Early the next morning, Awei opened the door of Jinxiangzhai, and the shop opened normally. Naturally, no one would know that something happened to the second master. When the waiter came, the shopkeeper was not there, so Awei said that the shopkeeper had been called to the teahouse by the second master.
The waiter didn't doubt it, because something like this had happened before. There weren't many customers in the shop, so Awei left it to the waiters. The second master liked staying in this shop very much, and he didn't know what those important things would be like.
He would not be put upstairs by the second master. So Ah Wei went up to the second floor while he was not busy.
However, Awei is still familiar with this place. The decoration upstairs is relatively simple. In addition to the desk, there is the bookshelf at the back. Of course, there is also a sofa and a recliner. He has already looked through the desk, and there is nothing important.
Things. He was worried that they would be discovered, so he couldn't look through them randomly. Suddenly he heard a man coming upstairs, so he took advantage of the situation and sat on the recliner and pretended to rest.
After the waiter came up to deliver tea and fruit to Awei, he went back downstairs. Awei did not get up and continued to lie on the chair, thinking about where the second master would put the things.
Ah Wei suddenly remembered the second master’s daily habits, so he got up and walked to the bookshelf. The bookshelf was full of books, but the second master didn’t like reading. Why were there so many books in the shop?
Awei tried them one by one and found nothing strange. He turned around and suddenly saw the candlestick placed on the table next to the table. The candlestick was very strange to be placed here. There must be some reason. So Awei planned to
I picked up the candlestick and studied it carefully, but found that I couldn't pick it up at all, so I twisted it left and right, and suddenly the bookshelf popped out.
Ah Wei pushed open the bookshelf, and there was a secret room inside. The secret room was filled with boxes. Ah Wei was a little curious, so he opened them one by one and looked at them. They were all filled with golden gold bars. There was also a shelf in the secret room, and there were several boxes on the shelf.
Ah Wei looked through the notebooks and saw that they seemed to be account books. It was obvious that the second master must come in often, because there was not a trace of dust inside. Ah Wei found an empty box from inside and put all the account books in the box and sorted it out.
After that, he closed the door to the secret room.
Ah Wei knew that the account books in the box should be very important to the young master of the Zhao family. As for the gold bars, they should be stolen silver. He needed to send these ledgers to other courtyards as soon as possible. As for the stolen silver, after confirming the ledgers, it would be too late to take them away. However,
Moving such a large box of ledgers in broad daylight would definitely arouse suspicion. Ah Wei decided to wait until after closing time before taking the box to the Zhao Family Courtyard.
When the shop closed, it was still dark, so Ah Wei first took out the box in the secret room and took a gold bar and put it in the box containing the ledger.
Closed the door of the secret room,
Ah Wei moved the box downstairs, and after it got dark, he quickly took the box to the Zhao family courtyard.
In the study
"Mr. Zhao, I found some account books in the second master's secret room. I don't know if they are the evidence you mentioned. Also, there are several boxes of gold bars in the secret room. I suspect that those gold bars are stolen silver."
Wei said.
"You haven't eaten yet at this hour, right?" the young master of the Zhao family asked.
The young master of the Zhao family knew that the shopkeeper was away and the shop should have closed early. Ah Wei knew that the things in the box were important, so he naturally stayed there. He probably stayed in the shop until it got dark, then took the box to Zhao
Home. By this time, Ah Wei should be starving.
"Yes." Awei said.
"Careless, take Awei to eat something. Only after you are full can we discuss the next matter." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"Yes." He said carelessly.
Ah Wei didn't expect that the young master of the Zhao family was still worried about whether he was hungry, and he was inexplicably moved in his heart.
After Ah Wei left the study, the young master of the Zhao family opened the box. He picked up the gold bars and looked at them carefully. There was nothing special about them. Then he put the account book on the desk and looked through it one by one.
There are indeed many problems with these account books, and even some of the account books have code words written on them. The young master of the Zhao family believes that these are evidence that the second master bribed officials. After reading half of the account books, the young master of the Zhao family found that there were no code words at the back. Luo
The second master is very shrewd. At first, he was worried about being discovered, so he wrote code words in the account books. Later, he found that there were too many
In one fell swoop, I stopped writing.
Over the years, the second master has never stopped bribing them. There is still an account in the account book, which was issued at the end of this year. No wonder the officials who came to Licheng couldn't find anything. I think those officials had already disclosed the information to
The second master.
The contents of the account books were almost the same, and the young master of the Zhao family put the account books back into the box.
At this time, Ah Wei also returned to the study. The young master of the Zhao family asked: "When you went to the Luo family last night, did anyone notice anything was wrong?"
"That's not true, but I guessed right. Aunt Hu really came out to cause trouble," Awei said.
"So the Luo Mansion was very lively last night?" asked the young master of the Zhao family.
"After Madam got up, she took Aunt Hu to the ancestral hall. Because I told Madam that the Second Master asked me to get some things for him. So, I took the opportunity to go to the study. Unfortunately, I didn't find what I wanted in the study.
, worried about being suspected, so I had no choice but to take the book and leave." Awei said.
