Shen Xihe received the food box early in the morning. Every dish in the food box from the East Palace was exquisite and delicious. Tian Yuan didn't say much, just said that it was sent by His Highness. Shen Xihe also accepted it directly and actually ate it.
"Princess, according to your instructions, there have been no caravans transporting any large quantities of goods to the capital recently." Mo Yuan was sent by Shen Xihe to keep an eye on the caravans these days.
Ever since Shen Xihe learned that Xiao Huayong was going to recover the autumn grain and was planning to hide it, and that his intention was to get the Ministry of Revenue, she guessed what Xiao Huayong was going to do, which was to let His Majesty catch the thief on his own people.
Then these autumn grains that he had recovered must be transported back, both by water and land. Shen Xihe has set up spies to keep an eye on them. Xiao Huayong has already returned to the capital, so these things should have arrived with him.
"Has there been anything unusual recently?" Shen Xihe stood in front of the window, looking at the Pingzhong bonsai in front of him with his eyelids slightly lowered.
Mo Yuan thought carefully and said, "There is nothing unusual about it."
Shen Xihe stretched out her hand. Her fingertips were round. Due to her weak body, her nails were less pink and smooth, but whiter like cold jade. Her neatly trimmed nails were not dyed with nail polish, but bright white and shiny. She gently touched Ping Zhongye.
"There must be something different from the past, but you haven't thought of it." Shen Xihe smiled and said, you might as well go to the Lonely Garden and ask.
Mo Yuan was also eager to know what he had overlooked, so he immediately went to the Lonely Garden in person.
This place houses abandoned, lost, or deceased children. Some are sick or disabled, while others have been abducted and their relatives have not yet been found.
Shen Xihe never burned incense or donated money to Buddha, but she would give clothes and food to the children here all year round. She did this in the northwest and she did the same here, but she never left her name.
Mo Yuanlai also dressed up and brought the prepared winter clothes to Shen Xihe, as winter was about to come to Kyoto.
When Mo Yuan came back, he looked incredulous: "Princess, I heard from the children that there seem to be a lot of funerals recently."
In fact, Mo Yuan had encountered one or two funerals, but people get married and die every day, so happy funerals are common.
"It's just that there have been a few more in the past two days. There were none yesterday and today." How many funerals are there? Even if the coffins were filled with grain, they couldn't hold dozens of stones of grain. What was lost was hundreds of stones!
"Why do we need to transport all of them into the city?" Shen Xihe asked with a chuckle, "As long as we have a dozen stones left as evidence, we can have a reason to conduct a thorough investigation. Who among the high-ranking officials in the court doesn't have a few farms outside the city?"
"Go and check whether there is any farm under the name of the Minister of Revenue and his wife and children. Just pay more attention and you will always find something." Shen Xihe ordered.
"Yes." Mo Yuan agreed and asked, "If we find out, we..."
"If you find it, tell me where it is. There's no need to act rashly. He shouldn't interfere in my affairs, and I won't interfere in his." Shen Xihe felt that this was a form of mutual respect.
That night, Mo Yuan had some gains, and Shen Xihe reported it to him in the morning. After listening, Shen Xihe said, "This matter ends here. You should have a good rest for a few days. We will also put on a show for His Highness in a few days."
After Mo Yuan left, Shen Xihe looked at the sky covered with thick clouds and sighed softly: "The sky is going to change."