Chapter 1237: Rage
West Xia’s envoy team quickly arrived at Great Qi. The officials of Great Qi messed with them and bargained down the custodian fees again and again. In the end, Great Qi merely gave them some gold, silver, jewelry, and silk tea leaves as ransom.
The Minister of Revenue took out the money from the national treasury with a pained expression. In the end, he looked at the Emperor eagerly, hoping that he would subsidize it with his inner treasury. There were too many natural disasters all over the country this year.
Qi Xiuyuan also knew that the national treasury was tight. He was in a good mood, and his inner treasury had substantial gains last year. Hence, he generously said that half of the ransom—no, half of the land custodian fee would be paid by his inner treasury.
After West Xia received the money, they began to evacuate the territory. When the news was confirmed by The Great Qi Times, the Han people on those lands ran to the streets and cried and laughed, celebrating. The citizens of the capital also set off firecrackers, and all over the country, celebrations were held.
Mu Yangling also bought a cart full of firecrackers and went home. She put her hands on her waist and smiled at the brats at home. "Although setting off firecrackers pollutes the air, because I’m in a good mood today, you can set off however much you want!"
Even during the new year, the King’s Residence didn’t set off so many firecrackers. Overjoyed, the children rushed forward to split up the fireworks. After Little An, Tiger Head, and Little Lion snatched their share, they ran over and asked in a low voice, "Fourth Aunt, can we tell others about our contributions in recovering the lost territory?"
Mu Yangling stroked their heads and chuckled softly. "There are some contributions that don’t have to be announced to the world. It will be recorded in history and the later generations will remember your contributions."
Tiger Head asked anxiously, "So can we tell our friends that we also participated in the plan to plot against West Xia?"