Chapter 51: Jiang Qingqing Instantly Becomes Rich

She had been poor in the past and had never been able to offer the gods anything valuable.

But now, she had finally turned the tables and become the master. Besides this chest of gold, she had also collected plenty of other treasures.

She waited for a long time without receiving a response from Fu Zhengnan.

Jiang Qingqing pursed her lips.

Was this a sign that he didn’t like it? Did he find gold too tacky?

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Qingqing ran out of the bedroom again. She carefully sifted through the chests of treasures outside the door and selected a wooden chest filled with luminous pearls and exquisite Western-style gold and glass goblets.

Surely, he would like this, right?

These luminous pearls were so large that even the palace would covet them.

Panting, she dragged the large wooden chest back into the room and placed it in the center of the living room. Exhausted, Jiang Qingqing collapsed onto the carpet, lying sprawled out.

She asked, “Do you like these luminous pearls? They’re huge~”

Due to the extreme lack of oxygen in her lungs, Jiang Qingqing suddenly started coughing violently.

“Ugh…”

She dry-heaved.

Fu Zhengnan’s jaw tightened slightly. He slowly lifted his gaze, his eyes filled with an indescribable danger. He spoke in a low voice, “Drink some water.”

“Huh?”

Jiang Qingqing was confused.

But she obediently went to drink some water. After moistening her throat, she felt like she could breathe easier.

Just as she was about to ask the god if he wanted the chest, she saw that the treasure chest had vanished in an instant.

“Huh?”

That was fast! So the god actually liked these shiny things.

“Where did you get these?”

Fu Zhengnan walked out of the bathroom, wearing a bath towel around his waist and holding a phone in his hand.

His damp bangs still had water droplets clinging to them. His well-defined waist and abs radiated a sense of effortless allure. If Jiang Qingqing could see him, she would definitely exclaim, Where did this male seductress come from?

Unfortunately, she couldn’t see him.

She answered truthfully, “I looted them from a treacherous official. There’s a lot more. Do you want them? Keeping them here is useless.”

Right now, the things they lacked weren’t things money could buy.

These gold and treasures—

They were useless in Weizhou, where they couldn’t even be circulated. Keeping them would only take up space.

Fu Zhengnan narrowed his eyes slightly.

“A lot?”

“Yeah, a whole bunch of chests. There are more than a dozen still in the front yard.”

Jiang Qingqing started counting with her fingers.

“Are these things useful to you guys?”

She had no idea what kind of currency the divine realm used.

Could it be incense offerings?

That would be a disaster—she hadn’t even burned incense for the god yet.

Through the vision outside the house, Fu Zhengnan saw the treasure chests Jiang Qingqing had mentioned. They were indeed fine antiques.

He selected collect.

The treasure chests instantly appeared in the living room.

Calmly, he said to Jiang Qingqing, “They are useful. I’ll take the chests. From now on, you don’t need to paint anymore. These are enough to cover your food expenses.”

Jiang Qingqing was overjoyed!

She wanted to confirm again, “Really? I don’t have to paint anymore?”

Was he tricking her?

Were these things really that valuable? Even in the capital, they wouldn’t fetch enough food to last this long…

The grain harvest in Daliang was generally poor.

That made food extremely expensive, especially fresh fruits and vegetables.

“Yes.”

Fu Zhengnan affirmed.

Sensing her unease, he continued explaining in a gentle voice, “These things are highly valuable in our realm. Just one of those luminous pearls could feed an army of 120,000 for several days.”

He wasn’t lying.

Inside that chest were several fist-sized luminous pearls of exceptional quality.

If they were auctioned off, the lowest bid would be in the nine-figure range.

Besides, he had never really intended for Jiang Qingqing to trade her paintings for resources. It was only because she always felt guilty that he had chosen the easiest method for her to contribute.

Unexpectedly, today she had exhausted herself painting to the point of collapse.

“This is great!”

