last time

Chapter 59
The southwest was exactly where Fu Sisi had arranged, those people rushed to nothing, and naturally realized that this side had already been prepared, and it was the best policy to go, so they didn't get caught.

Li Xunchuan turned around, and Jiang Rulan was the person next to Chu Shiyu, and he also understood Chu Shiyu's intentions, so he didn't want to lose his temper at this time, he smiled wisely, and said, "I'd better trouble Master Jiang to run around for me. I don't know what Master Jiang found out?"

These words were meant to be respectful, but Jiang Rulan was so weak that he heard the meaning of asking the teacher for a crime, and he hurriedly leaned over and said, "The governor is you kidding, you didn't do these things, you can't do it." What did you find out?"

Li Xunchuan raised his lips and smiled, and said, "Master Jiang, Your Majesty still needs to ask you to come around more often. I can't get out of the prison now, and I can't do many things myself."

"That's for sure. Your Majesty and the governor are good brothers. How could this be true?" Jiang Rulan smiled apologetically and said, "However, this place is not safe either. Master Fu can find a way to send the governor to a safer place." place?"

Fu Si thought for a while, and said: "From my humble position, this place has not been found, and there is no need to change it for the time being, but I still have to wrong the governor for a few days."

"By the way, Master Jiang, have you seen a small bookcase in my bedroom?" Li Xunchuan said.

Jiang Rulan scratched her head and thought about it for a while, and said, "I see, but there is only a pearl button inside, Governor..."

As soon as she heard the pearl button, Zhuo Ran immediately raised her eyes to look at Li Yanchuan, and saw Li Yanchuan's complacent look, her face gradually turned red, but Li Yanchuan said calmly, "It's that pearl button, but Please ask Mr. Jiang to bring it for me, I am useful."

Jiang Rulan nodded: "Of course I want it."

Fu Sisi changed her feet on the spot, and said: "Just listen to the governor, Mr. Jiang, let's go to investigate Fanghu together, Mr. He hasn't come back yet."

Jiang Rulan was about to leave when she saw Zhuo Ran's blushing face, which contrasted sharply with her previous fairness. He frowned and said, "What's wrong, Mr. Si Ye? It's so cold here. Why are you so red?"

Zhuo Ran coughed twice and said, "...I'm fine."

"Are you sick?" Fu Sisi touched her forehead, and when she lowered her head, she caught a glimpse of the tooth marks on Zhuo Ran's neck. She looked into Zhuo Ran's eyes and said, "Xiaqiu, where are you..."

Zhuo Ran took a step back and said, "It's just that I accidentally touched it, Sister Fu, go and investigate the matter."

Li Xunchuan was enjoying watching the play, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Where did Si Ye go last night, he was doing business with his badge on his waist, don't do random things all day long."

Zhuo Ran curled her lips and said, "I'm looking for more beauties for the governor. If the governor goes out, he won't be alone in the empty boudoir and feel melancholy."

"Then I really want to thank Lord Si Ye." Li Xunchuan said angrily.

Zhuo Ran raised her eyebrows: "You're welcome."

Jiang Rulan realized that the two of them would have to fight if they continued talking, so she hurriedly dragged them out.

Li Yunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran's back and smiled slightly.

***
Chang Yinyu was waiting outside the imperial prison, and when he saw that everyone had come out, he greeted them with a playful smile, and said, "The little master has come out, where are we going now?"

Fu Sisi met his eyes, but Jiang Rulan was here, so she didn't dare to say that she knew Chang Yinyu.

Jiang Rulan saw that Chang Yinyu's eyes were strange, so she asked, "This is again..."

Chang Yinyu stretched out his wide sleeves, bowed respectfully, and said, "My lord, Chang Yike, is a student of the Imperial Academy and a close attendant of Sir Si Ye."

Jiang Rulan nodded.

Zhuo Ran smiled and said, "Sister Fu, I don't want to intervene in your investigation. The Imperial College still has something to do, so I'll go first."

Several people bowed and parted ways.

Chang Yinyu shook his head and said, "Little Junior Sister, where are we going now? You also need to help check if it's right."

Zhuo Ran looked at him and said, "You have already guessed it and you still need to ask me."

Chang Yinyu pulled her to the side of the road, dodged a few carriages, and said, "Then I'm not so good at predicting things, but I'm going to Lianhua Lane?"

Zhuo Ran frowned: "You just go, you don't need to talk."

Chang Yinyu made a face and fell silent.Zhuo Ran rubbed her neck, feeling that she didn't enjoy the quarrel just now, and she should ridicule Li Xunchuan from beginning to end.

***
He Xiyao found several large boxes of official silver at Fang Hu's residence in Lianhua Lane. According to Fang Hu's confession, they were so poor that they had no rice to cook. It was really strange that these silver were placed here.Moreover, apart from the silver, there is not much evidence to prove that Li Yanchuan and Liuli were in contact.

As soon as Jiang Rulan and Fu Sisi stepped into Lianhua Lane, He Xiyao walked towards them.

Several people saluted each other, He Xiyao frowned, and said, "I found a batch of official bankers at Fang Hu's house, and the origin is unknown."

Jiang Rulan opened her eyes wide and said, "What's going on here?"

Fu Sisi squeezed Yan Shuihan tightly on her waist, and said: "Master He has any idea? Since it is an official bank, there must be a record in the account of the household department."

