boyutpedia Chapter 235 Using the Prince Rui's Mansion to Pay Off Debts
Chapter 235 Using the Prince Rui's Mansion to Pay Off Debts
He quietly and carefully turned off the light and lay down.
“Yun’er, how about we mortgage the Prince Rui’s mansion to Yunyi Manor and buy a small courtyard in the north of the city to live in for a while?” Feng Chenyi knew that Zhai Yun was not asleep, and said casually while resting his head on his pillow.
Zhai Yun opened her eyes, turned over and looked at Feng Chenyi. Although the Prince Rui's mansion still had some valuable things, they were far from enough to offset the 100,000. However, if he really did that, he would be slapping the face of the entire Fengli Kingdom.
Feng Chenyi turned to look at Zhai Yun. He figured his nominal father wouldn't help him pay off the debt. The debt had been left unresolved, and people were starting to suspect Yunyi Manor.
Moreover, he also had his own selfish motives for doing so.
Seeing that Zhai Yun was still hesitating, Feng Chenyi was not in a hurry. He quietly watched Zhai Yun and waited for her to make a decision.
Zhai Yun jolted awake and jumped out of bed. "What are we waiting for? Let's pack up and have Da Yi come and inspect the Prince Rui's residence tomorrow morning."
She was willing to do anything to make those people unhappy and to give Brother Yi a chance to vent his anger.
Feng Chenyi didn't expect Zhai Yun to act so quickly. While he was still hesitating about whether to wait until the courtyard was arranged before going there in a few days, Zhai Yun had already dressed and went out to instruct Qi Nuo to go to the north of the city overnight to find a place to live.
As soon as they got back, Zhai Yun urged Feng Chenyi, "Take your daily necessities with you first, and put the rest of your things away over there. Just have the freshmen pack them up and send them over."
Anyway, by then the Prince Rui's mansion will belong to Yunyi Manor. When Da Yi carries things out, others will just think he is cleaning out the valuables of the mansion.
The fewer things they had when they left Prince Rui's residence, the more pitiful they appeared, which was more likely to dispel the suspicions of those who had already begun to doubt the residence.
The quiet night was broken by the sudden burst of activity at the Prince Rui's mansion. The steward led a group of people to settle the monthly wages and dismiss the servants, leaving only a few kitchen staff and cleaning maids behind.
When the Second Provincial Governor went to inform Consort Tian that she would have to use the Prince Rui's Mansion to pay off her debts and move out of the mansion to a small courtyard in the north of the city, Consort Tian felt like the sky had fallen. Although she was now living in a remote area, this place was still the Prince Rui's Mansion.
The north side of the city is where ordinary people live; to put it bluntly, it's a slum. How could a pampered young lady like her, who has been spoiled since childhood, go to such a place!
Province Two told Consort Tian to pack her things as soon as possible, as she would be leaving early the next morning. People from Yunyi Manor would be coming to inspect Prince Rui's residence. Consort Tian couldn't accept this fact and ran to Yun Chen without a second thought.
Consort Dong had the most, because she also had a dowry brought from the Marquis's mansion.
While packing, Zhai Yun looked at the newly renovated Yunchen Pavilion. The benches and tables were made of the finest small-leaf sandalwood. They had only lived there for a few days after it was finished, and now they were moving out again.
Thinking about it, it really is a waste of money.
Zhai Yun simply packed her everyday clothes and moved everything that needed to be hidden to the secret room. The secret room had dozens of cabinets piled with account books, secret letters, and categorized messages.
These things can't be moved now; there's no room for so much stuff over there. After Yunyi Manor takes over Prince Rui's Mansion, someone will need to be stationed here.
When Zhai Yun came out of the secret room, she saw Consort Tian making a fuss. She was sobbing and acting coquettishly: "Your Highness, how can anyone live in a place like the north of the city? If others knew that you lived in such a place, they would laugh at you."
The door to the secret room was quite hidden. Seeing that there were only the two of them inside, Zhai Yun simply hid in the shadows, intending to wait until Consort Tian left before going out.
Feng Chenyi rubbed his forehead, his eyes filled with helplessness and powerlessness as he looked at Consort Tian. His weak voice rang out: "His Majesty already knows about this matter. He even punished me today. If this matter is not dealt with, His Majesty's wrath will be beyond what the Prince Rui's mansion can withstand."
After Feng Chenyi finished speaking, he turned away, unable to bear it any longer.
If Zhai Yun hadn't explained Feng Chenyi's actions, one wouldn't have been able to tell that he was acting. It's just that he usually disdained to put on such a tragic act to appease Consort Tian, but today he's changed his ways!
Seeing Feng Chenyi's helpless expression, Consort Tian's eyes lit up: "I'll have my father plead for you. Anyway, the Prince Rui's mansion isn't worth much. Please think of another way. Don't move out of the Prince Rui's mansion, okay? Your Highness~"
Feng Chenyi brushed away the hand that Tianfei was holding onto his arm, his eyes filled with sorrow: "One should take responsibility for one's own actions. This is a debt that I owed back then, and I should repay it. I cannot make things difficult for the Emperor."
After Feng Chenyi finished speaking, seeing that Consort Tian still wanted to say something, his attitude hardened: "If my beloved consort really can't bear this hardship, why don't you go back to the Marquis's residence to stay for a while? I will bring you back after I have resolved this matter."
Seeing Feng Chenyi's firm attitude, Tianfei ran away crying.
Logically speaking, she was already married and couldn't just go back home, but she really didn't want to go live in that slum in the north of the city.
Feng Chenyi composed himself and asked Zhai Yun, who was hiding in the shadows, "Have you packed everything away?"
Zhai Yun emerged from the shadows. She didn't have much to begin with; she couldn't take the valuables from the Prince Rui's mansion with her, so she only packed her clothes and everyday items.
They had a lot of clothes, but they couldn't take them all. Zhai Yun planned to help them move them over after their freshman year.
Looking in the direction Tianfei had left, Zhai Yun asked curiously, "Brother Yi, do you think she'll come and live with us in the north of the city?"
Without thinking, Feng Chenyi said, "No."
"Will she use her dowry to help you pay off your debts? If she does, then we won't have to move!" Zhai Yun tilted her head, deep in thought.
Feng Chenyi gently tapped Zhai Yun's head with his finger, softly interrupting her reverie: "What are you thinking? Do you think everyone is as naive as you?"
No one will ever again be like Zhai Yun, giving everything to treat herself well and paving the way for her future.
If it weren't for the wealth accumulated by Zhai Yun through her business dealings, how could he have the confidence to move house so easily and resolve the issue of the mysteriously appearing weapons simply by paying back an IOU?
Zhai Yun pouted, complaining, "I'm not stupid, I'm very smart!"
Looking at Zhai Yun, Feng Chenyi's eyes were full of joy and indulgence. Fortunately, she accompanied him wherever he went, and he never felt lonely.
Zhai Yun eagerly helped Feng Chenyi collect his writing implements, calligraphy and paintings, as well as some unprocessed official documents—these were the things that absolutely had to be taken away.
As dawn broke, Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi had finished packing their belongings and tied them to the carriage. Tianfei's things had also been packed into several carriages with the help of maids and servants.
In contrast, Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi had very little to take with them; they didn't even fill a carriage. On the other hand, Consort Tian's belongings were overflowing.
After hesitating for a long time, Tianfei still walked towards Feng Chenyi. She neither cried nor made a fuss.