Chapter 186
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He had always been cautious and conscientious. In the past, he was in charge of managing the treasury for the previous emperor. After the previous emperor passed away, he was assigned by the empress dowager to The Emperor of Li's estate to help Chu Xuanchen manage the accounts.
The accounts that he had personally managed were very clear about what was going in and what was going out. Not a single item was missing, and the flow of water was clear. There was never a single mistake, so Chu Xuanchen trusted him very much.
Who would have thought that as soon as Nangong Rou came, something would happen to him.
One day, when Nangong Rou was checking the accounts, she discovered that one of the items in the accounts had changed.
At that time, she had only taken out one hundred taels to buy clothes and jewelry, but Uncle Hua had recorded it as one thousand one hundred taels.
She immediately discovered that Uncle Hua had embezzled one thousand taels of silver. She brought people to Uncle Hua's room to search. Sure enough, she found a bag of silver under his bed.
She took it out and counted it. It was exactly one thousand taels of silver.
She immediately took this evidence to Chu Xuanchen. She accused Uncle Hua of embezzling public funds from the estate and accused him of embezzling one thousand taels of silver.
When Chu Xuanchen saw the evidence and heard about the witnesses who had participated in the search, he was very angry and chased Uncle Hua away.
Nangong Rou took advantage of the situation and whispered pillow talk to him. She summoned her cousin, a scholar surnamed Li, and had him manage the accounts.
Chu Xuanchen was busy with military affairs. In addition, he trusted Nangong Rou, so he didn't have time to deal with these small matters. Thus, he agreed to Nangong Rou's request.
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Thinking of this, Yun Ruoyue couldn't help but shake her head. Even heroes have a weakness for the charms of beautiful women.
Chu Xuanchen was a god of war, but when it came to family matters, he was actually fooled by Nangong Rou.
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She had heard from Nanny Li that this newcomer, Scholar Li, did not keep a clear account. With him around, the Prince's Mansion's allowance for Yurou Pavilion had increased by more than ten times, while the other courtyards had decreased by a lot.
Perhaps there was something wrong with his account book, so when she sent someone to call him, he didn't dare to come.
Nangong Rou saw that Yun Ruoyue wanted to call Uncle Hua over. She was instantly angered and said coldly: "Wang fei, Uncle Hua had embezzled one thousand taels of silver from the wang fu and was chased out by wang ye. How can you let him manage the accounts? You're just messing around. Aren't you afraid that wang ye will be angry?"
"Whether Uncle Hua embezzled public funds or not, this matter has not been concluded yet. Let me find out the truth first," Yun Ruoyue said.
At this moment, at the entrance of the courtyard, a thin man who looked like a scholar walked in with great effort, carrying a large stack of account books.
"Your Highness, I'm here. My apologies, I was in the middle of organizing the account books, that's why I'm late," Li Xiucai said as he placed all the account books on the table.
He wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve. He was panting as if he had really worked hard.
At this time, the steward had already sent someone to call Uncle Hua in.
Uncle Hua had been living in the wang fu all this time. Ever since he had been fired, he had been unwilling to accept it and had always wanted to seek justice from Chu Xuanchen, so he had rented a small room near the wang fu.
However, he had never been able to see Chu Xuanchen.
Because he lived close to the wang fu, the steward quickly found him.
When he heard that the Wang fei wanted to see him, he immediately said excitedly: "Your Highness, I've been wronged. I didn't embezzle any money from the accounts. I also don't know why the amount in the accounts changed. I also don't know how the one thousand taels of silver ended up in my room. Your Highness, please investigate."
When the steward sent someone to call Uncle Hua, that person had already roughly explained to Uncle Hua that the Wang fei was in charge of the household.
When Uncle Hua heard that the Wang fei was going to put him in an important position, he was very excited. He really hoped that the Wang fei would be able to clear his name.
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