Chapter 330: Chapter 330: Dugu Chen Returns (1)
Jueqing had just entered the room when a clear and bright voice reached his ears.
Having just stepped inside, Jueqing frowned slightly, "Summer Garden?"
"Yes, all the flowers bloom in summer, now we’re just making them bloom ahead of time," said Feng Xuxu, sitting in the chair with a playful smile as she looked at her cousin furrowing his brows.
Thinking it over, Jueqing found it reasonable, "Cousin, Feng Family village has a Spring Garden, and now you have created a Summer Garden. Do you also intend to have an Autumn Garden and a Winter Garden?" His phoenix eyes smiled as he sat opposite her.
Feng Xuxu was briefly stunned, then laughed, "I didn’t have that thought initially, but now that you mention it, the idea suddenly appeals to me."
"Well, that’s great, you’ll have a garden for each season then," he said, picking up the tea Yingsu had brought, gently blowing on the steam rising from the cup, and took a leisurely sip.
"I think it’s a good idea."
Shaking his head slightly, he put down the teacup, "Alright, now that we have settled on the names, I should hurry back to have the signs made quickly."
He let go of his robe, stood up, and prepared to rush back to get the plaques done.
"Wait, cousin, there’s some high-quality Huali wood outside the door. Take it for the plaques. Even if you hadn’t come, I would have had someone send it to you," Feng Xuxu’s eyes turned to her cousin, seeing him rush in and out, not even finishing his tea.
"Alright, I understand. Have a good rest, I’ll take care of the Summer Garden," he said with a backward smile to his cousin before striding off.
After lunch, Feng Xuxu rested for a moment. Since learning that Dugu Chen was alright, she had relaxed considerably and had been sleeping very sweetly at night.
Today, with no wind, she lay on the soft couch in the courtyard, quietly enjoying the afternoon sun.
Zhu Lengqing approached with a smile and bowed slightly, "Princess, all the jewels and silver from the Demon Palace have been transported back. They are now being catalogued in the inventory."
Feng Xuxu, who had been closing her eyes and enjoying, suddenly opened her phoenix eyes, "Hehe, then I must see for myself just how much wealth this Demon Palace actually had."
Zhu Lengqing came forward to slowly help the princess up, and they leisurely walked toward the storeroom.
Seeing carts of items continuously being delivered to the Prince Residence, the boxes on the ground were opened, revealing glittering gold, stacked layer upon layer, shining brilliantly under the sun.
"I never thought the Demon Palace would have so much silver and gold," he sighed softly, perplexed why they possessed so much wealth... He shook his head, casting the thoughts from his mind.
"Princess, this is just a small portion of it. There is nearly three hundred thousand taels of Gold, four million seven hundred thousand taels of silver, and countless pearls, agates, antiques, calligraphy works, silks, jewelry, deeds for shops and estates, as well as a considerable number of silver notes. Everything is still being tallied," said Feng Qing with a beaming face, sharing the joy with the princess.
"You have worked hard. Pick your favorite items from these trophies to keep. Tonight, you all should celebrate heartily, as a welcome and cleansing after the battle," the princess said, and the crowd from Demon Forest erupted into cheers following her words.
"Thank you, Princess," Feng Qing bowed with his fist to his chest, paying respects to the princess.
The butler and bookkeepers were meticulously recording the inventory, but while counting the gold bars being put into storage, due to the excessive weight of the boxes and a momentary lapse of attention by the guards, a box dropped to the floor, and the gold ingots rolled out. A meticulous guard, while picking up the gold, noticed an official seal on the bottom of the bars and reported this to the envoy Xue Wuhen who was overseeing the stocktaking.
Xue Wuhen picked up an ingot and looked at it closely, indeed finding the seal of the Governor’s Office.
