Afterwards, Qian Ruoyu took Yan'er and Jin Lianhua directly to Laoshu Street, and told Jin Lianhua to stand aside, while he took Yan'er into the fat proprietress's shop.

As soon as the fat boss saw Qian Ruoyu coming, he immediately smiled. He was even more pleased with the rich man in front of him, and spoke to Qian Ruoyu warmly.

"Hey, why are you here? I received the money you just gave me. By the way, do you need any more goods?"

But Qian Ruoyu did not smile at the fat proprietress, but spoke coldly.

"Fat boss lady, I came here this time to investigate something with you. I hope you can cooperate with me. I am very satisfied with your batch of goods. I am the first to prove it to you."

"But some strange things have happened in the capital recently, so I have to investigate you. If you pass the investigation, we can naturally continue to discuss cooperation. If not, we will meet at the Jingzhao Prefecture Government Office!"

Seeing Qian Ruoyu being so serious, as if the matter seemed very serious, the fat proprietress became nervous at the first moment, but she did not run away.

Looking at the fat proprietress like this made Qian Ruoyu feel that she seemed to have suspected the wrong person, but it was still necessary to interrogate the fat proprietress.

The reason why Jin Lianhua was not allowed in was to prevent the fat proprietress from escaping, so that Jin Lianhua could catch her.

Qian Ruoyu then brought the fat proprietress with her to the backyard of the store and asked her to close the store.

After arriving at the backyard, the fat proprietress was the first to pour tea and water for Qian Ruoyu, feeling extremely panicked.

Qian Ruoyu asked calmly.

"Fat boss lady, this is our second transaction. I will always trust your things, but I want to know how you got this batch of goods and how to contact you?"

The fat proprietress thought about it and thought that Qian Ruoyu wanted to monopolize the business, and Qian Ruoyu was also the princess, so there was no way she could defeat her.

After thinking for a while, the fat proprietress immediately spoke.

"My lady, I understand what you mean. Do you think that the cost of giving me these several hundred taels of silver is too high, so you want to do this business yourself?"

"If that's the case, Princess, don't worry so much. I'm willing to hand over my channels and contact information. I just hope that Princess can forgive me..."

"I was just doing a small business, but I didn't expect to be caught and discovered by the princess... Princess, I will get all the carrier pigeons for you right now."

The fat proprietress’s behavior made Qian Ruoyu feel even more strange.

I was wondering in my heart, could it be that I was really wrong?

Just as Qian Ruoyu was thinking about this, the fat proprietress was about to leave, but Qian Ruoyu said to Yan'er.

"Stop the boss lady!"

Yan'er stood behind the fat proprietress at the first moment. The fat proprietress could only turn around and look at Qian Ruoyu helplessly.

Qian Ruoyu knew that she had to continue asking questions and only after she had investigated everything thoroughly could she clear the fat proprietress of suspicion.

Although she really wanted to continue making this money, Qian Ruoyu was very clear about the source of the money. If she didn't figure it out, she would be identified as a collaborator with the enemy!

Qian Ruoyu didn't want to die, so now she felt that she must investigate the matter thoroughly.

"Don't rush into that matter for now. This princess is interested in your business, but I won't do anything like cutting off the source of income. You just need to answer my questions honestly!"

"How did you contact those people in the Western Regions to buy goods? How did you attract them and deliver the goods? Was it a caravan or a business gang?"

After hearing what Qian Ruoyu said, the proprietress thought about it for a moment.

"This... Princess, didn't I tell you about this before? I have a cousin in the Western Regions. After all, he is my relative, so we often exchanged letters. After learning a little bit, I learned that this kind of rouge and powder is produced in abundance there, and the goods are very good, so I brought them here... If you don't believe me, let me show you the letters between us."

Qian Ruoyu nodded slightly.

The fat proprietress then immediately turned around and went back to look for something in the room.

Not long after, she returned to Qian Ruoyu, and in the fat proprietress's hand were dozens of small notes, which looked a little tattered and old.

After the fat proprietress placed the note in front of Qian Ruoyu, Qian Ruoyu picked it up and checked it one by one.

Sure enough, although these notes looked tattered and old, they were covered with densely written words, and it was obvious that they were rolled up and placed in the pigeon's claws.

Qian Ruoyu took a quick look at the content above and realized that it was just normal daily communication and the letter did not seem to have any problems at all.

The most important thing is that these letters can prove that the fat proprietress is indeed in contact with her relatives in the Western Regions.

Qian Ruoyu nodded slightly and then asked the fat proprietress to answer the next question.

The fat proprietress said.

"The way of communication is to use carrier pigeons, or to send letters through the post stations along the way. The post stations are too slow to send letters, so they are usually only used for major events. Otherwise, carrier pigeons are used for transportation on weekdays."

"As for rouge and powder, we will naturally contact our own caravan in the capital. This caravan is in the alley next to the backyard of the big red building. They are also old acquaintances of mine. Moreover, this caravan often travels back and forth between the Western Regions and has connections with many merchants in the capital."

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu immediately began to think, could it be related to this caravan?

But at this moment, the fat proprietress reminded.

"By the way, Princess...it seems that this caravan is also in contact with the palace, and usually takes the official road. It's just that my relatives recently contacted them on their own, so they asked them to deliver the goods expeditedly."

It was only after hearing these words that Qian Ruoyu completely understood and got rid of the suspicion of the fat proprietress.

Qian Ruoyu smiled slightly, then reached out and grabbed the fat proprietress's pair of fat hands. This caught the fat proprietress off guard for a moment, and she thought Qian Ruoyu was going to do something to her.

Qian Ruoyu said with a smile.

"Fat boss lady, congratulations on clearing your suspicion."

The fat proprietress was stunned, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Qian Ruoyu was no longer wary of her.

Qian Ruoyu said with a smile.

"Haha, some strange things have happened in the capital recently, so this princess needs to ask carefully. Now that you are sure that you are not a suspect, this princess is very happy for you to join this business!"

After listening to Qian Ruoyu's words, the fat proprietress finally breathed a sigh of relief!