No script time travel, the general helped me rise to the top

Chapter 144 Planting Doubts

After returning to the inn, Qin Haoran took a look and saw that the quilt on the bed was tilted sideways. Perhaps Yangyang was still sleeping soundly, so he was about to lie down with peace of mind.

"You don't have to hide, I know you went out just now!"

Xue Yangyang, dressed as a servant, appeared in front of him holding a candlestick, which made him shudder. "Are you a ghost?"

"I can't rely entirely on your protection. What do you think? I fooled you!" Yangyang said with a smug smile, "The bed is just a pillow. If someone comes, they can't hurt me!"

"Awesome!" Qin Haoran clasped his hands together, and for the first time he felt that this young lady was not a waste!

Yangyang stood up without further ado and said, "Then get up and follow me!"

"Walk?"

"Yes! You have been investigating for so long, you must know where Magistrate Jiang kept the extorted money, right?" Yangyang had been thinking about this before she finished writing the letter. It must be about time.

"You mean, the letter you wrote will allow that Jiang guy to mobilize money?" Qin Haoran was not stupid either. He immediately sat up straight and looked at Yangyang vaguely.

"So! We have to get there as soon as possible!"

Qin Haoran blew out the candle, and before Yangyang had time to put it down, he grabbed her collar and climbed out of the window.

A gust of strong wind blew on Yangyang's face. Yangyang felt like he was hanging in the air and dared not open his eyes.

"If you're scared, you can hold me!" Qin Haoran shouted proudly as he flew with Yangyang.

"Me!" Yangyang opened her eyes slightly, and when she saw that her feet were still hanging in the air, she closed them again, "I have a family, so forget it!"

"Hmph!" Qin Haoran instinctively increased his flying speed, causing Yangyang to scream in surprise!

"what!"

"If you yell again, others will hear you!" When he opened his eyes again, they had already landed. Qin Haoran bent down provocatively and looked at Yangyang's messy hair! He turned the servant's hat that had almost been blown away from Yangyang's head in his hand.

"Give it to me!" Yangyang snatched the hat and looked carefully. They were now parked in a pitch-black yard.

"Is this where Jiang Zhiang keeps his money?" Yangyang walked forward lightly and saw piles of goods everywhere in the yard. He opened the lid and said, "Isn't this some wood?"

"That damn County Magistrate Jiang is so cunning!" Qin Haoran motioned Yangyang to come to his side, and carefully took out a piece of wood. He pulled out a few mortise and tenon joints between the wood, and saw that the originally thin wood actually had an interlayer, with pieces of special silver pieces placed inside!

"So clever?" Yangyang took out another piece of wood and weighed it in his hand. "I can't tell with my naked eyes, but when I hold it in my hand I know the weight is wrong!"

Yangyang looked at Qin Haoran, who put the things back in place with a secretive tone, "This Jiang will order people to transport these special silver ingots back to the capital in the middle of every month in the same way as transporting firewood!"

"You know all this, why don't you rob him?" Thinking that he was originally a bandit, Yangyang became even more curious.

Qin Haoran knocked on Yangyang's head as if he was being mocked. "If I rob him, he will find another way to transport the silver next time. Are you stupid?"

"Oh!" I didn't expect Qin Haoran to be so conscious and far-sighted. "So, you want to catch them all in one fell swoop, right?"

"The people in Tong County are living in such a desperate situation. Just robbing a piece of silver won't solve the actual problem at all!"

When Qin Haoran said this, Yangyang saw the highlight of his character on his face and couldn't help but sigh, "So handsome!"

"I heard it!" Qin Haoran was a little smug, "Shh! Hide quickly!"

As they were talking, there was a noise outside the courtyard gate, and the two of them had to hide in the nearby corner.

The door was opened and a bunch of bright torches were carried in. Although the leader was also in plain clothes, the way he walked showed that he was not an officer or soldier.

