Gao Qi walked slowly to the boxes and asked, "So many boxes? What's going on? Is our Prime Minister's Mansion going to be raided?"
“…”
Takaki reached out to hit him, but was stopped by the housekeeper.
"Master, the Prime Minister said no one is allowed to open it."
"Even this young master can't do it?"
"Master, please don't embarrass me."
Takaki nodded: "Okay."
The butler breathed a sigh of relief and released his hand in front of him. However, the box was opened the next second after he released his hand.
The shining golden sting appeared in Takaki's eyes.
Gao Qi was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed. "So much gold? It seems that the Prime Minister's Mansion is really going to be raided."
"Master, you can't talk nonsense."
"Are these boxes filled with gold?"
The butler frowned and nodded slightly.
Takaki picked up a certain box and weighed it in his hand. His eyes swept over the big boxes one by one, and a cold look appeared in his eyes.
The housekeeper was watching very nervously, afraid that something was missing.
Just as he was thinking this, he saw his young master start to put it into his arms...
"Master, you can't take it."
The housekeeper panicked.
"With so much gold, what's wrong with me taking some to spend?" Gao Qi didn't stop his hands, and in a blink of an eye, his arms were bulging.
"Master, you really can't take it. All this gold is..."
"Rebellious son, what are you doing?"
A roar was heard.
Prime Minister Gao was so shocked by the scene that he almost fainted.
Gao Qi glanced at him calmly, not caring at all, and continued to stuff gold bars into his sleeves: "I just ran out of money for drinking recently. Our family has so much gold, so I'll inherit some of it first."
“…”
"Rebellious son, bastard..."
Prime Minister Gao cursed angrily and ran over, tearing at his sleeve: "Put down the gold."
Gao Qi glanced up at his sleeves, with a nonchalant smile on his lips: "Dad, you wouldn't button it like that, would you?"
"All this gold will go into the national treasury. Anything less will be a capital offense."
"To the national treasury?"
Gao Qi turned his head and looked coldly at the neatly arranged boxes: "How many people's belongings did you have to plunder to get all of this?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Isn't it?"
Prime Minister Gao was shaking with anger: "These were all donated to the national treasury by Prime Minister Fu."
"That extravagant and wasteful Fu Cheng?"
Prime Minister Gao snorted heavily: "Why don't you take out the silver?"
After thinking for a moment, Gao Qi not only did not put it down, but calmly put two more pieces in, which made Prime Minister Gao feel dizzy with anger.
"Why would Fu Cheng donate gold to the national treasury?"
"He wants to be an official."
"Oh? What kind of official position did you buy?"
"The Emperor has just decreed that he can only be granted the title of Marquis of Yong'an." Prime Minister Gao emphasized the three words 'Marquis of Yong'an'.
"Marquis Yong'an? Hahahahahaha."
Takaki was stunned for a moment and then laughed wildly.
Prime Minister Gao glared angrily.
"Giving gold can exchange for a marquisate, it's really rare. If this is the case, why would anyone still want to join the officialdom? Just make money and climb to a higher position." Takasaki was overjoyed.
"Just shut up."
"Oh, that's so funny. It's true that money makes the world go round." Takaki said, then turned around and was about to leave.
Prime Minister Gao was quick to grab him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go make some money, maybe I can buy a lord."
"Put the gold down."
Gao Qi tutted his words, took two steps back, and reluctantly shook out all the gold from his sleeve: "You're so stingy."
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Gao finally let go and said, "Go away."
Takaki didn't care, shrugged and left the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Come here, prepare the carriage and horses to deliver the gold to the palace."
"yes."
Prime Minister Gao raised his hand to arrange the scattered gold nuggets, but no matter how he arranged them, four nuggets were missing...
"Oh, master, there are also some in the young master's arms just now." The butler slapped his forehead and remembered.
"What?"
Prime Minister Gao's eyes widened, and he kicked the steward in the leg: "What are you still standing there for? Go and find that evil creature."
“Yes, yes…”
The housekeeper ran out in a hurry. As soon as he reached the door, he saw that handsome face. "Master, you are back. Hurry and take out the gold."
"What gold?"
Takaki walked in lazily.
The housekeeper was stunned: "Young... Young Master..."
Prime Minister Gao was still furious when he turned around and saw the evil creature coming back leisurely. "Where's the evil creature's money?"
"Money, money, money. How poor can you be if you keep talking about it every day as a prime minister?" Takaki picked his ears.
"Stop talking nonsense and take it out quickly." Prime Minister Gao didn't care about his posture. He raised his foot and pulled Gao Qi to his arms. His angry face suddenly froze: "Where's the gold?"
Gao Qi tilted his neck, pulled Prime Minister Gao away with a hint of disgust, and straightened his clothes: "There's so much gold here, can't you see it?"
