Lift the veil, line by line
"In the Eleventh Year of Heavenly Saint, Duke Ning received one hundred thousand Silver Taels, ensuring the young son of the Hou family could pass the imperial examination retake.
Tiansheng 13th Year, bribed civil servants Liu and Li, ten thousand taels.
In the 15th year of Tiansheng, received five thousand taels for bribes·······"
One by one, sheet by sheet.
Qing Wan stood there, reciting the gold, silver, and jewelry received, and it took a while to finish.
After she finished reading, Situ Xiu smiled, looking at the pale-faced Ning Guoxia.
"Have I slandered you at all?"
Ning Guoxia shook his head.
"These are all slanders; I have never done such deeds."
As soon as the words fell, dozens of chests were carried in.
Each was opened in front of Ning Guoxia.
Situ Xiu said with a smile,
"These assets were found in Duke Ning's home. I'm afraid Duke Ning couldn't earn this much in a lifetime, right?
