Chapter 414 - 182: Outrageous Deal
Haha, it’s just that easy to deceive.
Yun Wanye chuckled, pulled out a stack of silver notes from her bosom, and showed them to her one by one.
"Look carefully, this is a full three thousand taels."
It really was three thousand taels, so much! Looking at those silver notes, Yun Wanyao almost started drooling.
"Where did you get so much silver? We have the same parents, so why are you richer than me?"
She stomped her foot in anger.
In front of her, Yun Wanye slowly put away the silver notes.
"You don’t need to know the answer to that. Twenty taels as a deposit, is that a problem?"
"Yes, twenty taels is too little."
Yun Wanyao was furious. He was secretly making a fortune behind her back. Not telling her was one thing, but coming to her for business and being so insincere, are they even real siblings?
Seeing her like this, Yun Wanye felt utterly amused.
"Then how many taels do you think is appropriate?"
"At least thirty taels, or I won’t do it."
Yun Wanye: "???"
How much?
Is there something wrong with his ears?
Thirty taels?
The young lady put on such a big show. He thought she was going to make a lion’s demand, but... fine, her request was indeed shocking to him.
This silly girl, is she really his sister?
If it wasn’t for the face that looked so much like his, he’d almost think she was a swapped impostor.
"Deal, thirty taels it is, so you won’t say I’m stingy."
Yun Wanye swiftly gathered his thoughts and, putting on a look of having lost out big, pulled out thirty taels of silver and gave them to her.
Receiving the thirty taels of silver, Yun Wanyao was overjoyed.
Along with her monthly allowance of twenty taels, she had a total of fifty taels this month.
Oh, wait, after she completed the task, he still had to pay her the remaining silver.
How much was left again?
Hmm, a full one thousand nine hundred and seventy taels left, wow, that’s a lot, she’s suddenly rich overnight.
Converting this into monthly allowances, how many years would she need, without spending a single coin, to save that much?
Holding onto thirty taels of silver, Yun Wanyao was lost in a wealthy dream, and seeing her in this state, Yun Wanye could only shake his head wordlessly.
Her room was filled with countless treasures, any random piece of jewelry was worth an unknown amount, and yet she got so excited over a mere thirty taels of silver.
Oh, almost forgot, though her room was filled with valuable items, all were gifts from their parents and others, she couldn’t just exchange them for silver coins.
The silver she could access was only her monthly allowance.
Although twenty taels of silver was a huge sum for an ordinary family, enough for a typical five-member household for ten years, for an aristocratic family’s daughter, it was just enough to buy some snacks and trinkets.
"Now that you’ve taken the money, make sure to practice your seduction techniques well. The day after tomorrow, we’ll enter the palace to meet the Emperor."
Hearing this, Yun Wanyao’s happiness instantly vanished, replaced by anxiety, making her want to back out.
But upon thinking of the silver in hand, she steadied her resolve.
"That’s too soon, can’t we wait a bit longer?"
"No delay, as the saying goes, ’The longer the night, the more dreams’ and ’Delays lead to changes.’ The Emperor isn’t young anymore; what if someone else gets ahead of us?"
Yun Wanye couldn’t wait another day.
Now that the Princess’s engagement had been called off, it’s said that the Emperor had found several Prince Consort candidates for her to consider daily.
If the Emperor forced her to choose one in the next few days, what then?
Wouldn’t that mean his efforts would all be in vain?
Therefore, he needed to make his intentions known to the Princess as soon as possible.
If he weren’t worried about her being too hasty, unprepared, and unable to perform well, he would have taken her to the palace tonight.
Yun Wanyao: "..."
It’s just to give it a try, and she wasn’t planning to exert too much effort, just a token attempt was fine. Why did he act like the Emperor was already in their pocket?
"Then, fine, but it’s really rushed. If I don’t perform well by then, you can’t dock my silver."
Yun Wanyao blinked, giving him a heads-up in advance.
With a pure mind, everything she thought was written on her face, and Yun Wanye could easily see through her little tricks, but at this point, he couldn’t be bothered to squabble with her.
As for whether to dock her silver or pay her the remainder, that’s for him to decide.
"Alright, it’s getting late. I’m heading back. You think carefully tonight about how to seduce, because tomorrow, I’ll come to check your progress."
Yun Wanyao: "..."
What?
Check progress?
Isn’t that a bit too ridiculous?
Seduction, such a thing, she’s just a young maiden, how could she know?
She had initially planned to just feign it, to muddle through, but if Yun Wanye was going to check, would he be dissatisfied and refuse to give her the rest of the silver?
Yun Wanyao was on the verge of tears.
She wasn’t sure if it was the pressure getting to her, but she actually dreamed of seducing the Emperor.
In the dream...