He Qingchen left the palace and did not go directly back to the farm.

Instead, he went back to the palace.

The matter of Cao Quan, after all, is a problem between him and Manager Wang, and there must be an appropriate way to deal with it.

In the past, he trusted Wang Huan too much.

This gave Wang Huan the power to make decisions for the palace. Now, the incident in that farm was just one of the problems. Who knows how many similar problems there are in other farms.

Wang Huan knew that he had returned home, and he knew that many things about Manager Cao might not be kept secret.

Therefore, he waited in front of the palace early.

Two servants followed behind him, each holding a large box in their hands.

After He Qingchen entered the mansion, he glanced over lightly.

With just that one glance, Wang Huan knew that what happened on the farm had been exposed.

He Qingchen said indifferently: "Come to the study."

Wang Huan's heart sank.

He turned his head and looked at Ye Feng who was behind He Qingchen.

Ye Feng gave him a look that told him to wish him well, and quickly followed He Qingchen's footsteps.

Wang Huan sighed, turned around, took the two boxes from the two servants, held them in his arms, and then quickly rushed to the study.

Outside the study.

Ye Feng was guarding outside.

Wang Huan held two boxes and called out tremblingly outside the study, "Prince?"

"Come in."

He Qingchen sat upright at the main seat at the desk, staring straight at the door with hawk-like eyes.

Wang Huan walked in cautiously, put down the box, knelt on the ground, touched his head to the ground, and bowed deeply.

He Qingchen didn't call out to him, but just let him kneel.

Wang Huan was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to stand up, let alone speak.

half an hour.

He Qingchen then asked quietly: "What's in the box?"

Wang Huan raised his head and answered honestly: "Your Majesty, it's some account books."

"Oh?"

He Qingchen stretched out his tone and raised his brows slightly, obviously guessing what kind of account book Wang Huan brought. He did not feel relieved at Wang Huan's understanding. On the contrary, he felt endlessly heavy.

As soon as he arrived at the village, Wang Huan was ready to deal with it.

Really...

Excellent!

If he never goes to that manor in his life, will Wang Huan let Cao Quan continue?

Did the tenants on the farm also come to the palace for help?

Were they all sent away by Wang Huan?

In the long run, can there still be tenants left on the farm?

Wouldn't they all be forced to death?

At that time, all the accounts will be blamed on the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

He worked hard to fight the enemy on the battlefield in the southern border, all for the sake of protecting the country and the people of Beizhao.

In the end, the royal palace, which was supposed to serve as his rear base, had such a mistake, forcing the tenants on the farm to have no way to survive?

He Qingchen couldn't swallow this humiliation.

He didn't look at the so-called account book again, and said coldly: "Do you know why I called you here?"

Wang Huan took a deep breath and said, "The manager Cao in the manor is a relative of mine. His behavior in the manor over the years has indeed been a bit excessive. He has been a bit harsh to the tenants and has also embezzled some of the manor's revenue.

I know that he is acting so recklessly because he relies on my power and the palace's influence.

But, Your Majesty, although Cao Quan is my relative, he grew up with me. He is soft-hearted and timid, and apart from embezzling the money and revenue from the farm, he would never do anything too extreme.

As the saying goes, when the water is too clear, there will be no fish.

I personally think that it is reasonable for him to be a little bit against the rules.

I have recorded the amount of money he embezzled separately, and it is all in the account book in this box. I hope Your Majesty will give Cao Quan a lenient punishment for my sake. As for the amount of money he embezzled, I will try my best to make up for it."

After Wang Huan finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily to He Qingchen again.

Every word he spoke was sincere and heartfelt.

It was as if he really didn't know the true situation in Zhuangzi.

He Qingchen sat silently at the desk, staring at Wang Huan with sinister eyes. He was not in a hurry to deal with him, but asked him: "Since Cao Quan took over the management of the manor, have any tenants from the manor come to the palace to seek justice?"

Wang Huan was a little surprised by He Qingchen's question.

He didn't expect that He Qingchen didn't ask further about what he said before, but asked about the tenants.

Okay, why are you asking this?

In the past few years, tenants have indeed come to look for it several times.

The first time, he asked someone to bring Cao Quan as well.

After the two sides confronted each other, they found that the tenant farmer was not very honest.

The preface does not match the postscript.

He just sent the man away, but also reprimanded Cao Quan.

Later, some tenant farmers did come to visit, but not often. However, he thought that they would be like that tenant farmer, exaggerating small matters in order to gain undeserved benefits.

He sent the man away.

After that, I never saw them coming again.

He thought that they were able to calm down so quickly because, firstly, the matter was not a big deal, and secondly, Cao Quan must be worried that they would complain again, so he restrained his behavior.

Seeing that he hadn't answered yet, He Qingchen's eyes became even colder: "Why, this question is so difficult to answer?"

Wang Huan was used to traveling around the capital and was always careful and attentive.

At this moment, he naturally noticed that He Qingchen's tone was becoming increasingly cold.

He gritted his teeth and told He Qingchen everything about the tenant farmers’ visit: “Your Majesty, those tenant farmers did come to look for me.

They only came a few times.

When he came for the first time, his subordinates asked Cao Quan to come over for a confrontation and confirmed that the tenant farmer was full of lies and not a single word he said was true. After sending the man away, his subordinates reprimanded Cao Quan a few words.

After that, the tenant farmer and some other people came again. The subordinate thought that they must be exaggerating the matter again, so he didn't want to spend time on it, so he just asked the gatekeeper to send them away. "

"In other words, when they came again, you didn't check with Cao Quan again and just drove them away?"

Wang Huan listened to He Qingchen's words, his lips pressed into a line: "Your Highness, to be honest, those tenants are not well behaved. They are obviously just small things, but they are blown out of proportion. It's really a waste of time. I am busy and really don't have the energy to deal with them, so..."

When he said this, his eyes were evasive.

The tone of voice became a lot more guilty.

He Qingchen glared at him, a storm in his eyes gradually gathered, but his face remained calm: "Then do you still remember when they first came, how many people came, what they wanted, and what results they sought?"

Wang Huan was stunned. He didn't expect He Qingchen to ask so many detailed questions.

He was afraid that He Qingchen would really investigate, so he had to recall the events of that day carefully.

Those people were coming for the first time.

It was around this time.

As the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, there were a lot of personal interactions in the palace. He Qingchen never cared about these things, so he was busy like a top and didn't have much time to deal with the affairs of the farm.

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