The one on the left is named Qian Bao, the eldest grandson of the emperor's wet nurse. True to his name, he is the darling of the Qian family.
Unfortunately, because he had the emperor as his backer, he was spoiled from childhood and developed a lawless personality.
Embezzling public funds, treating the emperor's private treasury as their own, and stealing many valuable items are minor matters.
Treating the emperor's private treasury as one's own is a minor matter.
"Then what's a big deal?" Does he want to go to heaven?
As Yue Fuguang asked questions, she followed the Crown Prince inside, while subtly glancing at Qian Bao, who was beaming with obsequiousness.
This man is about to die!
The private vault was very spacious, four or five meters high, and filled with many dark wooden shelves and boxes.
The air smelled of wood and old things.
Xie Zhiyan must be a regular visitor, as he easily found the incense burner on an empty table in the middle.
Before long, a faint fragrance of plum blossoms wafted from Yue Fuguang's nose, slowly dispelling the stale smell in the warehouse.
【Of course, it's about confiscating the emperor's property!】
Xie Zhiyan's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the jade ruyi in his hand.
Xie Zhiyan felt helpless; the divine artifact was still so...so bold!
Under heaven, only the emperor confiscates other people's property; who dares to confiscate the emperor's property?
Yue Fuguang had the same question: "Little Pearl, are you sure you didn't get it backwards? Qian Bao, a mere seventh-rank official, confiscated the emperor's property?"
"Master, Little Pearl isn't just spouting nonsense. Before the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces stormed the capital, this Qian Bao used his position to..."
Together with another minor official named Fei Wu and several guards on duty at the private treasury, they secretly emptied the treasury of all its valuables.
Later, when the capital was in turmoil, he gathered a group of eunuchs who robbed and stole from various palaces, taking away a lot of valuables from each palace.
Doesn't this count as confiscating the emperor's property?
The pair of jade paperweights, handcrafted by a master ink master and most favored by the emperor in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, ultimately ended up in his hands.
At this moment, Yue Fuguang was leaning on a wooden shelf. On the bottom shelf were bottles of various colors—white, blue, and multicolored—each with a beautiful shape.
Unfortunately, after leaving this world, these things were no different from ordinary flower vases to Yue Fuguang.
Just like the calligraphy and paintings on the top shelf, if antiques don't carry related history, what's the difference between them and other things?
Therefore, she didn't put any calligraphy or paintings, or even a single bottle, into her storage ring. It's better to leave the civilization of this world here.
Yue Fuguang only admired it for a moment before turning around and walking away. As she turned, she keenly noticed a flash of bright yellow light at the open doorway of the private vault.
Having a suspicion in mind, he couldn't help but agree with the system, saying, "That's practically the same as ransacking someone's home. Qian Bao looks honest, but I never imagined he was such a cunning and daring person."
Master, don't be fooled by his appearance. Don't be fooled by his current cautiousness in front of you and the Crown Prince.
Little did she know that he secretly bullied his colleagues in his work because the emperor had drunk his grandmother's milk. Today, it was only because you were here that you were allowed to come. If you were of lower status, you wouldn't even get to see anyone else.
To get through this door, you need to offer more benefits.
After leaving the palace, he bullied men and women, committing numerous evil deeds. Despite his ugly appearance, it didn't stop him from liking beautiful women.
He's open to both men and women. He's a regular at both the Hidden Spring Pavilion and the Painted Spring Pavilion.
The moonlight drifted to a jade shelf, where the jade pieces displayed the colors of the rainbow, and each one was of superior quality.
Some have been carved into various shapes, including jewelry and ornaments, while others are simply pieces of stone waiting to be carved and polished.
On the next level, there were several bronze objects with dark green rust on them.
Several paintings hang on this wall, depicting landscapes, flowers, and birds. The paper looks a bit old, and there are seals on them, so they must be the work of a master.
After thinking for a moment, Yue Fuguang picked out a few beautiful paintings of flowers, birds, fish, insects, and landscapes and held them in her arms.
When Xie Zhiyan saw that she had something in mind, he came over and said, "Young Master, let me put it in the box for you."
She looked in the direction Xie Zhiyan pointed and saw that several large boxes had been placed on the ground next to the incense burner table.
It must have been Xie Zhiyan who found her to put her things away.
"Playing such extravagant games? If I remember correctly, these two brothels are industry leaders, with many top-tier girls and male prostitutes, making them veritable dens of iniquity."
Even if he had some wealth, a mere seventh-rank official like him couldn't afford to support his frequent visits to such places.
Does his family own a mine?
Yue Fuguang guessed that he stole things from the emperor's private treasury. It must have been during the later years of Emperor Mingxi's reign. Now that the emperor is still vigorous, would Qian Bao dare to do it?
Yue Fuguang continued walking inside, and on a shelf, she saw some weapons.
A sword was placed in its scabbard, a bow was hung on the wall, and next to the bow was a quiver containing several arrows.
"Little Bead, when you get back, give me the blueprints for the repeating crossbow."
【Master, I also have blueprints for siege crossbows, would you like them?】
"We're not attacking the city right now, so you can keep it for yourself for now."
Xie Zhiyan, standing to the side, really wanted to say that attacking the city was only a matter of time, and the siege crossbows would definitely be used sometime.
Unfortunately, he dared not utter a single word.
However, he quickly came to terms with it. With the repeating crossbow, this trip to the private treasury was already very fruitful, not to mention that he had also learned about a national scourge.
He had also heard many unpleasant rumors about his father's wet nurse, Liu's, in-laws. The Qian family, who lived in the second branch of the Qian family in the suburbs of Beijing, had been sued in the county government last spring for encroaching on their neighbor's land.
The county magistrate, out of respect for his father the emperor, treated the matter leniently. If it weren't for his attendants encountering the incident while on business, he wouldn't have known about it.
His father, the emperor, was indeed somewhat indulgent towards the families of his two wet nurses, Liu and Wei!
Several large boxes were placed in the corner, their lids closed, and no one knew what was inside. They were covered in dust, and when Yue Fuguang looked at her own moon-white gauze dress, her curiosity vanished instantly.
Xie Zhiyan walked to a shelf to her left, picked up a small box, opened the lid, and inside was a round bead, which was light green and not very shiny.
He said to Yue Fuguang, "Young Master, please look, this is a luminous pearl sent from a foreign land."
Yue Fuguang glanced at the pearl, and upon hearing the name "Night-Shining Pearl," his legs moved before his brain, and he unconsciously took two steps back.
Seeing her movements, Xie Zhiyan paused, suddenly feeling as if the beads in his hand were a thousand pounds heavy. No, he couldn't lift them anymore!
"Young Master, do you think there's something wrong with this bead?"
He tossed the beads back into the box, his movements no longer showing the same care and caution he had when he first picked them up.
"Little bead, help me test whether this luminous pearl is calcium fluoride fluorite, or radioactive material from zinc silicosite or uranium minerals."
Yue Fuguang shook his head. "I don't know if there's anything wrong with this bead, but when I was at the Taoist temple, I heard that some luminous beads have a poisonous light."
Even healthy people who spend too much time with it will develop illnesses, including terminal ones.
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