For a few days in a row, Ye Mushen threw himself into the tedious affairs of Xiaoaotang.

Lu Qian is a person he can trust.

In the past, Ye Mu Shen traveled all over the world, and Xiaoaotang was handed over to Lu Qian to take care of, and there were very few things that went wrong.

Something was wrong this time.

The biggest problem is Xiaoaotang's revenue and deed tax.

There are thousands of shops in Luoyang City, nominally, all of them are smiling and proud.

In previous years, in winter, these shops would first offer dividends for the first three quarters, but this year's income dividends have shrunk significantly.

Similarly, Xiaoaotang has to pay a certain deed tax to the government every quarter.

This year, however, the deed tax was waived.

After deducting and subtracting, Xiaoaotang's revenue was not as good as the previous year.

Ye Mushen sorted out the account books for a few days, and finally sorted out the clue-

Xiao Aotang, who he poured all his heart and soul into, was unknowingly incorporated into a sub-department of the imperial court by the household department.

It wasn't until the day that Ye Mushen was kicked out of the dustless house by Ling Shang that Xiao Aotang left the imperial court.

But the revenue of more than a month can be swallowed by the household.

asked what happened to Lu Qian, and he didn't know anything.

After all, Lu Qian is only good at tinkering with some strange things, but he is far inferior to the hall master himself for business management.

Chinese New Year's Eve Mu Shen laid a solid foundation for Xiaoaotang, and Lu Qian did not have to deal with too challenging affairs.

To cope with some daily life, Lu Qian and the others in the hall are at ease.

But in the face of scheming characters like Yuwen Jingxuan and Ling Shang, they couldn't guard against it.

Ye Mushen no longer has the strength to lose his temper with Lu Qian.

In the past few days, he has numbed himself by being busy with Xiao Aotang, but the words of the old prime minister are always circling in his mind-

Ling Shang had the same eyes as the concubine.

And the emperor recognized him at first sight.

So, why did the emperor let his own son, the third prince, hang himself in front of him?

How did Ling Shang pick up a life and be sealed?

……

No-these problems, just wait a little longer, and grind hard with a few senior officials, and finally find some clues.

The real problem is ......

Ling Shang...... It's actually the third prince?

Ye Mushen's chest was so tight that he couldn't breathe.

He has traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, and has also visited countless remote villages that no one cares about.

In the past few days, those places that have imprinted his footprints have pressed on his heart layer by layer, caged his heart so that it can beat weakly, and it has been annihilated little by little.

It was as if the road he had traveled was just a dream and meaningless.

How can it be...... It's my brother......

"He" is still alive; Ye Mushen didn't feel the joy he deserved.

Ye Mushen remembered that Ling Shang had told him that Ayan had jumped into the sea.

Why do you want to tell him that "he" is still alive when Ye Mushen accepts "his" death?

It's okay to be alive, but why is "he" Ling Shang?

The Ling Shang that Ye Mushen likes can be anyone......

It shouldn't be "him", should it?

"It's a shame I didn't see him torture himself to death, right?"

- It turned out that it was not a joke.

When Ling Shang said that, was he unwavering, or was he full of hatred?

Ye Mushen couldn't figure it out, and he didn't want to think about it.

Looking back on the acquaintance with Ling Shang, Ye Mushen's heart ached one by one.

From the very beginning, Ling Shang deliberately kept his distance from Ye Mu Shen...... Presumably he is extremely reluctant to deal with his own demon anymore, right?

Later, Ling Shang repeatedly became indifferent and refused......

Ye Mushen frowned, and his lips were almost bitten-

The reason why Ling Shang repeatedly avoided his liking......

It's not that it's unmotivated, right?

It's because ......

Because......

Iniquity......