The Prodigal Son

"What did Qin Yu say to you?"

Women are always very curious. Ruan Zhi, who had just been arguing with Lü Si, chased after Lü Si, who was leaving in a huff, and asked him all the way.

She was genuinely curious!

What kind of magic did Qin Yu possess that allowed him to dismiss Lü Si with just a few words?

Could it be that he was truly born to be restrained by Qin Yu?

Lu Si, impatient with Ruan Zhi's questions, suddenly stopped and extended his hand to Ruan Zhi.

"What are you doing?"

Ruan Zhi looked at Lü Si with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't you want to know what Qin Yu told me?"

Lu Si glared at Ruan Zhi, his eyes wide with anger. "Give me a hundred taels of gold, and I'll tell you!"

"No!"

Ruan Zhi was so angry she gritted her teeth. "Do you think I'm like you spoiled brats, able to casually pull out hundreds of taels of gold?"

That bastard!

He lost one hundred taels of gold to Qin Yu, and now he wants to make up for it with his own money?

He dared not accept bribes himself.

Even if he sold himself, he still wouldn't have a hundred taels of gold to his name!

"Then don't ask any more questions!"

Lu Si withdrew his hand and walked back with a face full of resentment, cursing Qin Yu's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

To hell with that damn turtle bastard!

That's a damn bastard!

Before he could even warm his gold, half of it was won away.

Eat pigs and fat dogs!

Lu Si felt increasingly resentful and wanted to slap himself.

They've suffered so much at the hands of that bastard, why don't they learn their lesson?

If I ever gamble with that bastard again, I'm a pig!

idiot!

Lu Si secretly made a vow in his heart, and secretly rejoiced.

Fortunately, I was careful and managed to save one hundred taels of gold, which is enough to make two decent pieces of jewelry for my mother and the Empress Dowager.

Oh, right, and the one in my belly too.

I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, so I'll just put a longevity lock on it!

Looking at Lü Si, who was huffing and puffing in anger, Ruan Zhi was filled with curiosity.

What exactly did Qin Yu say to him?

How did Qin Yu manage to make Lü Si so obedient?

Well, it has to be said, evil people need evil people to teach them a lesson!

Meanwhile, Qin Yu arrived at the dungeon.

Now that Huang Dengxing is dead, Yu Wu is naturally no longer entitled to stay in the side room.

"what……"

As soon as he entered the dungeon with Qin Xiong's guidance, he heard a heart-wrenching scream.

Holy crap?

Is it really necessary to be so brutal?

Qin Yu muttered to himself as he strode inside.

Inside the room, Yu Wu was shackled and hung from a rack. There was no blood on his body, but his hair was disheveled and his facial features were distorted.

Thinking about Yu Wu's identity and looking at him now, Qin Yu couldn't help but sigh.

A phoenix that has lost its feathers is no better than a chicken!

With a sigh, Qin Yu quickly stepped forward and asked the two women, "How are you?"

"It was approved, but then it wasn't."

Xu Wan was already used to this kind of scene, and her face remained completely calm.

Qin Yu glared at her. "If you find out, you either find out; if you don't, you don't. What's the point of this 'find out' and 'don't find out' nonsense?"

Xu Wan glanced at Yu Wu angrily and replied, "Before crossing the Yangtze River, he ordered thirty carts of treasure to be sunk into the Qujiang River. However, none of the people he sent to hide the treasure returned, and he himself doesn't know where those thirty carts of treasure are hidden..."

"..."

Qin Yu's face twitched, and he asked suspiciously, "Does he really not know?"

Logically, the person sent to do this should be a staunch loyalist of Yu Wu.

Would these people betray him for gold and silver?

He was an emperor for a few days, after all. He shouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state, right?

Or perhaps the people he sent to hide the treasure were intercepted and killed?

Xu Wan glanced at Yu Wu again and nodded, "That should be the case. If he knew, he would have confessed long ago."

Yu Wu, who was used to a life of luxury, didn't seem like the kind of person who could keep a secret under the torture she and Nan Que'er endured.

