Chapter 327 The Princess of the Dandy World Just Wants to Show Off 23

Mingnan paused and said with a smile, "You guys are doing great. Keep watching. If Lu Feiyu and Mingjin make any unusual moves, report to me immediately."

Haobai finished his tea, put the cup back on the table, and said, "Yes, I understand."

Mingnan waved his hands.

As Haobai was about to step out, he suddenly saw Xie Wuyu approaching with a gloomy face at the door. He quickly leaned over and saluted, "Madam Wang."

Xie Wuyu saw this stranger for the first time and couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. However, he didn't ask anything and nodded, "No need to be polite."

Haobai left in a hurry.

Xie Wuyu walked in quickly, and Mingnan looked at him leisurely, "Why are you back so early?"

"I have something important to say."

Xie Wuyu sat down beside the couch, took out the account book from his sleeve and placed it on the table, then opened it for Mingnan to see, "There is a problem here."

Mingnan suddenly became serious, "What's the problem?"

Xie Wuyou pointed to the record and said, "The harvest at this farm has been poor since the year before last. They said it was due to the floods in the south. But when I was at home, I clearly heard that the floods had not affected the farm and the tea harvests in the past two years have been very good."

Mingnan narrowed his eyes, took the account book and started reading it from the beginning.

Sure enough, the harvest of this farm is getting less and less every year. It was more obvious in the year before last, but the accounts before that also seemed a bit strange.

"I was afraid that I had wrongly accused them, so I checked the accounts. I found that this year's total account did not match, which means that the account book was still falsified."

Xie Wu Yu said solemnly: "I'm afraid the king will have to send someone to check the situation of the manor."

Mingnan frowned, "The general ledger is different? Then why didn't anyone notice it before?"

Xie Wuyu said: "Zhou Xingzhi just sent this account book today, saying that something happened on the way there, so it was late, so no one found it before."

He wanted to say something else, but suddenly realized that he had said too much, so he shut up and waited for Mingnan's decision.

"The money is getting less and less every year. This year, they even made false accounts to fool me. They knew that I have many businesses under my name and it was impossible for them to ask about each one of them."

Mingnan sneered, "I don't need my money, but they can't steal it."

She said loudly: "Biqing——"

"The servant is here!"

Biqing walked in quickly.

Mingnan said, "Go call Zhou Xingzhi over. I want to ask her what accounts she has been managing all these years."

Xie Wuyu advised, "It may not be Zhou Xingzhi's fault. She has to manage both the internal and external affairs of the government, and has many accounts. It is inevitable that there will be some omissions. Don't be angry yet. It won't be too late to punish her after the investigation is thorough."

Mingnan raised his eyebrows, his expression slightly relieved, "That's right, Mr. Wang is still very reasonable."

Bi Qing took the order and told Zhou Xingzhi about this when she came. So when Zhou Xingzhi came in, he looked at Xie Wuyu with gratitude.

Xie Wuyou realized it later, it seemed like Mingnan did it on purpose?

In this way, he indirectly flattered Zhou Xingzhi.

Mingnan showed the account book to Zhou Xingzhi and explained the problem. Zhou Xingzhi immediately knelt down and said solemnly, "It was my fault that I didn't watch out and let someone take advantage of the situation. I will deal with this matter seriously when I return and give an explanation to the king! Please forgive me, king!"

"You have done your best for me over the years. Even if you have no credit, you have worked hard. This is the first time something went wrong, and I hope it will be the last time."

Mingnan's tone was light, but his gaze was real, falling on her head, pressing her so hard that she couldn't raise her head.

Zhou Xingzhi immediately said, "Yes, I will go back and re-examine all industries and never let this happen again."

"Well, I still trust your methods and abilities. Go down."

"Thank you, Lord King!" Zhou Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, took the account book, bowed and walked out.

…

Mingnan knew that Zhou Xingzhi was efficient, but he didn't expect him to be so efficient.

The next night, she had just taken a bath and was sitting in front of the dressing table letting Biqing and Danzhu wipe her hair when Zhou Xingzhi hurried in.

"Lord, there is some clue."

Mingnan looked at her through the bronze mirror, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Xingzhi stood behind her and whispered, "What a coincidence! The manager of that manor did not leave Huadu immediately after delivering the bill, so I asked someone to keep an eye on her, and I saw her go to Yingchun Tower yesterday."

"Yingchun Building?"

Mingnan felt that the place sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was.

"Have you forgotten, my lord? Yingchunlou is one of the best brothels in Huadu, and you used to be a frequent visitor there."

As soon as Xie Wu Yu came out of the bathroom and heard the words "Yingchun Building", his face immediately darkened. He lifted the pearl curtain and stared at Ming Nan with a forced smile.

Mingnan: “…”

205: [Oops, I stepped on a landmine by accident.]

She pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "It's normal for her, a woman, to go to Yingchunlou for pleasure."

Xie Wuyu: “Oh.”

Zhou Xingzhi pretended not to hear and said awkwardly, "Yes, but I asked someone to inquire about it. It is said that this person is also a frequent visitor to Yingchunlou."

The word "也" is used very subtly.

Xie Wuyu: “Haha.”

Mingnan: “…”

She was so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground and couldn't help but slam the table, "Speak...speak to the point!"

Stop hanging on to brothels!

"Yes." Zhou Xingzhi said, "It's fine if she goes, but she always orders Yunqing Gongzi from Yingchunlou. Although Yunqing Gongzi is not the top performer, he is also very famous. It costs a lot of money to order him every time. How can a small steward afford it with just the little money he earns every month?"

"But the manager always spends a fortune on Bao Yunqing every night."

Zhou Xingzhi frowned and said, "I suspect there is cat poop in here."

After listening to this, Mingnan remained silent.

No one else disturbed her.

Biqing and Danzhu used a handkerchief to wipe her hair until it was about 70% dry, then left.

Xie Wu Yu watched coldly from the side, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart, and couldn't help but speak with thorns, "Instead of letting your imagination run wild here, why not go to Yingchun Tower in person to see what is so special about Master Yunqing that could make her spend so much money just for him."

He just said it casually, but Mingnan's eyes lit up when he heard it. "You're right, we should go and see it in person."

Xie Wuyu: “???”

"Are you really going?"

He stared at Mingnan, as if he would pounce on her and bite her to death if she dared to say "yes".

Mingnan didn't say yes, but nodded, "Of course."

Xie Wuyu: "..."

He took a step forward and grabbed Mingnan's wrist. Just as he was about to speak, Mingnan suddenly smiled and hooked his finger at him.

Xie Wuyu hesitated for a moment and looked at Zhou Xingzhi beside him.

Zhou Xingzhi was startled and immediately said, "I will continue to investigate. If the king has any instructions, please send someone to call me."

After saying this, she greased her feet and walked away quickly.

Xie Wuyu then leaned over and whispered, "Speak."

Mingnan whispered: "Then we will do this..."

Finally, she straightened up and said with a smile: "If I don't come back for a long time, you can go to Yingchun Tower to pick me up."

Xie Wuyu sneered, turned his head away and muttered: "Who is going to pick you up? It would be better if you died drunk in the land of gentleness."