Perhaps he had felt enough, Xu Qingmo suddenly raised his head and looked at Meng Hetong: "How did you do with the investigation you were asked to investigate?"
Meng Hetong was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "No clue! Whether it's the Hua'an Hall or the dragon robe, everything has been handled cleanly, and there is no trace at all!"
Xu Qingmo didn't feel disappointed either. Knowing that he had been by his side for so many years in his previous life, he still failed to discover that Xie Suxian had collaborated with the enemy and treason in private. This was enough to show how meticulous he was and how he could be caught so easily. handle.
"It's normal that such a serious matter cannot be investigated." Xu Qingmo glanced at Meng Hetong, and then said softly, "If we found it so easily, then how stupid he would be!"
Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo for a long time, then slowly approached: "So, what's so strange about the fire in Hubu?"
"The Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the money, but in recent years, the money allocated to the military department has been getting less and less. Even though His Majesty allocates funds every year, my father's army still has to reduce military expenditures from time to time, and the taxes in distant towns are also reduced. Much higher than in previous years!" Xu Qingmo said softly.
"Our government has been having good weather these past few years, and there have been no major disasters. Every year there is a bumper harvest, and the treasury should be full!" Meng Hetong frowned, "Even the Ministry of Household Affairs may not dare to embezzle taxes!"
"Exploitation, layer upon layer of exploitation!" Xu Qingmo said coldly, "There is nothing they dare not do! When people are blinded by desire, they can easily do things that are unexpected to them."
Meng Hetong was silent for a long time: "I can only follow these clues and investigate slowly, but you must also be prepared to find nothing."
Xu Qingmo just smiled: "Don't worry, you won't find nothing. As long as it's a snake, as long as it passes by, there will definitely be traces."
Meng Hetong glanced at Xu Qingmo and said nothing.
Not long after, Wang Xianyu saw that Xu Qingmo had not returned for a long time, so she went out to look for someone, and then met the two people who were talking.
When Wang Xianyu saw the two of them, she was stunned for a moment, then she thought she had disturbed them, covered her eyes and pretended not to see anything, and turned to leave.
Fortunately, Xu Qingmo turned around when she heard the footsteps, and quickly stopped her: "You are all here, why are you going back again?"
"I see you are talking about something, so I'm sorry to come and disturb you." Wang Xianyu looked at Xu Qingmo with some strange emotions in her eyes.
Seeing Wang Xianyu winking, Xu Qingmo guessed that she had misunderstood something, and said, "I was just telling him something, don't think about it."
Wang Xianyu thought Xu Qingmo was explaining and nodded quickly: "I know, I know, don't worry, I will never tell anyone."
Seeing how nervous she was, Xu Qingmo knew that she had probably misunderstood. Xu Qingmo knew that the more she explained at this time, the more people would misunderstand, so she simply stopped talking.
Meng Hetong was secretly happy, and even cleared his throat to hide it: "Why did Miss Wang come out? But she came to see our Highness."
Wang Xianyu blushed instantly after being teased. She looked at Meng Hetong and quickly reached out to hold Xu Qingmo's hand: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm here to find our Mo Mo!"
"Okay, okay, Miss Wang is here to find Miss Xu, not to see our Highness!" Meng Hetong joked.
Wang Xianyu, who was ridiculed, was already extremely shy, with a red face. At first glance, she looked quite cute.
Xu Qingmo looked at it and couldn't help laughing: "Stop teasing her!"
Meng Hetong smiled and said nothing more.
Not long after, Xie Suyu came over. The appointment was finished. He saw Wang Xianyu from a distance, so he hurried over quickly, just to talk to Wang Xianyu. a few words.
Then Xu Qingmo and Meng Hetong were forced to form a human-shaped wall again, standing in the corner to look out for them.
"Aren't you about to get married? Why are you still so tired?" Xu Qingmo started to tuck the tree next to him out of boredom.
"This is called sentiment, what do you know!" Meng Hetong snorted.
Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong: "Then I really don't know as much as a passionate person like you. After all, I can't be like you and stay in a place like Ruyun Pavilion all day long!"
Meng Hetong was stunned for a moment, and then quickly explained: "I've always been there, Xu Qingmo, you can't generalize!"
Xu Qingmo glanced at Meng Hetong: "Whether you are there or not has nothing to do with me. However, the person behind Ruyun Pavilion is the prince. Just forget it where you always run, but don't talk about things there. Be careful. He was dragged in!"
"Don't worry, I still know this!" Meng Hetong raised his eyebrows, "The flower girl in Ruyun Pavilion is just an ordinary woman. How can it be possible to open such a big brothel in the capital without any support?"
Xu Qingmo glanced at Meng Hetong and said nothing more.
Wang Xianyu and Xie Suyu lingered for a long time. Fortunately, they both knew etiquette and didn't wait too long. When the time came, they went back.
After Xu Qingmo left the palace, she was bored, so she got off the carriage and walked on the road. However, she didn't expect that as soon as she walked into the palace, she was already being targeted.
When Xu Qingmo discovered that someone was following her, she didn't look panicked at all. She just asked someone to park the carriage by the river where there was no one around. Sure enough, it didn't take long for someone to come over and say hello.
"Miss Xu, we are the maids of the Zhu family. Our girl would like to invite you to her carriage and have a few words with her!" The person who came spoke quite arrogantly.
Hua Ying opened the curtain and frowned: "You are from the Zhu family's dog family. If you ask our girl to talk about anything, who do you think you are!"
"You, our girl is the future crown prince's concubine, you..."
"The crown prince's concubine? She's just a concubine, why are you shouting!" Hua Ying still looked unhappy, "If you want to speak, come here yourself!"
The Zhu family's maid was extremely angry, but she had no choice but to go back in despair.
When Zhu Han came over, Xu Qingmo had no intention of getting out of the car or letting her get in. He just sat in the carriage and listened to her words.
Zhu Han was also a delicate aristocratic girl who couldn't bear to be angry. The maid went back and learned the words again, and she was already extremely angry. Now that she came forward, Xu Qingmo refused to get out of the car, so she was naturally even more annoyed: "The Xu family girls are so impressive!"
"It's not a big deal, it's just that the family tradition is strict, and getting involved with shameless people will inevitably attract criticism!" Xu Qingmo sat in the carriage, playing with the jade bracelet on his hand.
