Just give them a few apprentices. Of course, they can't all be apprentices. The Fourth Prince is so smart. If you fool him, those secret guards who protect her safety may be the sharp blades that kill her. You have to think carefully about who you can give them to.
Bai Wanyi was thinking about the plan behind and was distracted for a while. When he reached the second gate and was about to go out, he suddenly found a few people standing in the shadow beside him. The figures were hazy in the dim light of the lanterns.
She was startled. “Who’s there?”
"Madam Bai, I have long heard of your name."
A pleasant voice sounded from the shadows, and then a figure stood in the light.
She was wearing a big red fox fur cloak, and her face looked a little plump, but the majesty and dignity between her eyebrows could not be hidden.
A maid said behind her, "This is our Fourth Prince's consort. Why don't you show us the courtesy?"
Bai Wanyi bowed gracefully, "Your humble servant greets the Fourth Prince's wife."
The Fourth Prince's wife nodded, and looked at Bai Wanyi. When she saw the box in her hand, she paused and said with a half-smile, "So, he asked me for the silver because it was for you."
Bai Wanyi looked at the box and then at the Fourth Prince's wife, and smiled calmly: "Then this subject is very grateful to the Fourth Prince's wife. This really solves the urgent need of our Pingyang Marquis Mansion."
The Fourth Prince's wife's expression was not very good. "What is your relationship with the Fourth Prince? Pingyang Hou failed to come to his house, and you come here to ask for money?"
Bai Wanyi smelled the sour smell in the air and understood why the Fourth Prince's wife wanted to stop her. It wasn't for money, but for people. This made her feel much more relieved. "Marquis Pingyang and I have been together through life and death at the border. It is a friendship that no one can break."
The Fourth Prince's wife believed her words. After all, the story of Bai Wanyi and Marquis Pingyang was now being told in the capital. For an orphan to counterattack and become the marquis's wife was such an inspiring thing for an ordinary woman.
As a result, many women nowadays have thoughts that they shouldn’t have, and this is especially true in wealthy families, where the inner houses of each family are a bit chaotic.
Thinking of this, the Fourth Prince's wife complained: "You two have such a deep love for each other, how many people envy you."
Her gaze fell on the box in her hand again, and her tone was very resentful: "Some people are willing to run around for their husbands who are short of money, but some people have to ask their wives for money because of the requests of others."
Bai Wanyi was busy, so naturally she didn't hear those rumors. She simply explained the matter of the silver: "I have what the Fourth Prince needs. He and I are just exchanging equal value."
The Fourth Prince's wife didn't quite believe it: "Oh? What could be worth tens of thousands of taels of silver?"
"Then I have nothing to say." Bai Wanyi said calmly, "If the Fourth Prince's wife wants to know, she can go ask His Royal Highness. My husband is still waiting outside, so I'll go first."
The Fourth Prince's wife watched Bai Wanyi leave with a deep look in her eyes: "Send someone to investigate the Bai family thoroughly."
Mammy was puzzled: "Do you think there is something wrong with her?"
"It's best if there are no problems, but this woman is very capable." The Fourth Prince's wife said quietly, and then looked in the direction of the main courtyard. In the end, she did not go to find the Fourth Prince, but took people back to her own courtyard.
As Bai Wanyi got on the carriage, all her strength drained away. She leaned back tiredly and casually stuffed the box into Lu Yan's arms.
Lu Yan opened it and took a look. It was exactly forty thousand taels of silver.
He couldn't believe it. He had been ridiculed and mocked in the past, but she had brought back 40,000 taels of silver in just one trip. "Did you agree so easily?"
Bai Wanyi felt like his brain cells were dying, too tired to speak: "It's not easy."
"Huh?" Lu Yan was puzzled. The lantern on the car flickered, illuminating Bai Wanyi's neck. A red mark on the fair skin was particularly conspicuous. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's wrong with your neck?"
Bai Wanyi subconsciously touched it and frowned, "I was still talking about it. For this little bit of silver, I lost my life and was almost strangled to death by him. Well, I'm tired. Let's talk tomorrow. Let's go home first."
Bai Wanyi's brain was too tired and he didn't realize that there was anything wrong with what he said. He fell asleep right after he finished speaking.
The carriage wobbled as it headed towards the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion.
Lu Yan stared at Bai Wanyi's neck, thinking about the three words she said, "the person is gone", and his brows never relaxed.
Until the carriage stopped and he picked up Bai Wanyi and brought her into the house, she was so tired that she didn't even open her eyes.
Lu Yan put her on the bed and turned on the candlelight. The marks on her neck became clearer and clearer. He compared them with his hands and found that they were indeed pinch marks. Looking at her clothes, they were still the same as before she went out. He breathed a sigh of relief, and a trace of heartache appeared in his eyes.
"Come, change your wife's clothes."
Lu Yan gave instructions to his servants and left with the box.
One hundred thousand taels of silver, the first payment is tomorrow, and the second payment will be in three months, just after the Chinese New Year.
The Chinese New Year is just over a month away. I don’t have any money, so I’m worried about how to celebrate the New Year.
Although he got the silver to pay off his debt, Lu Yan did not sleep that night.
The next day, he went to court with dark circles under his eyes. As soon as he entered the palace, he met the fifth prince who was waiting for him.
"Your Highness." Lu Yan saluted.
The Fifth Prince said apologetically, "I just heard about this this morning, but I'm short on cash right now and can't come up with the money. But don't worry, I'll have the money after the New Year. I'll lend it to you when you pay your next installment."
Lu Yan couldn't tell the truth from the Fifth Prince's words at this moment, but since he was a prince, he could only smile and thank him: "Thank you, Your Highness."
The eldest prince and the third prince came together at this moment, both of them looked apologetic.
The eldest prince said, "I didn't know Marquis Lu was visiting last night. Don't worry, Marquis Lu, I have already punished the doorman. From now on, Marquis Lu can just go in directly when he comes to the mansion."
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