“Wanwan, don’t be so stubborn. Ziyu is a good boy. Your great-grandfather even wanted Wanxiu to marry into his family, but Gu Ziyu didn’t like him.”
Su Wanwan hesitated, "I can't ride a horse."
"That's perfect, let Ziyu teach you. I'm going back to the manor today, so you can stay here and spend a few more days with him."
"The Duke of Anguo's mansion is not only at the height of its power, but its immense wealth is also among the top in the nobility. Marrying into it would be much more comfortable for you than being a concubine in the palace," Madam Chen said with some envy.
She lowered her voice, "You have no idea, the late emperor squandered the entire Imperial Treasury."
"His Majesty has gone to great lengths to raise money these past few years."
"Recently, they even took away 350,000 taels of silver from the Imperial Treasury and the Imperial Stud's horse price without giving any reason. The court officials are complaining about it in private."
Su Wanwan paused slightly.
How could a dignified emperor be so poor?
She thought of the 500,000 taels of silver notes that Lu Xingjian had given her not long ago.
Could it have been taken from the silver in the Imperial Treasury and the silver in the price of horses in the Imperial Stud?
Pretending to be rich when you're poor.
ill.
He has a serious illness.
Madam Chen shook her head: "Three years ago, when the Emperor was still the Crown Prince, he went to Jiangnan on official business to oversee the collection of taxes and grain."
"But the accident happened before we even reached Jiangnan."
"It is said that he took a fancy to a beautiful woman, but she was kidnapped. When he went to find her, he fell into a trap and almost died."
"Empress Dowager Xiaosu died after hearing this terrible news."
Su Wanwan was surprised: "There's such a thing?"
“I was in Qingning Palace at the time, and I heard it clearly.”
"If you try to take someone's money, won't they fight you to the death? This money doesn't just fall from the sky."
Su Wanwan never expected that he would be so willing to sacrifice himself for his lover.
A thought was stirring in my mind.
Three years ago, shortly after the Jiangye fire, Empress Dowager Xiaosu passed away.
Could the beauty he has his eye on be her?
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