Chapter 433 Dividing the Money

Chapter 433: Splitting the Money

She didn't even open the boxes—she just willed it, and everything inside them vanished completely!

In less than three minutes, all one hundred and twenty boxes were swept away without leaving a trace.

Worried that Luo Jingshen might lose it if he saw, Ji Yuntang kindly left the empty boxes behind for him.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she pried the lock open from the inside and climbed over the wall to escape the Eastern Palace.

When she left, Luo Jingshen still hadn't returned.

Ji Yuntang went straight back to Prince Ye's mansion, where she tallied up all one hundred and twenty boxes of betrothal gifts from her storage space.

Gold, silver, jewels, silks, calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain—these alone filled eighty boxes.

The rest consisted of tonics and medicinal herbs, with another ten to twenty boxes filled with worthless filler.

Ji Yuntang ballparked that these items were worth at least five hundred thousand taels of silver.

As agreed, she converted twenty percent of the betrothal gifts into banknotes, set them aside, and planned to give them to Hua Feixue when he showed up.

Speak of the devil—just as Ji Yuntang stepped outside, she saw Hua Feixue swooping into the West Courtyard from outside.

He landed, black robes billowing, and immediately strode to the stone table, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and tilted his head back and chugged it.

"I'm dying of thirst—I got so caught up in the show I didn't even have a sip of water."

Ji Yuntang's mouth twitched. She pulled out a hundred thousand taels in banknotes, placed them on the table, and said, "Master Blood, you've arrived just in time. This is a hundred thousand taels in banknotes, converted from the Crown Prince's betrothal gifts—exactly twenty percent, no more, no less. Take it!"

Hua Feixue's eyes went wide. He stared at the banknotes in shock, then looked at Ji Yuntang.

"You already pulled it off that fast?"

It hadn't even been half an hour since the Dog Crown Prince's betrothal gifts left the Marquis's mansion, and Ji Yuntang had already stolen all one hundred and twenty of them?

And without a single person noticing—how did she do it?

The thought hit him, and he blurted out, "How exactly did you manage that?"

Ji Yuntang shrugged. "Trade secret, not for sharing. You can't have your cake and eat it too, can you?"

Hua Feixue: "..."

Hua Feixue: "!!!"

He just thought this trick was absolutely genius!

If he learned this trick, who'd ever worry about being broke?

Hua Feixue's eyes darted around, and he suddenly asked with a mischievous grin, "So does that mean you could also clean out the imperial palace without the Dog Emperor noticing?"

Ji Yuntang shot him a glance. "I could."

Hua Feixue got excited instantly, about to urge Ji Yuntang to take him along to rob the palace, when she added, "But I wouldn't risk the entire Prince Ye's mansion for my own selfish gain."

"So you might want to drop those thoughts, because even if this Princess could do it, I wouldn't."

Robbing the national treasury is way too risky!

Even if Ji Yuntang could do it, she wasn't willing to take that risk right now.

After all, Prince Ye's mansion had no military power and couldn't stand against Emperor Jingyang yet.

Hua Feixue understood perfectly. He rubbed his nose and said, "Ah, I was just talking—don't take it to heart."

He quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, today's teamwork was perfect, and I've seen what you can do."

"So, I've decided: I'll cooperate with you and help you get the Dragon Scale Herb, but you have to keep your promise—rescue my father and kill that Old Witch."

Ji Yuntang smiled. "Naturally."

"But I still have unfinished business here and can't go to the Xishu Kingdom with you just yet. Can you give me another half month?"

Hua Feixue patted his chest. "No problem, half a month is nothing. I'll wait for you."

He'd already waited two years—what was another half month?

Hua Feixue knew very well that as long as he didn't go back, his father wouldn't die.

Because that was Empress Dowager Yuan's only leverage over him.

If Emperor Chu died, she couldn't force Chu Yi to comply anymore, let alone get the treasure map in the forbidden area.

Hearing this, Ji Yuntang relaxed a bit. She asked Hua Feixue, "So what's your plan now?"

"The Marquis Yongning's mansion can't even protect itself, so you can't go back. They'll probably suspect you were the one who let the Wu family out—going back would just cause trouble."

Ji Yuntang suddenly had an idea. "Why not stay at Prince Ye's mansion for a while? There are plenty of guest rooms, and staying half a month is no problem."

Hua Feixue's thin lips curled, his gaze drifting meaningfully toward the room, his expression unreadable.

"Forget it—I'm afraid that if I stay here, some man will get jealous."

"If we end up fighting, are you gonna help me or him?"

Ji Yuntang: "..."

She rolled her eyes at Hua Feixue. "You're reading too much into it—our Prince isn't that petty."

"No, he is," Hua Feixue insisted.

The way Luo Junhe looked at him, it was like he was about to draw a blade on him any second!

Just then, Luo Junhe wheeled himself out of the room.

He shot Hua Feixue a cold look. "I just don't like uninvited guests and men with no sense of boundaries."

In the end, Hua Feixue was too familiar—all three times, he came and went as he pleased, treating Prince Ye's mansion like his own backyard.

Plus, he was too close to Ji Yuntang, and she'd shared too many secrets with him.

That did make Luo Junhe a bit uncomfortable.

Even though he'd recognized the guy's identity, and Ji Yuntang's cooperation with Hua Feixue was for her own benefit, it didn't stop him from disliking Hua Feixue.

Luo Junhe was afraid Hua Feixue would lead his little Princess Consort astray!

Standing in the courtyard, Ji Yuntang could already smell the gunpowder in the air—the two men seemed ready to clash at any moment.

She hurried over to Luo Junhe and pushed his wheelchair out.

"A He, I just thought he looked pitiful and had nowhere to go, didn't I?"

Luo Junhe said frostily, "Didn't you give him a hundred thousand taels of silver? With that money, he can go anywhere he wants."

Hua Feixue: "..."

Hua Feixue: "!!!"

For the first time, he felt that the War God Prince of the Dongchen Kingdom was truly insufferable.

Good thing he'd married such a great princess, who handled everything for him and took care of all the details.

And it was a good thing he wasn't into Ji Yuntang.

Otherwise, if he were Luo Junhe's rival in love, he'd have a rough time of it from now on!

Hua Feixue shot Luo Junhe a defiant look, crossed his legs casually, and said lazily, "Princess Ye, don't bother yourself on my behalf."

"Rest assured, I've already found a new place to stay—one that's even bigger and much more comfortable than the Marquis Yongning's mansion, with endless silver to spare. I won't be staying here with you!"

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