Heartburn

Chapter 19: assets

At the end of the meeting, I followed the hundreds of civil and military

officials to withdraw from the hall. The unspeakable look in Kuang Xiqing's

eyes before leaving, almost knocked down the person in front of me

inadvertently.\n"Sorry," subconsciously apologized, and saw that the other party looked at me

in shock. It was the young adviser who had just stepped out to impeach me,

"...wouldn't you say it? How can I even say a bit when I hit this king? No?

Offending the prince is a big crime!"\nTaking a step back and patted my clothes in disgust, I raised my head and

tried my best to put on a haughty posture.\nShe bit her lip and stared at me angrily-all the colleagues around her quietly

winked at her to tell her not to conflict with me-in the end, she still

reluctantly lowered her head and said softly: "... The minister knows his

mistake, please forgive the prince."\n"Huh huh, it's almost the same." I kept my face cold, but couldn't help

laughing in my heart, and even the sadness and depression of the talents

disappeared a little-it seems that occasionally teasing others is quite

interesting, "This king This time I won’t be held accountable, and I won’t

take it as an example."\nBlinking at her, I walked slowly past her, the smile on the corner of my mouth

was still there, but my shoulder was slightly bumped, and a smiling young

woman's voice rang in my ear: "Oh, it's a change of taste? Why? Fancy that

little old-fashioned? Behind her is the emperor Yunchong. If you make a big

mess, you will have a headache!"\nWhen I looked back, it turned out that it was Lu Yingxuan, the most indistinct

among the noble ladies of the family, and she had the worst reputation.\nHis mother is Zhong Shuling, and his elder brother is the imperial husband. He

has a prominent family background and has developed such a bold temperament.

It is no wonder that he has the same smell as Kuang Xihan.\nIf even she finds it tricky, it can be seen that this little admonisher does

have a certain background and is not easy to provoke...Speaking of which, I

only intended to tease her in order to report her righteous impeachment at the

court meeting. In addition, There are no other thoughts, how come to Lu

Yingxuan's mouth, it became my undivided thought of her?\n"Don't bother you, this king has his own discretion." I glanced at her, and I

quickened my pace.\nMaybe she put a hippie smile behind me, and asked nonchalantly: "Tsk, don't be

so indifferent~ Xiao Han? Your Highness? Hello! Don't you want to know the

follow-up to the assassin incident that day?"\nHer last words successfully aroused my curiosity and made me stop

unconsciously and look back at her-she gave a triumphant smile of "I knew it",

but she stopped talking and stopped talking. .\nResisting the urge to roll my eyes, I looked around and cast strange eyes at

us from time to time. I almost poked at the spine and cursed the officials

with a few sentences, and raised my chin towards Lu Ying: "You and this king

Come to the side."\nShe shrugged, but with a treacherous trick, she followed me to the corner of

the corridor outside the main hall.\n"Aren't you drunk at the time? Why do you remember what happened afterwards?"

I was sure that no one was following, I asked straightforwardly.\nAfter I was scratched by the assassin that night, Kuang Xiqing took me to her

sleeping hall. After that, she was silent about the matter, saying that it was

still under investigation, so I didn’t have to worry; I also asked Jiang Zhuo

at that time. It was because I had a rare conversation with her, and the

atmosphere was harmonious, but because of this question, she suddenly became

cold and ignored me for a few days-I knew it, and she had to do it here. No

answer.\nAfter many days, I also extinguished my curiosity. Who knows that Lu Yingxuan

has once again evoked doubts at this time-what is the identity of the

assassin? Is it alone or as an accomplice? What is behind it?\n"Joke, don't you know how much I drink? It's just taking the opportunity to

play around with those guys... But the assassin was quick to make a move, even

I didn't react," she sighed, with a smile in her eyes. But I accepted some, as

if thinking of something serious, "After you left, the emperor immediately

ordered to search everyone present, and the singing and dancing team that the

Jiaofang Secretary obtained from the people was all sent to prison; the

Criminal Ministry tried them one by one. , They refused to recruit them. After

a few days of grinding, they irritated the people in the criminal department,

and took turns with the sticks and soldering irons. Several of them didn't

hold back and committed suicide, but at last two of them couldn't hold back

their recruits."\nSpeaking of this, she looked around us mysteriously and seemed to be sure that

no one was eavesdropping. I couldn't help but be infected with her

cautiousness and approached cautiously. Then she said: "One said that the

assassin was half a month old. The former member of their dance dance class

seemed to be an orphan who had fled from a disaster area. There was no one in

the family. The class owner pityed him and asked him to join. I didn’t expect

that he was very talented, so I asked him to pick the leading performer to

perform solo dance. This is something..."\n"What did the other say?" I listened attentively. Seeing her hesitating, I

hurriedly urged.\n"Ahem, the other confession is a mystery. It is said that the man is dead. I

also peeked at the confession submitted by the Criminal Ministry to find out."

I was not surprised how she had the opportunity to see the officials secretly.

The paper presented to the emperor did not want to find out who gave her such

courage, so she lowered her voice and continued, "The man said that the night

before the palace banquet, he saw the assassin sneaking away from the troupe.

