Chapter 1170 Important Chess Piece
The chief steward of the Jiang residence came soon. He saluted Jiang Xue with a flattering look on his face and said, "What do you want, Princess?"
"Open the door." Jiang Xue pointed at the study door, her tone unquestionable.
Butler He hesitated: "This... the old master has ordered..."
"Is the old man's order more important than the Prime Minister's order?" Jiang Xue's tone suddenly turned cold.
Butler He's face changed. He knew the importance of Princess Changle and dared not refuse. He had to have the door of the study opened.
Jiang Xue walked into the study, and a dusty smell hit her in the face.
She looked around. The bookshelves were filled with books and files, and there were also some documents piled on the desk.
She began to read it carefully, hoping to find some clues.
However, after searching through all the books and documents, nothing was found.
The accounts were kept impeccably and there was nothing suspicious about them.
Jiang Xue had an ominous premonition in her heart. She felt like she was playing a game of hide-and-seek, and the other party had already hidden all the clues.
Her investigation reached an impasse.
At the same time, Jiang Li was sitting in his room smugly, looking at the account book in his hand with a sinister smile on his lips.
"Sister, what do you think you can find out? I've already taken care of everything."
She threw the account book in her hand into the fire pot and watched it turn into ashes, her heart filled with pleasure.
She had long noticed Jiang Xue's actions and had made preparations in advance.
She instructed the Jiang family's chief steward to destroy all account books and documents that might expose family secrets, and created some false clues, waiting for Jiang Xue to take the bait.
And Master Wang from the Jiang Mansion is an important chess piece for her.
Master Wang had close connections with certain officials in the court. He used these connections to fabricate some false intelligence and deliberately leaked it to Jiang Xue to lead her in the wrong direction.
Jiang Xue spent the next few days running around, tracking down those false clues, but found nothing.
She felt exhausted physically and mentally, but she was unwilling to give up.
She knew that the truth was there, but she had not yet found the right direction.
At this time, the old ancestor of the Jiang family also began to put pressure on her.
At a family meeting, the ancestor of the Jiang family severely reprimanded Jiang Xue in front of everyone.
"Xiaoxue, you are a princess appointed by the emperor himself. Instead of serving the Prime Minister well, you are causing trouble in the mansion all day long. How disgraceful!"
Jiang Xue felt aggrieved, but couldn't refute.
She knew that Jiang Li must have said a lot of bad things about her in front of the ancestors.
"Grandfather, I..."
"What do you mean?"
The old ancestor interrupted her and said, "You married the Prime Minister, and you represent the Jiang family's reputation. Your every word and action is related to the Jiang family's reputation! If you continue to act like this, don't blame me for being rude!"
Jiang Xue stood there, bearing everyone's gaze, feeling like a sinner being judged.
The pressure on her was mounting, but she didn't give up.
She knew she had to persevere, for herself and for the truth.
She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.
"Ancestor, everything I do is to find out the truth."
"The truth? What truth?" The old ancestor snorted coldly: "I think you are restless!"
Jiang Xue clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her flesh.
"I will definitely find out." She said firmly.
"Hmph, I see you..." The old ancestor wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by a burst of hurried footsteps.
A servant ran in in a panic, his face pale and he said breathlessly: "Old... Old Master, it's not good!"
The servant ran in hurriedly, knelt on the ground trembling, and stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
The old man was so anxious that he shouted, "What's wrong? Tell me quickly!"
The servant then stammered, "Old Master, the warehouse...the warehouse...is flooded!"
"What?!"
The old ancestor of the Jiang family jumped up from his chair in shock. The storehouse was the lifeline of the Jiang family. If it burned, the loss would be enormous!
Jiang Xue was also shocked. Was there a fire in the warehouse?
How could it be such a coincidence?
She keenly felt that this matter might not be that simple.
Everyone was in chaos and rushed to the warehouse.
Jiang Xue also followed the crowd, thinking as she walked.
By the time we arrived at the warehouse, the fire was already very big, with thick smoke, raging flames, and a burnt smell in the air.
The servants carried buckets of water and tried frantically to put out the fire, but it seemed like a drop in the bucket.
Jiang Xue looked at the blazing fire and suddenly a thought flashed through her mind: Perhaps, this is an opportunity.
She took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the accounting office next to the warehouse, where all the account books of the Jiang family were kept.
She had come to check before and didn't find anything wrong, but she always felt something was wrong.
The accounting office was filled with a strong smell of cigarette smoke, which made it almost impossible to breathe.
Jiang Xue suppressed her discomfort and started searching.
She carefully flipped through the account books one by one, and suddenly, her eyes stopped on one of them.
This account book looks very new, which is out of place compared to the old appearance of the other account books.
She opened the account book and looked at it carefully, her expression becoming more and more serious the more she looked.
What was recorded in this account book was actually all the records of corruption by the chief steward of the Jiang residence!
Jiang Xue was overjoyed. It was really like finding something after searching for a long time, but it was finally found without any effort!
She carefully hid the account book in her arms and quietly left the accounting office.
By the time she returned to the warehouse, the fire had been brought under control.
The old man of the Jiang Mansion turned pale and questioned the housekeeper of the Jiang Mansion angrily: "What on earth is going on! How could the warehouse suddenly catch fire?!"
The Jiang residence's chief steward was so frightened that he was shaking all over and stammering, unable to utter a word.
Jiang Xue stood up and said loudly: "Grandfather, I know why the warehouse caught fire."
Everyone's eyes were focused on her.
Jiang Xue slowly took out the account book from her bosom and held it high: "Because someone is corrupt! This account book records all the corruption records of the Jiang Mansion's housekeeper!"
Upon hearing this, the Jiang residence's chief steward's face changed instantly. He wanted to open his mouth to explain, but found that he couldn't open his mouth at all.
Other people in the Jiang Mansion were also shocked. They had not expected that this man who had been the housekeeper of the Jiang Mansion for decades would be so bold as to embezzle the mansion's money right under their noses!
Some elders began to look at Jiang Xue with admiration. This woman, whom they previously thought was weak and incompetent, actually had such keen observation and decisive action.
Jiang Li was filled with anger and resentment as he watched the Jiang Mansion's chief steward lose his power.
She glared at Jiang Xue fiercely, then turned and left.
She returned to her room, looking terribly gloomy.
She didn't expect that Jiang Xue could find evidence of corruption by the Jiang family's chief steward.
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