The eldest master stroked his beard and laughed, "It's just a painting, you don't have to be so." "What if..." "If it really comes to that, the crime of this marquis is not less than the private collection of palace paintings." The eldest master seemed to be indifferent. Instead, he carefully observed the painting and liked it more and more. "It is worthy of being a famous palace painting of the previous dynasty. The ladies in the painting seem to come alive. This painting, this marquis wants it." Chen Guanlou instantly took a reassurance pill, his whole body was transparent and cool. "Junior is very grateful." "It's not your fault. You are a young man, and it's already amazing that you can deliver the goods smoothly. You don't have to worry about appreciating these trivial things." The eldest master comforted Chen Guanlou in turn, telling him not to take it to heart. Whoever does this will inevitably be used by the Liu family. Chen Guanlou was grateful. He didn't expect the eldest master to be so generous and righteous. "However, Liu Daowen is really brave. I underestimated him." The master sighed. A small doctor in the Construction Department actually had the courage to steal and hide the royal family's treasured paintings. He was really bold! One of the guests said, "Is it possible that Liu Daowen kept this painting for Jiang Tu?" "Rather than saying that he kept it for Jiang Tu, it's better to say that he hid it behind Jiang Tu's back. Jiang Tu is really abominable. Over the years, he has taken so many good things from the palace. But His Majesty still trusts him so much and can't do without him. The fact that the Marquis didn't get promoted this time is due to Jiang Tu's contribution."
"Okay, why are you talking about this? Having Jiang Tu in the court is not all bad. At least those civil officials don't have the energy to target the nobles and generals, and they all focus on dealing with Jiang Tu, which relieves a lot of pressure for the Marquis." The eldest master is very open-minded and seems to be very satisfied with his current life. He is willing to be a middle-aged dandy otaku as the old emperor wants, and not ask about military and national affairs or government affairs. The old emperor is also satisfied with the eldest master's tact. If there is no need, he will not deliberately embarrass the eldest master and cause trouble for the Marquis's Mansion. This matter came to an end with the master. But Chen Guanlou was a vengeful person. The housekeeper of the Liu Mansion secretly plotted against him, and this account must be settled. The master took the risk that the painting might bring in the future for him. Chen Guanlou returned the favor and did not ask for a high price. He only asked for a break-even price of 10,000 taels for the antiques and calligraphy and paintings worth more than 40,000 taels. But the master did not agree, saying that he had worked hard to get the goods and had to share the profits with others, so he decisively raised the price to 15,000 taels. Chen Guanlou was not as stubborn as the master, and finally made the deal for 15,000 taels. He followed the housekeeper to the account office to get the silver note, and happened to meet the eldest young lady's distant cousin Mr. Ye who was withdrawing money. Mr. Ye wanted to give a gift, a heavy gift, and was short of money, so he went to the eldest young lady to borrow money. The eldest young lady had mostly jewelry on hand, and gold and silver were limited, so she gave him a note and asked him to go to the account office to withdraw money. When the two sides met, the housekeeper introduced them to each other. Chen Guanlou remembered Mr. Ye, and Zhao Mingqiao, who rented Chunxiang's house, introduced him to him. However, Mr. Ye obviously didn't remember Chen Guanlou, but felt that he seemed to have heard this name somewhere. After the two sides greeted each other, Chen Guanlou left with the housekeeper. When Mr. Ye was withdrawing money, he suddenly became curious and asked the accountant casually, "That Chen Guanlou, what is he doing here? The housekeeper brought him here personally." "He came to the account office, of course, to withdraw money." "He is not from the Marquis's Mansion, why is he withdrawing money?" Mr. Ye couldn't figure it out. The accountant chuckled and said, "He found good things for the Marquis. The Marquis is satisfied, so the accountant will naturally pay him." Mr. Ye was even more confused now, "What good things can he find as a jailer? How can the Marquis be interested in what he finds?"
"Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, genuine goods, do you think the Marquis would be interested in them?" The accountant was impatient to serve him, but he was a relative of the eldest young lady, so the accountant could only be patient and perfunctory, hoping that he would leave quickly. Mr. Ye was speechless, obviously he didn't expect it to be like this. He couldn't figure it out, "How can a jailer like him find antiques, calligraphy and paintings? He doesn't specialize in antiques, calligraphy and paintings." The accountant chuckled, "I don't know about this. If Mr. Ye is really curious, you might as well ask the eldest young lady. The eldest young lady may know." Mr. Ye was full of anger. After paying the silver, he went to the backyard to thank his cousin, the eldest young lady. By the way, she mentioned the encounter with Chen Guanlou in the accounting office. "... The envelope is bulging, and it is estimated that there are at least several thousand taels of silver notes. Sister, this Chen Guanlou..." "Don't worry about it, and don't mention it in front of others, just pretend you don't know about it." The eldest young lady Lu interrupted the other party decisively. "Sister, why is this?" Mr. Ye didn't understand. Lu's expression was serious, and she said solemnly: "Chen Guanlou is not important, but he is working for the Marquis. You only need to know this. No one in the Marquis's mansion, from top to bottom, is qualified to ask about the Marquis's affairs, including the old lady. Do you understand?" Mr. Ye nodded, he understood. He just couldn't understand how a lowly jailer could share the worries of the eldest master. "He is a jailer, how can he be involved in the sale of antiques, calligraphy and paintings." "Why not?" Lu snorted coldly, "You underestimate the jailers of the Heavenly Prison. I tell you this, the capable jailers have the ability to get everything in this world except the stars and the moon in the sky." Mr. Ye seemed to have heard something incredible, his eyes widened, he couldn't believe it, "How is it possible!" Mrs. Lu, the eldest young lady, chuckled, "How is it possible? Do you know what kind of people are imprisoned in the prison? They are notorious thieves, officials appointed by the court, and the family members and servants of the wealthy and powerful families who have committed crimes. Just tell me, how many good things do these people have in their hands? Is it difficult for the jailer to get some good things from these people?" Is it difficult? Mr. Ye subconsciously wanted to say that it was difficult. But looking at Mrs. Lu's eyes, he swallowed the words that came to his lips. "Does Chen Guanlou have the ability to get the good things that the eldest master wants?" Mr. Ye asked subconsciously. Mrs. Lu took a sip from the teacup and taught earnestly, "Of course he has the ability. The capital is different from my hometown. Don't underestimate the little people in the imperial city. Sometimes, it is these insignificant little people who save your life or take your life. I have repeatedly warned you not to look at the people in the capital with the eyes of your hometown. Even if the high-ranking officials are high up, if they become prisoners one day, a small jailer can make them live a life worse than death. Nowadays, there is a popular saying in the officialdom that the end of being an official is the Tianlao. Officials in the capital, even if they are of the first rank, will inevitably go to the Tianlao one day. Take your teacher for example, listen to my advice and don't get too close to him. Some of your teacher's remarks are very dangerous, you know? Maybe one day, you will go to the Tianlao to visit him."