Chapter 478: Shi's plan fails
Jiang Ning took a long time to react and sighed, "You have earned more money in this trip than others can earn in several lifetimes."

Yang Santie smiled bitterly and said, "That being said, without the support of Prince Xiaoyao, it would be difficult for my son to return safely, so I will take a risk this time. I won't dare to be so arrogant next time."

What he wants is to make money in a low-key manner, rather than attracting attention. It is not a good thing to let others know that he is too rich!
"Mother, when I go to see Princess Yongyang later, I will explain this trip as being more dangerous. Please don't let the secret slip." Yang Santie told Jiang Ning about his plan.

Jiang Ning nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry! Mother understands."

Yang Santie breathed a sigh of relief, took a nap, and then went to Xu's house immediately.

Princess Yongyang and Xu Nuoshan learned that he had returned and came out to meet him in person.

Yang Santie was unambiguous and handed over more than 430,000 taels of silver to the couple in Xu Nuoshan's study.

Princess Yongyang was so happy to see so many banknotes that she almost lost her mind. Just as she was about to speak, Xu Nuoshan asked with concern, "Did your trip go well?"

Yang Santie pretended to be relaxed but responded vaguely, "It's nothing, I just ran into some trouble, but it all turned out well in the end."

Xu Nuoshan's face changed, and he hurriedly asked, "What happened? We are relatives, don't hide it from me!"

Hearing this, Yang Santie said with some embarrassment: "When we were outside the border, we encountered three assassination attempts by criminals. We lost some people and injured many others. Fortunately, the one guarding the border was Prince Xiao, and Prince Xiao brought people to rescue us immediately, and we were finally saved.

On the way back, we were also helped by Prince Xiao. If he hadn't sent his private guards to accompany us, I'm afraid we would have had a lot of trouble along the way. After this trip, I plan to take a break and not go outside the Great Wall for a while."

Xu Nuoshan was terrified when he heard this, and nodded repeatedly to show his agreement, "It's so dangerous outside, we really can't go out again without being absolutely sure."

He only took out 10,000 taels, and the rest of the banknotes would be returned to Yang Santie. "I've made you work so hard, you can't just come away with nothing!"

"No, no! These are all your capital, take it quickly." Yang Santie refused to take it.

Princess Yongyang saw the two people pushing each other and coughed twice to remind them that there was someone else in the room.

The two of them really stopped.

Princess Yongyang stepped forward, took out 100,000 taels of silver from a pile of banknotes and handed them to Yang Santie, not allowing him to refuse, saying, "You are right, my husband. You have risked your life so much, and we are the ones who benefit from your hard work. We really can't let you work in vain. You must accept this 100,000 taels of silver. This will make me and my husband feel better. If you don't accept it, I will have my mother send someone to deliver the banknotes to Guang'en Marquis's residence."

Now that things had come to this, Yang Santie had no choice but to accept the banknote.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Princess, of the two hundred guards you gave me, ten died outside the pass and thirty-five were injured. You should give them some compensation. After all, they were injured to protect me. So I will take out ten thousand taels and you can divide it among them. I hope you won't refuse it, otherwise I will feel bad."

Princess Yongyang opened her mouth, but finally agreed, so Yang Santie took the remaining 90,000 taels of silver and left.

Xu Nuoshan personally escorted the people out of the mansion, and returned to the study room before speaking to Princess Yongyang, "Princess, how do you plan to arrange for those guards?"

Princess Yongyang sighed inwardly and said thoughtfully, "Yang Changsong was generous and gave 10,000 taels of silver notes. The ten guards who lost their lives will each be given 500 taels, and the remaining 5,000 taels will be divided equally among the 35 injured guards. If any of them are seriously injured and cannot continue to work, I will give them some additional silver." As she spoke, she took out 100,000 taels from the more than 300,000 taels on the table and gave the rest to Xu Nuoshan.

Xu Nuoshan was shocked.

Princess Yongyang explained, "I have been spoiled by my father and mother since I was young, and I have never lacked gold and silver. I gave Yang Changsong 100,000 taels for you. That 100,000 taels was the capital I lent to the prince consort. If I had asked for it at that time, the prince consort would have refused, so I didn't say anything. Now that the money is back, I will tell you straight.

Don't be in a hurry to refuse, you and I are husband and wife, and I am also a member of the Xu family. Even if I don't think about myself, I have to think about our descendants. With these three hundred thousand taels, you can legitimately buy property in the capital, and mother won't have to worry about money all day long."

Xu Nuoshan thought of Madam Zhou who couldn't sleep at night because of the silver. He finally sighed, stood up and bowed solemnly to Princess Yongyang, "Princess, you love me so much, Nuoshan has no way to repay you. In this life, Nuoshan will never let you down!"

Princess Yongyang covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Okay, Prince Consort! We are one family and we don't have to have different opinions!"

In order to make Madam Zhou happy, the two of them went over and told her about the matter, leaving out the complications involved.

When Madam Zhou heard that there were suddenly more than 300,000 taels of silver notes in her house, she was so happy that she was silly. Her headache disappeared, her panic stopped, and she became visibly energetic. She even clamored to visit the Yang family.

Princess Yongyang ordered her subordinates to prepare generous gifts of thanks and went on a trip with Madam Zhou.

Not to mention how grateful the Xu family was to the Yang family for receiving the money.

At this time, Yang Santie was going to Madam Ming San's villa with another gift.

Ming Jinxiu was going to get married in two days. She had no expectations for getting married and was not in a high mood. But when she learned that Yang Santie had returned, she became more energetic and hurried to the front yard to meet him with her maid.

"Brother Santie." Ming Jinxiu called out somewhat awkwardly and nervously.

When Yang Santie saw her, there was only a happy smile on his face, "It's been a while since we last met, and Jinxiu has grown up! I hurried back and finally got back in time before your wedding. My godmother has already told me that I will send you off the day after tomorrow!"

Here are some jades and gems brought back from outside the Great Wall, all for your decoration. Also, before I came back, I went to Jiangnan and bought a lot of good materials. I’ll give them all to you!

There are another 20,000 taels of silver notes, you keep them for safekeeping. Although the royal family will give you a share every year, you still need money to pay for all kinds of social interactions. You should keep these silver notes, and tell me if they are not enough."

After he finished speaking, he saw Ming Jinxiu didn't respond. He looked up and saw that she was already in tears and choked with sobs, unable to speak.

"Hey! Why are you crying? You are a grown-up girl now, you shouldn't cry. You are ugly!"

Ming Jinxiu quickly turned her head away and wiped her face carefully with a handkerchief. She choked up and thanked him. Like a child who had done something wrong, she whispered, "Brother Santie, I was competing with Sister Xuejun before. Are you angry with me?"

Yang Santie was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "I don't care! Just talk about your little girl's affairs, it's no big deal!"

When Mrs. Ming San saw her daughter was happy, her eyes suddenly became red and she was very grateful to Yang Santie.


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