I'll tell you the secret and let's laugh together!

[Tong'er, pay attention to the Shangshu Mansion. When Lu Mao's search is fruitless and he is about to leave in disgrace, it is time for us to come back and fight back.]

Ning Zhiyi and the Minister of Revenue had the same idea.

[Okay host, I will definitely pay close attention. ]

While Ning Zhiyi was whispering to the system, the Minister of Revenue called the butler and whispered a few words to him. The butler's honest face became more and more serious, and finally he nodded heavily to show that he understood.

After seeing that the butler understood what he meant, the Minister of Revenue felt relieved. The butler had been in the Minister's Mansion for decades, and although he looked honest, he was a very smart person inside.

No matter how simple or difficult the task is, he can always do it beautifully.

Not long after Ning Zhiyi and the Minister of Revenue left, Lu Mao arrived with his men. The steward did not leave the gate. After receiving the news, he specifically ordered the servant to stop a few people. It didn't matter whether he could stop them or not. The important thing was to create the illusion of delaying time.

Lu Mao's injury had not yet healed, but he did not dare to let others know his true injury, so he could only pretend that he had sprained his leg and was carried by a servant.

The Minister of Revenue was efficient and decisive in his work and was highly valued by Emperor Mu Wu. Worried that he could not defeat him, Lu Mao waited until the Minister of Revenue left the mansion before he dared to bring his men here.

"Get out of the way! The government is investigating a case. Do you dare to stop them?"

The servant doesn't care who you are. In the Shangshu Mansion, he only recognizes his master.

"My Lord, if you want to search the mansion, you must show the search warrant. Without the search warrant, it means you are trespassing. I cannot let you in. My Lord just left not long ago. How about you wait for a moment? I will go and fetch my Lord."

The butler instructed the servant to say the last sentence and asked him to find a suitable opportunity to repeat it.

Lu Mao slapped the armrest hard, not willing to let the servant go to the Minister of Revenue, "How dare you! Are you going to tip off the government? Come on, arrest this thief who wants to tip off the government, and break in!"

He did not search for documents. He originally wanted to go through normal procedures to ask his superior for search documents, but his superior was a coward and refused to approve it.

In desperation, he could only bring people here himself.

If Lu Mao Shangguan knew that he thought this way about himself, he would definitely cry out for injustice. This guy has no witnesses and no physical evidence. He just said that he suspected the Minister of Revenue of corruption and abuse of power, and asked for search documents to search the Minister of Revenue's mansion.

Who dares to give this?

Only if your brain is broken will you give it to me!

The stolen silver was secretly transported into the Shangshu Mansion when the master was not at home and the servants were lax in management. Lu Mao knew that as long as he searched, there would be results, so he was very confident.

But his superior didn't know this. He only knew that Lu Mao was like a crazy person and was determined to search the Minister of Revenue's Mansion.

This is actually related to Lu Mao's luck. If it was when the Third Prince was in power and at the peak of his luck, and he himself had good luck, and with the Third Prince as a banner, Shangguan could still issue the document with a gritted teeth.

But now, if you want documents, there is no way!

No, there isn't even a window!

After seeing with his own eyes the servant being tied up by Lu Mao's men and the door of the Shangshu Mansion being knocked open, the steward smiled and realized that it was time for him to make his debut.

He put away his smile, replaced it with an expression of shock and anger, and said angrily:

"Who are you? Why do you dare to trespass into the residence of an official appointed by the imperial court? Do you still have the law and His Majesty in your eyes?"

Lu Mao didn't expect that he would be accused of such a big crime as soon as he entered the mansion, and he immediately felt guilty.

But on second thought, the people in the Shangshu Mansion could only be arrogant for a short while. As long as he found the stolen silver, all the people in the Shangshu Mansion, including the Minister of Revenue, would be imprisoned.

They all have to become dogs kneeling in front of me, wagging their tails and begging for mercy!

The mood became much better, and he snorted coldly:

"Don't be so presumptuous. I have received a secret report that the Minister of Revenue has committed embezzlement and abused the power. I have come here to investigate. You must cooperate quickly. Otherwise, if His Majesty is furious, you will all be in trouble!"

The manager's eyes rolled and he immediately had an idea. He looked guilty and fearful and spoke hesitantly.

"This is... this is nonsense. How is this possible? My master is honest and upright. He would never do such a thing."

Lu Mao narrowed his eyes suspiciously, wondering how the old slave's attitude changed so quickly. Suddenly, he noticed that the old slave's eyes were intentionally or unintentionally looking towards the cellar where the stolen silver was hidden.

My heart skipped a beat. Oh no, has the matter of the silver been discovered?

"Really? Flies don't bite cracked eggs. There's no smoke without fire. Since someone has reported it, I can't just sit there and do nothing. Get out of the way. If you can't find anything, that's fine. But if you do find something, watch out for your heads!"

The manager was struck by lightning. He took several steps back, and all the color drained from his face.

Lu Mao laughed heartily. Very good. He had figured it out. Most likely, the old servant had accidentally discovered the silver in the cellar and had not had time to report it to the Minister of Revenue.

He didn't even have time to transfer the silver before he arrived with his men.

Fortunately, if we had arrived a step later, it would have been all over. We must fight quickly and decisively!

"Come here, don't waste time talking to these slaves, quickly go into the mansion and search. Remember, don't miss any corner, search carefully, whoever can find useful clues, I will reward you handsomely!"

The manager's eyes were full of smiles, and the show was about to begin.

......

The Minister of Revenue was riding a horse, and Ning Zhiyi was sitting in the carriage, and the two were chatting behind a curtain.

Minister of Revenue: "Really? Is the turtle really that smart?"

"It calls Ning Kuaipao, so it must be smart. With such a smart master, it's hard for it not to be smart."

The system muttered quietly, [It’s enough for my host to be smart, but he must not be the best! ]

The Minister of Revenue tried to hold back his laughter and swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Ning Zhiyi didn't expect the system was still thinking about this, and said with a smile: [Oh, you are so scared of me, can you tell me why? ]

[First, the top is not good-looking, and second, the top affects the appearance. ]

[Puchi, Tong'er, I haven't asked you yet, why did you choose me to be your host? Are you convinced by my noble personality charm? ]

This happened a long time ago, and the system gave an answer after careful consideration.

[No way, you were so small back then that I could barely see you, so how could I be impressed by your charisma?]

[The reason why I chose you is that you were so cute and adorable, and secondly, your soul is colorful, which I like very much.]

Ning Zhiyi thought it must be some noble reason, but she didn't expect it was just because of this. It turns out that you can get a system just by being cute. That's great.

She was so careless that she completely ignored the following sentence "colorful soul". The Minister of Revenue wanted to know, but Ning Zhiyi didn't ask, so it was useless for him to know.

"You are quite narcissistic, girl. I heard that Kuaipao has been in the palace all this time?"

"Well, ever since the last horse race with Hu Yantan, it has been staying in the palace. The emperor ordered people to treat it with delicious food and drinks. It must be enjoying it and not wanting to leave. Humph, what a heartless little thing."

The Minister of Revenue stroked his beard and smiled, "It seems that the emperor likes to run fast. Both of you are favorites of the emperor."

Ning Zhiyi smiled, "Sir Shangshu, you are also a favorite of the Emperor. Otherwise, we can chat so well, which means we are both equally popular!"

The Minister of Revenue laughed out loud and thought that Ning Zhiyi was right. He had a conservative personality and could not get along with many people. But the strange thing was that he and Ning Zhiyi got along very well, as if they were close friends regardless of age difference.

The "famous men" in front of the two emperors never imagined that one day they would be "scammed" by someone.