kvmb Chapter 2: Harvesting Pingyang Marquis Mansion
Chapter 2: Harvesting Pingyang Marquis Mansion
"I won't joke about my life." Chu Ci replied solemnly.
"As a genius that the world admires, you should be able to guess what the emperor is thinking. Now I am officially informing you that just half an hour ago, the prince was framed and has been imprisoned. As the prince's in-laws, you should know what will happen to the Fan family."
"The road to exile is more than a thousand miles long. I don't need to say much about the hardships involved."
"So, you're just doing this for yourself?" Fan Jingrui frowned, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes, the people of Pingyang Marquis are blind, and I don't care about this half-cooked meal." Chu Ci admitted frankly, "My master's jade pendant was taken away by Chu Ling'er. I must get it back tonight."
Chu Ci did not lie. The original body's master had an extraordinary identity. In the previous life, the original body was favored by the Queen Mother because of the jade pendant, and was later married to the Fourth Prince.
However, what is Chu Ci’s purpose now?
The Chu family is not a decent family, but they still have to fulfill their obligations. Since family affection can no longer be counted on, then use all the gold, silver and treasures in the mansion to make up for it!
Looking at Chu Ci's extremely sincere face, Fan Jingrui had to believe this almost absurd statement.
After thinking it over again and again, he finally took off the jade pendant that represented his identity and handed it to Chu Ci. "This is my jade pendant. With this jade pendant, you can do whatever you want in the Fan Mansion."
"Great!" Chu Ci was not stingy after receiving the benefit, "In exchange, I'll pay for your food during your exile."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Fan Jingrui to ask any more questions, Chu Ci waved his hand and prepared to go to the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion to collect the silver.
With a creak, the door opened.
All the members of the Fan family, headed by Grand Tutor Fan, stood outside the door. When they saw Chu Ci coming out, they all looked at her eagerly.
Chu Ci's body paused slightly, and the evil taste in his heart was suddenly aroused. The corners of his mouth curled up into a sly smile: "If you have any questions, go ask Fan Jingrui. You should also persuade him well. I still want to live a good life with him."
"Dad, are we just going to suffer in silence?" Compared to the interests of the family, Fan Jingrui's mother cared more about her son's feelings. A real daughter who popped out from nowhere, Wu really felt sorry for her son.
Master Fan had seen countless people in his life, but this was the first time he had seen such a bold and uninhibited woman. But he was a shrewd man after all, and no matter what, the reputation of the Master's Mansion was the most important. "If what this woman said is true, then Jingrui's wife should be her."
The Master's voice was very loud, as if he was speaking intentionally for the people present to hear.
But Fan Jingrui knew in his heart that his grandfather was telling Chu Ci that he acknowledged Chu Ci as his granddaughter-in-law.
Fan Jingrui really knew how to thank Chu Ci. Even though he had not been with Chu Ci for a long time, he knew that Chu Ci was a very self-centered woman. She was so dedicated to helping their family, and she must have already thought of a way to get out of this situation.
Thinking of this, Fan Jingrui's heart suddenly tightened, and he walked out quickly, "Grandpa, father, second uncle, third uncle, fifth uncle, let's go to the study."
Fan Jingrui has always been rational, and this is a fact recognized by everyone in the Fan family. But now he has even called his second and third uncles, who are his concubines, and even the children have realized that things are not simple, so they don't have the energy to get to the bottom of Chu Ci.
The situation in the study was completely different. When he learned that he was about to be exiled, Master Fan's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly regained his composure. He quickly arranged for several of his sons to go out and make arrangements for their retreat, while he repeatedly asked about the details of Fan Jingrui's relationship with Chu Ci.
Chu Ci, who had already returned to Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, didn't know that she had just stunned Fan Jingrui with the news, and in the blink of an eye, the old fox Fan Taifu had been thinking about her. However, even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
Chu Ci skillfully crawled through the dog hole in the corner of the wall and returned to the small courtyard where his original body lived. The small courtyard was extremely simple and had almost no furnishings. Chu Ci was too lazy to clean up, so he simply packed up all his things and threw them into a corner of the space.
"Xing'er, help me become invisible." Xing'er was a high-level intelligent robot that Chu Ci had spent a lot of money to customize in his previous life. It had all kinds of strange functions. It was a pity that he didn't use it in his previous life, but it wasn't a waste. Now he didn't need it. Chu Ci knew how to comfort himself.
With the invisibility function activated, Chu Ci began to swagger around every corner of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion.
When they arrived at Chu Ling'er's Lingyun Courtyard, Chu Ci reached out his hands and touched Chu Ling'er twice with evil interest, and then took back the jade pendant to Chu Ling'er's horror. Chu Ling'er, who was already feeling guilty, could no longer hold back and screamed: "Ah, ah, there is a ghost——"
"I didn't mean to do that. I did it for your own good. The Lingxi Pei can only work to its full potential if it's in my hands. Chu Ci is just an idiot. He has a mountain of treasure but doesn't know how to use it."
"Ah, do you think you are the master of the original body?" Chu Ci could see that Chu Ling'er really felt that way, she was really thick-skinned. Chu Ci said that he was irritated and needed more treasures to make up for it.
So, Chu Ling'er watched her head ornaments, gold and silver jewelry float past her eyes one by one and then disappear.
"No, no--" Without these, how could she enjoy the envious looks of her sisters, and how could she go out and meet the second prince? Chu Ling'er was so anxious that she screamed and several maids were trembling with fear, and they huddled in the corner like quails.
Chu Ci in the dark, "That's it?"
What a waste of emotion, Chu Ci curled his lips. Let's go! The main problem is still with the Pingyang Marquis and his wife. No, the culprit is the emperor who is suspicious and prone to attacks.
Emptying the national treasury would have a huge impact, but the private treasury could still be used. Thinking of this, my mind suddenly opened up.
She clearly remembered that the book said that the second prince secretly instigated the framing of the crown prince and the Fan family, and the eldest prince took direct action. If the silver fell into the hands of such a person, it would only help the tyrant. She should just take the trouble and accept it directly!
After calculating this, it seemed that there was not enough time. So Chu Ci searched around in the space and finally found a full-space balance bike in the toy area.
So, that night, everyone in Pingyang Marquis' Mansion watched helplessly as the wealth in the mansion gradually dwindled away, but they were powerless to do anything.
It was the wife of the Marquis of Pingyang who, under the expectant gazes of everyone, trembled and said, "Marquis, my Lord, we, our mansion will not offend any evil spirits, right?"
Pingyang Hou felt a chill rushing to his feet. "No, it's impossible. You don't talk about supernatural powers. It must be man-made. Check it out for me."
"But who could empty the mansion under the eyes of so many of us?" The speaker was Chu Lian, the youngest son of the Marquis and his concubine. He was usually quite reckless. Now he was not afraid of the power of the Marquis of Pingyang, and muttered.