Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 277

Chapter 277 Pay Off One’s Debts
Eunuch Wei raised his head to look at the woman in front of him, who was about to leave the jurisdiction of the Imperial Study, even though he had been chasing after her.

However, Eunuch Wei was old after all, and he had been tossing and turning back and forth before. Now that he had taken a few more steps, he didn’t have much strength left.

Immediately, the imperial guards on the side of the commander said, “You guys go and stop the Yun Clan’s fourth young miss.”

Eunuch Wei was a celebrity beside the Jin Emperor, so these Imperial Guards were naturally capable of ordering them to move, even if there were two Imperial Guards chasing after him with large strides.

Yun Xiao looked at the Guards Legion standing in front of her, cold sweat dripping down her forehead. She wanted to pretend that she did not see the Guards Legion, so she continued to walk forward. However, no matter where she went, the two Guards Legion Legions could just block her path.

Yun Xiao’s expression was gloomy as she coldly snorted. She already understood in her heart that she could not walk away now. She simply stopped and said loudly, “Why are you blocking my path like this?”

One of the guards cupped his hands at Yun Xiao and said loudly, “Don’t be angry, Fourth Young Lady. After Eunuch Wei arrives, he will let her leave this place.”

Yun Xiao frowned tightly and did not say a word.

Eunuch Wei gasped and walked forward. Seeing that Yun Xiao had finally been stopped, he smiled and said, “Why did the fourth young miss leave so quickly? It was as if there were people in the palace that the fourth young miss did not like to see?”

Yun Xiao laughed dryly, “No, it’s just that I delayed returning to lunch. Before I left the house today, my mother specifically instructed me to prepare a table of good food for me. In addition to Yun Xiao’s concern for my father’s safety, I can’t wait to leave the palace. I was anxious for a moment, so I didn’t hear Eunuch Wei’s voice.”

‘”So that’s the case.” Eunuch Wei took a few more breaths and pretended not to doubt Yun Xiao’s words. He only smiled and said, “Logically speaking, fourth young miss is so filial. This servant shouldn’t intercept fourth young miss. However, fourth young miss hasn’t entered the palace for many days. There are still a lot of things that need to be told to fourth young miss in Imperial Kitchen.”

Yun Xiao waved her hand carelessly, “With Chef Cao in Imperial Kitchen, I’m not worried at all.”

“Fourth Young Lady is so straightforward. However, we still need to pay more attention to Imperial Kitchen. Also, His Majesty forgot to reward the Fourth Young Lady just now. I specially ordered a servant to send the Fourth Young Lady off.” When Eunuch Wei said this, his gaze was filled with affection.

When Yun Xiao heard the reward, she was slightly stunned. “What reward?”

Eunuch Wei narrated all his words, and his expression became even more friendly. “Your Majesty already knows that the Fourth Young Lady did something for the people yesterday, so she specifically wanted to reward the Fourth Young Lady.”

When Yun Xiao saw this, her heart was filled with awe. However, she did not want to give up on the property that was delivered to her. Therefore, even though Yun Xiao nodded, she bowed and said, “In that case, thank you, Eunuch Wei.”

After Eunuch Wei said a few more words, he heard a series of messy footsteps coming from nearby. A crisp voice sounded, “Wood …”

Yun Xiao immediately knew that Zhou Jingxu was here. She turned her head and saw that Zhou Jingxu was indeed wearing a moon-white robe. Eunuch Cai followed behind her unhurriedly and continuously advised Zhou Jingxu to walk carefully.

After Zhou Jingxu arrived at Yun Xiao’s side, Yun Xiao, Eunuch Wei, and the others immediately bowed to Zhou Jingxu and greeted him.

Zhou Jingxu pulled Yun Xiao’s sleeve and said, “Mu Tou, are you going back to the manor? Let’s go, I’ll send you off.”

Yun Xiao’s scalp tightened and she asked Zhou Jingxu to send her back to the manor. There would definitely be a lot of ripples. “His Highness the ninth prince has an honorable status. In addition, he has been frightened for the past two days. It would be better for him to rest in the imperial palace.”

Zhou Jingxu immediately waved his hand, “No need, I’m fine!” For some reason, Zhou Jingxu’s eyelids had been twitching ever since he left the Imperial Study. He always felt that something would happen later, and his heart was uneasy.

Of course, she was even more worried about Yun Xiao’s safety and immediately followed.

Seeing Zhou Jingxu’s peculiar expression, Yun Xiao swallowed her words of rejection.

Zhou Jingxu had already turned to look at Eunuch Wei. When he learned that Eunuch Wei was going to send Yun Xiao back to the manor and bring the Emperor’s rewards, he immediately said, “What reward did Father Emperor give me? You can give it to me, right? I’ll just bring it with me. Eunuch Wei is tired today. Eunuch Wei should go back and rest first.”

Eunuch Wei smiled dryly before saying, “Since His Highness the Ninth Prince said this, then this old servant will be lazy.”

As soon as Eunuch Wei left, Zhou Jingxu immediately whispered, “Mu Tou, I didn’t expect that your scheme would be so effective. This time, you’ve finally trampled on those two suspicious people.”

Yun Xiao suddenly shook her head. She knew Zhou Jingyan too well. This time, she was only in confinement. Zhou Jingyan would definitely find a way to get revenge.

