Chapter 17: The rich man, who else should we cut if not him?
Of course, there is no shortage of treasures in the emperor's private treasury.

The centuries-long accumulation and inheritance of emperors from generation to generation are dazzling.

Even if someone who doesn't know the value of things walks in, they should know that the things here are absolutely priceless.

After all, even the half-human-high pure gold Buddha statue was merely placed in the corner against the wall.

but……

Why are there so few gold and silver ingots here?
The treasures bestowed by the emperor could not be sold casually. After Yun Shu, who was extremely pragmatic, came back to her senses from the shock of the room full of treasures, the first thing she did was to look around to see how much money her emperor father had.

Haven't they already piled up mountains of gold and silver?

After searching around, they found that there was only a money box at the entrance, which contained more than 5,000 taels of gold and more than 100,000 taels of silver?

Suddenly, Yun Shu remembered Yun Chuhuan's crying face.
And the 100 taels of gold that the unlucky guy was fined for stepping with his left foot first, and the 10,000 taels of silver she received later...

Hiss... Impossible Impossible!
It must be because gold, silver and money are too vulgar in her father's eyes, so he didn't store much in this private treasury!

Yes, that must be it!
Refusing to think about it any further, she hurriedly picked out a painting from Emperor Xuanwu's private library that looked very elegant and matched the refined temperament of her grandfather.

Yun Shu decisively stopped and turned to walk out of the private vault.

"Your Highness, won't you pick one or two more?"

Eunuch Li wanted to give her a good deal, so he stepped forward with a smile and reminded her:

"Your Majesty wants to give you face, so he doesn't mind you taking two more."

"No, this picture is enough."

Although Yun Shu was somewhat tempted, she still refused:
"Thank you, Eunuch Li."

……

When Yun Shu returned to Fengyang Palace with the scroll, he found that Yun Chuhuan and the others, who he thought should have left long ago, were still there.

Seeing Yun Shu coming in, Yun Chuhuan was the first to jump up:

"Fifth sister, when you went to see father just now, did you tell him that you wanted to go out of the palace to play?"

"How do you know?" Yun Shu was a little surprised.

"Fifth sister, you just asked me about leaving the palace, and then you turned around and went to find the emperor. If not to leave the palace, what else could it be?"

With such a huge temptation as going out of the palace to play in front of him, Yun Chuhuan immediately forgot about the previous breach of defense.

He patted his chest, and was 100% sure that he could convince Yun Shu:

"Will Fifth Sister take me with you when you leave the palace tomorrow? Huan'er is very rich. As long as Fifth Sister is willing to take Huan'er with you, all of Fifth Sister's expenses will be covered by Huan'er tomorrow!"

Yun Shu: “…Okay.”

Just consider it as the fact that he was punished today might be related to her!
Well...it’s definitely not because Lao Liu said he was willing to cover all the expenses!
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The next morning, before eight o'clock, a high-profile and luxurious carriage left the palace gate carrying Yun Shu and Yun Chuhuan.

In the novel, the extravagant description of hanging a night-shining pearl on the roof of the car as a light bulb has become a reality.
Yun Shu looked at the pure gold box next to Yun Chuhuan like a country bumpkin, and repeated the words she had just heard with some uncertainty:

"You mean, this golden box is the gift you prepared for my grandfather?"

"What golden box? Who are you insulting by giving me something so philistine and vulgar?"

Yun Chuhuan curled his lips proudly, opened the box, and revealed the items stored inside:
"This is the latest top-quality Xuan paper produced by Zhuxuantang! It is said that only a few hundred or even a thousand sheets can be produced in a year. Ordinary people can't even buy it if they want!"

Yun Shu: “…” It’s pretty good. It looks like it’s almost as good as the modern industrial paper that costs 19.9 yuan a pack. It’s very evenly white… hmmm.

Yun Shu, who was trying hard to find merits in this stack of rice paper, had fallen silent because he was at a loss for words.
But Yun Chuhuan was still taking credit for it:
"If it weren't for you, Fifth Sister, I wouldn't have spent so much effort preparing this.
Maybe they will just give me a broken gold box as a gift!"

Yun Shu: “?”

Shut up!
He kept calling him a shabby, vulgar, broken gold box. No wonder the emperor took money from him when he ran out of money.

Who wouldn't want to give this rich guy a slap in the face after hearing his speech?
Fortunately, the Tang Mansion was not too far from the imperial palace, and Yun Chuhuan's golden nanmu carved carriage soon stopped outside the gate of the Tang Mansion.

Because he just came here to sit around today and didn't want to cause too much trouble to his grandfather and others, Yun Shu didn't ask anyone to pass on the message before coming.

At this time, Tang Yuanlin had just returned from court and had not even had time to change into court clothes.

I heard that the servant at the door hurriedly came to report that the fifth princess and the sixth prince had arrived at the door.
Tang Yuanlin quickly tied back the belt he had just untied, and walked towards the front yard while saying,

"Go and call Mu Zhi to the front yard!"

"Young man, go right here!"

The servant lowered his head and responded, then turned around and trotted towards the other side of the yard.

Tang Yuanlin stepped into the front yard first:

"I am honored to meet you..."

"Grandfather, no need to be so polite!"

Yun Shu stopped the man before he could salute her and personally handed the painting she had chosen yesterday to Tang Yuanlin:

"This is also my first time to go out of the palace. My father specially asked me to pick out a gift for you from his private storehouse. Do you like it?"

"If your majesty and the princess take a fancy to something, it must be a good thing. How could this old minister not like it?"

When Tang Yuanlin heard this, he knew that Emperor Xuanwu was really interested in his daughter Yunshu, and the smile on his face became even brighter:

"I wonder if the two princes can have breakfast here at this time? How about..."

"I've already used it, no need to bother."

Yun Shu waved his hand:

"We came here today just to see you, and we have an appointment with someone else later."

"It's a rare trip out of the palace, so I have to go around and look around."

Tang Yuanlin nodded in understanding. Just at this moment, Tang Muzhi came in from outside to greet him. He took the opportunity to introduce him:

“This is Muzhi, your uncle’s son.

Your uncle is on duty at the Hanlin Academy and is not at home during the day. I will also go to the Ministry of Works soon, so let Mu Zhi take you around Beijing today."

The Tang family has a clean and upright family tradition. Even though Tang Muzhi is only sixteen years old and is in the most vulnerable stage of entering the second year of middle school, he looks exceptionally gentle, like a green bamboo that has experienced the precipitation of time, with clear eyebrows and clear eyes.

Just standing there quietly in the simplest green robe, one can't help but feel a fondness for her.

Yun Shu curved his eyebrows and agreed happily:
"Then I'll trouble you, cousin!"

(End of this chapter)