Qin Yun hurried forward!
Opening the bolts of cloth, she examined them carefully!
To ensure absolute certainty, Qin Yun took out the small piece of gold-threaded cloth again!
Comparing the two, she scrutinized them repeatedly!
"Your Majesty, it is precisely this roll of cloth!"
"There's more! These two rolls as well!" Xie Qianmo brought the two rolls of gold-threaded cloth beside him to Qin Yun!
Qin Yun examined each roll with extreme care!
"Your Majesty, you are truly amazing! You found it so quickly!"
Knowing that this man needed to be placated, Qin Yun did not spare her praise!
As expected!
Hearing Qin Yun call him amazing, Xie Qianmo's heart swelled with delight!
"Hurry and check them, see if you can find any clues!"
Qin Yun meticulously checked every corner of the three rolls of gold-threaded cloth!
She found nothing unusual!
Seeing Qin Yun in a dilemma!
Xie Qianmo casually picked up a roll of gold-threaded cloth and began to examine it!
Upon looking, he truly found something amiss!
"These gold-threaded cloths are a circle smaller than in previous years!"
A circle smaller?
With Xie Qianmo's hint!
Qin Yun instantly guessed the answer!
"Your Majesty, I have a bold guess, would you like to hear it?"
"Tell me!"
Xie Qianmo had also guessed, but he wanted to give Qin Yun an opportunity to shine!
"These three rolls of gold-threaded cloth have been cut!"
Xie Qianmo nodded in agreement. "After cutting, to avoid detection, they hired highly skilled seamstresses to re-stitch the seams!"
"Your Majesty, you and I are thinking the same thing!"
Xie Qianmo caressed the gold-threaded cloth and smiled faintly. "Someone with such embroidery skills, I probably know who it is!"
Qin Yun looked closely at the seams, they were invisible unless one looked very carefully!
An insider in the embroidery room?
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report!"
"It's about the disaster victims north of the city, isn't it?"
Qin Yun nodded. "Indeed, I suspect the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Fu Jinsong, of corruption!"
"Tell me!" Xie Qianmo put down the cloth and unhurriedly took Qin Yun's small hand!
Qin Yun wanted to pull her hand away!
But she remembered that she was now half the Emperor's Consort to Xie Qianmo, and holding hands seemed not entirely out of line!
"Your Majesty, do you remember the account book I gave you a few days ago?"
"I remember, it was the tax account book you obtained in Sanxiao Town, which you said was evidence of corrupt officials!"
"And that Steward Wei, Si Qing said he saw him at the residence of Fu Jinsong, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites! I suspect that the corrupt official behind it is Fu Jinsong!"
Si Qing?
Xie Qianmo very carefully seized on two words in Qin Yun's speech: Si Qing!
Hearing this, he tightened his grip on Qin Yun's hand!
"Ah!" Qin Yun cried out in pain and quickly withdrew her hand!
"Your Majesty, why are you squeezing so hard?"
Xie Qianmo said coldly. "What do you think?"
Qin Yun was a bit confused!
Had she just said something wrong?
She seemed to have mentioned... Si Qing?
Oh no!
She had caused a huge problem!
The way this dog-man was acting, he was clearly jealous!
"Your Majesty, nothing is going on between Lord Ouyang and me!"
"Qin Yun, you must remember, you are my person now! You'd better stay away from other men!"
Then, Xie Qianmo added, "And you are not allowed to touch your concubine maids anymore, understand?"
Qin Yun thought to herself: I don't even have that thing! How can I touch concubine maids!
She wished she could, but her body was missing a part!
"Yes, I am now half the Emperor's Consort, I will certainly conduct myself with propriety! I will not touch concubine maids anymore!"
Hearing Qin Yun's promise, Xie Qianmo's expression improved slightly!
"What is your relationship with Ouyang Si Qing? Are you this intimate in private?"
Intimate was not quite right, she could only say they were good friends!
But she didn't dare to say that!
This dog-man was clearly jealous!
