A road paved with gold, once stepped on, leaves a footprint, or is run over by a wheel, is ruined in the blink of an eye.
"Young Master Wu is so clever," Jiang Sheng praised generously. "Thank you so much."
"Miss Jiang is too kind." Eunuch Wu was flattered. "It was all at His Highness the Crown Prince's behest. I was just repeating what others had said."
It turned out that Changyan had instructed him to explain, so it wasn't surprising that a eunuch like him dared to speak up.
Something vaguely flashed through Jiang Sheng's mind.
She recalled the time when she accompanied Madam Jiang to the banquet and Madam He presented her with a bracelet. She subconsciously pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair and said with a smile, "Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Eunuch Wu. Consider this hairpin a thank you gift."
"Oh dear, no, no!" Little Eunuch Wu was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly. "It is only natural for a servant to answer questions for his master. How can I ask for your thanks? No, you mustn't."
“Father-in-law’s words are worthwhile.” Jiang Sheng glanced at her brothers, and seeing that no one was stopping her, she simply forced the words through.
The gold hairpin bestowed by the master is heavy and substantial; whether it is taken out of the palace or melted down into gold ingots, it will be of excellent use.
Despite his obvious gestures of refusal, Grandpa Wu swallowed several times.
Chang Yan, seeing this, finally spoke up, "Since it is Miss Jiang's kind gesture, please accept it, Father-in-law."
Only then did Eunuch Wu's face light up with a smile, and he casually tucked the gold hairpin into his sleeve. "Then thank you very much, Miss Jiang, and thank you Your Highness. I have other matters to attend to outside, so I will take my leave now."
Chang Yan nodded in agreement.
Just as Eunuch Wu was about to turn around, he thought of something and whispered to Jiang Sheng, "Miss, although gold bricks are said to be comparable to gold, they are not actually that good; they are just more expensive to manufacture."
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