The steward said, "It is the private garden built by the Yao family. However, after our master bought it, his wife personally designed and modified it, and it has become what it is today."
Yan Ce continued, "The government once demanded eight hundred thousand taels of silver for this garden, making it unattainable for anyone else. Your master not only bought it, but also designed and renovated it. I'm afraid he must have spent no less than one million taels of silver."
The steward said, "The government records show that a total of 1.22 million taels of silver was spent."
Everyone gasped.
This is equivalent to three years of tax revenue for the entire Anzhou City.
No wonder so many officials are willing to come here. The Xiao family is not short of money at all, and they opened this "Fairy Residence on the Clouds" not for profit. They are truly indifferent to fame and fortune and want to find a quiet place to live.
Adding to the collection of books and antiques, the Xiao family must have had at least five powerful officials or descendants of princes, otherwise they would not be so wealthy.
By the time they came back from shopping, it was already afternoon.
It was said that Master Xiao had personally taken Lord Yan to the tea garden and on a boat trip. Normally, the prefect's visit was merely a casual exchange of words, but today Lord Yan was given a great honor.
When the prefect arrived with several other officials, they all stood on the shore waiting for their boat to dock. Then they took other officials up and greeted Master Xiao one by one.
Lord Yan, who had never been taken seriously by them, became the subject of their conversation and was the talk of the town for a while.
Yan Ce watched this scene silently, his lowered eyes full of deep thought.
In his previous life, there was no Xiao family, let alone a place called "Cloud Fairy Residence". It seems that his ability to live again may be related to the Xiao family.
And they happened to be approaching their adoptive father.
When the dinner came, everyone was eating happily, but Yan Ce went to the library.
Xiao Jingyun had been waiting for him here for quite a while. When he saw him coming, he said, "You are still as smart as ever."
Yan Ce thought to himself: It is indeed so.
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