nucmednet Chapter 477 I went to rob last night
Chapter 477 I went to rob last night
It took them an hour to memorize all the things in the palace, and then they had to send them to Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wan was sleeping soundly when she was gently woken up. She opened her eyes and said drowsily, "Brother Si Nian, why are you here? Am I dreaming?"
Gu Sinian gently pulled her hair and said, "I came from the palace and have to go back soon. I brought you some gold and silver jewelry. Do you like it?"
Lin Wanwan saw several large bundles and blinked, "What are these? Could they be gold and silver jewelry from the palace?"
Lin Wanwan looked at the wooden boxes and bundles in the room. Three sandalwood boxes had their lids open, and gold ingots were piled high. The dark patterns used by the imperial court were faintly visible in the light.
More than ten heavy bundles were thrown all over the ground.
Lin Wanwan shuddered and said, "Brother...where did all these things come from?"
"Uh...Su Daji, she wanted to harm me, so I took these treasures." Gu Sinian looked at Wanwan and said:
“These gold bars have marks on them and they have to be melted before they can be used.
And those gold and silver jewellery can’t be used directly, they need to be remade, anyway we have craftsmen at home.”
After Gu Sinian finished speaking, he continued:
"Little girl, go tell Grandma Bai that I have to leave. I'll come see you when I have time.
And this is the dress I sewed. Do you think it looks good? You must wear it!"
Lin Wanwan stared at the lilac-colored nightgown embroidered with lotus flowers in her arms and was dumbfounded: "This is pajamas!"
Just as Gu Sinian lay back down on the bed, Nanny Zhao, the head of the household, came in and said, "Is the Eighteenth Prince still sleeping? You better get up!"
Seeing Gu Sinian's dazed look, Nanny Zhao smiled and said, "Usually, you'd be up at this time to do your homework. Why aren't you up today?"
Gu Sinian looked at her and said, "I always feel a little sleepy, why don't you sleep for a while!"
"That won't do. The Grand Tutor will be here soon." Madam Zhao said, "Someone, help the Eighteenth Prince get dressed..."
Gu Sinian just let the young eunuchs torment him. These eunuchs were not very old, only about ten years old. He quickly put on his clothes and went to the study.
Liu Quanzhou looked at him and said:
"Why do you have dark circles under your eyes? Are you not used to living in the palace?
It's true that there are many rules in the palace, and you have to adapt to them."
Gu Sinian looked at him and said calmly, "I went to rob last night..."
"Ha! Are you kidding me? You're just staying in the palace. Where can you go to rob people?
"Okay, come and do your homework. Lin Song and Lin Bo will be your study companions from now on." Liu Quanzhou said calmly.
Gu Sinian sat down obediently and began to recite the book, but he didn't sleep last night, so before he had memorized much, his eyes began to glaze over and he fell asleep while lying on his stomach.
Liu Quanzhou was so angry that he blew his beard and glared:
"Gu Sinian, don't think you're great just because you're a prince. Believe it or not, I'm going to slap your palm right now. What did I teach you?
A ruler must..."
Gu Sinian recited, "A ruler should rise early and sleep late, using diligence as armor. I understand all this, but I'm so tired!"
The vermilion lacquered gate burst open, and hundreds of black-armored guards poured in like a tide, with gilded palace lanterns flickering behind them.
"Search for me!" Su Daji, her scarlet gold-woven skirt sweeping across the white marble steps, "That little bastard just came back and my treasure house is empty. I want to see what he wants to do."
Imperial Tutor Liu hurried out, blocking the way in front of the hanging flower door and saying, "Your Majesty, please know that trespassing into the prince's palace is a serious taboo!"
Su Daji shouted, "Old bastard, stop using His Majesty to pressure me! Even if the king of heaven came today, I would turn this den of thieves upside down!"
Tutor Liu was so angry that his beard was shaking. Just as he was about to retort, he saw the guards behind Su Daji rushing into the hall.
The sounds of overturned sandalwood tables and chairs and the crisp sound of shattered porcelain intertwined together, and the entire palace fell into chaos in an instant.
Half an hour later, the head guard emerged from the inner hall, his face covered in dust and dirt. He knelt heavily before Su Daji and said, "Your Majesty, we dug deep into the ground, but only found a few gold ingots and a few banknotes..."
Su Daji kicked over the incense burner beside her, and the ashes flew everywhere:
"Impossible! Three boxes of jewels, three boxes of gold, and one hundred thousand taels of silver notes. Could it be that they have wings?
Search, continue to collect it for me."
Just as she was hysterical, the sharp voice of the eunuch cut through the sky: "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived——"
As the footsteps came closer, a bright yellow dragon robe wrapped in the scent of ambergris appeared at the door of the palace.
The emperor frowned, his eyes sweeping across the mess on the ground, finally landing on Su Daji's flushed face: "Su Daji, what are you doing?"
Su Daji's beautiful face was twisted with anger: "It's all because of him! As soon as he entered the palace, everything in my storehouse was stolen!
There are so many things, could it be that I have grown legs?"
Gu Sinian suddenly knelt on his knees, tears streaming down his pale cheeks, leaving tiny water marks on the blue bricks:
"Father! I live here all day and have never been out. I don't even know the way here...
What treasure was lost? I haven't even heard of it. I still have a few gold ingots here. Why don't you give them to the Queen?"
Qi Guangheng stared at Su Daji and said, "It's okay to indulge your arrogance on weekdays!"
He flicked his sleeves heavily and said, "Nian'er has only been back in the palace for over a month, and he doesn't even know the directions of the palaces. And you actually frame him? Do you think I'm blind?"
Qi Guangheng was so angry that he was shaking all over as he glanced at the gold bars and crumpled silver bills scattered on the ground.
He fiercely kicked over the bronze incense burner at his feet, sending ash flying like snowflakes. "Eighteenth Prince has been back in the palace, and all you've done is treat him with a few pieces of gold?! Where is the dignity of the Great Qi Imperial Family?!"
Eunuch Sun fell to his knees with a plop, his python-patterned robe almost touching the ground.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I originally planned to buy twelve boxes of silk, ten boxes of gold and silver, and eight sets of gold and jade utensils for the Eighteenth Prince.
But His Highness insisted on being frugal, saying that it was not easy for His Majesty to govern the country, so how could a minister dare to be extravagant..."
He secretly glanced at the emperor, his voice trembling more and more: "Your servants can't resist, so... so..."
Gu Sinian's clear eyes pierced Qi Guangheng's eyes. "Father! I have already received a generous reward from you. How can you continue to ask for more?"
His voice trembled slightly, but every word was powerful:
"You work tirelessly to govern the country. Although I am still young, I understand that resources are scarce.
If the money saved can be used to open ten more soup kitchens, more than a hundred people can survive the cold winter..."
Memories flooded his eyes like a tide, and his Adam's apple rolled heavily:
"When I was living among the people, I witnessed the tragic scene of people exchanging their own children for food, and I also tasted the taste of tree bark and Guanyin soil.
I swore then—"
He suddenly kowtowed heavily, his forehead turning red from the impact of the bricks:
“I wish to exchange my own frugality for the people of the world to have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear!
This matter has nothing to do with Eunuch Sun, it was all my son's idea!"
Qi Guangheng suddenly stood up, and his bright yellow dragon robe swept the memorial off the table.
He looked at the young man's thin but resolute figure, and his eyes felt slightly warm.