During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Qin Shuangshuang waited outside, and before long, she saw that the eldest prince had arrived with his troops.

Di Lejiahan looked at Qin Shuangshuang and said, "I have dispatched five carriages for you. These are the fastest carriages we have right now. If we use other carriages, it will be slower. What do you think?"

Qin Shuangshuang went out to take inventory, and Lu Jun also went out to follow behind her, looking at the large carriages in front of them. Each carriage was drawn by two horses, which made them faster.

Qin Shuangshuang looked at the horses in front of her. Although she didn't understand them, Lu Jun did. She said to Lu Jun, "What do you think of these horses?"

Lu Jun glanced around and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "It's alright, but I wonder how it will run?"

To prove that his horse was not bad, Dilejiahan then unloaded one of his horses, patted its rump, and the horse started running.

As the horse ran faster and faster, Qin Shuangshuang finally felt relieved and said to the eldest prince, "Indeed, the arrangements are very good. Your Highness has put in a lot of effort."

Dilijia responded dismissively, "It's only right that I do things for you. You should already be digging around, right? Can I go and take a look?"

He peered inside.

Lu Jun stretched out his hand and said directly, "Then there's no need. Go back early. Leave this place to us. Later, after the carts are full, we will personally discuss the procedures for leaving the city with the king. Rest assured, we will not forget the procedures."

Di Lejiahan smiled politely and said no more. "Very well, it's good that you know. Then I won't remind you."

Although Di Lejiahan hesitated and didn't want to leave, she realized that Lu Jun was already telling her to leave, so there was no need to stay any longer. Therefore, she turned around and left gracefully.

Lu Jun always looked furious at Di Lejiahan. Qin Shuangshuang knew Lu Jun; after all, he was sometimes jealous.

She then leaned in and said to Lu Jun, "Don't worry about it. I don't have anyone else in my heart."

Lu Jun boasted, "Of course, no one else will treat you as well as I do. Even if someone does, I'm the one who will satisfy you the most."

Qin Shuangshuang joked, "I hope you can always be this confident."

Lu Jun caught up and went in with Qin Shuangshuang. Now that the torches had been set up everywhere, Qin Shuangshuang specifically instructed that several candlesticks be made nearby to make the digging easier.

Now, several craftsmen are digging in all directions, and they also have guards taking turns to stand guard with their shields on their heads, just in case. This was something Qin Shuangshuang had specifically instructed them to do.

After all, the craftsmen who came to dig were just ordinary people with wives, children, and elderly parents.

Afterwards, Qin Shuangshuang went outside and had a temporary wooden table and a chair specially set up. There, pieces of gold were carried out and placed on the table.

Qin Shuangshuang hesitated, wondering which scale would be the most suitable to weigh them.

At this moment, Lu Jun had someone bring over a scale and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "This seems to be the most reliable one so far, you can try it."

Qin Shuangshuang then asked the accountant she had specially hired to help her operate the scale. Qin Shuangshuang recognized the numbers on the scale, but this was also a test of whether the accountant was reliable.

Then, under Qin Shuangshuang's watchful eye, the accountant weighed the gold ingot in front of him and told Qin Shuangshuang the weight in grams. Only then was Qin Shuangshuang satisfied and handed the task over to him.

Qin Shuangshuang watched from the side, and soon pieces of gold burst out one after another. Just in case, Qin Shuangshuang put a table at the entrance of the cave, so that each person would hand over the gold to her when they came out, and then have it collected again before going back in. This way, she could ensure that nothing went wrong.

After returning, Dilejiahan saw a servant walking towards him. Before he could speak, the servant came over, bowed to Dilejiahan, and said, "The King requests your presence."

Dilejiahan nodded and followed the servant in front of her into the council hall.

Upon entering, seeing that there were some ministers around, Dilejiahan bowed to the king before saying, "Father, Qin Shuangshuang has taken care of everything. They are collecting the gold and doing everything perfectly. Even I am not allowed to take a share."

Upon hearing this, the ministers respectfully addressed the king, saying, "Isn't this a bit too disrespectful of us, treating us like family?"

"Exactly. No matter what, it's only right that we want to take a look. They've mined our mine, are we not even allowed a chance to take a peek?"

The king raised his hand and said to them, "This is what we promised them before. Since we have already promised and signed the agreement, we must do as they say. Otherwise, wouldn't it be that we are not acting in a benevolent manner, and we will surely be ridiculed by other nations in the future? So we must not discuss this matter any further. Let the two young men do it."

The other ministers wanted to speak, but the king raised a hand to them and said, "If anyone dares to discuss this matter again, I will not let them off easily."

No one dared to say anything more. Even if Dilejiahan wanted to intervene, he dared not utter a word now.

At the same time, a minister hurriedly led his guards in. After bowing to the king, he said, "Our people have gone to check, and they have collected about a thousand catties of gold."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

The king stroked his beard and said to everyone, "Don't be surprised. There are several other mines nearby that belong to him, so it's better for us to just sit and wait for our doom. Later, I'll subtly probe him a bit. I think Qin Shuangshuang will at least give us a little bit, which we can use for other purposes."

Even if she is unwilling, I will still have a good discussion with her about the wages of the people. Don't worry, everyone. This wealth will ultimately be earned by these two young people. They just helped us out along the way. Do you understand?

"If those two young men hadn't discovered the gold mine there, we wouldn't have known of its existence. Now that they know, it means that fate has decreed that they should know. Therefore, we cannot obstruct them; otherwise, it will certainly not be good for our country's fortune."

Upon hearing this, everyone had no choice but to shut up.

Di Lejiahan couldn't help but feel a little itchy. After all, so much gold had been handed over to those two foreign young men, who were going to transport it back to their capital. What if they used the gold to make weapons and then turned against him? Wouldn't that be too disheartening?

Di Lejiahan began to calculate in his heart how he could make some profit from it.