Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 97: Seize the Suiyu Pavilion

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Seize the Suiyu Pavilion

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang only said coldly, "What’s there to be afraid of? Even if she is the Princess of Qi, does she really dare to lay a hand on us?"

She didn’t take Qi Yu seriously at all.

She just stumbled into luck and became the Princess of Qi, now she really thinks she’s some important figure.

Qi Anran clenched a handkerchief in her hands, her heart somewhat flustered.

She had done far too many things to Qi Yu.

As they passed the front hall, Qi Yu was stopped by Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang glared at her ferociously, "Return those things you took last time, immediately!"

Those were treasures she had accumulated over many years, and she had been longing for them ever since Qi Yu took them.

Qi Yu, hearing this, scoffed lightly, "Return? Those were left to me by my mother, why should I give them to you?"

"You’re full of lies!" Mrs. Wang was so angry she stood up from her chair and pointed at her, "The only thing your mother left you was that Jade Pendant, everything else is mine!"

But Qi Yu just picked a chair and sat down, calmly looking at Mrs. Wang, "You say it’s yours, what proof do you have?"

Now that she was here, she wasn’t in a hurry to leave; how could she not thoroughly infuriate these two?

Mrs. Wang was choked with anger and, unable to come up with a retort, resorted to making a scene, "It is my stuff, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll return it immediately!"

Qi Yu replied unhurriedly, "Too late, I’ve already pawned those things at Suiyu Pavilion."

"What!" Mrs. Wang and Qi Anran screamed, both of them looking at her in shock.

Qi Yu smiled contentedly and added fuel to the fire, "The people at Suiyu Pavilion are quite generous, they gave me a whole thousand taels of Silver."

Mrs. Wang was so infuriated by her words that she almost spat blood.

Those were treasures worth ten thousand taels of gold and silver jewelry, and this fool actually pawned them for a mere thousand taels!

Qi Anran couldn’t sit still either, stepping up to her and, with a trembling voice, asked, "You... really pawned them for a thousand taels of Silver?"

Qi Yu nodded, looking as though she had gotten a bargain, "The owner of Suiyu Pavilion said those things weren’t really worth much, at most they could fetch a few hundred taels, but after I pestered him for a long time, he agreed to give me a thousand taels of Silver."

After all, Gu Jue had already given her the keys, so naturally, she had the final say on the worth of the things in Suiyu Pavilion.

Seeing stars, Qi Anran nearly fainted but was promptly supported by a maid.

She slumped back into her chair, shaking all over.

That was her dowry!

Qi Yu watched the heartbroken expressions of the mother and daughter, her smile curving her eyes, and continued leisurely, "If my sister doesn’t believe it, she can go to Suiyu Pavilion and ask, I’ve just pawned them a few days ago, I’m sure the manager there still remembers me."

Qi Anran’s face turned ashen, and she looked at her through gritted teeth, "That won’t be necessary."

Now that the items were pawned, why humiliate herself further by making the trip.

But Mrs. Wang wouldn’t believe it, those were her life’s efforts.

She looked at Qi Yu with resentful eyes, "Let’s go see then, I’m not afraid of you!"

If the items were still at Suiyu Pavilion, perhaps it was still possible to redeem them.

As they walked out the door, Mrs. Wang’s expression was already somewhat dazed, she let the maid help her onto the carriage, insisting on seeing Suiyu Pavilion for herself.

Qi Anran had no choice but to accompany her.

Both were still clinging to a sliver of hope, perhaps Qi Yu was just deceiving them.

Meanwhile, Qi Yu gave the key to Shen Nanxing, asking her to go and open the door first.

Suiyu Pavilion is deserted now, and as its owner, she still had to disguise herself.

First, she went to Yongchun Hall and changed into black clothing, then she took a shortcut to Suiyu Pavilion.

When Madam Wang and Qi Anran arrived, she had already been sitting inside Suiyu Pavilion for a while.

Gazing at the signboard of Suiyu Pavilion, Madam Wang clenched her teeth and, with a sweep of her arm, shrugged off the maid who wanted to support her and stormed in angrily.

"Shopkeeper! Where is someone? Come out!" Madam Wang shouted at the empty shop.

Qi Yu waited for her to finish her tirade, then leisurely descended from the second floor. He looked at the infuriated Madam Wang, a smirk tugging at his lips, and asked in a lowered voice, "May I know what you need?"

Qi Anran helped Madam Wang to the side to sit down and asked hurriedly, "Did the Princess from Prince Qi’s residence pawn something here a few days ago?"

Qi Yu barely suppressed his amusement, nodded, and said with conviction, "Yes, I even gave her a thousand taels of silver."

Qi Anran’s complexion turned ashen as if struck by lightning, extremely unsightly. She forced out a trace of a smile and said, "Shopkeeper, you are not aware. The Princess is my sister; she has been simple-minded since childhood and stole our mother’s jewelry to pawn."

"We are willing to offer another thousand taels of silver, can we, shopkeeper, retrieve the items?"

Qi Yu listened silently to her twisted version of the facts and refused, "That won’t do."

"Why not!" Madam Wang had not recovered her breath and was provoked by his words to jump up in anger again.

Qi Yu scoffed, "The items were pawned by the Princess. If you want to retrieve them, she must come in person."

In other words, if they wanted to get the items back, they would have to plead with the Princess.

Hearing his words, Madam Wang and Qi Anran exchanged glances, both filled with reluctance.

Asking them to beg Qi Yu was even worse than simply seizing the items.

After some argument, Madam Wang calmed down and haughtily said, "A mere Suiyu Pavilion dares to oppose our Prime Minister Residence?"

She had figured it out, if the items could not be reclaimed, then they must be taken by force.

It was just a Suiyu Pavilion, after all. With a little maneuvering, perhaps she could take over the entire store.

At this thought, Madam Wang’s eyes gleamed with greed.

She pulled Qi Anran aside and whispered, "Since this person won’t take a toast but must be forced to drink a forfeit, why not go plead with Prince An? Then we can smoothly take over this shop!"

Qi Anran pursed her lips, "Mother, is this really alright?"

As she spoke, she scrutinized Suiyu Pavilion, where gold and silver jewelry was in no short supply, each piece looking more luxurious than the last.

If they really could take over the shop, all of this would be hers.

And then what worries would she have about a dowry?

The two of them had their minds clouded by the all-encompassing gold and silver jewelry in the room, and the more they thought about it, the more feasible the idea seemed.

Qi Yu fiddled with a piece of ancient jade in his hand and watched as the mother and daughter whispered furtively, a trace of cold light appearing in his eyes.

Daring to scheme against him?

Then let them taste what is called retribution.

Having made up her mind, Qi Anran’s expression eased somewhat. She looked disdainfully at the man in black and walked out with Madam Wang.

In a few days, Suiyu Pavilion would be hers!

The two of them had entirely forgotten about Qi Yu, hardly realizing that today they were originally supposed to entertain Prince Qi and his wife.

Moreover, they had deliberately added many things to that full Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

After returning to the Prime Minister Residence, Qi Anran changed her clothes and discreetly left through the back door for Prince An Residence.