Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

"You mean, the charity money from the Crown Princess's charity sale was stolen? How is that possible? Wasn't it converted into food storage before the New Year? How are there still charity money?" Although Jiang Xinrou's intentions were not pure, her motives were good. After all, being able to take the lead in donating money and providing disaster relief is already a meritorious thing.

"Reporting to the Third Young Master's wife, at first it was said that the grain warehouse was stolen. The Third Young Master took people to investigate. When they checked the accounts, they found that there was very little grain left. The steward in charge said that the Crown Princess ordered that the grain price was high now, and they should wait for half a month before purchasing grain. The remaining 56,000 taels of silver were lost in the Crown Princess's account office. Now the steward and the housekeeper and accountant of the Crown Prince's Mansion have been taken to the government office." Shan Qing saw that the Shan Young Master's wife did not speak, and continued to report another matter: "Duke Jiang's merchant ship returned yesterday. There were three merchant ships. I looked from a distance and there was probably no more than a thousand dan of grain. The merchant ships are still parked at the dock and have not been unloaded."

"A thousand stones?"

"Yes, Madam Third Young Master, the draft of the three merchant ships is not very deep. I calculated it myself based on some basic information I learned from Manager Shen. There were soldiers from the Prince's Mansion on the merchant ships, and I couldn't go up there. I was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so I just watched from a distance."

Su Xinqing suddenly realized that this ability existed in this era.

It is true that you cannot judge a book by its cover, and you cannot judge the depth of the sea by its depth.

He frowned slightly, and after a moment, a complete plan formed in his mind.

It's not her fault. Jiang Xinrou followed the Red Cross's example in her previous life. This is charity money, so what? She wants to make a profit from the difference?

She didn't want to do that. After all, she had her own feelings for this and it couldn't be wasted like this.

Thinking of this, Su Xinqing said, "Shanqing, can you tell the Third Young Master that the food on the Jiang family's merchant ship, one thousand stones, is enough for the victims to eat for a while. After all, the Crown Princess lost the charity money, and the Jiang family's food has arrived. Isn't it a perfect match?"

After saying this, Su Xinqing still felt a little guilty and embarrassed. This was the first time she asked someone to help her do something bad.

Little did he know that when Shan Qing heard this, his eyes lit up, he bowed to express his gratitude, and then quickly left.

Su Xinqing thought, this matter is getting more and more interesting. She decided to go to the dock to see the situation in person, maybe she could find some clues.

Arriving at the dock, Su Xinqing saw the Jiang family's merchant ship.

Just as Shanqing said, the Prince's Mansion was guarded by soldiers and there were almost no other people around.

"Make way, make way, the Imperial Guards are doing their job..."

"Madam Third Young Master, be careful!" Looking at the hundreds of people approaching from afar, Shan Lan immediately brought Su Xinqing into the room.

"Girl, there is a second floor. You can see it clearly from here." Ban Yue has already found the stairs leading to the second floor.

Although there is a place to drink tea on the first floor, it is close to the dock and most of the people who come here to drink tea and quench their thirst are the laborers on the dock.

The second floor is where shopkeepers and employers discuss matters; it is elegant and quiet.

"Shanlan, please order some tea." After all, they came up just to escape the crowd below, not specifically to drink tea.

In just a moment, Su Xinqing saw a familiar figure when she was standing in front of the window on the second floor.

Isn't this the person I have been waiting for these two days?

Sleep later than a dog and wake up earlier than a chicken.

Chu Wei, her current husband. However, for some reason, she did not see any signs of fatigue on the man’s face.

A cold and handsome man wearing a flying fish suit rode a tall and mighty horse slowly through the streets.

His posture is as straight as a pine tree, and his expression is resolute and courageous.

Between his brows, two thick eyebrows like distant mountains were slightly raised, a pair of deep eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and his nose was high and straight with smooth lines, adding a bit of fortitude to his face.

Chu Wei seemed to be aware of the undisguised gaze.

Turning their heads suddenly, their eyes met so abruptly, and it seemed as if time had stopped flowing in an instant.

During this brief eye contact, Su Xinqing's face was slightly hot. Before Su Xinqing could react, she felt someone pulling her: "Girl, girl, it seems to be our uncle-in-law, uncle-in-law is looking here..."

Su Xinqing: "..."

"These are people from the Imperial Guard. How did they get on the merchant ship of Duke Jiang's Mansion? What happened?"

"Look, isn't that the housekeeper of Duke Jiang's mansion? The housekeeper is here. This is terrible. Something big has happened. Let's go down and take a look..."

"You're crazy. Why do you still want to go down and take a look? Didn't you see that there was no one down there? When the Jinyiwei were investigating a case and asked you to go over and take a look, you thought it was the opera troupe from Chunxianglou. Be careful that they will arrest you too. If you are sent to the imperial prison, you can just wait to be reborn!"

"Oh, oh, thank you, Manager Li, for reminding me. Otherwise, I would probably have died here today."

Listening to the discussion coming from the side, Su Xinqing signaled Banyue to speak in a low voice, otherwise she would either be disliked by everyone or be arrested.

"Sir, this is the Longjing tea and cakes you ordered. Please enjoy!"

Seeing that Chu Wei had already brought his men on board, Su Xinqing sat down with her three maids.

However, just like usual, only Banyue sat down, while Shanlan and Shanrui were still standing cautiously, and it was Banyue who handed them the tea.

Ever since she found out that Shanlan and Shanrui were so powerful, Su Xinqing felt embarrassed. It was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

However, seeing the two people's firm attitude, Su Xinqing didn't say anything else.

Usually, if there were any odd jobs, she would send two maids up to do them, and the things in her room were still left to these four people.

"I'm afraid this isn't Duke Jiang's food. Is it going to be in trouble? Look at the Jinyiwei coming over aggressively."

"It's almost certain. Did you notice that yesterday, we found out that the Crown Princess's charity money disappeared from the Crown Prince's Mansion, and today the Royal Guards found the merchant ship of Duke Jiang's Mansion. What do you think... is there any connection between them?"

"Hush... Oh, you are so bold to say that. You can't say that. Justice will be decided by the housekeeper. We are just ordinary people. Just take a look. Don't talk nonsense! Be careful that the walls have ears..."

Su Xinqing didn't expect that someone would find out the connection so soon.

However, think about it, the timing is too coincidental and there is nothing that can be done about it. All we can say is that God is going to destroy Jiang Xinrou and the Jiang family.

The right time, right place and right people all came together, and the target was directly aimed at the Jiang family.