Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 144: I Came to Deliver Silver to the Mansion

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: I Came to Deliver Silver to the Mansion

Qi Yu entered the Prime Minister Residence and saw the three people sitting in the front hall wearing expressions of various hues, but all looking at her with eyes filled with hatred.

She couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, her reckoning had not even begun.

Qi Anran had thought that after Qi Yu used the box of rouge, she would definitely have ruined her face. Yet, at this moment, seeing her skin still white and smooth, she couldn’t help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Her tone was perfunctory as she said, "Sister, what brings you here today, is there something you need?"

Before Qi Yu could speak, Mrs. Wang spoke with sarcasm, "What could it be? As soon as this harbinger of doom arrives, our residence suffers misfortune!"

Qi Wei also stood up, cursing at Qi Yu, "Unfilial daughter, what face do you have to see me? Hurry up and return the silver you stole!"

Qi Yu turned a deaf ear to their words and casually found a comfortable position to sit down, feigning surprise as she raised her eyebrows, "What are you talking about, Father? When did I ever steal your silver?"

Seeing her denial, Mrs. Wang felt a rush of anger to her heart, hating it whenever she remembered the incident.

"You still have the face to deny it. You set us up last time, cheated us out of money, deliberately poisoned us, and emptied the entire silver vault!"

Qi Yu chuckled to herself, but maintained a puzzled face, "You broke the treasures in my Suiyu Pavilion, I simply came to collect the debt. What fault is there in that?"

Mrs. Wang’s face turned white with anger, "Those treasures were clearly broken by you, and yet you want to pin the blame on me!"

Qi Yu covered her lips and laughed, "Madam jokes. Everyone at the Suiyu Pavilion that day saw with their own eyes that it was you who broke my treasures."

Unable to argue against Qi Yu, Mrs. Wang could only glower at her with resentment.

Qi Wei, tired of their squabbling over trivial matters, waved his hand to break it off, "Enough, we are all family, what is there to argue about!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu let out another cold laugh in her heart.

Family?

That was indeed said without a trace of conscience.

Every single bit of suffering and agony that the original owner had to endure from childhood was thanks to these so-called "family members".

On this point, Qi Anran and she agreed.

She never saw Qi Yu as a member of her family. In her heart, there was a clear difference between legitimate and illegitimate children; how could she, a legitimate young mistress, possibly be family with a concubine’s daughter?

But now, with Qi Yu’s elevated status and the protection of Prince Qiu, she had no choice but to tread lightly and put on an act of deep sisterly affection.

She hurriedly stood up, attempting to smooth things over, "Father is right, my sister and we are family after all. Let’s not talk about silver and tarnish the harmony."

Qi Yu nodded, going along with her words, "Sister makes sense."

Qi Anran felt a clench in her heart at these words.

Not once did Qi Yu call her ’sister’ without being laden with sarcasm and ridicule. Today, she astonishingly agreed with her words.

Could it be there was some unseemly motive behind it?

Qi Anran’s heart suddenly felt apprehensive, her eyes full of vigilance as she stared at her.

The more Qi Yu’s smile brimmed with meaning, the more unsettled Qi Anran felt.

Catching sight of the box of rouge Qi Yu held in her palm, Qi Anran’s face turned ashen, "You... you didn’t use this box of rouge?"

Qi Yu looked down at it and pushed the box of rouge towards her, smiling, "This is specially purchased from Xunfang Pavilion as a gift for Sister. You will accept it, won’t you?"

Qi Anran swallowed hard, not wanting to take the rouge at all.

But then she heard that Qi Yu said it was bought from Xunfang Pavilion, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that she had not noticed that the rouge she sent had a problem. Otherwise, why would she specifically go to Xunfang Pavilion to buy a box of rouge for her?

Once Qi Anran thought it through, she accepted the box of rouge, her tone indifferent, "Then, thank you, Sister."

Lady Wang saw this and snorted coldly, "It’s just a box of rouge, if she really had the heart, she should have brought something precious from the Suiyu Pavilion instead."

Qi Yu slightly narrowed her eyes, seemingly appraising Lady Wang’s face.

She was now genuinely curious, just how thick was Lady Wang’s face, to be able to say such words?

Qi Wei did have some semblance of shame, although he too desired to claim the Suiyu Pavilion for himself, the old man Gu Fengmian always looked down on him.

Now, he had directly gifted the Suiyu Pavilion to Qi Yu, without ever considering from beginning to end that Qi Yu was his daughter—without him, would she have her present day?

If Qi Yu knew what he was thinking, she would probably curse him for being shameless.

Qi Wei had no trace of affection for the original owner’s ill-fated mother, marrying her was just coveting the Gu Family’s assets from the start.

But Gu Fengmian saw things clearly and knew that Qi Wei was not a good match, so he cut off ties with Gu Min after she insisted on marrying Qi Wei.

With his plans thwarted, Qi Wei treated Gu Min even worse, and later when Qi Yu was born a fool, his attitude towards the mother and daughter worsened.

Although he didn’t personally lay a hand on Gu Min, his indulgence of Lady Wang’s poisoning of the original owner was already a grave mistake.

Qi Yu saw through the thoughts of these three people clearly.

If they had shown even the slightest remorse, she wouldn’t have needed to go to such lengths to eradicate them.

But Qi Anran and Lady Wang repeatedly plotted to harm her, and with Qi Wei and Li Ming’an in cahoots, they not only harmed her but also sought to harm Li Mingjue.

Considering everything together, it was already merciful of her to leave the members of the Qi Family alive.

She had already discussed it with Li Mingjue the night before, today she intended to bring in those ill-gotten gains into the Prime Minister Residence, to let the old fox Qi Wei keep Li Ming’an company.

As for who would be killed or punished, that was entirely up to Li Tianze’s word.

Qi Yu showed a slight smile and said to Qi Wei, "Father, I have another matter to discuss with you today."

Qi Wei gave her a cold glance, "What is it?"

When Qi Yu was still considered a fool, he never took her seriously, a fool with an ugly appearance, how could she marry into a noble family.

But Qi Yu married into the Prince Qiu Residence by some twist of fate, becoming Princess Qiu, and her status even surpassed his.

This made him seethe with anger, so he placed all his hopes on Qi Anran, anticipating that after she married into the Prince An Residence, she could one day become the Empress of Dazhao.

But now, the Prince An Residence had also fallen.

Qi Wei would feel frustrated every time he saw Li Mingjue in the imperial court.

If he had treated Qi Yu better in the past, then the Prince Qiu would have to give him deference now.

Qi Yu didn’t know what he was thinking, but seeing his ugly expression, she felt even more delighted.

She deliberately lowered her voice and said, "I have come to bring some silver to the residence."

Qi Wei’s mind shook, "How much silver?"

Lady Wang and Qi Anran by his side also pricked up their ears to listen, forgetting entirely that they still held a grudge against Qi Yu.

After the financial support from the Prince An Residence was cut off, the Prime Minister Residence hadn’t seen a large income for quite some time.

The spending on food and clothing in the residence had been significantly reduced, naturally leaving Qi Anran and Lady Wang dissatisfied.

Especially Qi Anran, who needed to attend various young ladies’ gatherings, she couldn’t afford to lack any grandeur, otherwise, she would become a laughingstock.

But these days, the house didn’t have extra silver for her to buy new outfits, and she had been wearing the same clothes back and forth.

Daughters from other families were dressed in the capital city’s latest fashion trends, while she was still wearing last year’s garments, and the jewelry she owned was so limited, it all lacked any luster.

Seeing them hooked on her words, a trace of amusement flashed in Qi Yu’s eyes as she said, "One hundred thousand taels of gold."