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0.15% The Marriage of an Esteemed Supreme Healer, a Noble Ruler / Chapter 4: I'll Get You for This!

Chapter 4: I'll Get You for This!

Editor: Atlas Studios

Chu Xianmin was so surprised to see this familiar face that she almost bolted from her seat. It really is Chu Liuyue! How could this be? Song Lian and his two lackeys aren't weaklings. It should be a piece of cake for them to deal with a mere Chu Liuyue. Everything has been arranged, but Chu Liuyue still…

"Yue'er!" Chu Ning rushed over nervously the moment he saw his daughter. "Yue'er, what happened to you?"

The worrying look in Chu Ning's eyes warmed Chu Liuyue's heart. She could feel it. Chu Ning truly loved his daughter. Even though she was a loser, his love for her as a father had not lessened.

A pity. The real Chu Liuyue was dead.

Chu Liuyue patted Chu Ning's hand and gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, Father. I'm fine."

Chu Ning was still unconvinced even after her reassurance. However, upon a closer look, she didn't seem to be hurt. He finally let go of that stone in his heart. For some reason, he was puzzled when he saw the smile on his daughter's face. There was something different about her. In the past, Yue'er was always submissive and delicate. However, at this moment, her black irises seemed to be sparkling like the brightest stars in the night sky.

"Sister, you're back! I was sick with worry."

Chu Liuyue looked up and saw that Chu Xianmin looked ecstatic as if she was truly happy to see Chu Liuyue.

Worried? Chu Liuyue sneered inwardly. Chu Xianmin's worry was more from fear of seeing her safe return. "Oh? Were you really worried about me, Third Sister? I seem to recall that you were accusing me of theft just now when I was standing outside," retorted Chu Liuyue, unflustered.

Chu Xianmin felt a cold sweat form on her back in an instant. What the h*ll is going on with this Chu Liuyue? Not only did she survive her ordeal, but she also seems to be a changed person! She actually dared to question me in front of so many people!

"Dear Sister, you must be mistaken. You were not back, and it was getting late. I was anxious and came to ask First Elder about it." With that, her eyes started to well up with tears again. "After all… you can't even protect yourself. If you were bullied while you were out, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself." Chu Xianmin was deliberately mocking her for being a loser because she couldn't cultivate.

If it was the former Chu Liuyue, she would have been deceived by Chu Xianmin's act, that the latter had truly been worried. However, Chu Liuyue was a changed person. She would not be tricked by Chu Xianmin's unorthodox means.

Chu Xianmin was the most gifted amongst the Chu family's younger generation. By saying such things, she was implying that Chu Liuyue was useless. Even her leaving the house was a problem!

Sure enough, First Elder's eyes immediately filled with disgust as he reprimanded angrily. "Who knows what you've been doing out so late today! If you can't even handle such trivial matters, don't bother going out anymore! You'll only shame our family name. Such a good-for-nothing!"

Chu Ning's expression suddenly turned cold. He stepped forward, shielding Chu Liuyue behind him. With both fists tightly clenched by his side, he forced himself to restrain his emotions. "First Elder, Yue'er is still a child. Aren't you being too harsh on her?" He might not be who he used to be, but he simply couldn't allow other people to bully his daughter.

Chu Liuyue was startled as she stared at the towering figure in front of her. She was overwhelmed. In her last life, she was destined to be a strong and noble princess. She always handled everything herself. To her, being loved was a foreign feeling that was too precious.

She would do everything to protect the people who truly loved her this time. Whatever it took.

"Father." Chu Liuyue tugged his hand and stepped forward.

Chu Ning looked at her, fully expecting her to give in like she always did. However, all he saw was calmness in her eyes.

The petite girl straightened her back and lifted her chin. There was an inexplicable strength within her. "Don't worry, First Elder. Everything that needed to be bought is in order and is being delivered to the warehouse. You can go and check if you don't believe me. As for why I came back so late today, I think Third Sister knows best."

