To soothe Chu Lange's wounded heart, Jiang Yourning not only shared five or six flavors of sunflower seeds with her, but also reluctantly parted with several boxes of spicy strips and potato chips.
"Oh, speaking of which, did you hear? The Duke's Estate was surrounded and searched today. Chest after chest of valuables was counted and sent into the palace."
Chu Lange recalled her father throwing a fit at the Perching Phoenix Palace that morning.
Jiang Yourning shot to her feet in shock.
"The Duke's Estate was confiscated?"
"Yes! You have no idea. I heard he even had a secret chamber, and the treasure inside nearly rivaled the national treasury.
"Father must be very happy now, right?"
Jiang Yourning had mixed feelings as she listened.
Who would have thought? All the spoils from the Duke's Estate ended up in the national treasury.
Still, that's not a bad outcome. At least they won't fall into that damned lunatic's hands.
Not long afterward.
She was forced to head out with Chu Lange, who had become addicted to making money, and Little Wukong.
It took three days.
Ten thousand taels of gold, collected down to the last tael.
After giving Chu Lange her share, Jiang Yourning stared at the gold filling her courtyard for a long time.
Over the past two days, the coroners from the Court of Judicial Review had nearly finished registering the remains.
Many commoners whose children had gone missing earlier came to the Fragrant Fate Pavilion every day, weeping as they searched for their children's remains.
It seemed pretty tragic...
Gritting her teeth, Jiang Yourning made up her mind.
"Chun Tao, have someone exchange all this gold for silver. Then go find my third brother. Once you've confirmed which families lost children, give each of them a few