In ancient times, I made a fortune by copying my family

Ning Chuyi was not planning to take Ling Chu to ransack her home, but she was worried that she would be embarrassed if she stayed.

Although he was the commander of the Jin Yiwei before, not all the Jin Yiwei were his, and there were many who couldn't deal with him, and there were many overt and covert battles.

It would be better to take Ling Chu with her. With him watching, at least no one would dare to embarrass her.

Ning Chuyi led the people to the door of the residence of Teng Chong, the left servant of the Ministry of Revenue.

Gonggong Cao, who delivered the message, has arrived.

He had good eyesight, and at a glance he saw Ling Chu standing next to a large group of Jinyi guards.

But he didn't say anything, he just glanced casually and walked quickly towards Ning Chuyi.

Eunuch Cao was a good man. Even though Ning Chuyi was demoted, he did not treat him lightly and still treated him respectfully as before.

Ning Chuyi nodded in return, and the two of them walked along the stone steps to the door without much exchange of greetings.

Seeing the unkind arrival of those Jin Yi guards, the concierge of Zuo Shilang's Mansion had long been frightened, and one of the servants rushed in with a frightened look to report the news.

The two concierges came forward with smiles on their faces. While receiving the greetings, they were thinking about delaying time for the people in the minister's house.

But Eunuch Cao came with an imperial edict, and the concierge couldn't stop him at all.

Ning Chuyi led the people and drove straight in.

There was chaos in the minister's house.

Teng Chong, the left minister, was directly imprisoned by the emperor's order yesterday at the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Zuo Shilang's family members were panic-stricken and were discussing how to rescue him in the main hall.

Who would have thought that Jin Yiwei would come and ransack the house so quickly.

Seeing the wolf-like and tiger-like Jin Yiwei, some timid women and children were so frightened that they cried.

Those who are smart want to rush back to the inner courtyard to collect their belongings and escape.

Teng Chong's father and mother, his wife and two legitimate sons, holding back their fear and smiling, stepped forward to greet Ning Chuyi and Eunuch Cao.

Teng Chong's two concubines, however, held tightly to their sons and daughters, trying to take them away.

But no matter what their plans were, they were all stopped by Jin Yiwei.

For a while, there was endless crying.

Wei Feng and Jin Yiwei pulled out the sword with a dark face, and the scene was shocked.

But when Eunuch Cao finished reading out the imperial edict to confiscate the house, the cry and begging for mercy broke out again.

Teng Chong's two concubines secretly wanted to leave with their children. After being stopped, they took off their headgear and jewelry in an attempt to bribe Ning Chuyi and Eunuch Cao to let them leave.
  But he was blocked by Yin Sha.

Seeing that they were unmoved, the two concubines wanted Teng Chong's mother to divorce them instead of Teng Chong.

Mrs. Zuo Shilang was very angry at their behavior, but Teng Chong's mother was very moved.

I thought that instead of having the whole family imprisoned and beheaded, it would be better to divorce two concubines and let them take the children away, at least to keep some incest for my son.

The old lady's thoughts were wonderful, but they were destined to be whimsical.

Seeing that the people in the Vice Minister's Mansion were noisy, Wei Feng simply led his men and locked them all into the main hall.

A few Jinyi guards were left to guard, and the rest followed Ning Chuyi and started ransacking the house.

First, they searched the warehouses in the inner and outer courtyards of the Minister's Mansion and found more than [-] taels of silver, as well as various antique calligraphy, paintings, ornaments, etc.

Then various yards were searched, and in addition to gold and silver, they also found house deeds, land deeds, fields, shops and other properties.

The dowries and jewelry of the women's families were not spared.

Ling Chu estimated that the total value of the gold and silver found, as well as the apparent property, was approximately two hundred thousand taels.

It's still far away from [-] million taels.

Ling Chu raised his head and glanced at the sky. At this time in the past, she had already had lunch and was resting.

But now, let alone lunch, we don’t even have tea.

Not only was the Five Zang Temple protesting, but she was also exhausted.

When they ransacked their home just now, Ning Chuyi asked Wei Feng and Yin Sha to take care of her as much as possible. But when Lingchu saw other people working, she couldn't just watch as Xiaoqi.

But she didn't stupidly work hard to die, she just picked some easy jobs to do.

But even so, her body was very tired.

Ling Chu sighed secretly. It was his first time searching a house and he was inexperienced.

Next time, be sure to remember to bring some water and food, otherwise her body and bones will not be able to bear it.

It seems that we need to make a quick decision and finish ransacking the house early so that we can go back and find some food.

Ling Chu was thinking about it when he suddenly smelled a scent.

Surprised, I turned around and saw two Jin Yiwei walking over quickly, each holding a big cloth bag.

It turned out that Ning Chuyi had previously ordered them to go to the street and buy steamed buns and sesame seed cakes so that everyone could have some food.

When the royal guards smelled the fragrance, their stomachs began to protest, and they all sped up their movements.

After counting the seized items, registering them, packing them into boxes and sealing them, and finally affixing seals.

Time was tight, so everyone started eating immediately after washing their hands.

Ling Chu also took a piece of sesame seed cake and chewed it in small bites.

Just when I was feeling thirsty, a water bag was suddenly handed over to me.

Ling Chu looked up in surprise and found that it was Ning Chuyi.

But seeing that there was only one water bag, Ling Chu didn't take it.

Perhaps seeing her concerns, Ning Chuyi said softly, "Take it, I still have it over there."

Ling Chu looked in the direction he indicated. There was a table and chairs not far away. On the table were several sesame seed buns and a bowl of water, which Yin Sha had prepared for Ning Chuyi.

Seeing Wei Feng and the others looking this way intentionally or unintentionally, Ling Chu quickly thanked Ning Chuyi and took the water bag.

After filling his stomach, Ling Chu opened the system.

Then take out the copper coins and turtle shell.

The Jin Yiwei present were all members of Ning Chuyi, and had seen Ling Chu's abilities. They immediately started looking forward to seeing her fortune telling.

The minister's house is not small, and it would be a waste of time to search it bit by bit. But if Miss Ling helps, we can get twice the result with half the effort.

The fortune-telling soon came to fruition.

Ling Chu led people to a courtyard, entered the bedroom, and said to Ning Chuyi, "Move this bed."

Before Ning Chuyi could speak, Wei Feng, who was following behind, couldn't wait to say to Jin Yiwei behind him, "Brothers, do it."

This courtyard is where Zuo Shilang's concubine lives. The bed and the brocade quilt on the bed are both good things.

If the money seized is not enough to repay the [-] million taels that Teng Chong embezzled, the furniture in his house will be sold off and the money will be turned over to the treasury.

Therefore, this bed cannot be damaged.

The bed is removed to reveal the bluestone floor underneath.

Ling Chu thought it was too time-consuming to use tools to pry bit by bit, so he summoned a small hammer and smashed the floor into pieces before letting others start digging.

This dormitory was worthy of being occupied by Teng Chong's beloved concubine. One hundred and thirty thousand taels were actually dug out.

In addition to silver, there are also many gold nuggets.

This amount of money alone is already more than the emperor's private treasury. It's no wonder that the emperor hates corrupt officials.

Just after counting the money, Wu Bing suddenly brought his royal guards to the Minister's Mansion.

When he learned that they had not yet copied half of the silver, Wu Bing suddenly ordered, "Go dig a cesspool."

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