"No, no, these must be given to Miss first. Only after Miss has allocated them for other uses and then bestowed them upon us will they be ours," Xique shook her head and said earnestly.
Wuhen noticed that she said "ours," and felt sweeter than if she had eaten honey: "Okay, whatever you say."
He was about to lead the magpie into the secret passage.
Xi Que tugged at him and pointed to the Empress Dowager on the bed, saying, "Take the old woman with you. I don't feel comfortable leaving her outside."
"Indeed," Wuhen nodded like an echoing insect, then stepped back, grabbed the Empress Dowager by the back of her collar, and led her away.
The secret passage wasn't long; after turning down five or six meters, you'd reach a two-section cellar suite.
In the two large cellars, which totaled more than 400 square meters, rows of tall wooden shelves were filled with fine silks, gold and silver artifacts, jade and antique treasures. The items were of such high quality that they were several times better than the items in the private treasury of the Duke of Chen's mansion!
"Holy crap, this old guy is so rich!"
The magpie grabbed a handful of gold and silver jewelry, its eyes gleaming.
The Empress Dowager's already cloudy eyes bulged as if they were about to pop out:
This is half of her savings!
"What are you glaring at me for? Don't think that no one knows about the bad things you did back then. I originally came here for revenge, intending to expose your shameful deeds to the world. But now that I've seen these things, I think you're good at making money, so I might consider letting you off the hook for now. After you've saved up some more money, I'll come back to collect it from you again," Xique said casually and matter-of-factly.
Empress Dowager: "!!!"
She had a guilty conscience, and upon hearing this, she was so frightened that she almost fainted.
That scoundrel actually knew about that!
That matter must never be made public, otherwise her entire family will be in danger!
Xi Que didn't care about the Empress Dowager's mood at the moment. She raised her hand and slapped the Empress Dowager's old face repeatedly. The anger that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time finally dissipated a bit. She said fiercely, "This is the interest for bullying us. Remember, keep your eyes open in the future. Don't think that just because you are the Empress Dowager you can bully people at will. No one will dare to go against you!"
Having said that, without waiting for the Empress Dowager's reaction, he directly knocked her unconscious with a chop to the neck.
Wuhen casually threw the person on the ground, and the two of them stuffed things into their storage rings with great enthusiasm.
Although Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao later helped them expand their storage rings, the total volume was only about forty cubic meters, which was naturally not enough to hold so many things.
The two had no choice but to discard those cumbersome boxes and chests, as well as those large antique vases and the like, and only store gold, silver and jade artifacts, and strange stones and precious medicinal herbs that Ji Fengyao liked.
Even so, it wasn't finished; many loose pieces of jewelry and gilded/silvered items were left behind.
"Sigh, forget it. Let's leave this old hag a few copper coins to buy some soup. Otherwise, if the Empress Dowager of the country starves to death, it will damage the reputation of the Great Zhao. Our son-in-law, as a member of the Great Zhao royal family, will also look bad," Xique said generously.
"Yes, what Que'er said makes perfect sense." After confessing his feelings tonight, Wuhen had become a complete yes-man.
The two of them made a complete mess of the cellar, but showed no intention of cleaning it up.
Wuhen dragged the Empress Dowager out again, casually threw her back onto the bed, and then carefully washed her hands in a basin of water by the bedside.
Only then did he take the magpie's hand and happily prepare to go back.
The two had just left Cixi Palace.
Then, shouts of "Assassin! Catch the assassin!" came from afar, growing louder as they approached.
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