Proofread by Prof Zhu Yuan
Money is extremely important in every world, and she needs it to make a living. If she sells the jewels, she can get a lot of money.
After Su Yuan has taken away all the jewelry, someone enters Feihua Courtyard.
It is none other than Madam Yang.
When she comes in and sees Nangong Ning, she sighs helplessly and walks up to her, saying, “Ning, are you short of money?"
Of course Nangong Ning understands that Madam Yang must know by now that she has asked Su Yuan to sell her jewelry.
But Nangong Ning doesn’t mind. She nods and says, “yes, aunt, I'm desperately short of it."
"If you're really short of money, just talk to your uncle and me. How can you sell your jewelry? How can a young girl lose her jewels?" says Madam Yang, with a kind and helpless face.
Nangong Ning has to say that Madam Yang is good at acting, and if she knew nothing, she would believe that she was really good to her.
"I need a lot of money, and I'm afraid if I talk to my uncle, he'll scold me." Nangong Ning says earnestly.
You want to see who is truly a talented actor, don't you? I will meet your wish.
Madam Yang is going to inquire the reason why Nangong Ning wants to sell her jewels, so when she hears her words, she asks, “Ning, do you need a lot of money? What do you want to do with it?”
“I was poisoned before and to detoxify my body, I needed an herb called Nether,” says Nangong Ning, “Nether herb only exists in the Royal Pharmacy and is extremely rare and valuable. Aunt, have you ever heard that?”
Madam Yang shakes her head to show that she doesn’t know.
Nangong Ning gently smiles and says, “You don’t know but my sister sure dose.” It is worthwhile to ruminate over her words.
Madam is uneasy and looks at Nangong Ning with her eyes full of questioning. Nangong Ning adds, “Aunt, now you know that the value of Nether herb, you can foresee what will happen next. The regent can help me get the herb from the emperor and detoxify me, but nothing would come for free.”
"Is it possible that he asks you to give him money?" asks Madam Yang, shocked.
Nangong Ning nods her head very calmly.
She is not at all guilty of her words, for the thing that Jun Qianye helped her get the Nether herb is true, and as for using him as an excuse, she just says it casually and doesn’t think that it will cause any trouble.
Madam Yang’s eyes narrow with suspicion, while Nangong Ning is unperturbed.
Believe it or not.
Finally, Madam Yang asks, "how much do you need?"
Nangong Ning stretches out a finger
"One thousand taels?” Madam Yang asks tentatively
Nangong Ning places her hand flat across her face to show her frustration and then asks, “If he just asks one thousand taels, why am I so upset?"
Madam Yang looks at her and asks, “Ten thousand taels?”
Nangong Ning shakes her head and says helplessly, “Actually he asks one hundred thousand taels.”
"So much?!" Even though Madam Yang is the mistress of the Nangong family, she is nearly going to faint because of such a number. But Nangong Ning has said that the herb is from the royal family, so the price seems reasonable.
Nangong Ning opens her lips slightly and adds with a sneer, “Yes, and he doesn’t want silver but a hundred thousand taels of......GOLD."
"What? !" Madam Yang is really shocked and stares at Nangong Ning. For a moment her face trembles and she cannot say a word, and finally it seems that her voice is squeezed from the slits between her teeth, "go……gold?"
Nangong Ning nods slowly and asks, “The regent is heartless, isn’t he?”
At this time, someone in the Regent’s Mansion sneezes and suddenly thinks of the girl.
Madam Yang wants to nod her head but suddenly realizes that he is the regent and how dare she nods her head and says that he is heartless?
"Are you kidding me, Ning?"
"I've sold all my jewelry. Aunt, do you think I'm joking?" Nangong Ning asks.
Madam Yang shakes her head. All women love jewelry and so do Nangong Ning. Those jewels have always been her favorite things, and now she sells them all. If she is not serious, can it be a joke?
“But are you not the regent's fiancee? Why does he do this to you?"
