Lady Wan Guan

After Jiang Wanning read the iron ore storage register, she asked her entourage: "Are the two people who drank with Jia Jianzuo that night? I remember one was named Hu Bin and the other was Feng Chao."

The attendant hesitated for a moment: "Sir, they are on duty now and are not in prison."

"Where are their addresses?"

"This kid doesn't know. I should ask if anyone knows where they live."

Jiang Wan Ning nodded.

The attendant went to find someone to ask.

But Jiang Wanning knew in her heart that this follower was just showing off, and even if he knew, he would definitely not tell her.

Sure enough, the entourage came back after asking around and said that several people who were familiar with Hu and Feng had asked Jiang Wanning to come back tomorrow, and they would definitely be there tomorrow.

Jiang Wan Ning was not in a hurry and returned to the armory.

Gu Zhouting had already read the records and was chatting with Mr. Qian.

Seeing Jiang Wanning come back, Gu Zhou stopped and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Jiang Wanning replied: "I haven't found anything yet. I wanted to talk to Feng Chao and Hu Bin, but they are not here."

Gu Zhou stopped and stood up: "It's getting late, go back first!"

After leaving the weapons inspection, Gu Zhouting said to Mr. Qian: "If you think of anything suspicious, please go to Dali Temple and report it immediately."

Mr. Qian laughed and said, "Definitely."

After watching Gu Zhouting leave, Mr. Qian wiped the sweat from his forehead and called his attendant: "What did the man named Jiang check?"

"Sir, he just looked at it casually, and then randomly flipped through the account books of the Metallurgical Administration and the iron ore registration book."

"Looking through it randomly?" Mr. Qian frowned.

"Yes, he glanced at them briefly, just pretending, but when he wanted to see Hu Bin and Feng Chao, I was able to handle it."

Mr. Qian breathed a sigh of relief, rolled his eyes, and motioned for his entourage to come over. He muttered a few words, and the entourage nodded repeatedly.

On the carriage, Gu Zhou stopped and said: "In the past two years, the amount of ordnance produced by the Ordnance Supervisor has been reduced by half. It only supplied the Zhenxi Army and Beida Battalion that were not at war. On the contrary, it was supplied to the Zhenbei Army Company that was in constant war. Knives were not supplied.”

Jiang Wanning said: "I looked at the iron ore storage register and the booklet of the Smelting Administration, and found that the ore imported by the Ordnance Supervision is no less than in previous years. The ore of the Ordnance Supervision mainly comes from Anshan, Majian and Tonglin. Among them, Anshan's ore is of the highest quality, with the iron output generally being around [-]%, and Ma Jian and Tonglin's being around [-]%, which is normal."

"But in the past two years, the amount of refined iron and refined steel produced by the Ordnance Supervision's smelting has been [-]% less than before. This is unreasonable. Unless the quality of the ore has decreased, there must be something fishy about it."

"I have written down all the accounts. I will make a copy of them when I go back. Your Excellency, you can also take a closer look."

Gu Zhouting looked at her quietly, and she didn't hide it anymore. There are a few people in this world who can have photographic memory, and it's complex data, but Nan Zhi can.

"it is good."

Jiang Wanning didn't notice the abnormality in Gu Zhou's eyes, and said worriedly: "It's a pity that I couldn't see Hu Bin and Feng Chao today. I'm afraid if I can't see them today, I won't be able to see them tomorrow."

"Not necessarily. Maybe Zheng Guanna will have good news. Let's go back to Dali Temple first and have something to eat."

It was already past dinner time, and he wasn't hungry, but her body couldn't afford to be hungry.

When Gu Zhouting said this, Jiang Wanning's stomach responded enthusiastically and started growling.

Jiang Wan Ning clutched her stomach in embarrassment, her cheeks turning red.

She didn't eat much at noon at Duke Rong's Mansion. It wasn't that the food wasn't delicious, but that there were too many people talking to her and she didn't bother to eat.

