Four hundred taels?

Auspicious nobleman?

Yuepin immediately realized that something was wrong.

She lowered her head and said to the maid on the ground, "Get up quickly and take us to see the box."

The palace maid knew she was wrong, so she got up without saying a word and led the concubines to Concubine Ji's room.

The group followed the palace maid, passed through the winding corridor, and came to the east bedroom where Concubine Ji lived.

There was chaos in front of the east bedroom door.

At this moment, a large group of servants from Kunning Palace gathered in front of the east bedroom door. They gathered like locusts, scrambling for a wooden box.

The half-meter-high wooden box was dismantled into wooden pieces by them. The silver ingots reflected dazzling light in the sun, illuminating the greed in people's eyes.

"What are you stealing! This is mine!" an eunuch shouted ferociously.

"Let go, I clearly got it first!" another eunuch was not willing to be outdone.

As if due to uneven distribution, the two eunuchs started arguing regardless of the occasion, and the noise was so loud that it scared a bird off the roof.

Concubine Lin walked slowly behind, raising her eyebrows with interest.

It seems that the queen is going to lose face this time.

Xiao Luzi rushed forward, furious, and started to curse: "Xiao Shunzi, what are you doing?! Do you know where this is?"

"Who is so bold as to teach your grandfather a lesson?... Ouch! Eunuch Lu!" The eunuch with silver in his mouth opened his eyes wide with anger.

When he saw who was coming, the arrogance on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by astonishment and fear.

The beautiful concubines stood in a row behind him, staring at him expressionlessly.

Xiao Shunzi was almost frightened to the point of peeing. He spat out the silver and rolled over to pay his respects: "Your Highness, Your Highness, I pay my respects to you ladies and to all the ladies!"

The servants who were fighting for the silver knelt in a row, not daring to breathe.

A lot of silver fell out of their arms, making some concubines jealous.

Oh my God, there are really three or four hundred taels of silver on the ground!

The concubines looked at each other.

Finally, Concubine Lin came out and asked, "Tell me everything, or I will kill you."

Xiao Shunzi shuddered for a moment, and immediately came out with a tray: "Replying to the Imperial Concubine, it is finally sunny today, and we are afraid that the items in the storeroom will get damp, so we take them out to dry according to the usual practice."

"The people in the warehouse compared the files one by one, and finally found this box in the corner. I dared to guess that this box might belong to Lady Ji, so I took it out and hung it up to dry."

“Who knows once the lid is opened.”

Xiao Shunzi swallowed his greedy saliva and said, "There is actually a whole box of silver in it, totaling four hundred taels."

"The warehouse was crowded with people at the time, and someone suddenly shouted that the box was not recorded in the register and must be property of unknown origin. Even if we took it, Lady Ji would have to swallow this loss in silence."

"Then... I thought it was morning meeting time and no one would care, so I rushed to grab it."

Concubine Lin found it ridiculous.

Why is there such a fuss just for such a small amount of money?

The Queen was about to rest after the meeting, but when she heard that something had happened to Concubine Ji, she hurried over.

The field was in great chaos, and the ground was a mess.

The Queen and Concubine Lin exchanged a few words and got a general idea of ​​the situation.

Something happened in Kunning Palace again. The queen looked very unhappy: "Xiao Shunzi, when did this box appear?"

Xiao Shunzi knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, when I came to check the storeroom yesterday, the box was not there yet. It must have been placed here this morning."

The Queen asked, "How do you know this box is related to Noble Lady Ji?"

Xiao Shunzi bowed his head and answered: "My queen, there is a very obvious inscription of the word 'Ji' on the bottom of the box. In addition, there have been rumors in the palace recently that the noble lady Ji secretly sold the information of the concubines and made a lot of money, so..."

Outside the crowd, Xiwen watched the farce quietly.

She has been planning for such a long time that she will definitely catch the opponent off guard.

Who could have imagined that a long-lost list would cause such a big commotion?

However, the development of events was quite different from what Xiwen had expected.

After listening to Xiao Shunzi's speech, Concubine Lin was the first to laugh out loud: "You said that Concubine Ji sold the information of the concubines just for a mere four hundred taels?"

"Mr. Ji, tell me, how much pocket money do I give you every month?"

Wu Qing answered obediently: "The Imperial Concubine is generous and gives me one thousand taels every month. I am very grateful."

She added in her mind, "This doesn't even include the extra jewelry."

The concubines took a breath together.

She is indeed a royal concubine! She is so rich!

Wait a minute, could it be that the Imperial Concubine could have heard Concubine Ji's thoughts early on, so she took action so early?

The limelight cannot be monopolized by Concubine Lin alone!

The concubines all spoke up for Concubine Ji, trying to please Wu Qing.

If she had a better relationship with Concubine Ji, she would be able to complain less about them in her heart.

Shangpin said: "Who said that if there is a word 'ji' carved on the bottom of the box, it means that the box belongs to Ji Guiren? Can't it be a symbol of good luck? Besides, if there is a word 'ji' carved on the bottom of the box, does that mean the owner of the box is still an animal?"

Concubine Zhang nodded and said, "Sister Shangpin said it well. Rumors in the palace are like tigers. Once they spread, they are difficult to contain. You said that Concubine Ji privately sold the information of the concubines. Do you have solid evidence? If not, you are slandering the master."

Zhou Changzai also stood up and said, "That's right, Lady Ji has always been a person of high moral character in the palace. We have all witnessed how she conducts herself in society."

Wu Qing:?

Yuepin opened her red lips and added fuel to the fire: "Even if Concubine Ji really sold the information of the concubines privately, it was for the peace of the harem."

Everyone's eyes turned to her.

Yuepin pinched her handkerchief and said in a soft voice like a nightingale: "The preliminary selection of the concubines is divided into two rounds. One is for talent, and the other is for virtue."

"What Concubine Ji is doing is helping us examine the virtues of the concubines. We should thank Concubine Ji." Concubine Yue bowed to Wu Qingfu, her face full of reverence.

Concubine Yue is worthy of being Concubine Yue. How could she come up with such an excuse?

The concubines were dumbfounded.

But they all agreed and kept praising Wu Qing, expressing their respect and gratitude.

"Sister Yuepin is right. Lady Ji's method is really brilliant!"

"Yes, this method is really good. It can find out all the concubines with bad intentions. All the concubines who have done business with Concubine Ji should be kicked out of the palace."

"This method saves time and effort, and can also make money. Lady Ji is very smart, and I admire her."

Xiwen in the distance looked confused:?

And Wu Qing was even more confused than her:???

The last time everyone spoke up for her was last time.