Chapter 632 Gu Qianhan, are you injured?
Qin Xin held up four fingers: "Miss, this is the fourth time!"
Shen Wantang couldn't help but sigh, "This is the fourth time! They won't stop until they've completely emptied the Grand Secretary's mansion!"
"Miss, thieves have been breaking into the Grand Secretary's residence for several days in a row. It's being said that Grand Secretary Liu must be hiding some incredible treasure, which is why the thieves are eyeing it and are willing to risk being caught to steal it again and again."
Shen Wantang found this matter very strange. In her previous life, and the life before that, the Grand Secretary's mansion had never been robbed. Ordinary thieves would never have dared to target the Grand Secretary's mansion.
This kind of change couldn't have happened out of thin air; it must have been done by someone who was reborn.
Perhaps, in his previous life he knew what treasures the Grand Secretary's mansion held, which is why he went to steal them in this life.
And the only person who could have infiltrated the Grand Secretary's mansion time and time again and escape unscathed without being caught—besides Gu Qianhan, there probably wouldn't be anyone else.
Of course, he himself probably wouldn't have stolen it; it must have been his elusive subordinate who did it.
"Oh, by the way, Miss, have you heard that Ye Zhongli, the magistrate of Taiyu County, embezzled one million taels of silver, and that the silver he hid has vanished into thin air!"
Shen Wantang was taken aback. Of course she knew about this, but the question was, why was it exposed so much earlier in this life?
Moreover, how could one million taels of silver simply vanish into thin air?
Seeing that she was stunned, Qin Xin thought that she did not know, so she explained to her on her own: "I have inquired and found out that it was the young master who exposed Magistrate Ye and told the people of Dali Temple where Magistrate Ye hid the silver. As a result, when the people of Dali Temple went to the place the young master mentioned, they dug three feet into the ground but did not find half a tael of silver."
“Now Magistrate Ye has been arrested and imprisoned, but he cries out for justice every day. His wife and children have also come to the capital with him and go to the Dali Temple every day to cry out for justice.”
"The Crown Prince insisted that he was not wronged and told the people of the Dali Temple to just use torture to extract confessions, and to blame him if they arrested the wrong person."
As Shen Wantang listened, she thought of Gu Qianhan again.
Xiao Qingyuan wasn't the only one who knew where Magistrate Ye hid his silver; Gu Qianhan did too.
With Gu Qianhan's abilities, sending someone to take away that million taels of silver would be a piece of cake.
However, she could tell that Gu Qianhan was really short of money right now!
It makes sense. If he wants to rebel, he naturally needs to recruit soldiers and buy a lot of weapons. He must also be rapidly infiltrating his own forces into the court. And all of this requires countless amounts of money.
Shen Wantang involuntarily looked at her several trunks, which contained the gifts he had sent as a token of gratitude.
Honestly, he was so short of money himself, yet he still gave her over a thousand taels of gold.
This made her feel a heavy weight in her heart.
Since she had decided to marry him, it meant they would be together through thick and thin. If he lived, she would live; if he died, she would die too.
Shen Wantang breathed a sigh of relief and called out loudly, "Qingjin, Qingyin, come in!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qingjin and Qingyin flew in from outside and knelt on one knee: "Master, what are your orders?"
Shen Wantang pointed to her trunk: "Sell everything in here and exchange it for silver notes!"
Qingjin and Qingyin exchanged bewildered glances. They both knew that those chests contained treasures, carefully selected by their young master as a token of gratitude to Shen Wantang. Why was she suddenly selling them? Had their young master angered her? But wait, their young master hadn't come by these past few days!
Qin Xin was also stunned. She didn't understand. Just a moment ago, she was telling her mistress about Magistrate Ye embezzling a million taels of silver. How could her mistress suddenly be willing to sell her entire fortune? Was she giving up?
Du Juan was also dumbfounded. Her young mistress had clearly said before that these things were to be kept for emergencies. When her cousin was short of money to buy goods, her young mistress would rather let him borrow money from the bank than even think of taking these treasures. Why was she going to sell them now? There was nothing urgent at the moment!
Seeing them all staring blankly, Shen Wantang couldn't help but laugh: "Why do you all look like the sky has fallen? Don't worry, selling these is only temporary. I'll earn them all back later."
As for now, the priority is naturally to save one's life. Every extra penny increases the chances of winning against Gu Qianhan.
These treasures, though not many, are more than enough to support a number of soldiers.
Hopefully, these things will be of some help and prevent Gu Qianhan from being so strapped for cash!
"What are you standing there for? Take them now, they're all sold. If they're slow to sell, I might regret it."
Lapis Lazuli and Lapis Lazuli had no choice but to obey orders and move all the chests and cages away.
By evening, they returned with a box and handed it to Shen Wantang.
When Shen Wantang opened it, she found a stack of silver notes inside.
She sighed softly, "Qingjin, call your young master here."
Qingjin knelt down on one knee: "Miss, I have... I have already informed the young master."
Shen Wantang had already anticipated that he would tell Gu Qianhan, so she wasn't too surprised. She didn't blame Qingjin for informing on her, since she hadn't planned to keep it from Gu Qianhan anyway.
She nodded casually: "Okay, that's enough. Get up and go do what you need to do."
Qingjin was surprised that she wasn't angry or punished for telling on him. His guilt intensified, and he didn't even dare to look her in the eye. He lowered his head and whispered, "Miss Xie."
Then, he got up and went out to deliver a message to Gu Qianhan again—his betrayal and Shen Wantang's initiative to tell the young master that she had sold the thank-you gift he gave her were two different things, so the young master had to know.
Night was falling.
Shen Wantang was already sleepy, but she forced herself to stay awake.
She knew Gu Qianhan would come, so she kept waiting.
Fortunately, he didn't keep her waiting too long.
Familiar footsteps sounded outside, then the door opened, and Qin Xin, Du Juan, and the others quietly withdrew.
Shen Wantang sat on the couch, leaning against the pillow, and looked at Gu Qianhan who walked in.
He looked travel-worn, as if he had just returned from a very far place.
His once smooth chin now had some stubble, his eyes were bloodshot, and his handsome, indifferent face showed signs of fatigue.
This was the first time Shen Wantang had seen him like this, and she couldn't help but ask, "Gu Qianhan, how long has it been since you've had a rest?"
Gu Qianhan sat down beside her: "It hasn't been long, but I've been quite busy these past few days. Have you been waiting for me?"
Shen Wantang nodded: "Mm."
Gu Qianhan's eyes were filled with guilt: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting until now."
He reached out to touch Shen Wantang's face, but when he raised his hand, he realized that there was still dried blood on his hand.
He immediately lowered his hand.
But Shen Wantang was incredibly perceptive; she immediately sensed something was wrong. She grabbed his arm: "Are you injured? Let me see!"
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