How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 118 really got a great deal!

The steward had no other choice but to do as King Xuan said.

When Zhou Ziyan saw Prince Xuan leading a group of young men and women toward him, he couldn't help but think: Prince Xuan's harem is even more abundant than the Emperor's harem!

The Emperor, knowing that Prince Xuan wanted to use his young sons and daughters to prove he was being framed, rubbed his forehead. "I don't think he's being framed at all. Let him stay quietly in Prince Xuan's residence."

Not all the people in his backyard followed him willingly.

Li Hongwen's claim that he colluded with the Northern Barbarians was probably related to this bad habit of his.

Upon hearing that the Emperor refused to see him, Prince Xuan collapsed to the ground. He was doomed! The Emperor didn't even want to hear his explanation; he was just waiting to lose his head. Wailing… “Lord Zhou, could you please ask the Emperor to grant me a cup of poisoned wine? I wish to leave with a whole corpse.”

Zhou Ziyan: "..." So you admit it? This is colluding with foreign enemies! "I will pass on the message for you. Go back to your room and stay there."

"Alright." As King Xuan walked back, he asked him which of his "beauties" was willing to go to the Yellow Springs with him.

After Zhou Ziyan relayed Prince Xuan's words to the Emperor, the Emperor was speechless. "I understand. What is he doing now?"

"Your Majesty, he is now cursing his young men and women because none of them are willing to go to the underworld with him."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor was even less inclined to believe that the person behind it was Prince Xuan. If he couldn't even appease his own wife, what ability did he have to make people bet their lives on him? "I understand. Go and attend to your duties."

"Yes."

After Zhou Ziyan left, the Emperor looked at Chief Eunuch Hu. "Send your eldest disciple to the Dali Temple prison to ask Jiang Shenglin if he's willing to give Qian Gousheng a servant."

Chief Steward Hu was taken aback. "Your Majesty, is the Qian Gousheng you're talking about the little girl from the household that Consort Tao visited?"

"Hmm. Consort Tao really likes that little girl, but I feel it's a waste to send Jiang Shenglin to the border to reclaim wasteland, and it's not appropriate to give him away as a reward. Since Consort Tao likes Qian Gousheng, then let's give him to her."

"Yes. This old servant will go and arrange it right away." As Steward Hu sent someone to fetch his eldest apprentice, he thought to himself that the little girl named Qian Gousheng had really gotten a great deal.

Jiang Shenglin was already earning money for his family when he was 12 years old.

They'll be even more amazing when they grow up.

If it weren't for his uncle's influence, he would have become the richest man in the three southern prefectures long ago.

After Jiang Shenglin was imprisoned, many people pleaded for his life.

Most of these people wanted him to make money for them after he got out.

Unexpectedly, it ended up in the hands of a country girl.

The Emperor is so good to Consort Tao.

Jiang Shenglin was picking lice off his youngest son when the jailer approached. "Jiang Shenglin, come out here, someone wants to see you."

"Yes." Jiang Shenglin responded and quickly walked out of the cell.

The jailer led Jiang Shenglin to the small room where they usually rested. There was an attendant inside.

The jailer bowed to the eunuch. "Eunuch Shen, I've brought Jiang Shenglin to you."

Eunuch Shen grunted in acknowledgment.

"Then I won't bother you any longer." The jailer said to Jiang Shenglin as he walked out, "Aren't you going to pay your respects to Eunuch Shen? Eunuch Shen is Chief Steward Hu's eldest apprentice."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shenglin quickly bowed to Eunuch Shen. "Greetings, Eunuch Shen."

"Hmm." Eunuch Shen smiled at Jiang Shenglin. "Given what your uncle did, you know what fate awaits you, right?"

"I know. The worst punishment is beheading, the lightest is exile. What brings you here today?"

"The Emperor wants to bestow you and your wife and children upon a peasant girl. Will you go to serve that peasant girl as a servant, or will you go to exile with your uncle?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shenglin immediately said, "I'll go and become a servant to that peasant girl."

Eunuch Shen smiled. "You're really willing? Do you think the peasant girl we're talking about is the kind who owns thousands of acres of fertile land? Let me tell you, the peasant girl we're talking about doesn't even own one acre of land." "I'm really willing. Thunder and rain are all the Emperor's grace."

"Why don't you talk to your parents about it?"

"No need." Jiang Shenglin knelt down and kowtowed three times towards the direction of the palace. "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, this humble subject will certainly serve that peasant girl with all my heart."

Seeing his reaction, Eunuch Shen said nothing more. "Since you've made up your mind, then prepare to set off."

"Yes."

Jiang Shenglin's family immediately surrounded him upon his return. His father, Jiang Erda, asked in a low voice, "Who wants to see you? And what do they want with you?"

Jiang Shenglin recounted what had just happened.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Erda immediately said, "How could you be so confused? Didn't that person say that as long as you are willing to serve his master, his master will find a way to take our family away from exile?"

Jiang Shenglin's mother's surname was Wei. Old Mrs. Wei didn't want to work as a servant. "Yes," she said, "if you become a servant, your son and your grandson will also be servants."

Jiang Shenglin knew this too. But, "Father, Mother, if I don't agree, will the Emperor be displeased? If the Emperor is displeased, will he punish me severely?"

Jiang Erda and Old Lady Wei fell silent.

"Father, Mother, thunder and rain are all the grace of the emperor."

Jiang Erda and Old Lady Wei sat silently on the dry grass in the corner.

Jiang Shenglin's wife's surname is Zhu.

Zhu couldn't help but cry.

Jiang Shenglin wiped away Zhu's tears. "Don't cry. Although our young mistress doesn't have thousands of acres of fertile land, she must have extraordinary abilities, otherwise the Emperor wouldn't have bestowed me upon her. I'm not bragging, but the reason the Emperor hasn't dealt with my uncle yet is because of me."

Madam Zhu looked at her children with heartache. "That person said he could guarantee our safety, why did you agree?"

"That man doesn't even dare to say who his master is. If we follow him, we might end up even worse off than the servants here."

"This……"

"Alright, alright, a peasant girl who can be remembered by the Emperor must be no ordinary peasant girl."

"Could it be that the Emperor is deliberately humiliating you?"

"His Majesty doesn't have that kind of time. Alright, get the children ready, and we'll be out of this hellhole soon."

The verdict was handed down the next day.

Jiang Shenglin's uncle was executed immediately, Jiang Shenglin's family was sent to serve as servants for Xiaogou Sheng, and the others were exiled.

A refined young nobleman was painting when a dark figure jumped in through the window. The figure bowed to the nobleman. "My lord," the figure said, "His Majesty has bestowed Jiang Shenglin upon Qian Gousheng."

The young nobleman paused for a moment. "It's Qian Gousheng again." The Tang family was ruined because of her.

"Sir, do you want to?" The shadowy figure made a throat-slitting gesture.

The young nobleman pondered for a moment. "First, investigate why the Emperor bestowed Jiang Shenglin upon her. Then consider whether to eliminate her." He had put so much effort into Jiang Shenglin, only to have it snatched away by a country bumpkin. Was that country bumpkin born to bring him bad luck?

"Yes. What about Jiang Shenglin?"

"Stop contacting them."

"Yes. I'll go and investigate right away."

On the other side, Jiang Shenglin, with his family and mixed feelings, followed the officials escorting them on their way to Qianjia Village.

Meanwhile, Little Dog Sheng was unaware that the Emperor had compensated her with a group of people, and was still worried about what to do since her Beauty Tavern had no beauties left.
(End of this chapter)