Yun Shang lowered her eyes slightly: "You are from the Cao family, so you are naturally more familiar with the businesses of the Cao family than I am. Then, can you estimate how much cash you lost when your second uncle closed the shop?"
"It's not easy for me to estimate. It's really because my second uncle handles the family business. In our generation, the only people who are a little familiar with these things are the two sons of my second uncle. Others are basically very few. Check out the details here."
"However, Weichen feels that there are still several million taels of silver."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, and her smile was cold: "The Cao Mansion is really a big family, but the cash from closing some shops can be worth two treasuries."
Yun Chang didn't continue to ask, what the money was used for, she could probably guess in her heart.
Cao Han should also know what she can say, so he revealed this matter to her without any scruples.
Yun Shang was silent for a while, before saying: "I know about this matter, you have done a good job. Knowing that you found something abnormal, you came to report to me."
"Besides this matter, do you have anything else to report to this palace?"
Cao Han thought for a while before shaking his head: "For the time being... not anymore."
Yun Chang nodded: "You have nothing else to report, but I want to ask you something."
"Excuse me, ma'am." Cao Han lowered his head, a strange look flashed in his eyes, which was quickly covered up.
"I heard from the palace that your mother went to the temple to pray for blessings a while ago?"
Cao Han responded in a low voice: "Mother did go out some time ago. Just after His Majesty Qiushou left Jincheng, the front and rear things were just going to the temple to pray for blessings. In fact, she went with us. I entered the city next to the palace. I have reported this matter to my empress before..."
Yun Chang nodded: "I have reported it. I also sent someone to stare at your mother for a while, but she seemed to be normal. I felt a little confused. Your mother is not in good health, but she is still far away. She followed along without doing anything, what is her purpose?"
A look of sadness flashed across Cao Han's face: "This matter... I don't know about it. I can't find out about my mother. My mother has always been very displeased with me. After getting an official position, she became even more afraid of me."
"Although Weichen put someone beside her, he just couldn't really get close to her. So Weichen only knew that she went with us, but didn't know what she was going for."
Yun Shang didn't make it difficult for him: "I heard about it in the palace two days ago. I heard that your mother met an orphan girl who was injured and lost her memory on the way back to the mansion. Is your elder brother the stepmother?"
"Yes." This matter was already on the surface, and Cao Han had nothing to hide: "There is such a thing."
"That orphan girl, have you ever seen it?"
Cao Han nodded: "I've seen it before, my mother loves the orphan girl very much, she takes it with her every day, and I can see her when I go to pay my mother's greetings."
"Then what kind of person do you think that orphan girl is?"
Cao Han didn't seem to know why Yunshang asked such a question, with a bit of confusion on his face, he thought for a while before responding: "The orphan girl... has no memory, and doesn't know her name, who she is from, and why she was injured. Appearing there, it’s hard to see what kind of person he was before.”
"Weichen doesn't have too much contact with her, and I only occasionally meet and say hello." Cao Han paused: "It's just that during this period of time, there are occasional contacts. From those contacts, Weichen feels that the lonely Women are more lively, but they are very meticulous and considerate in their work. They should know some martial arts, and their skills are not bad. They also have good etiquette, and their etiquette is better than some ladies from rich families... "
Cao Han smiled: "Weichen's wife has more contact with her than Weichen, and I mentioned it to Weichen before, saying that the girl is cheerful and loves to laugh, she is very kind to everyone, and can take care of everyone. And she is very thoughtful, with excellent etiquette and manners. She looks like she came from a rich family, but she doesn't look like Miss Jiao who was raised by a rich family. It's really hard to guess her previous identity. "
Cao Han stopped talking, raised his eyes and glanced at Yunshang, as if he was a little puzzled: "Why... why did you suddenly ask about the orphan girl brought back by mother? Could it be that there is something wrong with that orphan girl?"
Yunshang paused slightly, and remained silent for a while, but she didn't pretend to be closed-minded: "I had a personal maid by my side before, named Qianzhuo, you should have seen it, but do you still remember?"
"Miss Qianju?" Cao Han nodded: "I'm afraid that all the courtiers in the city know about it, and the people around your majesty and empress don't dare not remember."
Yunshang ignored his funny words, and just said straight: "Before Qiushou, because of some things, I sent Qianzhu to help me with some things. But something happened on the way, and Qianju disappeared. His whereabouts are still unknown."
"ah?"
"I sent a lot of people to look for it, but found nothing. Later, someone told me that the orphan girl your mother brought back to the mansion, who lost her memory, had a personality and behavior similar to that of Qianzhu. I asked people to be careful. After inquiring, I also had some doubts."
Cao Han couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard the words, as if he couldn't believe it: "Your Majesty is saying that the orphan girl brought back by my mother is Miss Qianzhu?"
"Yeah." Yun Shang nodded: "But it's just a suspicion, and there is no evidence."
Cao Han frowned and meditated for a moment, and the brows became tighter and tighter: "I didn't feel it before, but now I hear it from my mother, but I feel it. Moreover, the young lady is served by the empress's side, so she naturally does things properly and meticulously, and the etiquette and posture of the young lady is naturally excellent, and those ladies who are ladies are naturally inferior."
Yun Shang nodded: "Yes, I heard you say that just now, and I feel that the characteristics you mentioned can be exactly matched with Qianzhuo."
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that the person my mother accidentally saved was Miss Qianzhuo? But the appearance doesn't match?"
Yun Shang sneered: "Intentionally or not, only your mother knows. I am even more suspicious that your mother went out of the palace deliberately for this reason. As for the appearance..."
Yun Shang pursed her lips: "There are so many disguise masters in the world, it is not difficult to change people's appearance."