Chapter 125
Mrs. Qin, Qin Heng and others were very smart. They all put on clothes that were not old but thick enough, and did not wear gold, silver or jade jewelry.
It's just that the children's ones are still too new, and Wu Yuchun is very dissatisfied. "The silver jewelry on the heads of the female family members cannot be worn. And these children, wearing such good clothes, need to be changed!"
The same goes for the children. Now the Qin family has five children in Chang'an. The eldest ones are Qin Heng's eight-year-old twins, Qin Han and Qin Jia; and Qin Sanlang and Qin Zhao's two daughters and one son, son Qin Yu, daughter Qin Zhen and the little daughter just born today.
In addition, Qin Erlang Qin Yan had two sons and one daughter in the north. Qin Ming, the fourth son, had two sons, but because he and Wu Lang were twins, Wu Lang died early in his marriage, so Qin Ming adopted one of his sons to him. After the incident in the north, Qin Yan planned to take his wife, children, siblings and nephews back to Chang'an with the coffin. But now that their Qin family has been confiscated and exiled, he will soon be dismissed from the military and imprisoned on the spot. I can no longer carry the coffin back to Chang'an.
At this time, Mrs. Qin and Nie Yunniang only used two silver hairpins to fix their hair, and they were pointed out that they could not wear them. Moreover, these two silver hairpins are not pure silver, but silver-plated.
When she was at a loss, Lu Songli took out two wooden hairpins and handed them to the two of them, "Mom, Third Sister-in-law, you can use these wooden hairpins. And Third Sister-in-law, I will give you this scarf as well. You have just given birth, so don't catch a cold." ”
The two took off the two silver hairpins and tied their hair again.
As for the children, Lu Songli signaled Qin Sheng to open the textile rattan basket, take out suitable clothes from it, and put them on for the children. Mrs. Qin also came to help after she fixed her hair. Nie Yunniang also wanted to help, but as soon as she gave birth, Qin Zhao asked her to sit aside and rest while he went to help.
The children's clothes just look ugly, but they are actually made of very good materials. They are all made of fur and are very warm.
Wu Chunyu didn't know what to say when she saw this, she just snorted softly.
"Everyone, please." As long as Lin Ran sends them to prison, his work will be completed.
At this time, Wu Chunyu came hurriedly with Cangbe Shilang, who was taking inventory of the warehouse, "Master Wu, the amount of the Qin family's property is not right."
Lu Songli looked at Qin Heng, Qin Sheng and others, what's going on? This account is not settled?
Qin Heng knew what was wrong as soon as he heard it.
The person in charge of the Qin family's accounting room is an old man of many years. Needless to say, he is loyal to the Qin family, but his ability to manage accounts is average. In the past, there was no big move in the house, so he was in charge just fine. But recently, there has been a large amount of money going in and out of their family, and he can no longer control it. He also wanted to find a new accountant to solve the problem, but it was really hard to find a good account. It was too difficult to be good at arithmetic and be loyal.
It was expected that this problem would be discovered, so he was not panicked at all.
Moreover, he knew that the account book could not be destroyed. Once the account book was destroyed, the people above him might not know what they would think. It would be even worse if they thought that the Qin family had hidden a large amount of property.
Wu Chunyu took the Qin Mansion's account books and took a look. As Duzhi Shangshu, he still had two brushes in settling accounts.
After only watching for a while, he asked Mrs. Qin and Qin Heng, "What's going on?!"
Qin Heng: "It costs a lot to hold weddings recently."
Wu Chunyu stared at him and asked, "Does your Qin family spend so much money on a wedding?"
"Yes, it is."
Minister Cangbe added at the side, "The betrothal gifts and dowries of Qin Sheng and Lu Songli are all there, but the amounts don't match up."
Qin Zhao also helped, "The wedding time is too tight, and there are many things needed for the betrothal wedding. The grade cannot be too low, so the money spent is a bit too much, but the things are still in the warehouse. .”
What he means is that the money is still there.
The problem is, that pile of stuff in your warehouse is not worth so much money!
Wu Chunyu understood. What the Qin family meant was that their Qin family's wealth had shrunk, so they had been taken advantage of?
The Qin family spent all their money on the entire wedding.
Wu Chunyu, who was in charge of checking the Qin family's property, was furious. The Qin family's property had shrunk by nearly one-fifth of what they had expected. Who could be so happy when they were taken advantage of?
All the money is gone! "Some warehouses in your Qin family are so empty that rats can run around! Is this normal?"
"It's normal."
"You tell me this is normal?"
"Who gets a wife for free?"
"Who spends so much money on a wife?"
"My home."
No wonder Wu Chunyu would be angry. He was one of the officials who secretly supported the fourth prince. He knew this morning that the fourth prince might ascend to power. So when Lin Ran had someone call him, he was very happy and thought it was a good job. As the Minister of Duzhi, no one knows better than him how the treasury is doing. The Qin family's wealth has been added to the national treasury, and if he can make a contribution, he will gain some favor with the new emperor, and maybe he can be promoted to a higher level.
