Yunzhi picked up the written agreement and glanced at it. When she saw that it stipulated she had to pay 200,000 taels in compensation, her face immediately darkened. She said, "Lord Yun, why don't you just rob me?"
Yunzhi was so angry that she stopped calling him "father" altogether.
She did have 200,000 taels, but that was her dowry from the Xu family. The Yun family didn't contribute a single penny to her marriage, yet now they want her to compensate the Yun family with the money the Xu family had hidden away for her. They've really played their cards well.
I wonder where the Yun family's money went. Logically speaking, when Xu got married, her family gave her a considerable dowry.
But now they've become so poor that they have to give up their daughters' dowries.
"I am your father!" Yun Cheng's face was very unpleasant. Although he liked it when others called him "Lord Yun," for some reason, he always felt that Yun Zhi's address of "Lord Yun" carried endless sarcasm.
“Once you sign this, you won’t be the same person anymore.” Yunzhi patted the written agreement in her hand and then said to Yuncheng, “I can sign the agreement and I can give you the money. But I can only give you 10,000 yuan. Consider it as repayment for the money you’ve spent on me over the years.”
After saying that, Yunzhi instructed Rulan to bring over paper and pen, as she wanted to rewrite the pledge.
After she finished writing, she signed her name first, then put the pen into his hand and said, "Sign your name, and we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore."
Yun Cheng was naturally unwilling to sign; ten thousand yuan was too little. He wasn't thinking about the money itself, but rather about getting Yun Zhi to compromise.
His thoughts differed somewhat from Xu's. Xu felt that Yunzhi had disgraced her and would affect her youngest daughter's marriage, so she wished Yunzhi were dead.
But Yun Cheng felt that Yun Zhi was still young and beautiful. Although she had been married once, she could marry a divorced man as his second wife, or be sent to some important figures as a concubine, in exchange for benefits such as promotions.
"Giving me this little bit is like giving a beggar a handout. Fifty thousand, at least fifty thousand. Otherwise, I won't sign this agreement."
"Fine, fifty thousand it is. But I hope you keep your word and we have absolutely no relationship after this. Even if we meet on the street, we have to pretend we don't know each other. Otherwise, I'll get the money back exactly as I gave it. Also, if I ruin your future, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Yunzhi had already said all that, and although Yuncheng was angry, he couldn't do anything to her for the time being. However, he didn't intend to let Yunzhi off the hook, but rather planned to deal with her after the heat of the matter died down.
Since she can't be used by him, then her money can be used by him just as well. So what if they sever ties once Yunzhi dies? Who would dare say he isn't her father? In the end, wouldn't her inheritance still belong to him?
After signing the waiver and taking the silver notes, Yun Cheng prepared to leave. However, just as he reached the door, he saw a group of people approaching. Moreover, they appeared to be from the palace, some seemingly a messenger team delivering imperial decrees.
deliver an imperial order?
Thinking about this, Yun Cheng couldn't help but become curious. He wondered, to whom was this imperial edict issued?
Just as I was thinking this, I saw that group of people coming towards me.
As the imperial eunuch approached, Yun Cheng became somewhat excited, thinking to himself: Could it be that he was here to deliver an imperial edict to me?
At this moment, he completely forgot that this was not the Yun residence, and even if it were an imperial edict, it wouldn't be for him.
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