"Aunt, you don't really think my engagement is reliable, do you?" "Nangong Ning asks, looking at her.
Her words set Madam Yang’s heart pounding.
Nangong Luo decides to take Nangong Ning home from the Regent’s Mansion, for Nangong Qingyao ‘encourages’ him to do this and makes him believe that he needn’t pay much attention to Nangong Ning’s engagement because they have heard that Jun Qianye doesn’t want to get married with Nangong Ning at all, but only because it is an order from the emperor and it can not be refused.
“Aunt, you have told me that if I am short of money, I can ask you and uncle for it. Is that true?" Her eyes are fixed on Madam Yang, unblinking.
Mrs Yang's eyelid jumps, but she has already promised, and could she go back on her word? Besides, now they really need to keep coaxing her and cannot offend her.
"That's true, of course."
“Then can uncle and you also help me pay the regent one hundred thousand taels of gold?" Nangong Ning’s eyes lit up with a look of hope and joy.
Madam Yang wants to say no, but it is hard for her to open her mouth and refuse Nangong Ning. She has to say, "I will go back to your uncle and talk to him about it. After all, it's hard to chip in such a large sum of money at one time."
Nangong Ning puts her hand on Madam Yang's arm and says excitedly, “I will go with you. What you don't know is that the regent doesn't give me much time, so I need to hurry up."
Madam Yang really wants to shake off Nangong Ning’s hand, but she can't. So she stiffens her face and nods with a forced smile.
Nangong Luo and Nangong Qongyao are now in the study. They intend to let Madam Yang inquire about the situation but do not expect that Madam Yang comes back with Nangong Ning.
As soon as Nangong Ning gets in the study, she tells Nangong Luo all about the gold without waiting for him to ask.
Nangong Luo is stunned.
Nangong Qingyao cannot help saying, “Nan...... sister, Are you kidding me?"
"I wish I am joking, but obviously I'm not. Su Yuan has probably sold out of my jewelry by now, but the money he got is apparently not enough to pay to the regent.
Alas! I really have no choice!" Says Nangong Ning helplessly, throwing up her hands. She has been aggressive when Nangong Qingyao saw her before, and so now the embarrassment Nangong Ning shows makes her feel a little strange. But what
Nangogn Ning said is reasonable. She has even heard her husband mention Nether herb.
Nangong Ning did take the only Nether herb in the Royal pharmacy, and as far as she knows, it is very valuable.
"Sister, even if it is really priceless, it is not worth one hundred thousand taels of
gold. The regent can be deceiving you, can’t he?"
"Do you think I don't know?" Nangong Ning raises her eyebrows, saying, “But do
you think I can question him? Or can you?"
Nangong Qingyao’s face has changed.
What Nangong Ning means is that even if he is deceiving her, she would have to admit it.
Nangong Ning looks across Nangong Qingyao at Nangong Luo, saying, “Uncle, aunt has told me that you will pay for me, is it true?"
Nangong Luo is startled, subconsciously looking at his wife who is helpless. She didn’t know it was such a large sum of money when she talked big before, but she has already promised, and could she go back on her word?
She has to frown at her husband to give him a sign to do it himself: make a decision by yourself.
Nangong Luo is torn.
Do I really have to agree and pay one hundred thousand taels of gold? Then I have lost too much.
"Don't you agree, uncle?" Nangong Ning cannot wait to ask.
Nangong Luo is uneasy.
Does he need to care about one hundred thousand tales of gold if the thing has been done?
Now they must coax her, no matter how great the loss will be.
“Of course, you are the eldest daughter of Nangong family. It would be bad for our family's reputation if people hear that you are worried about money.” Says Nangong Luo gravely.
Nangong Qingyao feels that something goes wrong and tries to stop her father.
“Father, it's hard to chip in such a large sum of money at one time, is it?”
But Nangong Ning smiles and says, “My sister, you think too little of our family. Am I right, uncle?"
