zChapter 814 - Divine Thief of the Shadows (2/2)

The eighth prince’s faction had a total of 23 people in the capital. Of that group, 15 were officials, and they were all from famously wealthy families, imperial businesses or leaders in business in the capital. They were all very wealthy.

Xuan Tian Hua was very thorough. Not only did he write down the positions and ranks of the officials on the back, but he also wrote down their businesses and sources of income. He also provided a rough estimate of their annual income. This caused Feng Yu Heng’s eyes to light up. Staring at the annual incomes, she nearly began to drool. What caused her to rejoice the most was that one of the people was the boss of a private bank. It was the one ranked second in Da Shun, Sheng Yuan Bank.

She smiled so widely that she could not keep her mouth shut. Seeing Xuan Tian Hua finish writing, she pushed him out of the manor: “Seventh brother, I’m tired. I want to rest for a bit. You go back first. I will definitely go and see you before I leave.”

Xuan Tian Hua did not understand what she wanted to do and was helplessly pushed out of the manor. He just thought to himself that this girl had many wild thoughts, and he advised her that she must be careful, no matter what she did. Xuan Tian Ming was still at the military camp. If she needed anything, she should go to the Chun Palace to look for him.

Feng Yu Heng sent him off with a smile then practically dashed back to her own courtyard. Sitting inside her room, she looked at the list of names and could not stop laughing foolishly.

Wang Chuan and Huang Quan were dazed by her laughter, as Huang Quan asked her: “Young Miss, is there a flower on the paper?”

Feng Yu Heng shook her head, “No flowers, but there is money!”

That’s right, there was money, especially the bank. That made her even more hopeful. Her thoughts on the bank suddenly expanded. She then slapped her forehead, so stupid! How had she not thought of this point! She always felt that stealing gold and silver was most practical, and she would not touch the banknotes. After all, she had no way of trading them in. It was very easy to be caught, but if she stole the banknotes, she could use the name on the banknotes to secretly head into the bank and place the banknotes on the counter to take away the corresponding amount of money on her own. Was this not better? She could not openly trade it in, but why had she not thought of trading it in secretly? Immediately after stealing it, she would go and trade it in. She would not give them a chance to file a report and have the banknotes voided. Right, she would do it like this!

The more Feng Yu Heng thought about it, the more she felt that this path had a bright future. It was such that she laughed foolishly on her chair for an entire afternoon. In the end, the laughter brought Ban Zou out. The three believed their young miss had gone crazy and wanted to go find a doctor.

Of course, Feng Yu Heng could not lose face in that way and quickly regained her composure, waving to the three: “It’s fine. It’s just that seventh brother told me a joke earlier. The more I thought about it, the funnier it became, thus I could not control myself.”

Ban Zou raised an eyebrow, “His Highness the seventh prince can tell jokes?” The two servants nodded, agreeing with Ban Zou’s suspicion.

Feng Yu Heng did not care for such things. If she said that he could, that meant that he could. Even if he could not, he could! Thus there was nothing that the three could do and could only go along with it. They then watched her eliminate an entire leg of pork on her own for dinner.

Of course, Feng Yu Heng eating a little bit more was for the sake of making a move that same night. Oh, but it would not just be this one night. With so many families, it would take at least three to fives days, right? But thinking about it like this, it seemed that she would not be able to finish before the 15th. Either way, money was first. No matter how long it took, she would only stop when she had stolen it all.

She stood up and went to the warehouse of the imperial daughter’s manor. For fear of not having enough room inside her space, she took out all of the chests that she had taken from the Sheng Palace and placed them inside the warehouse. It was only when the inside of her space was completely clean that she left with a content feeling. She then returned to her room and went to sleep. She slept until a little past midnight before waking up. Changing into clothes for moving around at night, she immediately used her space from inside her room to get free of Ban Zou. The poor Ban Zou believed that his master was still obediently sleeping in her room until dawn the next day. He had no clue that she had strolled around the capital all night and only returned when the sky was beginning to turn light.

Feng Yu Heng was not familiar with every name on the list. On this night, she chose to only target the ones that she was familiar with. Finding their manors, she went straight for their treasuries. Banknotes were easy to steal, and they were hard to notice. After the treasury had been robbed, she would search for the warehouse. No matter what was in it, it would immediately be emptied.

After robbing four homes in this manner, she checked how much she had stolen in banknotes and found that they were all to be withdrawn from the first or second bank of Da Shun. This made things easier to handle. Going based on the markings on the banknotes, she found the bank and boldly placed the banknotes on the counter. She then entered the vault without any feeling of unfamiliarity and very strictly took the amount of silver dictated by the banknotes.

Of course, Da Shun’s first bank, Feng Hui Bank was the eldest prince’s business. She could not possibly scam the eldest prince. That was why she took it out based on the proper amounts. It was also fortunate that the money in the vault was all proper amounts. It was very easy to obtain the right amount. As for the bank belonging to the eighth prince’s faction, she was not as polite. She did not even leave the banknotes behind, directly entering the vault to completely empty it.

In an instant, her pharmacy was completely full. Even the bed in her rest room was completely covered in boxes. Feng Yu Heng was filled with satisfaction, as she returned to her manor to go to sleep. However, unbeknownst to her, rumor of a “divine thief of the shadows” began on that night, and it had spread all over…