Chapter 317: Love-Hate Relationship
Why.
Why was it me again?
In normal times, this was only a minor matter, but it just had to happen at this time. Gu Ji, who was already panicking, was truly on the verge of collapse. How did all these things pile up together? He hastily instructed his trusted confidants at the Imperial Treasury to secretly investigate this matter.
Now he didn’t even dare make a big fuss about it.
This was really too damn stimulating.
After all, it was tribute peaches, not grain, so it was relatively easy to investigate.
Within less than two days, they found out that it indeed came from the Imperial Treasury. This batch of tribute peaches totaled a ton.
When Gu Ji learned of this matter, he flew into a rage, slapping the table as he stood up. “Who told you to take them out and sell them?”
The warehouse supervisor looked aggrieved: “Reporting to Director Gu, this matter can’t really be blamed on us. We’ve always handled things this way – taking those tribute fruits that are about to rot, processing them as spoiled goods, then selling them to merchants to earn everyone some tea money.