Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 81: That is what the Princess obtained through her own skills

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: That is what the Princess obtained through her own skills

"Three hundred taels!" Mr. Li almost didn’t stand steady.

He looked at the two elegant young men before him and wondered if he was seeing things, suspecting some sort of trickery at play.

Even a residence on the outskirts of the capital wouldn’t fetch three hundred taels, let alone one located right in the middle of the capital city, near West Street.

In terms of location and size, three thousand taels would be more like it.

Qi Yu finally spoke, "Mr. Li, it’s not that we’re deliberately lowballing. The house is just too dilapidated, and I’ve heard that inside..."

She intentionally played coy, causing Mr. Li’s eyelids to twitch nervously.

He hastily interjected, "Those are mere rumors, sir. Do not take them to heart. I, Li, can assure you, the feng shui of this house is definitely fine!"

Even saying this made him somewhat anxious.

The haunted tales from this mansion had once spread throughout the entire capital city, stating the house had a heavy yin presence, almost like a ghost mansion.

Qi Yu shook her head and sighed, "Then Mr. Li, please give us your price, you say you are sincere in doing business, and we are sincere in buying the house."

At this point, Mr. Li had forgotten his earlier thoughts. The three hundred taels had thrown him off his rhythm, and now any higher quote seemed too much.

A gleam flitted through Qi Yu’s eyes.

Bargaining surely had to start from the lowest price possible.

Looking at the eerily aura-emanating mansion, Mr. Li finally stated firmly, "One thousand taels!"

One thousand taels would give him a bit of a profit margin. Anything lower than that, he’d rather take a loss.

Qi Yu was secretly delighted, but outwardly remained composed and said, "Then as per Mr. Li’s word, I’ll take the house."

With that, she tossed the bag of silver into Mr. Li’s hands.

Mr. Li opened it and peeked inside, exactly one thousand taels were in there.

Qi Yu had used the money she swindled from Qi Anran to buy the mansion, feeling not a bit of guilt.

After all, no one knew where that money had come from. Might as well use it to do some good deeds, she thought.

With the deed in hand, Qi Yu returned happily to the Prince Residence.

Seeing the joy on her face, Song Ling couldn’t help shaking his head.

The Prince Qiu Residence was filled with treasures, yet she never coveted those, making him wonder whether to call her foolish or clever.

Qi Yu was happy for a while but soon calmed down.

While she had bought the mansion, renovating it would also require considerable effort.

In her hands, she still had the gold and silver jewelry she had pilfered from the Prime Minister Residence, unsure how much they’d worth if converted to silver.

Seeing her standing there, deep in thought, Song Ling did not disturb her.

Qi Yu dashed back to her room, grabbed a box of items, and came huffing to him, "How much do you think these are worth?"

Looking down, Song Ling saw that the box contained high-quality jade gemstones and golden hairpins, all quite valuable.

But where had these items come from?

Qi Yu declared righteously, "These were snatched from the hands of that heartless mother and daughter!"

Song Ling fell silent for a moment, then quietly closed the box.

He initially thought that the box’s contents were gifts from the Prince, and if she sold them, Li Mingjue would be very upset.

But he had not expected them to have come about in this way.

"So, the silver for the house..." his brow twitched, feeling he had guessed the truth.

Qi Yu continued unabashed, "That was obtained by the Princess’s own cunning."

Song Ling massaged his forehead, suddenly understanding why both Li Ming’an and Qi Anran stood no chance against her.

In terms of thick skin, nobody could match the Princess of Prince Qiu.

He slightly straightened up and suggested, "Princess can take these items to Suiyu Pavilion, the largest pawnshop in the capital city, to inquire about them."

"Suiyu Pavilion?" Qi Yu held the box, falling deep into thought.

She always felt the name sounded familiar.

After lunch, she, accompanied by Song Ling, removed her makeup and went to Suiyu Pavilion.

She boldly rode the carriage there, wanting people to see her and ideally, to spread the word to Qi Anran’s ears.

"Princess, this is Suiyu Pavilion," Song Ling said, lowering his voice as he looked at the majestic plaque.

Supported by Chunlan, Qi Yu stepped down from the carriage and slowly walked in.

Suiyu Pavilion was not merely a pawnshop; it also sold various jade gemstones and gold and silver items.

Qi Yu was not in a rush to pawn anything and strolled around the shop, her eyes slightly shifting as she saw the exquisitely designed Jade Tokens.

"May I know what brings a noble person like yourself here?" Gu Jue had just come down and saw a woman of delicate beauty.

Seeing the carriage outside, he knew that her status was not ordinary.

Qi Yu put down the Jade Token and turned around, "I am here to pawn some items."

Seeing her, Gu Jue’s pupils dilated in shock, and it took him a moment to regain his composure, his tone somewhat astonished, "Are you Qi Yu?"

Qi Yu did not know why this person looked so shocked and, hearing her own name, she nodded slightly.

Gu Jue realized his lapse and coughed lightly.

But then, as if needing to confirm something, he asked again, "Are you the Princess of Prince Qiu?"

Feeling that this man held no malice, Qi Yu patiently replied, "Yes."

Gu Jue hesitated before taking the box from her hands, opened it to glance inside briefly.

"Please have a seat, Princess, I will have someone appraise this."

Having said that, he turned and went upstairs without looking back.

Qi Yu was not afraid of him running off with the items; Suiyu Pavilion was a century-old establishment and certainly wouldn’t covet her belongings.

Chunlan, however, glanced upstairs and muttered, "That man is a bit odd, isn’t he?"

Qi Yu nodded in agreement, indeed he was.

And from his reaction, it seemed he recognized her.

However, she could not recall this person from the original host’s memories.

"Perhaps he mistook me for someone else," she mused, lowering her head to continue looking at the high-quality Jade Tokens.

The jade here was very clear in color, and the sound it made was crisp; they were all inscribed with words that held good meanings.

Qi Yu thought of buying one to give to Li Mingjue.’

But she did not know the price of the Jade Token and had to wait until she had received her money to ask about it.

Song Ling, however, did not think it was a case of mistaken identity; recalling that person’s expression, there was shock and astonishment in his eyes, but no confusion.

This indicated that he recognized Qi Yu’s face; asking her name and status was simply a way to further confirm.

Upstairs, Gu Jue held the box hesitantly for a while, but eventually knocked on the innermost door.

"What is it?" Gu Fengmian was in the middle of writing, intending to draft a few words for diversion, and asked him faintly upon his arrival.

Gu Jue’s expression was complex but he decided to inform him nonetheless.

"The Princess of Prince Qiu is here, downstairs."

Gu Fengmian initially did not pay much attention to the three words ’Princess of Prince Qiu,’ just as he was about to dip his pen in ink, he suddenly remembered who the Princess was.

"Snap—" Suddenly, his brush fell, the ink spreading on the pristine paper.

He abruptly looked up, his eyes, already somewhat cloudy, sparkled with urgency as he asked, "Yuyu has come?"