The shopkeeper didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly packed up all the things that Qi had lost, put them together like stolen goods, turned over the account book, checked it and handed it to Qi Er.

Qi Er flipped through it at will, he naturally didn't care about what Qi did, but this account book was to be brought back and handed over to Xie Ruqing, "There is a labor shopkeeper, I will take the account book away, as for these objects, you are also open to do business, since you have spent money, I can't take things away, I will go back and ask our young grandmother what she means, if you want to report to the official, I am afraid that this thing cannot be left in your shop." ”

Where does the shopkeeper dare to have two words, things are small, they open a pawnshop, receive a good thing and sell it, it can be worth several kinds of capital, as for these treasures brought by the Qi family, he sold a total of two or three pieces, the capital has already come back, but he is not distressed.

"Yes, yes, my lord, even if you take it away, I will keep all the things, and if it is reported to the official, I will cooperate with the investigation at any time." Shopkeeper said.

Qi Er nodded, put away the account book and left.

He was about to go back to the house to report to Xie Ruqing, and followed Qi's subordinates to report at this time, saying that Qi then went to a shop that specialized in collecting discarded goods, and brought a lot of things out of it, and those things looked like they were all from the palace.

Qi Erxin said that this woman really has a lot of things, and she is a pawnshop and this and that, which is in the eyes of money.

When she went back to explain to Xie Ruqing, Xie Ruqing was also quite surprised, she thought that the Qi family would go to the fabric shop at most to make a difference, and take some money from the broken furniture that she sold, but she didn't expect to steal the things in the palace and not to mention them, and she didn't even let go of those things.

Those things were sold by the Qi family at that time, and how much money she sold was also what she said, no one cared about selling more and selling less, which gave the Qi family a hole to exploit, she didn't want the difference, but left things directly.

There are no bad things in the palace, and the old objects that the Qi family found at that time were not very old, and they were more than enough to use when they were new, but those things were like clothes and jewelry that had been replaced, and there was no need to use the old ones with the new ones, so they were just replaced.

It is understandable that the Qi clan is greedy for those old objects, but what is the use of her leaving behind, is it possible that she has to travel thousands of miles to their home?

She didn't plan to pursue this matter, nor did she want to tell the Yu family, so as not to fall well, but now she suddenly felt that there might be something else here, and the Qi family was too unusual.

Xie Ruqing pondered, I'm afraid it's useless to tell the princess about this, the princess just wants to drive the Qi family away, and she told her about it, either she will directly bring this matter to the surface, and everyone will tear their faces when the time comes, or they will turn a blind eye and give the Qi family some money to send her away.

You have to explain it to the prince in private.

When Qi Yanzhi came back, she discussed: "I suspect that the Qi family has another house in the capital, so we can't investigate this matter privately, we have to talk to the prince and let him decide what to do." ”

Qi Yanzhi was a little surprised, he thought about it carefully, and also felt that this thing was not so ordinary, Qi's husband's family was in the field, and there was no chance of promotion in the short term, since the whole family was in the field, what was the need to buy a house in the capital?

Unless the family is moving to the capital, why did they move to the capital? It may be that her man suddenly made a windfall, and he doesn't plan to be an official, but plans to come to the capital to enjoy happiness, and they are fully sure that they will be promoted while they are alive.

Getting rich can almost be denied, Qi's conspicuous temperament, making a fortune is so bad that everyone in the world knows about it, and then there is only the latter possibility.

So, who exactly gave them the opportunity to get promoted?

"I know this." Qi Yan said, "I will ask Qi Er to follow secretly." ”

Xie Ruqing nodded, this matter has to be known to the prince, in case the Qi clan does something that touches the sensitive situation of the court, it will have to be dealt with by the prince at that time.

After dinner that day, Xie Ruqing took the account book and came to the prince's study.

"Father, are you busy?"

"It's the eldest daughter-in-law." The prince put down the pen in his hand, looked out when he looked up, and regretted that Qi Yanzhi didn't come, "Is there something wrong with me looking for me at this time?" ”

Xie Ruqing nodded with a smile and gave the account book in his hand to the prince, "There is a family matter to bother my father." ”

"Family matters?" The prince was a little surprised, the eldest daughter-in-law has always been safe, and she can't make up her mind about any family affairs, "You bring it to me and I'll take a look." ”

The prince took the account book given by Xie Ruqing, that is, the one given by the pawnshop owner, he frowned after a few glances, "These are all objects in the palace?" ”

The family is big, and he can't remember anything at home, if it weren't for the fact that it was written in the account book that this came out of the Qiyang Palace, he didn't think it had anything to do with the palace at all.

"Yes." Xie Ruqing said, "This was handed over to me by the pawnshop owner, saying that I was afraid of getting into a lawsuit." ”

This is half-true, the thing was given by the boss, and it is also true for fear of getting into a lawsuit, but it is just that he was forced to be helpless and did not take the initiative. But these are not important, as long as the prince knows that this is a thing of the palace and is taken seriously.

"Who did this?" After the prince asked, he remembered that there was a miser in the house, and a while ago he was shouting that the things in the warehouse were too old and some of them were thrown away, and only the Qi family could do this kind of thing, "But it's not right, are there these jade jewelry in the things that are thrown away?" ”

The prince asked the point, and the question was right in the middle, Xie Ruqing said: "No, father, those old things were sold by the eldest aunt and grandmother, but they were just ......."

"Just what?" The prince heard what was in the words and asked, "But did you say that the money from the sale was made for her to swallow privately?" ”

"It was sold for some silver." Xie Ruqing said, "The account book given to me by my aunt and grandmother is still there, you might as well take a look." ”

At that time, the Qi family sold a lot of things, even if those things were depreciated and sold, the price was not expensive, but the accounts that the Qi family handed over to the mansion were not much, and her excuse at that time was that many things were not worth selling and were lost, Xie Ruqing knew that she was not telling the truth, but she did not pursue it.

"How is it so little?" The prince saw the problem at a glance, "Boss, daughter-in-law, you might as well say it directly." ”