"Hehe, I like this one!"
She quite liked the Imperial Decree from the Marquis Mansion, at least from now on when she encountered people like the State Duchess or Marquis Mansion folks, they wouldnāt say she was a nobody.
Although she didnāt care about othersā opinions, she was quite annoyed by the constant pointing and whispering.
"But Brother An, was that really the ancestral decree you brought out?" The ancestral Emperor was really far-sighted, wasnāt he?
"Of course itās real. Iāve never seen the ancestral Emperorās handwriting. Plus, that parchment clearly looks aged. Even if I wanted to forge it, I couldnāt."
"Thatās strange." Yang Chuxia felt something was off about this whole matter.
"Whatās strange?"
"I remember when the Grand Emperor ascended to the throne, the fight was quite brutal." Yang Chuxia propped her chin up and said, "From what you mean, back then, the Grand Emperor went to Yangshu Village for this gold bar, meaning he knew about the existence of this ancestral decree, and moreover, knew it was with the Luo Family. Since he knew about this decree, why did he go through so much trouble and effort to seize the throne?"
"This can be explained. As far as I know, when he ascended to the throne, he knew about the secret decree but didnāt know where it was. He later got this information because back then, when Noble Princess Consort Luo got into trouble in the palace, the old master of the Luo family leaked it to the Emperor to save the Luo family. Later, the item ended up in my hands, and since he didnāt need it anymore, plus at that time, he valued the Emperor, so naturally, he didnāt take it back."
"However, donāt underestimate this gold bar. Itās not just as simple as two decrees inside."
Ye Ziāan thought about the Great Zhouās ancestor, who was indeed capable. Not only did he leave a secret decree, but he also left an opportunity for the Great Zhou to rise again.
"Are there more secrets?"
"Of course!" Ye Ziāan beckoned, "Come over here, and Iāll tell you."
Yang Chuxia was itching to know what exactly Baili Yan and the others had been searching for all this time.
"Smooch..."
"You actually launched a sneak attack?" Yang Chuxia shot him a sidelong glance, "Be serious, weāre discussing serious matters now."
Ye Ziāan replied earnestly, "When somethingās delivered right to you, it would be a shame not to take a kiss."
"Thick-skinned, hurry up and talk business."
Seeing that her hand was still on his shoulder, Ye Ziāan leveraged her weight to pull her onto his lap. Yang Chuxia struggled for a moment, but Ye Ziāan held her tighter, "If you want to listen, donāt move. Otherwise, weāll have to go to the bed to communicate our feelings."
Hearing this, Yang Chuxia indeed stopped moving, but tugged at Ye Ziāanās face playfully and said, "You rascal, hurry up and spill it!"
"Alright, alright." Ye Ziāan quickly said, "This gold bar not only contains decrees but also an undercover army and treasure. When Great Zhou invaded the palace of the previous dynasty, not a single item from the treasury was taken. With the wealth left by the previous dynasty, the Great Zhou shouldnāt have been impoverished during its initial founding."
"But when I look through the historical records, it says that fifteen years after the founding, the Great Zhouās people were still struggling to get enough to eat and wear, and even the treasury was empty. When natural disasters occurred, there wasnāt even relief money in the treasury. At that time, someone raised the question of where all the gold and silver treasures from the previous dynastyās treasury went, but the ancestral Emperor couldnāt answer. Shortly after, the minister who raised the question died of illness at home. Later, rumors spread that the treasures of the previous dynastyās treasury went into the ancestral Emperorās private stash."