"Sister, what nonsense are you spouting?" Chu Xianmin panicked when she heard this. The tone of her voice became hostile. Has Chu Liuyue already guessed that I sent Song Lian and the others?

Chu Liuyue looked at her with a smile, feigning surprise. "Sister, didn't you give me the silver taels to help you to buy something?"

Chu Xianmin was stumped. She did no such thing! But… that was exactly what she had just said to First Elder and Chu Ning. She had wanted to take this opportunity to frame Chu Liuyue, but the latter had taken advantage of the situation for her benefit.

Chu Liuyue stretched out her hand. A jade pendant shaped like a pomegranate was lying in her palm. "Third Sister, since the money you gave me was not enough, I left your other Flower Moon Pomegranate Jade Pendant as collateral in Zhen Bao Pavilion. You may have it back when you send the rest of the money tomorrow."

The jade pendant was a dowry brought by Chu Xianmin's mother. Not only was it very precious because of its exquisiteness, but also because it could warm one's body. There was nothing like it in the whole of Imperial City. Chu Xianmin was very fond of it, and she wore it often.

Everyone would testify that it belonged to Chu Xianmin for precisely the same reason.

When First Elder heard this, he looked at Chu Xianmin with suspicion. "Minmin, is what she said true?" The pendant was her treasured belonging. It would be difficult for anyone to take it unless she gave it to them.

It would have been fine if she had bought something else, but Zhen Bao Pavilion was the most luxurious place in the entire Imperial City. Everything inside was of good quality and considerable value.

Although the Chu family was also a noble family, its status had gradually declined in recent years. It was not as glamorous as it appeared to be. Even as one of the Chu Family's elders, he couldn't just squander money in a place like Zhen Bao Pavilion!

Chu Xianmin gritted her teeth secretly. It was a deliberate plot to make everyone believe that Chu Liuyue had stolen something and fled. Who would've thought that her plan would backfire?

"Y-Yes… I like one of the items in Zhen Bao Pavilion. I asked Sister to go on my behalf. Lately, I've been too occupied with my cultivation to leave the house." She had no choice but to go with the flow. The things in Zhen Bao Pavilion might be costly. Nevertheless, she could still afford to buy one or two items.

She would have to find out about the Song Lian trio's situation before she could deal with Chu Liuyue.

At the mention of her cultivation, First Elder's demeanor softened considerably. He said warmly, "What does it matter? You are the best in our Chu family's younger generation. You can have anything you want!"

Chu Xianmin smiled sweetly. "Thank you very much, First Elder."

Chu Liuyue laughed inwardly. It's not that easy to get away with this. For the time being, she couldn't completely antagonize Chu Xianmin. However, it was also impossible for her to suffer in silence. "First Elder, are you planning to help my sister pay the rest of the money using the family's accounts?" asked Chu Liuyue curiously.

First Elder and Chu Xianmin were stunned in unison. Then, both hesitated.

The Chu family's rules were strict. Everyone's monthly salary was distributed according to their ranks. If First Elder forked out money for Chu Xianmin from the family's account, he would be upsetting the other family members.

"This is Minmin's business. She should be responsible for it."

Chu Xianmin worked hard to maintain her reputation over the years. Naturally, she couldn't allow it to be tarnished. She took matters into her own hands right then and there.

The items in Zhen Bao Pavilion might be expensive, but she was everyone's favorite, so she managed to save a fair amount of silver. It wouldn't be a problem for her to spend several thousand silver taels on one or two items.

She pretended to be generous and gentle as she looked at Chu Liuyue with a smile. "Sister, you can pick up the treasure tomorrow?"

Chu Liuyue nodded as a sly look flashed in her eyes. "That's right. I've already paid Zhen Bao Pavilion with the 1,000 silver taels you gave me. You only have to give me the remaining 199,000 taels tomorrow."

Chu Xianmin thought she had misheard, and she screamed subconsciously. "What?!"


