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Chapter 102 Valley

After the two of them left Chang's house, they heard someone shouting that there was a fire.

After returning to Yuanlai Inn, Yuanman took out the account book and took a look. Sure enough, it was the expenditure account book.

The latest transaction was to spend 100,000 taels to purchase iron ore and send it to Heihe.

Then she saw a lot of Heihe's shadows behind the account book, the lowest was 100,000 taels and the highest was 500,000 taels.

This Heihe River is really a place where you can make a lot of money.

But where is Heihe?

Yuan Man took out the map again and looked at the place where she had guessed the troops were raised, Xiongshan.

There, wait for the Rat to come, then go check it out.

In addition to Heihe, there is another place, there is Lai Qianzhuang in Shunan City.

If it is deposited in a money shop, why bother recording it in the expenditure book? It can only be said that the money only comes in and never goes out.

After Yuanman confirmed it again, he put away all the account books.

I saw the gold in the backpack placed separately, and wondered where it had gone. I fell asleep while thinking about it.

The next day, Yuan Yi came to her with Qinglong's reply.

After Yuan Man read the letter, Qing Long wrote down what she wanted to know and also investigated Xia Rong.

After reading the information about Prince Rong, Yuan Man overturned all his previous guesses.

If it’s not Prince Rong, then who could it be?

In the afternoon, after the burnt study in the Chang Mansion was cleaned up, Chang Zeyuan discovered that the secret room in the study had been robbed.

Dongzhou was immediately placed under martial law.

However, Xunxian Tower was not affected at all and continued to operate as usual.

The government officials' soldiers also came to Yuanlai Inn to search.

Fortunately, Chief Qin left Yuanlai Inn on the day the conversation ended. As for where he went, Yuanman had no idea.

Chang Zeyuan looked at the empty dark room in front of him, his eyes red as if he was crazy.

He originally thought that he got angry and knocked over the candle, which caused the fire in the study. Looking at everything in front of him, there was nothing he didn't understand.

The account books and deeds in the dark room were gone, and so much gold also disappeared.

What made him even more panicked was that Chief Qin had escaped. If he had escaped with the account books, then everyone in the Chang family would probably have died.

After thinking of something, Chang Zeyuan called Chang Jin over.

Whatever the Chang Mansion did, it did not affect Yuan Man at all. For the next few days, she traveled around Dongzhou with nothing to do. However, she met Chang Jin wherever she went, which made her feel quite bad.

Fortunately, he didn't get close to her, otherwise she would definitely not be able to control herself and take action.

On the third day, the Rat arrived.

Yuanman originally thought that he would have to wait for two days, but he didn't expect the Rat to come so soon.

"Master, what do you want me to do?" Zishu asked while bowing.

Yuan Man looked at his exhausted appearance and said, "Take a day's rest first, and we'll talk tomorrow."

Zishu did not refuse and followed Yuandong to rest.

When the Rat had rested enough and came to find Yuanman, it was already night.

"You are an expert in gathering intelligence. Yuan Yi and his men may not be as good as you, so I need you to help me find out if anyone is secretly training troops in Xiong Mountain."

"I'll send Yuan Si to accompany you. If you need any help, call him."

Zishu shook his head and said, "Master, that's not necessary. I have a group of people under my command who can be used."

"Master, besides Xiong Shan, do you have any other suspicions? I will help you investigate."

Yuan Man took out the map and discussed it with him, and told Zi Shu what she knew.

Finally, Zishu determined the targets of the investigation. The first was to confirm whether there was a training ground in Xiongshan and whether it was Heihe. The second was to confirm whether there was a money house in Shunan City. The third was to confirm whether the governor of Dongzhou was really bribed.

The other thing is to tell Zishu that Xunxian Tower is hers, and if he has any information he needs to investigate, he can also ask Xunxian Tower for help.

Yuanman didn't really just let it go and not care about anything. He arranged for people to investigate what needed to be investigated, and then sent a message to Hui Chengyuan when there was a result.

After the Rat was dispatched, Yuan Man stopped keeping an eye on the Chang family. When he was about to leave Dongzhou and return to Qinhe Mountain, the Chang family came looking for him.

"Miss Shu, my father wants to discuss something with you. Could you please move aside?" Chang Jin looked at the person in front of him with a look of pity in his eyes.

pity?

Yuan Man raised his eyebrows. She wanted to see what made him look like that. "Lead the way."

Chang Jin made a gesture of invitation and walked out.

Seeing the carriage parked at the door, Yuan Man winked at Yuan Yi in the dark and got on the carriage.

Chang Jin did not ride in a carriage, but rode a horse in front.

Yuan Man didn't even look at where the carriage was taking her, but leaned against the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.

Yuan Yi, who was in the dark, saw several identical carriages driving together and knew their purpose.

Yuan Yi and Yuan Er looked at each other, but they were not confused. Instead, they stared straight at the carriage that Yuan Man was sitting in.

The carriage left the city and headed southeast.

During the whole process, Yuan Man was quiet and silent, which made Chang Jin feel a little nervous. As they were almost at their destination, he could only suppress his nervousness and took her into a valley.

"Miss Shu, we're here. Please get off the carriage."

Yuanman lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw a valley full of birdsong and flowers. In front of him was a winding path leading straight into the valley.

“This place looks nice.”

Chang Jin's mouth twitched, "Miss Shu, please."

Yuanman walked along the path and soon saw the small building leaning against the valley.

Chang Zeyuan was stunned when he saw the person coming over. Then he glanced at Chang Jin and said to the small building, "Master Xu, the person has arrived."

After a while, the door of the small building was opened, and a man in his fifties walked out. Judging from his demeanor and the way he walked, he should be a soldier.

When the man saw Yuan Man, his eyes lit up, and he slapped Chang Zeyuan on the shoulder, laughing and saying, "Not bad, you finally sent someone decent."

"Speaking of which, how do you want me to speak well of you in front of the Lord?"

Chang Zeyuan lowered his head and said, "I think you have heard about the theft in my mansion. Can you help me put in a good word in front of the master and reduce the regular silver by 20% this year?"

After hearing this, the man's face immediately fell, and he looked at him fiercely, "Chang Zeyuan, I think you know how important the matter of the silver is. Who has the courage to mention it in front of the Lord?"

"Besides, what you stole was just a small private treasury in the mansion. Why do you need to use the master's regular money?"

Yuanman was very curious about who this master was.

Chang Zeyuan's face turned pale. He took the risk to send the distinguished guest from Xunxian Tower to him, but in the end he got nothing in return.

"Xu Hongtu, I have been paying tribute to you for many years. Aren't you willing to help me with this little favor?"

"Besides, what I lost were some small private treasuries? They were all the regular silver that had to be provided to the master."

Xu Hongtu sneered after hearing this, "Ha, didn't I help you before?"

“Otherwise, your Chang family would have long since given up, and there would still be a chance for your daughter to become a princess.”

"I dare not touch the master's beard. If you have the guts, go ahead and do it yourself." After saying this, Xu Hongtu stretched out his hand towards Yuan Man.