Hua Zhi looked at Lu Peiyu, "General Lu's cooperation is needed in this matter."
"I will remove the people from the horse farm in five days."
Hua Zhi looked at Jia Yang, who nodded, "Okay, we should be ready by then at the latest."
"Okay then." Hua Zhi looked at the others, "Our problem now is how to get the silver in the city out of the city quietly."
"I do have some ideas about this. The Chaoli tribe specially built a kind of cart to transport silver out of the city. They wrapped the wheels with something and then wrapped them with layers of cloth. Even if a cart full of silver is rolled on it, there will be no sound. I know where these carts are." Zhu Ling took the initiative to offer suggestions. If General Lu could help with the whereabouts of the silver, then it would certainly not fall into the pocket of any one person. Who knows, it would be of great use for something. Now is the time to show his ability. It won't go amiss to help out a little.
Hua Zhi was delighted when she heard this, "Then we just need to wait for the money to arrive."
The next morning, those who delivered the silver arrived, and the first one was the Peng family.
Peng Fangming directed the people to lift boxes of silver and stack them neatly. When he saw Hua Zhi coming over, he hurried forward and said, "Miss."
"Mr. Peng is thoughtful."
"It's my duty." Peng Fangming secretly glanced at the woman in front of him. Now, this girl is the one that everyone talks about the most in private. Such a big thing happened but it was controlled by a woman and it didn't cause any turmoil. They also realized that this woman could be so capable when she becomes capable.
"I guessed that the young lady might want some cash, so I asked the banker to exchange some yesterday. With the money we have at home, we finally have enough. However, most of the money at home comes from the casino, and it is mostly small change. I wonder if the young lady can accept it?"
"It's okay, as long as it's silver." Hua Zhi bowed slightly, "Mr. Peng is indeed thoughtful. Just as you said, I want cash more than banknotes. Of course, gold is even better."
Peng Fangming listened carefully and smiled, "Yes, I believe that each family will also prepare cash."
Even if it wasn't before, you still need to prepare again.
Hua Zhi bowed and thanked him silently. Silver took up too much space, but she couldn't say these words.
As soon as Peng Fangming left, Hua Zhi went forward and opened a box to take a look. It was a box of small change. "We can't send the silver to the government office. It's too conspicuous. Let's go find Lord Zhu and ask him to point out a place to collect the silver."
"yes."
Hua Zhi turned around and said, "Jia Yang, you have taken the trouble to personally inspect the goods. You should have an approximate number in mind. When the manpower arrives, half of them will be shipped away."
"Yes, I understand."
Once the news that Hua Zhi didn't want the banknotes spread, everyone had to prepare new ones even if they were unhappy. Fortunately, the owner of the bank was one of their own and had a deep background, otherwise they really wouldn't be able to exchange the silver.
Jinyang City was still under martial law, but it was somewhat lively that day. Various horse-drawn carriages and carts carrying silver were pulled along a line to a house in the west of the city. The horse farm was on the west side, and it was the most convenient way to leave the city.
There was too much silver and Jia Yang was unable to handle it. Hua Zhi first asked Bao Xia to help, but later she had to do it herself. When Chen Qing led the people from the Prince's Mansion to the scene, she was squatting in front of a box with her sleeves rolled up, busying herself.
Chen Qing hurriedly ran forward to help, and he felt very upset when he saw her dirty skirt out of the corner of his eye. At this moment, people in the court were still fighting over who would take over Jin Yang. How many people could have imagined that his master had already chased the enemy thousands of miles away? Who could have thought that as a grown woman, she would shoulder all the affairs of Jin Yang, not eating well or sleeping well, and having few servants around her, and she had to do things by herself.
"Why are you here? The capital can't do without you?" Hua Zhi smiled when she saw who was coming. She clapped her hands and walked aside to write down a number. She had to know how much silver was secretly transported away.
"The former leader of the Seven Stars is in charge of the capital. He can defeat a hundred people by himself." Chen Qing stood up and led the thirty people who came with him to bow together, "Greetings, young lady."
"No need to be polite." Hua Zhixu helped him up. "You came earlier than I expected. Well, help me now. I want to take away half of the silver here. You can ask Jia Yang for the details later."
Everyone went about their business. Chen Qing saw Baoxia on the other side. Then he looked again and found that only the master and servant were in the room.
"Where are the men the master left for you? Why are you still being troubled?"
"Most likely he was taken away. Yu Mu later went after him to deliver the message, and Jia Yang was already too busy to handle everything." Hua Zhi took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands, but found that it was so dirty that it could dirty her hands, so she threw it aside and wiped her clothes casually. "What's the situation in the capital?"
"The news about Jin Yang was delivered just before I left Beijing. Many people are jealous. The emperor's attitude is unclear, and all parties are moving around frequently in private."
"Who do you think it will fall into?"
Chen Qing shook his head. "I have been thinking about it all the time but I still can't figure out who is more likely to get it. It seems that it won't be surprising if it falls into the hands of anyone."
"Has the Emperor shown no preference towards anyone recently?"
"No." Chen Qing hesitated and whispered, "The emperor doesn't show up often now?"
Hua Zhi was shocked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"I saw him once before I left Beijing when I went to the palace to deliver a letter to the emperor. He seemed to be in good spirits."
"Then why..."
Chen Qing lowered his voice, "I have inquired and found that the emperor now only stays in Yuepin's Rulan Palace and has never been to other concubines."
Hua Zhi was sure that Haoyue had a problem, but she didn't know where the problem lay. It couldn't be that she wanted to prevent other children from existing in the palace, but the possibility was low, so she didn't need to spend the effort. As for the emperor's lust for Haoyue's beauty, it was unlikely. The emperor had seen many beauties, and even if he was seduced by beauty at this age, it wouldn't be a beauty of Haoyue's level. She looked good, but she was far from being stunning. Was it to coax the emperor into issuing an edict to let her child ascend to the throne? But now she didn't even know whether the child was a boy or a girl...
I just can’t get over it no matter how hard I try!
Hua Zhi picked up the cold tea and took a sip. "Do the other ladies in the palace have any objections? According to the rules, pregnant concubines cannot sleep with the emperor, right?"
"The Emperor made an exception for Concubine Yue, and even the Empress Dowager's reprimands failed to change that."
The matter came back to the point, what was the reason why the emperor treated Haoyue so differently? Hua Zhi looked up, "Is there anything different about Haoyue?"
"It couldn't be more formal." Chen Qing smiled bitterly, "Not only are my subordinates watching her, but Eunuch Lai Fu is also watching her. However, Concubine Yue showed that she didn't like Lai Fu, so the Emperor didn't allow Lai Fu to follow him into the palace to serve. He doesn't know what's going on in Rulan Palace. Oh, by the way, I want to let you know that Divine Doctor Yu has left the palace."
"Leaving the palace? Did the emperor allow it?"
"It was the Emperor who asked him to leave the palace, but he was not allowed to leave the capital. Your subordinates took him back to the Prince's Mansion, where there are enough medicinal herbs for him to use."