, She was curious, so she followed, and found out that the assassin had gone

to Tao Suzhai on South Street-that was a study selling the four treasures of

the study, he was a maiko who didn't know a lot of characters, why did he go

there?"\n"And then?" I felt as if I was getting closer and closer to the truth.\nJust listen to her sighed faintly: "Then? There will be no more...The spies

from the Criminal Ministry were late, and Tao Suzhai had been emptied long

ago, and there was not even a ghost left."\nWith that said, the clue is now broken.\n"The most important thing is that the detectives of the Criminal Ministry

found a palace badge in Tao Suzhai." She added abruptly and gave me a daze.\n——In the palace?\nWhat does she mean by this?\nCould it be that Yan Ke did everything possible to prove that this

assassination was just a farce directed and performed by the man on the

throne?\nThe conclusive remarks in the Lu Ying Manifesto taught me that my self-

righteous conviction began to waver.\n"What is the purpose of what you said to this king?" I stared into her eyes,

with a bit of hesitation in my heart-as Kuang Xiqing's sister-in-law, she has

no reason not to stand in the emperor's camp. I don't I feel that with the

friendship of our little wine and meat friends, it is worth her heart and soul

to tell the truth-there must be something behind this that I don't know.\n"Hey, I know I can't hide from you~" She suddenly changed into a cynical

smile, and was different from the seriousness just now. "Sisters have a bit of

a tight hand recently, so I have come to your Highness to help-who doesn't

know You dignified King Ling is the most generous, so you can't bear to see

the little girl trapped by money, right?"\n——It turned out to be money?\n"Silver? You know that this king never carries silver." I patted the belt,

except for a jade pendant and a sachet for decoration, I have nothing valuable

on my body. This is also true.\n"Oh, I don't want to cash out," she said with a shame on her face, scratching

her hair, "I went to the Tongfu Casino for a few times, and I was too lucky to

lose thousands of taels of silver. , The shopkeeper didn’t know what medicine

he had taken wrong, and seeing Tianerdi chasing after me begging for it, he

was about to go to the mansion. If my mother knew about it, I would have to

break my leg."\n"Then how do you want me to help you?" Do you want to borrow Kwong Xihan's

prince's name and power to be scary?\nBut her status as a noble lady in the family is not much different...\n"Hey, don't pretend to me! Isn't Tongfu Casino an asset in your name? Don't

you just say hello to the shopkeeper?" Lu Yingxuan was anxious, grabbed my

wrist, with a little more strength I frowned because of the pain.\n"This king knows, don't let go!" I pulled away from her hand, I adjusted Li's

court clothes, glanced at the almost bright sky, and estimated that the stay

time was a bit longer-if I don't return to the house, Yan Ke Wait a minute.\n"Hey! Hey, don't go so fast..." Lu Yingxuan babbled behind me, "My ancestor!

Your Highness! Remember! Take some for the little girl!"\nI waved my hand to signal her to rest assured, I got into the carriage, winked

at Xiao Chan and let the car go quickly, finally it was the woman who got rid

of the lingering spirit.\nSitting in the car, boringly flipping through the miscellaneous books that

Xiao Chan handed over, I thought of Lu Yingxuan's words, and couldn't help

asking: "Is there a casino under this king's name?"\nHe was soaking a pot of fragrant tea intently. When I asked him, he was taken

aback for a while before he replied: "This, the slaves remember that there are

not only casinos, but also some other businesses. Your Royal Highness might as

well ask the manager of the accountant."\nAfter listening to Xiao Chan's opinion, I went back to the house and learned

that Yan Ke was dealing with the matter and couldn't come right away. I

immediately called the manager of the accountant enthusiastically, intending

to hear her give a rough report.\nThe person in charge was an older woman, her gray hair was meticulously

combed, and even every gully on her face seemed to have been carefully taken

care of.\nI saw her greet the attendants behind carrying a large box of books, and bowed

to me, and said respectfully: "King, Lord, this is the accounts of the entire

store in Guanlan City for the second half of last year. The first half of this

year. It’s still being sorted out. If you want to watch it and wait patiently

for a few days, the villain will definitely rush to check the accounts for

your review."\n"Oh, it's not in a hurry, just take your time." I was too embarrassed to tell

this old man that I was on the spur of the moment and wanted to know the

approximate assets under his name; however, seeing this astonishing number of

ledgers, I had already hit it. Retreat, let alone read a few books carefully-

it would be a torture for me, an out-and-out liberal arts student.\n"The total ledger received last year increased by nearly half compared to the

previous year, so the staff in charge ordered two more silk and satin shops

and a restaurant, which are both good locations and a steady profitable

business; plus a casino in the east of the city and two restaurants. Brothel,

rouge shop, silk and satin shop and jewelry shop in the south of the city, two

restaurants and a tea house in the west of the city, an antique shop and two

studies in the north of the city..." She counted, gestured over the accounts,

and scanned the numbers. , I was dazzled, one head and two big.\n——Roughly speaking, there are a lot of assets in Kuang Xihan's name... Are

they state-owned assets in her name, or are they private?\nIf it is really private... how did it come from?\nI'm afraid, it won't be a legitimate way.\nThinking of the source of these assets, my heart became heavy, and even the

shock and joy of sitting on Jinshan was consumed by it, leaving only the

feeling of guilt that gradually diffused.