Watching the fate of the three forr Du Tongs, Lin Yi finally understood why the trio did everything they could to prevent him from staying at the Embroidered Garnt Bureau yesterday.
Knowing full well that Lin Yi was the Emperor’s most trusted person, they were not afraid of offending him.
There must be so unspeakable secrets in the Embroidered Garnt Bureau.
In the following days, Lin Yi stayed at the Embroidered Garnt Bureau. Apart from the first day when the silk was four hours late, it arrived on ti every day thereafter.
A portion of the silk delivered to the palace each day would be set aside for rewards and enfeoffnts, another portion would be distributed to each palace according to regulations, and the rest used for festival celebrations and gifts for royal relatives.
Lin Yi had inspected for three days but could distinguish nothing unusual, so he requested to check the account books.
Now, as the Great General, no one dared to stop him from inspecting the account books, but after checking, there was no issue with the books.
So where was the problem exactly?
To find the problem, one must start from when the problem was uncovered.
Lin Yi decided to investigate the batch of silk that had arrived late four days ago, only to be inford by the new Du Tong that the silk from that day had already been distributed and that there was no stock left in the palace.
This was a clear violation of palace regulations, but Lin Yi also wanted to avoid startling the snake.
It was very likely that the mastermind who had hard the three forr Du Tongs still held power within the Embroidered Garnt Bureau.
Therefore, Lin Yi planned to investigate quietly. Although the new Du Tong was promoted by Lin Yi, he did not show any gratitude towards him.
On the contrary, he seed very indifferent, acting as if all of this was his due.
In the afternoon, Lin Yi used the excuse of checking the day’s silk distribution to approach the new Du Tong, who paused for two seconds, before pulling out a record book from under the table.
Lin Yi, with his superior mory, skimd through ten lines with one look and instantly morized all the contents.
It turned out that all the silk from that day had been sent to the Prince Mansion.
Though the Eighth Prince was not in the Capital City, his family was, and the court still issued them silk fabrics and the like every month on schedule.
Even so, this could not explain anything.
But when he relayed the afternoon’s incidents to the young Emperor and Ying Yi, the perceptive Ying Yi imdiately sensed the crux of the problem.
There was sothing amiss under the table.
So, in the middle of the night, Ying Yi took matters into her own hands, sneaking into the archives of the Embroidered Garnt Bureau, discovering that the table drawer Lin Yi had ntioned in the dayti had a secret compartnt with a small case, which was empty, while the exposed layer quietly housed the record books for silk entries and exits.
What kind of transactions could soone dare to conduct within the palace without fear of being seen despite the frequent comings and goings?
Lin Yi couldn’t figure it out; the new Du Tong’s daily life was routine and orderly, and he did not seem to be close with people from other departnts.
In the end, it was Ying Yi who suggested that the items placed in the secret compartnt might have already been moved, and that Lin Yi would need to keep a constant watch tomorrow to catch any clues.
"To watch all the ti? That’s going to wear out. I’ve noticeably lost weight these past few days."
The young Emperor also saw Lin Yi’s hardships and gently placed Ying Yi’s hand on Lin Yi’s.
"Cough cough, I am aware of your toil these past days, teaching the embroideresses while investigating in secret. Tonight, let Ying Yi relieve you of your fatigue."
Ying Yi’s heart trembled; it had been a long ti since she last took proper care of Lin Yi.
And Lin Yi was so excited he jumped up, instantly reinvigorated.
"I’m not tired, solving difficulties for my Queen is my duty. Moreover, there are many techniques that I need to learn from Ying Yi, right?"
Humph, you rascal, just a mont ago you were tired and helpless, now your true nature is revealed. Seems like I’ve starved you for too long.
Cough cough, no matter, I am pregnant, you may take good care of them on my behalf for the ti being.
...End of Chapter...
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