Chapter 199 Dealing with the Nobles

I smiled. "As you can see. These are my stepmother's private assets." Maclaine had his mouth wide open, and his expression was one of complete disbelief. He never expected my stepmother to have so much gold stashed away. "How do you plan on using all of this?" Maclaine asked curiously and carefully. Since I called him over, it meant that I planned on using all of this. I looked at the gold and said coldly, "Do I need to say it? Our coffers are empty at the moment, and we need a lot of money. We should thank the Queen for her generous contribution." Maclaine said nothing as he stood by me. He probably felt that I was being a bit shameless. I was clearly taking it as my own, but I called it the Queen's generous contribution. I did not care what he thought. Maclaine listened to my orders and quickly had some troops bring empty chests over, filling them up before they walked away. I left Maclaine to settle the place as I walked back to my study. "Arthur? What are you doin