How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 169 Bring in a few more big shots to keep things under control

"Oh dear, oh dear, don't be so hasty. Didn't I say that if anything happens, the Duke of Wei and I will take responsibility, and if we can't handle it, then the Emperor will. Besides, didn't we send you three soldiers?"

At this point, Xiaogou Sheng got even angrier. "What good are those three—one's eight years old, and the other two's five? What good are they?"

"Oh dear, don't look down on them. They may be young, but kids can easily bond with each other."

"I do not want!"

"Oh dear, please don't say that. The three of them are really capable. Especially Eighteen."

"I do not want!"

"Oh dear, please don't do that. At worst, I'll ask the Emperor for another five hundred elite soldiers for you."

"How much?" Little Dog Sheng's eyes narrowed.

"Five hundred, all under your control."

Who will pay the military salaries?

"The imperial court will provide the funds, and the Emperor will also give you an additional 60,000 taels."

The puppy stopped talking.

Why did the Emperor give her so many people? And so much silver?

Although she donated 120,000 taels of silver, everyone knows where that silver came from. If it weren't for the Emperor, she wouldn't have been able to get even 120,000 taels, let alone 120,000.

The little dog stared at the Duke of Jin for a long time. "I'll think about it."

"Alright. Don't worry, the Emperor said he wouldn't mind if you squandered all this money." The Emperor said that this little girl scared away the old woman who threw the Ninth Prince. Originally, the old woman wanted to throw him again after she realized that the Ninth Prince had recovered.

"Okay. You can go ahead and get busy."

"it is good."

After the Duke of Jin left, Xiaogou Sheng told Granny Tian and went to Longhua Temple to find Master Daoyi.

When Xiaogou Sheng arrived at Longhua Temple, Master Daoyi was giving a sermon. Xiaogou Sheng felt that she also needed to listen to the Buddhist scriptures to calm down, so she sat down at the back of the group.

More than an hour later, Master Daoyi finished his lecture.

After everyone else left, Little Dog Sheng approached Master Dao Yi. "Grandmaster, something happened to me today, but I feel something's strange about it, though I can't quite put my finger on why."

Master Daoyi glanced at the little dog Sheng. "Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"Of course, I'm just a little bit smarter than others. Grandmaster, let me tell you about this from beginning to end, and you can analyze it for me."

"You're too modest. Go ahead and tell me."

The little dog, Sheng, recounted the whole story. "Why did the Emperor entrust this matter to me? If I were to truly gather together the children of those fallen soldiers, we could form a considerable force."

Master Daoyi adjusted the prayer beads in his hand. It seemed the Emperor knew that the Eighteenth was his son. "Because it's most suitable to entrust this to you. You yourself said that it's a considerable force. If we hand it over to someone else, wouldn't that just be giving them an advantage?"

“You’re different. Your family has been farmers for eight generations. Even if you gathered all your children together, they wouldn’t pose a threat to the Emperor.”

Not always.

Little Dog Sheng still felt something was off. "Besides me, can't the Emperor find anyone else suitable? I'm only thirteen, and I'm a girl."

"She's not the Ninth Prince's niece. She wouldn't be willing to donate so much silver."

"..." So I brought this trouble upon myself after all? "Alright. Grandmaster, you've been at Longhua Temple for several months now, shall I take you out for a stroll?"

Since we can't avoid it, we might as well bring in a few more big shots to keep things under control.

"Don't go."

"No, that's not true. As the saying goes, it's better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books. Cultivation is the same as reading books; you also need to go out and explore more."

"No way." He had finally managed to raise those three little bald guys; he didn't want to give himself a bunch of apprentices.

"Come on, let's go." Little Dog Sheng said, tugging at Master Daoyi's arm and shaking it. "I, Eighteen, Nineteen, and Twenty are all going. Won't you be bored staying in the capital all by yourself?"

If she were to send the children of fallen soldiers to the capital, they might just give her a bunch of fakes. She has to go herself.

Master Daoyi tried to pull his arm back. "Besides you, I have other disciples." "They're all grown up now, we're still young."

"Don't go."

"Go ahead. If you don't go, others will bully us."

"Don't go."

"Go ahead. Or, should I have Grandpa Chang come and invite you?"

"..." You wicked disciple!
On the other side, after the Duke of Jin told the three bald boys about this, the three bald boys jumped up with joy.

Eighteen: "The Emperor really knows how to choose people; my little niece might be suitable for the job."

Nineteen: "Mmm. My aunt is amazing. Grandfather, is there anything we can do to help my aunt?"

20: "Yes, yes, we've grown up and can help Auntie with chores now."

"Hahahaha... Come on, let me tell you what you can do?"

"Alright!" The three little bald heads all perked up their ears.

On the other side, Princess Fukang lay down as soon as she returned to her residence.

The maids quickly invited Princess Fukang's husband over.

The prince consort's surname was Zhao, and his name was Fengran.

Zhao Fengran held his wife's hand tenderly. "Alright, don't be angry. It's just 30,000 taels of silver." Although 30,000 taels was a lot, it was nothing compared to his wife's health.

“It’s not about the money,” Princess Fukang said, patting her chest. “He’s slapping me in the face! I’m his own aunt, how could he treat me like this?”

Zhao Fengran also felt that the Emperor had gone too far. "If you're really uncomfortable, you should talk to Consort Tao. The Emperor is willing to listen to what Consort Tao has to say."

Princess Fukang sat bolt upright in bed. "Oh right? How could I have forgotten about her?"

"She's always lived in the countryside, it's normal that you don't remember her."

Princess Fukang tidied herself up and went to the palace to find Consort Tao.

However, the people in Consort Tao's palace told her that Consort Tao wanted to close her doors and worship Buddha!

Princess Fukang, furious, turned and went to find the Empress. "Empress, you must be careful."

The Empress frowned. "Is that Miss Dong really that beautiful?"

"Yes. She's even more beautiful than Consort Li when she was young."

The Emperor was just thinking that the little dog would probably make a few more demands. The eunuch announced that the Empress had arrived. "Let her in."

"Yes."

A moment later, the Queen came in carrying a plate of fruit.

After the Empress finished paying her respects to the Emperor, she placed the plate on the table. "These are fruits sent from the south. I ate some and they were quite delicious. Please try some."

"Alright." The Emperor casually picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. "It's quite delicious."

Seeing that the Emperor was enjoying his meal, the Empress said, "Your Majesty, since you like that Miss Dong, why don't you bring her into the palace?" Once she's in the palace, she'll be under her jurisdiction.

As the emperor ate, he said, "Which Miss Dong? How come I didn't know I liked her?"

"That's Miss Dong from the Beauty Tavern."

A beauty tavern? Dong?

"Cough cough cough!" The Emperor almost choked. "I understand. I'll go ask him if he's willing to enter the palace. Alright, you can go back now. I have other matters to attend to."

"Yes."

After the Empress left, the Emperor ate another piece of fruit. This pretext was quite convenient. "Someone, prepare two sets of exquisite jewelry for me."

*Facepalm* Thank you so much for correcting my mistake, sweetheart! You worked so hard! Wishing you all the best! Sending you love! (￥A￥) Congratulations on your fortune!