At first, Ning Qiuze didn't care, and even secretly mocked Song Qianning in his heart.

If she is really a little girl, if Song Qianning can really find...

Ning Qiuze's pride only lasted until he looked at Song Qianning.

Seeing what she was holding, the disgust and contempt on Ning Qiuze's face suddenly froze. He stood there dumbfounded, blurting out: "How is this possible?!"

I saw Song Qianning standing by the bookshelf not far away, rummaging through something in her hand, which turned out to be an account book.

After confirming that the thing in Song Qianning's hand was an account book, his face was full of shock and trance, as if he had seen a ghost.

There was no other reason. In order to prevent any mistakes and to target Song Qianning, Ning Qiuze had already sent people to destroy the account books.

He had seen the account book with his own eyes and recognized at a glance that the cover of the account book in Song Qianning's hand was the same as the real one.

I was completely stunned and even suspected that I was dreaming.

How is this possible? How could Song Qianning really find the account book?

Completely unaware of how frightened Ning Qiuze was, after finding the account book, Song Qianning lowered her head and continued to search.

Not long after, another voice came from Song Qianning's direction: "I found another one."

This time it took even less time than just now, not even half an incense stick.

There is not just one account book, there are also rubbing versions and original versions, and the one Song Qianning is holding in her hand is the rubbing version.

At this time, Ning Qiuze was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. The new account book in Song Qianning's hand was actually real.

Before he could come back to his senses, Song Qianning continued searching.

The surrounding area was crowded with account books, books and the like.

While appearing to be searching seriously, Song Qianning glanced in the direction of Ning Qiuze and the others without leaving a trace. Seeing his stunned expression, the corners of her mouth curled up, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across her eyes.

Retracting her gaze, Song Qianning continued to lower her head and rummage through the books, pretending to be searching seriously.

In the following period of time, Song Qianning "found" an original and four rubbings of the account book.

After several shocks, Ning Qiuze was dumbfounded and numb, and his face was about to cramp.

After "finding" all the account books, Song Qianning patted the non-existent dust on her hands and stuffed the few account books she found into Ning Qiuze's hands, with an eager look on her face: "The original account books and the rubbing account books are all here. Please take a look and see if there is anything wrong with them, Your Excellency."

Following Song Qianning's actions, everyone in the room was dumbfounded, especially the yamen runners.

Long before, Ning Qiuze had sent people to destroy those account books.

But now, those account books that had long been destroyed were still there intact.

Looking at the several account books handed to him, Ning Qiuze's face looked grim and his hands trembled slightly.

He kept comforting himself in his heart, it must be fake, maybe these account books are just for show, and the contents inside are not true.

Holding on to the last tiny bit of hope, Ning Qiuze opened the account book in his hand with his hands trembling almost unnoticeably.

It was not until he opened the account book that Ning Qiuze was dumbfounded again.

His hand trembled and the account book fell to the ground, and was caught by Song Qianning next to him with quick eyes and hands.

Handing the account book back to Ning Qiuze, Song Qianning said with concern: "Master Prefect, please be careful. It would be bad if you drop the account book."

Ning Qiuze didn't have time to get angry with her. He stared blankly at the original and copied account books, his mind in a mess.

These account books were indeed the ones that were burned. The handwriting and official seal were exactly the same, and even the places where they were accidentally folded were unchanged.

Even if Ning Qiuze wanted to deceive himself that these account books were fake, it was impossible.

For a moment, my mind was a little confused.

Just as he was filled with fear, Song Qianning suddenly spoke up, "The prefect has seen it. The amounts recorded in these account books are exactly the same as the taxes I paid. To be honest, sir, before I came here, I was worried that the accounts wouldn't match. Fortunately, they all matched in the end."

Looking at Ning Qiuze with a smile, her expression seemed to be both relieved and sighing: "People usually say that there is a god above our heads. It must be that God is watching over me and blessing me, otherwise I am afraid that I really can't wash away the guilt I have committed today."

Ning Qiuze was brought back to his senses by Song Qianning's words, and he couldn't help but think of some things that had happened to her in the past.

When the former prefect was in office, the news that animals testified for Song Qianning in court spread, and some people even said that God was blessing Song Qianning by allowing animals to testify for her.

After Ning Qiuze found out, he secretly mocked them in his heart and thought that Song Qianning had found ways to train those animals. But now when he thinks about it, they seem weird everywhere.

A group of livestock that are used for human play and food, no matter how smart they are, can never be smart enough to testify for others.

Just now in the court, Song Qianning's account book was clearly wet with tea.

No matter how good the ink is, the writing will not be that clear after it is exposed to water. However, the writing on the account book is crystal clear and not affected at all.

Besides that, there are other things...

Recalling everything one by one, Ning Qiuze couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and his eyes were full of fear when he looked at Song Qianning.

Trying hard to suppress the fear in his heart, he forced a smile and looked at Song Qianning: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

"Just now in court, I was too impatient and mistakenly believed you were evading taxes. In my rage, I nearly lost my mind. Now I realize that I misunderstood you."

"This is my fault. I will exempt you from the thirty lashes and five times the compensation."

Hearing this, Song Qianning sneered in her heart.

Just based on Ning Qiuze's intention, it seemed like she had taken great advantage by being exempted from the punishment that did not belong to her.

"Since it's just a misunderstanding, let it go..."

Chang Qing looked at Ning Qiuze with a half-smile and said slowly, "Prefect Ning is wrong. Miss Song is a good citizen. She has never evaded taxes and has paid all the taxes she owes. But because of a momentary mistake, Prefect Ning almost made a big mistake."

"If Miss Song hadn't been so clever and thought of looking for the account book to reconcile, and if I hadn't arrived just in time, maybe Governor Ning would have already delivered the thirty lashes. Miss Song is already weak, if she had really allowed those thirty lashes... haha."

"As a responsible official, Ning Prefecture Magistrate handled the case so carelessly and negligently that Miss Song, a good citizen, was punished. If this gets out, it will be bad for the prefecture's reputation. We can't let Miss Song suffer in vain. We should compensate her."

He said, "This matter arose from a misunderstanding regarding the tax amount. In my opinion, it would be better for Governor Ning to simply exempt Miss Song's restaurant from paying taxes for a year as compensation."