The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 173 Pay first and save people later
Yue Changxi frowned slightly, "Save your prince? What happened to the prince of Pingnan? Why didn't you find a royal doctor?"

Servants were not allowed to discuss the master's affairs, let alone leak them. But seeing that Xie Lan was adamant, Rong Ma was at a loss.

Now she could only hope that Master Yue would persuade Miss Xie to go with her to the Marquis of Pingnan's mansion for the sake of Marquis Pingnan.

Rong Mama secretly glanced around and saw that the people watching the excitement were still some distance away. So she lowered her voice and smiled bitterly, "Why didn't you invite someone? The Marquis and his wife have invited an imperial physician to see the prince, but those doctors all said that the prince is in good health.

Our Madam heard that the four members of the Yongyi Marquis' family were in danger of death a few days ago, and it was Miss Xie who saved them. So our Madam would like to ask Miss Xie to help our prince to see if there is anything wrong. "

Fearing that Xie Lan would still refuse, Rong Mama pleaded again, "Master Yue, our Marquis only has one legitimate son, the Crown Prince, and the burden of the Marquisate will be handed over to him in the future, so we must not let him get into trouble.

I, the old servant, shamelessly beg the headmaster to persuade Miss Xie to save our prince, considering that the Marquis has been fighting for the country of Great Zhou."

After Rong Mama said this, Yue Changxi really couldn't refuse. But he also knew Xie Lan's personality. If she didn't want to do something, no one could force her.

"Junior sister, Pingnan Hou is a military commander with a large army under his command, and he has always been valued by the emperor. The fact that the Great Zhou Dynasty is peaceful and stable today is largely due to the contribution of Pingnan Hou.

Can you arrange the shop affairs and go to Pingnan Marquis's mansion? If you can help the son of Pingnan Marquis, I think the couple will be grateful to you."

Yue Changxi said this for Xie Lan's own good. He knew that this little apprentice sister was not liked by her family and was sent to Sanqing Mountain for foster care since she was a child. Although she was taken back to the capital now, she must not be treated well. Otherwise, with her lazy nature, how could she work hard to open a store?

If Junior Sister can really save the Prince of Pingnan, she will have an extra backer in the future.

Xie Lan did not reject Second Senior Brother's kindness and said to Rong Madam, "For Second Senior Brother's sake, I can save your prince's life.

But let me make it clear first, the reward is fifty thousand taels, half of it is a deposit first, and the remaining half can be paid after I save your prince."

Rong Mama's expression changed. "Fifty thousand yuan as a reward? Isn't this price... too high?"

"Gao? Since you know that I saved the family of four from the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, didn't you find out that I also charged 50,000 taels per person?"

Xie Lan glanced at Rong Mama's embarrassed expression and said calmly, "Don't worry, if I can't solve your young master's problem, I won't charge you a penny.

If you think it's expensive, you can find someone else to save your master. I won't force you."

Yue Changxi was quite surprised to hear that Xie Lan wanted 50,000 taels of silver as a reward, but he was relieved after thinking about it. Most of the people in Sanqing Mountain were ordinary people, and this was the capital, so it was understandable that the fee was higher.

Besides, the little sister did this to earn money for the Taoist temple and the ancestors. Yue Changxi felt that it was rare for the little sister to be so motivated, and as a senior brother, he had to help her.

"Madam, do you think that fifty thousand taels is too expensive? Do you think that the life of the Marquis of Pingnan is not worth that price?"

Just hearing this light sentence made Rong Mama's face change.

The Marquis of Pingnan commands a large army, and his son is his only legitimate son. He will inherit the Marquis of Pingnan's title and military power in the future. This cannot be measured by a mere 50,000 taels.

Although Pingnan Hou had other illegitimate sons and daughters, his wife Cui gave birth to only one legitimate son. Let alone 50,000 taels, even if it cost 5 million taels, Cui would save him. Rong Mama was sure that Pingnan Hou's wife would be willing to pay any amount of money to save her son.

But she still had to report this matter first. She was just a servant and could not make decisions for her master.

"I was wrong. The price you offered is reasonable, but I am just a servant and cannot make the decision..."

Xie Lan interrupted her calmly, "Then go back and tell your wife when the deposit is delivered and when I will go to rescue your son."

With Yue Changxi around, Aunt Rong didn't dare to have any opinions and could only do whatever Xie Lan said.

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"What? Yue Changxi and that Xie Lan are actually senior brothers and sisters?" After hearing what Rong Mama said, Lady Pingnan was shocked. She frowned and said, "But I have never heard that Yue Changxi has ever had a master, and no one in Kyoto has mentioned that he knows the mysterious arts. Could it be that you heard it wrong?"

If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, Rong Mama wouldn't have believed it. "Madam, it's correct. I heard it for real. In the store opened by Miss Xie, I heard Yue Changxi call Miss Xie "Junior Sister" many times."

"I also heard them mention Sanqing Mountain. Shanzhang Yue also said that he often wrote letters to his master. I guess he became his disciple when he went to study in the early years, so no one in the capital knows about it."

Mrs. Pingnan Hou sighed, "I originally thought that Xie Lan was just the daughter of a seventh-rank chief clerk, and that five thousand taels would be enough for her. I didn't expect that she actually had such a powerful backer. Now it's not easy to send her away with such a small amount of money.

Well, as long as she can really solve the problem of the prince, it is not a problem to give her 50,000 taels. The matter of the prince cannot be delayed, otherwise if it goes on like this, the Marquis might really listen to the instigation of that bitch Ding and make Xue Ningbai the prince instead.

Since Miss Xie wants to take half of the deposit first, give it to her. You should quickly take the 24,000 taels and invite her over as soon as possible."

Madam Rong shook her head, "Madam, the half deposit that Miss Xie wants is 25,000 taels."

"Are you confused? I already gave Madam Xie one thousand taels yesterday. If I give her another twenty-four thousand taels, wouldn't it be exactly twenty-five thousand taels?" Madam Rong was the dowry nanny of Marquis Pingnan's wife. She would help her manage some of the dowry shops on weekdays. Accounting was not a problem for her.

Cui didn't expect that she would get such a simple calculation wrong today.

Madam Rong smiled bitterly, "Madam, I am not confused. Miss Xie meant that all 50,000 taels should be given to her and not to anyone else. Not even to Madam Xie."

Cui was very surprised, but when she thought about how Xie Lan was sent to Sanqing Mountain by the Xie family as soon as he was born and had been neglected for more than ten years, she could understand her behavior.

"In that case, take someone to find Old Madam Xie and get back the one thousand taels, and then give it to Miss Xie."

"But if we do this, won't we offend Madam Xie? After all, she is the mother of Chief Secretary Xie. It would be bad for us to do this, right?"

Cui disagreed, "So what? Xie Lan was sent to Sanqing Mountain when she was born. She must have resentment towards the Xie family. Maybe the Xie family didn't know that Yue Changxi was Xie Lan's senior brother, otherwise the Xie family's children would have taken advantage of Yue Shanzhang's influence to enter the Royal Academy."

(End of this chapter)