Chapter 1826: Chapter 1764: Recovering the Disaster Relief Silver
Ah Jiuās idea was simple. Now there was an opportunity to place people he was on good terms with, and by building these connections, his son and descendants would have an additional layer of network protection in the future.
All the family connections in the world are acquired in this manner. Although he was a prince, he was still just an ordinary person in the secular world and couldnāt escape this rule. Even for an emperor, didnāt they have trusted ministers?
"Go, go, what nonsense are you talking about. Make sure to arrange everything well and donāt lose track of people." Wufu gave him a little shove.
"Embarrassed?" Ah Jiu chuckled, saying, "Rest assured, that person wonāt get away. Weāll find that iron mine."
Wufu was a bit curious about what kind of existence it might be.
Just as they were talking, Purple Jade came to report that Liang Bang had arrived.
"Surely heās brought the Silver back." Ah Jiu said, "Shall we go take a look together?"
Wufu, having nothing to do, nodded in agreement, and the two walked outside.
As they arrived at the second gate, they saw a tall and imposing man directing others to carry boxes inside. Someone whispered in his ear, and he turned his head, saw Ah Jiu, and immediately walked over.
"Your Highness." Liang Bang clasped his hands in salute to Ah Jiu and said, "Fortunately, I have not failed in the mission, and I have recovered the disaster relief silver."
"Well done!" Ah Jiu smiled and patted him on the shoulder; this guy had also lost some weight.
Liang Bang grinned, looking at Wufu with curiosity and scrutiny in his eyes.
"This is my Princess Consort." Ah Jiu introduced.
Liang Bang immediately went down on one knee, bowing, "Liang Bang, Heir to Marquis Xuanping, pays respects to the Princess Consort."
"Rise." Wufu lifted her hand with a faint smile.
"Thank you, Princess Consort." Liang Bang stood up and glanced at Wufu from the corner of his eye once more.
Hmm, not a stunning beauty, but she has a composed and versatile demeanor, a tall and graceful figure, and an elegant and poised aura thatās quite pleasing to the eye.
It was said that thanks to the Princess Consortās luck, they had found the Silverās location, and she even inadvertently saved the Second Miss He, clearing up the case.
Good fortune, bringing prosperity to her husband!
Ah Jiu walked over to the boxes, where a guard opened one of them. It was filled with cleanly stacked, dazzlingly bright officially minted snowflake Silver, blindingly bright.
He casually picked up a ten-tael ingot, looked at the bottom, and the official mark was clear and complete, no doubt official silver.
"500,000 taels, not a single one missing." Liang Bang said while casting a glance at Wufu.
Seeing that she merely picked up the ingot, looked at it briefly, and tossed it back, without a trace of greed or desire in her eyes, he was somewhat surprised.
It was said that this Princess Consort was born in the wild, not raised in wealth, yet faced with so much Silver, she showed no envy, as if these hundreds of thousands of taels were merely as ordinary as thousands of hundred-tael amounts.
"Count them and seal them up." Ah Jiu instructed the temporarily summoned official on the side in a calm voice.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Ah Jiu turned around, noticing Liang Bangās glances at Wufu, and sneered softly, "The Princess Consort has a dowry of a million and a few businesses that earn money. Sheās handled more Silver Coin than you and I; how could she care for this small amount?"
Wufu raised an eyebrow, looking at Liang Bang ā what, did he think sheād covet this money?
No matter how bad she was, she wouldnāt stoop to embezzling the peopleās disaster funds; that would incur heavenās wrath!
Liang Bangās face burned hot when Ah Jiu pointed this out and he awkwardly chuckled, "No wonder, I was surprised by the Princess Consortās attitude of treating money as dirt. Even I was a bit tempted by this pile of silver!"
Wufu, half-smiling, said, "Thatās why Iām the Princess Consort, and youāre not, because youāre not as skilled as I am!"