Chapter 7: Visitors from the Capital

After reading her grandmother’s letter, Bai Nuoli could only sigh in amazement. Grandmother was truly something else! She quickly turned her attention to the over one thousand treasure chests, feeling an uncontrollable surge of excitement!

Using her psychic power, she opened all the chests at once. She had no words—except perhaps, Wo cao! Forget about the limitless wealth already in her space, just this alone was more than enough to last her a lifetime!

Each chest was one meter wide and one and a half meters long. The lids were curved, made from precious wood. Bai Nuoli, the newly crowned Treasure Maniac, widened her titanium-alloy dog eyes at the sight before her.

250 chests of gold bricks

100 chests of gold bars

200 chests of gold ingots

200 chests of silver ingots

100 chests of jewelry

Inside the jewelry chests, she found exquisite buyao hairpins, hairpins, earrings, and more. She picked up a buyao, its shimmering light dazzling her eyes. Absolutely stunning! When she was little, Bai Ruoyu loved these dangling ornaments, which swayed with the wind and produced a crisp, melodious sound. There were hairpieces themed around the 108 flower gods, the twelve zodiac animals, landscapes, and more.

There were also 100 chests of rare decorative items and over 100 chests of jade jewelry and raw jade stones. Several small boxes contained gold peanuts and gold melon seeds. At that moment, only one thought occupied Bai Nuoli’s mind—I’m rich! Call her timid if you want, but not everyone gets to witness this much gold in their lifetime. She never imagined that one day she would possess such unimaginable wealth.

What excited Bai Nuoli the most was the complete absence of silver notes or paintings—only pure gold, silver, and valuable ornaments. Just as expected, this treasure hoard came from a truly wealthy place! Gold and silver could always be spent, but banknotes and paintings? Not necessarily. Her grandmother truly understood her well. What a pity she’s already gone!

As Bai Nuoli was still marveling at her newfound fortune, Xiao Cui and the other two servants finally woke up. Hearing footsteps, she quickly withdrew her consciousness from the space. As expected, in the next second, Xiao Cui barged in without even knocking.

Xiao Cui: “Second Miss, do you know what time it is? The sun is already high in the sky, yet you’re still in bed! Be careful, or Madam will punish you!”

Bai Nuoli hurriedly put on an act, pretending to be scared and timidly agreeing as she got up.

At noon, Xiao Cui left the manor. Seizing the opportunity, Bai Nuoli called in Nanny Du and Nanny Qian to give them some instructions.

Life continued uneventfully for another day, until visitors arrived at the estate. They had come to escort the second illegitimate miss back to the capital.

Judging by their attitude, clothing, and posture, one might mistake them for noble masters rather than mere servants. Bai Nuoli, however, didn’t bother arguing. She did need to return to the capital. She had barely understood anything before, but now that her grandmother had given her guidance, she had less than a month to prepare.

This estate wasn’t too far from the capital, but the journey still required three to four days. And what better time than the next few nights to finish collecting all the wealth I need? Once she secured her riches, those pathetic clowns who tried to scheme against her could dance around all they wanted—she couldn’t care less!

On the first night, Bai Nuoli set out once more. Of course, she first sprinkled knockout powder again—if someone checked her room and found her missing, that would be troublesome.

However, her first destination wasn’t Xiqi but instead the wealthiest nation, Jiuli, and the adjacent Zhongyuan.

Her grandmother had warned her—The upcoming war was instigated by Jiuli. Their emperor was cruel, indulgent, and obsessed with luxury, using his immense wealth to fuel his ambitions for world domination. Zhongyuan, which bordered Jiuli, was the first nation to fall. But Zhongyuan wasn’t exactly innocent either.

So, Bai Nuoli had a plan—she would strip these two nations of their wealth, their food supplies, and their weapons. Let’s see how they waged war without money, grain, or arms!

As for the remaining three countries, her grandmother had mentioned they were relatively good. Were they truly virtuous? Of course not—too pure a river holds no fish. However, their rulers were wise and at least didn’t torment their people.