Although the Xie family is wealthy, they had been plundered by Jiang Hao before, and many valuable things are gone.

However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and Jiang Hao did not clear the place completely. Jing Lei found out some hidden places of silver in corners, and Zhui Feng led his men to dig deep into the toilets, and finally they obtained several carts of stuff.

There was also a lot of silver and silver notes, far more than one thousand taels.

No wonder Xu Xing specifically mentioned that "midnight has passed". If there was no time limit, Xie Mingyuan would be able to collect the one thousand taels of silver quickly.

Jiang Hao took away the 1,000 taels of silver with the intention of gambling, so he said "Good luck to you".

But the result is obvious, Xie Mingyuan is not very lucky.

Zhuifeng and his men worked hard for a whole day and night, and finally loaded the 2,999,000 taels of silver, as well as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, silver bills, etc. that were seized from the Xie family's property, into more than 20 horse-drawn carriages, and Luo Cheng sent a hundred soldiers to escort them back to the capital.

Several other officials who had collected enough silver also sent the silver away with tears in their eyes, emptied their family coffers, and began to eat coarse food.

There were a few others who failed to collect enough silver. They were stripped of their official hats, had their properties confiscated, and were detained. They were also escorted back to the capital along with the silver and other valuables that were confiscated.

It has started snowing in the north. The journey is long and the environment is harsh. Among these people, there are old and young people. Whether they can reach Kyoto safely depends entirely on their luck.

Jiang Huaiqing, Lu Zhan, Xie Mingyuan and others were involved in huge cases and had embezzled a lot of money. In order to be on the safe side, if something unexpected happens on the way back to Beijing, Xu Xing will first interrogate them in Qingchuan County and then escort them back to Beijing personally.

By the time we finished dealing with all these, it was already the seventeenth day of the winter month.

“It’s really cold.”

Hongxiu rubbed her hands and walked into the house. She shook them off and quickly put her hands over the charcoal stove to keep warm: "Girl, the pot you made a few days ago is delicious and warm. How about we eat this today?"

Qingyao went to the village yesterday to buy some potatoes and freshly dug lotus roots. All she needs to do is add some meat and soak some vermicelli and she can cook them.

The weather was too cold, and it drizzled from time to time. The sun hadn't risen in several days, so Jiang moved the prepared tea set into the house.

She was drinking tea when she heard Hongxiu suggest eating hot pot. She said indifferently, "You can eat whatever you want. I have to go out soon, so I won't eat with you."

What’s the point of just the two of them eating?

Although there were only three of them in total, each of them had a clay pot when eating.

"Forget it, let's wait another day."

Hongxiu gave up immediately.

Qingyao immediately stood up: "Then I'll go cook."

……

"Miss Jiang."

Jing Lei saw Jiang Hao coming with an umbrella and quickly took the umbrella she put down: "The prince is already waiting for you in the study."

Jiang Hao nodded, pushed the door open and entered the room. A wave of heat rushed into the room, and the coldness in his body was instantly driven away by half.

A house with a floor heating system is indeed much more comfortable than a house with a stove.

"sit."

Seeing her coming, Xu Xing personally poured her some tea and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Miss Jiang seems to have lost some weight."

Jiang Hao subconsciously touched his face and sat down: "No, it's still the same."

She believes it if you say she has gained weight, but it is simply impossible to say she has lost weight.

Since I haven't been out these days, Hongxiu has been cooking in different ways. Although the taste is not as good as hers, it's generally good.

So, I couldn’t help but eat more.

The two chatted for a while before Xu Xing got down to business: "Miss Jiang, we must return to Beijing by the end of this month at the latest..."

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