He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

Qin Luan picked up the white porcelain cup in front of him and took a sip of warm water. Only then did he feel that his stinging throat had eased a little. He then raised his eyes to look at Shen Qing, with an indescribable confusion in his eyes, "Shen Qing, what are you talking about?" , Can a person who can’t even bear to blame the servants in the palace really regard the lives of 300,000 people as nothing?”

Qin Luan's meaning was obvious. She didn't believe her father would do such a cruel thing.

Shen Qing was noncommittal about this.

Not getting the response he wanted from Shen Qing, Qin Luan didn't have much of a reaction, but continued to speak on his own, "Because he knew my feelings, from the time he placed me in Qingyun Lane, Mu Yuan... wasn't right. , now it’s time to call Marquis Yangling. Marquis Yangling always told me that he also believed that the Qin family was wronged, and he would do his best to find out the truth for me. But ten years later, Qin The demise of my family gradually disappeared from people's memory, but I still couldn't get the answer I wanted, but I never blamed him, because I know how difficult it is for a businessman to explore officialdom. Only now do I know It turns out that everything was just a joke... Hey, the great Chu Yangling Marquis is such a distinguished person."

As he spoke, Qin Luan suddenly smiled, his eyes sparkling a little.

In fact, according to Qin Luan's intelligence, she had guessed that something was wrong early on, but she had always deceived herself, weaving a beautiful dream for herself with fantasy, until Shen Qing appeared and ruthlessly exposed the lie. Qin Luan just woke up from his dream.

Looking at Qin Luan's eyes filled with heartbreak, Shen Qing showed no emotion on his face, but his words spoke to Qin Luan's heart, "Instead of placing your hopes on others, it is better to find out for yourself what answers you want." , just check it yourself.”

After a long time, Qin Luan raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corner of his eyes, looked at Shen Qing's face and said calmly, "According to my guess, you should want to help me enter the Yangling Marquis Mansion. What about me? What can you gain?"

Looking at Qin Luan Gujing Wubo's expression, although it was still the same face, Shen Qingneng could clearly detect that Qin Luan had changed.

"It is impossible for you, a powerless orphan girl, to marry into the high-ranking family of Yangling Marquis, so I will carry you into the Mu family generously, and what you have to do is to marry into the Mu family. When I wanted to get information, I found it from Mu Linyuan."

Qin Luan neither agreed nor refused. He looked at Shen Qing and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Aren't you afraid that I will reveal my identity and drag the entire Yangling Marquis Mansion into trouble?"

Shen Qing smiled calmly and asked, "As the only remaining bloodline of the Qin family, are you willing to be exposed?"

Qin Luan continued to ask, "What if someone discovers me?"

Shen Qing responded directly without thinking, "That's what Mu Linyuan should worry about, not me."

Qin Luan suddenly smiled, looking at Shen Qing with a little doubt in his eyes, "I don't understand, why are you doing this?"

Shen Qing leaned back slightly and leaned back comfortably on the chair, looking very comfortable. "What else could be the reason? I just want to muddy the waters of the Mu family."

Seeing that he couldn't get anything useful from Shen Qing, Qin Luan simply stopped asking, "Let me think about it. I'll give you the answer in a few days."

Shen Qing nodded and stood up immediately. Qin Luan looked at her back, still confused, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell him what happened today?"

As for who "he" Qin Luan was talking about, the two of them already knew each other tacitly.

Shen Qing turned around with a bright smile on her face, "Don't mention him, even the entire Mu family together can't do anything to me."

After saying that, Shen Qing pushed the door open and disappeared into the night.

Seeing Shen Qing's figure coming and going freely, Qin Luan's eyes flashed with envy.

In this courtyard, all the servants called her "Madam" respectfully, as if she was really the mistress of the house, but Qin Luan knew very well in his heart that she was not.

Rather than saying that she and Marquis Yangling were a young couple far away from the world, it would be better to say that she was a canary kept in a cage by Marquis Yangling.

Now, Canary suddenly woke up and wanted to get rid of the shackles of the cage, but what she wanted to fly to was a stronger cage.

Looking at the dark and endless night, Qin Luan's mouth showed a dangerous arc, and he murmured softly, "Concubine? Mu Linyuan, how dare you?"

…

When Shen Qing walked to the corner of the courtyard gate, Lu Yan picked her up and jumped out of the wall.

Although it was getting late, the two of them were not in a hurry to go back. Instead, they walked hand in hand in the deserted alleys, enjoying the moment of peace that belonged to them alone.

"Lu Yan, do you know about the corruption case of Qin Shangshu ten years ago?"

Although he didn't know why Shen Qing asked about the Qin family, Lu Yan still told her everything he knew, "You know a little bit. That year, heavy rains continued in the Yuezhou area, causing the river water to rise rapidly and the dams to collapse. More than a dozen cities around the river were all submerged by floods, and the people were displaced and suffered heavy casualties. Later, because the relief food issued by the imperial court was not available for a long time, famine spread. Many refugees even exchanged their children for food. During that flood In the famine and famine, nearly 300,000 people died, mourning was everywhere, and bones were everywhere...

The culprit of all this is the former Shangshu Qin Mingqi.

Because as early as a year before the disaster occurred, Qin Tianjian had foreseen that the disaster year was coming. His Majesty paid special attention to it and appropriated five hundred thousand taels of silver. He also ordered Qin Mingqi, the minister of finance, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry to come in person to supervise the reinforcement of the dam. However, because the two men would Most of the money was put into his own pocket and he used cheap and inferior embankment materials to strengthen the embankment, which finally led to the flood.

Then, the floods occurred and the people were homeless and starved of food. Shangshu Qin Mingqi took the initiative to ask for help, bringing 300,000 taels of silver and 200,000 stones of grain and grass to relieve the disaster. But in the end, most of the money went into his pocket again. In the end, countless people starved to death. "

After listening, Shen Qing thought for a moment, "Then how did Qin Shangshu's actions be exposed?"

"The refugees rioted. The Yuezhou magistrate rushed a paper of 800 miles to reach His Majesty, which made His Majesty aware of the local situation. Then he sent Jiang Guogong and the Crown Prince to the disaster area in person, and then the riot was gradually quelled."

Shen Qing was a little surprised, "Prince?"

The prince is only nineteen years old now. Ten years ago, he would have only been nine years old, right?

Lu Yan nodded, "Yes, although the prince is young, he is one of the best in actions and decisions. He is also the prince of Chu. With him in person, it can better show that the royal family attaches great importance to disasters."

Shen Qingtao had thought of this.

However, Shen Qing still had some doubts, "Qin Shangshu, are you really that heinous?"

Embezzling five hundred thousand taels meant that more than half of the money allocated by the treasury went into Qin Mingqi's pocket. This was a bit too bold.

Lu Yan knew that Shen Qing had doubts about what happened back then, "The Qin family case back then was jointly investigated by your father and Jiang Guogong. The evidence was conclusive. Not only were they searched from the Qin family's warehouse and the village in the suburbs of Beijing in full view of the public, A large amount of cash was issued, Many merchants in the Biaohe area also confirmed that Qin Mingqi had indeed ordered people to purchase a large amount of low-quality embankment reinforcement materials, and the county magistrates all confessed that Qin Mingqi had indeed accepted their bribes. With so many witnesses, it would be difficult to lie. Like ascending to heaven.”

Shen Qing nodded. According to what Lu Yan said, the evidence was indeed conclusive.

However, Shen Qing is still a little confused, "Obviously he has made a lot of money while strengthening the dam, why does Qin Mingqi need to get involved in disaster relief again? Why did he embezzle so much money?"