The eunuch spoke again. "Lord Jiang, these wooden tubs contain a hundred mandarin fish, fifty perch, and fifty carp. Would you like to count them?"
Jiang Huai'an immediately waved a hand with an amiable smile.
"Since they are a gift from His Majesty, I naturally trust the count. There is no need to trouble you with checking them.
"If you have no other business... then we shall take our leave?"
But the young palace maid beside him smiled and curtsied to them.
"My lord, His Majesty personally fed these fish, so they have been touched by his imperial dragon aura.
"Imperially bestowed mandarin fish cost ten taels of silver each, perch seven taels each, and carp five taels each, for a total of sixteen hundred taels.
"Will you be paying in banknotes or silver, my lord?"
"..."
For a moment, nearly all the officials found themselves facing the same question. An utter, deathly silence fell over the surroundings.
Jiang Yourning's eyes widened, her expression one of profound shock.
Holy shit???!!!
I'd always thought Chu Lange had a real talent for making money. Turns out I spoke too soon.
Old ginger really is the spiciest. Compared with her father, Chu Lange is a minor witch standing before a grand sorcerer.
Do you seriously think I don't know Chu Lange caught these fish in Idiot Lake and sold them to the Imperial Palace? Chu Wenzong, you skinflint! You turned around and sold them to your officials for more than ten times the price?
Imperially bestowed fish, my ass. The Empress has personally fed me a few times, so does that make me an imperially bestowed woman? Can I force someone to buy me for ten million taels of gold?
Beside her.
Jiang Wanrong had also had her eyes opened. Listening to her