Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Soon a long queue formed at the Zhengyang County Lady's Mansion.

The staffing was similar: a smiling butler followed by a long line of servants holding gifts.

In the County Lady's Mansion, Xu Jinyu was wiping the dust in the bedroom when she heard the door of the County Lady's Mansion being knocked.

Putting down the rag, Xu Jinyu ran towards the gate again. This county lord's mansion looked very beautiful and should be nice to live in. However, Xu Jinyu definitely could not afford to live there in modern society.

But it is big, and when something happens, it can kill people when it runs away.

By the time he opened the door, Xu Jinyu was already sweating profusely.

Seeing that it was Xu Jinyu who opened the door, the butler who came to deliver gifts hesitated for a moment. Why was it Lord Xu who came to open the door personally? Where was the doorman? There was really no doorman, and where was the maid?

Or he could go back now and ask his master to come and deliver the gift in person.

However, the butler immediately retracted his divergent thoughts. It was too late to call the master now, so he could only smile and walk forward.

"Master Xu, congratulations on your move to a new home. The Marquis of Qingyang Mansion has come to present you with a gift."

The butler looked at Xu Jinyu and saw that there was no servant around to sing the ceremony, so he had to go himself.

"One thousand taels of silver, a box of incense pills, a box of medicinal ink, ten pieces of silk..."

After reading it, the butler handed over the gift list.

Xu Jinyu was shocked by the generous gift list. Her first reaction was not to take the gift list, but to take a big step back because her surprise was much louder.

[Who is the Marquis of Qingyang? I don’t know him.]

[It's just a move, why would he give me such a generous gift? One thousand taels of silver is one million. He wants to cheat me. ]

[Let me think about how many years one would have to be in prison for accepting bribes of more than 100 million yuan? ]

Xu Jinyu quickly calculated in his mind.

[Accepting bribes exceeding 100 million yuan will result in imprisonment of more than three years but less than ten years, and a fine. This Marquis of Qingyang is trying to trick me! ]

[Besides, this is ancient times. If people knew that I accepted bribes, I might get beheaded.]

[Besides, even if it's a move to a new house, a few taels of silver would be enough. Giving such a large amount must be a trick to cheat me.]

Xu Jinyu nodded affirmatively and looked at the housekeeper with vigilance.

The professional smile on the face of the steward of Qingyang Hou froze in an instant, and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Before coming, Marquis Qingyang specifically told him to curry favor with Lord Xu, as the Marquis Qingyang's Mansion had something to ask of Lord Xu.

The housekeeper almost knelt down to Xu Jinyu. No! I came here sincerely to give you a gift, not to cheat you.

The butlers and officials who came to give gifts quickly put away their gift lists and sent away the servants holding the gifts behind them.

Pretend that you have only prepared a small gift.

Upon hearing about the situation at the Zhengyang County Lady's Mansion, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, who had rushed over in a hurry, almost fell off the carriage when they heard Xu Jinyu's thoughts.

"puff!"

"puff!"

They both laughed.

"This Lord Xu is really lovely. That one thousand taels of silver is nothing. The truly valuable things are the incense pills, medicinal ink, and silk. These three items alone are worth at least 2000 taels of silver."

"but······"

The Crown Princess was a little puzzled: "Where did this theory come from that if Lord Xu accepted bribes of more than 1000 taels of silver, he would have to go to jail for ten years?"

The prince closed his eyes gently upon hearing this and said softly, "Lord Xu's origins are mysterious and he has his own set of rules of conduct. We don't need to delve into it."

The Crown Princess could tell at a glance that the Crown Prince didn't want to elaborate, so she changed the subject.

"Let's go quickly! If we don't go, Lord Xu will start crying, and the steward of the Marquis of Qingyang's mansion will also start crying."

The two of them, along with a large group of palace maids and eunuchs, hurried towards the gate of the county lady's mansion.

"Master Xu!"

Seeing the familiar people coming, Xu Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at the steward of the Qingyang Marquis's Mansion and complained to the two people: "You two testify for me that I did not accept bribes."

The Crown Princess smiled and pressed down Xu Jinyu's finger.

