Bab 426: Chapter 426: You All Have Private Stashes of Silver

"Indeed, Grandpa, we heard that the treasure came from the National Treasury of the previous dynasty. Such a pile of good things, did you not hide away a bit?" Tong Erlang, hearing Zhang's words, immediately asked with glistening anticipation in his eyes.

At these words, the Qian Family, and eldest of the Tong Family all turned to look at Tong Tiehu.

Well, shouldn't they be able to keep a bit of the loot given they guarded such a large amount of treasure?

Tong Tiehu looked at the others' eagerly bright eyes and slowly shook his head. "No, I didn't hide a single thing. All the items are accounted for in a specific ledger, I didn't touch any of them, and that ledger has now been handed over to the retired emperor."

"How is that possible!" Mrs. Zhang leaped up from her chair.

By now it was already nightfall, the sky was dark, but nobody was in the mood to eat.