"According to the investigation, the subordinates targeted the Taishi Mansion, the Nine Masters Mansion and the Wang family, a wealthy merchant in Beijing, and for the sake of prudence, we also searched for the account books of these three families." Xu Shuo is analyzing the way.

Looking at the complete collection of bills in his hand, Hotaru Yue couldn't help but praise him: "Your ability to find intelligence is very good, and it is not a loss to our little marquis's right-hand man." ”

With a thumbs up, Firefly Yue praised Xu Shuo and scratched the back of his head a little embarrassed.

thought that his original impression and attitude towards Yingyue was that she was very in the way, she didn't understand anything, and she dragged the Hou Mansion back, and she was very cautious.

As a result, in just one month, Hotaru Moon always made him feel greatly improved.

Not only did he help come up with ideas to catch that person, but he was also very smart and knew how to investigate from the aspect of the ledger and lead them through the difficulties little by little.

Thinking so, Xu Shuo said very sincerely: "Madame is both talented and beautiful, and her appearance is just beautiful in the capital, and she is so smart that she really doesn't give people a way to live." ”

Hearing the two of them complimenting each other, Xie Jingyuan glanced at Xu Shuo coldly: "You pay attention to these every day?" Don't work hard and only pay attention to the beauty of the master? ”

There was a jealousy in his tone that he didn't even notice.

Xu Shuo was a little confused, aggrieved and silently lowered his head and stopped talking.

Yingyue, who was next to her, couldn't stand it and said for it: "I said, why are you so fierce to Xu Shuo?" He is also your right-hand man, and he is indispensable on weekdays when he works hard for you, and now he comes back in the middle of the night, but I'm afraid that he won't even have dinner, and you don't reward him but murder him? Such PUA employees will lose their hearts. ”

“PUA？ What does that mean? ”

Xie Jingyuan felt that this word was novel, and asked Xu Shuo with his eyes, seeing that he was also confused, but after being confused, he was a little moved, he rarely received such kind care.

"Uh......" Hotaru looked a little embarrassed, lowered her head in annoyance and gently tapped her head and said to herself: "This broken mouth, why can't you hold it so much?" ”

Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan sensed something and stepped forward to approach her.

What does this word mean? What's it called...... PUA？ Xie Jingyuan said very awkwardly.

Hotaru licked her somewhat dry lips and smiled, "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing, I'm just talking about it, I don't know what it means." ”

After that, I hurriedly wanted to bring the topic over.

But Xie Jingyuan showed great interest and said, "You don't know what you mean? So how did you come up with the word? ”

Firefly Yue's face flashed with panic, and her mouth replied faster than her head: "Restaurant! Yes, that's right, I heard the storyteller say it in the restaurant. ”

looked at her suspiciously, but Xie Jingyuan was not easy to fool.

"What kind of restaurant said that? It's quite unusual, I haven't heard of it. ”

Tilting her head and pretending to think, Hotaru shook her head weakly: "Oh, there are so many restaurants I went to, how do I remember?" Should it be in the capital? Maybe not, maybe it's from my hometown. ”

She is not a lie, it is indeed from her family, but it is modern after a thousand years, and storytellers are about the same as modern Internet celebrities and celebrities.

Waving her hand in satisfaction, she finished fooling, looked at the three ledgers and said, "Don't care about the words, let's take a look at this ledger, which one do you suspect more?" ”

Xie Jingyuan glanced at her thoughtfully, and didn't continue to ask urgently.

"These three people are very suspicious, but the Wang family and General Li of the Ministry of War are old acquaintances, and the Ministry of War is in charge of the annual armaments of the DPRK and China, and it is actually normal to purchase grain in large quantities, but I will still confirm it just in case." Looking at the three account books, Xie Jingyuan analyzed.

Yingyue gently bowed her head in agreement, but she didn't expect that although this little marquis had a poisonous mouth, he was still more rigorous and meticulous in his work.

After thinking about it, she said: "I know a little bit of news here, so I should give you some help, and you can watch it." ”

Now, Xie Jingyuan and Xu Shuo have changed their opinion of her, and they will naturally not be negligent in their opinions, and listen carefully.

"A few days ago, I went to the Taishi's Mansion as a guest, and I heard that the Taishi was ordered to entertain the envoys from Fusang, and spent a lot of money to order people to go to the coastal towns to buy sea fish that met the taste of the Fusang envoys, and transported them all the way to the inland land of the capital, in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord." Touching her chin, Hotaru Yue said, flipping through the account book of the Taishi Mansion.

After some comparison, sure enough, the expenditure on rice noodles in Taishifu is a lot, but most of them are expensive ingredients, and at first glance, it is not the kind of low-cost cost that you want to raise a large number of people to buy rice noodles and steamed buns.

"Although these expenses are a bit extravagant, they are also considered necessary for diplomacy, and they are normal and normal." Xie Jingyuan agreed.

In this way, there is only one left.

The three of them turned their gaze to the ledger in the Nine Masters' Mansion.

"There are a lot of expenses for all kinds of rice and noodle ingredients, and there is no legitimate reason to explain where these ingredients go, this ninth master is very suspicious." Hotaru Moonway.

"My subordinates are going to check the whereabouts of this ninth master recently." Xu Shuo couldn't hide his excitement, and turned around to continue to investigate.

Seeing this, Hotaru Yue hurriedly stopped him.

Hotaru Yue said helplessly: "Wait, it's late at night, you just came back, and you haven't had any meals, what are you looking for?" ”

Seeing Xu Shuo stunned in place, Yingyue had no choice but to say bluntly: "I mean, go to eat first, and then check after resting, can you really think that you are beaten by iron?" ”

Seeing Xie Jingyuan, Xu Shuo was infinitely grateful to Yingyue in his heart.

He really felt that he was blind before, so he felt that Hotaru Moon was not good!

"Madame has said so, why not go to dinner?" After Xie Jingyuan finished speaking, Xu Shuo saluted the two gratefully, then got up and walked out of the small courtyard.

Turning his head to look at Yingyue, the candlelight fell on her cheek, and Xie Jingyuan just stared at her quietly.

Sensing his gaze, Hotaru looked at him, only to see that he didn't speak for a long time, but he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

It was rare to see him still have this scene, and Hotaru Yue smiled lightly and said, "What's wrong?" What can't be said directly? ”

Xie Jingyuan pursed his lips in displeasure and looked away: "You just praised Xu Shuo's ability?" ”

"That's right, isn't he just very powerful, very capable." Hotaru immediately responded, glancing at him inexplicably, not knowing why he asked this.

Coughing lightly, Xie Jingyuan was a little embarrassed, and said slightly arrogantly: "Yes, Xu Shuo was brought out by me." ”

After speaking, he looked at her suggestively.

Hotaru looked at him very suspiciously, failed to poke his point, and responded in a daze.

"Huh?"