After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Qin Yaoguang felt that perhaps because of her noble status, she had no pressure in talking to her about these family matters.

Everyone also had a tacit understanding and would not mention court affairs to her.

No one knows when this tacit understanding was formed, and no one proposed it.

Even new members can quickly integrate into this atmosphere.

Perhaps this is the advantage of dealing with smart people. We can maintain a good sense of boundaries together without having to say it out loud.

What they fear is losing this utopia where interests are not discussed.

Today is the same as usual.

She still sat in the main seat and said goodbye to the students one by one.

The students were not in a hurry either. Some were packing up their painting supplies and other items, while others continued painting, waiting for the previous person to leave before moving forward.

The order of farewell also invisibly abides by the secular order and is related to official positions.

Fan Shiming now holds a fifth-rank official position in the Ministry of Revenue.

In this capital city where "fifth-rank officials are as numerous as dogs and fourth-rank officials are everywhere", when it was his turn, he was naturally the last or second.

He stepped forward and bowed deeply and respectfully.

"That day, I was blind and offended the princess. Fortunately, Your Highness did not blame me. I came here today to apologize."

“He who does not know is not guilty.”

Qin Yaoguang smiled slightly: "It is because I do not want to reveal my identity. It has nothing to do with you."

Fan Shiming stood up and said, "It is a great honor for me to listen to your teachings. The techniques you teach me are unprecedented. They are like a divine book bestowed by heaven, and are extremely wonderful."

I didn't expect that this honest man would be so exaggerated when it comes to flattery.

However, if he only had ability and talent but did not know how to adapt and deal with people, how could he eventually climb to the position of prime minister?

"Miscellaneous praise."

Qin Yaoguang said a few polite words to him, and Fan Shiming got up and left.

Chun Ning went to the palace today. Qin Yaoguang led her people out, and the host followed her to see her off.

The owner was honored that she could teach in his home.

From a distance, I could see Yan Changqing's figure outside the door.

"Since the prince is here to pick up His Highness, I will not be a nuisance here."

The lady pursed her lips and smiled, bowing deeply: "Your Highness, the Princess, is here to see you off."

It was said that after the prince returned to the capital, he and the princess were as close as honey and oil. No matter where she went, the prince would come to pick her up and bring her back home.

When I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation.

Qin Yaoguang was used to it. After saying goodbye, she held Yan Changqing's hand and got into the carriage.

The Lantern Festival is in two days.

She sat in the carriage and thought: It would be nice if this Spring Festival could go by peacefully. After the festival, Qingbai and others will be back soon.

Unexpectedly, Qingbai had not returned yet, but Shuangjiang brought her a message.

"Master, I have recalculated the accounts I copied back from the Taifu Temple these days and found a major problem."

"What do you think."

On that day, Qin Yaoguang asked Shuangjiang to bring people to check the accounts, but it was just a cover.

I didn't expect that I could gain something from it.

There is no doubt that Cui Yongwei has problems, but since he dared to put the account books into the warehouse, he has made all the preparations.

However, she believed in Frost's power.

Frost is a very meticulous person, and she is careful with her words and actions. Since she said there was a problem, it must be true.

Frost put the booklets in his hands on the table and spread them out, pointing to several items and explaining them carefully.

"Your Highness, this fleet of ships appears every year in late summer and lasts until late autumn, transporting grain from Jiangnan to Hanjia Cangli."

Her fingers slid across the account book, pointing out the key items to Qin Yaoguang.

"It belongs to a rice shop called Shunyu. It only appeared in the accounts after Cui Yongwei became the Minister of the Ministry of Finance."

Qin Yaoguang looked in the direction she pointed, and the more she looked, the tighter her brows furrowed.

She saw the problem.

From a timing perspective, there is no problem.

From late summer to late autumn, this is a period of half a year, which means that last year's old grain is harvested first and then this year's new grain is harvested.

However, no fleet could travel so frequently.

It takes a whole month to travel from the capital to Jiangnan, just counting the time taken by water.

This does not include the time spent at the dock and the time spent collecting grain.

Instead, he was lucky that everything went smoothly on both ends. After he arrived in Jiangnan, someone had already collected the grain and placed it in the dock warehouse, so it was loaded immediately when the ship arrived, and he did not encounter any unexpected situations.

In fact, anyone who has been in business for a long time knows that on a long journey, any accident is not a surprise.

This fleet is very stable.

From the end of summer, grain would appear in the account books every other day, being delivered to the warehouse.

It is not impossible to achieve such a frequency.

Assuming a round trip takes thirty days, at least fifteen ships are needed.

Frost pointed to the amount of grain stored in the account book and said, "This shipment of grain will require three ships to transport it at the same time to meet the demand."

My goodness, that is to say, in order to meet the grain storage quantity and turnover frequency recorded in the account books, a rough calculation shows that forty-five ships are needed.

What a huge fleet this is!

Qin Yaoguang owns many businesses, including a rice business.

Although there was no canal transport fleet, it was known that the largest fleet operating on inland waterways had only more than ten ships.

Even if she was ignorant, it was impossible that she had never heard of Shunyu since it had so many ships.

Shuangjiang shook her head: "I have never known about Shunyu Canal Transport."

Not everyone can engage in canal transportation. The threshold is very high and it is exclusive.

In addition to obtaining approval from the government, the river is also controlled by the Cao Gang, which relies on the river for its livelihood.

In other words, if you want to do this kind of business, you have to have connections in both the black and white worlds, and the well-known fleets are all old brands that have been passed down for two or three generations.

It is totally unreasonable that a fleet dedicated to supplying Hanjia Cang suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

With this analysis, we can clearly see the trick behind it.

But in fact, because the accounts are kept very neatly, it is impossible for people who are not very familiar with the business to see any clues.

After closing the account book, Qin Yaoguang thought for a moment and ordered, "Go and ask the prince to come over."

"Yes."

Qingbai hasn't come back yet.

Yan Changqing is the most reliable person to investigate this fleet.

Yan Changqing came very quickly.

During the Spring Festival, all officials had a day off, and he also got a rare chance to relax.

"Ma'am, are you looking for me?"

Yan Changqing had a smile on his face, and his good mood was visibly evident.

He had always been following Qin Yaoguang, and she had rarely taken the initiative to look for him.

Qin Yaoguang nodded and asked Shuangjiang to explain the mystery in the account book to him.

"I'll have someone check it out right away."

Yan Changqing looked serious and said, "A few days ago, news came out from the Ningguo Mansion that they found a clue, but they haven't got the evidence yet."

He originally wanted to get the evidence before telling Qin Yaoguang, but now it seems that their guess is correct.

Perhaps, we can close the net earlier.

"What clues?" Qin Yaoguang asked.

"Clues to the truth behind Mrs. Cui's death."

Qin Yaoguang was shocked.