Mu Chenshuang reached out and picked up the stack of silver notes, totaling thirteen thousand taels. Her gaze fell on the notes, and a cold smile crept onto her lips.
All Lu Wei can do now is to pay the money as soon as possible so that she can avoid imprisonment.
Now that the money has been stolen, Lu Wei doesn't dare to report it to the authorities.
Her money is not for Lu Wei to squander.
But this was nothing to Lu Wei. She controlled the Marquis's mansion's annual salary of hundreds of thousands, as well as the Emperor's rewards.
What she wanted to do was not only to reclaim her own fiefdom, but also everything in the Marquis's mansion.
Lu Wei soon learned that the money had been stolen.
Snap!
Lu Wei picked up the teacup and smashed it on the ground, angrily demanding, "Useless trash! How did you even do your job? You couldn't even defeat a robber?!"
Yao seems to possess martial arts skills, and quite a bit of them.
"That man is no ordinary thief. I was no match for him and was almost assaulted by him. Madam, you'd better hand over the money quickly!"
Yao urged him on, her tone urgent.
Lu Wei was already furious, and now that her money had been stolen, she could only vent her anger on Yao Si, wishing she could drag Yao Si out and beat her to death to vent her anger.
But her remaining rationality told her that she could not harm Yao Si.
Having lost this sum of money, she had no way to report it to the authorities and have the thieves arrested. Now she could only swallow her bitterness and suffer in silence.
Lu Wei closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked extremely embarrassed. Of all the salary she had earned over the years, she had only kept a small portion. How could she remain calm now that she had lost 20,000 taels of silver?
But she has no other choice right now.
Lu Wei took out more money and arranged for someone to follow Yao Si.
Having learned from the previous experience, Yao dared not slack off in the slightest this time, and finally delivered the money to its destination successfully.
Three days later.
Mu Chengshuang was invited to the Ministry of Revenue, where Cai Mingquan told him that the money had been embezzled, but he had not touched it and the money had already been returned. Embezzling charitable funds is a serious crime, and the person involved has been imprisoned. Cai Mingquan was implicated in the matter and had his salary reduced; keeping his official position was the best outcome he could hope for.
In the end, a scapegoat was found.
Moreover, Xun Shi and the assassin had been poisoned to death in their prison cell, yet Fan Qin could not find any trace of it.
All signs indicate that Lu Wei definitely has someone backing him.
What worries her most now is what attitude the people behind Lu Wei hold towards the Marquis's mansion, and what role Lu Wei plays in the mansion.
It seems that to completely bring down Lu Wei, we need to find out who is backing her up.
Mu Chenshuang left the Ministry of Revenue.
As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a disheveled boy clinging to Qi Ye's leg.
Qi Ye impatiently raised his leg, trying to shake him off. "Kid, if you keep bothering me, I'll throw you out."
The boy clung to him tightly, "I don't want to, I don't want to. You're my older brother, I want to stay with you. I finally found you, I don't want to leave."
Seven Nights had completely lost his patience and was about to exert himself.
"Seven Nights".
Hearing Mu Chenshuang's rebuke, Qi Ye stopped and looked at her. "This brat has been bothering me for half an hour. Don't you know I hate children the most, Miss?"
Mu Chenshuang stepped forward and looked at the boy kneeling on the ground, hugging Qi Ye's leg. He was about eleven or twelve years old. Although he was dirty and disheveled, his clear eyes could not be hidden. His features were delicate and three-dimensional. If he dressed up, he would definitely be a handsome young man.
"You call him 'Big Brother,' do you know him?"
Mu Chenshuang asked gently.
The boy stared at Mu Chenshuang, his clear eyes slightly lowered, revealing a hint of wariness. "And who are you?"
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