Chapter 5: The Late Night Visitor

Editor: Atlas Studios

"Yes, Sister. Didn't you say that you fancied the carved red jade pendant from Zhen Bao Pavilion and asked me to buy it for you? Its price is naturally high as it is the most treasured item in the whole shop. Dear Sister, do… you… not have the money? B-but… the staff at the pavilion has already made an exception for me. On account of our family name, they agreed to let me buy the pendant with an advanced payment of 1,000 taels." Chu Liuyue looked embarrassed.

First Elder—who had been standing beside her—almost stopped breathing. That was 199,000 silver taels! Even for the Chu family, it wasn't easy to come up with that amount of money at once. He stared at Chu Xianmin. No matter how much he had favored her, he was only greatly dissatisfied with her at the moment. He reprimanded her coldly. "Minmin! You're too ignorant for your own good!"

They had to buy this pendant at all costs now that their family name was on the line. Otherwise, if word of this was to get out, they wouldn't know what other people would say about the Chu family.

Chu Xianmin opened her mouth to defend herself, but nothing could come out. She didn't even ask Chu Liuyue to buy anything for her, not to mention the carved red jade pendant in Zhen Bao Pavilion that was worth 200,000 silver taels.

That pendant had been famous for a long time. It was a treasure made from the finest red jade. Although it was good for cultivation, it was far from being worth 200,000 silver taels! That's why it remained unsold in the shop for the longest time!

She never expected Chu Liuyue to be so scheming.

Chu Liuyue planned for Chu Xianmin to cough up the 200,000 silver taels herself!

Chu Xianmin shook with anger. If First Elder wasn't here, she would have pounded Chu Liuyue and shredded her into pieces!

Throughout all these years, all she had managed to save was only about 4,000 to 5,000 silver taels. Two hundred thousand silver taels were too massive a hole for her to fill.

However,… the Chu family's name was on the line. She had to take care of this matter at all costs.

"I-I… I will definitely pay for this out of my own pocket. First Elder, you mustn't worry about it." With gritted teeth, she forced a smile. "Mother has always loved me. She had promised to fulfill one of my requests if I came in first place in the academy's assessment."

Chu Xianmin's mother, Lu Yao, came from the Lu family—one of the top merchant families in the entire Imperial City.

She said this to show that she could get the money and wouldn't make things difficult for the Chu family no matter what. On the other hand, she also wanted to use the Lu family's name to elevate her status.

As she expected, First Elder's demeanor softened considerably upon hearing the Lu family's name.

"Indeed, your mother loves you the most because you are an outstanding daughter. I recall that the academy's assessment is in one month's time?"

Tian Lu Academy was the school Chu Xianmin had been studying at. It was also the most prominent academy to have ever existed in the entire Country Yao Chen. Those who entered the academy were all enviable geniuses. Even children of royal blood wanted to enter and undergo their assessment.

Simply because of this, Chu Xianmin was loved throughout the Chu family.

"Yes." Chu Xianmin became much more energetic. Then, something occurred to her. A trace of shyness appeared on her pretty face. "Brother Jin… His Highness also said that he would reward me if I placed first in the assessment."

Chu Liuyue raised her eyebrows a notch.

The 'Brother Jin' Chu Xianmin had just mentioned was none other than the current Crown Prince, Rong Jin. He was also engaged to Chu Liuyue.

From her expression, anyone could tell that something was going on between Chu Xianmin and the Crown Prince.

First Elder's eyes lit up. "Really?"

The Crown Prince, a favorite of His Majesty, was highly gifted and capable. The Chu family had been declining. If they could climb up this enormous tree—the Crown Prince—everything would be different.

Chu Xianmin seemed to have suddenly thought of something. She gave Chu Liuyue a quick glance and explained somewhat nervously, "Sister, there isn't any cause for misunderstanding. There is really nothing going on between Brother Jin and me. He is looking out for me simply because both of you are engaged. If you can get into the academy, I'm sure Brother Jin will treat you…" She stopped talking abruptly.

Everybody knew that Chu Liuyue was a born loser. She couldn't even cultivate normally, much less get into Tian Lu Academy.

If someone had really cared about her engagement with the Crown Prince, Chu Liuyue wouldn't have been bullied to this extent!

