Chapter 117 (1/2)

Chapter 117 – The Old Emperor is Possessed by a Snake Spirit (2)

The old Emperor appeared to have gone all out with the gifts. Of the gifts that he presented, if it was not gold, it was silver along with large chests filled with precious gems and jewelries. Whether it was coral or jadeite, there was a huge pile of them.

Ning Xuemo estimated that all these gifts cumulatively would be worth around 30,000 to 40,000 taels of gold. This had double or triple the value she had requested before. This could be considered being extremely generous.

But the old Emperor was quite a schemer. If she wed him and became his imperial concubine, she would need to have a large enough dowry. Since she did not have any reliable relatives to aid her and provide her a decent dowry, approximately 80% to 90% of the gifts today would be returned to the Emperor serving as her dowry…

He truly deserved his title of emperor; he really knew how to scheme!

‘You want to scheme against me, Ning Xuemo, hehehe…’

“Niangniang, we servants, will organize these gifts for you. All Niangniang has to do is prepared yourself to be a happy bride in three days.” The four palace attendants that Liu Gonggong left behind walked forward, intending to manage the gold and silver.

Ning Xuemo lifted a hand to stop them and lightly spoke, “The four of you have just arrived, so you don’t know how things work in the Marquis’ Mansion; therefore, you can just relax and let the servants here do the work. Uncle Zhong…”

Old Zhong immediately stepped forward. “This old servant is here!”

“Bring people here to convert all of this gold and silver into silver notes. Also put all the boxes and chests of precious jewels into the treasury.”

“Yes!” Old Zhong answered as he immediately brought people to carry away the boxes.

The four palace attendants looked at each other in dismay, and their leader stepped forward. “Niangniang, His Majesty ordered us, servants, to help you managed the dowry…” If she took away all the gifts, what were they supposed to take back?

Ning Xuemo smiled, a blush rising up her cheeks like she was intoxicated with wine. “Then you guys deal with it. Make sure my dowry is lavish.”

“But Niangniang has already kept all the boxes and chests, how are us, slaves, going to…”

“Did His Majesty say that the betrothal gifts had to be given back as dowry or used to buy the dowry?” Ning Xuemo shot them a question.

“This… that he didn’t.”