He Xiyao shook his head and said: "A few days ago, when His Majesty ordered to sort out all the accounts, he had already carefully calculated them. At that time, the Ministry of Accounts did not report any vacancies. Telling His Majesty at this time, I'm afraid it will cause wrath. "

"Then we have to report it." Jiang Rulan sighed, and said, "Someone carry the official money back to the palace, and let His Majesty decide."

Fu Sisi touched the wooden box. Although the top was covered with a layer of vermilion lacquer, there was still a sound when the lid and the box body were opened and closed. Fu Sisi stared at the iron lock on it and said: "This box has been used for a while. , but this official bank is indeed new, which is really strange."

He Xiyao frowned, and said, "There is no necessary connection."

Fu Sisi stood up and said: "Master He, don't you know that all the new official silver in Gaodu needs to be sealed, and this box was made after consultation with the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, and the paint is dried with lacquer tree sap. , add cinnabar and a little oil, but there is still a light layer of tung oil on it, although the smell is mild, but you can smell it carefully."

"Tung oil?" Jiang Rulan stepped forward to sniff it, and said, "Tung oil is something that the Ministry of Industry won't give to the higher-ups, and Fang Hu's family can't afford it, so someone gave it to him."

Fu Sisi shook her head: "Not necessarily, the most likely is that someone wants to use Fanghu to hide the money. Lianhua Lane can't carry an official even with eight sedan chairs. This is the safest place."

He Xiyao sighed, and said: "This official bank is hidden very deeply. There is a well in the yard, which is full of stinky radishes, and there are a few wooden boards blocking it. If you don't pay attention, you really can't find it."

Jiang Rulan said: "This matter cannot be delayed, let's go to the palace to face the saint."

Xu Zheng was not fully recovered yet, Chu Shiyu didn't let him go to the study any longer, but just called Yan Yingzhen, Minister of Household Affairs Wei Yin and Minister of Industry Luo Rui to come to see him together.

There were three full boxes of official silver. Chu Shiyu listened to Jiang Rulan's report of the details, and squeezed the dragon robe into wrinkles with his hands.Originally, it was just to investigate Li Yanchuan, but he thought that it would be best if nothing could be found out, so that Li Yanchuan could be released in an upright manner, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would not waste their words.

But now, with one wave of ups and downs and another wave of ups and downs, Chu Shiyu gradually felt a little powerless.

"Wei Yin, when you took over the account books from Yang Huan that day, did you really check out the account entry and exit?" Chu Shiyu asked with a frown.

Wei Yin took a step forward, saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, when Lord Yang handed over the account book to the minister, the minister had already checked it carefully, and there was no vacancy. I don't know where these ministers came from."

Chu Shiyu sneered, and said: "That's really strange, there is so much silver for no reason, and it's all new silver this year."

Jiang Rulan leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, please decree to re-examine the accounts of the household department. It goes up to the palace for expenses and down to officials' salaries. There must be no omission."

Yan Yingzhen put his hands in his hands and didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. Chu Shiyu loosened his robe, looked at Yan Yingzhen, and said: "The household department is in charge of the left minister. If there is any problem, the left minister will not be clear."

Yan Yingzhen bowed, knelt in front of the hall, and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Mr. Jiang's proposal to re-examine the accounts, and the veteran will personally inspect them."

Chu Shiyu raised his hand and signaled him to get up. He didn't mean to blame him, but there were too many things these days, and he was really at a loss for what to do. With Yan Yingzhen's help, he could relax a little.

"Luo Rui." Chu Shiyu pressed his aching forehead and said, "This box has a lot of background, your Ministry of Industry will check this box, no matter who is involved, dig him out."

Luo Rui leaned over: "Yes."

Chu Shiyu gave the order, leaned on the chair, he sighed slightly, and said, "I will give you three days. He Xiyao and Fu Sisi stay, you all step back first."

He Xiyao knew that Chu Shiyu definitely wanted to ask about Li Yanchuan, so he went straight in, took out the paper whose cuff was burned in half, and said, "Your Majesty, I found this in the medicine stove of Fang Hu's house. There is nothing in the governor's mansion." , should have been destroyed."

Chu Shiyu looked at the paper and frowned, seeing Li Xunchuan's handwriting on it. Although there were not many words, Chu Shiyu could see it at a glance.He looked at He Xiyao with the paper between his fingers, and said, "Did you really find it at Fang Hu's house?"

He Xiyao bowed his head and said, "I dare not lie to Your Majesty. Liuli is not considered an official and can only live in Lianhua Lane, so her letters should all be in Lianhua Lane."

Chu Shiyu frowned.

Fu Sisi's sword was blocked outside the hall, she was not used to pinching her fingers, Chu Shiyu said, "What can the jailer find out?"

Fu Sisi raised her head, she thought for a while, and said: "Return to Your Majesty, I am incompetent, and nothing was found in the imperial army."

Chu Shiyu nodded, and said: "Then you said that Xiyu's father is related to Fang Hu's father, can you investigate Xiyu?"

He Xiyao bowed his head and said, "That Xiyu's father is a veteran of Beili, and the ministers dare not surpass him, and he has always kept his own place, so I'm afraid he doesn't have the guts to do such a thing."

Chu Shiyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't let anyone go. Pay the jailer and take Xiyu in, but be careful."

(End of this chapter)