"It was only because you put half down and took the other half back that they didn't do it. The next day you put half down and took the other half back, and they couldn't do it either!"
"Now that I've got everything back, it's time to reconcile the accounts. They can only take the risk and take advantage of your morning court session when all the accounts are at the Ministry of War. So, they should act quickly!"
"Taking the palace out is basically impossible. The most direct way is to destroy it on the spot. Burn it. It's so cold, making a brazier or something shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
Dugu Yu felt very complicated because the Ministry of War did light a brazier today!
At first he thought Qin Qingyao didn't understand him, but now he realized that his brain was far less insightful than Qin Qingyao's!
"So, husband, regarding the Northwest Camp, you should just accept this favor from the Ministry of War, and the matter will be over. Now the most urgent thing is to find out what happened to your personal guards. Otherwise, you will have nothing to do in the future!"
"Only when you're surrounded by your own people can you let go and investigate the Northwest Camp's accounts, right?"
There are only a few people who know what Qin Qingyao did: Wu Gang, Wu Yu, Wu Cheng, Qi Mo, and maybe the guards outside the study last night heard something.
These few people are all Dugu Yu's most trusted personal guards.
But among these people, someone must have betrayed him and tipped off the person behind the scenes. In other words, that person knew from the beginning that there was something wrong with the accounts of the Northwest Camp, and also knew who was the mastermind behind it!
Dugu Yu hugged Qin Qingyao tightly, with his face pressed against her and his chin resting on her shoulder, preventing her from seeing his expression.
There are less than ten people who know about this matter, and there are spies here. There are a total of 200 people in the Royal Guard Battalion. How many of them are untrustworthy?
Dugu Yu had never known fear before, because he had never known what safety was.
But now he knew that hugging Qin Qingyao would make him feel full in the chest and safe.
Next to Qin Qingyao, he can completely relax and let go of everything, without having to think or be afraid. He can sleep soundly next to Qin Qingyao. Apart from stealing a few glances and kisses, she will never betray him and will never hurt him.
Only Qin Qingyao loved him wholeheartedly. Dugu Yu suddenly felt his eyes warm.
Qin Qingyao hugged him and patted his back, "Hubby, are you sad?"
Dugu Yu nuzzled Qin Qingyao's neck with his cool nose and said, "No."
Although he said no, Qin Qingyao could hear a strong sense of grievance between these two words.
It was really rare that Dugu Yu actually showed such an emotion of grievance in front of her.
Qin Qingyao hugged him and patted his back. "Don't be pessimistic. It's actually no big deal. I believe my husband is the best. He can handle anything!"
Dugu Yu suddenly bit Qin Qingyao's neck, which made her laugh out loud and struggle hard in his arms.
"Hubby, stop touching me, it's itchy!"
But he liked it very much. He liked Qin Qingyao's warmth and taste very much. It made him feel at ease.
Qin Qingyao had enough of the fuss and said, "I have a gift for you!"
"What gift?"
Qin Qingyao took out the draft paper she had put away, on which were neatly listed formulas, data and names.
In fact, she copied down all seven account books just to facilitate subsequent inspections.
Traditional Chinese characters are so complicated, but she copied it as Arabic numerals in a small font. She copied the entire account without using up even a single piece of paper!
She climbed back onto Dugu Yu's lap and whispered in his ear, "This is your account. Although there are only seven books from October last year to April this year, you can still find out a lot of things. I will teach you how to read!"
In fact, Qin Qingyao wrote it very clearly, including what category was purchased in which month, the unit price, the quantity, and the addition, subtraction, and multiplication formulas were all neatly listed.
She only needed to teach Dugu Yu to recognize Arabic numerals, and then teach him to count tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on, and he would understand everything.
Seven books, seven sheets of paper, each containing a single entry. Dugu Yu carefully put them away and locked them in a drawer, then threw Qin Qingyao onto the desk.
"Hey! What are you doing, husband? We're talking about business!"
"I have something serious to tell you too!"
"What's up?"
"About having a baby!"
…
Dugu Yu still has all the data of the seven account books in his hands, which even Zhao Jinghan doesn't know.
The Ministry of War very generously covered up the matter of the lost account books, and even after obtaining Dugu Yu's consent, used data from previous years to make a set of watertight account books.
Dugu Yu looked grateful, but his heart was as cold as ice in December.
It turns out that this is how the account book is made.
It turns out that he was calculating accounts every day until his brain was about to explode and looking at accounts until his eyes were blinded, but he was just making a fool of himself with others.
The Ministry of War is not short of talented people. Look at these dozen or so account books, they are so beautiful, so perfect, and so leak-proof!
When Dugu Yu returned home from court to eat, he held Qin Qingyao on his lap, silently without picking up his bowl or chopsticks, and ate whatever Qin Qingyao fed him.
He looked so aggrieved, just like a child who had been bullied outside and came home to seek comfort.