"Forget it, if I don't know, I don't know!"

Qin Yu sighed helplessly, "Just give him a quick death!"

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Yu Wu's body trembled violently, and he cried out in panic, "You...you can't kill me!"

"What's wrong with killing them?"

Qin Yu looked at Yu Wu indifferently, "You have committed the heinous crime of plotting to usurp the throne! If it weren't for Huang Dengxing's act of gentlemanly conduct before his death, I should have escorted you to Yuyang, given you a public trial in front of everyone, and then executed you by slow slicing!"

Yu Wu's face was filled with fear, and he stammered, "I...I can't die, I...I..."

Overwhelmed by the fear of death, Yu Wu couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

He doesn't want to die!

He had previously thought he was prepared to face death.

However, when death actually came, all his pride vanished without a trace, leaving only endless fear.

"I'll have a coffin prepared for you!"

After saying this, Qin Yu waved gently to Xu Wan again, "Send him on his way!"

Xu Wan frowned slightly.

She wasn't sure if Qin Yu really wanted to kill Yu Wu or just wanted to scare him, so she could only secretly cast questioning glances at Qin Yu.

She knew that Yu Wu was bought by Qin Yu for 200,000 taels of silver.

Two hundred thousand taels of silver, just like that, gone down the drain?

Seeing Qin Yu nod slightly, Xu Wan was certain that Qin Yu intended to kill Yu Wu, and then slowly drew her sword.

However, she did not kill Yu Wu immediately.

She wanted to see if Yu Wu would reveal the whereabouts of the thirty carts of gold and silver treasures under the threat of death.

"Don't kill me, please, don't... don't kill me..."

Yu Wu was completely consumed by fear, disregarding the dignity of an emperor, and kept wailing and begging for mercy.

He genuinely didn't know the whereabouts of those thirty carts of gold and silver treasures!

Suddenly, a foul odor filled the air.

Xu Wan frowned and looked down, only to see that Yu Wu's crotch was soaked, with urine flowing down his trouser legs.

"With your meager abilities, you dream of becoming emperor?"

Xu Wan looked disgusted and no longer hesitated.

puff!

Xu Wan stabbed Yu Wu in the heart, ending Yu Wu's life.

Looking at Yu Wu, who was gradually losing his life, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel depressed.

Damn it!

Thirty cartloads of gold and silver jewelry went missing, and he himself lost two hundred thousand taels of silver for nothing.

Just thinking about it makes my wallet ache!

That's it!

Two hundred thousand taels of silver, consider it money spent to buy peace of mind!

As for the whereabouts of those thirty carts of gold and silver treasures, let Zeng Guan investigate!

"Get him a coffin, bury him somewhere."

Qin Yu instructed Qin Xiong and then called Xu Wan and Nan Que'er to leave.

Seeing Qin Yu's pained expression, Nan Que'er couldn't help but chuckle. "Anyway, even if you find those thirty cartloads of gold and silver, they won't be yours. What are you so upset about!"

"He wanted to alleviate the financial pressure on the imperial court as much as possible," Xu Wan chimed in.

Qin Yu paused slightly, then looked at Xu Wan with a playful expression, "Am I really that great in your eyes?"

"Instead of handing it over to the imperial court, you intend to keep it for yourself?"

Xu Wanbai glanced at him, then changed the subject.

"I've actually thought about that!"

Qin Yu's lips curled into a smirk, then he sighed with displeasure, "What a pity! I wonder which bastard will get those thirty cartloads of gold and silver jewelry..."

"What are you thinking! Trying to embezzle it?"

Xu Wan glared at him, amused. "If you dare to embezzle so much gold and silver jewelry, you'll be punished!"

That bastard is really something!

Is he short of money?

Did he also embezzle the spoils of war?

Feeling that her achievements were too great, she wanted to...

Ok?

As she pondered, Xu Wan suddenly had a thought.

After a moment of silent contemplation, a look of realization flashed in her eyes...