Chapter 178 even froze King Xuan's snot.
Princess Ruyi raised an eyebrow with a mocking look in her eyes: "Hmph! No wonder there was such a grand procession; she must have come in my father's carriage, right?"
Bai Ling replied respectfully, "Yes, and the Imperial Guards will also be escorting us."
Princess Ruyi curled her lip and said, "Hmph! She parades around in public, relying on my father's favor to act all high and mighty. She's even putting on airs like the Empress Dowager. Although her son is the Crown Prince, as long as he doesn't sit on that throne, the Emperor might not be him anymore. Prince Xuan has been behaving quite well lately, he's showing some signs of that. My husband, have you noticed?"
The prince consort took a sip of tea and said sarcastically, "So what if we figured it out? It has nothing to do with us who the throne is. We just need to mind our own business and stay away from them, lest they start fighting and we get covered in blood."
The princess waved her hand behind her, and the maids in the room all retreated. As soon as the maids closed the door, a series of crashing sounds came from inside the room. The maids shrank back in fright. Poor prince consort!
In the Su Prime Minister's residence, Consort Su sat in the main seat of the living room, with Madam Su and Prime Minister Su sitting to her left. The eldest and second young masters of the Su family sat next to Prime Minister Su, while the third young lady of the Su family stood beside Consort Su, personally serving her. Palace maids and eunuchs were all serving at the door. Inside the room, it was just the Su family.
Consort Su looked at her father curiously and asked, "Father, has the Li family's residence next door been sold?"
Prime Minister Su nodded and said, "Yes, it was bought by a girl from out of town. I originally planned to buy the Li residence after things calmed down, but I didn't expect her to beat me to it."
Consort Su smiled without saying a word, and after a while she said, "When the Li family was raided, they found three million taels of silver and several hundred thousand taels of other items, which does not match the amount he embezzled. Lord Li is Prince Qing's man, so the silver that was not found must have been handed over to Prince Qing or hidden by him. Now whoever finds it will keep it. Father, the Crown Prince is at a critical moment right now, and he needs the silver. You must help him."
Lord Su said with a serious expression, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I already have a plan in mind on how to help the Crown Prince. Your Majesty also needs to act quickly. As long as Your Majesty ascends to the position of Empress as soon as possible, there will be more people supporting the Crown Prince."
Consort Su wore a smug expression: "It'll be soon, Father. We'll be able to attend the funeral of the Empress and her son very soon."
As the sun set, Liu Ye went to the kitchen to cook. Brother Bai might come over tonight, so she wanted to make something delicious. She decided to make some steamed beef dumplings and a chicken stew with mushrooms. She also had several pheasants in her spatial storage. That was it.
Liu Ye picked up the basin from the stove, slipped into her spatial dimension, picked a basin of mushrooms from the vegetable garden, and took a pheasant out of the dimension. She then quickly started cooking, and an hour later, the dumplings were steamed and the chicken stew with mushrooms was ready.
Liu Ye stood at the kitchen doorway, looking towards the Xuanwang Mansion. Would Brother Bai be coming over tonight? Should she eat first, or wait for Brother Bai to arrive so they could eat together?
Well, she decided to eat first. It was still uncertain whether Brother Bai would be back. After finishing her meal, she put the leftover dumplings and chicken stew with mushrooms in the pot to keep warm. Then she went back to the house and sat by the stove to roast potatoes. Oh right, chestnuts could be roasted too. She waved her hand at the ground, and a pile of chestnuts appeared out of thin air.
She put the chestnuts and potatoes under the stove to roast. Soon, a fragrant aroma wafted out. She quickly pulled the chestnuts out; their skins were charred black, and the air was filled with a burnt, sweet smell. Even before tasting them, she knew they would be delicious. The chestnuts in the space were incredibly sweet. Just then, there was a soft knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock" "It's me, Willow Leaf."
It was Bai Zilin's voice. Liu Ye quickly went to open the door. Outside, Bai Zilin stood in the doorway dressed in black, exuding a dangerous aura. This reminded her of the dozen or so high-ranking officials who had died: "Brother Bai, you're back. I've left you some food..."
Bai Zilin quickly went inside: "I haven't eaten yet. What are you grilling? It smells so good."
"Hehehe, I'm roasting chestnuts, and there are potatoes under the stove. The rice is cooking in the pot. Brother Bai, you sit down and I'll go get it." Liu Ye went to the kitchen to get the rice, and Bai Zilin followed her to the kitchen: "Don't bother, I'll just eat in the kitchen."
Liu Ye agreed, and she brought the food to the kitchen table. Bai Zilin brought his own bowl and chopsticks and started eating dumplings without any hesitation: "Mmm, delicious. The chicken stew with mushrooms is also delicious, especially the mushrooms, which taste like they were freshly picked."
Liu Ye thought to herself, "Of course they're freshly picked. There are so many mushrooms in my space that I can't eat them all. If I pick them today, a whole bunch will grow back tomorrow." She continued, "If you like them, eat more. I've already eaten. I need to talk to you about something after you finish eating."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zilin thought something had happened again. He stopped eating and asked nervously, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you again?"
Liu Ye smiled and said, "You should eat first. I'll talk to you after you finish eating. If I say it now, you won't be able to eat anymore."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zilin quickly sped up his eating. He devoured dumplings one bite at a time, finished a chicken leg in two bites, and in the blink of an eye, he had eaten more than 20 dumplings and half a bowl of chicken stew with mushrooms, leaving only the broth.
Bai Zilin wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said anxiously, "I'm finished eating. Tell me quickly, did someone bully you?"
Liu Ye shook her head and said, "No, I found something in the back garden. I saw that there were a lot of peonies planted in the garden, so I wanted to dig one up and plant it in a pot. But before I could even dig up the peony, I found a box in the soil. And not just one box, but many boxes. They were filled with gold ingots. I was so scared that I quickly buried them again."
Bai Zilin's eyes lit up with excitement after hearing this. Prince Xuan was also looking for this batch of silver. He had led his men to search the Li residence several times, but unfortunately they couldn't find it. He never expected that it would be hidden in the garden. Liu Ye was truly his lucky star!
He excitedly cupped Liu Ye's face in his hands and planted a big kiss on her lips: "Liu Ye, you've really helped me a lot. Prince Xuan asked me to find some silver, and I led people to search the Li residence several times, but we couldn't find it. I didn't expect you to find it. Hmm, why don't you keep a box of it..." (ω) Hey
Liu Ye laughed upon hearing this: "No need. I found a box of silver notes on the mountain, enough for us to live on for a lifetime. You can give them all to Prince Xuan."
Bai Zilin happily kissed Liu Ye on the cheek again: "Okay, I'll go back and get someone to dig up the box."
Bai Zilin scaled the wall and returned to the Xuan Prince's residence. Soon after, he returned with a group of men in black, each carrying a shovel. Among them was the Xuan Prince himself. Liu Ye led them to the garden, pointed to the peony flowers, and whispered, "It's under the newly dug soil."
Bai Zilin led the men in black to dig quickly, while Prince Xuan and Liu Ye stood by and watched. It was almost midnight, and it was freezing cold outside. Prince Xuan's eyelashes were frosted, and he was shivering all over. There were two strands of snot hanging from his nose, but he was reluctant to go back to the palace. He just wanted to stay here and watch the boxes of gold being dug out. He was desperately short of money.
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