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Chapter 364 Five Years! Do you know how I spent these five years? [3rd update, please subscribe]

The wages of avarice is death!
This sentence is absolutely true!
Cai Fu calculated that five taels of silver was roughly equivalent to the purchasing power of ten thousand yuan in the 21st century.

Ten taels of silver is equivalent to 20,000 yuan, and one thousand taels of silver is equivalent to two million RMB!

Two million would be enough to make many people abandon their bottom line in the 21st century, let alone in this era.
Among those people with solemn expressions who seemed hesitant to speak, an old woman couldn't help but exclaim:

"I know!

"That night, the madam ordered the old woman to open the back door, and she took the young master and his daughter out!"

"But after the lady left, she never returned. The emperor's brother-in-law was furious, and the old woman dared not say anything..."

"Sir, you said you'd let bygones be bygones?"

"Let bygones be bygones!"

Cai Fu glanced at the faces of the men, whose expressions were grave and who seemed hesitant to speak, and asked the old woman:
"But how can you prove that what you're saying is true or false?"

The old woman was startled, and quickly turned to look at the middle woman among the group of women who looked grave and hesitant to speak:
"Young lady, weren't you on duty that night?"

The old woman smiled bitterly and said, "It was me, but the lady only told me that this matter must not be told to anyone else!"
"If I tell anyone, I'll be punished with a beating!"

Cai Fu sized up the old woman: "Do you know why Madam took the child out in the middle of the night?"

The old woman shook her head repeatedly: "I don't know. If the lady doesn't tell me, how dare I say anything?"

Cai Fu asked her, "What did Madam say?"

"The lady said..."

The old woman said as she recalled:

"The sun is so strong today..."

"My private parts are unbearably itchy..."

"What kind of broth is this...?"

"Master Yuantong of the Demon-Suppressing Temple is a highly accomplished monk..."

"Wait!"

Cai Fu discovered the key point amidst a pile of invalid information:
"What's the story behind Master Yuantong of Zhenyao Temple?"

The old woman, seeing that she had already been spoken to, quickly interrupted:
"The Demon-Suppressing Temple is a temple located in the northeast corner of the city!"
"The temple is not large, but it is very popular. The abbot, Master Yuantong, is said to be a reincarnation of a god or Buddha, and is very efficacious!"
"Oh my god, I remember now, Madam went to the Demon-Suppressing Temple to fulfill her vow that day!"

The old woman quickly added, "The amulet on the young master's body was obtained by the madam from Master Yuantong!"

After the two old women finished speaking, one after the other, Cai Fu waved his hand:
"One thousand taels of silver per person!"

What a prodigal son!

Even Wu Yan Yanshou felt sorry for him.
Why give a thousand taels of silver to these servants?

The two old women were overjoyed and picked out a thousand taels of silver. They couldn't carry it, so they lay on the ground, clinging to it and thanking Cai Fu in various ways.

"Thank you, sir! May you live a long and healthy life! May you have many children and much happiness!"

If you can talk, then talk more!

Cai Fu chuckled, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, and he noticed that everyone's eyes were gleaming with silver.

With the atmosphere built up to this point, it was time to unleash the ultimate move. Cai Fu kicked over several boxes with a series of "thuds"!
The pile of gleaming silver was so bright it was blinding!
When Cai Fu saw everyone's eyes light up simultaneously, a mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth:
“Identify the Jurchen spy who has infiltrated the area!”

"Ten thousand taels of silver!"

Ten thousand taels of silver?

Not to mention these inexperienced servants, even Wuyan Yanshou wanted to identify himself!
"he!"

Because Cai Fu was quick to kill and quick to reward, the servants unanimously pointed out the suspect!
It must be said that no one died in vain; all the suspects they pointed to were among the corpses lying neatly on the ground…

The one being pointed at the most was that big fat butler!
No wonder!
If this fat steward is a Jurchen spy, wouldn't the Imperial Uncle's mansion be riddled with infiltration?
No wonder Kangli Ding'an's family disappeared so mysteriously; it turns out so many people were involved!

Cai Fu waved his hand and shouted, "Distribute the silver!" All the servants who had identified the Jurchen spies rushed forward to divide the silver, and Princess Tianshou drew her sword again.
"Changlang——"

The servants all behaved themselves, and then Princess Tianshou decided to divide the ten thousand taels of silver equally among them.

The dozen or so servants who were identified each received seven or eight hundred taels of silver, and they were so happy that they showed their back teeth.

Cai Fu had Yang Zaixing bring back Lu Zhishen, Shi Wengong, Huyan Zhuo, Yang Zhi, and the others.

"Old Yang, you and my son stay here to protect Wu Yanyan and maintain order and stability at the Imperial Uncle's residence!"

Cai Fu handed the wolf-head token to Princess Tianshou:
"Old Hu, you go with the princess to take over the military power in Mozhou, close the city gates, and impose martial law on the entire city!"
"Third brother, fifth brother, gather fifty guards, let's go to the Demon-Suppressing Temple!"

After Cai Fu made the arrangements quickly and efficiently, he took Lu Zhishen and Shi Wengong to the Demon-Suppressing Temple.

There were horses readily available at the Imperial Brother-in-Law's residence, and fifty guards rode ahead to lead the way for Cai Fu.

Arriving at the Demon-Suppressing Temple in a flash, Cai Fu gave instructions to his fifty guards:
"Block the door, not a single monk can escape!"

"When the time comes to reward those who have done their part, you'll all get your share of the silver!"

……

Zhenyao Temple.

In a secluded room, a voluptuous young woman, drenched in sweat, lay nestled in the arms of a strong, muscular man.
"My lord, I have no strength left..."

The burly man asked her smugly, "Wife, who is stronger, me or the Emperor's brother-in-law?"

"Of course it's my lord!"

The voluptuous young woman smiled contentedly and said:
"I have been married to the emperor's brother-in-law for ten years, but it is not as joyful as this one day with my husband!"

This answer greatly satisfied the strong man, who eagerly followed up with more questions:

"Is the Emperor's brother-in-law really this useless?"

The voluptuous young woman sighed: "When I married him, he wasn't so useless..."

"It was only after I gave birth to his son and daughter that his horse got spooked while he was out hunting!"
"He was thrown off the horse, and by sheer coincidence, the horse's hoof stepped on his vital spot!"

The burly man's eyes widened: "They're still not dead?"

"He didn't take my life, but he did!"

The voluptuous young woman shook her head with a wry smile:

"Since then, I have been like a widow for five years!"
"Five years! Do you know how I spent those five years?"

At this point, the voluptuous young woman reached out and cupped the strong, muscular man's large face:

"Fortunately, I have you, my love!"

"I abandoned everything to be with you, my love, you must never betray me!"

The burly man laughed heartily: "Of course, I'll take you back to the Great Jin after this matter is settled!"

Just then, a commotion broke out outside, and screams could be heard even inside the secret room.

"problem occurs!"

The burly man's expression changed. He shoved the voluptuous young woman aside and grabbed a large knife leaning against the bed.

"I'm going out to see what's going on. You stay here and don't move!"

The voluptuous young woman lay on the bed, gazing worriedly at the strong, muscular man:

"My lord, please be careful. My life is in your hands!"

The burly man didn't even bother to put on his clothes, let alone pay attention to her, and left without looking back.

[7000 words today, a bit of writer's block, needs some encouragement with monthly votes and recommendations~]

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