One million taels of gold?
Yun Zhihong's face twitched uncontrollably. How could it come out of this wretched man's mouth as if he only wanted a hundred copper coins?
He said righteously, "Father isn't a corrupt official. With that little salary, where would he get so much money?"
"Not greedy?"
Qi An gave a forced smile: "Are you sure?"
Yun Zhihong was startled. What did she know?
Madam Han quickly smoothed things over: "Yunyan, you're about to marry the prince. We'll definitely prepare a generous dowry for you and won't mistreat you."
Qi An scoffed: "Stop making empty promises, I want it now."
"I'm giving you a chance to make amends, hehe... I say, Prime Minister, with your meager salary, you actually have the ability to support assassins."
Do you think our Emperor knows how thrifty you are?
When Qi An made his point clear, Yun Zhihong broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
Everyone knows how expensive it is to raise assassins; with his salary, he wouldn't even be able to dream of it.
Furthermore, having climbed to this position, even a dog wouldn't believe you if you said your hands were completely clean.
If the Emperor finds out about the assassins, then...
Just then, Qi An said with a smile, "It seems you don't know. That eunuch hasn't gone far. Why don't I have him pass on a message to the Emperor that the Ministry of Revenue should also be under your jurisdiction?"
After she finished speaking, she shouted loudly, "Father-in-law, Prime Minister Yun is raising assassins and preparing to build..."
"Father promises you, promises you..."
Yun Zhihong was shocked and quickly agreed.
If he weren't afraid, he would have rushed over and covered Qi An's mouth; everyone else present would have been terrified by her words.
This madman, how can you just shout things like "rebellion" like that?
Do you not want your nine generations of relatives anymore?
By the way, she really didn't want it.
Yun Zhihong wiped away his cold sweat, thinking to himself, "This damned jinx is just here to bring me down. I shouldn't have spared her life in the first place."
He forced an awkward smile: "What belongs to your father is yours. Consider it an advance dowry. However, there is no one million taels. There is only... five hundred thousand taels."
"Alright then, what can I do? I'm soft-hearted and easy to talk to," Qi An said "reluctantly."
"No, sir..." Madam Han's eyes reddened with heartache.
Five hundred thousand taels of gold—that's almost all the cash in the Prime Minister's residence.
The dowry she prepared for Jinxiu was only worth 300,000 taels of silver, and most of that came from her own dowry.
"Enough with the talk. We've wronged Yan'er a lot over the years, and we should do our best to make it up to her. What's a little money compared to that?"
After reprimanding her, Yun Zhihong glared at Han Shi fiercely, reminding her not to forget their plan.
— First, keep her calm, then kill her quickly.
What if he doesn't care about the money?
However, for the sake of the overall situation, there was no other way; this scourge had to be eliminated.
Han squeezed her hands hard to suppress the pain, and forced a smile:
“The master is right. We have failed the child, and I, as the legal mother, feel very guilty.”
Qi An rubbed his hands together: "Well... since the stepmother feels so guilty, Yunyan really can't bear it."
In this way, my stepmother doesn't need to give me any more money; she can save it all for my older brothers and sisters' dowries when they get married.
Just give me those estates, fields, shops, and things like that you own. Wouldn't that make your stepmother feel much better?
Han: "..."
Why did she say that rude thing just now?
After a long stalemate, with Yun Zhihong constantly giving her meaningful glances, Han finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth.
"Alright, whatever you say, consider it a dowry from your stepmother."
As she said these words, Han felt as if her heart was bleeding.
Those were all part of her dowry, meant to be left to her two children.
She wouldn't even give it to Lian Yunzhihong, but unexpectedly this little bitch got it all.
It's okay, it's okay...
She comforted herself, saying that this was just a temporary measure, something to be temporarily left with that little bitch.
Once she dies, every penny will still be mine.
"By the way, I'm sure you feel guilty towards me, so please send your gifts and your 'heartfelt' gestures to the Butterfly Courtyard as well."
"..."
"Okay...okay."
Yun Jinxiu and Yun Jincheng nodded numbly.
In just a short while, the entire estate of the Prime Minister's mansion fell into the hands of this little wretch, yet they didn't dare utter a single word.
After all, no matter how important family fortune is, is it more important than life?
Qi An was overjoyed to receive such a large sum of money instantly.
"Then thank you all very much. I need to see something at the Butterfly Courtyard before evening, otherwise... I'll just set up a storytelling stall on the street."
"I've already thought of the content: the prime minister rebelling, ladies running naked—I'm sure the people of the capital would love to hear that."
"I'll definitely send it over, I'll definitely send it over to you."
The four of them hurriedly agreed, afraid that if they were even a second late, the madman would dash off to the street to tell stories.
Hearing a satisfactory answer, Qi An finally gave up.
She stretched lazily and exclaimed sincerely:
"Oh my, I am so happy to be born into the Prime Minister's household and to have such a wonderful family like yours!"
She glanced at each of her family members, her face full of sincerity and affection.
"I've made up my mind, let's be family again in the next life."
The four people who were internally cursing the dog: "..."
I think I'll pass.
We haven't felt the happiness you're talking about.
After expressing his feelings, Qi An asked with a "concerned" look, "Look at your dark circles, you didn't sleep well last night, did you?"
She shook her head disapprovingly: "Staying up late is not a good habit, it's especially bad for your health and can easily cause hair loss, remember to change it."
She yawned: "Oh dear, I didn't sleep well last night either. I squashed a few flies. I need to go back and catch up on my beauty sleep. You guys can do whatever you want."
After saying this, Qi An walked away leisurely, leaving the few people who could barely maintain their composure silently coughing up blood.
You must have been very busy last night, killing people and delivering heads to others.
"Are we really going to send it to her?" Han asked reluctantly.
"Send them, and the more the better. Don't worry, her death is just around the corner."
Yun Zhihong's voice was chilling.
He didn't believe that Yunyan would forgive them after taking the money; she was definitely ruthless and vindictive.
If she becomes a princess or even an empress in the future, the Prime Minister's mansion will not benefit from her; instead, it will be destroyed by her.
We must not allow her to leave the Prime Minister's residence alive.
Before evening, boxes of gold were carried into the Butterfly Courtyard like a flowing stream.
Several large boxes contained various land deeds, property deeds, and shop documents, as well as countless jewels, jade, silks, and antiques.
The Butterfly Courtyard was packed to the brim, with no room to even step.
Fugui plunged headlong into the pile of gold, hugging the gold so happily that his eyes were practically popping out of his head.
“Sister An’an, I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life.”
Qi An patted her head: "You're so pathetic. You'd sell yourself for such a paltry sum of money."
"Hehe." Fugui chuckled foolishly.
The tasker was dumbfounded; he had no idea it could be this enjoyable.
Why did she abuse herself physically and emotionally, making herself look so miserable?
Qi An kept only the gold and gave the rest to Cai Die, who instantly transformed from a poor peasant into a wealthy landowner.
However, the butterfly was so frightened that her legs went weak.
She had never seen so much money in her life; the past two days felt like a dream to her.
"Yan'er, this...this is too much. Won't it cause you trouble?"
"Why don't we return it? Mother is already very content."
Qi An shoved a thick stack of contracts into her arms: "Take them without worry, they're all what you deserve."
This is all a gift from your daughter, Yunyan, to you.
She hopes you will live a life of abundance and comfort, never again living in fear or lacking food or clothing.
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