Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 518 The Forgotten Monarch of Bliss (3)
The King of Fortune desired to rebel and reclaim the throne, and to do so, he would need military power. Upon learning that Li Qing supported Dugu Kangze, the King of Fortune’s first move was to eliminate him. This way, even if Dugu Kangze thought about cultivating his own supporters, it would take some time. The death of Li Qing not only stripped Dugu Kangze of his wings but also presented such a great opportunity to himself. During this time, the King of Fortune could accomplish many things, such as bribing a certain general, or a deputy general, or perhaps buying them all.
As she thought of this, Feng Xuxu suddenly opened her eyes wide. With her husband holding half of Xueyan Country’s military power, there were still a few scattered marshals who together had the other half of the power. Moreover, having concealed his ambitions for so many years, the King of Fortune, she believed, must have accumulated a considerable wealth. The King of Fortune was well aware that warfare required not only provisions but also silver. Feng Xuxu felt a sense of alarm, threw off the covers, put on her coat, and walked out barefoot.
"Madam, where are you going?" Zhu Lengqing, who was standing guard outside, asked in confusion as he saw the lady emerge.
"When His Majesty returns, tell him to come to the study," said Feng Xuxu as she hurriedly walked toward her brother’s courtyard.
Feng Xi was excited all day. He had just finished washing up and was preparing for bed when he heard his manservant outside calling him, "Young Master, the young lady has an urgent matter to discuss with you in the study. Please come quickly."
Feng Xi immediately got up, dressed, and without taking the time to comb his hair, rushed to the study.
"Little sister, what’s wrong?" As he entered the study, he saw his sister flipping through the account books by candlelight.
Feng Xuxu didn’t even lift her gaze as she replied to Feng Xi who had just entered, "Have you looked over the account books from recent years?"
Feng Xi glanced at his serious little sister and, knowing she must have a reason for asking, truthfully answered, "I’ve looked through all the account books."
Feng Xuxu’s hand paused as she was flipping through the account book, then placed it down and turned to look at Feng Xi, "Has anyone made a one-time purchase of a large amount of grain in recent years?"
"How much would you consider a large amount?" Feng Xi honestly didn’t know how to respond. The grain merchants outside sold grain that had come from their stores, and while he couldn’t claim that all the country’s grain merchants were selling their grain, certainly half of them were.
"Any single purchase of over a hundred thousand catties counts," she specified.
"There are plenty of those. Ever since the prefecture governments near us started planting high-yield crops, merchants from other regions have been coming to us to stock up. Fortunately, every month the butlers from the stewardships outside send their account books to us." Saying this, Feng Xi took several account books from the shelf and handed them to Feng Xuxu.
"This is from last month. I had the accountants compile the monthly account books into one, so I don’t have to check them separately," he explained.
Feng Xuxu opened the account book and found that it was indeed so, but it wasn’t what she wanted to see. She then set the account book to one side.
Dugu Chen arrived at the study and, seeing the dim light inside, tapped the door twice before pushing it open and entering.
He walked up to his wife’s desk and, looking at the account books by her hand, realized through the pages of the opened ledger what was on his wife’s mind. He then sat down beside Feng Xi, supporting his forehead with one hand.
Feng Xuxu glanced at him and then asked her brother, "Where are all the monthly account books kept?"
"They’re all in a separate accounting room. I’ve put them in boxes according to category for easy retrieval," he replied.
A serious expression remained on Feng Xuxu’s face until she finally smiled, "Big brother, lead us there now."
