Chapter 8 — Holy Order of Dowry

When I got out of the car, the corner of my skirt was blown away by the wind. "Which warehouse?" The front page's eyes were wandering. "The old warehouse on the east side." Mother Qin flipped through the book. "The old warehouse on the east side has stored land deeds and books of tenants over the years." I looked at the commander of the ban. "Fire fighting, blockading the door, no one is allowed to leave." The front page's face turned pale. "Your highness, on the page are all simple tenants, why do I have to make everyone so scared?" hey?" I stepped in front of him. "A simple tenant would burn the land at midnight?" The first man's lips trembled. Tieu Thua Canh jumped off his horse, his eyes crossed the sea of fire, stopping in the direction of the backyard. "Why are there tire tracks in the backyard?" The first page banged his head. "It's a firewood cart during the day." I followed the tire tracks and looked. The prints were very deep on the muddy ground, clearly the load was very heavy. The commander of the forbidden army led his men to chase. Not long after, a shout rang out from the backyard. "Your Majesty, you stopped a car." The car was covered with grass mats. The grass mat was turned over, there was no firewood underneath. It was three wooden chests, a dozen star fruit scrolls, and two notebooks carefully wrapped in oilcloth. Mother Qin opened the lid of the chest, and at a glance the corners of her eyes turned red. "Your Highness, it's your ma'am's purple-wood makeup box." I raised my hand to caress the corner of the box. There's an old scratch there. When I was little, I slipped and fell on it. My mother took pity on me and held me to comfort me for a long time, but she couldn't bear to throw away the box. Now he is stuffed in the firewood cart, almost thrown out of the farm. I asked the first page: "Where to take it?" The first page gritted its teeth and fell silent. The great eunuch sneered. "If you don't say anything, keep it a secret, first take it back." Hearing the mention of the protest, the first page immediately softened. "Ngo Vinh An." "It's the second master of the mother's mother's family who wants to marry you." Tieu Thua Canh's face looked like someone had slapped him. I open the notebook. In recent years, Chuang Tzu's hot spring facility has been occupied by Tai Concubine's mother's family. Half of the good field crops went into the royal palace's common fund, and half was sent to the Lieu family. There are also some more eye-catching revenue and expenditure items on the books. Silver thanked the robe for three thousand taels. Bo gagged eight hundred taels for Mrs. Phung, the kitchen assistant. Silver bought a secret recipe to nourish Mrs. Lieu for 1,200 taels. My finger stopped at the words "fu robe". Tieu Thua Canh also saw it. His face was pale. "The royal robe is also in there?" I raised my head to look at him. "Your Majesty, are you going to say that you're not sure yet?" He fell silent. The fire was gradually controlled. The old warehouse burned down in half, but the army dug up an iron box from under the ashes. The outer layer of the iron box was blackened, the lock was still intact. When the first page saw the iron box, the whole person fell limp on the ground. I gave the key to Tan ma ma. The moment the lock opened, a stack of letters revealed inside. On the envelope was the royal seal of the Royal Highness. The first letter said, telling the first page to put the income of the hot springs page into the royal palace's general fund. The second letter said, the princess is sick, in the future there is no need to let her pass the business books. The writing on the third leaf is even heavier. Tham Thi Vo Tu, the dowry will sooner or later belong to the royal palace, there is no need to stick to old records. I read every letter, my fingertips were cold. Tieu Thua Canh reached out to take it. I avoid it. "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush." "All of these things will be offered to the king." His hand stopped in midair, then slowly retracted. At this moment, the army pursuing the carriage captured another man wearing an ash-colored cloak. That guy bowed his head, his left hand was indeed missing a little finger. As soon as Mother Tan looked, she recognized it. "It's the mute servant in the Imperial Concubine's hospital." The mute guy was forced to kneel on the ground, but suddenly raised his head to look at me. His mouth couldn't speak, but his eyes were filled with cruelty. The next second, guy

Suddenly he pulled out a short dagger from his sleeve and launched it straight at me. Mother Qin shouted in alarm. Tieu Thua Canh was even faster, reaching out to pull me behind him. The dagger grazed his arm, and the black sleeve immediately tore a line. The army pressed the mute man down. The great eunuch was so scared that he lost his voice. "Pull down, seriously examine." I looked at the wound on Tieu Thua Canh's arm, and there was not a single wave in my heart. He said softly: "It's good that she's okay." I pulled my hand back. "The king's injury was his hand." "But what I injured was my life." His face was dull. When the ash-cloaked man was pulled away, a small porcelain vase fell out of his chest. The mouth of the jar broke, and the medicine powder fell onto the ground. The first page saw that bottle and suddenly screamed. "That medicine was not given by a slave." "That medicine was personally brought by Lieu Trac Phi."09 The first page's scream pinned everyone on the spot. Tieu Thua Canh turned around. "What did you say?" The first page was scared and kowtowed. "This slave does not dare to say nonsense." "Before December last year, Miss Lieu came to the manor, saying that the princess's body was cold and wanted to bring the hot spring herbal medicine in the manor to the royal palace."