Miss Hua couldn't help but curl her lips. The carving master you hired didn't look very good. I think it was not a famous artist, and I wasted my father's good paintings in vain.

"So have you ever seen the author of this book?" asked the eldest prince.

The shopkeeper of Huiwenzhai said: "When you go back to the Great Highness, this book was not originally collected by a small trumpet, but transferred from Wanjuanfang, so the trumpet has never seen the author of this book."

"I have transferred it from Wanjuanfang? I have never seen the author. How did you pay for the manuscript?" The eldest prince was puzzled.

The shopkeeper of Huiwenzhai explained: "I'm not afraid of you, Your Highness, you are laughing at me. In my early years, I had no reputation in the capital. I could only rely on helping those big carving shops to do some small work. Until the past two years, because the small carving shops printed several well-selling books, and those bookstores were willing to sell small carving books on their behalf, so I gained a reputation in the capital. The owner of the small carving shops was grateful for their kindness and thanked the big carving shops for helping them back then. Therefore, no matter how much work the small carving shops had, they had to withdraw their hands. Wanjuanfang was one of them. This book "The Pearl Record" was transferred from Wanjuanfang. The small carving shops only paid a fee to Wanjuanfang. The small carving shops only accepted the books. The books were printed by the small carving shops, but the author was from Wanjuanfang. No matter whether the book could be sold at a good price, the small carving shops would not meet the author. This is the industry rule."

The eldest prince didn't understand, and he didn't know if he didn't ask. It turned out that there were so many ways to engrave and print books in the workshop.

"So how much money did you pay for Wanjuanfang for this book?" asked Miss Hua.

The manager took out the account book he brought and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper turned to one of the pages and presented it to the prince with both hands: "Your Highness, please check it out, and the small quotation will pay one hundred taels of silver to Wanjuanfang."

Sure enough, the account book was clearly written that the money was paid to Wanjuanfang, not to spend it randomly.

The second one was rumored to be Manager Hu from Wanjuanfang. He also came with two managers, one with Wang and the other with Fang, but there was no manager named Liang as Wang Luanhua mentioned.

Wanjuanfang is the property of the Qin family. The five houses of the Qin family hold shares. The proportion of this shares was passed down from ancestors. As long as the five houses are still there, the shares will be there. Now the person who manages Wanjuanfang is Qin Zhou, the second master of the Qin family's third house. He is Qin Wei's uncle, and Manager Hu is the servant of the Qin family. Manager Hu is the one who handles trivial matters on weekdays.

The eldest prince narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Manager Hu, and asked, "Is there a manager named Liang in your name? Why didn't he come together?"

Manager Hu hurriedly said: "Report to Your Highness, there was indeed a manager Liang in the small trumpet, but he unfortunately passed away three months ago."

"What?" The eldest prince's brows moved slightly, and Miss Hua also owed her to stand up.

Manager Liang is dead? This is a coincidence.

Miss Hua remembered that Mr. Hua San began to illustrate this book and painting, about three months ago.

"Is Manager Liang a servant of the Qin family or was he invited from outside? Where is he from and how did he die?" the eldest prince asked in a deep voice.

Manager Hu said: "Report to the Grand Prince, Manager Liang is not a servant in the mansion, but he has some connections. His name is Liang Yi. His wife was a second-class maid next to the old lady of the third house. He had been engaged to Guanshi Liang since childhood. Manager Liang was from Tongzhou. Both of his parents died. When he was young, he lived in his uncle's house. After his uncle died, he came out to make a living alone. First, he saved some money in a shop in Tongzhou. After getting married, the couple opened a shop together, but the business was not easy to do, so the shop was closed.

Behind the door, his wife begged to the old lady to find an errand for her husband in the mansion. It happened that there was a shortage of people in Wanjuanfang. Liang Yi had studied and knew how to settle accounts. He also opened a shop by himself. He was also clever. The second master asked the villain to see him. The villain thought he was okay, so he asked him to come to a small trumpet. He first helped the managers and officially let him do the managers three years later. Alas, he became the manager last year. Unexpectedly, just one year later, he fell down and died on his horse on his way back to his hometown in Tongzhou to visit his uncle's grave."

The Qin family is a noble family, and Wanjuanfang is a time-honored brand. Such places will not be employed casually. Just like Liang Yi, he is also aware of his roots. After entering Wanjuanfang, he practiced for three years before he finally became a manager.

Miss Hua looked at Manager Hu and asked, "Did he die by riding a horse? Did anyone see it at that time?"

"Some, Liang Yi took his two sons back to Tongzhou. It is said that he originally wanted to take a car back, but his youngest son wanted to ride a horse. Liang Yi felt that it was not far from Tongzhou, so he rented three horses at the inn, and the father and son rode back. According to his eldest son, when he was walking halfway, Liang Yi's horse was suddenly shocked. Among the three father and son, only Liang Yi's riding skills were good. Both sons learned how to ride a horse not long ago and had no ability to catch up with the shocked horse. When they finally found it, they only saw Liang Yi lying on the road and died. The shocked horse was gone. By the way, the place where Liang Yi's body was found belonged to the territory of Tongzhou. At that time, the Tongzhou County Government sent coroners to prove that Liang Yi was indeed killed by falling." Manager Hu explained in detail. Obviously, the Qin family also sent someone to investigate carefully at that time.

Miss Hua looked at Manager Hu and asked, "Did he die by riding a horse? Did anyone see it at that time?"

"Yes, Liang Yi took his two sons back to Tongzhou. It is said that he originally wanted to take a car back, but his youngest son wanted to ride a horse. Liang Yi felt that it was not far from Tongzhou, so he rented three horses at the post station, and the father and son rode back. According to his eldest son, when he was walking halfway, Liang Yi's horse was suddenly shocked. Among the three father and son, only Liang Yi's riding skills were good. Both sons learned how to ride a horse not long ago and had no ability to catch up with the shocked horse.

When they finally found it, they only saw Liang Yi lying on the road, and had died. The frightened horse was gone. By the way, the place where Liang Yi's body was found was already bounded by Tongzhou. At that time, the Tongzhou County Government sent a coroner to prove that Liang Yi was indeed killed by falling to death. "Shopkeeper Hu explained in detail. Obviously, the Qin family also sent someone to investigate carefully at that time. Miss Hua looked at Storekeeper Hu and asked, "Did he die by falling to death by riding a horse? Did anyone see it at that time?"

"Some, Liang Yi took his two sons back to Tongzhou with him. It is said that he originally wanted to take a car back, but his youngest son wanted to ride a horse. Liang Yi felt that it was not far from Tongzhou, so he rented three horses at the post station, and the father and son rode back. According to his eldest son, when he was walking halfway, Liang Yi's horse was suddenly shocked. Among the three father and son, only Liang Yi's riding skills were good. Both sons learned how to ride a horse not long ago and had no ability to catch up with the shocked horse. When they finally found it, they only saw Liang Yi lying on the road.
Chapter completed!