Even the well-informed Eunuch Cao was surprised when he saw the gold exposed on the table.
Who would have thought that the junk he disliked so much was actually made of gold.
When Ling Shangshu saw the golden light, he closed his eyes and slumped his shoulders, as if all the energy and energy in his body had been sucked away.
After Ling Chu stabilized his body, he stood aside pretending to be at a loss.
Commander Ning paused for a moment on Ling Chu, then lowered his eyes and glanced over the dazzling golden table.
With a wave of his hand, the long sword swiped across the other two chairs.
The cut section also revealed a dazzling golden light.
When the second lady saw the exposed gold, it felt like someone was digging out her heart with a knife.
The eyes he stared at Ling Chu were as if they were tempered with poison.
Although the other ladies were not as obvious as the Second Madam, they did not have the slightest good feelings towards Ling Chu at this time.
This big girl must be crazy. The royal guards searched for a long time but couldn't find any money at all.
It was better for her that she had to stand up and help Jin Yiwei copy his own house.
Now, all the valuable things in the house have been confiscated.
Even if they could escape and were not beheaded by the emperor, what would their family eat and drink in the future?
As expected, they were born to be the bane of their relatives, so this time they returned home, they would be in bad luck.
Ling Chu ignored everyone's resentful looks.
Hearing the sound of danger being lifted in his mind, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Ning Chuyi and Eunuch Cao were also in a good mood.
The silver and gold found from the red-painted pillars and latrines, plus the set of tables and chairs made of gold, totaled more than three million taels.
This time, I can finally pay homage to the emperor.
Commander Ning waved to the Jinyi guards beside him, "Carry everything into the palace."
Then he said coldly to everyone in Shangshu Mansion with an expressionless face, "Take them all to the Ministry of Punishment..."
When the second lady heard this, she was shocked. She no longer cared about the gold and silver, and said anxiously, "Master Ning, didn't you say that as long as we hand over the silver, you will let us go?"
Commander Ning gave her a cold look, "I only promised to plead with the emperor, but I never said I would let you go now."
The second lady choked. Although she was dissatisfied, she did not dare to say another word in the face of that cold gaze.
Ling Chu glanced at the second lady, turned around and commanded Ning, "Master Ning, there is an old saying: No one has any faults. If you know your mistakes, you can correct them, and there are no great virtues.
My grandfather must have been confused for a moment and made a big mistake. Although beheading us was not an injustice. But in doing so, we also lost the opportunity to make corrections.
It would be better to be accommodating to my grandfather, and I believe that I will try my best to make up for the mistakes he made in the future.
We are also willing to hand over all our family property to compensate for the losses caused by our grandfather.
In addition, if your Excellency encounters something like today again in the future, Ling Chu will definitely do his best to help you. I just ask you to help me plead for mercy in front of the emperor..."
After hearing this, the second lady became angry and said, "Girl, what qualifications do you have to make the decision to hand over all the family property..."
Ling Chu glanced at the second lady as if she were an idiot.
"Second Aunt, so you would rather let your grandparents and the whole family die than hand over the family property?"
The second lady was so shocked by Ling Chu's straightforward words that her face turned red, but she couldn't say a word.
Commander Ning frowned, "Do you think that the Jinyi Guards ransacked the house and could still leave the property to you?"
The emperor has always hated corrupt officials. The royal guards ransacked the house and not only beheaded him, but also confiscated all the family property.
The second lady actually had a whim and wanted to leave the family property.
Commander Ning ignored the second lady, whose face was green and black. Instead, he took a deep look at Miss Ling, but said nothing more.
The treasury was empty, and the emperor was short of money.
Miss Ling's ability to use hexagrams to find silver is quite good.
It would be a pity if someone was killed.
Ling Chu saw that Commander Ning did not respond to her previous words, and felt uncertain.
But she said everything that needed to be said. As for the outcome, we can only leave it to fate.
Ling Chu originally didn't want to pay attention to the so-called relatives of Shangshufu whose family had never met before.
She is a soul that traveled through time and space and has no feelings for them.
If it wasn't for her own life, and if she inherited the body of the original owner, she wouldn't bother to care about the life and death of everyone in Shangshu Mansion.
In ancient times, when one person committed a crime, a whole family was implicated.
Ling Shangshu was greedy for three million taels of ink. Regardless of the reason, it is an indisputable fact that he was greedy for ink.
Therefore, more than a hundred people in the entire government were all taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to wait for the emperor's fate.
Some Jin Yiwei found ropes and tied up the hands of everyone from Ling Shangshu to the maids and women, and then they were strung together in a long line and escorted to the Ministry of Punishment.
Ling Chu, on the other hand, Commander Xu Ning, for the sake of helping her find the money, did not let anyone tie her up.
Just let her follow him on her own initiative and not run away privately.
The second lady and the others felt jealous and angry when they saw that Jin Yiwei had not tied up the eldest girl. That disaster caused so much misfortune to the whole family, but she didn't expect that she would act like a normal person.
Ling Chu didn't expect that she would receive preferential treatment. Although she was a little surprised, she would never wrong herself. Since Jin Yiwei did not tie her up, she would not foolishly ask to be treated the same as everyone else in Shangshu Mansion.
He even turned a blind eye to the second lady and their resentful looks.
Stare if you want, since you won't lose a piece of meat anyway.
As long as she doesn't care, no one can hurt her.
After walking out of the door, everyone saw that the heavy red painted door was closed by the Jin Yiwei and the seal was affixed. Many people had red eyes and even wiped away tears.
Ling Chu was not at all sad. The original owner grew up in Xuanqing Temple and never came back, so he naturally had no feelings for Shangshu Mansion.
As for her, although she stayed one night last night, it was impossible for her to have any feelings for this mansion in such a short time.
There were many people watching the excitement outside the gate of Shangshu Mansion. When they saw the team being escorted out, they couldn't help but whisper to each other.
The Second Madam and the others had never encountered such a thing before. They felt that they had lost all their face in this life. They could only lower their heads and cover their heads and faces with their wide sleeves.
They are all prisoners, so naturally they cannot take a car, so they can only walk.
Along the way, listening to all kinds of discussions, everyone's face was as pale as a ghost.
Only Ling Chu kept his back straight and his expression remained unchanged all the way.
Although it was her grandfather who was greedy for ink, she believed that she had done nothing wrong. She had no guilt in her heart and naturally she would not feel ashamed.
Finally, after walking through the streets and alleys, we arrived at the Criminal Department.
But for places like this, no one is relieved.
Everyone has a fear in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
But no matter how reluctant they were, they were still taken into prison by the jailer.
