Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1996: Fooled

Long Yi hesitated, unwilling to leave the front of the phoenix carriage, his gaze occasionally drifting towards the Empress, suggesting, "How do I know the Empress is not intentionally trying to default on her debt, diverting you to let me get away, I’m not falling for it!"

The palace maid was a bit annoyed, "Hey! Why are you like this, the Empress agreed to give Silver, why are you still suspicious?"

Long Yi: "Better safe than sorry, besides, people’s hearts are hard to fathom, how do I know what’s on your minds?"

The Empress was almost enraged to death by Long Yi, her voice trembling slightly, "You... what do you really want?"

Long Yi thought for a moment and said, "Unless the Empress gives a token as collateral; otherwise, I won’t believe it."

Seeing the sky growing darker, the Empress was eager to go to the fourth prince’s mansion to offer her condolences to the Prime Minister. With no choice left, she pulled a hairpin from her head and handed it to the nearby palace maid, instructing her to give it to Long Yi.

Empress: "This hairpin is a personal belonging, worth more than 10,000 taels of silver, Guard Long, I’ll leave it in your care, is that acceptable?"

Long Yi took the hairpin, examined it carefully, and said, "Hmm, looks like the real deal, alright, I’ll believe you this time."

The Empress felt drained by his attitude; the grand Empress of a nation, with countless gold and silver treasures, would she need to use fake items?

She angrily pulled down the carriage curtains, and commanded, "Set off."

The palace maid quickly followed suit, "The Empress is setting off."

"Yes!"

With Long Yi no longer in their way, the entourage moved forward again.

Long Yi followed the palace maid through the winding streets until they reached the Hundred Flowers Tower, where the palace maid walked right in without hesitation.

With the Empress’s token in hand, the palace maid found the shopkeeper, and soon secured the 100,000 tael silver note.

Rumor had it that the Hundred Flowers Tower belonged to the Fourth Prince, who had fiercely competed with the Qinger Building recently. To seize business, the Fourth Prince even sent people undercover to the Qinger Building, and once the girls graduated, the Hundred Flowers Tower’s business reached new heights.

Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last, as the Qinger Building soon innovated again, and the Hundred Flowers Tower gradually lost its edge, reverting back to its former state. These days, the girls were idly swatting flies.

In the accounting room, as Long Yi watched the palace maid counting the silver notes, he casually remarked, "Rumor has it the Hundred Flowers Tower is on the brink of closure, how come there’s so much money flowing in?"

The shopkeeper, not knowing who Long Yi was, assumed he was with the palace maid and thus also with the Empress, replied with a smile, "Indeed, some time ago, our Hundred Flowers Tower was almost unable to hold on, but now it’s different. The Fourth Prince has come up with other avenues, and the Hundred Flowers Tower is making more money than before, how could it close down?"

Long Yi was taken aback and asked, "I couldn’t tell! The Hundred Flowers Tower is raking in money?"

The steward nodded proudly, "Yes, you could say that."

Long Yi seemed very intrigued, "What kind of avenues? Making money like this."

The steward, thinking he was one of their own and letting his guard down, said, "Of course, it’s walking the...!"

Before the shopkeeper could finish, the palace maid, having just finished counting the silver notes, suddenly shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting? Don’t forget your place, know what to say and what not to, weigh it carefully, or you’ll lose your life not knowing why!"

The palace maid scolded the shopkeeper loudly, thinking what a fool he was, he was almost tricked into revealing the Empress’s secret.