But now the Qin family's entire wealth is obviously not up to par. It has shrunk so much. If it comes to the new emperor, he might get the impression that he is not doing things well!
"Stop talking nonsense and tell the truth, where did the money go?" If there was a table, Wu Chunyu would have wanted to slap the table.
Qin Sheng said impatiently, "Weren't we just explaining? We were snatched away. Do we have to make it so clear?"
Lu Songli was guarding several children at the back, while the three brothers Qin Heng, Qin Zhao, and Qin Sheng were negotiating in the front. After listening to this matter from beginning to end, she probably knew what was going on.
In fact, all the cash was lost when they bought betrothal gifts.
Because Qin Heng later asked her for advice, Lu Songli shared her experience without reservation.
Qin Heng: I learned it. So, there was this scene in front of me.
Qin Heng also sighed, "Yeah, it's all been taken away by others, and there's nothing we can do about it."
"Are you being taken advantage of?" Wu Chunyu couldn't bear it anymore and almost called them fools.
"We don't want to either. We have no choice. Who made the wedding date so tight and so many things to be done in such a short time? They won't sell it unless they pay a high price."
Wu Chunyu choked, was it the Queen Mother's fault?
In fact, except for Qin Heng and Qin Zhao who handled it, no one else in the Qin family knew that Xiao Liu married a wife and spent so much money on the wedding.
If their Qin family had not been raided, they would have felt a little uncomfortable hearing such news. Just imagine, just the wrong money will add 20% to the family wealth. Now, if you don’t spend the money, it will be confiscated. But if you spend the money, you can still hear the sound. It’s so comfortable!
Finally, Qin Heng said, "Our accountant is a little old, and he doesn't remember some of the accounts clearly. Mr. Bird, please bear with me. Anyway, the entire Qin family's finances are in the house, so just take your time to count them." "
What he meant was, Mr. Bird, you should be more open-minded. There are still some things in the house, and the ones that are gone are gone.
Lin Ran and others didn't care about this. They were only responsible for arresting people or killing people. When the dispute between the two parties was over, they were ready to escort the people away.
"Wait a minute!" Wu Chunyu couldn't swallow this breath. "The clothes you are wearing may be fine, but I suspect there is gold and silver hidden in them, so I need to have someone check them before they are released."
Hearing this, the Qin family members all looked bad.
Wu Chunyu didn't care and directly ordered, "Go and find a mother-in-law!"
Lin Ran and others did not move. This matter was not their business.
Sheng Huai'an shook his head inwardly. Wu Chunyu was really stupid. The Qin family showed that they had anticipated something in advance and made corresponding preparations. In other words, even though they are now prisoners, they still have power in the dark. What's the benefit of offending the Qin family like this? Check it out. Can the lost money be returned?
"The inspection is okay, but I don't agree with the other party's manipulation. Find a room and we can undress ourselves. She can only watch!" Lu Songli raised her chin slightly and said forcefully.
Wu Chunyu was about to retort, but was stopped by Sheng Huaixing, "Master Wu, the request of Miss Lu Er, the Sixth Young Master, is also very reasonable." He accentuated the word Lu just to remind him not to forget who the woman in front of him was. daughter.
Wu Chunyu was not stupid. He understood as soon as Sheng Huaixing reminded him, but he felt that without Emperor Kang Cheng, Lu Desheng would be like a tiger with its teeth pulled out.
"Okay, let's do it like this. Get it done quickly without delaying our side." Sheng Huaixing made the final decision.
Inspection, naturally nothing can be found. The mother-in-law was conscientious and kept an eye on the women's movements. She even personally touched the clothes they had taken off, but she found nothing.
Before being escorted to the prison, Mrs. Qin and the others were only worried about Qin Ming, who was lying in the side hall.
At this moment, the Lu family received news that Jiang arrived with his two sons, and the two waves of people happened to bump into each other.
In fact, even if they meet, both parties can't say much.
"Mom, eldest brother, third brother, third sister-in-law, and Asheng, if you don't mind, how about leaving the fourth brother's affairs to my parents?"
"Okay, I just need to trouble my uncle and aunt."
Qin Sheng didn't say anything, just held her fingertips tightly.
Lu Songli and Mr. Jiang said, "Mom, this is going to trouble you and dad."
Jiang's eyes were red and she nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, my parents will take care of this."
At this time, over in the palace, the fourth prince was in a lot of trouble. Because the day before, Emperor Kangcheng made him the crown prince without any hassle. At this time, the second prince also rushed back to Chang'an City from the fiefdom. Although Prince Gong of the clan came out with a decree to appoint the fourth prince Song Mo as the next emperor, the Queen Mother also testified that Emperor Daxing told her that the next emperor would appoint the fourth prince. But the second prince and the third prince questioned together, and Song Mo could not forcefully ascend the throne.
