Chapter 225 The National Treasury is Robbed
Liu Ye changed into a plain-colored dress and boarded a palace carriage to enter the palace. Of course, Fu Rong came along as well. At this time, white cloths were hung everywhere in the palace, and white lanterns were lit. The palace maids, eunuchs, imperial guards, ministers, and the emperor's few concubines all wore white mourning clothes and mourned for the empress dowager in the mourning hall.
As soon as Liu Ye entered the mourning hall, the waiting nanny helped her change into a white mourning dress and put a white flower in her hair. Then, the nanny led her to kneel down next to the princess.
Seeing the princess crying so heartbreakingly, Liu Ye pouted, thinking about how badly Brother Bai had been beaten, and tears immediately streamed down her face: "Waaah, Mother, why did you leave like this? Your daughter finally had someone to care for her, Mother, waaah."
The emperor, kneeling at the front, turned to look at Liu Ye behind him. Seeing her crying so heartbrokenly, it seemed genuine, and he dispelled the slight doubt in his heart.
Royal funerals are incredibly complicated. The Empress Dowager's funeral was similar to the late Emperor's. Liu Ye knelt from morning until noon. At noon, she was taken away to eat a bite of food, and then she returned to kneel with Princess Ruyi. When Princess Ruyi cried, she cried too. Just follow along.
She secretly rubbed her knees; they were sore from kneeling. The late emperor's funeral lasted a month, and the empress dowager's must have too. If she had to kneel for a month, her knees would be shattered.
At midnight, the emperor stood up shakily and was helped down by his personal eunuch. A eunuch dressed in mourning clothes knelt in front of the mourning hall in the emperor's place.
Not long after the Emperor left, an elderly nanny walked to the front of the mourning hall and said slowly, "My lords, please leave the maids who knelt in place of you and go to rest with the palace maids."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye quickly stood up from the ground. Oh my god, it's finally over! Her breasts! Fu Rong quickly knelt down where Liu Ye was kneeling and began to cry softly.
Liu Ye and the others were led to a palace by the palace maids. Each of them was assigned a room and two palace maids. After Liu Ye finished washing up, the palace maids brought her a hot meal, but it was all vegetarian.
Vegetarian food is fine too. She was starving all day. She ate three steamed buns and a lot of vegetables before putting down her chopsticks and letting the maid take the food away.
She quickly went to bed. You know, if she hadn't killed the Empress Dowager, who would have thought that after the Empress Dowager died, she would have to observe mourning for her? Damn it!
Oh right, there's something important to do. She got out of bed and quietly went to the door, opening it a crack to peek outside. Two palace maids were guarding the door, and there were also quite a few eunuchs outside, but this didn't stop her.
She took out a pill from her bosom and waved it near the crack in the door. The maid was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open and swayed as she sat down on the ground and fell asleep.
Liu Ye immediately entered her spatial dimension, changed into a set of night clothes, and used her lightness skill to quickly slip out, traversing the palace to find the national treasury. Her efforts paid off, and she soon found the national treasury, a huge palace with the words "National Treasury" written on the plaque above the door. However, the entrance was heavily guarded, and the entire treasury was surrounded by imperial guards, one guard right next to another, with one guard every half step. Moreover, the national treasury had no windows, only a large door at the entrance.
It seems the medication won't work this time; there are too many people. What should we do? She can't get into the national treasury, so how can she collect the things inside? Sigh, if only she had a spatial ability that could hold the entire national treasury.
As soon as she finished thinking this, the national treasury flashed and disappeared. After being shocked, Liu Ye quickly ran away. With a few light-footed movements, she returned to her residence. After locking the door, she excitedly flashed into her spatial dimension.
What came into view was the national treasury not far away, with the entire enormous palace standing there. My God! I never expected that just because she thought of it, the space actually took in the entire national treasury: "Hahaha, Kong Wen, you're too awesome, I give you 100 thumbs up."
Liu Ye happily arrived at the entrance of the national treasury. The gate was locked. She thought to herself to open it, and the gate slowly opened, revealing a room filled with gold and silver treasures. Some rooms were filled with gold, some with silver, and some with rare and precious items. In short, they were all valuable and good things.
She took two pearls from a box and played with them in her hands before leaving the treasury. Wuli Kingdom truly lived up to its reputation as a great power; even its treasury was full. Now it was all hers. If a country's treasury were empty, hmph! The Empress Dowager was dead, and the treasury was robbed—this was enough to give Emperor Xuan a hard time!
Liu Ye slipped out of the space, took off her clothes, and went to bed. After a while, she heard a commotion outside. She pretended not to hear it and continued to lie in bed without going out to see what was going on.
The national treasury suddenly disappeared. The guards of the Imperial Guard rushed to report to the Emperor. The Emperor, exhausted, hurriedly went to the national treasury. When he saw that the national treasury was really gone, his throat tightened, and he suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Someone come quickly! Summon the imperial physician! His Majesty has fainted!"
The next day, before dawn, Liu Ye was awakened by a knock on the door. It was none other than Fu Rong: "Princess, get up quickly! The Emperor has ordered us to leave the palace immediately. We don't need to keep vigil for the Empress Dowager anymore. Get up quickly, the carriage is already waiting for us."
Liu Ye slowly sat up in bed and lazily called out to the outside, "I know, I haven't had breakfast yet. The palace doesn't provide breakfast!"
Furong opened her mouth, then closed it again. Although the Emperor had blocked the news, she had still heard about it. She heard that the national treasury had suddenly disappeared into thin air last night, and many people had seen it. The national treasury was gone, and the Emperor had no money, so he sent people out of the palace as soon as possible to reduce expenses. She guessed that the Empress Dowager's funeral would also have to be simplified.
Liu Ye came out of the house with a sullen face: "Really, they didn't even provide breakfast before letting us leave the palace. Alright, let's hurry up and leave. Princess Ruyi and the others have already left."
Furong nodded and said, "They've already left. I arrived late, so Princess, let's hurry up and go too."
Liu Ye nodded. As she walked, she looked around. The palace maids and eunuchs passing by hurried along, their expressions heavy, and the atmosphere oppressive. "Furong," she said, "I have a feeling something's not right in the palace. Has something happened?"
Furong hesitated for a moment before saying, "This servant has not heard of it..."
Liu Ye curled her lips in a mocking smile. She still faced the Emperor and arrived at the palace gate. The two of them, mistress and servant, boarded a palace carriage and were sent back to the Princess's residence.
Furong followed Liuye back to her room: "Princess, I'll go tell the kitchen to prepare a meal, and I'll also go wash up while I'm at it..."
Liu Ye nodded without saying anything, guessing in her heart that Fu Rong definitely wouldn't come back so soon. Sure enough, Fu Rong had finished eating but still hadn't returned, and she didn't come back that night either.
Hmph, Furong must have gone to the palace. The gold medal that the Empress Dowager bestowed upon her is in her hands. Actually, she deliberately didn't take it. The Emperor lost the national treasury, so she must be anxious too. I guess she went to the palace to comfort the Emperor.
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