Chapter 242 Going to great lengths to give away a house, the price of love

Pei Yuan's face darkened.

"Who are you calling a complete idiot?"

Shen Chu looked up and saw Pei Yuan striding towards her, waving a jade-bone fan.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Pei Yuan remained expressionless. "Just happened to be passing by."

Chen Chu responded with an "oh".

Seeing that she didn't speak, Pei Yuan turned his head and casually glanced at the house behind him.

"You're... buying a house? You've decided to buy this house?"

Shen Chu hesitated for a moment, "This house has a great location and environment, but the price is a bit too cheap."

Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Isn't cheap a good thing?"

Shen Chu said, "Based on the prices in the capital, this house is worth at least five thousand taels."

The seller is only asking for a thousand taels now, so I think either the seller is a complete idiot, or there's something wrong with this house.

Pei Yuan, the big fool, twitched slightly. "It's just a house, what could be the problem?"

"Your Highness has never bought a house before, so of course you wouldn't know."

Shen Chu turned her head and glanced at the house again, lowering her voice.

"This house is very likely a haunted house, where someone has died, or it has been involved in legal disputes. The feng shui of such houses is not good."

I think we should look at other houses somewhere else.

Pei Yuan frowned. "You're overthinking it."

Shen Chu insisted, "I don't think it's much. Otherwise, how could the seller only sell such a nice house for a thousand taels? The cost price is more than that, isn't it?"

Pei Yuan said sullenly, "He probably wants to offer you a price based on love."

"What did Your Highness say?"

Pei Yuan coughed twice. "I mean, I've heard about this house. The seller is a merchant from out of town who I heard offended someone in the capital."

I'm in a hurry to sell the house and return to my hometown, so I'm only offering it at cost price. There aren't any of the problems you're worried about.

Chen Chu breathed a sigh of relief. "So Your Highness knew about the seller. Why didn't you say so sooner? You made me worry for nothing."

"Not worried now? Do you want to buy it?"

"Of course, such a good house is hard to come by, so since we've found it, we should definitely buy it."

Shen Chu smiled brightly.

Pei Yuan felt a slight sense of relief.

He really went to great lengths to give away a house.

Since Shen Chu had decided to buy the land, he immediately signed the land deed with the official and paid the money.

The broker immediately led him to complete the contract and hand over the keys to the house.

After returning to her residence, Shen Chu went directly to Marquis Changning and told him that she had already bought a house.

Marquis Changning was so frightened last night that he was out of his mind, with dark circles under his eyes, and he was both scared and annoyed.

Hearing that Shen Chu had bought a house in just one day made him feel even worse.

He gave Chen Chu a gloomy look.

Where did you go last night?

Shen Chu remained expressionless. "Last night? I was taking care of my aunt in her courtyard."

Later, the Sixth Prince came that very night to convey His Majesty's oral decree, and I returned to my own courtyard.

At this point, a look of horror appeared on her face.

"By the way, when I passed by the garden, I saw someone carrying a head floating by, which really scared me."

When I tried to chase after him, I found that he had disappeared.

Oh, the direction he drifted towards seems to be the Marquis's courtyard. Did the Marquis hear any unusual noises last night?

Marquis Changning's face was stiff. "No, I didn't hear anything."

Shen Chu frowned and muttered softly, "Could it really be haunted?"

Marquis Changning shrugged and reprimanded Shen Chu with a stern face.

"The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits. What nonsense are you spouting in broad daylight? Where are there any ghosts or monsters?"

Shen Chu gave an "oh" and curled her lips into a smile.

“What you say makes sense, my lord. I’m here to remind you of something.”

If the Marquis can send the old lady to the Taoist temple first thing tomorrow morning, and also send the ten thousand taels of silver that he promised to give to the concubine.

We will be able to move out of the Marquis's residence tomorrow, and will have no further connection with it.

Bang.

Marquis Changning slammed his fist on the table with a sullen face.

Shen Chu wasn't frightened; instead, she looked surprised.

"Your Excellency is not going to back out, is it? This is a plan that His Highness the Crown Prince has agreed to. If Your Excellency wants to back out, I have no objection."

"At worst, we can go to the Dali Temple and settle things."

Marquis Changning's beard twitched, and after a moment of silence, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"You unfilial son! You'll regret this sooner or later."

Shen Chu chuckled, turned around, and left.

In the evening, the Marquis of Changning sent someone to deliver 10,000 taels of silver to Aunt Qiao.

At that time, Shen Chu had just finished dinner with Aunt Qiao and was watching the maids in Aunt Qiao's courtyard packing their trunks.

Aunt Qiao's hand trembled as she held the silver note, and finally she covered her face and laughed so hard her shoulders shook.

"My dedication over the past ten years, which almost cost me my life, has only earned me ten thousand taels of silver in return."

Ten thousand taels, haha... that's not even enough to cover half a year's profit from my shop.

So this is all my love is worth.

Shen Chu gently patted her back, hesitating about how to comfort her.

Before she could even think of what to say, Aunt Qiao had already straightened up, wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and neatly put the silver notes into her bosom.

Chen Chu...

"I thought you wouldn't want his silver notes."

Aunt Qiao pouted.

"Do you think I would say that I've lost love, so what use is money to me?"

Shen Chu nodded.

Given how much Aunt Qiao had previously loved, she thought Aunt Qiao would regard money as dirt and love as her life's purpose.

Aunt Qiao sneered.

"I'm not stupid, how could I turn down money? I've figured it out now, if I didn't have this much money, that bastard Marquis of Changning would probably have treated me like dirt long ago."

Although I've been scammed, at least I still have money. I'll just consider it as spending money on prostitutes over the past ten years.

Just like the male prostitute I found for you at Jingguo Temple, wasn't he kept by those wealthy ladies who paid for his services?

I'll just consider it money I paid to have that bastard live that life for over ten years.

Shen Chu couldn't help but laugh.

Comparing the Marquis of Changning to a male prostitute shows that he has truly come to terms with it.

“I’m so glad that my aunt is so open-minded. She’s only thirty-six years old and has a long life ahead of her.”

Aunt Qiao, her eyes red, hugged Chen Chu and smiled.

"Don't worry, I won't die over that bastard."

I have plenty of money, and I'll earn even more in the future. I'll use that money to buy love and happiness.

We'll only buy the ones who are good-looking, physically strong, and skilled.

Shen Chu couldn't help but laugh.

She seemed to see again Aunt Qiao, who was clamoring at Jingguo Temple to find her male prostitutes.

Pei Yuan was chosen by Aunt Qiao based on the criteria of "handsome appearance, good physical strength, and strong skills".

This kind of Aunt Qiao is much more lovable than the Aunt Qiao who was moved to give everything for a bowl of porridge.

The next morning, Marquis Changning sent two carriages to take Madam Shen to a Taoist temple on the outskirts of the capital.

Old Madam Shen tearfully reminded Marquis Changning.

"My son, you must never forget to bring me back."

Marquis Changning had just witnessed a headless ghost weeping in despair last night, and hadn't dared to close his eyes.

At that moment, he had no energy to deal with Madam Shen, so he gave her a few perfunctory words and had her sent away.

Shen Chu sneered repeatedly from the side, saying that once Madam Shen entered the Taoist temple, she would never be able to return in this lifetime.

She was happily preparing to move.

Little did she know that Pei Yuan had ordered the Flying Eagle Guards to come and help her move early in the morning.

At the same time, Luo Heng also arrived with a group of servants.

There's also Han Feng, who's happily preparing to help his junior sister move.

The three groups met outside the Changning Marquis's residence.