Xiao Yuanshuang took a sip of tea gracefully.
"How much silver did they send?"
“It’s about 150,000 taels,” Cherry remembered clearly.
According to previous investigations, the total assets of the Marquis of Yong'an amounted to a maximum of 300,000 taels of silver.
Xiao Yuanshuang rubbed her fingers together. "Send them away. From today onwards, I will not see anyone from the Marquis's residence."
Cherry hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, what if they..."
"No, they've already invested so much, how could they possibly admit their stupidity? They're not going to give up now."
"Your Highness is wise."
Sure enough, the entire Yong'an Marquis family panicked as soon as they heard that the Third Princess was missing.
They couldn't enter the palace, but thanks to the Third Princess, they could still wander around inside.
They only entered the palace twice, and the attitude of those around them changed quite a bit.
This further strengthened the Yong'an Marquis's family's belief in turning their lives around.
"The Third Princess has disappeared. Could she be heading back to Yue?"
"Judging by the time, it's about time."
"what to do?"
Everyone looked at the old Marquis, waiting for him to make a decision.
The old Marquis is also very panicked now.
Let's keep investing. Will it work or not? The Third Princess still hasn't given a definite answer.
If we don't invest, all that money we've already invested will go down the drain.
what to do?
After a long pause, the old marquis gritted his teeth and said, "Success or failure hinges on this. Second son, third son, divide the family's silver into three parts, and send one part to the princess."
"Eldest brother, your branch of the family will stay here and receive a share of the silver as a fallback plan for the Huang family."
"I'll keep the last bit of silver."
"From now on, each household should sell their belongings and exchange them for silver. We will go to the border ahead of time to wait for the Third Princess."
"Whether the other party is willing or not, we will force them to get on the Third Princess's ship."
"yes."
The eldest brother didn't want to leave in the first place; at least if he stayed, he would have a title to inherit.
As for children and grandchildren, they will have their own blessings.
And with so many people moving away, isn't this house just for us?
As for the Huang family, they went to the Yue Kingdom and were no longer disliked by the royal family. With gradual accumulation of wealth, the next generation will surely be able to enter the court as officials.
Maybe I can even retire there someday.
Perfect!
That's how it was settled.
However, the silver notes they sent out, and the silver notes from the sale of their family property, all passed through Murong Anle's hands...
After the imperial examination ended, the gates of the examination hall opened, and the students walked out one by one, their faces pale and unsteady.
Murong Yue stood at the entrance of the examination hall with several examiners.
There will be some people here who are visiting the capital for the only time in their lives and will see these important figures for the only time.
The upward-growing tendrils are planted at this very moment.
Their descendants may one day return here and rewrite their destiny.
The examiners were not only seeing them off, but also welcoming the future of the Qing Kingdom.
The candidates weakly bowed to the adults.
After bending over several times, I saw stars.
Many family members and servants who were waiting outside the Imperial Guards were helped away as soon as they came out.
These are all relatively good performances.
Those who were too weak were carried out of the examination hall.
Some people fainted as soon as they stepped outside, and the Imperial Guards rushed over and carried them away.
Until Murong Yue saw that familiar figure, she stood up straight as usual.
She calmly bowed to the various officials, and when she reached Murong Yue, Murong Yue nodded to her, saying, "You're great."
This was the first time in three days that she had praised a candidate.
This drew frequent glances from the esteemed officials.
Does His Majesty like this person?
Unfortunately, the exam paper has been sealed, and the person's name is unknown.
After the scientific expedition ended, it was time to grade the papers.
Between reviewing the papers and attending the auction, is there even a choice?
Of course Murong Yue had to bargain!
Although she didn't know how she would bargain, it was all about selling things, so she could always bargain!
Qi Yuan's role in reviewing the papers was practically useless, especially since His Majesty had also fled.
We're even short-handed.
And then there's Yan Jiu, who's also big and burly, only able to understand a part of it, and unable to stand at a higher level to examine the whole text.
Thus, the important task of being the chief examiner unwittingly fell on Li Xuanji's shoulders.
Since there weren't enough people, they also brought in the two prime ministers.
Today is the first day of the auction, and Murong Yue was absent-minded even when she went to court.
All she cared about was making sure everyone was working on drought prevention; she didn't listen to anything else.
He hurriedly ended the morning court session, changed into casual clothes, and left the palace with Ah Hao.
Li Xuanji was worried, so he waved his hand, telling Qi Yuan not to stand there reading the papers and waste time, but to go protect His Majesty instead.
"Then I'll have to trouble the Grand Preceptor and the other officials, hehe."
Qi Yuan's usually aloof face suddenly contorted into a silly expression, which Li Xuanji found utterly unbearable to look at, so she quickly told him to leave.
This auction will be held in the announcement area.
Murong Yue's private collection, along with those contributed by aristocratic families, contains nearly two thousand items.
The auction will last for seven days.
Seven days!
It's comparable to a lantern festival during the Lunar New Year.
Astute merchants had already made preparations, with inns, shops, and teahouses all having their sketchbooks ready.
The auction was held on a new platform erected at the Ministry of Works' testing grounds.
Although it's called new, it's actually just a martial arts arena that Li Daoyun somehow managed to pull over from somewhere.
It's still outdoors.
Only the inner area has a tent.
Then, in the middle of the game, the two chairs are seated side by side with a small table between them.
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