Xiao Qi is determined to find out the case and clear his name, but he can't go to Huainan for the time being.

So after dinner, Xiao Qi caught up with Zhu Yuan, who left the dining room.

"Zhu Shizi, I'm sorry, if you want me to escort you to Huainan, you have to wait for the case of Wanbao Yinlou to be investigated."

"Got it." Zhu Yuan's answer was very weak, every time he wanted to go back to Huainan, something would always happen.

Hearing Xiao Qi say that he couldn't send him to Huainan for the time being, he began to have insomnia again, and insomnia is a terrible thing.

……

In the afternoon, a group of uninvited guests came to the Feng family, and it was the Wang steward of Daming Yinzhuang who brought a group of people to collect debts.

Steward Wang sat in the hall and drank half a cup of tea, then put the teacup on the table with a clatter, and went straight to the topic: "Boss Feng, the 50,000 taels of silver you owe us have reached the time to repay the loan. ”

Feng Wanbao had to bend down and intercede with the leader of the king, "Trouble is a few more days, the prefect is investigating the case of our loss of silver, and when we find the silver——。 ”

Daming Yinzhuang has an official background, and Feng Wanbao doesn't dare to treat them too slowly.

Steward Wang smiled and said: "I'll give you another three days of grace, I can't explain to my head if I have more, and I'll come back in three days." ”

After the steward Wang took people away, Mrs. Feng came out of the inner room.

"Master, why do you owe so much silver to Daming Yinzhuang?"

Feng Xiaogongzi heard that someone was coming to collect debts, and he also ran in, "Dad, what happened just now?" ”

Feng Wanbao explained to Mrs. Feng helplessly: "Baoqin needs to be taken care of everywhere in the palace, I asked someone to give her 10,000 taels a year ago, and 10,000 taels to pay off foreign debts. ”

"The other 30,000 taels are placed in the Wanbao Silver Building for circulation, and we must always have more cash when we open a pawnshop and the Silver Building. You also know that your younger brother has been a shopkeeper for several years, and Wanbao Yinlou has a deficit every month. ”

Feng Xiaogongzi: "The people outside say that our Feng family is a profiteer, and the profiteer also loses money, Dad, let's stop being a profiteer in the future, right?" ”

Feng Wanbao coughed a few times: "Yu'er, Dad has something to say to your mother, you go out first." ”

Feng Xiaogongzi: "Go out, go out, I'll go to Liu's house to find my master." ”

After the youngest son went out, Feng Wanbao said to Mrs. Feng earnestly: "Madam, do you say that the ten boxes of silver are stolen by your younger brother Jin Daya?" ”

"Master, how is this possible, my brother has always tried his best to help you take care of the shop - although he may take a small advantage, but with such a large sum of money, he will definitely not dare to do it."

Feng Wanbao, "I have asked someone to bring a letter to Baoqin, hoping to get some silver from her and come back for emergency." Da Neng Silver Village only gave us three days, the time is too short, it is estimated that the lost silver is not so easy to recover, tomorrow I will go to the tooth shop, sell this ancestral house. ”

Mrs. Feng wiped her tears and walked out of the living room, and when she returned to the house, she immediately asked people to find Jin Daya.

With a serious face, he said to Jin Daya: "Say, how much silver have you gotten from Wanbao Silver Building over the years?" ”

Jin Daya: "Sister, how dare I?" ”

Mrs. Feng: "It seems that you won't tell the truth if you don't move the truth, Zhu'er, bring the rattan." ”

"Yes, ma'am." The maid Zhu'er received the order to go out of the house immediately.

In the house, Jin Daya hugged her sister's leg, "Sister, don't beat me, I'll explain everything, I only get a thousand taels of silver from Wanbao Silver Building every month to spend it myself." ”

Mrs. Feng was stunned, one thousand taels a month, twelve thousand taels a year, and sixty thousand taels in five years.

