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Chapter 1814 My Aunt is the Empress 21
It has to be said that the original body, plus the things Linlang acquired, had a truly enormous amount. Even after exchanging most of the unused items for gold beans, the quantity was still astonishing.

Unlike gold ingots, which are easy to count, gold beans are difficult to count. Even if they could be counted, if someone stole one and secretly put a fake one inside, it would be very difficult to find it. Therefore, Linlang would melt the gold beans and then seal the box in a separate storeroom.

It's said to be sealed away, but in reality, it's stored in Linlang's space. The warehouse is not usually opened, and the key is kept with Linlang—which is also in her space—so that she can only open it when she needs to store something there, making it impossible for anyone to steal from her.

You can't test human nature. Faced with so many gold coins, even the most loyal person would probably be tempted to steal some.

In the end, if you steal a little and I steal a little, we'll eventually steal everything. After all, if you steal too much, you'll definitely be tempted to steal again. And seeing your wealth skyrocketing, and looking at the gold coins lying there, you'll definitely be reluctant to stop stealing. When it's exposed, Linlang won't be able to swallow her anger if she doesn't investigate, but if she does investigate, she'll only make herself a laughingstock, saying that she can't even manage her servants. So she just put them in her space, which is the safest way, without having to test human nature.

Don't even talk about controlling it through various methods. Let's put it this way: even the most shrewd person can't manage it well. Even the official treasury is strictly managed, but people still steal from it. How much more so would ordinary people's treasuries?

In fact, Linlang's approach was not bad. She moved the items from the warehouse into her spatial dimension, leaving only a few empty boxes in the warehouse. She also took the warehouse key and put it in her own spatial dimension. However, she still couldn't stop people from coveting her things and sneaking in to steal them.

This is quite normal. Everyone in the manor knows that Linlang has been fawned over by those princes for the past two years, receiving countless priceless gifts. They all think she has received so many things that she can't possibly remember them all. If someone steals something that Linlang can't remember, then someone will pry open the storeroom window and try to steal it.

What they didn't know was that Linlang had already scanned and registered every item in the warehouse with the AI ​​when she came to this world.

Not only do I remember the appearance, but I also remember the material perfectly; I would never forget it.

When the thieves entered, they found a pile of chests and boxes. Overjoyed, they managed to pry one open, only to find it empty. They pried another open, and it was still empty. This puzzled them. They wondered why Zhou Linlang had told outsiders that the warehouse was for jewelry and gold and silver, and why she had taken the warehouse key herself. It was all a lie; the goods were hidden in some other secret place, wasn't it?

They didn't suspect that the items were indeed in the warehouse, but Linlang had taken them away. They assumed that Linlang was deliberately misleading outsiders and that the warehouse was empty, so they could only leave disappointed.

What they didn't know was that every time something was to be put in, Linlang would personally open the storeroom, close the door, and then exchange the real box for the fake one used as a disguise before letting the servants in. That's why the servants never noticed.

Linlang discovered the servants who had stolen the money, and soon found out what had happened to them. She either sent them to the authorities or dismissed them to prevent them from causing trouble for the Zhou family in the future.

Many people have greedy hearts, which is normal, but most people can control their greed and only think about it in their hearts, so it doesn't matter; those who dare to act on it should not stay in the mansion.

So Linlang used the empty box of jewelry to lure out the bad apples in the mansion, cleaning them up and killing two birds with one stone.

She hid her money very well, so it was impossible to steal it, but sometimes, people would come to borrow money from her because they saw how much she had. For example, Zhou Si Niang came to borrow money.

Her aunt was instigated by Zhou Erniang last time and went to Master Zhou to complain about Madam Zhou's favoritism towards Linlang. In the end, Master Zhou got angry and locked her up for three months. She was so frightened that even though she was released now, she has fallen ill.

There were doctors in the manor, so Madam Zhou naturally arranged for one to treat her. After all, she couldn't just watch her die. Even if the other person went to Master Zhou and said that she was biased, Madam Zhou wouldn't stop sending a doctor to treat her.

However, Aunt Liu was very ill, and the medical technology in ancient times was not advanced, so her condition did not improve.

Zhou Si Niang was suspicious and felt that it was because her aunt had said something to Master Zhou last time that Madam Zhou found out, which was why she wasn't doing her best to save her aunt. So she wanted to find a doctor outside to save her aunt and didn't want the doctor in the manor to see her.

However, going to see a doctor outside will definitely cost money, and it certainly won't be cheap. After all, she wouldn't dare to find someone with poor skills; she would definitely have to find a renowned doctor in the capital, and renowned doctors in the capital are expensive.

She had no money, but knowing that Linlang had money, she came to Linlang to borrow money.

Actually, she wasn't short of money. Empress Zhou would give her gifts during festivals, but she couldn't bear to pawn those things for money, so she came to Linlang to borrow money—in fact, she just wanted the money, since she couldn't possibly pay it back.

She spoke in a pitiful tone, with snot and tears streaming down her face. Anyone who didn't know the situation would probably feel sorry for her. But Linlang hadn't forgotten how she had persuaded her aunt to go to Master Zhou and say that Madam Zhou shouldn't favor her.

So when Linlang saw Zhou Si Niang running over, playing the victim and asking her for money, she said, "I remember that during festivals, your aunt would always give you clothes and jewelry as gifts, right? Since you're in such a miserable state and say you don't have money to call a doctor for your aunt, why don't you pawn those clothes and jewelry to pay for it? Wouldn't that give you money? You wouldn't be reluctant to use your own money and want to use mine, would you?"

That's really how it is. They're reluctant to sell their own things, only thinking that Linlang has plenty of money, so what's wrong with taking a little to spend?

She thought that by playing the victim, Zhou Linlang would give her money if she didn't want to be seen as cold-blooded, heartless, and ungrateful. However, Linlang directly exposed her true colors, pointing out that she had money but was unwilling to spend it. This made her attempt to use her victimhood to morally blackmail others impossible. After all, if word got out that she had many valuable jewels but was unwilling to use them to pay for the doctor, and only wanted to take advantage of others, people would gossip about her.

After all, these days, who hasn't been taken advantage of? I hate those rich people who deliberately come to fleece others, as if other people's money isn't money. If word gets out that way, no one will stand up for her and condemn Linlang for having money but not giving it to her. After all, Zhou Si Niang herself is also very rich; she's not someone who really has no money and needs help from others.

When Zhou Si Niang heard Linlang say this, her face turned ugly. She knew that Linlang would not lend the money, so she muttered, "If you don't want to lend it, then don't lend it. Why make so many excuses? The richer you are, the stingier you become."