If Qiu Ju spends money to go out, it is to subsidize the family, but a wealthy family only needs twenty taels of silver all year round, and Qiu Ju has been spending money out, indicating that she is short of money, obviously not to live.

Yunluo closed the account book, "I will give you an explanation for this money, but the prince is there, and the housekeeper says that I used it, and if the prince asks, let him come to me." ”

"This ......," Steward Wang hesitated.

Yunluo raised his eyes, put the account book in Jinshu's hand, and stared at Steward Wang, "Steward Wang, I am the concubine of this palace, it shouldn't be too much to use some silver for something, right?"

Cold sweat instantly slipped from the corner of Steward Wang's forehead, "It's not too much, the slave retreats." ”

With that, he turned and left.

But the moment he turned around, his face completely lost the previous respect, and he would definitely tell the prince about this matter in every detail.

After Yunluo watched Steward Wang leave, he turned his head to look at Jinshu, "This silver is the same as my dowry, it was used by Qiu Ju, you said she is a little maid, what can she do to spend so much money?"

Jin Shu's eyes drooped, and he guessed a point or two, but he didn't dare to say nonsense, "Princess, this matter must be strictly investigated and handled, otherwise once it causes a big disaster, Qiu Ju will definitely slander you with death." ”

"That's right. What Jinshu could think of, Yunluo had already thought of it, and coldly retracted his gaze, "I also want to know who gave her the guts." ”

"Jinshu, you don't have to startle the snake, follow her and see where she usually goes when she goes out of the house, there will always be some clues. ”

"Yes, slave and maid go now. ”

After the brocade book answered, he stepped out of the door.

Yunluo looked at the door indifferently, his fingers slowly rubbing on the armrest of the chair, not knowing what he was thinking.

......

It wasn't until the next morning that Jin Shu returned.

Yunluo had just finished washing, wiping her hands with a towel, and when she saw Jinshu coming in, she asked directly, "I guess, this night, Qiu Ju should be in the gambling house." ”

Jin Shu was stunned, "How does the princess know?"

Yunluo looked confident, retracted her gaze, and hung up the towel, "So much silver, she will definitely not be able to use it for food, and she doesn't dare to wear jewelry hairpin rings that are more luxurious than the master in the house." ”

"You can't use that much money anywhere else except the gambling house. ”

I have to say that Yunluo guessed correctly.

Jinshu nodded and said, "I went to the gambling house, when the slave went to find Qiu Ju last night, I learned that she had taken leave on the grounds that her father was seriously ill, and the slave maid wanted to go to her house to have a look, but I didn't expect to see her arguing with people outside the gambling house." ”

After the quarrel, Qiu Ju was invited into the gambling house, and the slave waited outside all night before seeing Qiu Ju come out dejectedly, thinking that she had lost a lot of money. ”

Yunluo said expressionlessly, "Qiu Ju lost the money, she will definitely go back to the house to get the silver, you go to the door to block her and bring her to the backyard." If she doesn't come, she will directly ask the guards in the palace to tie her up. ”

After Jin Shu answered, he turned and left.

Yunluo thought that Qiu Ju would be tied up by the guards, but she didn't expect that she came by herself, still holding the account book in her hand.

Jin Shu followed behind her.

Yunluo raised his eyebrows, walked to the main seat, and sat down slowly, with a shallow smile on his face.

After Qiu Ju walked in, she knelt down in front of Yunluo, "Princess, yesterday my father was seriously ill, and the slave maid took leave to go back to visit my father, so I didn't come to deliver the account book, this is the account book of your dowry expenses and income, and you asked the slave and maid to go out to buy medicine in the palace before. ”

The rhetoric is well-founded, and it really sounds flawless.

After Jinshu took the account book from Qiu Ju's hand, he walked over and handed it to Yunluo.

Yunluo looked at Qiu Ju with his eyes, took the book in his hand, and deliberately asked, "What is your father's disease?"

Her voice was cold, and her eyes seemed to be able to look into Qiu Ju's heart at a glance.

A trace of panic obviously flashed in Qiu Ju's eyes, and she lowered her head and said, "It's just that when I went out, I accidentally fell, broke my left leg, and put on a plaster, but fortunately it didn't hurt my life." ”

"It's good that it doesn't hurt my life. ”

Yunluo said something inexplicably, and opened the account book in his hand.

Qiu Ju's whole heart was also lifted.

The handwriting of some words on the ledger has not yet dried, obviously it is a new account, and Yunluo carefully flipped through the pages one by one, and his expression was the same as usual.

This also made Qiu Ju breathe a sigh of relief, the reason why she dared to cheat directly on the account book was that she knew that Yunluo couldn't read the account book, and said that checking the account was nothing more than bluffing.

"Qiu Ju, when did you start remembering this account?" Yunluo suddenly raised his voice and asked, not taking his eyes off the ledger.

Qiu Ju was frightened and immediately knelt down, not daring to be distracted in the slightest, "This is all the accounts of the slave maid when she took care of the dowry after the princess entered the palace. ”

"Really?" Yun Luo's lips curved, and he raised his eyes to look at Qiu Ju lightly, "It's been half a year since I married into the palace, what kind of ink did you use to write so that it hasn't dried up until now?"

"This ...... This is because a few days ago, the slave maid accidentally wet the ledger while bathing, and then it snowed heavily for the next few days, and the ledger was not dried. Qiu Ju replied in a panic.

Yunluo's face changed suddenly, and he suddenly closed the account book, and his voice became sharp, "Qiu Ju, do you think I'm very foolish?"

Qiu Ju trembled in fright, and directly slammed her head on the ground, "The princess is angry, what the slave and maid said is the truth, I really don't dare to fool the princess." ”

She gritted her teeth, thinking that as long as she refused to admit it, Yunluo would not have any evidence, and she would definitely not be able to do anything to herself.

Yunluo raised his hand and smashed the ledger on Qiu Ju, "You turn the second page yourself and look at the third line." ”

Qiu Ju felt pain in her body, but she didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly picked up the account book and turned the second page.

Look down and see the third line.

It reads: Buy a horse of brocade, three hundred taels.

After reading it, Qiu Ju immediately knelt on the ground, choked and said, "Princess, this brocade was bought for the prince, you specially ordered to buy a good cloud brocade, although it is a little expensive, but the slave still bought it, Princess Mingjian!"

"What about Yun Jin? I asked the prince, and he never received any Yun Jin. Yunluo didn't ask Jiang Lingyan, he was just frying Qiu Ju.

Qiu Ju's back stiffened, and her voice trembled, "Yunjin...... The slave maid did send it to the prince's courtyard, but it was thrown out directly, and the slave and maid felt pity, so they took it back and made clothes for the slave and maid's brother, and asked the princess to forgive her sins. ”

"Forgiveness?" Yunluo sneered, "The things you want to buy with my dowry have all been used by you, and you still use them so naturally, do you want me to forgive your sins?"

Qiu Ju knelt on the ground, and she didn't dare to come out, "Princess, all the slaves and maids want are things that have been thrown away, but I just think it's a pity." ”

"It's got to this point, you're still lying. Yunluo's voice was cold and cold, "Jinshu, come on, what did you see when you left the mansion yesterday?"