Qin Qingyao was having fun. She sat horizontally on his lap and fed him seriously with a bowl. After feeding him for a while, Dugu Yu finally felt embarrassed.
He took the bowl, took a few bites, and fed Qin Qingyao a mouthful.
"The guards around you have changed."
"Why change? Didn't they find out anything? I quite like the four of them."
When Dugu Yu heard Qin Qingyao say that she liked those four grown men, alarm bells immediately rang in his heart and he looked at her in disbelief.
Didn’t you say you liked me?
When Qin Qingyao saw Dugu Yu's aggrieved look, she almost spit out her food with laughter.
I really wanted to touch his head, but in the end I didn’t dare.
"What are you thinking about, husband?"
Dugu Yu lowered his head and leaned on Qin Qingyao's shoulder, wanting to say, I don't allow you to like other men.
But he couldn't open his mouth. If only he had as thick skin as Qin Qingyao!
"Husband~"
"Um?"
"I love you the most in the whole world."
Dugu Yu never thought that there would be someone who could make every cell in his body feel happy with just one sentence.
But he still asked with a look of disbelief, "What about your parents?"
"My parents can't be with me forever, only you and I can be with each other for a lifetime."
So, this is what you think about every day, growing old together, right? He... is also starting to look forward to it!
"Qin Qingyao!"
"What's wrong?"
"Did you do something to me?"
Dugu Yu loosened one hand, covered his chest, and said seriously, "Something feels weird here."
Qin Qingyao also reached out and covered his big hand, one big and one small, one black and one white, the contrast was sharp.
"What kind of weird?"
I want to see you, I like to hear you talk, I like to see you smile, I like to hug you, I like you to stick to me, I like you to say those shameless words to me, and I like to have children with you.
Dugu Yu didn't say a word, just kissed Qin Qingyao on the cheek.
As he expected, Qin Qingyao smiled brightly and blushed, then leaned on his chest and poked his heart.
"I've planted a poison in you here. It will make you remember my kindness forever and will make you live and die with me. If I die, you won't be able to survive either. Are you scared?"
Dugu Yu was frowning, you are only good at talking nonsense, and you are also poisoned, ten of you put together can’t be that good!
Qin Qingyao's guards were not changed. Dugu Yu wanted to add four more people to her, but she refused. The more people there were, the more confusing it would be. If there were fewer people, it would be easier to see the truth.
But she was still very puzzled. In the original novel, Dugu Yu was surrounded by strong and loyal men, and there was absolutely no one who would betray him.
Otherwise, how could she have followed him to his death and been trampled into the mud by the troops of the Crown Prince and Prince Duan!
All those who had the foresight to defect to Prince Duan are described in the book, but there are only one or two of them!
So, how did this news reach Ling Jingxuan? Did the leading man's aura also come with super hearing?
On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Murong Ce came to Prince Wuling's mansion. He looked weathered and looked like he had come from a long journey.
Qin Qingyao was very enthusiastic when she saw Murong Ce. If someone was truly kind to Dugu Yu, she would also be kind to him without hesitation.
"Great Military Advisor Murong! Long time no see! Come in and warm yourself by the fire. Where have you come from?"
"south."
"South? What are you doing in the South?"
Murong Ce was a little speechless. Last time, you two went to give someone a practice, but he ran away as soon as he sat down. Now you remember to ask him where he was going and what he was doing?
"The general asked me to go and check on the flood disaster in the south."
"My husband asked you to go? Then the last time we practiced... it wasn't you who wanted to leave Yulin City!"
Murong Ce looked at Qin Qingyao and smiled. Qin Qingyao scratched her head in embarrassment. "Hehe, what a misunderstanding! I thought you were going to wander around the world and abandon Dugu Yu. That's great!"
Murong Ce always felt that what Qin Qingyao said sounded strange.
"My husband is still in the palace. Why don't you stay for lunch?"
Murong Ce nodded, "Thank you, Princess."
Qin Qingyao chuckled, "Aren't you my husband's good brother? No thanks, no thanks!"
When Dugu Yu came back from court, he saw that Qin Qingyao was not waiting for him at the door and thought she was still in bed. But when he returned to the bedroom, he found that the bed had been made long ago. Where was she?
Going to the living room, the dining table was replaced with a huge one, and the breakfast was also extremely sumptuous, more than twice as much as what they usually ate!
The most outrageous thing was that Qin Qingyao and Murong Ce were chatting and laughing, and they seemed to be getting along very well.
Qin Qingyao only noticed him after he had entered the house. "Husband, you're back!"
"Well, when did Murong come back?"
"I returned to the city yesterday afternoon and just arrived."
Haha, do you think he's stupid? He had obviously arrived earlier, so Qin Qingyao had time to order the kitchen to prepare such a large table of breakfast!
You knew he was going to court, yet you came so early. What's the meaning? Are you here to see me or the princess?
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