Book 12: Chapter 3
“This is…”
Freya placed a box in front of me and explained, “A package from Miss Ling Yue… It was sent by the guards. It appears that Miss Ling Yue knows of our plight. Those merchants are not honest. They did not loan us much, but they sure talked a big deal.”
“Ling Yue’s box?”
I took the box with curiosity and took a closer look. It was a very small and simple wooden box with a single simple lock. The key for it was placed inside the letter by the side. The box, itself, was very ordinary, but it had Ling Yue’s tribe’s emblem on it. I honestly didn’t know why she sent me the box then of all times.
Honestly, I felt a little upset, because I didn’t receive a response I was happy with during the last meeting. They didn’t loan us money. They didn’t seem to trust our national debt scheme. Perhaps it was because our proposal was far too modern for them, and therefore they found it hard to trust.
Further, they weren’t willing to loan me a single penny. Actually, to be fair, some gave me a tiny amount, but that small amount was used to test me or maybe I should say, to be done with it. In other words, they wanted to give us a little bit of money and then beg us not to cling to them again. It was but a drop in the bucket to me. It was useless.
I opened the box in front of me to find shiny ornaments, pearls and other expensive jewels. I even saw a pair of earrings that Ling Yue always wore. She removed them and sent them to me along with everything else. In other words, Ling Yue didn’t have any more jewellery. She sent me all of the ornaments and jewellery in her house.
It was also filled with money. Ling Yue’s house was previously plundered before, so she didn’t have much money to begin with, yet she sent me everything she has. She heard I lacked funds, so she sent me everything worth money in her household. She should’ve been aware that it wasn’t enough, but she still sent them to me, nevertheless.
I chuckled, and then gently shut it. Freya smiled, “Your Majesty, do you intend to use this? It is not enough, but it is better than nothing, right?”
