Two thousand notes, one hundred taels each, that would be a total of two hundred thousand taels.
The silver notes were embedded with gold threads; indeed, the pile was quite heavy when all were added together.
"Such a generous allowance for food expenses in one go, befitting of a Crown Prince," Tong Sanlang sighed as he looked at the heap of silver notes on the bed.
"It's not just for food expenses, it's compensation for the both of us. Didn't you hear him say we were heavily indebted?" Qiao Xiaomai said as she neatly placed the silver notes back into the case.
"Even more thoughtful than the retired emperor," Tong Sanlang remarked as he thought about this.
"Much more thoughtful," Qiao Xiaomai said with a click of her tongue, "the Yang Family really knows how to give a beating and then offer a sweet date. I always feel like they order us around too much, but they are always generous when it comes to rewards."