Chapter 330 The Princess Wants to Show Off 26
Mingnan's heart sank and he quickly leaned against the wall.
Listen to what's going on inside.
205: [There are two masters dressed as guards guarding the door. ]
There is definitely no need for two masters for just Yun Qing.
Unless there are some distinguished guests inside.
Mingnan narrowed his eyes and looked around slowly.
There is little shelter here, and turning the corner will inevitably startle those inside.
She recalled for a moment, formed seals with her hands, and thin strands of light flew towards her from all directions.
Soon, Mingnan became completely transparent.
205: [You use magic again! ]
Mingnan: [Oh, I'm not going to kill anyone, it's just a little invisibility spell, it won't affect anything, and it's only effective for a cup of tea, don't worry.]
205: [You better be! If you try to hit someone, the General Administration will punish you.]
Mingnan listened carefully, and after making sure that everyone was invisible, he walked out in a swagger.
The two masters were holding the hilts of their swords at their waists, looking around vigilantly.
Suddenly, they felt a breeze blowing past their ears.
One of them asked curiously, "Where does the wind come from?"
"I don't know. It must have been blown from the corridor. It's just the wind. It's not a person. Don't be surprised."
Mingnan smiled behind them when he heard this.
Then he pressed himself against the door and openly eavesdropped on what the people inside were saying.
"Sun Maung has sent this year's account book and harvest, please review it."
The clear and gentle voice belonged to Yun Qing, and the Sun Mao he mentioned was none other than the head of Mingnan's manor.
It was a tea estate that had been given to Mingnan by the emperor. Although it was called an estate, it covered a very large area and had a very considerable annual income.
Even though the income written in the account book decreased every year, the amount submitted was still not small and was still within a reasonable range, so Zhou Xingzhi did not find anything unusual at the first time.
But now standing here, Mingnan suddenly had a guess in his mind -
Is it possible that the harvest in recent years is much better than in previous years, and the income is much higher than in previous years, but when Sun Maung falsified the accounts, he subtracted a part of the average income of previous years?
In this case, she might have embezzled far more than she thought.
As soon as this thought flashed through my mind, I heard another familiar voice coming from inside.
"This year's harvest is much better than last year."
Mingnan narrowed his eyes suddenly. It was Mingjin!
"Yes, it was Sun Mao who had the intention. She secretly bought the surrounding tea plantations. Now all of them belong to us. The tea harvest has been great in the past two years, so naturally there has been more and more money. She dared not keep it for herself and used it all to honor the master."
Ming Jin smiled cheerfully, "I've taken note of her kindness, and I will never let her down in the future. Keep this account book safe, and make sure no one finds it. I'll take half of the money, and give the rest to Xun Xin, who is in charge, and have him train those people well."
"yes."
Yun Qing responded respectfully.
"Keep having people keep an eye on the Crown Princess. I have things to do, so I'll leave first."
"Go slowly, my Lord."
Mingnan immediately dodged to the side when he heard the voice. The next moment, the door suddenly opened and Mingjin, wearing a black brocade robe and a mask, walked out leisurely.
She was dressed very well and even bound her chest, so at first glance she looked no different from a man.
The two masters immediately lowered their heads when they saw her, "Master."
"Walk."
The three of them left together and quickly disappeared around the corner.
Mingnan looked at Yunqing.
Yun Qing did not leave immediately. He sat in his original position and stared at the account book for a long time before standing up.
Mingnan did not make any alarm. She quietly followed Yunqing and found that he did not go out, but went up to the fourth floor.
The fourth floor was a small attic, and it was so dark inside that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.
Yun Qing took out a fire starter from his pocket, opened it and blew it light, then slowly walked up the stairs.
Ming Nan followed closely behind him and saw him take out the key. Just as he was about to open the door, someone suddenly shouted from below, "Who's upstairs?"
Mingnan's heart skipped a beat.
Hidden in the darkness, looking down.
It was discovered that he was the head of Yingchun Tower.
The head of the shop also saw Yun Qing and breathed a sigh of relief. "It's you. The master is gone?"
Yun Qing nodded, "I'll deliver the account book."
"Hurry up, King Rong is coming."
"Why is she here?"
"Not only did they come, they also asked you where you were." The steward pouted, "The servants said, 'Because you climbed up the social ladder, King Rong got really angry.'"
Yun Qing laughed disdainfully, "Why should I be angry? She is always new to everyone. She doted on that concubine before, and I thought she had really changed her mind, but she ended up divorcing her husband after marrying him."
"When have I ever caught her eye? Why am I pretending now?"
Yun Qing unlocked the door as he spoke.
The wooden door made an awkward sound with a creak. Mingnan flicked the fire starter and roughly saw the situation inside.
There are several shelves with a lot of volumes on them, probably account books or something like that.
Mingnan followed Yunqing in, noted where he put the account book, and then quietly took the key hidden in his sleeve when his back was turned.
Yun Qing didn't notice that the manager said from below: "Whether she is pretending or not, go and have a look and ask her some questions."
"Yeah, maybe we can get something useful out of it. I'll go after I change my clothes."
Yunqing is going to meet Mingjin today, so she is dressed more elegantly.
Mingnan followed him out and hid in the dark. He waited until Yunqing and the manager left before he took the key, opened the attic door and went in.
Mingnan also had a fire starter with her. She took it out and looked at it, then found the account book that Yun Qing had just brought her. She opened it and laughed out loud.
Just as she had guessed, the tea house business was booming in the past two years and made a lot of money, but she only got one-third of it, and the remaining two-thirds all went into Mingjin's pocket.
She put the account book into her sleeve pocket and took a closer look. There were many account books on the shelf, classified and arranged by time. The earliest account books were on the bottom layer.
Mingnan took it out and took a look. Oh my god, it turns out that Sun Maoben was Mingjin's man, and he came to her side to be Mingjin's spy.
And by the way, steal her money and give it to Mingjin.
She flipped through the pages and one particularly thin book immediately caught her attention.
She took it out and took a look, and found that it contained records of all the crimes committed by Sun Mao over the years!
This included seizing people's land, withholding money owed to tea farmers, and accidentally beating to death tea farmers who came to collect debts.
All these matters were suppressed by the power of King Sun Maung Narong.
Mingnan gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, it's fine if you steal my money, but you also let me take the blame."
If this list of crimes were to be exposed, the court officials would spit at her to death!
In the previous life, because of the accomplice Lu Feiyu, this thing was of no use, but it may not be the case in this life.
A cold light flashed in Mingnan's eyes.
She put the book, along with the account books for the past two years, into her sleeve pocket and was about to leave when she caught a glimpse of another shelf.
On some instinct, she walked over quickly and found a locked box at the top.
This was not a problem for her. She used one hand to make a hand gesture and the lock fell off.
Mingnan opened it and took a deep breath.