The Pingyang Marquis Mansion was demolished by Qin Wan and was in a dilapidated state. Under the pretext of repairing the mansion, Lu Yan also sent people to inquire about the prices of flowers, stones, fruits, wood, and roof tiles. Of course, the inferior ones were not worth much, but if the mansion wanted to be restored to its original appearance, it would cost at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Lu Yan gave up the idea of ​​asking Qin Wan for things, but even if he used inferior things to repair the Marquis' Mansion, it would still empty the family's savings.

In addition, Old Lady Lu was old and had fallen ill several times due to anger, and it cost a lot of money to hire doctors and buy medicine.

Qi Jing was also worried as she held the account book. It was true that a good cook cannot cook without rice. "My Lord, we still haven't found the money for tomorrow's expenses in the mansion, and the monthly salary is due soon. What are we going to do with it? You also ordered fabrics and jewelry from the shop as a betrothal gift for Miss Bai. The shop sent a message saying that they will deliver it in a few days. By then, the balance must be ready."

Lu Yan felt a headache as he listened to all the things one by one. The rewards had been decided, but they were not coming. He could go to the Ministry of War to complain about the rewards, but did he have to go to His Majesty to complain about the rewards?

Lu Yan could only lose face. He took off the ring on his finger and threw it to Qi Jing: "Pawn this to cover the expenses for the next few days. I will find a way to deal with the money."

Lu Yan brought back a lot of spoils from the border, but he was unable to go home on the day he entered the city, so he just left them in the villa.

Unexpectedly, the housekeeper of the villa said that everything was missing!

Lu Yan suddenly drew his knife and placed it on the butler's neck. Blood was already drawn before he even used any force. "What do you mean by 'everything is gone'? Explain it to me clearly!"

He was very tight on money during this short period of time and wanted to spend every penny carefully. The spoils he brought with him would be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. How could they all disappear?

The housekeeper collapsed to the ground in fear, stammering, "A few days ago...Miss Bai had all her things moved out, and she never brought them back."

Lu Yan was stunned. "Wan Yi? Why did she ask someone to move all this stuff? And how did you ask her to move it?"

The housekeeper was about to cry: "Miss Bai said that the mansion has stopped funding for the villa, and she needs money, and you said that these things are at her disposal."

Lu Yan was trembling with anger. That was tens of thousands of taels of silver! He had worked so hard for their future, but what about Bai Wanyi? He just took it away without hesitation!

That was something he had accumulated bit by bit over eight years after risking his life on the battlefield!

What did Bai Wanyi do with the money?

Lu Yan immediately rode his horse to look for Bai Wanyi, but standing on the streets of the capital, he didn't know where she liked to go every day.

After hesitating and wandering on the street for a while, Lu Yan thought of the firearms workshop.

Yes, it must be in the workshop!

This workshop was originally a farm of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion. Because it was close to the capital, it was allocated to Bai Wanyi for use.

Lu Yan galloped away on his horse. As he got closer to Zhuangzi, he suddenly discovered two people standing at the door. One of them was the charming Bai Wanyi, and the other was Prince Xie Qing, who should not be here.

He was very familiar with Bai Wanyi's eyes. It was the same look she had when she looked at him.

Lu Yan couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. He clenched the reins tightly and seemed to have forgotten to breathe. It was not until his chest felt swollen and painful that he took deep breaths.

Not knowing what the prince said, Bai Wanyi covered her mouth and chuckled, tilted her head to look at Xie Qing and said something with a smile.

Xie Qing shook his head leisurely, turned around and saw Lu Yan. He withdrew his gaze calmly and said, "Lord Lu is here to pick you up. Let's go first."

Xie Qing turned around and boarded the carriage. The carriage with glazed windows swayed and passed by Lu Yan.

Lu Yan watched Xie Qing's carriage go away, then jumped off his horse and rushed to Bai Wanyi's side. He grabbed her hand and asked, "What's going on between you and the prince?"

Bai Wanyi was startled, tears welling up in his eyes. "That's the Crown Prince. What could I possibly think? How could I possibly dare to think anything? How could I possibly refuse the Crown Prince's invitation? Besides, I'm doing this for you! Even if the Crown Prince isn't favored by His Majesty, he's still the Crown Prince. Don't you want to be rewarded for your loyalty? Do you still expect to be manipulated by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War in the future?"

Bai Wanyi asked several questions in a row. Lu Yan let go of her hand in a daze, lowered his head and chuckled: "Come to think of it, you are still doing this for me?"

Seeing that he was still frowning with a look of disbelief, Bai Wanyi took a deep breath impatiently, then raised her eyes again, full of tenderness, tears streaming down her cheeks: "Brother Yan, you shouldn't be so indiscriminate in accusing me."

"That Qin is a frivolous person, but I am not. If you hadn't been poisoned, how could I have sacrificed myself to cure it for you and lost my reputation? I was pregnant, so I had no choice but to follow you, and I followed you wholeheartedly. Yet you are so suspicious of me, it's really chilling!"

Lu Yan recalled the day when he nearly died, and it was Bai Wanyi who saved him, disregarding her reputation and ethics. His heart softened, and he hugged her guiltily and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood today, and I took my anger out on you."

"Just because you're in a bad mood, can you take your anger out on me?" Bai Wanyi refused and turned away, refusing to let him hug her.

Lu Yan coaxed her gently, and after a while, Bai Wanyi finally stopped crying. When he talked about finding Liuli, Bai Wanyi smiled: "Did you really find her?"

"I did find it. But I don't have enough money." Lu Yan remembered why he came here. "Did you take all the spoils? Where did you take them?"

Bai Wanyi's eyes turned red again: "You questioned me."

Lu Yan's anger rose and fell. He sighed helplessly and said in a gentle voice, "We need money for everything these days when preparing for the wedding. I went to the other courtyard to get some things and found out you'd taken them all. It's tens of thousands of taels of silver. Please give me some so I can use it for the betrothal gifts."

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