“Brother is right, let’s go straight to the next house then,” Ji Fengyao agreed and turned to leave.
The Chen family members were furious when they heard this.
Even the emperor wouldn't dare openly say that there's anything in the world more important than the empress dowager's health.
If these two bandits were to leave the Duke's mansion and spread the word, not only the Chen family, but even the Empress herself wouldn't be able to cover it up.
"Princess Ninth Prince, please wait!" Duke Chen's old face was so black it was almost raining hail. He was trembling all over, gritting his teeth, and said almost word by word, "Shiyu, take the Princess Ninth Prince and Physician Xiao to the treasury!"
"Yes, Father," Chen Shiyu suppressed his displeasure, bowed his head in agreement, and turned to lead the way.
When Chen Ziying saw that her father and elder brother were really going to take these bandits to their family treasury, she immediately became anxious: "Father, elder brother, are you really going to take them to the treasury? They are bandits!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Fengyao turned around and cast a cold glance at Chen Ziying, which made Chen Ziying tremble involuntarily.
Suddenly, Ji Fengyao smiled smugly, holding up the gold medal with the character "Yi" on it with utter arrogance, and said, "Miss Chen is right, we are bandits. But we are here today on the Empress Dowager's orders to rob you. Do you have any ideas about it?"
"You!" Chen Ziying was speechless and choked on the spot.
The Duke and Duchess of Chen were so angry that Ji Fengyao would say such things in public that they were visibly furious and their faces were twitching.
“Ninth Princess Consort, you’ve gone too far.” Chen Shiyu also turned around, his tone gloomy, his gaze coldly fixed on Ji Fengyao.
Upon seeing this, Xi Que immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Ji Fengyao.
Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao stood one in front and one behind, protecting Ji Fengyao almost simultaneously.
"What are you doing? If you don't want to give me anything, fine, but you also want to hit me?" Ji Fengyao also looked terrified, her small hands clutching Ji Fengming's sleeve, her tone still arrogant: "I will go to the palace right now to report to the Empress Dowager that your Chen State Duke's family has produced an Empress, who will also be the Empress Dowager in the future, with a status as high as the Empress Dowager, and ask her to come and beg for the medicine in person."
Upon hearing this, not only the Duke of Chen's family, but even the servants in the courtyard changed their expressions.
The illness that Duke Chen suffered from his affair with the immortals had not yet fully healed. At this moment, Ji Fengyao's words provoked him so much that he felt dizzy again and almost fainted. He suddenly roared, "A bunch of good-for-nothings, shut up!"
When the three Chen brothers saw that Duke Chen was furious, they were all so frightened that they stopped talking and dared not utter another sound.
"Take them to the treasury, register everything they took, and I will present it to the Emperor tomorrow," Duke Chen said firmly. After speaking, he didn't bother to look at Ji Fengyao and the others anymore and left angrily.
Upon hearing this, Ji Fengyao and her brother exchanged a glance with Hei Xiao.
All have been registered and cataloged?
Haha, how naive!
I'm worried your pen isn't long enough!
As expected of the Duke's Mansion, although its treasury cannot compare with the national treasury, it is still about 30% the size.
Moreover, the Duke's mansion's treasury contained very little gold or silver; it was filled with rare items and precious medicinal herbs.
As soon as the warehouse door opened, the magpies were startled and cried out "Wow!"
When Chen Shiyu heard the magpie's cry, he felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart, as if he had been stabbed and had his flesh being cut out.
At this moment, Ji Fengyao said to Hei Xiao with great enthusiasm, "Dr. Xiao, the Empress Dowager's illness is of utmost importance. If you see anything that might benefit her, just take it. Don't be shy. Anyway, the Duke will be compiling a list and submitting it to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and they will appreciate it."
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