Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 11 The Financial Situation of Xiaoyao Palace

Su Wanyun instantly guessed that the Third Prince had done it on purpose. As to whether the Third Prince had directed and acted it out himself, it was hard to say. After all, ever since the death of the old King Xiaoyao, the shops in the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion had often been the target of trouble.

It is also possible that the Third Prince happened to come across it and wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to the Xiaoyao Palace and get closer to it.

Everyone in the royal family should know that King Xiaoyao is dying, and the magic left by the old King Xiaoyao has always been something they are thinking about, and the prince is naturally no exception.

Song Yongliang said at this time: "Yes, when Li Cheng was speaking, he glanced at the third floor of the restaurant. His Royal Highness the Third Prince should be in the restaurant's private room."

Su Wanyun thought to herself that there was no need to think too much now, as the Third Prince would come to her soon, and then she would know what his purpose was.

Just as Su Wanyun was about to say something to Song Yongliang, Lu Ming's voice came from behind them, "Why didn't I know that the royal family cared so much about me before?"

"I'm about to die, but everyone suddenly seems to be concerned about me."

Hearing Lu Ming's voice, Su Wanyun and Song Yongliang were stunned for a moment, and they immediately turned their heads to look in Lu Ming's direction.

Seeing Lu Ming slowly approaching, Su Wanyun immediately thought of the time when Lu Ming hugged her, but she quickly suppressed the shame in her heart and a trace of worry appeared on her face.

"Lu Ming, why did you come out? Go back and lie down."

Lu Ming's body was already at the end of its strength. If he got out of bed and walked at this time, if he bumped into something, he would probably die immediately.

Su Wanyun walked a few steps to Lu Ming's side and tried to help Lu Ming back to the room, but Lu Ming did not turn around and leave.

When Song Yongliang saw Lu Ming, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Lu Ming said "hmm" and nodded lightly, then asked, "What's the matter with the cloth?"

Seeing Lu Ming taking the initiative to ask about Jinhua Pavilion, Su Wanyun and Song Yongliang were stunned again.

In the past, Lu Ming never asked about the business operations of Xiaoyao Palace. The entire Xiaoyao Palace was previously managed by Su Wanyun, but he actually took the initiative to ask about this today.

Song Yongliang was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "The cloth we sold at Jinhua Pavilion a few days ago was all in good condition. Suddenly, someone came to return the goods these past two days, saying that the cloth we sold was defective and would fall apart when torn."

"At first we thought someone was trying to blackmail us, so we chased them away. But today, more people showed up, and the cloth they were holding all had patterns of the Xiaoyao Palace. They were definitely from the Xiaoyao Palace's cloth shop."

"Later, I quickly checked the fabrics in Jinhua Pavilion and found that they had become brittle and would break if torn."

After Song Yongliang finished his report, Su Wanyun quickly said to Lu Ming, "Lu Ming, I'll take care of this matter. You go back and lie down first. Your health is more important."

Lu Ming still didn't move. He turned to look at Su Wanyun and asked, "Sister Yun, how much silver is left in the palace's treasury?"

Lu Ming thought to himself that when his father was practicing Taoism, he spent money like water. If it weren't for the royal family giving Xiaoyao Palace a sum of money every year, Xiaoyao Palace would have collapsed long ago.

This is also the reason why life in Xiaoyao Palace became difficult as soon as the royal family stopped providing supplies.

Now that he has also embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, it is very likely that the money he will spend in the future will be no less than that of his father, so he is now very concerned about the financial situation of the Xiaoyao Palace.

Seeing that Lu Ming had no intention of returning to his room and took the initiative to inquire about the financial situation of Xiaoyao Palace, Su Wanyun had no choice but to answer, "Less than 30,000 taels."

Thirty thousand taels is a lot for an ordinary small family, but it is far from enough for Xiaoyao Palace. Xiaoyao Palace is so big, and there is also a manor outside the capital. The entire Xiaoyao Palace supports so many people, and there are so many mouths waiting to eat every day. It would be good if this amount of silver can last for ten days.

Not to mention that Lu Ming has already embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, and in the future he will need some precious medicinal materials.

Lu Ming thought to himself that the first step seemed to be to revive the Xiaoyao Palace's finances. However, Xiaoyao Palace currently only had a few cloth shops, and now those shops were also in trouble. If they wanted to make money, they would probably have to find another way.

At this moment, memories of his previous life emerged in Lu Ming's mind.

Thinking of some knowledge from his previous life, the corners of his mouth rose slightly. He had previously thought that recovering the memory of his previous life was useless, but now it seems that it is not completely useless.

Seeing Lu Ming suddenly smile, Su Wanyun was filled with confusion. She really couldn't understand why Lu Ming was so abnormal today.

First he had sex with the queen in bed, then he told her that kind of thing, and now he actually got out of bed and took the initiative to ask about the affairs of the palace.

Logically speaking, as a dying man, he should not have the mind to care about these matters in the palace.

Is it possible...

Su Wanyun suddenly thought of a possibility.

Lu Ming had previously said that he wanted to leave descendants, and now Lu Ming took the initiative to ask about the silver in the palace treasury. Could it be that he was worried that the palace would not be able to raise his children after he left, so he asked these questions?
After Lu Ming came back to his senses, he looked at Song Yongliang and asked, "Did you bring back the fabric that had problems with Jinhua Pavilion?"

Song Yongliang hurriedly walked towards the stone table inside the pavilion, saying as he walked, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Song Yongliang came to the stone table, picked up a piece of cloth and came to Lu Ming. The original color of the cloth had become a little dull, as if it had been washed.

Lu Ming then took the cloth from Song Yongliang's hand, and at this moment, he smelled a pungent odor.

The smell was originally very faint, but Lu Ming felt it very clearly.

Later, Lu Ming found that his spirit seemed to have merged into the cloth, and he saw some particles remaining on the cloth.

Lu Ming was a little surprised. This should be the legendary divine consciousness. He didn't expect that he would develop divine consciousness just after he embarked on the path of cultivating immortals.

Then Lu Ming carefully checked the cloth with his spiritual sense, and then he gently pulled it with his hand, and the cloth was torn into pieces.

Lu Ming had basically understood what was going on. He looked at Song Yongliang again and said, "Immediately arrest everyone in the cloth shop and focus on checking which servants have just joined the shop."

After hearing Lu Ming's words, Song Yongliang said without hesitation, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

This was the first time Lu Ming gave him an order, and Song Yongliang took it very seriously.

"Please excuse me, little one!"

Then Song Yongliang left Xiaoyao Palace as quickly as possible and headed to the manor outside the capital.

After Song Yongliang left, Su Wanyun asked, "What did you find?"

Su Wanyun didn't think Lu Ming could tell anything from the cloth. Although she had some strange feelings towards Lu Ming, she still thought that Lu Ming was just an uneducated and unskillful playboy.
Lu Ming said, "I found nothing. I plan to interrogate the servants in the cloth shop first."

Lu Ming did discover some things, but they involved some chemical knowledge. He felt that even if he told Su Wanyun, she might not understand, so he simply didn't say anything.

Hearing this, Su Wanyun immediately said, "Leave this matter to me. What you need most now is a good rest."

Lu Ming glanced at Su Wanyun. There was worry between Su Wanyun's brows. It was obvious that she was really worried about his health.

(End of this chapter)