Manager Rui was still a little worried.
"Why don't I stay here with you? I'm sure the city lord won't mind!"
After speaking, he looked at the city lord, who greeted him warmly and said he didn't mind.
Afterwards, the group entered the city lord's mansion. Qin Luo took a quick look around and found the mansion to be indeed luxuriously decorated.
The climate here is dry, the sand is everywhere, and it is close to the border town, but the entire city lord's mansion is like a Suzhou garden, full of greenery!
The trees and flowers are all of the finest quality, and the interior decorations are all rare.
What about the rosewood screen inlaid with mother-of-pearl for all four seasons, and the white marble floor with the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea pattern?
In the center of the main hall are a rosewood flat-topped table, an enamel tripod incense burner, and a begonia-and-rosewood chair, among other things…
After reading it, she turned her gaze to Steward Rui and saw that he looked unhappy.
It is then known that most of the ornaments in this hall must have originated from Wan Gu.
I was just about to inform the city lord about the gold mine, but now I think I should think it over carefully!
Fortunately, Wu Hua set up a barrier before leaving, so she wasn't worried about being discovered.
After a few insincere chats, the group prepared to have dinner.
Wu Hua thought that since the place was decorated so luxuriously, the food must be good too.
What was served was even worse than what you get at street stalls.
It wasn't terrible, but compared to the overall decor, it was practically shabby.
Wu Hua looked at the meager amount of food on the table, pouted, and stared at Qin Luo.
"Luo Luo, Uncle City Lord must have used all his money for renovations! We can't live here, we can't add to his burden!"
Qin Luo chimed in, "Little one, you're right! Grandpa taught us not to cause trouble for others!"
As they were about to take their leave, Steward Rui was even more eager to go than the two of them. He scooped up Wu Hua in his arms and ran off as fast as he could.
The city lord quickly stopped the person.
"My two nephews, please don't be anxious. These are all the things I usually eat. Don't be fooled by the luxurious decoration of this mansion. It was all done by the previous city lord! I, Yang Shaobo, am an honest official and have no money to buy another mansion, so I can only live here! If others like you, who are unaware of this, see this mansion, they might think that I have embezzled a lot of public funds."
Manager Rui was almost sickened by his shamelessness, and Qin Luo and Wu Hua understood what he meant.
The reason I'm saying all this is because Qin Luo has the identity of a cousin of the Duke of Qi.
Regardless of whether Steward Rui would expose him later, he made his point clear beforehand.
Since no one refuted him on the spot, then what he said must be true!
Qin Luo and Wu Hua had never seen such a shameless person before.
Although they hadn't communicated, they both agreed that when they left, they would definitely make him pay.
Qin Luo smiled on the surface, but cursed inwardly.
"Uncle, since you're having such a hard time, my son and I can't take advantage of you!"
Upon hearing this, the city lord waved his hand.
"How can you call it taking advantage of my nephew to come over for a meal? Do you think my food is too meager?"
Qin Luo knew in her heart that if she didn't leave some things behind this time, she probably wouldn't be able to leave.
She looked at the city lord with a pained expression.
"Uncle, you're already in such a difficult situation, how can I, as your nephew, possibly eat? Please wait, I'll have someone bring the food over in a bit. Now that I'm here, I won't let you suffer any more!"
After saying that, he hurriedly walked towards the door.
Steward Rui, carrying Wu Hua, followed closely behind, and the servants, seeing this, quickly followed as well.
After the group left, the city lord waved to the servant behind him.
"Go, spread the word throughout the city that the young masters of Wan Gu were moved by my integrity at the City Lord's Mansion, and that they think I live too shabbily, so they insist on bringing several cartloads of gifts to the City Lord's Mansion!"
The servant, upon hearing this, was inwardly astonished by his shamelessness.
Unfortunately, he was just a servant, unable to even control his own life and fortune, so how could he dare to question his master?
After cursing the city lord countless times in his mind, he accepted the order and left...
Qin Luo and Wu Hua followed Steward Rui back to Wangu.
The three remained silent the entire way until they stepped into the auction house, at which point Steward Rui began to complain.
"Young masters, you have no idea! This city lord is no different from a bandit. Every time new goods arrive at the auction house, he takes a portion, and his excuses are always different. He always puts himself in the lowest position, as if we owe him something if we don't give him some..."
He spoke with righteous indignation, and Qin Luo could almost see his eyes blazing with fire, so she quickly poured him a cup of tea.
"Have you told your grandfather about this? What did he say?"
At this point, Steward Rui became even angrier.
"Yang Shaobo's position as city lord was pushed up by our collective efforts, so Elder Yuan only said that if he doesn't go too far, we should leave him alone!"
"What?"
Qin Luo and Wu Hua both stared wide-eyed. Qin Luo asked incredulously.
"Why push this scumbag to the top? Having already gained the benefits, why treat Wan Gu like this?"
Manager Rui extended one finger
"The promise is sealed with one word: greed! Because the previous city lord wanted to seize the Eternal Realm for himself, Elder Yuan made a deal with Yang Shaobo, who was then the deputy city lord!"
"What transaction?"
"Wangu helped him ascend to the position of city lord, and he ensured Wangu's safety in Yujia City! But alas, human hearts are most fickle. In just a few short years, he has been blinded by money and prosperity, completely disregarding the kindness shown to him back then. It's estimated that before long, he will be like the former city lord, wanting to seize Wangu from him..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Luo was so angry he wanted to curse, while Wu Hua slammed her hand on the tea table.
"I'll say it again: I can tolerate this, but I won't tolerate this! That bastard dared to try and steal my property! This time I'll show him what Wan Gu is all about!"
Qin Luo chimed in, "That's right, that shameless bastard deserves to suffer!"
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