basic operation?"

Officials of the Censorate: ...We are different.

Mu Wanqing's eyes widened, "Isn't it? Sir, you are really something. If you don't have any experience, you can ask me for advice. I will definitely not hide anything."

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate twitched his lips. He didn't have to live like a human being that time.

All the officials in the court knew that this Lantern Festival was jointly organized by the five ministries, who wanted to stand out from the overly popular Ministry of Revenue and deliberately compete with Mu Wanqing.

When the bosses are fighting, outsiders are not allowed to get involved. The Censorate never gets involved in such matters.

Mu Wanqing didn't dwell on this topic and started gossiping, "You've also heard about the story of Miss Xu Jiu from the Cifu family and my clan member Mu Shiqi, right? Can anyone tell me, when did the Xu family's standards for choosing a son-in-law become so low?"

Everyone looked at each other, confused.

This matter is a bit strange, but no one wants to get involved in the disputes among the big guys.

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate laughed and said, "It could also be Miss Xu Jiu's own idea."

Mu Wanqing looked like she was just chatting, "I don't believe that. Think about it, the courtyard is deep and the backyard is heavily guarded. How did this person get out of the second door? Besides, even the least valued young lady has more than a dozen maids and old women serving her. How did she get rid of them?"

She made a simple analysis. "Also, how did a woman like her hook up with a man outside of her... ahem, get in touch with him?"

"Do you believe that all this was done without permission from above? This isn't some made-up plot in a play."

Do you believe it? Of course not.

It is almost impossible for a rich lady to sneak out to meet someone in reality.

Even if the people around you cooperate, it won’t work unless the higher-ups let you off the hook.

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate wanted to cover his ears, but he couldn't resist Mu Wanqing's chatter.

"According to my experience, there must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. The deputy prime minister would not use a honey trap, would he? Tsk tsk, this man is really unprincipled. No matter how many granddaughters he has, they are still his own. How could he do such a despicable and vulgar thing? Those who know him think he is the deputy prime minister, and those who don't would think he is a brothel madam."

The officials of the Censorate listened with great interest, glancing around and were extremely delighted.

Which of these wealthy families didn't have messy and dirty things? Xu Cifu's family also had it.

The Left Censor-in-Chief just wanted to shut Mu Wanqing up and said, "Stop talking. This is too harsh. If it gets out, it will be bad for everyone."

A hint of smile flashed in Mu Wanqing's eyes, "Could it be that the deputy assistant climbed up step by step by selling his wife and daughter-in-law? Oh my God."

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate could no longer hold back, "Ahem, Princess Qingping, is there anything else to eat? I'm hungry, very hungry."

Hurry up and fill your mouth with food.

"See what delicious food there is in the kitchen, bring it all up." Mu Wanqing was very generous, and then changed the subject, "Sir, I tell you, you should impeach this cuckolded bastard for such a lack of personal ethics."

"Puchi." Someone couldn't help laughing.

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate had a splitting headache. He was clearly here to investigate a case, so why was the direction being taken so strange?

"Princess Qingping, this is just your suspicion. If you don't have any concrete evidence, you'd better keep quiet."

Mu Wanqing smiled innocently, "I was just chatting at home, I won't mention it outside. You are all good people who are trustworthy, I will just tell you, I won't acknowledge you outside the house."

She looked innocent and naive, but who would dare to believe her? Good people? Them?

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate almost knelt down before her. They all said that she was cunning and as shrewd as a devil. Today he finally learned a lesson.

When Mu Shiqi was carried in, everyone looked at him with strange eyes.

The only thing missing is the three big words "sucker" written clearly on it.

Mu Shiqi was so sick that he couldn't open his eyes, but he could still feel the intense pressure.

Mu Wanqing raised her chin, "What happened?"

The subordinate reported cautiously, "His maid said that he had a fever last night and he was like this this morning."

"What a coincidence." Mu Wanqing smiled meaningfully, "Have you called a doctor?"

"not yet."

"Go and invite them."

The officials suddenly remembered Mu Wanqing's words that they had to bear it even if they were sick.

It seemed as if everything had been expected. The water is so deep.

Mu Wanqing took the initiative to introduce, "Sir, this is the head manager of the Mu's Trading Company. The one who signed the contract is Mu Liu. This is the second manager, Mu Ji. These are the junior managers of the trading company. Feel free to ask anything you have."

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate looked at her deeply.

"Mu Liu, is this your signature?"

Mu Shiqi tried hard to open his eyes and said weakly, "Yes, sir."

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate was very powerful. "The Flower Lantern Mountain last night was provided by your Mu's Company, right?"

Mu Shiqi shuddered and shook, and could not help but look at Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing lazily leaned back in the chair, her eyebrows and eyes indifferent, "Why are you looking at me? I have long stopped interfering in the daily affairs of the business. Go ahead."

