Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âHow about the price?â
âI havenât decided yet, but it shouldnât be a problem.â
âThatâs good. This way, we donât have to worry about the meat dishes in the two restaurants.â
âThatâs what I thought too. Weâll see how things turn out. If we still have some money left, we can buy another ordinary manor and store more food.â
âAlright, just make the arrangements.
âAs for the money, you donât have to worry. Donât forget that there are many treasures in our interspace.â
When Gu Chengrui heard her say that, he immediately recalled the money she had received from Marquis Dingâanâs two families. âWhen you take those things out, check them clearly for any marks. Donât wear any marks, or youâll get into trouble.â
âI will. Iâll clean it up properly later.â
âMaster, Mistress, dinner is ready. Do you want to eat now?â Qiuxiang walked in and asked.
âLetâs eat now.â Zhou Ying replied.
After Quixiang left, the couple got up and washed their hands. After sitting down, Gu Chengrui asked, âWith Xiaxiang gone, the main courtyard is short of one person.â
âHm, you found a suitable person?â
âNo, but Iâm just afraid that they wonât be able to handle the additional workload.â
âThereâs no need. I realized that the head servant girl is usually quite relaxed. They will split the additional workload.â
Gu Chengrui nodded and did not say anything else.
Inside the palace, King Rui, Xiao Heng, and the Seventh Prince completed the search and seizure and reported to the Emperor.
The Emperor looked at the property of each family registered in the report and smiled mockingly. âThere really isnât a single honest official.â
âAccording to the butler of the Marquis of Dingâan Residence, there were still nearly half of the treasures in the Marquis of Dingâan Residence that werenât there. However, when I interrogated them, they all insisted that it was stolen.
âI personally went over to take a look, and indeed, it was gone. Iâm not sure if thereâs any more treasure outside.â
âAre you sure everyone is accounted for?â
âYes, they are all here. Originally, the Sun and Su Residences had sent their descendants out, but they were caught after being notified by someone.
âThe last page of the Su Residence report is about the treasures that had been recovered and their four grandchildren.â
âSomeone notified you? Mother God?â
âThatâs my guess. Ordinary people donât have such speed unless theyâre keeping an eye on the two families.â
The Emperor nodded in agreement. âYou may leave. Keep an eye on everyone for the next two days and see if you can still fish anyone else out.â
âYes.â The three of them replied at the same time and turned to leave.
The Emperor called Eunuch Li in and asked him to summon King An and King Xian.
After the two came in and saluted, they asked, âEmperor, are you feeling alright?â
âIâm fine for now.
âSit. I called you here today because I have something to discuss with you.â
âWhat do you want to talk about?â asked King Xian after the two of them sat down.
âTomorrow, after dealing with this farce, I plan to abdicate.
âI also hope that you can wholeheartedly assist the new Emperor in the future.â
King An and King Xian were shocked when they heard that. They really did not expect him to abdicate. But when they saw his pale face, they looked at him with worry.
âSeeing your expressions, Iâm gratified.
âIâm not afraid to tell you that there is indeed a problem with my body.â
âOf course. You chose King Rui, right?â King Xian nodded and asked.
King An also looked at him curiously.
âIt seems he has some popularity. Iâm here to ask you to help him in the future..â