"Since Ge'er gave it to you, and it was dug up in the abandoned Morning Dew Palace, it counts as ownerless property. I have no reason to take it back."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Jiang Yourning's hand trembled inside her sleeve, crushing the shells of the peanuts she still held. Two peanuts sprang from her hand and rolled onto the floor.
What, what??? Morning Dew Palace!!!
I knew it! What kind of god-tier luck does Chu Lange have? She actually dug up the entire first pot of gold that lunatic Chu Haoze painstakingly saved!!!
That's my best friend for you!!!
Then I'm keeping this money even if it kills me! I bet the Seventh Prince's Residence is quite lively right now, huh?
A look of understanding immediately appeared on the emperor's and empress's faces.
So that explained it.
But the Grand Princess had brought the Seventh Prince to him, saying he was the fruit of a romantic dalliance during an incognito tour years ago.
The evidence had been indisputable, too. The Grand Princess had treated him and his elder brother well since childhood. Although her temperament had changed drastically later, she had no reason to deceive him over such a small matter. Ridden with guilt, he had simply tucked the boy away somewhere in the palace.
To think that the usually low-profile Seventh Prince had amassed so many jewels and hidden them in Morning Dew Palace. His intentions alone deserved death.
Chu Wenzong's eyes flickered before he changed the subject.
"Then did you know that those jewels weren't the only things dug up in the Imperial Palace today? Just now, someone also unearthed a man at Consort Liang's quarters who bears some resemblance to Zhen Wude."
"Your Majesty, you're asking the wrong person. My family has absolutely nothing to do with