A line of carriages left the imperial city and headed towards Shili Pinghu.
A fast horse came galloping and slowed down in front of the carriage in the middle.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Prince and the First Prince have taken Princess Taiping and Gao Xian's adopted son to the Ministry of Justice. Gao Xian... was stabbed to death by his adopted son."
There was silence in the carriage for a moment, and then the old queen mother's voice came out, "Oh...I know, throw Gao Xian out to feed the dogs."
"I obey your command!"
In the carriage, Nangong Dongxue was cooking a pot of bird's nest for the old empress dowager. She looked up in surprise, only to see the old empress dowager suddenly laugh.
"This grandson is quite interesting."
"... Queen Mother, what was the point of him killing Gao Xian?"
"He didn't kill him. It was Gao Xian's adopted son. Gao Xian's life doesn't mean much. The Xiao family can't recover. If Gao Xian is interrogated, it will implicate Right Prime Minister Zhuo Yixing. Was Zhuo Yixing wrong? From Your Majesty's perspective, Zhuo Yixing attempted to assassinate the Crown Prince twice, so of course he deserves death. But from the perspective of the country, he has no reason to die."
"That's why Your Majesty didn't bring Gao Xian to trial. Zhuo and his party's contributions to the country are truly evident to all. Zhuo and his party have already visited Jinghu Villa today. Although they haven't spoken to the First Prince, the First Prince's actions are a response to Zhuo and his party. I was originally worried that he wouldn't let Zhuo and his party go, but now his actions have wiped the slate clean."
Nangong Dongxue understood and thought about the conversation between him and his grandfather at Jinghu Villa. It seemed that he had let bygones be bygones with Zhuo and his group.
This is certainly a good thing. Zhuo and his entourage will appreciate his kindness, and there will be no more disturbances in the court.
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Fu Xiaoguan, Wu Linger, and the 100 Blood-Clothed Guards led by Tang Qianjun still did not go to Shili Pinghu.
He went to Gao Xian's mansion.
"...Brother, what are you trying to do?"
"Gao Xian took ten thousand taels of silver from me, I have to get it back."
“????”
Wu Linger's brain obviously couldn't keep up with Fu Xiaoguan's pace. She thought, you are going to be the crown prince, and the world will be yours in the future. Is it necessary to tear off the seal of the Ministry of Justice on the door for ten thousand taels of silver?
"Ling'er, I'm a very frugal person. It's not easy for your three sisters-in-law to earn a little money. This family is very wealthy, and the monthly expenses are not small. Besides... the ten thousand taels of silver I gave was originally intended to buy information about Beiwangchuan. Gao Xian took the money but didn't do anything. This is a unilateral breach of contract. Of course, I have to get the money back. By the way, I have to collect some liquidated damages, right?"
Thus, Wu Linger was shocked to see the other magical side of her brother——
He ordered Tang Qianjun to break down the gate of Gao's mansion, and then ordered the one hundred Blood-Clothed Guards to take out all the valuable things in the huge Gao's mansion.
When he was leaving, his eyes were fixed on the pair of stone lions at the door. He shook his head and said, "What a pity! We should have brought all the 1,000 Blood Robe Guards with us."
Wu Linger was shocked for a long time, thinking, isn't this man a scholar?
Why is he so greedy?
Could it be that he is so short of money?
I do have some private...
"Brother..." Wu Ling'er said softly while sitting in the carriage, "I have the silver you need. The Gao Mansion is sealed by the Ministry of Justice. It should be confiscated after Gao Xian is interrogated by the Ministry of Justice. If you do this, the officials of the Ministry of Justice will report you."
"Haha." Fu Xiaoguan smiled nonchalantly, "Isn't Gao Xian dead? He can't be brought to trial if he's dead. Besides, once His Majesty issues an order to confiscate his property, everything will be confiscated. Who can I ask for my ten thousand taels of silver? His Majesty has already eaten it, how can I take it out?"
Fu Xiaoguan chuckled as he spoke, leaned over, and said mysteriously to Wu Linger, "When we go back to divide the spoils, I'll give you half. You can save it for yourself and use it for yourself after you get married."
Wu Linger blushed and said, "Marry me. Now you have become my brother. Who should I marry?"
"You keep it. I...I will never marry in this life."
Fu Xiaoguan reached out and rubbed Wu Linger's head again, "Silly girl, if you lose a tree, you will gain a whole forest."
He sat up straight and said to Wu Ling'er seriously, "Don't rush into choosing a husband. Take your time and choose someone you like. Also, even if you're married, it's your job to take care of your husband and children, but you have to remember that you're an independent individual with your own thoughts. You don't depend on anyone to live."
"That guy Zhuo Donglai looks cool, what's he like?"
Wu Linger blushed again, "Anyway, I just treat him as my senior brother."
That won't work. Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's eliminate Zhuo Donglai. Tell me what kind of man you like. I'll help you find one."
Wu Linger pouted and glanced at Fu Xiaoguan resentfully, "I just like people like you!"
It’s really hard to find someone like me!
Fu Xiaoguan felt a little uncomfortable. It was not my fault that I was excellent. The fault was that Wu Linger's vision was too high.
The group returned to Jinghu Villa. Fu Xiaoguan looked at the silver, silver bills, and various gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and antiques unloaded from the carriage, and his face immediately lit up with joy.
"You guys can handle these things. Qianjun, come here and take out 10,000 taels of silver to distribute to the brothers. Also, take out another 3,000 taels to reward these 100 brothers."
Tang Qianjun was stunned and thought for a moment. Without any hesitation, he took the silver note and took a hundred blood-clothed guards with golden eyes to the rear base.
Dong Shulan, Yu Wenjun, Su Su and the others were shocked when they saw the mountain of gold, silver and jewelry. "What did you do?"
"Rob the rich and give to the poor. Let me tell you something. Half of this money will go to my sister Wu Linger. If she doesn't take it, it will be considered her investment. You must convert this money into cash as soon as possible and spend it."
Dong Shulan made a simple estimate and found that these things might add up to 500,000 taels of silver. Her eyes rolled and she started to buy, buy, buy!
"Tomorrow we'll go to Sajin Avenue to buy some shops, and also see if there are any suitable farms outside Guanyun City. It seems we'll be spending more time here in the future, and we'll have to build new workshops, otherwise it'll be too far to send them from Yu Dynasty."
So, after Dong Shulan made this calculation, Wu Linger realized that the money she thought was a lot was not enough to support her plans.
“That’s not enough…”
Fu Xiaoguan bit his lip, his brow furrowed, "Then we'll have to rob a few more houses."
He looked at Wu Linger and asked, "Can we take over the Xiao family?"
“……!”
Wu Linger felt unwell.
"It was a mistake. I should have threatened Zhuo Yixing. No, I'm going to Zhuo Yixing's house tomorrow. He tried to kill me twice, and the last time he revealed Bei Wangchuan's whereabouts to Gao Xian, so he has to be blamed for it!"
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