Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 648

Hearing this, Mo Zhonggui felt increasingly uneasy: "Wait... you caused this chaos, weren't you planning to take the opportunity to escape? Why did you end up going into the national treasury?"

“…” Shen Lingjun paused for a moment, her gaze shifting, “Um…isn’t it because I think this opportunity is really rare? The national treasury with its doors wide open is right in front of me! This is the private treasury of the Western Qi royal family, which is Huo Tingsheng’s property. If I don’t move it, I’ll be a fool!”

As she spoke, she began to change the subject.

"There are just too many of these. You need to call a group of people over to take inventory and organize them, and then give us a list. It will probably take several days."

Mo Chonggui: "......"

He stepped forward and grabbed Shen Lingjun's face.

He sneered, "You're already risking your own life in the palace, and you still want to steal from the national treasury? I allowed you into the palace because I thought you were a person of principle, but how can I trust you to take such risks?"

Shen Lingjun quickly apologized, saying, "I acted impulsively back then, I won't do it again!..."

Mo Zhonggui glared at her, gritting her teeth: "I should have locked you up in the East Palace and never let you out!"

Shen Lingjun pulled him aside and begged for mercy: "No way... Look, I've done such a great service for you, and instead of rewarding me, you're punishing me by sending me to jail. How disheartening! Who will dare to do things for you in the future?"

Mo Zhonggui's tone carried a dangerous undertone: "...Want a reward? Sure, I'll give it to you when we get back tonight?"

Shen Lingjun immediately interrupted, not wanting to hear what his reward was: "Alright, alright, no need, no need. I'll go back and reflect on my mistakes!"

Shen Lingjun was tired from being in the palace, so she rested for a few days in the East Palace.

During this period, it took five whole days to count all the valuables she moved from the national treasury.

All the gold and silver were melted down and deposited into Mo Chonggui's coffers. He now needs to recruit soldiers, maintain subordinates, and cultivate relationships with princes and nobles, incurring enormous expenses. This huge sum of money is more than enough for his plans for governing the country.

All the remaining rare treasures that were not needed for the time being were given to Shen Lingjun.

There were just too many things; it took her an hour or two to look through the list once, leaving her dizzy and overwhelmed.

These items all came from the imperial treasury and could not possibly be released or discovered, so Shen Lingjun simply stored them all in her spatial storage for future use. After organizing and storing them, they only occupied a corner of the space.

While the wealthy Shen Lingjun was living a comfortable life, things were already turbulent in Ancheng.

In the palace, Huo Tingsheng was furious when he learned that the assassination attempt on the Crown Princess had failed and that she had escaped the palace unharmed.

But before he could even begin to question the perpetrators, he received another shocking piece of news that left him reeling.

The imperial treasury has been robbed!

Less than a tenth of the valuables remained; almost everything had been taken!

Huo Tingsheng simply couldn't believe it: "How is that possible! Who could easily enter the national treasury! Even if they could, how could they possibly move so much wealth from the national treasury!"

The Imperial Guard commander, trembling, reported: "I don't know how that thief did it... At the time, there was a sudden explosion at the back of the treasury, which ignited a huge fire and blasted a large hole in the treasury wall. The Imperial Guards were busy fighting the fire, and the situation was urgent. Moreover, the smoke and dust made it impossible to see anything or identify if anyone had sneaked in... But even if someone took the opportunity to steal valuables, it would be impossible to empty the entire treasury!"

He really didn't know what was going on!

At the time, these imperial guards were putting out a fire at the national treasury. Later, the fire also attracted a large number of palace servants to join in the firefighting efforts. Although there were many people coming and going, those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to steal things from the national treasury could at most smuggle some small items onto their person.

The treasury has so many boxes, each six or seven feet long, that it would take two people to move them. If even one were moved, it would be impossible for so many people not to notice!

When the fire was extinguished, they went inside to check the situation and discovered that the national treasury was almost empty!