Xiao Yuanche knew that he had forged two million taels of silver.

As for the ministers of Yue, they didn't carry their money with them, nor did they have the authority to withdraw money from Hengyue Bank.

Xiao Yuanche naturally believed that she was truly broke now.

"Royal sister, are you sure that as long as we have money to bribe officials, we can see the Empress?"

“Well, my matter wasn’t a small one. After Qi Yuan and Li Xuanji accepted the silver notes, nothing came of it,” Xiao Yuanshuang said calmly.

The next step is simply to wait quietly.

Finally, Xiao Yuanche gritted his teeth and took out a few silver notes from his pocket.

"Your Highness, here is two hundred thousand taels. Take it and use it to smooth things over."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuanshuang didn't even glance at it, and was on the verge of tears, saying, "Second Brother, it's not enough."

"It's all my fault. I gave them too much last time. This 200,000 taels isn't enough."

Last time, Xiao Yuanshuang was truly generous, giving away two million taels at once. Compared to that, two hundred thousand taels is indeed very stingy.

After much hesitation, he chose to disregard money over freedom.

They took out all the silver notes they had obtained from robbing the Liao Dynasty's compradors last time.

"This is 500,000 taels of silver, all my current wealth."

"This is my personal seal. I'll have to trouble you, my sister, to go to Hengyue Bank again and see if you can get the silver out."

Xiao Yuanshuang then leisurely put away the silver notes and private seal.

Having obtained the item, she didn't linger and turned to leave.

"Second brother, just wait patiently, I will take care of this."

Yes, you stay here and wait, don't go back to Yue.

The Yue Kingdom has no need of you.

Before Xiao Yuanche could speak, Zhang Hui knelt on the ground, his attitude respectful and devout. "Your Highness is trapped here, and I feel extremely distressed. I wish I could suffer in Your Highness's place."

"But I am really worried about things outside, so I need to keep an eye on things for Your Highness personally."

"After Your Highness leaves, I will serve you properly."

"Sigh, never mind. I've seen your loyalty. Go ahead. I won't treat you badly after I get out."

Xiao Yuanche's wealth and future are now all in Xiao Yuanshuang's hands, so he feels at ease having Zhang Hui watch over things from outside.

Zhang Hui obediently withdrew.

Standing behind Xiao Yuanshuang, he lowered his head and said in a low voice, "This servant has appeased the Second Prince, and he has not become suspicious."

"Um."

The courtyard gate closed again, and Xiao Yuanche looked up at the sky.

It's square and doesn't even let in sunlight.

The idioms "frog in a well," "tiger fallen into the plains," and "sitting in a well and looking at the sky" are fully embodied at this moment.

There are no secrets in the palace.

When there were many people around, there might have been things that were unknown to others.

But now there's only one master, and the palace servants know which stray cat in the palace is pregnant.

What happened here was quickly reported to Murong Yue by Murong Anle.

Murong Yue summarized, "Thirty thousand taels, plus fifty thousand taels, makes fifty-three thousand taels."

"sharp!"

She swore her praise was genuine.

Murong Anle nodded in agreement, "Neither the Marquis of Yong'an nor the Third Princess treated Huang Laoba and the Second Prince as family."

Murong Anle was deeply moved.

In contrast, the battle for the throne among the retired emperors was so fierce, yet the retired emperor treated the royal family members who did not participate in the struggle with leniency.

They were lucky.

However, Huang Laoba and the Second Prince were not so lucky.

Murong Yue nodded, while the little zombie shook its head. "Relatives? They should read faster. It's just money, isn't it?"

"Their relatives are meant to be sold."

Well...

That doesn't seem wrong...

However, Murong Yue grinned at them again, "I won't sell you."

She spoke very seriously.

In that instant, Murong Anle dreamt of the time before the Emperor Emeritus ascended the throne, and said to him, "Don't worry, the situation is settled. I won't do anything to you. Just focus on your work from now on."

As the past and the present scene overlapped, Murong Anle bowed deeply.

All the real silver notes in Xiao Yuanshuang's hands went into the national treasury.

The fake banknotes in her hands were transformed into supplies and sent to the Qing Kingdom at the right time.

Perfect.

After seeing everyone off, Ah Hao returned to the side hall, leaving the space to Murong Yue.

Murong Yue looked around with her big, round eyes, and after making sure no one was around, she took out her letters.

She now has three letters: one left in the iron box by her parents, one written by Yan Qinghe during the New Year, and another letter she received from Yan Qinghe a few days ago.

She unfolded the letter and read it again.

First came the letter from his mother, while Murong Gan was completely ignored.

"Putting oneself first in everything."

"Humans are..."?

What is a human being?

Food is essential for survival, so eat well.

She recognized those four characters.

She patted her tummy; she had been eating well.

"Your father and I, rabid...dogs..."

Murong Yue frowned. What does this have to do with dogs?

Upon closer inspection, it read, "Gale..."

She studied diligently every day just to read this letter; as for Yan Qinghe, that was secondary.

The letter from her mother contained a lot of information, but most of it was about instructing her to take care of herself.

They didn't say where they went.

I carefully placed the letter beside me, then lay back on the bed, feeling utterly exhausted and bald.

The base is so big, and the world outside the base is even bigger.

She couldn't wait to go out and find her mother.

Then he picked up the letter from Yan Qinghe during the New Year.

The letter was short, only two pages long, and contained no complicated language; it was very friendly to her.

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