Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage-Chapter 937 - Seventh Sister, You’re So Naughty_1
Chapter 937: Chapter 937 Seventh Sister, You’re So Naughty_1
“Lingshan Temple?”
Prince of Wutong looked puzzled, “Isn’t that the place where Master Jieming resides and meditates?”
“Exactly, that’s what makes this matter complicated.” Jiang Ning sighed, “it involves over five hundred thousand taels of silver, if we just let it be…”
“We certainly cannot let it be.”
Said the Prince of Wutong.
“Yes, but Lingshan Temple holds a special status.” Jiang Ning seemed troubled, “It is said that there are many highly skilled martial arts monks in the Lingshan Temple. My maternal grandfather’s family is a merchant, they do not have the guts to make such demand. But if we just consent to this, it would be unsatisfactory. Even if we could retrieve half of the silver, it would be a considerate effort for the soldiers.”
The Prince of Wutong raised his eyebrows.
Jiang Ning sighed further, “If my uncle were still in Chang’an City, I wouldn’t have to worry about such trivial matters. What if the bandits kidnap Master Jieming… As the Prince who holds the jurisdiction over the military forces of five cities, you are responsible for the peace of Chang’an City. Thus, I have thought about it and the most suitable person to handle this matter is you.”
“Princess Consort, be assured, this matter relates to warfare. I am honor-bound to help and I am not allowed to let these bandits loot the silver, neither can I let them disturb Master Jieming’s peace.”
Suddenly, Prince of Wutong stood up, hitting the table, “Summon the guards!”
A small smile crept up on Jiang Ning’s lips.
Quarter of an hour later, Jiang Ning and Jiang Yi sat in a carriage by the road, seeing Prince of Wutong’s horses and carriage head towards Lingshan Temple.
“Did the Imperial Censor leave?”
“While grievously complaining to others, I let something slip. The Imperial Censor couldn’t wait to depart. He set off even before the Prince of Wutong.” Jiang Yi chuckled, “Seventh Sister, how were you able to persuade the Prince of Wutong?”
“Two hundred thousand taels of silver.”
“…” Jiang Yi gasped, “Two hundred thousand taels? Though our family can afford it, it still hurts.”
“What’s there to hurt, it’s not our family’s money.” Jiang Ning told him about the grain transport.
Jiang Yi was astonished, “How do you know about this? Father did ask maternal grandfather to transport twenty boatloads of grain to our uncle. But for security reasons, this news was kept strictly confidential, I don’t remember telling you about it. Moreover, it’s true there were grains, but there were never five hundred thousand taels of silver.”
Yun Dai laughed, “I know that maternal grandfather didn’t transport five hundred thousand taels of silver.”
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“So, you deceived the Prince of Wutong? He is not easily fooled, you must not provoke his wrath.”
Jiang Ning calmly replied, “Brother, do you truly believe that you can’t ransack two hundred thousand taels from Lingshan Temple?”
Jiang Yi was surprised, “Ah, I understand now. So, you want to use the monk’s money to garner goodwill?”
“Yes, the silver doesn’t have a name on it. Who knows if it belongs to the old monk, or if it was looted by the bandits from my maternal grandfather,” Jiang Ning smiled, “As long as Prince of Wutong can find it, it’s his. If he can’t find it, he can’t blame me. After all, I don’t know where the bandits might have hidden the silver.”
Jiang Yi laughed out loud, “Seventh Sister, you’re so naughty.”
“Let’s go, let’s go watch the show.”
The siblings followed Prince of Wutong’s horses and carriage from a distance, and once again returned to Lingshan Temple.
By now, the sky had turned dark.
As long as they don’t light the lanterns, the vehicles upfront won’t easily notice them.
Jiang Ning and Jiang Yi left their carriage outside, the two of them followed on foot to the gate of Lingshan Temple. They were anxious since they couldn’t directly go in to see what was happening. Just as they were feeling flustered, they saw someone approaching.
