Gu Wenheng shook his head. "I'm not kidding. That's all the silver he has on him right now."
Jin Qianqian was incredulous. "How is that possible? He's not just a great general; he also holds a title at court."
Gu Wenheng said, "That's just on the surface.
A few years ago, when Empress Zhou entered the palace, Brother Zhou spent most of the silver in his estate on her dowry.
Over the years, he's also been paying out of his own pocket to give subsidies to his injured soldiers.
The eight thousand taels of silver he has now is just the income from his few manors in the capital, sent over at the beginning of spring."
Jin Qianqian frowned. "Then what about those gems he sent to our residence before?"
Gu Wenheng said, "It's said that a large portion of those were left behind by the Old Marquis. He only took them out of the vault to repay us for saving his life."
Jin Qianqian said, "…I thought he was super rich. If I'd known, I wouldn't have accepted them."
