Ye Jinming opened the door and saw the scene in front of him. He was startled for a moment when he heard a sweet voice: "Brother, you are back."
The sound of "Big Brother" immediately brought him back to his thoughts.
Ye Jinming came over and asked: "How is it? Does the wound hurt?"
Do you think you are stupid? If this arrow misses a little, you will be dead!
You don’t know the prince, why would you risk your life to save him?”
Yuan Chen: "..."
This man is really his good brother, and he can say such treasonous words in front of him.
Xiao Jialan said: "I didn't think so much at the time. I would save no matter who it was. This was just an instinctive reaction."
Ye Jinming sighed and said, "My sister is too stupid. As the eldest brother, I can only worry more."
Xiao Jialan was not happy anymore. She pouted and said, "I'm not stupid. I'm proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I can make tea, arrange flowers, and know how to ride and shoot. I'm smart."
Of course Ye Jinming knew that the princess of Nanyue was not a fool. He smiled and said: "If you are not stupid, then you are deceived by beauty."
Only when Xiao Jialan reacted did she understand what he meant. She said with some embarrassment, "I didn't, brother, don't talk nonsense."
Yuan Chen couldn't listen anymore. He coughed lightly and said seriously: "How come you have become so unruly now that you have recognized a younger sister? I remember that you never liked to joke."
The eldest son of Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is famous for being dignified and cold in the capital.
He doesn't like to joke, and always has a straight face, saying "Keep away from strangers."
Growing up, had he ever heard Ye Jinming joke?
Ye Jinming said: "Isn't His Royal Highness the Prince who always abides by etiquette and knows the rules best?"
Yuan Chen's lips twitched, but he laughed angrily. It was indeed him who was abrupt just now. No wonder Ye Jinming accused him in a strange way.
He stopped joking and asked, "What can you find?"
Ye Jinming said: "I haven't found any clues. I think the account book is not in Liu Mansion. I don't know where he hid it."
He searched the Liu Mansion, looking for the account books of Liu Wentang's collusion with others, but found nothing.
Yuan Chen said: "I must have been targeted when I came to Yangzhou, otherwise Liu Wentang would not have been silenced. I was careless.
In this corruption case, the money recovered from the officials involved is only a drop in the bucket. Someone behind this must have embezzled most of the official money."
But the clues stop here, and it would be extremely difficult to investigate further.
Xiao Jialan wanted to help Yuan Chen, but this corruption case had not been revealed in her previous life. She suspected that it was related to Yuan Hao, but it was just a suspicion, and there was no evidence at all.
She thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of business does Liu Wentang run?"
Ye Jinming said: "The Liu family is a wealthy gentry in Yangzhou. The shops under their name include grain, cloth, pawnshops, restaurants, banks, etc."
Xiao Jialan said: "Then check the account books of these shops. Maybe we can find any clues?"
Ye Jinming frowned. This investigation is a big project, and even if it takes a year, it may not be completed.
He looked at Yuan Chen and asked, "Do you really want to investigate like this?"
Xiao Jialan said: "Give me the account books of these shops and I will check them."
Yuan Chen said: "Can you still read the account book?"
Xiao Jialan raised his eyebrows: "Of course, my brother is a dandy.
I am in charge of all matters in Prince Wei's palace. I have been studying accounting since I was eight years old, and later developed a keen eye. I can see any problems at a glance."
Although Yuan Chen knew very little about Nanyue, he still knew a little bit about the affairs of the Wei Palace.