Sure enough, the man holding the torch cunningly ordered someone to open a box in the yard, just like Qin Haoran had opened it to show Yangyang just now, and took the wood apart to take a look.

"Master Jiang, this batch of goods has been prepared, but it's only the beginning of the month, so it will take a few days to deliver! Why did you want to come and see it now?"

Jiang Zhiang, the leader, glanced at the man holding the torch and asked, "How many of these do we have?"

"Your Excellency, there are still one hundred boxes in total, which adds up to eight thousand taels! This month's amount is a few hundred taels more than last month!" The subordinate who answered seemed a little self-satisfied!

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhiang's eyes focused, "With so much money, Gao must have deducted a large sum every month before handing it over!"

"This! I don't know about this little one!"

"Humph! Seize fifty boxes and send the rest to Mr. Gao tomorrow!" Jiang Zhiang said.

The subordinates who followed him looked at each other in confusion. Fortunately, one of them was brave enough to say, "Sir, is it inappropriate to do this? Lord Gao will definitely get suspicious when he sees it, and he will definitely send someone over..."

"I want him to be suspicious. He can deduct so much money every month. Don't think that I don't have evidence. I have done so many things for him, but he still controls me like this. I will definitely not let him off easily!"

In a fit of anger, Jiang Zhiang stormed out, leaving his subordinates to do as he was told!

"What kind of letter did you write to that Jiang guy?" Qin Haoran and Yangyang watched this drama secretly, so they couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Jiang Zhiang has always followed the lead of Mr. Gao, because his first wife, Ke, was promised to him by Mr. Gao, and he has always been very good to Ke. But if he knew that he has been wearing a green hat, then, tut tut tut!"

"How do you know these secrets?" Who would have thought that a young lady in the boudoir could actually investigate these things? Qin Haoran looked at her with admiration.

Yangyang lowered his voice and laughed cunningly, "I don't know, I'm just guessing!"

"Guess?" Qin Haoran almost gave Yangyang a thumbs up. "What's your guess? The one just now must be Jiang Zhiang! He looked very angry. Did he believe your nonsense?"

"I said I guess that there is a certain basis for it. If you want him to believe it, there must be other evidence!"

Yangyang looked at Qin Haoran's somewhat incredulous look with a calculated look, and had no choice but to tell the story.

"Jiang Zhiang's daughter is my cousin from the Xue family. My grandmother once wanted to marry her to my father as his second wife!" Yangyang always feels a little uncomfortable when mentioning the word "father".

He continued, "So Jiang stayed in the Zuo Xiangfu for quite some time. I also investigated her for other reasons. That woman was ruthless, and her mother Ke was no less ruthless. They also contributed to my being sent to prison this time!"

"Now I am just returning fire by returning the old handkerchief left by Jiang to Jiang Zhiang, and reminding him that the handkerchief left by his daughter is also in the hands of Lord Gao!"

"Why would a minister have a handkerchief made by a widow? If not because of an affair, then it must be because she is the daughter of the minister. It is only fitting for a daughter to embroider a handkerchief for her father!"

Qin Haoran was even more confused after hearing this, "Didn't you say you were just guessing? Do you have all the evidence of the handkerchief?"

Yangyang shook her head. "It's just a handkerchief. I can just make another one that's exactly the same. Are you stupid?"

"Oh!" Qin Haoran slapped his forehead, "You mean, lure Shangshu Gao here, and put a fake one on him, so that when Jiang Zhiang sees it, it will be a done deal!"

"Yes! I followed Ke before and saw her interacting with a mysterious person. I was suspicious at that time. Later, I found out that she was originally promised to Jiang Zhiang by Minister Gao. I only need to give her a little hint. Jiang Zhiang cares so much about his wife Jiang that he will definitely think in that direction!"

Qin Haoran, "You are so vicious!"

"If you want to make Jiang Zhiang's suspicion come true, the other hand will depend on you!" Yangyang clenched his fist and made a begging gesture.