Liu Xi hurriedly bowed with gratitude and replied:
"Thank you, Prince Yu. I will guard this door until the emperor recovers."
Leng Yu nodded, then turned around and left with Xiao Lingzi, Xiao Shuangzi and others.
Since there were so many people here, he had to give up the idea of meeting Luo Lan. He would just write a letter and ask someone to convey it. He believed that no matter what decision he made, his wife would support him unconditionally.
Seeing him leave, Concubine Li glared at Concubine Li, stretched out her hand, and the maid beside her hurriedly helped her up. She took the handkerchief in her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth lightly, saying in a cold and disdainful voice:
"Sister Li, didn't you say the emperor has woken up? Why did Prince Yu say the emperor wouldn't wake up until seven days later? I'm not feeling well, so I can't kneel here for seven days. You kneel alone."
Li Guifei, supported by Madam Lu, stood up from the ground, rolled her eyes, and said to herself in a cold voice:
"Humph! A bunch of ungrateful people, you will regret it sooner or later."
After leaving these confusing words, she swayed her graceful figure, waved the handkerchief in her hand, and walked towards Liyuan.
The next morning, Leng Yu took Xiao Lingzi and others to the national treasury. He planned to personally escort the cash and immediately take the victims to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.
However, when they arrived at the door of the treasury, they were stopped by someone.
"Your Highness, the national treasury is a very important place. No one except Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of Revenue can enter."
"presumptuous."
Xiao Lingzi took two steps forward, pointed his sword sheath at the officers guarding the entrance to the treasury, and shouted:
"The Emperor has issued an edict, authorizing Prince Yu to handle all affairs of the Daning Kingdom. How dare you use a second-rank Minister of Revenue to suppress Prince Yu? You are truly audacious! I think you don't want to live anymore."
Xiao Lingzi's words, coupled with Leng Yu's majesty, made the officers guarding the door lower their heads timidly.
Seeing this, Leng Yu said calmly:
"I have already sent someone to notify Lord Zhang, and he will be here shortly. Please open the treasury door first. I need a large amount of silver, and it will take some time to count it."
The leading officer hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Yes, I'll open the door right away..."
After saying this, he raised his right hand high and waved it, and a man came running over with a huge key. He took the key, walked to the red-painted copper door, and opened the copper lock on the door that looked extremely hard.
The moment the door opened, it was pitch black inside. Leng Yu was about to step forward when the officer whispered back:
"Your Highness, the door to the treasury was designed by Master Zhang. There are three doors in total. I have the key to the first door, but I don't have the keys to the second and third doors..."
The gatekeeper's words made Leng Yu's brows twist together instantly. What's the point of opening only one door? Will he only see a dark corridor?
He turned around and instructed Xiao Lingzi:
"Why hasn't Master Zhang come yet?"
"The person who went to deliver the message has returned a long time ago, so it should be here by now."
"Go and spread it..."
Leng Yu's eyes darkened for a moment, and Xiao Lingzi hurriedly ordered his men to call Lord Zhang.
Time passed little by little, until the sun was high in the sky, but Mr. Zhang still hadn't appeared. Leng Yu's face suddenly darkened, and he questioned Xiao Lingzi again:
"Has the messenger returned?"
Xiao Lingzi frowned and nodded in reply:
"He's back. He said that Lord Zhang responded that there are many procedures for coming to the treasury to get silver. He is currently processing the formalities at the Ministry of Revenue and will be here shortly."
"It's already noon. What kind of procedures are taking the whole morning? Let's go to the Ministry of Revenue..."
After saying that, Leng Yu angrily jumped on his horse and headed straight for the Ministry of Revenue with a group of people.
But when they arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, they found that Mr. Zhang was not there and no one knew where he had gone.
Leng Yu suddenly had a bad feeling, and Xiao Lingzi whispered in his ear:
"Your Highness, there must be something wrong with this Mr. Zhang. Let's go to the Shangshu Mansion and take a look."
Leng Yu did not respond, but turned his horse around and headed straight for the Shangshufang.
When they arrived at the Shangshu Mansion, nothing seemed unusual. When the housekeeper saw Leng Yu, he hurried forward to pay his respects.
"Prince Yu, how come you have time to come to the Shangshu Mansion? Master Zhang is not here."
"Where did he go?"
"I didn't know, Master Zhang left early this morning."
Hearing this, Leng Yu's face became even uglier. He glanced towards the Shangshu Mansion and suddenly his eyes brightened.
The two giant longevity pines in the courtyard of the Shangshu Mansion, although they look ordinary, would have taken hundreds of years to grow to that appearance. And the pots of blooming Western orchids in the corners of the wall look very valuable. Even a prince like him rarely sees such green plants.
Judging from this point of view alone, the Shangshu Mansion is far ahead of his Prince Yu Mansion. It seems that Lord Zhang lives a very rich life.
Thinking of this, his eyebrows furrowed and he raised his voice and said:
"Then I will wait for him in the palace."
After saying this, he was about to step into the house, but the housekeeper hurried forward to stop him.
"Your Highness, Master Zhang is not here, and the mansion is full of women. It would be inconvenient for you men to go in, right?"
Seeing that the housekeeper deliberately didn't want them to come in, Xiao Lingzi stepped forward and asked:
"Aren't you a man? Aren't the servants on your side men? Prince Yu went to the main hall of the Shangshu Mansion to wait for Master Zhang. He has something important to ask him, not to the backyard of your Shangshu Mansion. How dare you stop him? Can you afford to delay the important matter?"
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