But she knew that no matter how much she ate now, she would throw it all up once she got on the ship.

She ate a little bit and then put down her chopsticks. Luo Sheng knew she was afraid of seasickness, so he didn't force her to eat.

"Are you full? I'll take you somewhere."

"Where?"

You'll know when you get here.

Xiao Yunying followed Luo Sheng through a maze of turns until they arrived at a courtyard. She remembered this place; she had passed by it while strolling around before, and Bai Shao had said that this was Feng Yi's residence, but she had never been inside.

What are you doing here?

"I have something good to show you."

Luo Sheng led Feng Yi into his study, turned the base of the Buddhist shrine, and after the entire Buddha statue was moved, a hidden door was revealed.

There were torches illuminating the way inside. Xiao Yunying followed Luo Sheng into the hidden door, already having a guess about the place.

When the space suddenly opened up, you could see rows of neatly stacked boxes.

She opened the one closest to her, and inside were rows and rows of neatly stacked gold ingots.

Her eyes widened. "This is all gold?!"

"There are also jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings over there."

Xiao Yunying grinned mischievously: "What do you want with me?"

"Look at your smile, didn't you already guess?" Luo Yong raised his chin. "You have that magical space, so you can move as much as you want. I'll have someone move the rest and send it to the capital."

"Then I won't be polite."

She took away nearly half of the boxes filled with gold. She didn't take all the jewelry and antiques, but picked out a few that looked good to give as gifts in the future. She also picked out a lot of various uncarved raw stones.

As for calligraphy, paintings, and ancient books, she thought the children would like them, so she packed them all up.

"alright."

"Aren't you going to decorate anymore? It's fine to take everything." Luo Sheng looked at the remaining items and said truthfully, "There's a cave to the east with ten times more gold and silver treasures than here. No one will notice if we take all of these."

Xiao Yunying walked to the door and said, "No need, this is enough. It's not like we're short of money. I just suddenly got greedy when I saw so much gold. I just took a little to satisfy my craving and have some fun."

"Okay, then I'll have the rest carried onto the ship."

The two of them slowly walked to the shore. Xiao Yunying watched as the servants on the island lined up to board another ship: "Will they be sentenced to death?"

Luo Sheng did not hide anything: "I asked some people, and many of them were trafficked here. After they are taken back and investigated, the innocent will be released, but the guards and servants who serve them closely should be put to death."

Xiao Yunying then remembered the Ying brothers: "What about Ying Yi and Ying Zhao?"

Luo Sheng leaned close to her ear and said, "Last night, the two brothers asked a few people about their sister. It seems that their sister heard some news and was silenced by Feng Yi. Then the two of them fled by boat overnight."

Xiao Yunying looked at him suspiciously: "You just ran away like that? Is it that easy?"

"Anyway, you don't want the two of them to stay here waiting to be executed, so it's fine if they run away."

Xiao Yunying knew that this was Luo Sheng's selfish motive. She didn't know what Ying Yi and Luo Sheng had said, but the condition that brought them here must have included letting him and his brother leave.

In other words, Luo Sheng acted out of personal favoritism.

"Don't overthink it." Luo Sheng held her hand: "Ying Yi used to work for Feng Yi out of necessity. I can tell that neither of them are murderers and they won't go out and do evil."

Furthermore, I will explain to the Emperor that these gold and silver treasures were voluntarily offered by the two brothers. Now that the national treasury is empty, I believe this gold and silver should be enough to save their lives.

"Really? That's great!"

If the issue can be resolved peacefully, by exchanging goods for people, that would be the best outcome.