"This steward didn't intend to bribe you. It's just that you got those divine seeds, and the Marquis of Qingyang was extremely grateful, so he gave you such a valuable gift."

Xu Jinyu's clear eyes revealed the innocence of a college student: "Really?"

"Really! The Marquis was grateful for Lord Xu's kindness to Daqian, so he sent such a valuable gift."

Someone came to the rescue and the steward of the Qingyang Marquis's Mansion immediately followed.

If this cannot be explained clearly, how will I explain it to the Marquis?

"My master has also told me to visit his mansion when I have time."

Xu Jinyu nodded half-believingly, and sighed in his heart, "I didn't realize that your Lordship still cares about the country and the people."

Hearing Xu Jinyu's thoughts, the butler glanced at the prince and wiped his sweat faster.

What's the point of worrying about the country and the people? The most important thing for their marquis is how to become the highest official he can be, and it would be best if the Daqian dynasty could be passed down for thousands of years, and his Qingyang Marquisate could continue to be prosperous.

What the Marquis of Qingyang has been concerned about recently is whether the grandson born to his concubine is really his grandson.

It has nothing to do with worrying about the country and the people.

Xu Jinyu smiled brightly, "No need to give such an expensive gift, just a token of appreciation will do."

There is another scene in my mind.

[I can’t pay it back! I can’t pay it back! I really can’t pay back such a valuable gift. I don’t understand other things, but I know that gifts must be paid back. I still understand this bit of favor.]

[Now I don’t even have a hundred taels of silver on my body. If I really want to visit the Marquis of Qingyang’s mansion, I can’t just bring a few cabbages with me! ]

Zi Shuyan rolled his eyes where no one could see and said, "You know nothing about human relationships, but you know nothing about human relationships."

The most powerful emperor and crown prince in Daqian have long been irritated by you.

However, it is not so easy to accept these people's generous gifts.

Zi Shuyan simply said nothing and followed Xu Jinyu's actions.

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not express any opinion, the steward of the Marquis of Qingyang's Mansion also understood that this gift could not be given away, so he quickly put away the gift list, picked out a set of tea set from the gift box at the back, and handed it to Xu Jinyu.

"Since Lord Xu does not accept expensive gifts, this set of tea sets will be used to congratulate Lord Xu on his new home."

Only then did Xu Jinyu put away the tea set with a smile on her face.

"Thank you very much. Thank you very much."

【This is the normal gift-giving process. 】

The steward of the Marquis of Qingyang's mansion wiped his cold sweat and left, and the next steward stepped forward.

Knowing Xu Jinyu's thoughts, the gift-giving process went particularly smoothly.

"Marquis Xinwu congratulates Lord Xu on his new home and presents him with a set of porcelain."

Xu Jinyu took the gift even faster, opened the gift box and took a look.

【I have a bowl for eating! 】

That cheerful look made Zi Shuyan feel a little uncomfortable looking at it.

The eyes of the butlers who were queuing up to give gifts lit up.

Next, the gifts sent to the Zhengyang County Lord's Mansion developed in an increasingly strange direction.

"The left minister sent me a set of kitchen utensils."

"The Minister of Rites's Mansion sent ten sets of bedding."

"The Minister of Works sent a set of tables and chairs."

·······

The gifts given by these high-ranking officials of the imperial court were not considered precious, and the officials behind them did not dare to give expensive gifts.

Finally, some people delivered eggs, some delivered rice and noodles, and some delivered seasonings.

No matter what those who gave the gifts thought, Xu Jinyu, the person receiving the gifts, was very happy.

She can support this county lady's mansion without any money.

The palace maids and eunuchs brought by the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess came in handy, helping Xu Jinyu clean and tidy up the room.

Finally, the people who brought gifts left. Just as Xu Jinyu was about to close the door, a large group of people rushed over from the corner of the street.

"Master Xu!"

"Master Xu!"

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As soon as these people ran to Xu Jinyu, they lifted their robes and knelt down.

As a modern man, Xu Jinyu was so scared when someone suddenly knelt in front of him that he almost climbed up the pillar at the door.

"What are you doing? If you have something to say, please talk to me nicely. Why are you kneeling before me?"