Chapter 20: Sneaking into the Treasury and Emptying It

Concubine Shugui glared back fiercely, stamped her feet unwillingly, and gnashed her teeth. No matter how well she took care of herself or how much bird's nest she ate, she couldn't be as fair-skinned and scheming as her. Every time she came, she always took the emperor away.

Concubine Shugui was gentle and polite, trying to save some dignity: "Your Majesty, will you come to my place tomorrow?"

The emperor did not respond. He held the frail beauty in his arms and walked on. Instead, he glanced at Eunuch An and ordered, "Little Anzi, Concubine Shugui has been rewarded for her service. Go to the storehouse and pick out some tribute fruits from the Western Regions for Concubine Shugui to taste."

In the private room, Xie Zhizhi crossed his legs and took a bite of the big and sweet Hainan mango in his hand. He felt sorry for his concubine. She only gave him a few fruits for sleeping with him for one night?

How stingy.

"Yes." Eunuch An nodded and followed the emperor's steps out of Shuning Palace.

When Concubine Shugui saw that the emperor didn't even look at her, she threw away her handkerchief and stepped on it several times. She followed the emperor's back with a vicious look and returned to her bedroom unwillingly.

Tsk, that look has the flavor of a palace drama.

Xie Zhizhi thought she was watching a big show, but the dog emperor didn't fight for his temper, didn't even give others a reason to quarrel, and became obsessed with her beauty after just one more look. What a useless person.

However, since Eunuch An went to the storehouse, he must have gone to the emperor's private storehouse, so the national treasury should not be far away!

Keep up. Keep up.

Xie Zhizhi controlled the space and followed Eunuch An, who was walking in two different directions from the emperor.

Go to the warehouse.

The Emperor and the Imperial Consort were riding in a sedan chair carried by palace maids back to Zhaoyang Palace, but they were stopped halfway by the imperial guards who came to report the situation.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Censorate is confiscating property and the soldiers are urgently seeking an audience."

The emperor's face darkened, and his face was full of anger. Today, the house search was not going smoothly. He asked in a cold voice, "What do you mean?"

The officer standing behind the imperial guards immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, when I was counting the money in the Censorate, I couldn't find anything valuable in the house."

"The censor's study and storeroom have been emptied, and there are no money or treasures in the women's rooms in the backyard. I think the censor has made preparations and moved all the valuables away."

The officers and soldiers were not stupid. They thought something was strange and there were monsters, and they saw them disappear with their own eyes, but they could not say those things in front of the emperor, otherwise they would lose their heads.

The emperor heard this and his first reaction was that he had been fooled again. He was provoked again and again and was completely furious: "No? How come there is no movement after so many things were moved? Are you just eating for nothing? You rubbish!"

"Qin Wei, send someone to investigate immediately and send a message to the escort. We must get the whereabouts of the mansion's money from Xie Xiaohu's mouth!"

The emperor's mood was ruined again after he had gotten a little better. Xie Xiaohu sided with the Left Prime Minister in private, and he had already hired someone to keep an eye on him. If the Left Prime Minister dared to rescue him, he would take action against him, but there was no action. Instead, he started at the Censorate!

The warehouse is emptied!

The study is empty!

The General's Mansion too!

There is still one assistant minister of the Ministry of War who has not been in trouble.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. The emperor took a deep breath and was still furious. "Waste, all of you waste! What's the point of me keeping you around!!"

“Your Majesty, please calm down!” In the palace corridor, the eunuchs and palace maids all knelt down in fear.

Qin Wei was the imperial guard. He waited until the emperor finished scolding him before he silently responded, "I obey your orders."

The emperor thought about it and decided that the remaining one would not disappear again, so he ordered: "The Minister of War should send 200 more soldiers to escort him! If the same thing happens again, you will be beheaded!"

"Bye!" The officers and soldiers and the imperial guards were terrified and responded immediately.

The Royal Consort heard everything from behind. Fortunately, the Left Prime Minister did not get close to San'er, otherwise it would have added fuel to the fire.

"Get up."

Dozens of palace ladies continued to march back to the Royal Concubine's residence.

Everyone knows that the emperor is staying in Zhaoyang Palace tonight.

…

Over there, Xie Zhizhi followed Eunuch An to a huge warehouse, thinking that this was the emperor's private warehouse.

However, she didn't expect that the warehouse was much bigger than she had imagined. This wasn't a private warehouse, it must be the national treasury, right?

Looking down from the palace, there are four sections covering an area of ​​more than a thousand meters.

At the gate there was a team of hundreds of soldiers patrolling and changing posts.

Eunuch An greeted him and went in easily.

She controlled the space and followed Eunuch An in, and there was a different hole inside.

There are carved beams and painted rafters, huge vermilion pillars, and a plaque with the words "National Treasury" engraved on it hanging high up.

Then there are four warehouses: the tribute warehouse, the granary, the weapons warehouse, and the treasury.

He actually privatized the state-owned warehouse!

This matter is a bit secretive, she didn't even receive the news, but it's very convenient for her!

"What instructions does Eunuch An have?" a guard asked with a smile.

Eunuch An put his hands behind his back and walked to the left door of the storeroom. He pinched his throat and said sternly, "The emperor asked me to bring some tribute fruits from the Western Regions. Open the door."

"Okay." The guard took the key and opened the door.

Xie Zhizhi followed in.

She guessed that this place was used to store tributes from other countries, and it turned out to be true.

In a warehouse the size of a swimming pool, there are all kinds of exotic jewelry, rare treasures, and some medicinal herbs that can only be found in the mountains.

Eunuch An said that the fruits were placed in the cabinet in the room. Just when Xie Zhizhi was wondering why she had never seen such rare fruits before.

Eunuch An took a bunch of grapes and a handful of lychees, put them in a basket and left the warehouse.

That's it?

Grapes and lychees?

Are you leaving now?

She hasn’t put it into the space yet!

Xie Zhizhi reacted immediately and began to collect the rare treasures and exotic clothes in the warehouse, as well as the fruits that the dog emperor regarded as treasures and she regarded as grass into the space.

When Eunuch An was about to reach the door, the warehouse where tributes were stored had been cleaned out by her.

Then, Xie Zhizhi threw out a bunch of cloth strips from the space, splashed a bucket of oil, and threw out a lighter that would not go out after it was lit.

Wow!

Fires broke out!