Mingyue stepped forward with an air of authority that intimidated everyone present, and said with a slight parting of her lips, "Please calm down, everyone."
"Your Excellency, there are rumors that China Securities Finance Corporation (CSFC) is a fake. What is the meaning of this?"
The old man walked up shakily. Everyone regarded him as their pillar of support. After all, he was the one who had received the token, and it was his responsibility to these doctors and the people to find out the truth.
A gentleman's word is as good as his bond.
Mingyue's voice was always gentle, soothing the anger of those present, who even looked embarrassed and awkward.
The Imperial Preceptor is from the capital; how could he possibly deceive them over something like this?
"However, since this has happened, I will pay the deposit for the next two days first. After all the doctors have finished seeing the people in the city today, please bring the account books to the city lord's mansion. Then someone will personally deliver them to the clinic."
At this point, led by the old man, everyone handed over the medicine and deposit they had spent on medical treatment over the past two days.
Mingyue had Xiaoyun and the others take it down to calculate the total, and then invited the person into the mansion, saying, "Wait a moment."
"It's alright. We only rushed over to question them because we listened to the words of a villain."
The old man was embarrassed when he talked about this. He repeatedly assured them that the Grand Preceptor would never deceive them. However, the group of people panicked and insisted on questioning him.
Mingyue didn't mind, saying, "It's just human nature."
The clinic isn't a charity; it can't afford to treat the entire population of a city.
"My lord, you are kind-hearted and righteous."
The old man sighed, even in his old age he still had his pride, and he felt deeply ashamed upon hearing Mingyue's words.
Xiaoyun finished organizing the bills and presented them to Mingyue. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and said, "My lord, the security deposit is one million taels... in gold."
She did the math again and again, never expecting that it would cost so much money in just two days. When she said the last two words, her voice was halved.
The doctors were all taken aback by the amount of money in the tally. Could the city lord's mansion really afford it?
"Understood." Mingyue's eyes sparkled with laughter. "Please wait a moment, everyone. I'll go get the money for you right away."
Mingyue left with Ji Yong'an, saying, "Zhang Wen really left without any worries."
Ji Yong'an was stunned to find that he had followed Mingyue to the City Lord's Mansion to study calligraphy. He watched in disbelief as Mingyue opened a secret passage. What was going on?
"Go in."
A group of people followed them inside and were so shocked by the sight of the glittering gold that they didn't know what to say. Wasn't the city lord's mansion supposed to be a place of poverty?
Where did all this gold come from?!
"Move everything."
Ji Yong'an, being a worldly man, turned his head slowly and asked, "Sir, did you already know that Zhang Wen was acting strangely?"
He no longer addresses him as "Duwei" but simply calls him Zhang Wen. With so much gold, Zhang Wen has no reason to ask for it back when he returns.
"Hmm, even if a sergeant from the city lord's mansion is poor, he shouldn't go to meet people in such disheveled clothes, and he shouldn't even bother to repair the plaque of the city lord's mansion. It would be disrespectful."
"But it has lost its dignity. No common people dare to approach the city lord's mansion, which appears kind and poor on the surface. There isn't even a single refugee around it."
Mingyue kept the jade beads in her hand, flicking one of them to make a crisp sound as it struck another, producing a particularly pleasant sound. "He did this on purpose to show me, but he went too far."
Ji Yong'an's eyes were filled with adoration, like the stars. "Your Excellency is so wise!"
The mountain of gold took three trips to move. Ji Yong'an had the amount of gold counted, and it amounted to a full five million taels.
Ji Yong'an couldn't help but click his tongue. With so much gold, even several officials in the capital were probably not as wealthy as Zhang Wen.
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