Nangong Luo has already made up his mind, so he nods and says, “In general, it is really difficult to raise such a large sum of money at one time, but as it happens, recently our family has just received a sum of account which is exactly one hundred thousand taels of gold."
"That is great." Nangong Ning looks pleased, saying directly, “Then uncle, you can send someone to take the gold out now and directly deliver it to the Regent’s Mansion.
"In such a hurry?" Nangong Luo is shocked.
Nangong Ning nods, saying gravely, “The regent has only given me four hours, or you would not have taken me out of the Regent’s Mansion so easily."
Nangong Luo’s doubts vanish when he hears her words. He nods and says, "I see. I'll fetch it and have it taken to the Regent’s Mansion."
Nangong Ning nods in delight.
She decides to deposit one hundred thousand taels of gold with him! Surely the regent would not personally take her money, would he?
She is too naive.
Since Nangong Ning has left, Jun Qianye has stayed in the study and has not come out. It seems that he is doing something. Wei Chu at this time walks into the
study and reports Nangong Ning’s situation.
“My lord, I have arranged for some bodyguards to follow Miss Nangong in secret. She should be fine.
“Do you think I am worried about her safety?” Jun Qianye says unpleasantly.
Then he changes the topic, saying more coldly than ever, "Well, if she can't solve her own problems, I won't give her a chance. But...... find out who gave her the aphrodisiac."
Hearing his words, Wei Chu shivers, and suddenly he comes up with something and asks, “My lord, do you have any doubts about the man who poisoned Miss Nangong?"
Jun QIanye’s dark black eyes are cold and he says without any emotion, “She needs to deal with the trouble made by herself. But if it's because of me, I can't ignore it."
Wei Chu pauses for a moment then understands what he means. He says submissively, “Yes, I understand.”
Just then the butler's voice comes in from the outside.
"My Lord, one hundred thousand taels of gold have been sent from the Nangong Mansion."
Proofread by Prof Zhu Yuan
Money is extremely important in every world, and she needs it to make a living. If she sells the jewels, she can get a lot of money.
After Su Yuan has taken away all the jewelry, someone enters Feihua Courtyard.
It is none other than Madam Yang.
When she comes in and sees Nangong Ning, she sighs helplessly and walks up to her, saying, “Ning, are you short of money?"
Of course Nangong Ning understands that Madam Yang must know by now that she has asked Su Yuan to sell her jewelry.
But Nangong Ning doesn’t mind. She nods and says, “yes, aunt, I'm desperately short of it."
"If you're really short of money, just talk to your uncle and me. How can you sell your jewelry? How can a young girl lose her jewels?" says Madam Yang, with a kind and helpless face.
Nangong Ning has to say that Madam Yang is good at acting, and if she knew nothing, she would believe that she was really good to her.
"I need a lot of money, and I'm afraid if I talk to my uncle, he'll scold me." Nangong Ning says earnestly.
You want to see who is truly a talented actor, don't you? I will meet your wish.
Madam Yang is going to inquire the reason why Nangong Ning wants to sell her jewels, so when she hears her words, she asks, “Ning, do you need a lot of money? What do you want to do with it?”
“I was poisoned before and to detoxify my body, I needed an herb called Nether,” says Nangong Ning, “Nether herb only exists in the Royal Pharmacy and is extremely rare and valuable. Aunt, have you ever heard that?”
Madam Yang shakes her head to show that she doesn’t know.
Nangong Ning gently smiles and says, “You don’t know but my sister sure dose.” It is worthwhile to ruminate over her words.
Madam is uneasy and looks at Nangong Ning with her eyes full of questioning. Nangong Ning adds, “Aunt, now you know that the value of Nether herb, you can foresee what will happen next. The regent can help me get the herb from the emperor and detoxify me, but nothing would come for free.”
"Is it possible that he asks you to give him money?" asks Madam Yang, shocked.
