Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 2019: Got Swindled

"But, five hundred thousand taels of silver, we don’t have that!" The Wife of the Celestial Master almost cried; even if she were sold, she wouldn’t be able to gather that much money.

Indeed, Celestial Master Zhang’s monthly official salary was only several thousand taels of silver plus 10,000 hu of salary rice. With the mansion’s monthly expenses quite large, supporting hundreds of people, there was simply no silver left over.

Zi Xia: "I’m just here to collect the silver as ordered. There’s nothing I can do about it. The War Prince said that before dark, if this silver isn’t produced, the fate of the Prime Minister will be the fate of Celestial Master Zhang tomorrow."

"What?" Lady Zhang’s body went limp, collapsing onto the Maid.

The Maid, slim in build, was nearly knocked over by the pressure, hurriedly supporting Lady Zhang and persuading her: "Madam, you must gather your strength! The Celestial Master is waiting for you to save him!"

"Yes, yes, I cannot fall. If I fall, and something happens to the Old Master, who knows, in a few days, the Celestial Master’s Mansion might be gone."

Recalling the fate of the Prime Minister, Lady Zhang shuddered, as the Prime Minister’s Mansion had now completely vanished from the Capital, as if it had never existed. Were it not for the presence of the Empress, everyone would have thought it was just a dream, that the Prime Minister never existed at all.

One must not forget the lessons of the past; they must not follow in the footsteps of the Prime Minister’s residence.

"Oh right, I remember, the Old Master usually loves collecting antiquities and treasures, as well as the rewards bestowed by the Emperor. Quick, quickly go back and bring out all those things, I must sell them all to get the silver to rescue the Old Master."

Lady Zhang struggled to walk toward the mansion. After taking a few dozen steps, she remembered Zi Xia still standing where she was and turned back to say: "Miss, please give me a couple of hours, I will definitely raise the silver for you."

Zi Xia: "Then be quick. I can wait, but our Prince doesn’t have such patience."

Lady Zhang: "Yes, yes, I will definitely gather the silver as quickly as possible."

Zi Xia: "Then hurry up and go." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Yes!"

Lady Zhang turned around, stumbling and running toward the mansion. Her priority was to sell all the Old Master’s treasures quickly, raising five hundred thousand taels of silver to rescue him.

All of a sudden, it was as though the Celestial Master’s Mansion had exploded into chaos, with people searching for carriages, moving items, everyone sweating heavily with busyness.

Before long, several dozen carts loaded with rare treasures were at the main gate. Lady Zhang, with a face full of anxiety, climbed onto a carriage, ready to head to the Capital’s largest pawnshop to convert these items into cash.

The carriages drove majestically down the street at full speed.

Zi Xia and several guards sat in the main hall of the Celestial Master’s Mansion, leisurely drinking tea and eating snacks, waiting for Lady Zhang to return with the silver.

Perhaps the name of Celestial Master Zhang had some power; two hours later, Lady Zhang had gathered five hundred thousand taels of silver.

However, to raise five hundred thousand taels of silver, the Celestial Master’s Mansion had been bled dry.

"Miss, the five hundred thousand taels of silver are ready." Lady Zhang trembled as she handed the silver note to Zi Xia; this was their entire family fortune.

Zi Xia took it and said: "Lady Zhang is straightforward. Rest assured, Celestial Master Zhang will safely return to the mansion this evening."

Lady Zhang: "I’ll leave it to you, Miss."

"Hmm!" Zi Xia looked up at the outside, realizing it was already past noon. Considering the time, Celestial Master Zhang should be returning soon. Holding the silver note of five hundred thousand taels, she left in high spirits with the guards.