When Yang Dong left the courtyard,

The whole person seemed to be hollowed out, and his face was full of vanity.

Zhao Xiangling, this little goblin, is not a good person at all!

Touching his deflated purse, Yang Dong suddenly felt that he should make more money.

But when he thought about it, the investment of this silver did not seem to be a pure loss.

After all, he still has the title of the leader of the Blue Lotus Sect on his head. And Zhao Xiangling and they went to the four states in the south of the Yangtze River, they were also helping themselves, right?

Thinking of this, he felt a little more comfortable.

was walking on the street, and suddenly saw Shu Mouse walking quickly towards him with a hurried expression.

Yang Dong frowned, glanced at Shu Mouse, and said:

"It's not far from Qunfang Tower, let's go over there and talk."

Shu mouse lowered his head and said yes, but a strange expression appeared on his cheeks.

After all, it is an extremely embarrassing thing to let the eunuch go to the Qinglou.

But since it was Yang Gong's order, he couldn't say anything.

Qunfang Building,

In a very elegant room,

Yang Dong took a sip of the teacup and asked:

"Tell me, what's going on with that matter?"

When Shu Mouse heard this, a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Yang Gong, the tax and silver case you asked us to investigate does not exist at all."

"What did you say!?"

Yang Dong put down the teacup abruptly, stared at Shu Mouse firmly, and asked word by word:

"What do you mean by that? The tax bank case does not exist? ”

Shu Mouse's head bowed slightly, and a confused expression appeared on his cheeks.

"According to the information of the Ministry of Officials, as well as the internal preservation of our West Factory, the Lord Xu you mentioned has been serving in the Ministry of Household Affairs all these years."

"It wasn't until about seven years ago that I said I was sick and returned to my hometown."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Dong's eyes widened instantly. At the same time, an inexplicable chill seeped from his back.

"Seven years ago, I returned home?"

But the little young woman didn't say that when she was very young, her parents were implicated in the tax and silver case, and they lost their official positions, not to mention, and finally died of depression.

In that case, who is that Lord Xu in the court?

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, it is impossible not to find out, Lord Xu has changed someone, right?

Could it be ...... Is that little woman lying?

But the next moment, he dispelled this thought. Because the token that the little young woman took out at that time was indeed a good thing for the Xu family, and the prefect of the capital had sold face, it was impossible to be wrong.

Yang Dong frowned and was silent for a long time.

Shu Mouse stood aside respectfully, and there was also a hint of doubt on his cheeks.

It stands to reason that there can be no mistakes in the files of the Ministry of Officials and the West Factory. Even if the officials were manipulated, it was difficult for the files of the West Factory to be manipulated.

And now, there is no trace of the dossier on both sides. In other words, at least from the perspective of the imperial court, this Lord Xu has always existed, and there has never been a so-called tax and silver case.

However, Yang Gong's performance is clearly that this tax and silver case not only happened, but also had a great impact on Lord Xu's family.

What's going on here?

At this moment, Yang Dong's calm voice sounded in his ears.

"Immediately go and bring up all the files about the life of this Master Xu."

"My father still has some things to deal with, so I'll take the first step."

After speaking, he didn't wait for Shu Mouse to react, and left in a hurry.

Shu Mouse also realized that this matter may not be so simple. So almost at the same time, he left Qunfang Building and hurried towards the small building of the West Factory.

……

The outer city of the capital,

In a small courtyard that looks narrow and dilapidated,

The little girl Su Su held a rag doll and sat on the chair obediently, accompanying the little young woman Huanhuan on the side to do the laundry.

"Mother, Su Su wants to eat big chicken legs, is it okay for my mother to take Su Su to eat?"

The little young woman glanced at Su Su and said angrily:

"Eat, eat, eat, know to eat. Do you know that now in our home, we can't open the pot? ”

Su Su heard this, but nodded slightly.

"What my mother said, Su Su naturally knows. But can we ask Uncle Shuai to invite us to eat? ”

"Uncle Shuai looks so rich, and he likes Su Su very much. Why don't we go to Uncle Shuai? ”

When the little young woman heard this, she gently tapped on Su Su's little head.

As the saying goes, there is nothing to be done, and it is either a traitor or a thief. Although that son seems to be sanctimonious, with what she knows about men, the more this is the case, the more vigilant she should be. 彡彡

"Stinky girl, no matter how rich Uncle Shuai is, it has nothing to do with us, do you understand?"

"From now on, you have to follow your mother honestly."

Su Su let out an extremely reluctant "oh", lowered his little head, and didn't know what he was thinking.

When the little young woman saw that her daughter was depressed, she felt a little unbearable, so she spoke:

"Although you can't give Su Su chicken legs, is it okay for my mother to make Su Su's favorite egg soup for Su Su today?"

"Good!!"

Su Su nodded immediately, and the gloom on her immature face dissipated, replaced by a sweet smile.

The little young woman couldn't help but smile when she looked at her daughter's sweet smile.

Although life is a little harder now, as long as her daughter is by her side, she feels that there is still hope in life.

At this moment, there was a calm and powerful knock on the door outside the small courtyard.

The little young woman frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice:

"Who is your Excellency?"

", it's me, the secret agent of the West Factory, we met in the yamen a few days ago."

Hearing this familiar voice, a flash of vigilance flashed on the little young woman's cheeks.

It was Su Su, a heartless girl, who suddenly jumped up from the chair when she heard Yang Dong's voice.

"It's Uncle Handsome!"

"He's here to take Su Su to eat big chicken legs, my mother will open the door for Uncle Shuai!"

The little young woman glared at Su Su fiercely, and then continued to ask:

"What's the matter with Childe? I don't know if I can say it directly. ”

"I'm a woman, it's inconvenient to open the door, and I ask my son to forgive me."

Yang Dong was not angry at the little young woman's reaction. Because he knows very well in his heart that in today's Great Zhou, although the social atmosphere is still open, after all, the other party is a little widow.

The news of knocking on the widow's door in broad daylight does have an impact on the reputation of the other party. So I had to say:

"It's about your father, I've consulted a lot of files in the West Factory and the Ministry of Officials these days, but I made a shocking discovery."

", I want to ask more, was your father really demoted in the first place?"

"The tax and silver case did happen, right?"