Nangong Ning nods her head very calmly.
She is not at all guilty of her words, for the thing that Jun Qianye helped her get the Nether herb is true, and as for using him as an excuse, she just says it casually and doesn’t think that it will cause any trouble.
Madam Yang’s eyes narrow with suspicion, while Nangong Ning is unperturbed.
Believe it or not.
Finally, Madam Yang asks, "how much do you need?"
Nangong Ning stretches out a finger
"One thousand taels?” Madam Yang asks tentatively
Nangong Ning places her hand flat across her face to show her frustration and then asks, “If he just asks one thousand taels, why am I so upset?"
Madam Yang looks at her and asks, “Ten thousand taels?”
Nangong Ning shakes her head and says helplessly, “Actually he asks one hundred thousand taels.”
"So much?!" Even though Madam Yang is the mistress of the Nangong family, she is nearly going to faint because of such a number. But Nangong Ning has said that the herb is from the royal family, so the price seems reasonable.
Nangong Ning opens her lips slightly and adds with a sneer, “Yes, and he doesn’t want silver but a hundred thousand taels of......GOLD."
"What? !" Madam Yang is really shocked and stares at Nangong Ning. For a moment her face trembles and she cannot say a word, and finally it seems that her voice is squeezed from the slits between her teeth, "go……gold?"
Nangong Ning nods slowly and asks, “The regent is heartless, isn’t he?”
At this time, someone in the Regent’s Mansion sneezes and suddenly thinks of the girl.
Madam Yang wants to nod her head but suddenly realizes that he is the regent and how dare she nods her head and says that he is heartless?
"Are you kidding me, Ning?"
"I've sold all my jewelry. Aunt, do you think I'm joking?" Nangong Ning asks.
Madam Yang shakes her head. All women love jewelry and so do Nangong Ning. Those jewels have always been her favorite things, and now she sells them all. If she is not serious, can it be a joke?
“But are you not the regent's fiancee? Why does he do this to you?"
"Aunt, you don't really think my engagement is reliable, do you?" "Nangong Ning asks, looking at her.
Her words set Madam Yang’s heart pounding.
Nangong Luo decides to take Nangong Ning home from the Regent’s Mansion, for Nangong Qingyao ‘encourages’ him to do this and makes him believe that he needn’t pay much attention to Nangong Ning’s engagement because they have heard that Jun Qianye doesn’t want to get married with Nangong Ning at all, but only because it is an order from the emperor and it can not be refused.
“Aunt, you have told me that if I am short of money, I can ask you and uncle for it. Is that true?" Her eyes are fixed on Madam Yang, unblinking.
Mrs Yang's eyelid jumps, but she has already promised, and could she go back on her word? Besides, now they really need to keep coaxing her and cannot offend her.
"That's true, of course."
“Then can uncle and you also help me pay the regent one hundred thousand taels of gold?" Nangong Ning’s eyes lit up with a look of hope and joy.
Madam Yang wants to say no, but it is hard for her to open her mouth and refuse Nangong Ning. She has to say, "I will go back to your uncle and talk to him about it. After all, it's hard to chip in such a large sum of money at one time."
Nangong Ning puts her hand on Madam Yang's arm and says excitedly, “I will go with you. What you don't know is that the regent doesn't give me much time, so I need to hurry up."
Madam Yang really wants to shake off Nangong Ning’s hand, but she can't. So she stiffens her face and nods with a forced smile.
Nangong Luo and Nangong Qongyao are now in the study. They intend to let Madam Yang inquire about the situation but do not expect that Madam Yang comes back with Nangong Ning.
As soon as Nangong Ning gets in the study, she tells Nangong Luo all about the gold without waiting for him to ask.
Nangong Luo is stunned.
Nangong Qingyao cannot help saying, “Nan...... sister, Are you kidding me?"