Mu Shiqi gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate asked aggressively, "Do you admit that the batch of lanterns were inferior?"

Mu Shiqi hung his head, looking drowsy, his eyes reddened from being pushed into a corner, "I... was just following orders."

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate continued to interrogate, "Whose orders did you follow?"

Mu Shiqi's face turned red. Without saying a word, he just glanced at Mu Wanqing carelessly.

Mu Wanqing smiled calmly, "What do you mean? Did I instruct you? Are you going to say that I am resentful and seeking revenge? I am deliberately taking the lives of the people of the capital to vent my anger?"

"No, no, it's me..." Mu Shiqi was so anxious that he started to cry. He looked pitiful, like a poor person being bullied by a bully. "I'm stupid and confused. Please don't vent your anger on my family."

After he said that, everyone looked at Mu Wanqing with even more strange eyes.

Mu Wanqing picked up a fruit and ate it slowly, leisurely, "Sir, please continue the trial."

The Left Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate couldn't help but look at her a little more. Princess Qingping was so calm and composed. Was she relying on something? "Mu Ji, do you know about this?"

Mu Ji was the second in command, and he looked embarrassed at this moment, "I don't know anything. Mu Shiqi likes to take power, and he avoids me in many things."

Whether this was true or false, only he himself knew. Mu Wanqing glanced at him indifferently.

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate asked the junior stewards again, and they all said in unison that they didn't know.

This is interesting.

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate looked at Mu Wanqing, "Princess Qingping, what do you say?"

Mu Wanqing said decisively, "Check the accounts. Bring all the account books here."

She waved her hand and handed several thick account books to the officials, who carefully searched for evidence.

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate took a special look at Mu Shiqi, who still looked as if he was dying of illness.

The officials checked for a long time and were somewhat confused. "Reporting to the Lord, the Mu Family Business does not have any account for the lanterns, and there is no income or expenditure."

Mu Shiqi suddenly opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He had clearly arranged everything.

The Left Censor of the Censorate was silent. Well, his hunch was right. Everything was under Mu Wanqing's control. "Hasn't it been credited yet?"

Mu Wanqing categorically denied, "It's impossible. Our accounting rule at Mu's is to finish today's work today. The goods have been shipped out of the warehouse, so how could they not be recorded in the account?"

The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate did not expect this result. He did not record it in the account. Does that mean it was Mu Shiqi's personal behavior?

The words that Mu Wanqing said came to his mind. I hereby declare that everything Mu Shiqi did was his personal behavior. Mu’s company and I will not bear any responsibility for him.

So, Mu Wanqing already knew about this? Or even took advantage of it? The high officials who could stand in the court were not simple.

"Mu Shiqi, please explain it to me."

He already had a clear understanding that this was a competition among all parties, and Mu Wanqing had already won a move.

Mu Shiqi is the unlucky cannon fodder, but he asked for it.

Unfortunately, Mu Shiqi still didn't understand. "This is impossible. I clearly had someone enter the money into the account. Chief, did you do something?"

There were various hints before, but now it is made clear.

Since he wanted to die so much, Mu Wanqing would help him.

"Mu Shiqi, you have improved and become bolder. You dare to cheat me, but you forgot one thing. I taught you everything you learned. I gave you everything you have."

"Without me, you are nothing. Don't even think that the second assistant's granddaughter really likes you. You are just a tool for them to deal with me. Use it and then throw it away."

"I'll teach you one last trick. If you're not sure of winning, don't put all your chips on the table."

"Do it." She waved her right hand, and the guards rushed over, ripped open Mu Shiqi's collar, and pulled off the small jade seal on his neck.

Mu □□ was horrified, stood up suddenly and reached out to grab it back.

Seeing this, Mu Wanqing complained coldly, "Hey, Mu Shiqi, you are quite capable. You took a cold shower last night and left the window open when you slept. You finally caught a cold and wanted to use the illness as an excuse to get out of it. Now you are not pretending anymore?"

Mu Shiqi felt as if struck by thunder. He turned around suddenly and looked at Mu Wanqing, his eyes full of fear and terror.

"I…I don't know what you're talking about."

Mu Wanqing was very disappointed when she looked at the students she had poured her heart and soul into. The first three classes of the Mu Academy were the ones she had spent the most effort on, but she no longer had the energy to take care of them starting from the fourth class.

"What makes you think you can trick me? Is it your lustful mind? Or is it the confidence given to you by Ci Fu?" Mu Wanqing paused, her eyes full of coldness, and suddenly revealed a shocking piece of information.

"I almost forgot that on the first day of the new year, you had the honor of meeting Lord Ci Fu at Lan Yin Temple and you were so happy that you danced with joy."

"Boom", the whole audience exploded.

Mu Shiqi was stunned and felt cold all over. He thought that the most secret things he had done were all seen by Mu Wanqing.

She knows everything!