Bai Wanyi didn't say anything, he really was helpless.
Wu Ziya remembered his father's instructions and reminded him, "Why not try going to the Fourth Prince?"
However, the Fourth Prince had already taken out tens of thousands of taels of silver before, and later gave her another 100,000 taels. It was unknown what price Lu Yan had to pay before she was willing to take it out.
As for whether Wu Ziya should return the 50,000 taels of silver she had embezzled? What a joke! Why should she return the silver she had embezzled with her own ability?
What's more, after taking over the household management, Wu Ziya realized that the household management of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion was a mess. No wonder Bai Wanyi and Aunt Qi were unwilling to take over.
She was going to build the main courtyard, where she would live in the future, so the money was spent.
But she regretted it so much. There were several courtyards in the inner house, so why did she say that she wanted to build one?
However, Wu Ziya was smart enough to keep silent. Apart from the money she paid for the main courtyard, she still owed money for the several courtyards in the inner house. It would take a while to build them anyway, so she would wait until they were built before making any decisions.
Wu Ziya was lost in thought for a moment. When she came back to her senses and saw that neither of them said anything, she repeated, "If you surrender to the Fourth Prince, he will naturally protect you. It won't be shameful to go."
Lu Yan disagreed to go find the Fourth Prince, and he wouldn't tell Wu Ziya these words either. He only said, "It's getting late, go back to your room. I have something to say to Wan Yi."
Wu Ziya clutched her handkerchief tightly. What could she not say to her, the wife? And she was being chased away mid-conversation?
No matter how unwilling she was, she still looked gentle: "Okay. Then my husband and sister should rest early."
As soon as Wu Ziya left the Qitongju courtyard, she said to the people around her, "Let's go to Aunt Jia."
It is not easy for her to take action, but there are plenty of people who can take action, and the information they have found out will naturally be sent to her.
Bai Wanyi watched the maidservant close the door, then asked Lu Yan: "Now that you are tied to the Fourth Prince's ship, and you don't want to look for him, what do you want to do?"
"You're short of forty thousand taels, not four thousand. Even the old lady doesn't have that much silver, right? Besides, the deeds to all the shops and farms in the mansion are in her hands now. You can't get them even if you want to sell or pawn them."
Lu Yan's face twisted for a moment: "The Fourth Prince forced me to join his ship. I should do something to resist."
Bai Wanyi looked at him and smiled: "You've already married Wu and have her as your gigolo. Isn't it a little late to resist now?"
"What do you mean by that?" Lu Yan's expression changed instantly. "What do you mean by gigolo? I have military merits, and you say I'm a gigolo?"
If spending a woman's money isn't just living off her, what is it?
"Think about it yourself. This is all the silver I have. If it doesn't work, I'll just confiscate your property." Bai Wanyi rolled his eyes and didn't want to talk to him about it. He tidied up his clothes and went back to his room to sleep.
Lu Yan's face turned green, and he stood up and walked out. During this period, he either lived in the study in the front yard or in Wu Ziya's house. They were already married, and such an accident happened on their wedding night. Naturally, he had to stay at her place more often to comfort her. After all, her father was the Minister of Rites.
At this moment, the maid outside came to report: "Madam, Aunt Jia is outside."
Bai Wanyi frowned. Great, now they have come to her to snatch someone away!
She can refuse the person, but she can’t snatch him away!
This person hasn't even left the house yet, but he sent someone to invite her so blatantly. He doesn't take her, the mistress, seriously!
Bai Wanyi turned around, grabbed Lu Yan's sleeve, and said softly, "Brother Yan, aren't you angry? It's all my fault. You haven't rested by my side for a while. I want to know what you're thinking."
Lu Yan looked back at Bai Wanyi's hand. Indeed, he had never slept with Bai Wanyi since Wu Ziya got married. It was not that he didn't want to, but he just didn't know how to face her.
Seeing that she was willing to bow her head, Lu Yan no longer cared about what she had said just now. He sat down, held her in his arms, and said, "After all, I have let you down."
Bai Wanyi's tears came without warning, and she was humble enough to keep her attitude to the bottom. "I know how Brother Yan feels, but it's hard to obey the emperor's order, so you have no choice but to do this. But now that you have a new partner, you can't always ignore us. All I asked for back then was to be together for life. You said you had no feelings for Miss Qin and hadn't consummated your marriage yet, so I agreed."
"After returning to Beijing, there was Concubine Qi, then Miss Wu San, and finally Concubine Jia. Although none of these things, nor any of them, were taken in against your will, my heart always feels like it's being cut by a knife, especially every night when I think of you and them..."
Bai Wanyi's throat choked with sobs. Grabbing Lu Yan's collar, he said, "Sometimes I think I should have just stayed at the border and not come back. Even though I'm a concubine and Ping'er doesn't have a good future, I don't have to be here, relying on others for everything."
The more Bai Wanyi acted like this, the more distressed Lu Yan felt. He couldn't help but think of the years at the border, when the two of them had been through life and death together, how much responsibility they had taken for each other, and how they had entrusted their lives and fortunes to each other.
He held Bai Wanyi's hand tightly and said, "Don't say anything. From now on, I will never go to her room again. I will only come to your side."
Bai Wanyi became happy: "You also know that I am not such a generous person, so you can't say that I am stingy and intolerant."
"I know you are different from them." Lu Yan nodded repeatedly.
But, if I don’t go to Wu Ziya…
Lu Yan thought about the money he owed. Tomorrow was the deadline, and he had to hand over the money to the Ministry of Revenue before the meeting.
He sighed: "What do you think we should do with the money?"
Bai Wanyi frowned. When he read novels before, he always thought, how could things be so complicated? Couldn't he just ignore it? But the situation was stronger than him. How could he ignore it? This could really get him killed.
But it was impossible for her to take the money, and she couldn't take it out. What's more, the Marquis's Mansion was such a huge family. She didn't believe that the old lady would watch her precious grandson die.
Bai Wanyi also sighed: "It's too difficult."
Lu Yan had an idea: "Before, you said that if I didn't want to take sides, I would borrow money from all the princes. This time I should be able to do the same and take the opportunity to tell everyone that I am not tied to the Fourth Prince."
Bai Wanyi opened his mouth, wanting to say that this was not a good idea, but seeing Lu Yan's scorching eyes, he knew that he would not turn back until he hit the wall, so he got off him and said, "Since Brother Yan wants to go, then go. But I have to tell you that this road is not easy to walk on."
"I know that it has been difficult to be a loyal minister since ancient times, but I also want to use my actions to tell Your Majesty that I want to be a loyal minister." Lu Yan's eyes were firm.
"If you want to go, then go now at night." Bai Wanyi still let Lu Yan save some face. "Don't be so blatant. If His Majesty knew that you were already close to the Fourth Prince, and now you are colluding with the other princes, it would not be good for you."
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