Chapter 453 Keep My Money Safe
"I'm going to the government office, so I can't carry too much with me. This bundle contains silver and some of my daily necessities. I'll leave it with you for now. Since you're also going to the southwest, you can give it to me later."
Shu Yu took off the bundle that she had never taken off her body and handed it to him.
Zhao Xi asked curiously, "How much silver?"
Shu Yu held up two fingers.
Zhao Xi: "Two thousand taels, that's enough."
Shu Yu didn't speak. He looked at Meng Yunzheng and said, "Thank you for your trouble."
Meng Yunzheng was silent for a moment, then chuckled and said, "You actually believe me."
"If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?" Shu Yu had actually sewn two or three pockets inside her inner garment, and had also hidden a hundred taels of silver notes. That was all she could hide.
If it gets exposed later, she can say that she secretly saved it up before leaving the Shu family.
As the third young lady of the Shu family, even if she was not favored, she still had some clothes to wear when she went out. Selling them to raise a hundred taels of silver was actually quite reasonable.
Meng Yunzheng carefully packed her belongings and assured her, "Don't worry, I'll take good care of your things. At most, I'll find a chance to meet you after you've been exiled for two days. Then, just let me know if you need anything."
"Okay, thank you." Shu Yu chuckled and handed him another slip of paper. "There's a purse inside with several dozen taels of loose silver. After I leave, please bury it in the ground according to the locations on this slip of paper."
Meng Yunzheng asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"Just in case, I'll need it then."
Meng Yunzheng didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement.
Shu Yu felt much more at ease, and she glanced at the bundle with reluctance.
Besides banknotes, there were also a few changes of clothes, cosmetics, and other miscellaneous items inside. Although not many, they were all practical.
Shu Yu took a deep breath, turned around and walked to the carriage belonging to Lord Jing's subordinate.
Meng Yunzheng stood behind, watching their carriage drive further and further away. A moment later, he also got into the carriage with Zhao Xi and followed them at a distance.
As the carriage entered the city, Shu Yu could clearly feel the bustling noise of people.
A lively atmosphere washed over her. She closed her eyes slightly, leaned against the carriage wall, and swayed all the way to the back gate of the government office.
The driver whispered from outside, "Miss, we've arrived."
He paused, then continued, "Please forgive me, young lady, but I must tie you up before I can come in, so as not to arouse suspicion."
Shu Yu understood, "Okay."
The driver lifted the curtain, tied her hands with a rope, and when he came out, his face was cold. "Get out!!"
Shu Yu got off the carriage with trepidation. The coachman gave her a push, and the two of them entered the government office one after the other.
The government office was very large. The coachman would occasionally scold her and whisper to her, "When you enter the main hall, three officials will interrogate you. Be prepared to react accordingly. Lord Jing is in his forties and is the tallest of the three. The Second Prince's man is the shortest, and the Third Prince's man has a beard and narrow eyes. Be careful."
"Okay, thank you."
A short while later, the two entered the lobby.
The three men, Lord Jing and Lord Jing, were talking when they saw her come in, and they all turned to look at her.
Shu Yu immediately shrank her neck and took two steps back.
The coachman bowed respectfully to the three men, saying, "Sirs, we have brought back the third daughter of the Shu family, who was born out of wedlock."
(End of this chapter)
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