But this time, she knew that the fate of her and her son would no longer be in jeopardy, and she slept especially soundly.

However, early in the morning, she was awakened by Qingliu's panicked voice.

"Madam! Madam! Something big has happened!"

"The Jingnan Marquis's mansion was robbed last night, and the treasury and your private treasury were all emptied!"

Zhang couldn't believe it, and she ran to the treasury in a panic.

Upon closer inspection, the entire warehouse was empty, with nothing left.

Her eyes went dark and she almost fainted.

But she couldn't faint.

She forced herself to stay strong, looked at everyone in the yard with suspicion, and yelled hysterically:

"Who is it? Did you steal from the company? Huh?"

The servants in the yard knelt down and denied it, saying that they were suddenly knocked unconscious last night.

Zhang didn't believe it at all.

She tried to remain calm and said to everyone:

"This is the property presented to His Majesty. I advise you to hand it over immediately. I will forgive you for what happened. Otherwise, if I report it to Jingzhao Prefecture and find out about you, your entire family will be executed!"

However, everyone still insisted on their original statement.

Just as he was in a stalemate with the servants, people from the palace arrived to transport valuables.

The team was led by the chief eunuch Wang Zhong himself.

After learning what happened in the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion, Wang Zhong knew clearly that this was probably the work of the God Du'e.

But this is not the most important thing right now.

The important thing is that His Majesty is indeed short of money, and is looking forward to receiving the money and property presented by the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion.

As His Majesty's most trusted confidant, the most important thing for him is how to ensure that His Majesty's interests remain intact.

Therefore, he frowned and said:

"Madam Zhang, are you kidding me? You asked us to move the things, and now you say that everything was stolen. His Majesty is still waiting in the palace. How can I report this to His Majesty?"

Zhang's scalp felt numb and cold sweat ran down her back.

The emperor's word is law.

Similarly, no one dared to break a promise made to the emperor.

That is the crime of deceiving the emperor!

Therefore, at this point, in order not to anger His Majesty, she must take out another 500,000 taels of silver worth of property.

However, the only things left in the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion were properties such as farmland and shops, with a total value of only about 600,000 to 700,000 taels.

After taking these out, there would be very little left for her and her son.

This is almost equivalent to only one tenth of all the property of the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion remaining.

Zhang was so heartbroken that she felt like bleeding, but she had to grit her teeth and hand over most of the property deeds to Wang Zhong.

As soon as Wang Zhong left, Zhang could no longer bear the huge blow. She fell backwards and fainted.

*

On the day when the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion received the imperial edict to lift the ban, Pei Xuan was naturally present.

Upon learning that the God of Du'e was labeled a rebellious demon, the Imperial Concubine in the palace was killed by him, the eldest prince was abducted, and the palace still announced the intention to hold another beauty contest, Pei Xuan could not help but burst into laughter as soon as he returned to his yard.

"God has eyes! Those bitches who go against me will suffer the consequences!"

Although the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion lost the Qingyun Ladder, his enemies suffered much heavier losses than he did, so he was still happy.

"Didn't Pei Rong feel proud of being the young master of the Imperial Master's Mansion and wanted to cut off all ties with me? It's only been a short while since he was in power, and now he's already a traitor. Humph, just wait to be caught and tortured to death!"

"Zhang is the same. She has been showing off her power by relying on her sister. Let's see how arrogant she can be now!"

"It's what they deserve! It's really satisfying!"

After being happy, he began to plan his future path with hope.

Although my father escaped, he will definitely come back soon after hearing the news that the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion has been pardoned.

With his ability, he will surely be able to revive the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion again soon.

At present, it seems that he is the one his father likes the most among all his sons.

He must maintain this advantage.

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