Chu Ning gritted his teeth, but his heart grew cold.

The official engagement was in a month. He thought that would change the situation, but it now seemed like it was just his delusions.

He had heard that the Crown Prince was interested in Chu Xianmin. However, he didn't expect that it had already reached such a blatant stage! They didn't care about Yue'er at all! To think that his poor daughter had loved the Crown Prince wholeheartedly.

Chu Xianmin was secretly complacent with herself as she looked at Chu Liuyue. She had expected to see pain on Chu Liuyue's face, but to her surprise, Chu Liuyue didn't seem to care at all.

Not only was she not shocked or disappointed, but she even laughed! "It's wonderful as long as Third Sister can come up with the money."

Chu Xianmin was stunned. Why did she have the feeling that the Crown Prince wasn't as important as the 200,000 silver taels?

"Father and I will take our leave since the matter has now been settled." After saying that, Chu Liuyue actually turned around and left with Chu Ning.

"You…" Chu Xianmin felt a blockage in her chest as if her punch had landed on cotton.

Chu Liuyue suddenly stopped and turned around at the doorway. Her dark, cold eyes pierced straight into Chu Xianmin's, and it actually brought on a pressurized silence. "By the way, Third Sister, it's better if you are careful with that mouth of yours from now on. If I hadn't come back in time today, everyone would have thought I had stolen your things and ran away. If that were the case, I would never be able to clear my name, right?"

Chu Xianmin suddenly shivered. She knows! She must know. Chu Xianmin wanted to argue, but felt an invisible force over her head, making her unable to move.

It wasn't until Chu Liuyue's figure disappeared outside the door that she gradually slowed down, her forehead covered in a cold sweat.

Chu Xianmin's eyes flashed with fierce determination.

She had to check on the Song Lian trio's situation before finding a way to deal with Chu Liuyue once and for all.

Chu Liuyue and Chu Ning returned to the remote courtyard where they resided.

"Yue'er, you've had a long day. Go and take a rest." Chu Ning felt pained as he patted Chu Liuyue's head.

Chu Liuyue took in her surroundings quickly. Despite having the memories from her last life, she still sighed inwardly when she saw her surroundings.

It wasn't a courtyard, but a few dilapidated houses that were almost completely deserted.

It became clear as to what kind of life the father-daughter duo had been living.

Nobody would believe that Chu Ning—who was once the Chu family's next head—and Chu Liuyue, the family's titular eldest daughter, would live in a place like this.

Chu Liuyue nodded gently. "The same goes to you, Father."

Chu Ning moved his lips. He wanted to ask her something, but he could only sigh in the end.

"Yue'er, I know you like the Crown Prince, but I'm afraid he's not the right man for you. Chu Xianmin is talented and has the support of the family clan. If you go against her like you did earlier, I'm afraid…"

Chu Liuyue smiled. "Don't worry, Father. I know what to do."

Chu Ning was full of worries. Suddenly, he was unable to speak when he looked into those smiling, calm eyes.

Yue'er… something is different about her. He nodded and ruffled his daughter's hair before leaving.

Chu Liuyue's eyes landed on her father's right leg, which barely supported him, and quickly moved away while he pushed the door open.

The night curtain rose outside. A pale ray of moonlight streamed in through the broken window.

Chu Liuyue walked to the window. She tapped it gently, deep in thought.

She had already asked for the date during the day. It was the seventh month's tenth day in year 832 of Country Yao Chen. It was exactly one year after 'she' died when she compared the date to the Tianling Dynasty's yearly calendar.

In other words, she was reborn Chu Liuyue's body one year after her death. With her current status and strength, she needed to plan her revenge with great care.

Suddenly, her expression changed. She swiftly turned her head towards her bed. "Who's there?"

There was dead silence in the room, and the air almost froze.

For a moment, a pair of icy-blue eyes appeared in the darkened room.

Taking a closer look, Chu Liuyue was shocked to see an enormous white lion lying obediently on her bed! "Xue Xue?"


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