This mother and son pair truly have wealth, but all this money cos from plundering the people’s fat and cream, and they don’t have the guts to take it with a clear conscience.
The other three soldiers were also glaring angrily at Dowager Consort Yu and her son, thinking that even in such dire straits, they still had so many silver certificates on them, truly impressive.
"Silver certificates, those are This Prince’s silver certificates... ah!"
"Get off!"
Seeing his other hidden silver certificates being seized as well, the Fifteenth Prince tried to step forward to grab them back, only to be pushed hard by a soldier and fell to the ground.
Dowager Consort Yu stood there in a daze, motionless, with only two words in her mind: It’s over!
Everything was over, all the silver certificates were seized by those damned things, and their escape attempt was dood to failure, with only one destined end.
Thinking of this, her legs gave way, and she directly fell to the ground.
...
Soon, Gong Jian received the twenty thousand taels in silver certificates sent by the City Defense General.
The silver certificates were placed on the table, and Gong Jian put one hand on them, tapping with his index finger, pondering sothing unknown, while below him sat Prefect He and other officials.
"This Dowager Consort Yu and her son are indeed wealthy."
His gaze swept over those seated below, his face bearing a faint smile.
"Yes... yes, Lord Gong, in recent years Dowager Consort Yu and her son have not spared the people of Ying City."
"Indeed, Lord Gong, the people of Ying City have suffered over the years."
"Dowager Consort Yu and her son, these past years..."
Once Prefect He began speaking, the other officials followed suit, openly criticizing Dowager Consort Yu and her son until there was nothing more to say.
Prefect He lowered his head, saying nothing more, silently sighing at the eloquence of these officials, questioning whether they realize that the more they criticize, the more it shows their own incompetence and cowardice as officials.
He also knew that after their speech, Lord Gong would certainly have sothing to say.
"So, you guardians of Ying City truly are sothing."
Gong Jian genuinely could not tolerate these people, and once he dealt with Dowager Consort Yu and her son, he also planned to handle these useless officials, otherwise, the upcoming tasks would be problematic.
Upon hearing Gong Jian’s words, Prefect He and the others all wore unpleasant expressions, not daring to lift their heads.
"Forget it, I no longer wish to speak to you all."
As he spoke, he stood up, took the twenty thousand taels of silver certificates in his hand, and prepared to leave.
The records detailing the cris committed by Dowager Consort Yu and her son no longer interested him; he intended to ask the secret guards of the two princes for a summary later and to dispose of the mother and son first.
As for these records, he’d review them slowly when he had ti to spare.
"Follow , gentlen, please." Saying this, he gestured to Prefect He and the others to co along.
Prefect He and the others were puzzled, unsure of what Gong Jian intended to do next, as he had just returned from the prison having extracted another twenty thousand taels in silver certificates from Dowager Consort Yu and her son. Now, where could he possibly want to "extract" more from?
It turns out Prefect He guessed correctly, as Gong Jian indeed prepared to go for another extraction, and that place was none other than the already searched Prince’s Mansion.
...
"This Gong Jian is quite the capable individual."
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