"Master, this is an account book." Biqing was surprised.
Cen Ruoyu frowned slightly, "What account book?"
Bi Qing flipped through it carefully and said in astonishment, "It records the expenditures for New Year's Day purchases... This seems to be the account book of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the twelfth month of last year."
"Why did she give this to me? Let me see it." Cen Ruoyu frowned, picked up the account book, and read it carefully page by page.
She has been learning housekeeping since she was young.
Of course I can understand the account books and see that the accounts look very good and there is no apparent problem.
What was Ning Wanyin's intention in giving her this account book?
They're not trying to frame her for stealing the account books from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, are they?
It is naturally difficult to guess how the enemy will frame you.
The simplest way is to remove the firewood from under the cauldron and destroy it directly.
No matter what this account book involves, she only needs to say that she has never seen it and does not know it.
Even if Ning Wanyin said that the account books were in her palace, no physical evidence could be found, and there would be no evidence to prove the crime.
"Burn it." Cen Ruoyu thought for a moment and ordered.
The best strategy is to immediately destroy the things sent by the enemy.
…
"Master, the account books have been sent to Concubine Cen." Lian Rui came back to report.
Ning Wanyin's eyebrows curved slightly, "Very good. Today the kitchen cooked bird's nest and peach gum soup. I know you like it, so I left a bowl for you. Go ahead,"
"Thank you, master!" Lian Rui agreed happily.
After coming out of the warm room, I went to the small kitchen to drink soup.
Penghua was watching the fire by the stove in the small kitchen when she saw Lianrui coming over. The two sisters drank bird's nest and started chatting in whispers.
"Sister Lianrui, I'm really curious. Our master finally caught Concubine Shu committing corruption, but why didn't he report it to His Majesty? Instead, he sent the account book to Concubine Cen?" Penghua asked in a low voice.
"Shh! Keep your voice down. Don't let outsiders hear this." Lian Rui said vigilantly.
Peng Hua immediately said, "Don't worry, I'm the only one in the small kitchen."
"You don't understand the master's wisdom. Why does the master have to do it himself? Wouldn't it be better to give the evidence of Concubine Shu's corruption to Concubine Cen Zhaoyi and let them fight each other? If Concubine Shu wants to take revenge, it will be Concubine Cen Zhaoyi. Then our master can sit back and watch the fight and reap the benefits."
Peng Hua was worried, "What if Zhaoyi Cen doesn't deal with Concubine Shu and destroys the evidence for her? They are in the same group."
"Don't worry, these two people are of the same mind! The master said that Concubine Shu's illness was just fake. Seeing that Cen Zhaoyi is in power, the illness will be cured immediately. Cen Zhaoyi doesn't want her to grab the position, and this account book is the best knife." Lian Rui explained.
Holding the painting, he suddenly realized, "So that's it..."
…
In Jingxi Palace.
"Master, Ning Wanyin gave Cen Zhaoyi an account book..." Zhenzhu reported in detail.
Retell the conversation between Lian Rui and Peng Hua, word for word.
"Ning Wanyin is so cunning, she wants to use Cen Zhaoyi to get rid of you." Zhenzhu said worriedly:
"If you attack Cen Zhaoyi, she will definitely fight back..."
Concubine Shu frowned, her face as cold as ice: "Cen Ruoyu is holding my lifeline, why are you still going to do it..."
Even if she regained control of the six palaces, with this account book, Cen Ruoyu could bring her down at any time.
She must obey Cen Ruoyu's orders.
"Master, I inquired at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and found out that Ning Wanyin has been checking the accounts from the end of last year..." Cai Quan came in to report.
Concubine Shu lowered her eyes, "Ning Wanyin is really very capable..."
Money is spent like water during New Year shopping.
She made some adjustments, but the accounts looked very nice and she thought she was not afraid of being investigated. However, Ning Wanyin still found out the clues.
"It's my fault that I didn't do my job well." Cai Quan knelt on the ground hurriedly, "If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility and will never implicate the master..."
He arranged for someone to make this account book and thought it would be foolproof, but he didn't expect to be caught.
"It's useless. Such a big mistake happened in the Ministry of Internal Affairs when I was in charge, and I cannot escape the blame. Moreover, the emperor used the Cen family to check and balance Empress Dowager Xue in the first place, so the power of the six palaces fell into my hands. Now that Ning Wanyin is here, he has long wanted to take it back, so how could he let her off?" Concubine Shu frowned.
"Empress...what should we do?" Zhenzhu asked worriedly.
Of course, Concubine Shu couldn't let Cen Zhaoyi hold her hand, so a fierce look flashed in her eyes: "It will be destroyed."
…
Lingxue Pavilion, warm room coffee table.
Ning Wanyin was quietly flipping through an account book with a cold expression.
"Master, everything has been arranged. However, what if Concubine Shu is not corrupt? Wouldn't she not be fooled?" Lian Rui asked quietly.
The account book sent to Cen Zhaoyi did not indicate which accounts were problematic.
Because they didn't find the problem with the account books.
This account is indeed very beautifully done.
If she could really find any mistakes in the account books, Ning Wanyin would hand them over directly to the emperor and deal with Concubine Shu first.
Although Shufei's salary was definitely not enough to cover her daily expenses.
But it could also be that the money was sent by the family, and it wasn't necessarily embezzled by her.
It is not easy to find evidence of Concubine Shu's corruption.
"She must have known that her father was corrupt. Since she can use the money her father embezzled with peace of mind, she doesn't think corruption is a bad thing. With such a character, how could she not do it when she had the opportunity to embezzle?" Ning Wanyin picked up the teacup and took a sip:
"If I miscalculated, then prepare for the next round."
Lian Rui suddenly realized, "Master, you are right."
There are many purchasing accounts during the New Year holidays.
If one is greedy, it is easy to fish in troubled waters at this time, so Ning Wanyin chose the account books from December of last year to set up the scheme.
Lian Rui thought about it, and said with some worry:
"What if Concubine Cen didn't destroy the account book and left it in the warehouse, and Concubine Shu's people found that there was nothing in the account book..."
"Then she will only think that this is a cover-up. The account books full of evidence of her corruption must have been hidden well by Cen Zhaoyi." Ning Wanyin said lightly.
Whether a plan to sow discord can succeed does not depend on whether the forged evidence is perfect, but on whether the parties involved trust each other.
If the two trust each other, no matter how much they try to sow discord, it will hardly work. On the contrary, if the two are on guard against each other and are suspicious of each other, then even without outsiders’ provocation, they will eventually fight.
All Ning Wanyin did was to go with the flow and give them a push.
"I understand." Lian Rui nodded.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the concubines went to the Cining Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager as usual.
While talking...
Cen Zhaoyi's maid ran over in a hurry to ask for an audience: "My Lord, something bad has happened! There's a fire in Shuyu Garden!"
The concubines were stunned.
When Cen Ruoyu rushed back, Shuyu Garden was already engulfed in flames.
Fortunately, the palace maids and eunuchs escaped in time and no one was injured or killed, but the entire palace was burned down to ruins, and all the furnishings in the house were burned to ashes.
"Master, it seems that the charcoal brazier overturned and caused the problem..." the eunuch in charge who stayed behind reported.
Cen Ruoyu's face was as gloomy as water. She didn't believe this was an accident. Someone must have deliberately set this up!
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