"You eat and live in the closed mansion, and your brother-in-law treats you well, just say where you spent all the money."

Jin Daya drooped his head: "I, I have set up a small courtyard outside and raised five wives, which is not much for a thousand taels a month." ”

The maid Zhu'er walked into the house and handed the rattan to Mrs. Feng.

Mrs. Feng is such a younger brother, she has never been willing to fight, and she still can't fight when she takes the rattan and is ruthless.

Mrs. Feng threw the rattan to the ground, stroked her head and said, "Zhu'er, I have a headache, help me to the bed and lie down." ”

Zhu'er helped Mrs. Feng to the inner room.

Jin Daya looked at the rattan on the ground and patted his chest, it was so dangerous, it seemed that he didn't need to be beaten, and it was serious to slip away quickly.

……

In the evening, Lu Zhutou and Mu Ziqi both came to Xiaoqi's house for dinner, and even Feng Xiaogongzi also came.

After eating, Lu Zhutou and Hua Xi'er went to Wanbao Silver Building to watch the night.

Zhu Yuan, the prince of the world, went back to his house to rest.

Xiao Qi walked a hundred steps in the courtyard after dinner, and Mu Ziqi and Feng Xiaogongzi followed behind Xiao Qi.

Mu Zichen: "Xiao Qi, when I heard about the loss of silver this time, my father actually suspected you?" ”

Xiao Qi saw Mu Zichan gloating, and snorted at him, "Why did you come to my house for dinner again today?" ”

Ah Mo: "Our young master doesn't like to stay in the Mu Mansion, so he always looks for opportunities to run out." ”

Mu Zixi: "Ah Mo, you are fortunate to follow my son, this is going to be replaced by someone else's family, and it has already been sold by the master's family." ”

Xiao Qi grinned at Mu Ziqi and asked, "Your Mu Mansion is so terrifying, looking for opportunities to run out every day." ”

Feng Xiaogongzi: "Brother Mu, I was kicked out by my father, and we are connected by the same illness - master, why don't we go and practice archery." ”

"How many times have I told you, don't call me master."

"Got it, master." Feng Xiaogongzi drooped his head, looking angry.

Xiao Qi looked at the courtyard, it was already dark, but today was the tenth day of the first month, and the moonlight still had a certain degree of visibility.

At this time, Xiao Qi can see things clearly, but the other two cannot.

Xiao Qi looked at Feng Xiaogongzi: "Are you sure you want to practice archery now?" ”

Mu Zili: "Feng Yulang, you are not too young, why don't you use your brain before you speak." Feng Xiaogongzi looked at Xiao Qi: "Master, am I really stupid?" ”

Xiao Qi patted his forehead, "Eh, it's okay." ”

Feng Xiaogongzi began to cry.

Xiao Qi was a little at a loss, "Mu Zixi, you made people cry, you hurry up and coax him, otherwise you won't come to my house for dinner tomorrow." ”

Mu Ziqi coaxed Feng Xiaogongzi to the Feng family, and it was already late when he returned to Mu Mansion.

He walked to the front of the house and saw that the light was on in the house, and the little servant Akan was standing at the door and winking at him.

Mu Zixi immediately understood, he walked into the room lightly, and saw a person sitting at the table. "Mother, it's so late, why haven't you rested?"

"You dare to ask me, tell me quickly, where did you go and come back so late."

Mu Ziqi curled the corners of her lips and showed the same smile as the eldest princess.

"Mother, I'm going to investigate the theft of Wanbao Silver Building."

Since the youngest son is doing the right thing, she can't be too harsh, so she said: "Try to go home as early as possible in the future." ”

Mu Zishan: "I know, mother, I saw my eldest brother yesterday and found that my eldest brother had lost weight, so you have time to care more about your eldest brother." ”

Mu Zishan silently said sorry to his eldest brother in his heart.

Hearing her youngest son say this, Mrs. Mu suddenly felt as if her eldest son had really lost weight.