When the two left the county magistrate's house, Chen Mohuai ordered someone to bring out a bag of silver, saying that he wanted Shao Xi and the two to help them on the way. In the end, Old Wu pushed him back, and his explanation was still the same as in Wan County. You can eat wine, but you can't accept money. This is the rule.
Chen Mohuai laughed. He naturally understood the principle of gaining benefits but not losing reputation. These officials in the capital valued reputation more than their lives. They would never damage their reputations just for a few coins, so they did not Hold on.
Shao Xi was no longer in the mood to pay attention to them anymore. All he wanted now was to rush to the prison as soon as possible, pick up Ye Ziyuan at dawn, and then leave Qingshan City without looking back and never come back.
Arriving outside the prison, Old Wu said to Shao Xi: "Master, let's wait under the tree there! It's not good to be seen by the jailer if you keep guarding in front of the gate."
"Okay, let's wait under that tree. It won't be long before dawn anyway."
So they tied their horses to a tree and sat under the tree just waiting for dawn.
Let Shao Xi and the two of them wait outside the prison without saying anything.
After Chen Mohuai sent the two away, he returned to the mansion. All the officials in the county also left after having enough food and wine. Only Cai Cheng and Chief Liu remained in the mansion.
"Master Liu, due to the investigation of the theft of silver from the government treasury and the arson case in Jiaku in the past few days, the money in the private treasury has not had time to be distributed in the accounts. You and Cai Cheng go to the treasury to take out the account books. Tonight we will Make sure the accounts are done, and when the two adults leave tomorrow, we can distribute the money."
"Your Majesty said that I will go with Governor Cai to take out the account books."
After saying that, the two turned around and left, heading straight to the back garden.
Chen Mohuai stroked the beard on his chin, thinking about what had happened in the past few days.
The account books were stolen, and because he was afraid that the matter would be exposed, he arranged for Liang Daoqian to burn down the Jiaku. Unexpectedly, he actually killed Kuding. This was really a sign of incompetence and he could no longer be retained. He would report the case to the Ministry of Punishment and find another opportunity. Just arrange for someone to remove him and silence him.
Now that Kuyin's transaction records have been retrieved, I think even if the two adults in the capital obtained the stolen account book, they would not be able to press charges without supporting evidence. However, this incident also reminded me that I must be cautious in the future and not make such mistakes again.
Recently, thieves from all walks of life in the county have sent money and treasures one after another. This business without a capital has made money very profitable. When the money is divided tomorrow, it would be a good choice to have another concubine. In addition, it is time to find some more beautiful girls for his precious son, so that he will not stare at the maids in the house or be grabbed randomly in the streets.
Chen Mohuai was making a plan beautifully, but when he heard Cai Cheng running back from behind yelling, his heart suddenly sank. What happened in the private treasury to make Cai Cheng so nervous?
"How are you yelling in the middle of the night? What happened?"
"Sir..., sir, something bad has happened. The account books in the treasury are missing."
Chen Mohuai jumped up from his chair as if his butt was burned by fire, "What did you say? The account books are missing? How could they be missing? The cellar is so secret. Only the three of us know where the cellar is. How could the account books be stolen? ?Tell me, which one of you two has ever leaked the secret cellar?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Cai Cheng and Chief Liu were frightened. Their heads were shaking like rattles. If something happened to them, their lives would be in danger.
Chen Mohuai was walking around on the ground anxiously. He couldn't figure out why someone could enter and steal the account books in such a secret place. This is simply unbelievable. Who did it? Could it be that the female thief Ye Ziyuan has an accomplice?
right! It must be Ye Ziyuan and his accomplices, otherwise I really can't think of anyone else who could know where the account books are. If Ye Ziyuan could steal the account books from the treasury, he might know that there is another account book in the governor's house. Now that Ye Ziyuan has been arrested, her accomplices must have stolen the account books from the private treasury to save her.
Thinking of this, Chen Mohuai said angrily to Cai Cheng: "The female thief must have an accomplice. Now in order to save her, he stole the account books in the private treasury as a bargaining chip with us. Cai Cheng is simply arrogant." OK, you rush to the prison immediately and take the female thief out of the prison. Whether you torture her or persuade her, you must ask Ziwu Maoyou and at least take the account book in her hand. Come back. Remember, as long as the person survives and can be handed over to those two adults tomorrow, you can use any method."
"ah?"
Cai Cheng was dumbfounded when he heard this. The master of "Jingcheng Division" just wanted to leave today and repeatedly asked him to take good care of her. If he beats this woman to death in prison now, the two masters will see her tomorrow and still don't want her. Brain?
"Sir, it's not that the lower officials are unwilling to do things for you, but during the day, the two masters of the 'Jingcheng Division' just took people away from us. This is something you personally agreed to do. Now if I go and take this person The woman has made people feel like humans and ghosts, and I’m afraid those two adults won’t let it go!”