Gu Zhouting suppressed his laughter, opened the car curtain, took a look outside, and knocked on the wall of the car: "Mo Yu, there is a restaurant in front of you, let's stop to eat." Entering the restaurant, Gu Zhouting asked for a private room, and the waiter took it He asked the menu: "What would you two adults like to eat?"

Gu Zhouting raised his chin towards Jiang Wanning: "Let Master Jiang order."

Jiang Wanning didn't even look at the menu: "Two bowls of shredded chicken noodles, please hurry up."

Gu Zhouting added: "Two eggs."

The waiter was a little disappointed. The two officials asked for a seat but only ordered two bowls of noodles.

But he didn't dare to say that the official was stingy, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

The waiter said with a smile: "Two adults, wait a moment, I will be ready soon."

While waiting to eat, Gu Zhou stopped and asked, "Are the peach blossoms from Duke Rongguo's house good-looking?"

"It's not very pretty, and I haven't even planted a few peach blossoms." To see the peach blossoms, you have to go to the peach grove in Xishan Mountain, which is called a peach grove as bright as the sea and as bright as haze.

"If you like to see it, I will take you to Xishan another day."

"Are there peach blossoms in Xishan? I've been to Xishan several times and haven't seen any." Jiang Wanning pretended not to know.

"Yes, Xishan is so big, and the peach grove is still far away from the palace, so of course you can't see it." Gu Zhou stopped and smiled slightly, his eyes gentle.

"Oh, then we have to finish this case quickly, otherwise our peach blossoms will be withered."

"It's not that fast. It's said that the beauty of April in the world is over, and the peach blossoms in mountain temples are beginning to bloom. It will be a good time to go there in half a month."

"What distinguished guests did the Duke's Mansion invite today?" Gu Zhouting asked again.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Second Highness have both gone." Jiang Wanning said, sighing: "I didn't want people to know that I cured His Highness the Second Highness's injury, but His Highness the Second Highness said it in front of everyone today. When I went out, His Highness the Crown Prince looked at me like a poisonous snake, wanting to eat me."

Gu Zhouting stopped smiling: "Is he causing trouble for you?"

Jiang Wan Ning hesitated for a moment and shook her head.

Forget it, she couldn't even say what Xiao Wang said.

Nausea.

"You don't have to be afraid of him. He has too much time to take care of himself right now." Gu Zhou stopped.

When Xiao Yan returned to the palace, the most nervous person was Xiao Wang. In addition, Xiao Wang's reputation was damaged due to Qin Siyue's incident. Now he is eager to consolidate his position as the prince and will not easily ask for trouble. If Xiao Wang is not clear-headed and insists on causing trouble for Wan Ning, then he doesn't mind making Xiao Wang's life more difficult.

"By the way, the queen will summon me to the palace tomorrow. According to His Highness, she may give me an official position."

"Entering the Royal Hospital?"

"That's right. If I take the position of deputy judge of the Royal Hospital, I won't have to go to the hospital every day."

"This is a good thing, but you have to be careful. You cured His Highness and made the Crown Prince unhappy. As you said, you stirred up the situation and disrupted someone's plan. Someone might be against you. Take action. From now on, you'd better tell me before you enter the palace. If I can, I will. Even if I can't, I will arrange for someone to take care of you in the palace."

Jiang Wan Ning nodded. The reason why she did not reject Xiao Yan's kindness was because it was convenient for her to enter the palace. Also, she really hoped that the man would take action against her quickly, so that she would know who the person behind the scenes was.

The waiter brought two bowls of fragrant shredded chicken noodles.

Gu Zhou stopped washing his chopsticks with tea and handed them to her: "Eat slowly, be careful not to burn them."

Jiang Wan Ning was stunned for a moment and took the chopsticks.

In the past, when they went out to handle cases and ate at taverns and inns, she would clean his chopsticks because he was a bit mysophobic. Now, it's the other way around.