Chapter 2 — The Donkey's Red-Eyed Husband reconciled, I cried, signed my name, and then cleaned out the treasury of hundreds of thousands

The sound of the whip echoed. The carriage immediately sped away into the night. The palace of Thua An Marquis looked neat and tidy on the outside, but on the inside, it had long since decayed and was quickly left behind. Let Ta Yen slowly clean up the mess in the capital. The great drama has just begun. In the study room. Ta Yen carefully folded the peace book with the cinnabar handprint on it. He personally locked it in an underground box made of mahogany wood kept in the most secret place in the study room. Having finished everything, he reached out and pushed open the flower-engraved door frame. The bright moonlight just fell onto the blue brick floor in the yard. For the past seven years. In the end, Tham Tri Phi, that stubborn and obnoxious rock blocking the way, was completely kicked away by him. The position of the main family head of the Thua An Marquis palace should only belong to Lam Thanh Nguyet. The person he cherishes at the top of his heart.

“Where are you?”

The butler rushed in.

“What do Marquis have to say?”

Ta Yen clasped her hands behind her back, her voice unable to hide her enthusiasm.

“Quickly convey the news to the Lam family's palace.”

"The purification party to welcome the young lady back to the capital will be arranged by the Marquis's governor."

“It must be organized according to the highest standards in the capital.”

The butler looked awkward and wanted to open his mouth several times but then stopped.

“Master, this matter…”

Ta Yen frowned slightly.

"If you have something to say, say it directly, why hesitate?"

"Mr. Marquis, the housekeeper has just reported that the amount of money currently in the palace is no longer enough to manage things."

“A few days ago, Madam... no, Mrs. Tham, under the pretext of shopping for seasonal clothes, withdrew all the liquid money on the books.”

Hearing that, Ta Yen burst into contemptuous laughter.

"The daughter of the household is indeed still the daughter of the household, her eyes are so shallow that it's laughable."

"Before leaving, I just used a little trick to steal some money from the books."

He didn't care at all and waved his sleeves casually.

"If there is no more money on the books, then open a private treasury."

"Just pawning a few pre-dynasty antiques in the warehouse will be enough to compensate for the scraps of silver she took away."

The housekeeper repeatedly replied yes then bowed and retreated. Ta Yen turned to look at the close servant.

"Go invite shopkeeper Ly of Tran Bao Cac, shopkeeper Trieu of Nghe Thuong Vu Y ward and shopkeeper Vuong of Vong Giang Lau to the palace."

“I want to organize for Thanh Nguyet the most splendid cleansing party in the capital.”

The little man immediately stepped forward.

“Congratulations, Marquis finally got his wish.”

Ta Yen tilted her head back and laughed loudly. In his mind, a scene appeared in his mind of Lam Thanh Nguyet wearing a phoenix crown, wearing a red wedding veil, shyly yet resplendent as she walked through the gate of the Marquis Palace. Early the next morning. Ta Yen sat neatly on the Grand Master's chair in the main hall. In hand is the Long Tinh cup before the Thanh Minh period that was just presented as a tribute this year. Suddenly, a series of chaotic footsteps rang out outside the yard. A loud noise rang out. The butler rolled and crawled and crashed into the doorway, his whole body falling down at Ta Yen's feet.

"Master Marquis! It's not over!"

Ta Yen's eyebrows immediately furrowed. The tea cup in his hand was slammed onto the table. The hot tea splashed out, causing the back of my hand to burn red.

"Insolent! How can you shout so loudly and so softly like that!"

The butler's face was as white as paper. Lips trembling non-stop. Not even a complete sentence floating.

“Treasury... private treasury...”

The anger in Ta Yen's heart flared up, he shouted loudly:

"What's wrong with the treasury?"

The butler suddenly slammed his head hard on the ground. His forehead hit the blue tile floor, making a heavy, dull sound.

“It's empty!”

“Master Marquis, everything is empty!”

The butler's voice was so mournful that it was lost, carrying with it choked sobs that could not be hidden.

"The slave led someone to open the treasury, there was not even a copper coin left inside!"

"Not only did the existing silver and antiques disappear, but even the iron chest containing the land and house deed was nowhere to be found!"

“Now the Marquis's treasury is so clean that not to mention silver, even an old mouse couldn't find it!”

Ta Yen suddenly stood up. His eyes suddenly turned dark. Heaven and earth seemed to rotate, everything was spinning violently.