At this point, Qin Chuan looked at Xiao Yue and asked, "How many corrupt officials have you and Xiao Yun raided these past few days? How much money did you get?"
"They raided more than a dozen houses and got a total of one million taels of silver."
"Only a million taels from more than a dozen companies?" Qin Chuan asked in confusion.
"Do you think everyone is a corrupt official like the Left Prime Minister?!" Xiao Yueteng stood up abruptly, seemingly very angry.
"Oh, right. Let me do the math. The national treasury originally had one million taels, then the confiscation of the Mu family's property yielded over two million taels, and recently another one million taels were seized. The national treasury now has over four million taels, which is more than enough to repay my money!"
After a rough calculation, Qin Chuan felt that the Empress was already capable of repaying the money, and immediately stood up.
"Alright, I'll go to the palace right now and ask her for the money!"
Xiao Yue followed suit, echoing, "I've done so many errands, I've also asked her for some money, the Dali Temple is almost starving!"
"Walk!"
Stepping out of the hall and looking at the countless potted plants in front of her, Xiao Yue asked, "Did you plant these flowers, trees, and shrubs? You have quite the leisure and refined taste."
"Oh, this was arranged by the young princess. I bought it. It's good for greening the air."
What's going on with that bird?
"You mean that budgie?"
"I don't know what this bird is called, but it's a clever little bird that can speak human language. This is the first time I've ever seen one."
What did it say to you?
Qin Chuan suddenly had a bad feeling and hoped that the silly bird hadn't revealed any secrets.
To his surprise, Xiao Yue's next words left him utterly ashamed—
"It says the Empress's legs are so white, and the wife is also nice, and there are some symbols and lines, two pairs of shoes in front of the bed, and all sorts of other nonsense. What does this mean?"
"Uh... well, children say whatever they want, and birds say whatever they want."
"Oh, is that so?" Xiao Yue paused, then sneered, "Then I should report this to His Majesty."
"Hey—!"
"Are you that vengeful?!"
"I just accidentally patted your chest twice!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue's eyes seemed to blaze with fury. Gritting her teeth, her face filled with hatred, she said, word by word, "Do you...want...to...die?"
Qin Chuan felt a chill run down his spine. This woman was not to be trifled with; he'd better make his escape...
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