"Rebellious son, rebellious son." Prime Minister Gao was so angry that he wanted to take a knife and kill him.
"Master, don't be angry, don't be angry." The housekeeper went up to support him, then turned around and started to persuade him again: "Young Master, all this gold is going to be added to the national treasury. Any less is a serious crime. Young Master, please take out the gold."
Takasaki spread his hands and said, "No."
"You... cough cough cough... rebellious son. If I had known you were like this, I would have strangled you to death back then..." Prime Minister Gao covered his chest with his hands.
Gao Qi remained calm, walked a few steps, and sat on the box filled with gold. "I heard that Dad sent a lot of guards to monitor the Zhan and Gu families."
Prime Minister Gao's expression suddenly changed.
"It seems that the people sent out in the past few days have not returned." Takaki said again.
Prime Minister Gao's eyes widened: "What did you do?"
"It's unfair. I can't mobilize those people under you. I just saw a bloody show two days ago. Tsk tsk, more than 20 guards were killed in a blink of an eye. Dad, you didn't see it. The Zhang you trusted so much...his intestines were dug out." Takaki sat on the box, his elbows on his legs, his chin supported by his palms, and described vividly.
Prime Minister Gao's face turned extremely pale, and he suppressed the urge to vomit: "Who did it? Who did it?"
"Well... it doesn't matter who it is. What matters is that I want to know why Dad sent people to monitor the Zhan and Gu families?" Takasaki smiled handsomely.
Prime Minister Gao stared at him intently.
Seeing that the other party was silent, Gao Qi's smile deepened: "Dad doesn't want to say it, then let me guess, Dad wants to find an opportunity to take Gu Lao away, so that if something happens in the future, he can use Gu Lao to threaten Ye Qianning, right?"
Prime Minister Gao could not deny that what he wanted was not only Mr. Gu, but also the Zhan family.
"However, unfortunately, the result you want is doomed to fail, and by then the entire Prime Minister's Mansion will disappear into thin air."
"Who did it?"
"Tsk tsk, Dad, you are too conceited. No matter who did it, the fact that you sent people to monitor has long been known to the world. Sang Shu and Xu Hongwen have already met a miserable end. Do you think our Prime Minister's Mansion will be the next one?" Gao Qi kept a subtle smile on his face.
The moment Prime Minister Gao's eyes met Gao Qi's, he felt a chill all over his body.
'Da da da'
A group of carriages and horses stopped at the gate, led by a eunuch.
The eunuch took small steps forward, followed by some Jinyiwei.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister."
Prime Minister Gao glared coldly at Gao Qi, then turned to look at the eunuch.
"Prime Minister, by the Emperor's order, twenty million taels of gold are to be deposited into the national treasury."
"kindness."
Prime Minister Gao nodded, turned back to look at Gao Qi again and said, "Rebellious son, why don't you take it out?"
Takaki stood up, spread his hands, and walked out the door.
Prime Minister Gao was livid, yet helpless: "Rebellious son, do you want to see everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion die?"
"You should ask yourself this."
Gao Qi didn't even turn his head, with a cold look in his eyes, and walked out of the house.
Prime Minister Gao clenched his fists tightly. He could not understand how his beloved son could grow up to be like this and become such a person.
"master."
The housekeeper looked at me and asked for instructions, saying that it was a serious crime not to take sufficient inventory of the royal treasury.
"Send someone to the treasury to get some silver to make up the difference. Don't let anyone find out."
"yes."
Prime Minister Gao flicked his sleeves and left.
Within a few hours, many people in the capital knew that Fu Cheng had donated 20 million taels of gold, and was named Marquis of Yong'an by the emperor and was also rewarded with a mansion.
Marquis.
Anyone would be speechless with surprise when a commoner suddenly became a marquis.
At the same time, 20 million taels of gold is also shocking.
It would take dozens of lifetimes to accumulate so much gold, but it is impossible to accumulate so much money. While being puzzled, many people immediately went to check on Fu Cheng.
The news that Fu Cheng's family had a gold mine spread among the powerful and wealthy.
The gold mined over generations is probably far more than 20 million taels. If we establish a good relationship with this person, how much will be gained?
Fu Cheng was also stunned when he received the imperial edict. Marquis, he never thought that after more than ten years in the underworld, he would become a marquis. It really feels good to be rich.
But when he thought of the 20 million gold, he still felt a pain in his heart.
Fu Cheng immediately sent the message to Ye Qianning.
Ye Qianning was at the Gu family's old house at this time, giving acupuncture to Mr. Gu.
Mr. Gu's complexion has been much better in recent days than in the past few days. Although the medicines sent to Mr. Gu before were precious, they were still not suitable for his condition without a doctor's examination and pulse diagnosis.
Naturally, the last time he came back to find out about the old man's physical condition, Ye Qianning specially developed some effective medicine combined with acupuncture for treatment.
