However, Rong Mama could tell that the woman was determined to take Qingyan away today. The person was hers, and as long as the woman was determined to take her away, then the initiative in this matter was in her hands. She could ask for as much silver as she wanted.
"Yes, of course it will cost ten thousand taels of silver. If the young lady is not willing, then forget it. No matter what, Qingyan is the top courtesan of my Yanyu Tower. To redeem her, the amount of silver cannot be less. Otherwise, if the top courtesan's silver is too little, how will the other girls in the tower get along in the future? How will we do business?"
Rong's mother spoke with a smile, looking as if she herself was in a difficult position.
"Five thousand taels of silver, is that alright?" Ren Nuanyun didn't have any silver lately; five thousand taels was all the silver she had.
Although the Emperor has recently bestowed many gifts upon her, they are all imperial gifts and cannot be sold. They can only be displayed as decorations. The Crown Prince has privately subsidized her with a considerable amount of money. After becoming a princess, her expenses have increased significantly, and she has not saved much money.
The Marquis of Dingguo's treasury had been robbed once before, and it was far from what it used to be. Ren Nuanyun had never been in such dire straits. If it were anyone else, she could let it go, but this Qingyan was a descendant of Yang Wei, who would be of great help to her in the future. She had to redeem her.
"Ten thousand taels, no further price changes." Madam Rong said with a smile, but her tone was firm.
"Hmph!" Ren Nuanyun wanted to turn her sleeves and leave, but she was unwilling to give up.
If it were someone else, she could use the title of Princess Mingxiu to keep quiet, but this is Yanyu Tower. If she reveals her identity, it could easily damage her future reputation.
"Ten thousand taels it is. I will come again in three days. I hope you will have your things ready by then." Ren Nuanyun gritted her teeth and agreed. She had to redeem Qingyan.
Upon returning to the Marquis of Dingguo, Ren Nuanyun slammed the fan in her hand to the ground. How despicable! She was just a brothel madam, yet she dared to treat her like this. How utterly despicable!
Even after throwing away the fan, Ren Nuanyun was still not satisfied. Seeing the vases and other porcelain items on the table, she pushed them all to the ground, leaving the floor in a mess in an instant.
Ren Nuanyun grew angrier the more she thought about it, and she actually lifted the table and pushed it to the ground. Then she smashed everything else in the room that she could.
Seeing the mess in the room, Ren Nuanyun's anger slowly subsided. She shouted menacingly outside, "Chunyi! You damned servant, get in here right now!"
When Chunyi heard Ren Nuan call her name, she immediately took a deep breath, lowered her head and walked inside. Sure enough, she saw that the room was in a mess. Miss was always like this. If she was slightly unhappy, she would smash things to vent her anger. Afterwards, in order to maintain her kind and gentle reputation, she would blame it all on herself.
"Miss," Chunyi stammered, not daring to look up at Ren Nuanyun.
"What did you just call me?" Unexpectedly, upon hearing this address, Ren Nuanyun casually picked up the only surviving small porcelain bottle and threw it at Chunyi.
"Princess, Princess, this servant knows her mistake." Chunyi was so frightened that she immediately knelt down. The porcelain bottle swept past Chunyi and was thrown against the wall behind her.
However, the ground was covered with broken porcelain shards. She knelt down, and a sharp pain shot through her knees. But she dared not move at all. If she did, Ren Nuanyun would surely punish her severely again.
"Remember this, I am now the Princess Mingxiu, personally bestowed by the Emperor, not some 'Miss'. If I hear you address me incorrectly again, I will absolutely not let you off the hook. I have plenty of ways to deal with you, understand?"
As Ren Nuanyun spoke, she walked directly in front of Chunyi and stomped hard on Chunyi's exposed hand. Chunyi's originally clean and fair hand was instantly covered in blood. The broken porcelain shards on the ground pierced into Chunyi's palm. Chunyi was covered in cold sweat and almost fainted from the pain. Sweat dripped down her cheeks and onto the ground, and her face was extremely pale.
Seeing Chunyi's pained expression, Ren Nuanyun was still not satisfied. She even rubbed Chunyi's hand with her foot a few times. Chunyi subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back, but Ren Nuanyun snorted, and Chunyi forced herself not to pull her hand back.
Seeing the red stains on her feet, Ren Nuanyun's anger subsided somewhat.
"Clean all of this up, and don't let anyone know, understand?" After venting her anger, Ren Nuanyun began to threaten Chunyi.
"Yes, Princess, I understand." Chunyi said tremblingly, enduring the pain.
"Hmph, you lowly servant." Seeing Chunyi's humble and submissive appearance, Ren Nuanyun withdrew her foot, opened the door, and walked outside.
As soon as the door closed, Chunyi could barely lift her right hand. Looking at her palm filled with shards of porcelain, tears streamed down her face, but she dared not cry out loud. If Ren Nuanyun heard her, she would inevitably be scolded or punished again.
"When will this ordeal finally end?" Chunyi asked herself. When would this living hell finally be over?
"System, that damned madam of Yanyu Tower actually demanded ten thousand taels of silver! What should I do? I only have five thousand taels of silver at most right now." Ren Nuanyun couldn't help but ask the system. She really had no other choice but to ask the system for help.
[Host, Qingyan from Yanyu Tower will greatly influence your future missions; you must win her over.] The system doesn't care how much silver it costs; it only tells Ren Nuanyun what to do.
"I know, it's just that I don't have that much money," Ren Nuanyun said, extremely distressed.
[The host can borrow from the Crown Prince, or from someone else.]
"Alright, I understand." Ren Nuanyun was speechless. The Crown Prince had already given her four thousand taels of silver. How could she possibly ask for more? That would only affect her standing in his heart.
It's really annoying. Besides, she's not willing to give ten thousand taels of silver to that madam at all. She has to think of some other way.
On the other side, Qu Qingxi was stunned when she heard Ren Nuanyun's conversation with the system.
What's going on? Didn't Qingyan already redeem herself? Why is Ren Nuanyun still able to find Qingyan at Yanyu Tower? Is there more than one Qingyan at Yanyu Tower?
"Qingdai, go and investigate Yanyu Tower and see how many girls named Qingyan there are."
Qingdai nodded, went out for a while, and returned quickly.
"Your Highness, it's like this. The top courtesan of Misty Rain Pavilion is named Qingyan. We redeemed the previous Qingyan girl, and the madam of Misty Rain Pavilion has chosen a new top courtesan, also named Qingyan. This is the rule of Misty Rain Pavilion; the top courtesan must be named Qingyan."
Qingdai explained it very clearly, and Qu Qingxi understood. Oh, so that's how it is.
She thought Qingyan had gone back. This Misty Rain Pavilion is quite interesting. This is the first time she has heard that the top courtesan's name is fixed. Could it be that this Madam Rong has some special preference for the name Qingyan?
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