When Qiao Wei heard this, his face couldn't help but change, "What do you say?" ”

Yuan Langlang said solemnly, "This hairpin concubine has been seen a few times, and it is the favorite thing of the former Taishou Liu Xun's wife, Mrs. Cai. According to her own words, this thing was made by the court, called the Moyu Pan Dragon Hairpin, just such a one, which can be worth a thousand gold. ”

Qiao Wei didn't know much about jade, he only felt that the luster of this hairpin was as warm as ink, it was indeed low-key and atmospheric, and the style was very chic, so he didn't think about it so much.

However, the Han Dynasty respected black, and black jade was very rare, and it was rarely produced within the border, so it was more sought after by the family than jade and white jade, and it was not a lie.

Qiao Wei quickly sensed two suspicious points from Yuan Langlang's words, although the Qiao family's main sect is also a famous family in Anhui City, but it is far from being rich enough to give away a black hosta, so the origin of Qiao Rui's black hosta is suspicious.

Second, since this is Mrs. Cai's favorite thing, it will definitely not be easily taken out to show people, the question is still this, where did the black hosta in Qiao Rui's hand come from.

Qiao Wei retreated left and right, and asked Yuan Langlang to elaborate, "After Wu Hou broke through Anhui City, where did Mrs. Cai go?" ”

"Mrs. Cai was arrogant, and she didn't want to be captured by the Hou Ye, so she touched the pillar and died. It stands to reason that this thing should be directly confiscated and confiscated into the army as a reward, as for who this black jade hairpin was rewarded to, the concubine is unknown. Yuan Langlang thought about it and put forward another possibility, "Maybe the people in the army didn't know the value of this thing, so they sold it casually, but I don't know."

The concubine was just cautious, and did not suspect what Qiao Gongzi meant. ”

Qiao Wei knew that she was just kindly reminding, she didn't doubt it, but Qiao Wei was suspicious, no matter why this black hosta fell into Qiao Rui's hands, this matter was worth investigating.

After Sun Ce raided Liu's mansion, the confiscated items would be handed over to the quartermaster for counting, and then distributed to the important generals in the army.

But if it is given away, it means that Qiao Rui is involved with people in the army. If it is a pawn sale, the person who sells it does not know the goods, can the person who buys it still not know the goods, if Qiao Rui spends money to buy it, he will definitely not be able to afford it, and he does not have to buy such an expensive thing to please Qiao's mother.

Qiao's mother obviously didn't know the value of this hairpin, she only felt that it was the kindness of her stepson, and Qiao Rui definitely didn't know the value of this hairpin, otherwise she wouldn't let Qiao's mother wear it on her head so ostentatious.

Qiao Wei wanted to understand the trick and summoned Youye to check the whereabouts of this black jade hairpin, she always felt that the things hidden behind this hairpin would definitely not be simple.

Yuan Langlang saw Qiao Wei's serious expression, and he was also a little worried, "Madam? Concubine, did you say something wrong? ”

Qiao Wei came back from his contemplation and hurriedly shook his head, "It has nothing to do with you, what you said is very important, today thanks to your delicate mind and the origin of this hairpin." It's just that I have some speculations in my heart, and I don't dare to say anything until it is confirmed. ”

Yuan Langlang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that Madam didn't blame her." ”

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The next day, Youye directly brought quartermaster Zhou Gu to Sun Mansion to meet Qiao Wei, "Xiaguan to meet Madame." ”

"Get up, I want to ask you about it, Youye should have told you, you directly told me who this ink jade hairpin was rewarded to at that time?"

Zhou Gu presented a booklet, "It was given to Master Sima Chen of the other department." ”

Chen Wu?

Qiao Wei's impression of him is still in the picture of a battle with Sun Quan at the time of the wedding.

Sun Quan and Zhou Yu went on the expedition, Chen Wu also followed Sun Ce out of Lujiang, and now he is not in the city, Qiao Wei has nowhere to ask even if he wants to.

That's where the clue is.

Qiao Wei was slightly discouraged, "It's so unfortunate." ”

Zhou Gu bowed his head and said, "If Madam wants to ask about this ink hosta, the lower official still has a matter to report, this ink hosta was later lost by Lord Chen to Lord Taishou Li." ”

Li Shu? It's him again!

Qiao Wei frowned, "You go on." ”

"The ink hosta is very valuable and has a unique style, so the lower officials have some impressions, and the people who are under the head are not careful at first, so they are casually distributed to Lord Chen. Later, the second son said that he wanted to choose a unique hairpin for Mrs. as a gift for marriage, and the lower official remembered this hairpin, and only after checking did he know that it was given to Lord Chen.

The second son also took a lot of things at that time and wanted to exchange this ink hosta with Lord Chen, but Lord Chen said that he had already lost to Lord Li, so the second son gave up and chose another phoenix hairpin made of gold to give to his wife. ”

Behind the phoenix hairpin that was originally sent, there is also this story.

Youye arched his hand and said, "My subordinates have checked Lord Taishou Li and Gongzi Qiao, and found that the two are indeed very close, and Master Taishou Li often goes in and out of the Lujiang family, has dealings with those young sons, and even gave a lot of generous gifts. ”

"He is the son-in-law of the Zhou family, and it is not surprising that he has some dealings with these sons of the family. Why give generous gifts? ”

You Ye didn't know, "But my subordinates once saw him send a cart of cloth to the Chen Mansion, which was very expensive. ”

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taishou's Yulu was 1,000 stones, which was converted into easy-to-understand words, and a month's salary was 2,000 catties of unhulled wheat.

It doesn't sound like a lot, but in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were wars everywhere, and the market price had long been chaotic, plus Li Shu's family had a large population. This kind of wealth is also a well-off level, and no matter how rich you are, you won't have it.

But Youye said that Li Shu's life was very extravagant, and even when he interacted with the children of the family, he spent a lot of money and did not control it. Not to mention the side, just say that the fabric that Li Shu wore when he met Qiao Wei in the city, as well as the car driving are very precious.

It's true that it shouldn't be the standard of living that a Taishou has.

Qiao Wei was a little puzzled, is his wife Zhou's family so rich?

Zhou Gu continued, "There is one thing in the lower officials, I don't know if I should say it or not. ”

If you really don't say it, you won't say it. Qiao Wei nodded and motioned for him not to ink.

"A few days ago, a lieutenant in the army came to fight with the subordinate officers, saying that there was a shortage of food and grass, and even mixed sand and gravel in it."

"Sand and gravel mixed with grain and grass? Why is that? ”

Qiao Wei didn't quite understand, if this sand and gravel is eaten in the stomach, it is easy to cause gastrointestinal infection, and this good person has to eat something wrong if he has no problems.

Zhou Gu was also very helpless, "If there is a shortage of food in the army, or the local harvest is not good, in order to complete the tax, sand and gravel will be mixed into the collected grain and grass......

Zhou Gu looked at Qiao Wei's face changed slightly, and he didn't continue to speak.

Qiao Wei felt that something was wrong, "This year is clear and the wind and rain are smooth, and the harvest is very good." ”

Some time ago, she went out to the outskirts of the city to inspect the autumn harvest, and she also asked the farmers who worked in the fields, and they all said that the harvest was an excellent year. Qiao Wei also planted some vegetables behind the Sun family's garden, which also grew gratifyingly, and there was no sign of a bad harvest.

"So......" Qiao Wei came back to his senses and understood what Zhou Gu meant, "Are you suspicious that Li Shu is guarding himself and stealing military supplies?" ”

If there is not enough food and grass, there will inevitably be no strength to attack the city, Li Shu is preparing to make a fire in the backyard!