When Mrs. Li heard this, her eyes lit up instantly.
"Madam, don't worry. I will definitely serve you well!" Mrs. Li emphasized the word "well".
"Well, go ahead!"
After Mrs. Li left.
February came in with Madam Lu.
"lady!"
Madam Lu bowed respectfully and handed over the account book. "Madam, this is the detailed account book from when Madam was the housekeeper, as well as the records of the money returned by each courtyard."
Yang Zhao took the account book.
After flipping through the book and looking at it for a while, her finger landed on the amount of money returned by each courtyard. She tapped it lightly with her fingertips, looked at Madam Lu and said:
"Later, have a popular maid go to the master's courtyard to find the mistress and tell her that the matter of the young lady has become too serious and the master needs to withdraw some money to deal with the rumors outside. Ask her to send someone to the accounting office to withdraw the money."
Nanny Lu was stunned.
Unsure, he asked, "All of them?"
That was all the money in the Shen family's account office. If all of it was taken out, the Shen family would be completely penniless.
"Yes, all of them!"
Nanny Lu was surprised, but didn't ask any more questions.
Before nightfall.
A pretty maid came to Master Shen's yard.
When Yin saw the maid, she frowned frequently, because the maid had a pair of big watery eyes, and was graceful and delicate, and somewhat similar to her when she was young.
When Master Shen saw this, he couldn't take his eyes off it.
Yin's heart was filled with alarm.
No further questions were asked.
She simply called her nanny, took the pair of cards and went to the accounting office.
That night.
Madam Lu handed a stack of silver to Yang Zhao...
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"Pah!"
Emperor Wenyuan was so angry that he slammed the memorial on the table and said, "I should have exiled the women of the Shen family as well. Look at what they did!"
Not long ago, Madam Shen had just made a big fuss, and now there is another person named Shen Sulan with such a corrupt character.
It's still causing a lot of uproar.
If it were any other family, Emperor Wenyuan would have issued an edict long ago.
But it happened to be the Shen family.
Emperor Wenyuan was about to use Shen Li to solve the problem in Yujiang, so it was impossible for him to be dismissed at this time.
But the Shen family's reputation is really too bad.
The impact is huge.
Emperor Wenyuan felt like he had something stuck in his throat.
Li Qing didn't dare to say anything at this time. After all, he knew very well that His Majesty still had to use the Shen family, otherwise the old lady Shen would not be as simple as a cup of mute poison.
Fortunately at this time.
Li Qing caught a glimpse of a figure outside the palace: "Your Majesty, King Yi is here."
"Where is he? Let him in quickly. That brat finally decided to come back." Emperor Wenyuan said in a calm voice, but his eyes were already looking at the door of the imperial study.
Mo Junran came in wearing a black robe.
"His Majesty!"
He knelt and performed the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects.
Emperor Wenyuan looked at him with a deliberately sullen expression, his bright yellow figure radiating majesty. "Finally, you've come to see me. I thought I had to issue an imperial decree before I could invite you into the palace!"
"I just got back."
Mo Junran replied expressionlessly, the face on his face was ordinary-looking, not his own.
Emperor Wenyuan glared at him and said, "Do you think I'm old and confused?"
"Alright, I won't bother with you about that. What do you think of the portraits of noble ladies from the capital that I sent you last time? I plan to find an opportunity to have you return from the 'Royal Temple' and restore your status as King of Wings."
"You are not young anymore, it's time for you to marry a princess."
"Your Majesty, I don't want to get married yet!"
Emperor Wenyuan glared at him, "You're already twenty-five. How long do you want to wait? If you don't like the ladies I saw last time, I'll have my painters paint more for you to choose from..."
"His Majesty."
Mo Junran refused again with an expressionless face: "I don't want to get married yet!"
"You little bastard!"
Emperor Wenyuan grabbed the document on the desk and threw it at him.
He looked angry, but in fact he had deliberately thrown it in the wrong direction. Mo Junran did not move at all, and his face was expressionless, like an emotionless iceberg.
Emperor Wenyuan was angry and helpless.
"This matter is non-negotiable. If you don't choose, I will choose for you! Li Qing, go back and present me with a list of all the noble ladies in the capital, along with their portraits."
Li Qing nodded immediately: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Mo Junran frowned slightly.
He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
Emperor Wenyuan glared at him angrily.
So the marriage he was talking about wasn't a serious matter?
He said angrily: "Tell me, what's the matter!"
This brat has been avoiding entering the palace for fear of being forced to get married, but today he came uninvited. He must have something to report.
Generally speaking, the things that require him to report in person are not trivial matters!
really.
"I have already investigated the disappearance of the military supplies two years ago and found that it was related to the Yunguo Mansion."
"Duke Yun's Mansion?"
Emperor Wenyuan's expression changed slightly.
The Yunguo Mansion is a relative of the Empress Dowager. Although not a direct descendant, it is still related to the Empress Dowager.
He looked at Mo Junran and asked, "Can you find any evidence?"
Mo Junran presented the evidence he had prepared earlier.
Emperor Wenyuan looked through the confession and his face darkened.
"The bandits who hunted Minister Wei's wife outside the capital last time were actually connected to the Duke of Yun's Mansion?"
Emperor Wenyuan certainly knew about the last incident of bandits blowing up the mountain.
After all, the City Defense Department has been dispatched.
It also involved the wife of Minister Wei and the wife of the Shen family, causing quite a stir.
Mo Junran said in a deep voice, "Those bandits are not real bandits, but private soldiers raised by the Yunguo Mansion."
"Private soldiers?"
"Yes, I followed the bandits' clues and found a place outside the capital called Yinshan. After investigation, I found out that it was where Duke Yun kept his private army."
"The lost military supplies were used on this group of private soldiers."
Mo Junran paused for a moment, "Last time, they disguised themselves as bandits, intending to take Minister Wei's life."
"But it just so happened that Minister Wei fell ill with a cold during those days, and only Madam Wei went to Pufo Temple, so it was Madam Wei who was hunted that day."
Now that Mr. Lu has retired, Minister Wei has the best chance of taking the position.
Is Duke Yun trying to extend his influence to the Ministry of Personnel?
Emperor Wenyuan's eyes were grim and filled with awe.
Mo Junran pretended not to notice and continued, "Besides this, I have discovered another matter."
"explain!"
"The assassins captured when Prefect Pei was assassinated last time were the same group that attacked the Zhenguogong Mansion two years ago. I have discovered... these assassins seem to be connected to the Eighth Prince in Huaibei City, and the Eighth Prince is also connected to the Yunguogong."
"Old Eight?"
Mo Junran took out a letter that was mostly burned and several secret letters from under his sleeve and presented them to the emperor.
When Emperor Wenyuan unfolded the secret letter, his eyes were filled with coldness.
"I really didn't know that Old Eight, who is known for his vegetarianism and Buddhist teachings, could have such ambitions!"
However, when Emperor Wenyuan saw the burnt letter, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
This handwriting——
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