"What?" Jun Qingcheng was stunned. She thought she would refuse directly, but to her surprise, she agreed immediately.

Moreover, her reaction was far too indifferent; compared to everyone else in the courtyard, she seemed more like an outsider who had nothing to do with it.

The girl bit her lip, looked up and carefully examined the house. "I wonder how much the room fee is, Sister Su? I'll have Cai Die give it to you, so I'll pay for one month in advance."

Although the Su family's house could not compare with the grand mansions in the capital, it was very cool as soon as she entered, a world apart from the sweltering heat outside. Moreover, the structure of the house was unlike anything she had ever seen before, especially the fruit trees in the front yard, which had a touch of wild charm and were barely habitable.

Su Hua didn't respond, but simply shook one finger.

"One tael of silver?" Jun Qingcheng raised an eyebrow.

The room rate isn't expensive; the same price applies to a single night's room in the Tianzi class at Wuxi Mansion.

"One or two? Do you think we're a junk collector?" A-Zheng scoffed, gently pressing down Su Hua's finger and pulling her to sit down at the table.

"If your eyes aren't working properly, go to the pharmacy and get some medicine. This is ten, not one."

Moreover, the numbers after that are in the tens of thousands.

"If you can afford the room fee, we might consider letting you stay. It just so happens that Da Niu and Da Bai are away from home for the next few days, so you can use their nest... the bedroom for now."

Cai Die's hand holding the silver pouch trembled, her face filled with disbelief. "Add another ten thousand? You mean one hundred thousand taels a night?! Why don't you just rob someone!"

The Su family members pursed their lips and silently looked towards the tiger's den.

Qin Yucheng, who had been sitting quietly observing, suddenly broke into laughter. He thought, "Sending Princess Mingzhu to live in a tiger's den and charging her 100,000 taels of silver in one night, hahahaha..."

That heartless guy is much better at business than the Li family.

The villagers gasped in shock. One hundred thousand taels of silver for a night's stay—could it extend their lives or grant them immortality?

Su Erlang turned his eyes to his older brother beside him: "Big brother, Aunt Zheng's family must have been very rich before, since they can ask for 100,000 taels of silver right off the bat. But how much is 100,000 taels of silver?"

Su Dalang rolled his eyes at him.

The cash box was so full in just ten days of operation!

Azheng scooped a spoonful of beef brisket into Su Hua's bowl, then smiled and waved her hand, "How could it be considered robbery? Your princess is no ordinary person, but the emperor's own niece, a woman of noble birth. How could we not stay in a room that costs a thousand gold coins a night, given her noble status?"

Cai Die was so angry at her nonchalant attitude that she almost fell backward. "Do you think your family is the Heavenly Palace? You can just ask for 100,000 taels of silver!"

Do you know how much 100,000 taels of silver is? If you put them all together, they could crush you to death.

"What's the point of saying all this nonsense? If you can't come up with the money, then get out of here!" Ah Zheng's smile vanished, and she glanced at the two of them with cold eyes, her crimson eyes filled with disdain.

"She keeps talking about being the legitimate daughter of a prince and a second-rank princess, yet she can't even afford a room for one night. I think this so-called Prince Yan's mansion is nothing special!"

Jun Qingcheng's expression darkened slightly. She had brought tens of thousands of taels of silver notes with her when she came, but she encountered a shady inn in Wuxi Prefecture, and almost all of her silver notes and valuable jewelry were stolen. Now she only had one thousand taels on her, which belonged to the head guard, Yan Yi.

The girl took a deep breath, unwilling to argue with her, and looked at Su Hua, "Sister Su! Brother Zichen said..."

"Brother what? Brother Tiantian, do you think you're a hen laying eggs? You're shameless!" Azheng snorted, and at the same time, she turned to the side, completely blocking Su Hua.

"As the old saying goes, even close brothers keep clear accounts. No matter how close you are to Xiao Jinhan, even if you were his own brother, you wouldn't skimp on the room fee."

You keep mentioning this so-called brother in every word you say. If you don't have money, you could at least have him pay the room fee!

Jun Qingcheng was, after all, just a teenage girl, and her face turned bright red with embarrassment. Most importantly, she knew that Xiao Zichen wouldn't give her that much money, at least not now.

Everyone watched as the master and servant looked humiliated and secretly chuckled.

Meng Yun'er closed her eyes briefly to suppress her smile. "Princess, since the Su family is unwilling, why don't you come and stay at my house? My house is also a brick and tile house, and it's in the best location in the center of the village. It's much better than this place at the end of the village, where wolves and tigers roam."

Upon hearing this, Mudfish Girl at the next table immediately thought of how her son had almost been robbed. "Go to your house? Are you still asleep? What house do you have in Shanghe Village?"

"Mudfish Girl, you're really joking." Meng Yun'er was taken aback. "My home is right next door to yours, how come I don't have a home..."

“That’s not your home anymore. In fact, it was never your home to begin with.” As she said this, Mudfish Mother suddenly remembered something and smiled sarcastically. “Tomorrow is the last day of May, the day your father Meng Yongfu is executed and your brother Meng Fu is exiled to the frontier. Instead of hurrying to see them one last time, you’re here bowing down and acting like a servant. How amusing.”

Upon hearing the sound, the villagers looked at Meng Yun'er with varying expressions.

"The entire Meng family is the same; they are all cold-hearted to the core."

"This Meng Yun'er has been raised on the Su family's food and clothes since she was a child. She can even harm the Su family. As for whether her father and brothers who treated her badly live or die, she doesn't care!"

"That's right. The Meng family is like the venomous snake from that night. Now only one is left, and it's gone back to the village. From now on, we'll have to go out of our way to avoid it, lest we get bitten again..."