Miss Hua couldn't help pouting on the side, the engraving master you invited didn't look very good, I don't think it's a famous artist, and I wasted my father's good paintings.

"Have you ever met the author of this book?" The eldest prince asked.

The shopkeeper of Huiwenzhai said: "Back to Your Highness, this book was not originally received by Trumpet, but was transferred from Wanjuanfang, so Trumpet has not seen the author of this book. ”

"Transferred from Wanjuanfang? I haven't met the author, how do you get paid? The eldest prince was puzzled.

The shopkeeper of Huiwenzhai explained: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, Your Highness, the trumpet was unknown in the capital in the early years, and I could only barely survive by helping those big carving workshops do some small work." It wasn't until the last two years that those bookstores were willing to sell the trumpet books because they had printed a few well-selling word books, and they became famous in the capital. The owner of the trumpet is grateful to the big carving workshops for their help, therefore, no matter how much work the trumpet has at hand, it is necessary to take out manpower to take over the manuscripts of the big carving workshops, Wanjuanfang is one of them, this "Pearl Record" is transferred by Wanjuanfang, the trumpet only needs to pay a dry fee to the Wanjuanfang, the trumpet only takes the book, the book is printed by the trumpet, but the author is the Wanjuanfang, no matter whether the book can be sold at a good price, the trumpet will not meet with the author, this is the rule. ”

The eldest prince didn't understand, he didn't know, it turned out that there were so many ways to print books in the carving workshop.

"So how much money did you pay for this book?" Miss Hua asked.

The steward took out the account book he brought and handed it to the big treasurer, who turned to one of the pages and presented it to the prince with both hands: "Your Highness, please take a look, and the trumpet will pay one hundred taels of silver to Wanjuanfang." ”

Sure enough, it was clearly written in the account book that the money was paid to Wanjuanfang, not to himself.

The second one who was rumored to be the shopkeeper of Wanjuanfang was Hu Shopkeeper, and with him, there were two stewards, one surnamed Wang and the other surnamed Fang, but there was no steward surnamed Liang in Wang Lanhua's mouth.

Wanjuanfang is the industry of the Qin family, and the five heads of the Qin family all account for shares, and the proportion of this share is handed down from the ancestors, as long as the five heads are still there, this share is also there. Now the manager of Wanjuanfang is Qin Zhou, the second master of the Qin family's third room, he is Qin Wei's uncle, and the shopkeeper Hu is the servant of the Qin family, and the shopkeeper Hu is the shopkeeper who takes care of trivial matters on weekdays.

The eldest prince narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the shopkeeper Hu, and asked, "Does your account have a steward surnamed Liang?" Why didn't he come along? ”

Shopkeeper Hu hurriedly said: "Back to Your Highness, there was indeed a Liang steward in the trumpet, but he unfortunately passed away three months ago. ”

"What?" The eldest prince's brows moved slightly, and Miss Hua also owed her body.

Steward Liang is dead? It's too much of a coincidence.

Miss Hua Da remembered that Master Hua San began to illustrate this book about three months ago.

"Is Steward Liang a servant of the Qin family, or was he invited from outside? Where is he from, and how did he die? The eldest prince asked in a deep voice.

Shopkeeper Hu said: "Back to His Royal Highness, Steward Liang is not a servant in the house, but he has some relationships. His name is Liang Yi, his wife was originally a second-class maid next to the old lady of the third room, and Liang Steward is engaged since childhood, Liang Steward is a Tongzhou person, his parents died, he lived in his uncle's house when he was a child, after his uncle died, he came out alone to make a living, first in a shop in Tongzhou, after saving a little money, he opened a small shop by himself, after getting married, the husband and wife opened a shop together, but the business was not good, after the shop was closed, his wife begged to the old lady, wanted to find an errand for her husband in the house, and it happened that there was a shortage of people in Wanjuanfang, Liang Yi has read books, can settle accounts, and opened his own shop, people are also smart, the second master let the villain read it, and the villain also thought he was okay, so he let him come to the trumpet, first to help the stewards, and three years later officially let him be the steward, alas, he only became a steward last year, but he didn't expect it to be just a year, and he ...... He fell off his horse and died on his way back to his hometown in Tongzhou to go to his uncle's grave. ”

The Qin family is a family, and Wanjuanfang is a time-honored brand, such a place will not use people casually, just like this Liang Yi, he can be regarded as knowing the roots, and after entering Wanjuanfang, he honed for three years before he finally became a manager.

Miss Hua looked at the shopkeeper Hu and asked, "He fell to his death while riding a horse?" Did anyone see it at the time? ”

"Yes, Liang Yi took his two sons back to Tongzhou together, it is said that he originally wanted to go back by car, but his youngest son wanted to ride a horse, Liang Yi felt that it was not far to Tongzhou, so he went to the post station to rent three horses, and the father and son rode back. According to his eldest son, when walking on the road, Liang Yi's horse was suddenly startled, among the father and son, only Liang Yi's riding skills are acceptable, the two sons only learned to ride a horse not long ago, and they have no ability to catch up with the startled horse, and when they finally found it, they only saw Liang Yi fall on the road, he had lost his breath, and the startled horse had disappeared. "Shopkeeper Hu explained in great detail, obviously the Qin family also sent someone to investigate carefully at that time.

Miss Hua looked at the shopkeeper Hu and asked, "He fell to his death while riding a horse?" Did anyone see it at the time? ”

"Yes, Liang Yi took his two sons back to Tongzhou together, it is said that he originally wanted to go back by car, but his youngest son wanted to ride a horse, Liang Yi felt that it was not far to Tongzhou, so he went to the post station to rent three horses, and the father and son rode back. According to his eldest son, when walking on the road, Liang Yi's horse was suddenly startled, among the father and son, only Liang Yi's riding skills are acceptable, the two sons only learned to ride a horse not long ago, and they have no ability to catch up with the startled horse, and when they finally found it, they only saw Liang Yi fall on the road, he had lost his breath, and the startled horse had disappeared. "Shopkeeper Hu explained in great detail, obviously the Qin family also sent someone to investigate carefully at that time. Miss Hua looked at the shopkeeper Hu and asked, "He fell to his death while riding a horse?" Did anyone see it at the time? ”

"Yes, Liang Yi took his two sons back to Tongzhou together, it is said that he originally wanted to go back by car, but his youngest son wanted to ride a horse, Liang Yi felt that it was not far to Tongzhou, so he went to the post station to rent three horses, and the father and son rode back. According to his eldest son, when walking on the road, Liang Yi's horse was suddenly startled, among the three father and son, only Liang Yi's riding skills are acceptable, the two sons only learned to ride a horse not long ago, and they have no ability to catch up with the startled horse, and when they finally found it, they only saw Liang Yi fall on the road, already