"Your Majesty, as I said before? Lord Ouyang and I are classmates and friends, and I felt that calling each other 'Lord' seemed too formal! That's why I call him by his given name!"
Xie Qianmo narrowed his eyes and asked tentatively. "So, does he call you Yun, or Yun'er?"
Qin Yun paused for a second, then quickly retorted, "Your Majesty, Lord Ouyang and I do not address each other so intimately, it's just a very ordinary form of address! Don't overthink it!"
Xie Qianmo sighed. "What about Little Milk Bun? Is that also Ouyang Si Qing?"
Good heavens!
This man even knows about Little Milk Bun!
When did she let that slip?
"Your Majesty, I think you're mistaken, Little Milk Bun is a stray cat!"
Xie Qianmo naturally didn't believe her!
He had observed Qin Yun's expression throughout!
The moment he mentioned Ouyang Si Qing was Little Milk Bun, Qin Yun had paused for a second!
One second was enough!
He didn't need to expose it further!
Revealing too much might not be good for either of them!
"Fine, I believe you!"
"From now on, you must use honorifics when addressing Ouyang Si Qing, do not call him by his given name directly!"
"Yes!" Qin Yun nodded!
After his jealousy had subsided, Xie Qianmo intimately held Qin Yun's hand again!
"You just said that Steward Wei appeared at Fu Jinsong's residence?"
"Yes!"
"Have you found Steward Wei then?"
Qin Yun shook her head. "I had my subordinates search for him, but we haven't found him!"
Knowing Qin Yun was anxious, Xie Qianmo gave a small hint. "Fu Jinsong is no easy adversary! If he sees something detrimental to him, he will abandon his pawns at any time!"
Qin Yun said seriously. "Your Majesty, you mean... that Steward Wei is being controlled?"
"This is merely my guess! If you think so, then it is correct!"
"Steward Wei knows too much! If Steward Wei is truly Fu Jinsong's man, Fu Jinsong will not let him go!"
Qin Yun frowned. "The other party will silence him! To make it a case of no evidence!"
Hearing Qin Yun's analysis, Xie Qianmo curved his lips in satisfaction!
This brat is quite clever!
He understands immediately!
"Steward Wei is in danger! Your Majesty... Steward Wei cannot die yet!"
Seeing Qin Yun's anxiety, Xie Qianmo stroked her face and said, "Don't worry, Steward Wei is still alive, I won't let him die so quickly!"
"Your Majesty, you knew this already, didn't you?" Qin Yun gradually understood!
This dog-man had such vast influence, he must have found out long ago!
"I knew some things! Knowing that Steward Wei would be useful to you, I sent guards to rescue him!"
"Really?" Qin Yun looked surprised!
"More true than pearls, you don't believe what I say?"
Qin Yun smiled. "I believe it!"
...
After confirming the matter of the cloth!
The two walked out of the national treasury, one after the other!
Back in the Imperial Study!
"Your Majesty, I should be going back now! After your men rescue Steward Wei, I will definitely round up all those corrupt officials from the Ministry of Rites!"
"I did not misjudge you! You are worthy of my trust!"
Qin Yun stood before Xie Qianmo and clasped her hands in a salute. "Your Majesty, I take my leave!"
Leaving again?
He really wanted to tie you to his side!
Standing up!
He walked to Qin Yun's side and pulled her into his embrace. "I can't bear to part with you!"
It was her first day as Emperor's Consort, even if it was only half, she was still not used to it!
Qin Yun forced herself to get used to Xie Qianmo's ambiguous actions!
"Your Majesty, I will see you again tomorrow!" Qin Yun carefully withdrew from his embrace!
Xie Qianmo curved his lips and kissed Qin Yun on the forehead!
"Alright!"
This kid was finally becoming his Emperor's Consort, and now understood to be obedient!
Now she didn't resist his kisses and hugs anymore!
Although he craved more in his heart!
He knew it wasn't the right time yet!
The meat that was about to be eaten would eventually be devoured by him!
It was just not time yet!