novelhome Chapter 1589 - 1571
Chapter 1589 - 1571
As soon as Feng Luo finished speaking, Luo Qi rolled her eyes, "You still want to get a reward? You’re lucky they don’t take your life! This is the Prince Manor!"
"What’s so special about the Prince Manor?" Feng Luo said dismissively, "Just because it’s the Prince Manor, does that mean there’s no human rights here? These are the terms they agreed to with us!"
The silver that was almost in her hands suddenly disappeared; how could she be content with that?
"Anyway, I don’t care; the Prince Manor shouldn’t go back on their word!"
Feng Luo stood there with her hands on her hips, looking quite proud. She snorted and turned to glare at the room.
After a while, perhaps the housekeeper heard the commotion outside, and soon came out, "How much silver do you want?"
His tone carried a hint of mockery; beggars are beggars, always eager for a bargain.
The housekeeper stood with his hands behind his back, his face regaining its usual arrogance and pride.
"How much?" Feng Luo looked at the housekeeper, somewhat speechless, "The way you say that makes it sound like we can ask for as much silver as we want?"
If that were the case, he really needed to carefully consider how much to ask for.
Feng Luo truly stood there, starting to seriously ponder. If she asked for too much, this housekeeper was not easy to deal with and wouldn’t give it to them. But if she asked for too little, she’d feel like she lost out.
Just as she was racking her brains trying to figure out how much silver to ask for, Chu Ge suddenly spoke up.
"Just give us however much a regular doctor’s visit costs."
Chu Ge said faintly.
Feng Luo wasn’t happy when she heard this; how much is a doctor’s fee!
But since Chu Ge had already spoken, she couldn’t say much more. After all, he was the one who treated the person, and he was asking for so little, so what could she do?
The housekeeper looked at Chu Ge in surprise; he had been prepared for Chu Ge to demand an exorbitant amount, but he hadn’t expected him to ask for so little.
He pondered for a moment but ultimately said nothing and merely instructed the servants to bring the silver over, then handed it to Chu Ge.
"This is your consultation fee."
The housekeeper generously gave Chu Ge an extra ingot of silver. In their timespace, one ingot of silver was fifty taels, which was a fortune for an ordinary family, let alone beggars.
But Chu Ge didn’t take it; he gazed indifferently at the housekeeper, "In the Capital City, is a doctor’s visit fifty taels? That price seems a bit high."
The housekeeper smiled a little, but his words carried a mocking tone, "Sir, fifty taels of silver is nothing for the Prince Manor, but for you beggars, you might not be able to beg for that much in a lifetime, right?"
"..." Chu Ge narrowed his eyes slightly, not saying a word.
Beside him, Feng Luo started to get angry again and was about to open her mouth to retort, but then she heard him say, "Consider this fifty taels of silver as a gift from the Prince Manor to you. You were lucky today and managed to awaken the Princess Consort. But if you hadn’t, it would have been a different situation today."
The meaning of his words was clear to Chu Ge: take the money, or you’re a fool, because there won’t be another opportunity like this.
Chu Ge let out a cold laugh, "Then I’ll thank the housekeeper."
Only a fool wouldn’t take free money, so Chu Ge unceremoniously took the money, then turned to Feng Luo and Luo Qi, saying, "Since the Princess Consort is awake, let’s leave."
Luo Qi nodded; she’d wanted to leave for a long time.
Though Feng Luo was very unwilling, she was forcibly dragged out of the Prince Manor by Luo Qi.
Once they left the Prince Manor, Feng Luo angrily glared at Chu Ge, saying, "Can’t we have a bit more dignity as people?"
Chu Ge looked somewhat puzzled at Feng Luo; wasn’t she the one who wanted to talk about the reward earlier?
"Just fifty taels of silver! That housekeeper is really stingy!" Feng Luo snorted, as if the fifty taels meant nothing to her.
Chu Ge’s lips twitched; she thought he asked for too little.
He coughed awkwardly and didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Luo Qi sighed lightly, looked at Chu Ge with gratitude, and said, "This time, thank you, Mr. Chu, for the rescue."
Chu Ge shook his head, "It’s nothing; I just got lucky."
"But I still can’t figure out what was wrong with that vase. Could my sense of smell be off?"
Luo Qi frowned.
Chu Ge chuckled and shook his head, "Boss Luo, you’re overthinking it; there’s nothing wrong with your sense of smell, and the vase was fine. It was just a distraction I used."
Luo Qi looked puzzled at Chu Ge, "A distraction?"
Chu Ge nodded, "The specifics I can’t disclose, as it’s private, but the vase was indeed a cover to conceal my actual method for treating the Princess Consort."
Luo Qi understood that medical practitioners have their own special techniques that they never share with outsiders, so he could understand. Since it was a secret technique, he asked nothing more.
The three of them returned to the Beggar Gang. After returning, Chu Ge felt like he was missing something.
Feng Luo noticed that he seemed distracted and went over to ask, "Why do you look so glum after getting fifty taels of silver for nothing?"
Chu Ge frowned, "I just feel like something’s missing."
Feng Luo glanced around and said nonchalantly, "Missing something? Like your little shadow follower!"
Chu Ge suddenly realized, yes, he had forgotten about Little Shunzi!
"You’ve only just realized. The day will be over by the time you remember him. I’ve already sent someone to call him back."
Feng Luo clapped her hands and then turned away.
Luo Qi also went off to handle other matters, leaving only Chu Ge in the hall.
Chu Ge sat there, finally having the time to ponder what kind of person the Princess Consort really was.
It’s just a pity that she was so noble, and it’s extremely difficult to even meet her once.
If only he could have exchanged a few words with her earlier.
Chu Ge shook his head slightly; if she was from another timespace like himself, then this matter would be odd.
With four people from different timespaces appearing simultaneously, who knows if there’s some conspiracy involved.
But right now there’s no way to investigate, so he can only take it one step at a time.
He’s been in Shuo State for so long and still hasn’t heard about the Vermilion Bird Star. The fortune-teller told him to come find the Beggar Gang, but Luo Qi hasn’t provided any useful information.
The more he thought, the more irritable Chu Ge became. The longer he stayed in this timespace, the more disasters would occur in his own timespace.
Meanwhile.
Not far from the gate of the Prince Manor, Little Shunzi was still watching and waiting in the corner.
He was waiting for Chu Ge and Feng Luo to come out, unaware that they had already returned to the Beggar Gang.
While he was waiting anxiously, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him, startling him.