Steward Su hurriedly said, "It was my shortsightedness, my lord, please forgive me. I'll add those things into the account books right away."
With that, he immediately took out three sheets of paper and began to write, transferring everything recorded on the papers into the government office's account books.
Seeing this, Magistrate Xi was finally satisfied, and added, "Before the war in the Northwest settles, we all need to behave ourselves and not harbor any crooked ideas."
Tong'an Prefecture has a copper mine. They've been eating off it for years and long since made a fortune; they're not short of these small sums. Playing it safe is the best policy.
"Yes, I understand," Steward Su replied.
Magistrate Xi sighed again. "Fortunately we've always been on guard against Jia Mingfeng. Otherwise, this time he would definitely have exposed us and dragged us down with him."
Steward Su kept nodding as he listened, then asked, "My lord, do you want me to sound out Gu Jin'an?"