Chen Mohuai also had a headache after hearing this. He couldn't hit or scold him. Now the two account books are outside. If one is not found, something will happen.
"Then tell me, what should we do about this? We can't just do nothing, right?"
How about calling Cai Chenglan bad? As soon as he rolled his eyes, he came up with a bad idea.
"My lord, you see, it is not convenient for county officials to come forward in this matter, otherwise they will give a false impression to the two adults. However, this matter cannot be left to outsiders. We must find someone we can trust. I think it is better to do this, so I will Your Excellency’s son came forward to interrogate the female prisoner. As you said, as long as the person is alive, any means can be used. Your Excellency’s son is worse than us when it comes to women!”
Chen Mohuai rolled his eyes, "It's just nonsense. He is my son. If something happens, the two people from the capital will come to me. What's the difference between this and you going?"
"My lord, don't be anxious. Think about it. If we go there, the two adults will know that it is you who sent us without asking. But if the young master from your house goes there, you just pretend you don't know, and then just say it is the young master." Miss Ye Ziyuan, who has admired Na Lan Xiufang for a long time, could not help herself, so she went to the prison to meet Ye Ziyuan. Even if something happened to her, sir, you can deduce that it was due to lax upbringing. Take the responsibility of being the instigator behind the scenes.”
After thinking about it carefully, there seems to be some truth to this statement, but for him to come up with such a bad idea, even Chen Mohuai felt that Cai Cheng was cheating on him, which was really damaging.
"Okay! For now, this is the only way to go. Go and call my unscrupulous son."
"okay."
Cai Cheng responded and ran off to find Chen Hanbin. He was still thinking that he was not involved in it after all. Whoever you love will be unlucky!
In just a moment, Cai Cheng brought over the ugly ghost who was unprecedented and unprecedented.
"Oh, daddy! I just coaxed Peony into my room and my skirt was about to fall off. Cai Chengcheng pulled me out. Aren't you delaying my business? What a big deal, so Are you anxious to find me now?"
Chen Mohuai's face was filled with uncertainty. He had been thinking about the maid named Mudan for a long time. He didn't expect that this kid almost succeeded today, but luckily he called him over. But this was not the time to dwell on such matters, so he calmed down his expression.
"Son, have you ever heard of Miss Ye Ziyuan from Lan Xiufang? She is the leading courtesan."
As soon as Chen Hanbin heard Ye Ziyuan's name, his two slit-like eyes instantly glowed green, and he kept swallowing his saliva.
"Of course I know her. That girl is so stunningly beautiful! I went to Lan Xiufang several times and wanted her to spend the night with me, but that girl was very aloof and didn't want to talk to me!"
Chen Mohuai smiled sadly: "Now there is an opportunity for you to kiss Fangze, are you willing?"
When Chen Hanbin heard this, he felt as if he had been injected with blood. He bared his buck teeth and asked, "Really or not? As long as I can sleep with this little girl, I will do anything you want."
"This Ye Ziyuan is the famous female thief 'Yue Xia Fei Yuan' who came to our Qingshan City recently. She has been captured and imprisoned. Tonight I will send you to the prison to ask her about an account book. Whereabouts, no matter what method you use, as long as you find out the whereabouts of the account books, on the premise that her life is not taken, you can do whatever you want to her, are you willing?"
"What are you talking about? She is the female snitch? This is so exciting. The top oiran and the female snitch are so exciting to play!"
When Chen Mohuai saw Chen Hanbin's virtue, he felt that he was right. I didn't need to mobilize him. He himself was more active than anyone else. So, he took out a token from his arms and handed it to Chen Hanbin.
"This is the prison pass. If anyone asks about it in the future, never say that I gave it to you. Just say that you stole it from my study. Have you remembered it well?"
"Remember it, remember it, dad, whatever you say will be whatever it is." With that said, Chen Hanbin grabbed the token in his hand.
Chen Mohuai turned to Cai Cheng and said, "Cai Cheng, take him to the prison. When he gets nearby, let him go in by himself. Don't follow him."
Cai Cheng hurriedly nodded and agreed: "I understand, I understand. I will wait outside when you send the young master there, and I will leave all the rest to the young master."
"Well, you go ahead now! This matter must be done well and the account books must be brought back, otherwise you and I will be in big trouble."
"I understand!"
After Cai Cheng agreed, he turned to Chen Hanbin and said, "Sir, what the Sheriff told me is very important. You must ask about the whereabouts of the account book. You can do whatever else you want."
At this time, the ugly ghost's heart was full of Ye Ziyuan, and he was already impatient to rush to the prison, so he kept saying "yes, yes, yes" and ran out of the mansion with his legs up. .
What a bunch of heartless beasts!
