Chapter 512 Father, I have 25,000 taels
Meng Yunzheng thought, no wonder she told him to tell the leading officer to cooperate.
If she doesn't cooperate, in her situation, she'll likely only be led by a single officer, either in front or behind her; it's highly unlikely they'll arrange for a prison cart.
"Okay, I understand. I'll arrange it for you."
Lu Erbai turned his head blankly to look at Meng Yunzheng. "What are you going to do? How are you going to arrange this?"
After finishing his business, Meng Yunzheng was about to take Lu Erbai away. He picked up the food box and was about to call out to Lu Erbai.
The latter suddenly snapped back to reality, remembering the bundle on her body, and hurriedly untied it. "Ayu, this is for you, inside is..."
He paused, then dejectedly lowered his hand. "Never mind, you can't carry it with you anyway."
During the conversation just now, Lu Erbai gained a more intuitive understanding of exile. If Ayu suddenly had so many things on her, she would definitely be discovered.
Lu Erbai simply rummaged through his bundle, took out the silver notes she had left behind, and handed them to her. "But you can still keep the silver notes on your person. If those officials treat you badly later, you can bribe them with the silver."
Shu Yu looked at the silver notes in her hand, shook her head and smiled, "Father, didn't I tell you? I have money." She looked at Meng Yunzheng, "Look, all my money is with him. He took care of everything along the way."
Lu Erbai said, "You left all the money at home. How much do you have left? What if it's not enough?"
Shu Yu then looked at Meng Yunzheng, who coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Uncle Lu, Miss Lu has 25,000 taels of silver, which is definitely enough."
Lu Erbai, “…How much? ???”
Shu Yu said helplessly, "Father, I told you before that I would try my best to come home in six months. I wasn't joking. So I will keep enough money for myself so that I can make some money when I get to the southwest. That way, I can come home sooner. Twenty-five thousand taels should be enough."
Lu Erbai swallowed hard and nodded blankly.
Shu Yu really couldn't stay any longer, so she said goodbye to the two of them and then returned to her room under the cover of night.
After she left, Meng Yunzheng brought Lu Erbai, who was still in a daze, out.
After escorting Lu Erbai to the carriage, he said to Zhao Xi, "Wait here for me. I need to talk to the officer in charge."
Zhao Xi waved his hand, and Meng Yunzheng left.
Zhao Xi turned around, wanting to ask Lu Erbai how things went, but when he turned his head, he saw a complicated look on his face.
"Uncle Lu, what's wrong? Didn't you see Miss Lu? Why does she look unwell?"
Lu Erbai had already come to his senses. He felt a little unreal, and his feelings were... very complicated.
"No, Ayu is fine." Although the room was dimly lit, he could see after his eyes adjusted that Ayu wasn't in a bad state. She was also in good spirits, which put Lu Erbai at ease.
only……
He couldn't help but look at the bundle in his hand. Zhao Xi followed his gaze and immediately understood. "The bundle wasn't delivered? It's alright, Uncle Lu. You know I'm a doctor. With the medicine I gave her, she won't even sneeze. As for money, there's no need to mention it. Miss Lu has plenty of money."
Lu Erbai turned his head and asked, "You know how much money she has?"
On second thought, that makes sense. Young Master Meng and Doctor Zhao have always been together; it would be strange if they didn't know.
(End of this chapter)
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