[Did the eldest prince give his second nephew so much silver?]
I've already explained the principle of raising sons frugally and daughters lavishly to my eldest brother, and he probably won't do that.
Could it be that the eldest princess secretly gave it to him?
[It seems that the Loulan people value children highly, often saying things like, "No matter how hard life is, we can't let the children suffer."]
Yun Duoduo picked at her lips, lost in thought.
Or perhaps it was a gift from everyone when he/she turned one year old?
She recalled that when she turned one year old, she received all sorts of rare and precious treasures, which are still stuffed under her bed.
Yun Duoduo's scrutinizing gaze fell on Yun Shaomu, making him feel uneasy.
Yun Shaomu pursed his lips, his mind in turmoil.
If this money was stolen, I'd definitely get a scolding and a beating.
[But if I said the money came from my father and mother, I would be immediately exposed as soon as my ninth aunt asked them, and I would be subjected to even harsher scolding and beatings.]
Most importantly, Aunt Jiu seems to possess a magical power.
He always felt that his ninth aunt could always guess what he was thinking, so he never dared to lie or act cute in front of her, and always showed his truest self.
When Yun Duoduo heard that her second nephew was bald, she mentally prepared herself and couldn't help but find it funny.
[That's right, second nephew, your ninth aunt can definitely hear what you're thinking.]
[That's impressive, young man! You have a high level of awareness and are sure to have a bright future!]
[To be so young and yet so enlightened, she's bound to be extraordinary in the future!]
"Tell me, what's the deal with this money?"
Yun Duoduo returned to her chair, picked up a piece of Songyu black rice cake and ate it, looking at Yun Shaomu with a calm expression.
"Ninth Aunt, if I tell, can you please not tell Father?"
Yun Shaomu felt uneasy, his small hands nervously clutching the hem of his clothes.
Yun Yishu was quite surprised. Every time he saw his second nephew, he acted like he was fearless and wanted to tear the sky apart and blow the roof off.
These days, it's rare to see someone looking so obedient and pitiful.
He looked at Yun Shaomu with great interest.
[Oh dear, the nemesis of baldness is none other than his ninth aunt, Yun Duoduo.]
Yun Duoduo raised an eyebrow, giving him an expression that said, "I'll make a decision after you've finished speaking."
Yun Shaomu then recounted in detail how he took money from the Xie family to help his elder brother get out of trouble, and how he sowed discord between the Xie and Wen families so that they could not collude to bully his elder brother in the future.
"You're saying you took this money from the Xie family?" Yun Shaomu nodded.
Yun Duoduo raised her voice and re-examined Yun Shaomu.
[At such a young age, to possess such courage and insight—could he be a time traveler like myself?]
Yun Duoduo suddenly became a little nervous, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Why don't we test the waters?
Yun Duoduo cleared her throat and said softly, "Odd changes, even remains the same..."
Yun Shaomu didn't speak, but looked at Yun Duoduo strangely.
"Three-fold and four-fold..."
Yun Duoduo was waiting for his answer, but Yun Shaomu did not say the second half of the sentence, "The sign depends on the quadrant," nor did he mention the Pythagorean theorem.
[It seems the bald guy isn't a time traveler, just a bit mischievous and resilient.]
After confirming that Yun Shaomu was not a time traveler, Yun Duoduo returned to the matter at hand.
She asked, "Was your trip to the Xie residence discovered by anyone?"
Yun Shaomu nodded again.
"So, you took the Xie family's money and then put the banknotes in the Wen family's accounting office?"
Yun Shaomu nodded again.
"Hahaha, as expected of my Yun Duoduo's nephew."
Yun Duoduo slapped her thigh and laughed from ear to ear.
Oh dear, what goes around comes around; no one escapes the wrath of Heaven. Those who harm others will ultimately harm themselves!
Suddenly, she noticed that Ah Xiang and Yun Yishu's gazes on her were a little strange, so she immediately stopped smiling and adopted the demeanor of an elder.
“Second nephew, this is wrong of you. Stealing silver notes from someone else’s house is not the act of a gentleman.”
Yun Duoduo shook her head, looking at Yun Shaomu with a serious expression.
"Your Ninth Aunt will definitely punish you severely for this, so that you won't forget and make the same mistake again."
Yun Shaomu's heart was in his throat as he looked at Yun Duoduo with fear.
"Hmm... your punishment is to wipe all the tables, chairs, and benches in this front hall clean!"
Ah Xiang was stunned for a moment, and Yun Yishu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
[It was truly a case of picking something up with great care, then putting it down gently.]
Yun Yishu fiddled with the copper coins, silver dollars, and gold leaves he picked up from the ground, when suddenly he felt that something was amiss.
He examined the copper coins in his hand carefully and asked Yun Shaomu again, "Did these coins come from the Xie family? Are they all from the Xie family? Are any from your father's family?"
Yun Shaomu nodded first, then shook his head.
"What's wrong, Third Brother? Is something amiss?" Yun Duoduo became alert and looked at the copper coins with curiosity.
She knew that her third brother often inspected the shops and handled all kinds of currency. He could immediately tell the difference once he held the currency in his hand.
"These copper coins are a bit light." Yun Yishu weighed the copper coins in his hand, picked up a few, and came to the same conclusion.
Yun Duoduo picked up a copper coin and examined it, but found nothing unusual.
Yun Yishu gestured for Ah Xiang to fetch a copper coin.
There were no copper coins in Fu Shuang Palace, only silver and gold, so Ah Xiang had to borrow some copper coins from the palace maids.
"These are two-, five-, and ten-cash copper coins from the palace."
Yun Yishu arranged the copper coins that A Xiang had brought on the table according to their face value.
"These are two-, five-, and ten-copper coins from the Xie family."
Yun Yishu then placed the copper coins that Yun Shaomu had brought on the table one by one.
“Take a closer look.”
Yun Duoduo looked at the copper coins on the table. The two-wen copper coins in the palace were about 18mm in diameter; the five-wen copper coins were about 23mm in diameter; and the ten-wen copper coins were about 28.2mm in diameter.
The copper coins in the Xie family's household were all a size smaller.
Because she was a surgeon in her previous life, she often performed surgery on patients. She needed to measure the length of wounds when cutting and suturing them, so gradually, she became much more perceptive of these subtle differences in length than ordinary people.
"Looking at it this way, the copper coins in the Xie family are indeed small."
"Look, these copper coins, these are genuine coins, the weight and size are standard."
Yun Yishu pointed to the few copper coins in the palace and said.
"These copper coins are the same size as the ones currently in circulation, but they will be thinner."
Yun Yishu pointed to the copper coins inside the Xie residence.
Yun Duoduo picked up two copper coins and, as Yun Yishu had instructed, examined them carefully: "Hmm, indeed, this one is thinner."
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