"What?" When Zhang Qing heard this, she softened and almost couldn't stand. Rongniang hurriedly supported him.

At this time, the master had already opened the burden in public, and there was a thick stack of silver bills inside. A rough estimate is about fifty thousand taels.

The master handed over to the virtuous king and said: "Master, we found all these banknotes in Rongniang's room. She is very shrewd. She hides all the banknotes in the secret compartment of the bed, and most people can't find it. If not, We search carefully, and we may not find it."

"How many silver tickets are there?" the King Xian asked.

"I just counted. There are exactly fifty thousand taels of silver bills here, which are in line with the number on the ledger!" Master said.

The virtuous king's expression suddenly became cold and solemn, "Master Zhang, although you are a second-rank official, you will never have so many silver tickets according to your salary. You said, where did these silver tickets come from?"

Zhang Qing was already dark at this time, he glared at Rong Niang, and his heart sank, "Rong Niang, what the **** is going on?"

"Master, I don't know. I put some private money in my secret room, which is only a few hundred taels of silver. I really don't know why there are so many more silver tickets!" Rongniang panicked. .

"You really don't know? Do you know that wealthy businessman Liu Yong?" Zhang Qing asked eagerly.

Rongniang was confused when she heard this name, "I don't know what Liu Yong, sir."

"Really don't you know?" Zhang Qing's expression stunned.

Rongniang nodded hurriedly, "Really, sir, I am a woman's house. What kind of wealthy businessman can I know if I don't leave the door all the time? I have never heard of Liu Yong's name, so how can I know it? "

"This matter is very important, you must tell the truth. Have you ever received any other people's bank notes? Why do you have these bank notes in your room?" Zhang Qing continued to ask.

Rongniang shook her head hurriedly, "Master, although I love money a little bit, I only love the money I earn with my hands. I will never want ill-gotten wealth. Master, you often teach us in the mansion and ask us Proceed with caution and never accept any benefits, and we have always done so."

Speaking of this, she firmly said: "Master, you are an official in the previous court, it is not easy, how can we collect money behind your back, and drag you back? I also know the truth that everything is good and everything is bad. Don't worry, I have never received any cash receipts and benefits from anyone. I really don't know why these cash receipts suddenly went to my room!"

"What are you saying really?" Zhang Qing said.

Rongniang hurriedly raised her hand and said, "Master, I dare to swear by my life. I really don't know about these fifty thousand taels of silver bills. I really didn't accept bribes behind your back!"

Seeing Rongniang dared to swear and her attitude was sincere, Yun Ruoyue suddenly asked, "Rongniang, think about it carefully. How long ago did you check that secret grid, was it strange at that time?"

Rongniang thought for a while, and said: "Back to the princess, I checked when I went to the secret room for five days to release the private money. At that time, the secret place only had my own silver, and there was no such banknotes."

"Then how many people know about your secret case for hiding private money?" Yun Ruoyue asked.

Rongniang said, "Except for me, only my maid, Jin'er, knows. But Wang Hao, Jin'er has resigned from me three days ago and returned to my hometown!"

"What? She went back to her hometown?" Yun Ruoyue suddenly found the point.