"You did a good job, saving your life is the most important thing." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"The second master is so smart, why would he throw all the account books in the shop, so I think there must be something we want in the study." Ah Wei said.
"You are right, because there is nothing about elders and clan heads in these account books you sent." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"Young Master, what you mean is that the clan leader and elders are all related to the Second Master's matter?" Ah Wei said in surprise.
"They probably didn't participate in the second master's business, but they must have received a lot of money from the second master." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"How about I go to Luofu again?" Ah Wei said.
"It's better not to give up now, I will find a way." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Sir, since my mission has been completed, is it time to send me back?" Ah Wei said.
"Do you want to meet Shu'er?" the young master of the Zhao family asked.
"Shu'er? I think it's better to forget it," Awei said.
"You should stay in another courtyard for now. It's better not to go out recently." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"Yes, Master." Ah Wei said.
Because there were female relatives living in the backyard, the young master of the Zhao family asked Da Yi to arrange for Ah Wei to stay in the guest room.
The young master of the Zhao family took an account book and stood up. After carelessly arranging Ah Wei's residence, he went to Yixiang Pavilion with Ah Wei.
He wanted to see the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper had been with the second master for many years, and the second master had placed the account books in his shop. This showed that the second master trusted the shopkeeper. He believed that the shopkeeper must know these account books, but he did not know
Would the shopkeeper be willing to tell him?
"Master, Luo Mansion was really busy yesterday. Mrs. Luo punished Aunt Hu severely." He said carelessly.
"How did you know?" asked the young master of the Zhao family.
"There has been a lot of noise outside, I guess it was spread by the Luo family servants." He said carelessly.
"Second Master Luo is so proud. If something like this comes out of his house, if he doesn't go back, my wife will definitely become suspicious." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Why don't Mr. Nanfeng's people control the Luo family? The Luo family elders and clan leader already know about this matter. I'm afraid they can't hide it if they want to." He said carelessly.
"They are already too busy to take care of themselves. How could they have the chance to tell Madam? They just don't want to alert the public and destroy the evidence." The young master of the Zhao family said.
After arriving at Yixiang Pavilion, the young master of the Zhao family handed the account books to Mr. Nanfeng and said to him: "These account books were found in the secret room of the shop. They record the accounts of the second master's bribery of officials over the years. This book is
One of them looks like there are a dozen more, and by the way, there are more than a dozen boxes of gold bars in the secret room."
"Here, send the shopkeeper to the second floor." Nanfeng said.
"Yes." said the servant.
Nanfeng and the young master of the Zhao family also went downstairs and entered the side room to wait for the shopkeeper to come. The young master of the Zhao family looked around and asked, "Why don't you see Miss Ruyan?"
Usually at this hour, Miss Ruyan should be entertaining guests in the lobby. However, from the moment he came in to the moment
I haven't seen Miss Ruyan yet.
"Miss Ruyan has returned to Tongzhou, and now Ziyan is helping to take care of the business." Nanfeng said.
"So that's it." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Actually... let's forget it." Nan Feng said.
As soon as Nanfeng finished speaking, the shopkeeper was brought in blindfolded. Nanfeng reached out and pulled off the cloth covering the shopkeeper's eyes.
The shopkeeper slowly opened his eyes and saw clearly the two people in front of him. He had never met Nanfeng, but he knew the young master of the Zhao family.
The shopkeeper was very surprised when he saw the young master of the Zhao family. He suddenly thought that the second master might not be in the tea house, so he asked: "Young master of the Zhao family, I don't know why you want to arrest me here? Where is the second master? You can do it to the second master.
Where have you been?"
"Isn't the second master at the tea house?" asked the young master of the Zhao family.
"The second master is not at the teahouse at all. If there is really a problem with the business, the second master should know how to shop. Ah Wei, you lied to me. Mr. Zhao, what is your purpose and why do you do this?
"said the shopkeeper.
"It seems that the old shopkeeper has been with the second master for many years. If you look at these account books, I believe you should be very clear about the accounts in them." The young master of the Zhao family said.
The young master of the Zhao family threw the account book to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper reached out and took it over. After looking at it for a few times, the shopkeeper closed the ledger. Of course he knew these accounts. He helped the second master organize these accounts.
.However, some of the account books are not in the shop.
"How about it? You should recognize it, right?" the young master of the Zhao family asked.
"These account books belong to the shop. I wonder what Young Master Zhao wants to know?" said the shopkeeper.
"These account books have nothing to do with the business in the shop. The account books contain evidence that the second master bribed officials over the years. Moreover, this is just one of them. I have more than a dozen in my hand." The Zhao family
The young master said.
"The account books placed in the shop are naturally the accounts of the shop. Otherwise, what would they be? I really don't understand why you want to wrongly accuse the second master when he is so kind to you? Young Master Zhao, what is your purpose?
?" said the shopkeeper.Z.br
"Old shopkeeper, we have discovered the women that Second Master sold, and Second Master was arrested by us on the spot. What else do you have to say? I know you are very loyal to Second Master, but we have discovered the accounts. You
There is nothing to hide. I just want to know how the second master, with his shrewdness, did not investigate the elders and clan leaders. I believe he must have evidence in his hands." said the young master of the Zhao family.