Chapter 534 What should I do if my husband wants to travel through time to the modern world?
Qingfengyuan.
After Gu Hengqing came back, he has been busy in the study.
At this moment, a familiar voice was heard outside the house.
"Brother."
Gu Hengqing's eyelids moved slightly, but his hands remained still: "Come in."
The door was pushed open, and Gu Chongguang in red walked in from outside and bowed.
"I know what happened outside the mansion just now. Thank you, brother."
"It's not a big deal." Gu Hengqing didn't even raise his head: "Anything else?"
Gu Chongguang's eyebrows and eyes fell solemnly: "Brother, my wife also wants to help with the disaster relief."
Gu Hengqing looked up.
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The next day.
It was the Empress Dowager's sixtieth birthday, and all the ministers and their wives came to the palace to celebrate.
But because of the drought that hit many places this year, the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet was not a big one.
Emperor Longxing was also very worried. If this year was not his mother's 60th birthday, he would not have wanted to hold this banquet.
But he also used this banquet to raise funds.
It’s just that the effect is not satisfactory.
The court officials are not stupid and it is impossible for them to pay too much money.
Emperor Longxing, sitting high on his throne, became more and more irritated.
Until then, a woman suddenly walked out from the table.
No one saw that when she came out, Gu Chongguang secretly squeezed her hand to cheer her up.
Because Gu Hengqing knew what would happen next, he looked at them a few more times and naturally saw this scene. His eyes flickered slightly and his fingers seemed to move under the table and chair.
Sheng Huan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to donate all the property left by my parents to help the people in the south overcome their difficulties!"
Emperor Longxing's eyes suddenly lit up, and everyone at the table looked over.
When Su Ronglie saw Sheng Huan speak, he almost knocked over the wine cup in his hand. Madam Su was also furious and felt nauseous. If this wasn't a palace banquet, they would have already had a big fight.
"All the property!" Emperor Longxing leaned forward, his voice almost choking with excitement: "May I know who your wife is?"
He looked towards where Sheng Huan had just walked out of, and raised his voice: "It turned out to be Gu Aiqing's wife, Madam Gu!"
The emperor knew who Gu Chongguang's wife was! After all, the Guhou Mansion was his pillar, and had won so many victories! Gu Chongguang was even a general of their Dayu! He naturally learned about the matter of marrying a wife, and he also knew that his wife was a poor little thing.
"It is my wife."
Emperor Longxing looked at Sheng Huan and said, "Madam Gu, you just meant to donate your parents' property. All?"
He emphasized the last two words.
Sheng Huan was respectful but not fawning, and his eyes were firm.
"That's right. Here is a list of the property left by my parents. I would like to present it to you and hope Your Majesty will take a look at it."
During the dinner, some people looked vaguely at Su Ronglie and his wife, but at this moment, they had no time to pay attention to them. Their faces had already turned pale and bloodless, and their eyes were full of hatred, cruelty and... regret.
I regret why I didn’t kill Su Hewei back then!
Emperor Longxing winked at his personal eunuch, who quickly came down, took the booklet and presented it to Emperor Longxing.
When Emperor Longxing received the thick stack of books in his hands, his breath was held in his hand. After opening them, all his depression was swept away.
Official stamp, no deception! Absolutely official and authoritative!
"Are these things real?" Emperor Longxing was an emperor who had seen many things, but at this moment he couldn't help but get excited and his eyes filled with tears. If he hadn't had to maintain his dignity, his voice would have almost trembled.
This thing can now solve his urgent problem!
Everyone present was very curious about the book in Emperor Longxing's hand.
The Empress Dowager was sitting next to Emperor Longxing. When she saw the emperor's expression, she knew that the things in the book must be very valuable.
"Really!" Sheng Huan nodded heavily, thinking of something, and hesitated a little: "It's just..."
"Just what?" Emperor Longxing's heart almost stopped when he heard this.
"But I dare not hide these properties from the emperor. Because I was young at that time, they were temporarily kept by my distant uncle Su Ronglie and aunt."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
The meaning of this was obvious. Emperor Longxing didn't care about it. He waved his hand and laughed out loud:
"Okay, I'll take note of Madam Gu's righteous act! Now that you've submitted the book, you don't have to worry about other things."
Emperor Longxing glanced at Su Ronglie with a meaningful look. Su Ronglie shuddered and knelt on the ground.
Emperor Longxing retracted his gaze and shouted: "Zhang Jinxu!"
"I'm here." Zhang Jinxu came forward and knelt on the ground.
"As the Minister of Revenue, I will leave this matter to you!"
"The situation in the south is urgent. We must act quickly."
Zhang Jinxu kowtowed: "I will not let the emperor down."
Su Ronglie and his wife felt weak, knowing that everything was over.
The banquet continued, and it seemed a lot more relaxed than before.
Sheng Huan returned to her seat, and she met Gu Chongguang's eyes. When she saw him, the tension in her eyes disappeared and she smiled like a flower.
Gu Chongguang nodded, a smile in his eyes, and leaned over to whisper with certainty.
"Madam just performed very well."
She couldn't help laughing again. The vague sadness between her eyebrows faded away. She felt a little shy and pinched the man's fingers under the table.
The back of the man's ears turned red again, but he kept a serious expression on his face and secretly calmed his breathing. During this time, he glanced at his brother opposite him a few times.
Gu Hengqing over there sat upright, no different from usual.
Gu Chongguang stared at him for a while, and when he saw that there was indeed nothing wrong with him, he breathed a sigh of relief.
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The banquet is over.
The Su family was surrounded.
Su Ronglie did not dare to confront him head-on. He cursed Sheng Huan countless times in his heart and secretly hid some things in the middle of the process.
"Master Zhang, these are the only things we have in our house. As you know, my niece has been raised by my husband and me since she was a child. It costs a lot to raise her. After so many years, there will always be some losses."
"Oh?" Zhang Jinxu closed the book and put it away, smiling: "Then Lord Su has lost too much."
Su Ronglie endured the weakness in his legs and made a final struggle, smiling: "Master Zhang, you see, so many years have passed. You just want my niece's mother's dowry, but can you give me the rest..."
"No."
"I want to see everything in the booklet. If not, you, the Su family, must pay for it according to its value!"
He said word for word: "Not even a little bit less."
Zhang Jinxu's face turned cold, he raised his hand, his eyes grim.
"Someone, go in and search!"