The first ray of sunshine in the morning finally shone down and fell on Ye Chutang's face, making her brows and eyes even more calm and calm.
She sat there with her shoulders straight, looking down at the book in her hand, like a meticulous painting with simple meaning.
Ye Yunfeng came to her side and asked curiously: "Sister, you have been reading this book for a long time, but have you seen anything?"
Ye Chutang did not answer the question immediately. His green-white fingertips pressed on one of the pages and rubbed it carefully.
Then, she lifted the book, opened the page and pointed it at the sun.
Compared with the one she bought from the bookstore, the one she has in her hands is very different.
The most obvious point is that the paper in my hand is not thin enough, and the corners seem to be a little uneven, making the whole book look much rougher.
Ye Heng, who usually has a good reputation, would read such a crudely printed book?
Ye Chutang was quiet for a moment, rubbing his fingertips lightly.
A layer of pages as thin as a cicada's wings has its corners slightly raised.
"This book has two layers!?" Ye Yunfeng saw clearly from the side and looked shocked.
Ye Chutang tried to continue to uncover it, but the page was extremely tightly sealed. She could only barely see one-fifth of the page, and the rest could not be completely uncovered for the time being. Ye Chutang did not persist and tried it twice. give up.
This book is hard-earned and must be preserved carefully without any damage.
Probably woken up by Ye Yunfeng's sound, Xiao Wu, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes in a daze, subconsciously looking for Ye Chutang's figure.
Ye Chutang glanced at Ye Yunfeng.
Ye Yunfeng chuckled: "It's all my fault! In the heat of the moment, I forgot that Xiao Wu was here!"
Ye Jingyan stood up and hugged Xiao Wu into her arms. She also looked over and asked directly: "Sister, can you see clearly what is written inside?"
"Just a few words, nothing confirmed yet."
Ye Chutang rubbed Xiao Wu's cheek. Xiao Wu accidentally glanced at the book in her hand and was startled.
Noticing her look, Ye Chutang's eyebrows moved slightly: "What's wrong, Xiao Wu? What are you looking at?"
Xiao Wu tilted his head, raised his hand and made two gestures with Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang vaguely guessed something in his heart.
Ye Yunfeng was confused and couldn't help but ask: "What does Xiaowu mean?"
Xiao Wu simply ran out of Ye Jingyan's arms, kicking his short legs.
Then, he saw her taking out a book from the bedside cabinet.
To be precise, it was an account book.
Ye Jingyan was slightly stunned and looked at Ye Chutang: "Sister, these are not the ones you asked me to copy last time -"
Ye Chutang nodded lightly.
Xiao Wu had already run back, raised his little face and raised the account book in his hand high.
Ye Chutang quickly recognized: "This is the account book of one of the pawn shops."
At that time, she got back the account books of those shops for the past three years from Ye Heng, and asked Ayan to copy them all as quickly as possible and make an exact copy.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu turned it out at this moment.
Xiao Wu was a little anxious, so he simply opened the account book, then stopped at a certain page and pointed with his little hand.
Ye Jingyan looked around twice and finally discovered the problem: "April 13th...wait! Is this the real account book of that pawn shop!?"
Hidden in the opening opened by Ye Chutang was a line of handwriting that could not be read in full.
They didn't think it at first, but when they put the two books together, they realized that they looked exactly the same!
Ye Yunfeng blinked, raised the corners of his lips, and couldn't hide the pride on his face: "Okay, Xiao Wu! Can you turn this out?"
If it were anyone else, they would definitely not be able to think of anything else based on the one-fifth that Ye Chutang uncovered and the writing and traces hidden inside.
Xiao Wu actually just glanced at it twice and found it completely matched with the account book!
Ye Chutang couldn't help but sigh in his heart again.
Xiao Wu's sensitivity to numbers was even more amazing than she expected. Coupled with her photographic memory, it was simply terrifying.
Xiao Wu became happy when she heard the compliment, but soon she thought of another thing. She looked up at Ye Chutang, pointed at the two books and shook her head.
——Sister, the date on this and the name of the object pawned that day are the same, but the numbers don’t match!
Ye Chutang touched her little face, curved his lips and smiled: "Thank you, Xiao Wu, I know."
…
"Sister, what on earth did he think that he went to such trouble to record the real accounts between the pages of the book?"
Ye Jingyan has seen many people hiding ledgers and making false accounts in the past, but he has never even heard of this situation.
"If sister hadn't noticed the anomaly in his book that day, I'm afraid we would still have been kept in the dark."
Even though some time had passed, Ye Jingyan couldn't help but sigh when she thought about it again.
Ye Chutang lowered his eyes and looked at the two books placed on the desk.
Although the real account book is now in front of her, it is not that simple to take a look.
This book is very delicately done, and if you try to do it with brute force, I'm afraid it won't work.
She rubbed it gently with her slender fingertips and suddenly asked: "How is the situation over there in Fengling Lane now?"
When Ye Jingyan mentioned this, he immediately became energetic.
"What else can we do? The fire started in the west wing and is now in ruins!"
Ye Chutang tilted his head: "Only one room was burned down?"
"Of course it's more than that!" Ye Yunfeng touched his chin, "Even a third of their small courtyard was burned down!"
Ye Chutang nodded gently and said warmly:
"Second Uncle and the others have suffered too much this time, so it is appropriate to pay a visit and comfort them."
…
The eldest princess's mansion.
Princess Qinyang got off her horse and strode inside.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure in front of her and said hello quickly.
"elder brother!"
Shen Yanchuan paused and looked back.
Princess Qinyang immediately followed.
"Brother, I don't seem to see you much recently. What are you busy with?"
Shen Yanchuan's tone was lazy: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Princess Qinyang: "..."
She looked at the man in front of her and suddenly showed a strange smile.
"Actually, it's nothing! I just wanted to ask, when do you plan to go to Wulan Mountain?"
Shen Yanchuan tilted his head slightly: "You want to go too?"
Princess Qinyang has been fond of excitement since she was a child and has never been interested in Wulan Mountain. This time she actually took the initiative to ask...
"Yes!" Princess Qinyang replied immediately.
Shen Yanchuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
"I'm afraid you won't get used to the loneliness and desolation in the mountains."
Princess Qinyang glared at him.
Can this person speak?
She rolled her eyes.
"Actually, I'm asking for help. If you don't want to say it, then just don't say it!"
After saying that, she walked forward swaggeringly, as if it really didn't matter.
Shen Yanchuan then casually asked: "Help? Who to help?"
Princess Qinyang stood still, her brows and eyes unable to conceal her pride.
"Of course - Miss Ye Er."
Shen Yanchuan's heart moved and he raised his eyes.
(End of chapter)