"I wish I am joking, but obviously I'm not. Su Yuan has probably sold out of my jewelry by now, but the money he got is apparently not enough to pay to the regent.
Alas! I really have no choice!" Says Nangong Ning helplessly, throwing up her hands. She has been aggressive when Nangong Qingyao saw her before, and so now the embarrassment Nangong Ning shows makes her feel a little strange. But what
Nangogn Ning said is reasonable. She has even heard her husband mention Nether herb.
Nangong Ning did take the only Nether herb in the Royal pharmacy, and as far as she knows, it is very valuable.
"Sister, even if it is really priceless, it is not worth one hundred thousand taels of
gold. The regent can be deceiving you, can’t he?"
"Do you think I don't know?" Nangong Ning raises her eyebrows, saying, “But do
you think I can question him? Or can you?"
Nangong Qingyao’s face has changed.
What Nangong Ning means is that even if he is deceiving her, she would have to admit it.
Nangong Ning looks across Nangong Qingyao at Nangong Luo, saying, “Uncle, aunt has told me that you will pay for me, is it true?"
Nangong Luo is startled, subconsciously looking at his wife who is helpless. She didn’t know it was such a large sum of money when she talked big before, but she has already promised, and could she go back on her word?
She has to frown at her husband to give him a sign to do it himself: make a decision by yourself.
Nangong Luo is torn.
Do I really have to agree and pay one hundred thousand taels of gold? Then I have lost too much.
"Don't you agree, uncle?" Nangong Ning cannot wait to ask.
Nangong Luo is uneasy.
Does he need to care about one hundred thousand tales of gold if the thing has been done?
Now they must coax her, no matter how great the loss will be.
“Of course, you are the eldest daughter of Nangong family. It would be bad for our family's reputation if people hear that you are worried about money.” Says Nangong Luo gravely.
Nangong Qingyao feels that something goes wrong and tries to stop her father.
“Father, it's hard to chip in such a large sum of money at one time, is it?”
But Nangong Ning smiles and says, “My sister, you think too little of our family. Am I right, uncle?"
Nangong Luo has already made up his mind, so he nods and says, “In general, it is really difficult to raise such a large sum of money at one time, but as it happens, recently our family has just received a sum of account which is exactly one hundred thousand taels of gold."
"That is great." Nangong Ning looks pleased, saying directly, “Then uncle, you can send someone to take the gold out now and directly deliver it to the Regent’s Mansion.
"In such a hurry?" Nangong Luo is shocked.
Nangong Ning nods, saying gravely, “The regent has only given me four hours, or you would not have taken me out of the Regent’s Mansion so easily."
Nangong Luo’s doubts vanish when he hears her words. He nods and says, "I see. I'll fetch it and have it taken to the Regent’s Mansion."
Nangong Ning nods in delight.
She decides to deposit one hundred thousand taels of gold with him! Surely the regent would not personally take her money, would he?
She is too naive.
Since Nangong Ning has left, Jun Qianye has stayed in the study and has not come out. It seems that he is doing something. Wei Chu at this time walks into the
study and reports Nangong Ning’s situation.
“My lord, I have arranged for some bodyguards to follow Miss Nangong in secret. She should be fine.
“Do you think I am worried about her safety?” Jun Qianye says unpleasantly.
Then he changes the topic, saying more coldly than ever, "Well, if she can't solve her own problems, I won't give her a chance. But...... find out who gave her the aphrodisiac."
Hearing his words, Wei Chu shivers, and suddenly he comes up with something and asks, “My lord, do you have any doubts about the man who poisoned Miss Nangong?"
Jun QIanye’s dark black eyes are cold and he says without any emotion, “She needs to deal with the trouble made by herself. But if it's because of me, I can't ignore it."
Wei Chu pauses for a moment then understands what he means. He says submissively, “Yes, I understand.”
Just then the butler's voice comes in from the outside.
"My Lord, one hundred thousand taels of gold have been sent from the Nangong Mansion."
