Chapter 5: Two taels of silver, is it worth it for you?
Lu Ji's tall figure stood at the door, his face stern and his eyes fixed on Qin Xiaoning.

He must have heard what I said just now.

Seeing that their master looked unhappy, everyone greeted him politely and then tactfully retreated.

After everyone had left, Lu Ji walked up to Qin Xiaoning. The little girl smiled at him awkwardly, "My Lord, you're back. Where have you been? You haven't been home for so many days. I was missing you."

Lu Ji glared at her and sneered, "How can you still think about me?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand, grasped her hand that was holding the purse, pried it open, snatched the purse, opened it, and fiddled with the two taels of silver with his fingertips.

Qin Xiaoning was really worried that he would get angry and lose the silver. The little girl frowned and stared at Lu Ji with her almond-shaped eyes without blinking, feeling very anxious.

Lu Ji snorted coldly: "It's only two taels of silver, is it worth it for you?"

After saying that, he threw the purse to her again.

Qin Xiaoning took a long breath, raised her eyes and glanced at Lu Ji's angry eyes. She tried to make excuses for herself: "You know, I'm not a money-loving person. I was just joking with Amber and the others just now."

Lu Ji looked at her solemnly without saying anything. Just as he was about to turn around and go into the inner room, his long-servant Desheng came in holding a little rabbit. He greeted Lu Ji and then smiled and said to Qin Xiaoning beside him, "Miss Qin, look, the prince went hunting with the emperor and caught a little rabbit for you."

In the past, when Lu Ji went hunting, he would give her the small animals he caught to keep for fun. Qin Xiaoning was about to hug the little rabbit when she heard Lu Ji say in a deep voice, "Who said you wanted to give it to her?"

As expected of the prince's attendant, Desheng glanced at his master's expression, his mind raced, and he said hurriedly, "Prince, calm down, I remembered it wrong."

"I'll keep this little beast in a cage outside first."

After saying that, Desheng quickly ran away.

Lu Ji didn't say anything else. Without even looking at Qin Xiaoning who was standing stupidly beside him, he turned and went into the inner room.

He didn't want to pay attention to her, and Qin Xiaoning didn't have the heart to coax him. She took the silver and went back to her wing.

Qin Xiaoning has lived in the porch of the main house since she entered the mansion when she was young. The main house where Lu Ji lives is naturally the best. Even this porch is spacious and bright. There are two large rooms. The inside is a bedroom with a bathroom, and the outside is a living room. The house is warm in winter and cool in summer, very comfortable.

Qin Xiaoning was delighted to receive another two taels of monthly salary. She went into the bedroom, took out a small lacquered wooden box from under her dressing table, carefully opened the small copper lock, and put the two taels of silver she had received today into the box. Just as she was about to close the wooden box, she stopped, poured the silver on the bed with a "clatter", and counted it carefully.

A total of thirty-six taels.

It's not a small amount, but it's not much either. If you want to live a better life after leaving home, it's still far from enough.

After closing the cash box, Qin Xiaoning sighed slightly, then lay down on the bed out of boredom and took a nap.

"A Ning, wake up quickly, the palace has come down to reward you."

Qin Xiaoning was sleeping soundly when she was woken up by Song Zhi: "The Saint gave the Crown Prince a reward. The palace servants sent a lot of treasures. I heard that they were packed in more than a dozen large boxes. The servants are carrying them to our place."

Lu Ji had often received rewards from saints in the past, and every time he received a reward, he would generously reward those around him. This time, he had made such a great contribution, so naturally he received more rewards. How could the people below not be happy?

Qin Xiaoning immediately perked up when she heard this, put on her clothes, and couldn't wait to follow Songzhi out of the house. The yard was bustling with activity, and the servants had already carried the rewards in. The large mahogany box, which was glowing with a dim light, was filled with eighteen mouthfuls. Dozens of servants were carrying it with elm poles as thick as their wrists, and they were grinning under the pressure.

The people in Qingsong Garden were all overjoyed. They stared at the treasure boxes eagerly, wishing they could poke two holes in the boxes.

Unfortunately, the prince had been staying in the room all the time, most likely asleep, and there was no sound at all.

"Young Master, people from the palace have come down to give rewards." Desheng knocked on the door happily and called out cautiously.

After waiting for a long time, Lu Ji came out slowly. His eyes were clear and sharp, and he didn't look like he had just woken up.

Everyone congratulated the prince. Lu Ji walked out and sat down on the armchair steadily. He glanced at the red wooden boxes piled up in the corridor and said, "Bring two in, let's have a look."

The servant received the order and carefully carried in the two boxes near the door. Desheng stepped forward and opened it. Inside were antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., which were naturally priceless treasures, but most of the people in the room had never seen the world and did not know how to appreciate them. They stretched their necks to take a look, but did not show any expression.

Desheng opened another one. As the box opened wide, bright light shone out, making it hard to open one's eyes. When they looked carefully, everyone in the room couldn't help but sigh.

It was a box full of gold, silver and jewelry.

There were gold ingots neatly stacked on the plate, red agates, green gems, and round beads the size of quail eggs.

Lu Ji raised his eyes and took a look, then turned to look at Qin Xiaoning who was staring at the box without blinking, and asked, "Do you like it?"

Of course I like it. Who can resist gold, silver and jewelry?
But Qin Xiaoning was not stupid. She knew that Lu Ji was testing her, so she just smiled and didn't respond. Unexpectedly, Lu Ji said, "Oh, I forgot. You just said that you don't like money."

As he said this, he pointed at the gold ingot and said to Desheng who was standing beside him, "I was away fighting and couldn't make it to your wedding. This is my gift money to you."

The prince has always been lavish in his actions, and this time, he went even further, even to the point of throwing gold ingots at people.

Desheng took the plate of gold ingots handed to him by the servant, and knelt down happily with Amber in his hand to thank the prince.

"Find some more people to work for the subordinates." Lu Ji said casually.

Amber stepped forward and searched for a long time in the box full of treasures. She picked out a box of the most low-key pearls and gave one to each of the servants and maids in the yard.

Even this tiny pearl came from the palace and was very valuable. The people below were all delighted to receive the reward.

Everyone got a reward, but in the end, Lu Ji didn't even give Qin Xiaoning a single cent.

Seeing everyone so happy after receiving the reward, Qin Xiaoning was so angry that she wanted to cry, but no one in the room cared about her disappointment.

The prince was so generous to his servants, not to mention being even more generous to his favorite concubine. It was just that he didn't give gifts in front of the servants, but in private, he might reward her with a mountain of gold and silver.

Everyone thinks so.

(End of this chapter)