Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 209 - 207: How Much Did You Say? (Fourth Update)

Moreover, from today’s scene alone, it’s clear that the amount of wealth these officials possess is far from a trivial sum.

At the very least, combined, their wealth is definitely more abundant than mine.

There’s no need to even add it up—I believe any Prince could march out the wealth from their residence and it would be on par with the National Treasury’s.

That’s exactly why the young Emperor never once contemplated issuing their salaries.

Just defer the payment, after all, there’s no hurry at this very moment.

As long as I hold sufficient power and command the military, I needn’t fear their disturbances or rebellions.

What’s more, now that I’ve already seized the wealth, it’s time to deploy the strategies that Lin Yi previously laid out for me.

Of course, there’s an even more crucial point—that this is the sales from just one day!

If one day’s takings have already surged past 300,000 taels, what about the second day? Or the third?

There’s still a long road ahead, and if I can rake in 300,000 taels daily, it might not take long before my grand aspirations are accomplished.

Yet, just as she saw little stars in her eyes, Lin Yi’s voice broke through her fantasy:

"Hehe, who told you it’s 300,000 taels?"

At that, the young Emperor immediately arched an eyebrow. Could it be that there had been a mistake?

But on second thought, that seemed impossible.

The Shadow Guards would never deceive me.

The Qilin Vases alone are worth 200,000 taels, and although the rest might not exactly amount to 100,000, they should roughly be close, right?

"Hehe, do you take me for a fool, thinking my Shadow Guards are blind?

Could it be that you believe they couldn’t investigate today’s sales?"

Of course, by saying that, she wasn’t doubting Lin Yi or suspecting him of embezzling anything.

The reason she spoke up was out of slight irritation and the belief that Lin Yi was jesting with her.

After all, if Lin Yi truly intended to embezzle wealth, he would have never released the glazed glass crafting technique.

Had he kept the glass crafting technique in his own hands, all the wealth would belong to Lin Yi, wouldn’t it?

Moreover, at this point, our relationship is clear as day.

Not only have I risked myself, but I even involved the newly-wedded Empress—could this guy possibly have other ulterior motives?

Observing the young Emperor’s brimming confidence, Lin Yi couldn’t help but let a playful smile curl up at the corner of his mouth before he spoke to the young Emperor:

"Your Majesty, whether your Shadow Guards are blind is not for me to say, but I can inform you with absolute certainty, that it was not just two Qilin Vases sold."

With these words, the young Emperor was momentarily taken aback, as her gaze hastily shifted towards Lin Yi, filled with puzzlement:

"Not two? Could it be that aside from Fourth Imperial Uncle and Sixth Imperial Uncle, there were others who bought the Qilin Vase?"

At this thought, the young Emperor’s brows slightly furrowed.

Although she now viewed the Qilin Vase with indifference, its symbolized significance was unmistakable.

Aside from the two Imperial Uncles, she genuinely didn’t know who else dared to purchase such an item.

If it was indeed one of those officers below who bought such a Qilin Vase, then it would likely spell a fatal disaster for them.

This was the point that puzzled the young Emperor, and for the first time, she harbored a trace of doubt toward her own Shadow Guards.

After all, she had absolute trust in the words Lin Yi said.

Therefore, if Lin Yi stated that more than two of these items had been sold, then certainly it was more than two.

But why had the Shadow Guard not discovered anything?

At this moment, in a corner behind the grand hall,

a figure dressed in white crinkled her delicate brows, hidden beneath the thin layer of white sand, upon hearing Lin Yi’s words.

Though Lin Yi had spoken without malice, the listener found deep significance in his words.

What did this mean? It was a blatant suspicion of their Shadow Guard.

Moreover, from the Emperor’s expression, it seemed he was quite dissatisfied with his own Shadow Guard.

Of course, there was an even more important point—if what Lin Yi said was true, then she might have to seriously reorganize the Shadow Guard.

After all, if they couldn’t even investigate a matter like this, then what was the point of having the Shadow Guard?

The reason for their existence was to act as the eyes of the Emperor—to see that which the Emperor couldn’t.

To ensure that as soon as something happened, it was immediately brought to the Emperor’s attention.

And now, this matter had clearly planted seeds of disappointment in the heart of the Emperor.

If this was true, if what Eunuch Lin had said was true, then indeed it was time for a reorganization of the Shadow Guard.

If it weren’t for the fact that she couldn’t leave at this moment, she would have loved to find the Shadow Guard responsible for this matter right away and question him thoroughly.

Not just her, but the young Emperor was also waiting for Lin Yi’s response.

However, Lin Yi seemed completely unaware of this.

After all, he didn’t really know about the existence of the Shadow Guard; he only knew about Ying Yi by the young Emperor’s side.

But at this moment, Lin Yi was brimming with pride:

"Heh heh, too naive, such a limited perspective.

Wrack your brains out, little girl, you would never guess that today I sold items for a total of six hundred thousand taels.

You’d never think that I managed to sell three Qilin Vases, right?"

However, no sooner did this thought cross his mind than the young Emperor heard Lin Yi’s voice resonate in his own head.

This caused the young Emperor to freeze on the spot.

For a moment, the young Emperor’s eyes began to widen, filled with disbelief.

What had she just heard? She had actually heard that Lin Yi’s daily sales amounted to more than six hundred thousand taels!

This made the young Emperor involuntarily gasp in astonishment.

Her mind buzzed, and she felt faint.

Such unexpected joy!

Six hundred thousand taels all at once—it was truly six hundred thousand taels.

To put it bluntly, since ascending the throne, she had never seen so much money!

And yet, this fellow managed to earn it in just one day’s time.

As she looked at Lin Yi, her eyes twinkled with little stars.

But the young Emperor quickly recovered her composure, aware that she must not let Lin Yi know of her understanding of his thoughts.

She couldn’t let Lin Yi see that she could comprehend his innermost feelings.

...End of Chapter...

ps: Let’s have an extra update