Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

Fan Jingrui had no choice but to look around. Seeing that there were no outsiders, he warned: "My wife, this is not something you and I should worry about."

Unexpectedly, Chu Ci rolled his eyes and said, "Only if you don't hang out with the Fifth Prince all day."

After saying that, he grabbed Niuniu from Fan Jingrui's arms and said, "Make way."

Fan Jingrui quickly turned sideways, and Qianxi and Qianxue watched helplessly as their younger brother (eldest brother) was slammed outside the door.

The two of them walked up to Fan Juan with worried faces. Fan Qianxi sighed, "Brother Rui, why don't you explain to your sister-in-law?"

Qianyan also nodded. In her heart, she did not understand the choice of the men of the Fan family.

Fan Jingrui sighed and explained: "After Grandpa made that decision, the Fan family naturally stood on the same front with the Fifth Prince. Even if the Fan family stayed out of it, no one would believe it."

After all, Fan Qianxi grew up with Old Madam Fan and could understand his brother's difficulties.

Fan Qianyan found it hard to accept, and after a long while he asked unwillingly, "Does my sister-in-law know?"

"I know, but my wife is resentful towards the Fifth Prince and the royal family because of her exile." Fan Jingrui did not reveal Chu Ci's true condition in the end.

Fan Qianyan is still young after all, but Fan Qianxi was startled when he heard this: "Do you need my advice?"

Fan Jingrui smiled bitterly. If it were anyone else, he would agree with his elder sister's proposal.

But for Chu Ci, as long as he had the slightest thought like that, Chu Ci would stay away from him: "Big sister, do you want your brother to be single for the rest of his life?"

Fan Qianxi paused when he heard this, "No, no way?"

Fan Jingrui shook his head: "Sister, my wife doesn't owe the Fan family anything."

Fan Qianxi: Even though I knew that my brother was right, I still couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards Chu Ci.

Then she despised herself for being like this. How could she have any resentment towards her brother and sister-in-law? If it weren't for her brother and sister-in-law, she wouldn't be able to live the carefree life she has today.

In this case, it is better not to help either of them. Thinking of this, Fan Qianxi chuckled: "Then I can only give you a blessing! For the rest, I can't help you."

Chu Ci didn't know about the conversation between Fan Jingrui and his sister outside, nor did he know that Fan Qianxi almost blamed him.

She was very happy that Niu Niu woke up.

The moment the little girl saw Chu Ci, she couldn't help but burst into tears: "Beautiful sister, those bad guys took Daddy away, wuwuwu——"

"Then Niu Niu, do you know who those bad guys are? Why did they beat Niu Niu?" Chu Ci picked up the little girl, patted her back, and asked softly.

"I don't know, but they say Daddy stole their gold."

Gold? For some reason, Chu Ci's mind flashed back to the boxes of gold bars in the second prince's basement. Although they were now lying in his own space.

Chu Ci was still distracted, and the little girl kept on talking: "They are lying. If Daddy had gold, how could he not take it out to hire a doctor for Mommy?"

The little girl thought she had a point, but Chu Ci felt it was not that simple.

But for a child, comfort is the main thing: "Okay, pretty sister will tell the officials to help Niuniu save daddy."

As expected, Niuniu trusted Chu Ci very much: "Thank you, beautiful sister. Can I go home now? I miss my mother."

Chu Ci shook his head and refused: "No, Niuniu is seriously injured and can't go home now."

Although Niuniu was disappointed, she didn't make a fuss. "So, pretty sister, when can Niuniu go home?"

Chu Ci didn't know what Fan Jingrui and the others were doing, nor did he know if Hou Yu was safe. He could only say, "Well, it depends on when Niu Niu recovers. If Niu Niu takes the medicine well and eats well, she will recover quickly and will be able to see her mother soon. On the contrary, it will be very slow and she won't be able to see her mother for a long time!"

Fortunately, Niuniu was innocent enough: "I will take my medicine and eat my meals obediently."

"So good!" Chu Ci reached out and touched Niuniu's little head: "Then you and Grandpa Hua stay here, pretty sister, go out for a while."

Niu Niu nodded, and Chu Ci came out and told her what Niu Niu had said and his own speculations.

"Gold mine? And this gold mine is in Lianzhou or near Lianzhou?" Fan Jingrui couldn't believe what he heard and mechanically repeated Chu Ci's words.

After a long while, he stared at Chu Ci and asked, "Madam, do you know what a gold mine means?"

Chu Ci rolled his eyes when he heard this: "What do you think? I've told you the news. As for what you want to do, that's between you and the Fifth Prince."

Fan Jingrui had expected this result. "Okay, I will tell the Purple Envoy about this news."

Chu Ci didn't care and just said, "Then Niu Niu's mother, can you find an excuse to bring her here? Niu Niu is still too young after all."

"I can't guarantee that." If Niu Niu's father was really involved in the illegal gold mining, Fan Jingrui didn't believe that the other party would leave Niu Niu's mother alive.

Chu Ci naturally understood, but he was still not used to the world's disregard for human life. He nodded: "I'll go make some food for Niuniu, you go ahead."

Then, without waiting for Fan Jingrui to nod, he turned and left.

On the other side, the purple-robed envoy did not expect that Jingcheng's inference was actually true, and his expression was distorted for a moment. But he quickly recovered: "Are you sure?"

"This is the news I deduced based on what Niu Niu said. As for whether it is true or not, I need Zi Yi to ask you to identify it." Fan Jingrui answered very bluntly and completely refuted Chu Ci.

But precisely because of this, the Purple Envoy believed what Fan Jingrui said. He immediately said to his subordinates, "Go check! Send another ten brothers over to Houyu Village."

However, perhaps due to bad luck or their actions being discovered, they searched Lianzhou for a year and a half but did not even see the shadow of the gold mine.

Chu Ci was unaware of this and didn't care, but he didn't expect that the anxious Purple-Robed Envoy would blatantly bring disaster upon himself.

Chu Ci looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other and crying in the yard, and his anger rose. "Master Zi Yi, I think I need an explanation."

Purple Envoy: What can he say? Want to take advantage of your weird luck?

He believed that as long as he dared to say this, Chu Ci would kill him regardless of the consequences.

After thinking it over again and again, he remembered Chu Ci's emphasis on the Women's College. He quickly came up with a solution: "As long as you are willing to help, I can sponsor you two midwives who understand medical knowledge."

As expected, Chu Ci's expression turned from gloomy to bright: "Master Zi Yi is so generous, deal!"

So, that night, in a secret mine somewhere in Lianzhou.

Niu Niu's father learned about his wife's disappearance. He was threatened: "I heard that Xiuyi Law Enforcement has come to Lianzhou. You should know their methods. I wonder how many rounds your frail wife can withstand?"