When Yang Dong left the courtyard,
The whole person seemed to have been hollowed out, and his face was full of vanity.
Zhao Xiangling, this little goblin, doesn’t behave like a human being at all!
Touching his deflated wallet, Yang Dong suddenly felt that he should earn more money.
But then he thought about it, and it seemed that the investment of this money was not a pure loss.
After all, he still has the title of leader of the Green Lotus Sect hanging on his head. Moreover, when Zhao Xiangling and the others went to the four states in the south of the Yangtze River, they were also helping themselves, weren't they?
Thinking of this, he felt a little more comfortable.
As he was walking on the street, he suddenly saw Shu Shuxiao walking towards him quickly with a hurried expression.
Yang Dong frowned, glanced at Shu Mouse, and said:
"The front is not far from Qunfang Tower, let's go there and chat."
Shu Mouse lowered his head and said yes, but a strange expression appeared on his cheek.
After all, letting a eunuch go to a brothel is an extremely embarrassing thing.
But since it was Duke Yang's order, he couldn't say anything.
Qunfang Tower,
In a very elegant room,
Yang Dong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked:
"Tell me, how did the investigation go?"
Hearing this, Shu Shuzhu had a strange expression on his face.
"Mr. Yang, the tax and bank case you asked us to investigate does not exist at all."
"What did you say!?"
Yang Dong put down the tea cup suddenly, stared at Shu Xiaoshu firmly, and asked word by word:
"What do you mean? The tax case doesn't exist?"
Shu Mouse nodded slightly, with a confused expression on his cheek.
"According to the information from the Ministry of Personnel and the internal records of our West Factory, the Mr. Xu you mentioned, Mr. Yang, has been working in the Ministry of Household Affairs over the years."
"It wasn't until about seven years ago that I retired due to illness and returned to my hometown."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Dong's eyes widened instantly. At the same time, an inexplicable chill seeped out from his back.
"You retired and returned home seven years ago?"
But didn't the young woman say that when she was very young, her parents were implicated in a tax and bank case, lost their official positions, and ultimately died in depression.
In this case, who is Mr. Xu in the court?
There is no way that all the civil and military officials of the dynasty could not discover that Mr. Xu was a different person, right?
Could it be...that the young woman was lying?
But the next moment, he gave up the idea. Because the token that the young woman took out at that time was indeed a good one from the Xu family, and the magistrate of the capital had sold it to give her face, so there could be no mistake.
Yang Dong frowned and remained silent for a long time.
Shu Mouse stood aside respectfully, with a trace of doubt on his cheeks.
Logically speaking, there can be no errors in the files of the Ministry of Personnel and Xichang. Even if the official department is tampered with, it is difficult for anyone to tamper with Xichang's files.
But now, there are no clues in the files from both sides. In other words, at least from the court's perspective, Mr. Xu has always existed, and there has never been a so-called tax-bank case.
However, Mr. Yang's performance clearly showed that this tax and bank case not only happened, but also had a considerable impact on Mr. Xu's family.
what on earth is it?
At this moment, Yang Dong's calm voice sounded in his ears.
"Immediately go and retrieve all the files on Mr. Xu's life."
"I still have some things to deal with, so I'll take the first step."
After saying that, he hurried away without waiting for Shu Shushu to have any reaction.
Shu Muse also realized that this matter might not be that simple. So he left Qunfang Building almost at the same time and hurried towards Xichang Small Building.
…
The outer city of Beijing,
In a small courtyard that looks narrow and dilapidated,
The little girl Susu was holding a rag doll, sitting obediently on a chair, and washing clothes with the young woman beside her.
"Mother, Su Su wants to eat big chicken drumsticks. Can mother take Su Su to eat?"
The young woman rolled her eyes at Su Su and said angrily:
"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat. Do you know that in our house, we can no longer open the pot?"
When Su Su heard this, she nodded slightly.
"Su Su naturally knows what mother said. But can we ask handsome uncle to treat us to food?"
"Uncle Handsome looks so rich and likes Susu very much. Why don't we go find Uncle Handsome?"
When the young woman heard this, she lightly tapped Su Su's little head.
As the saying goes, showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing. Although the young man looked sanctimonious, based on her understanding of men, the more he was like this, the more she should be vigilant.彡彡
"Stinky girl, no matter how rich your handsome uncle is, it has nothing to do with us. Do you understand?"
"From now on, you must stay by your mother's side."
Su Su reluctantly said "Oh" and lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.
Seeing that her daughter was in a low mood, the young woman couldn't bear it, so she said:
"Although I can't give Su Su chicken drumsticks, can my mother make Su Su's favorite egg soup today?"
"good!!"
Su Su nodded immediately, the sadness on her young face disappeared, replaced by a sweet smile.
The young woman looked at her daughter's sweet smile and couldn't help but smile.
Although her life is a little more miserable now, as long as her daughter is by her side, she feels that there is still hope in life.
At this moment, there was a steady and powerful knock on the door of the small courtyard.
The young woman frowned, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice:
"May I ask who you are?"
"Ms. Xu, it's me, the secret agent of Xichang. We met in the Yamen a few days ago."
Hearing this familiar voice, a flash of caution flashed across the young woman's cheeks.
But Su Su, a heartless girl, jumped up from her chair when she heard Yang Dong's voice.
"It's handsome uncle!"
"He's here to take Su Su to eat big chicken drumsticks. Mother, please open the door for your handsome uncle!"
The young woman glared at Su Su fiercely, and then continued to ask:
"What's the matter, Master? I wonder if I can tell you directly."
"I'm a woman, so it's inconvenient for me to open the door. Please forgive me, sir."
Yang Dong was not angry at the young woman's reaction. Because he knew very well that in today's Zhou Dynasty, although the social atmosphere was still open, the other party was a little widow after all.
If word spread about knocking on the widow's door in broad daylight, it would indeed have an impact on the other party's reputation. So he had to say:
"It's about your father. I have checked many files in Xichang and the Ministry of Civil Affairs these days, but I made a shocking discovery."
"Ms. Xu, I would like to ask one more question, was your father really demoted?"
"The tax bank case really happened, right?"