Mr. Gu used to be drowsy, but now his eyes are open and there is some light in them.
Mrs. Dai and Mrs. Zhan were sitting outside the screen, chatting about something. Ever since they learned that Ye Qianning's life experience was related to several families, the relationship between Mrs. Dai and the Zhan family has become closer.
Zhan Yi has been visiting the Gu family from time to time over the years, and the two families have a better relationship than those who are just relatives.
They treat them like family, which is something that outsiders always find puzzling.
Dun Dun took advantage of the time when Ye Qianning was getting medicine from the space to crawl out. Ye Qianning didn't have time to care about him. He crushed the pills and mixed them with the spiritual spring water from the space for Mr. Gu to take.
Mr. Gu seemed to know what was going on. When the spoon was placed next to his mouth, he knew when he opened it.
After several times, not much of the medicine was spilled, and most of it went into the mouth.
Ye Qianning took out the silver needle and sealed the acupuncture points on his arm. He couldn't help feeling happy. Mr. Gu's condition had improved a lot. If he could hold on for half a year, there was a great possibility that he would wake up.
Dun Dun took a few glances, walked around the screen, and looked out through his bean-sized eyes.
His round eyes look surprised at everything he sees.
"Ma'am, what do you think that is?"
The maidservant beside Dai suddenly exclaimed.
Madam Zhan and Dai turned around at the same time, but saw nothing. They only saw a vague figure through the thin screen.
A very small ball.
"Madam, I'll go catch it." The maid took a step forward.
Dai stopped her: "No, it should be Ningning's little pet."
"Madam, the young lady didn't bring anything when she came just now, and that little thing looks so strange..." The maid couldn't describe it, and her eyes were fixed on that side.
Dun Dun was very afraid of people, but when he heard something strange looking, he reached out and scratched his ears, then poked his little head out again.
Now Madam Zhan and Dai could see it clearly. It was small and white, and looked very cute.
"This is..." Madam Zhan had never seen it before.
Seeing this, the maid went forward to hug her.
"Chichi" Dun Dun bared his teeth alertly.
The maid screamed and stepped back, falling to the ground. She never expected that the little thing that looked soft and harmless could have such a scary mouth with long fangs.
Madam Zhan and Dai were also shocked.
Dai Shi reacted, glanced at the screen, turned back and scolded: "Keep your voice down, don't disturb the young lady's acupuncture."
The maid immediately covered her mouth.
Dun Dun's small body huddled beside the screen, with its claws clinging to the screen, revealing half of its head and one eye, peeking cautiously.
“…”
Dai couldn't help but chuckle.
Madam Zhan also found it amusing.
Dun Dun still seemed somewhat dissatisfied and issued a warning with a chuckle.
"Dundun."
Ye Qianning called out.
Dun Dun immediately retracted his fangs and turned back to Ye Qianning's feet.
Ye Qianning took the silver needle off Mr. Gu's body, disinfected it, put it in a box, and stored it in the space.
After covering Mr. Gu with the quilt, he stood up.
Dun Dun was tightly attached to her calf, like a leg pendant.
"You'll run around if I can't keep an eye on you." Ye Qianning lowered his head and rubbed her head.
Dun Dun rubbed her legs in a flattering manner.
Ye Qianning knew what he meant, and did not put her into the space. She stepped out from behind the screen.
"Ningning, how is your great-grandfather?" asked Dai.
"My body is slowly recovering. From now on, I will need acupuncture every seven days."
"I think Dad's spirits have improved a lot these past few days. He can stare at people for a long time every time. I don't know if he recognizes people."
"You probably won't recognize it now, but maybe you'll be able to recover after some time."
Dai was delighted to hear this.
"Your grandfather often brags about how great his medical skills are. I know he just brags every day." Madam Zhan laughed.
"Grandpa is also very capable. If Great Grandpa's condition was left in the care of other doctors, the result would be bad."
Zhan Yi likes to study difficult and complicated diseases. According to the currently known medicinal materials, he used the best ones on Mr. Gu, so he was able to keep him alive.
"I think he was just a blind cat that happened to catch a dead mouse."
"Only grandma would say that. Grandpa never refutes her at all in front of grandma." Ye Qianning said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhan also covered her mouth and laughed.
"Ningning, is this your pet?" Dai's eyes focused on Dundun again.
Dun Dun shrank back in fear.
"Well, I brought it from the island. I'm afraid of people."
"It's so cute. This is the first time I've seen it." Dai was a well-traveled man with a wide range of experience, and he had never seen this kind of animal before.
"Its name is Dun Dun." Ye Qianning picked up Dun Dun and put it on the table.
Dun Dun, who suffers from social anxiety, was suddenly placed on the table with his head drooping like a bean sprout.
“How cute.”
Madam Zhan wanted to touch it, but then she thought of his fangs and put her hand down again.
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