Chapter 13 The warehouses are all empty?
Chapter 013: Are all the warehouses empty?
"General, the several large warehouses in the palace are all empty."

"General, the kitchen and the storeroom next to it are completely empty."

"General, the small storerooms in each courtyard are also empty."

"General..."

Several groups of soldiers that had dispersed earlier returned one after another, and everyone looked unhappy. The emptiness of those warehouses was simply astonishing. There was nothing but bare walls and ground. If a rat crawled in, it would make it cry.

"what?!"

Tian Yi roared reflexively, how could the storehouse be empty? Could it be that the people in the palace guessed something and moved the property in advance?
No, not possible!
The Emperor's plan to target the palace was done in a very secretive manner. Even he only received the imperial edict around the hour of Yin today. The palace was still happily marrying the princess yesterday, so it should be impossible for him to guess. Even if he guessed it, with the accumulation of several generations in the palace, the wealth must be extremely huge. How could it be transferred quietly?
Moreover, the strange method by which such a huge amount of wealth disappeared out of thin air seemed to be similar to the theft in the imperial palace. Could it be that it was not only the imperial palace that was robbed last night, but also the prince's mansion?
What Tian Yi didn't know was that in addition to the imperial palace and the prince's mansion, the prime minister's residence had also encountered the same thing, and the officials who were confiscating the property there were also confused.

"Are you sure?"

No matter what he thought in his heart, Tian Yi stared at several groups of soldiers with a gloomy face.

"determine."

Several groups of soldiers nodded in unison without any hesitation.

"···"

Hearing this, Tian Yi's expression became even gloomier. Did they end up raiding the house in vain?

After hearing their conversation, everyone in the palace was confused, and they all looked at Wei Chengyi who was lying unconscious in a wheelchair. Could it be that he had some ingenuity and emptied the palace in advance and hid all the valuables?

The more they thought about it, the more possible it seemed. Many people looked at Wei Chengyi with different eyes. "No, we don't know anything."

Their gaze was too revealing, even Tian Yi and other imperial guards looked over one after another. Zhao Yuping quickly waved her hands to deny it. Hiding property would undoubtedly be an even more serious crime, and this matter must not be pinned on them.

Can these people be any more stupid?
No, maybe they are not stupid, but they deliberately draw the attention of Tian Yi and others to themselves to avoid disaster?

Shen Xiangwan, holding the child in one hand, looked grim as she scanned them one by one. Even an idiot should know that if the soldiers couldn't steal any valuables, they would definitely push people out to block the attacks. Whether they did it intentionally or unintentionally, they were trying to harm Wei Chengyi and even the entire eldest house.

As expected, Tian Yi strode towards them, stopped in front of the wheelchair, looked at Wei Chengyi for a long time, then raised his head and said, "If you hide property during a house search, you will be beheaded at the least, or exterminated your entire clan at the worst. I advise you to think it over carefully."

Regardless of whether the prince's mansion was robbed like the imperial palace, they would be derelict in their duty if they failed to seize anything during the search, and they must bring someone to justice.

"I, we... General, we really don't know anything."

If she said she wasn't afraid, she would be lying. Zhao Yuping was about to cry, and Wei Chengyi and Wei Ling'er were so scared that their faces turned pale.

Before Tian Yi could continue, Shen Xiangwan moved in front of the mother and son, and said to Tian Yi without dodging or avoiding, "General, before today, we didn't know that we would be confiscated and exiled, so how could we hide our property in advance? In addition, the general may not know that the finances of the palace are all in the hands of the old lady, and it is the second and third aunts who help her manage the finances on weekdays. If there are really people who can quietly transfer the property in advance, it should be them."

Since she has reached a cooperation with Wei Chengyi, she will definitely protect his mother and others. As for the second and third rooms, she can't care so much. What's more, what she said is true. The eldest room is not the old lady's daughter. Even if the title fell on the eldest room, she has never handed over the power of the family and always kept it firmly in her own hands.

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