TPITWOHEF

Chapter 47

In the bamboo garden, Master Liu and Old Madam of Liu Family were surprised to see Emperor Xiao Yunzhou and the Imperial Cabinet ministers.

Following the Emperor's gaze, they saw the Princess Chu Chu, who seemed to have just woken up from the commotion, and their hearts were filled with sympathy.

"We, your humble servants, pay respects to Your Majesty."

"We, your humble servants' wives, pay respects to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, why did you bring the Princess out of the palace?"

Xiao Yunzhou waved his hand, "I originally came to congratulate Ritual Master Xu on the birth of his great-grandchild, but then I heard of this wicked deed!"

The prostrate Ritual Master Xu was bewildered.

Meanwhile, the imperial guards began digging up the sandalwood boxes one by one.

Thirty boxes... fifty boxes... sixty-three boxes!

Even though Xiao Yunzhou had already expected this, he was still infuriated by the glaring sixty-three boxes of official silver and valuable calligraphies and paintings.

"Arrest Xu Shao immediately! Investigate where this silver came from!"

As an Emperor, the money in his private treasury was barely this much...it was preposterous!

"Master Liu, you have rendered another meritorious service." Xiao Yunzhou sincerely praised Master Liu in front of the Imperial Cabinet ministers.

The Imperial Cabinet and Six Ministries officials fell silent.

They looked at Ritual Master Xu being dragged away by the Imperial Guards, utterly bewildered.

What kind of blessings had the Liu family been receiving lately?

How was it that one incident after another was first discovered by Liu Wenchang?

Whether it was catching the adulterer superior, uncovering the rebellion, or now exposing this massive embezzlement, how could they do it?

The Minister of Justice could no longer hold back his curiosity and asked Master Liu, "How did Sir Liu discover this?"

"Ah, there's nothing much to say. I just wanted to visit my old friend, Ritual Master Xu." Master Liu replied humbly.

"But as I was casually strolling in the courtyard, composing poems, I noticed something amiss."

Not only the Minister of Justice, even the four Grand Secretaries in the Imperial Cabinet were twitching at the corners of their mouths.

How casual could you be!

Could they get some of this good luck too?

"Master Liu, what did you discover from your poetry composition?" Emperor Xiao Yunzhou was also very interested.

If it weren't for his daughter's voice, even the Emperor himself wouldn't have come to witness the spectacle.

While Master Liu remained humble, Old Madam of Liu Family had a very thick skin.

She then stood up, "To answer Your Majesty, when I was young, I used to play in the fields. As soon as my husband took a step on this muddy ground, he knew something was off underground."

"He gave me a signal, and I pretended to want to eat bamboo shoots and pulled one out to inspect."

The Imperial Cabinet ministers fell silent one by one.

Who could have imagined it?

They were a scholarly class, generations of officials.

Even the less wealthy ones were usually kept from doing manual labor by their parents, focused solely on the imperial examinations.