Chapter 54 Ling Rui Old Thief
Speaking of raising money, Ling Rui couldn't help but wonder. He had gone to all the banks in the east, west, south and north of the city today, and finally managed to raise the required money.
I heard from the owner of the money shop that two groups of people came to withdraw silver in the past two days, and they took out a total of 19,000 taels of silver, emptying the small silver vault in their shop.
"Miss, we've finished." Gong Lan returned at midnight, around nine in the evening, and joined in the procession. "Every piece of imperial jewelry and antique is in good condition. Aunt Qu has even seen it, and it's genuine."
"The fabrics, supplements, and snacks...were all exchanged for silver at the cost of low-quality goods."
The fabrics, supplements, and snacks sent from the palace were all of the highest quality, but Ling Rui calculated their prices based on the low market price in the capital.
But this is something that is hard to explain. Ling Chan extorted 19,000 taels today and was in a good mood, so she didn't bother with him.
"Alright, General Ling, it's alright, you can go back now." Ling Chan had moved a chair under the eaves to accompany him, and now she stood up and stretched...
Ling Rui looked at her with disdain, snorted coldly, and prepared to leave with his servants.
"General Ling." Ling Chan suddenly called him.
Ling Rui turned around and asked, "What else do you want to do?"
Ling Chan shrugged. "Nothing much. I just wanted to remind General Ling, don't forget to return my mother's dowry in full in three months."
Ling Rui stared at her, "Ling Chan, it seems that you are not ready to recognize me as your father."
Ling Chan retorted, "General Ling, please stop being so pretentious. Calling you General Ling is already an act of great courtesy."
According to her personality, she would just call Ling Rui an old thief.
"Since you don't recognize me as your father, then! Get out of the Ling Mansion." Ling Rui said hatefully.
Ling Chan raised her head and laughed, "Hahaha..."
She said that she should call him Ling Rui, the old thief. "Ling Rui, the old thief, have you forgotten how the Ling Mansion came about?"
When she was free, Gong Lan told her a lot of old stories, including the origin of the Ling Mansion.
The late emperor conferred the title of Marquis of Zhenbei on Gong Lele and granted him a mansion, which is now the Ling Mansion.
According to the late emperor's wishes, this mansion should have a plaque with the words "Zhenbei Houfu". The late emperor had already written these four words, but Gong Lele took Ling Rui's face into consideration and went to the palace to beg the late emperor to grant him the calligraphy of the two words "Lingfu".
As time goes by, Ling Rui actually wants to take over the old man's nest, and he does it so consciously and willingly. What else could he be but an old thief?
"It's you who should get out of the Ling Mansion!"
"This princess is kind-hearted and will allow you to spend the New Year in my house. After the New Year, take your wife and children and get out!"
Ling Chan and Ling Rui looked at each other, neither of them giving in, and finally Ling Rui was defeated.
"Okay." Ling Rui nodded, with an expression that said he would wait and see. "Ling Chan, don't regret it."
He flung his arms violently and left in anger, waiting to see when the emperor would give him a banquet.
Ling Chan looked at his back. She had her own plans for letting them spend the New Year in her house.
From the next day on, Ling Chan went to Chongwen Hall to study on time every day, and gradually became familiar with Princess Yongning, Princess Anping, and Princess Anhe.
Empress Dowager Rong Ruxiang would invite them to dinner every few days and take the opportunity to poison them. Ling Chan would transfer the poison into the Empress Dowager's cup every time.
Other than that, everything works fine.
As for the palace, it seems that everyone is living in peace...
However, there was one person who frequently appeared in the mansion, and that was Qiu Lan.
She came every few days and stayed in Ruan Yiyu's yard for the whole day.
Sometimes Ling Xueyao, Ling Xuehui and Ling Yu would also be present.
They were plotting something big, and thinking about the consequences if it succeeded, Qiu Lan couldn't help laughing.
However, they didn't know that Ling Chan had already seen through their conspiracy.
"Although Prince Rui's appearance is ruined now, before... he was even more handsome than Prince Huai."
Qiu Lan tugged at the corner of his mouth in a sinister manner, looking really mean and ugly, "That's a good deal for this little bitch."
She held Ruan Yiyu's hand and said, "Yu'er, don't worry so much. When she gets married, the Ling Mansion will still be the Ling Mansion, and you will still be the wife of the Ling Mansion."
"Without this little bitch getting in the way, Yao'er can marry Prince Huai..."
"By then, both the Ling Mansion and our Anyang Marquis Mansion will benefit from it."
Ling Xueyao sat dignifiedly, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
As for Ling Xuehui, who was sitting next to her, the flash of disappointment on her face did not escape Ling Chan's eyes.
This pair of sisters is interesting... Ling Chan's eyes moved between the two people in the surveillance footage.
Ling Yu, who was looking rather amused, said, "Look how this little bitch can still show off after marrying that ugly bastard."
"Wait until she marries Prince Rui, and then we'll find a chance to make her unable to bear the loneliness and cuckold Prince Rui. Then, without us having to do anything, Prince Rui will naturally not forgive her."
Qiu Lan looked at his grandson approvingly, and Ruan Yiyu and the others also laughed, not realizing how inappropriate it was for these words to come from the mouth of ten-year-old Ling Yu.
"Sister Wanyue, what are you looking at?" Ling Chan was so engrossed in looking that she didn't notice that the teacher had left and it was lunchtime.
The one who asked her the question was Princess Anping Xiao Lingqiu.
Ling Chan put the glasses away at the side of her clothes. "This thing is made of crystal. Since I've been weak for many years and my eyesight is not good, this thing can help me see more clearly."
Princess Anping couldn't help but show sympathy when she heard this, "Sister Wanyue has suffered so much over the years."
She had also heard the rumors circulating in the streets.
Ling Chan smiled and said, "It's all in the past. Isn't it good now?"
She raised her eyebrows. "Have you, Princess Anping, ever heard that... those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future?"
"Also...there is the blue sky above our heads. People can be deceived, but heaven cannot be deceived."
Princess Anping was only twelve years old. She could understand the superficial meaning of these two sentences, but she was confused about Ling Chan's hidden meaning.
But she still responded with a smile, "Anping is happy for Sister Wanyue."
Princess Anping didn't know at this time that just one sentence she said today would save everyone in Prince Duan's Mansion three years later.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when the emperor would give a banquet.
As soon as Ling Chan got off the carriage, she was stopped by Liu Huaiyu.
"Ling Chan, my grandpa is back." she said.
"General Liu is back?" Ling Chan held Liu Huaiyu's hand with her backhand.
"Yeah." Liu Huaiyu muttered, "Originally, he should have returned after the New Year and the beginning of spring, but Grandpa felt that the emperor's banquet was a gift to all civil and military officials, and it would be unbecoming for him not to return, so he hurried as fast as he could and returned to the capital yesterday afternoon."
"I told Grandpa that you wanted to see me."
"Come to my house tomorrow."
Ling Chan nodded, "Okay."
She wanted to find out from General Liu what happened more than ten years ago, such as the relationship between Ling Rui and Gong Lelele, and who sent the letter that caused Ling Rui and Gong Lele to quarrel.
If the owner of the letter was the person she had in mind, then there would be a clue to Gong Lele's death.
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