Jiang Qingqing excitedly grabbed a stuffed doll and hugged it tightly, squeezing it in her arms.

What made her happiest wasn’t that she no longer had to paint—it was that these treasure chests could provide value to Fu Zhengnan.

That way, she wouldn’t owe the god too much.

Fu Zhengnan didn’t know that from this day forward, Jiang Qingqing had gained a new hobby—

Looting treasures from corrupt officials’ homes and sending them all to him.

She even justified it by saying—

She was taking care of him.

Jiang Qingqing had a good night’s sleep.

The next morning, she was awakened by exclamations from outside the courtyard.

“Oh my god! What is all this?”

“Second sister-in-law, did I not sleep well last night? Am I seeing things?”

The third sister-in-law clung to the second sister-in-law’s arm, her expression exaggerated as she asked.

Today, before dawn, they had gotten up early to personally prepare a ginseng soup for Jiang Qingqing.

But as soon as they entered the courtyard, they were met with stacks of cardboard boxes piled higher than the house itself.

They were completely dumbfounded.

These weren’t here yesterday, right?

Even the second aunt was startled. “Let’s ask Her Highness first. These boxes outside look similar to the ones used for storing rice and vegetables.”

With her remark, the third sister-in-law suddenly had a terrifying thought.

“Could it be that Her Highness found more food again?”

Last night, the large supply of food Her Highness had acquired had already shocked them. And now, in less than a day, she had silently brought in even more?

Could Her Highness really be a divine being?

Jiang Qingqing finished dressing and pushed open the door.

She proactively explained, “You’ve come at the right time. Since the grain distribution hasn’t started yet, gather more people and have some carts transport these supplies to the military camp.”

Otherwise, once the crowd outside grew, the carts wouldn’t be able to leave.

The third sister-in-law, realizing her suspicion was confirmed, was utterly stunned.

Pointing at the boxes, she stammered, “T-These… These are all newly acquired by Her Highness last night?”

Jiang Qingqing smiled as she took the porcelain bowl from their hands, then linked arms with them and walked toward the courtyard entrance.

“That’s right. Sisters-in-law, hurry and call for help. I’ll drink this ginseng soup first to replenish my strength—I’ll be busy later.”

The second sister-in-law quickly spread the news to the Jiang family.

Everyone was in disbelief.

Yet, they still acted in an orderly manner—some went to the military to fetch carts for transporting supplies, while others arranged for people to move the goods from Jiang Qingqing’s courtyard.

When they arrived at the courtyard, they were greeted by rows of neatly stacked cardboard boxes.

Opening them, they saw fine rice, vegetables, and fresh fruits carefully arranged inside. Only then did they truly understand the weight of Jiang Qingqing’s words last night in the front hall: “There is enough food.”

Jiang Yu’s eldest brother, remembering what he had said at the banquet last night, apologized sincerely, “Your Highness, I underestimated you…”

Who could have imagined that their own princess would be this extraordinary?

No wonder she could summon lightning.

Jiang Qingqing shook her head. In truth, when she had declared that there was enough food last night, her heart had been filled with uncertainty.

After all, the decision was in the hands of the divine being.

It wasn’t until the god assured her that those treasures were extremely valuable that she finally felt at ease.

Not wanting to waste any more time, Jiang Qingqing stepped forward and called out, “Everyone, hurry and start moving the supplies! Let’s get them to the military camp early so the soldiers can have a proper meal.”

It was only last night that they learned that ever since the Jiang family army had been taken over by the Su family’s forces, the soldiers had been barely given enough food.

After all, these weren’t their own men—they didn’t care about their well-being.

Seeing those once strong and sturdy soldiers turn thin and frail in just half a month, Jiang Yu’s second uncle was heartbroken beyond words.

Without hesitation, the second uncle took the lead, grabbing three sacks of rice at once and heading toward the back gate.

“Come on, come on! The soldiers finally have food to eat!”