"I don't need to see the specific purpose of the donation. I only need to see how much the Marquis's family donated. This should have been recorded long ago. Why do we need to organize it now? What is Lord Cai's intention in obstructing this?"
His calm tone carried an aggressive air that sent chills down one's spine.
Cai Mingquan's face immediately turned ugly, her brows furrowed with anger, and she said, "Princess Weiyang, without evidence, you must not slander this old minister."
"Since Lord Cai claims to be an old minister, after decades in officialdom, shouldn't he understand one principle: never act on emotion?"
It's obvious that Tsai Ming-Chuan is deliberately making things difficult for her because of Tsai Yau-Chin's matter.
"I only want to verify the specific donation amount from the Marquis of Jingbian's residence, what's wrong with that?"
Mu Chenshuang's imposing aura left Cai Mingquan speechless. Her icy gaze even made him afraid to look directly at her. Apart from facing His Majesty and the Crown Prince, he had never felt such pressure before.
Cai Mingquan lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, and said reluctantly, "Please wait a moment, Princess Weiyang."
"Can."
Mu Chenshuang waited in the reception room.
Half an hour later, Cai Mingquan brought the account books.
The two sat facing each other, and Cai Mingquan handed the ledger recording the donations from the Marquis's mansion to Mu Chenshuang.
"This records the donations made by the Marquis of Jingbian's residence."
Mu Chenshuang reached out and took the record, flipping through it. Her eyes suddenly darkened. "Lord Cai, are you sure there are no mistakes in the record?"
Upon hearing the suspicious tone, Cai Mingquan immediately became displeased. "Princess Weiyang's words seem to imply that I have committed fraud. I would never dare to embezzle the donated funds. Even if His Majesty sends someone to investigate, I will remain completely honest and upright."
Mu Chenshuang didn't ask another question, and Cai Mingquan vented her anger with a few words.
Mu Chenshuang looked up at him. Although Cai Mingquan had failed in educating his son, he had risen step by step to the position of Minister of Revenue. Even Feng Xilan was willing to win him over, which was enough to show his ability and competence. Moreover, he was Feng Xilan's man, so there was absolutely no reason for him to falsify the donation.
So what exactly is the 13,000 taels of silver on here? It definitely wasn't taken out by Lu Wei.
Mu Chenshuang put down the ledger. "I didn't doubt Lord Cai's intentions, but this item didn't match my expectations, so I asked one more question."
"The records of the Ministry of Revenue are absolutely impossible to have any problems with..."
Before Cai Mingquan could finish speaking, her expression suddenly changed drastically. She clutched her chest, writhing in pain. Cai Mingquan reached out shakily, frantically trying to pull out the pills from her pocket, but her hand trembled, and all the pills spilled onto the ground.
"Lord Cai!"
Mu Chenshuang hurriedly stood up, reached out to check Cai Mingquan's pulse, and immediately frowned, quickly sealing Cai Mingquan's acupoints.
As Mu Chenshuang picked up the pills that had fallen to the side to examine them, a servant carrying a tea tray walked in and saw what was happening before him, his eyes widening in surprise.
With a loud clang.
The tray in his hand fell to the ground.
He cried out in panic, "My lord!!"
Her voice quickly attracted the attention of those outside, and the guards outside rushed in immediately. Qi Ye also hurriedly came in upon hearing the commotion.
Upon entering, one sees Cai Mingquan lying unconscious on the ground, with Mu Chenshuang standing beside him, her expression calm and revealing no emotion whatsoever. It's unclear what she's thinking at this moment.
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