The Gu family had already been harmed by someone. If their property was emptied and the person in the dark found evidence against them, the Gu family’s situation would become even more difficult!
Pei sneered when she heard this and asked, "I wonder if you have ever been on the battlefield?"
The leading man frowned and said, "I'm a soldier, so of course I've been there before."
Pei said word by word: "Your Excellency has been to the battlefield, so you naturally know how tense the border war is. It is obvious that the Xiongnu can be eliminated once and for all, but Shangjing always withdraws at the last minute. Do you know why?
They said the Ministry of Revenue was short of money. Haha, it was ridiculous. There was money for building palaces and holding banquets, but no money when it came to fighting. A banquet held in the palace was enough to feed a battalion of soldiers on the frontier for a month!
My husband couldn't bear to see the soldiers starving and freezing, so he took the initiative to use the Gu family's money to supply the army. Otherwise, how could we win the battle against the Xiongnu? How could the dignitaries in the capital sleep soundly? "
Pei became more and more excited as she spoke, her voice intense, tears streaming down her face, "My husband went to the battlefield at the age of twelve, and died in an ambush by the Huns at the age of forty-five; my eldest son went to the battlefield at the age of five, and disappeared at the age of twenty-five, with no body ever found; my second son was extremely talented, and he recovered a thousand acres of lost land, but now he has become a living dead! Beijiang! What are you going to give to compensate my Gu family!"
Everyone in the yard fell silent, including the Jinwu Guards who came to search the house.
They are all soldiers, so they can naturally empathize with each other.
Song's Gu Li's voice choked with sobs and he ran over to hug Pei.
"Mother-in-law——"
"Mother--"
Ru Jieer didn’t quite understand, and seeing this atmosphere, she also opened her mouth and started crying.
Gu Wei clenched his fists tightly, a mouthful of blood choked in his throat, and his mouth was filled with a fishy and sweet smell.
The room was filled with silence.
The leading man was silent for a while, then he clasped his hands and said, "I know. Don't worry, I will report the truth to Your Majesty."
Xie Ling also felt unhappy.
Loyal bones are buried in the green mountains, it is just like this.
But she finally understood why the emperor was afraid of the Duke's Mansion. The Gu family transported so much silver and wealth to the battlefield, but there was still so much left, almost enough for a dozen Prime Minister's Mansions!
Pei might not have taken the property in the warehouse seriously. What the leading man called were just some worthless stuff, which had a different definition from what she considered worthless stuff.
No one noticed that a secret golden light flashed between Xie Ling's eyebrows.
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