Moreover, last time, the Jin Emperor had also confined Zhou Jingyan, and he had risen again.

Thinking of this, Yun Xiao’s expression became slightly unnatural. However, this time, she managed to get County Lord Hui Ning, who had been causing trouble behind her, out of the capital. It was not a loss.

Unfortunately, county princess Hui Ning did not die.

Seeing Zhou Jingxu’s faintly smiling face, Yun Xiao swallowed all these things.

Regardless of whether it was in her previous life or in this life, Yun Xiao treated Zhou Jingxu as a child or a younger brother.

Together, the few of them went to the inner warehouse to get the reward that Yun Xiao deserved and walked out of the palace. Unexpectedly, they only walked a short distance when they encountered the Crown Prince, Zhou Jingchen, on the way.

Yun Xiao curtsied, but Zhou Jingxu smiled happily and said, “Brother Crown Prince, why are you here?”

Zhou Jingchen said, “Last time, I borrowed so many medicinal ingredients from Fourth Young Lady Yun, but I haven’t paid the money yet. I heard that Fourth Young Lady hasn’t left the palace yet, so I sent them over first.”

Zhou Jingxu’s eyes lit up when he heard that Zhou Jingchen was here to deliver the silver.

It was as if the silver was given to him, not to Yun Xiao. “How much silver? Big brother Crown Prince, I also did a lot of work.”

Zhou Jingchen’s scalp tightened and he coughed softly before he said, “We are brothers of the first mother.” The implication was that we are brothers. Do you still care about this little bit of money?

Zhou Jingxu’s face darkened as he looked at Zhou Jingchen with displeasure, “Brother Crown Prince is really partial.”

Zhou Jingchen pretended that he did not hear Zhou Jingxu’s words and handed a stack of silver notes to Yun Xiao. Two red clouds appeared on the tip of his ear. “These should be enough to buy those medicinal ingredients.”

Yun Xiao only saw the banknotes in her hand. The first chapter was a thousand taels of silver. The thickness in her palm was roughly twenty pieces. From the looks of it, it meant that she had been given twenty thousand taels of silver?

He secretly sighed in his heart at Zhou Jingchen’s generosity. Last time, he took 200,000 taels of silver, but this time, it was 20,000 taels. It really made people feel jealous.

Yun Xiao put away the banknotes without shame and said loudly, “Yun Xiao thanks His Highness the Crown Prince.” She deserved the money.

Moreover, Yun Xiao didn’t know if this amount of silver was enough to pay off the debts Jing Xu had owed him last week.

Yun Xiao did not forget at all. Zhou Jingxu had told him that he had hired those doctors and had paid them twice as much as usual. He had also paid for the medicinal ingredients of those seriously ill patients. All the money he spent was on himself.

After calculating this amount, it was quite a lot.

Zhou Jingchen graciously said, then turned around and walked towards the entrance of the palace. However, before he left, he gave Yun Xiao an unclear glance.

Yun Xiao was somewhat panicked by this gaze. She coughed lightly and pretended not to care as she looked at Zhou Jingxu, who had an unhappy expression, “What happened to you?”

Zhou Jingxu stared at Yun Xiao’s sleeve pouch and said dryly, “Wood, there’s a lot of silver, right? You can give me some too.”

Yun Xiao looked left and right, as if no one was staring in her direction. She knocked on Zhou Jingyan’s head and said, “You have the nerve to say, how many debts did you get me outside? These banknotes may not be able to be paid off.”

Speaking of this matter, Zhou Jingyan also remembered that he had tricked Yun Xiao. He coughed dryly and did not dare to mention the matter of the silver anymore. He said softly, “That matter has already passed. Don’t mention it again.”

Yun Xiao glanced at him, shook her head and sighed. She also followed behind Zhou Jingchen and walked out of the palace.

Very quickly, this group of people arrived in front of the palace gate. When Yun Xiao arrived, the carriage was still parked by the roadside. The coachman respectfully stood guard in front of the carriage, letting Yun Xiao see it. The corner of his mouth revealed a faint smile.

However, beside the carriage, there was a carriage. The carriage was decorated with exquisite yellow pear wood, and the carriage was decorated with colorful silk cloth. Under the sunlight, it emitted a faint glow.

At this moment, a woman walked down from the carriage. She was dressed in princess’ royal robes, and she looked extremely beautiful. She wore a fine purple fox fur cloak outside. Her figure was slender and graceful, and as she walked, she had a unique flavor.

However, what did not correspond to her temperament was Heng Zheng’s face.

The delicate makeup on her face was filled with anger at this moment. She was no longer as gentle as before, and her expression when she looked at Yun Xiao was filled with hatred.

Yun Xiao, Zhou Jingchen, Zhou Jingxu, and the others quickly walked forward and bowed, “The maiden greets the Eldest Princess.”

Zhou Jingchen and Zhou Jingxu cupped their hands and greeted each other as aunts.

However, the Changping Eldest Princess did not look at the two of them. She walked straight towards Yun Xiao, raised her hand high and harshly scolded, “You bitch!”

Seeing that the hand was about to reach Yun Xiao’s face, the long nails painted with Dan Kou pierced into Yun Xiao’s cheek sharply, Yun Xiao remained motionless.

At this moment, Zhou Jingchen, who was originally beside Yun Xiao, grabbed the Eldest Princess’ hand and said unhappily, “Auntie!”