The worries about whether the money had disappeared were in vain; fortunately, everything was still intact.
A delivery person from Amtein, specializing in such matters, piled up the safes one by one.
After placing ten safes, the delivery person approached me.
Confirming that all the safes, except the one for Chwei, were there, he handed over a prepared pouch.
“I put in more than usual.”
The delivery person, who nodded, tucked the pouch into his arms and swiftly disappeared.
True to Amtein’s reputation for having the best delivery personnel, he was discreet and quick.
“What is this? Why did you make us wait like this?”
Chef Kichef, irritated, jumped down from the carriage.
Approaching briskly, he opened the lid of the safe as it was.
His mouth slightly agape.
The safe was filled with gold coins. Not only that, but the adjacent safe also contained sparkling precious metals.
“…What is all this?”
“It’s the result of living diligently.”
To be precise, it was the result of taking my share reasonably while working at the Viscount’s, as well as engaging in a side business.
A side business meant harvesting the honey of the flashy rewards.
It was the value of tolerating the boasting of wealthy people who show off their wealth. In other words, stolen goods.
‘I got quite a reward for saving the Heren siblings.’
“In any case, how?”
Chef Kichef asked again, but there was no need to explain the details.
“I didn’t tell you? I’ll use what I have for the prince.”
Smiling, I gestured to Giovanni.
‘I’m completely on this side.’
Giovanni, who would prosper if I did, and if he died, I would die too. This was the saying.
Kichef, who would be a colleague and competitor in the future, muttered.
“Well, at least this will be part of the Aisyon Desert.”
Pretending not to know, I ignored it.
But Kichef’s dissatisfaction didn’t end there.
“But with such a large volume, I can’t take more than a few. Do you know how far Dovelakan is? To carry all this, we would need at least two carriages…”
“Oh, don’t worry about that.”
Waving my hand as if chasing away flies, Kichef’s gaze trembled.
It didn’t take long for his gaze, which had been skeptical about how to do it, to change.
A middle-aged man with a plain appearance, who looked like he wouldn’t be remembered even if he passed by, carefully examined each lined-up safe and knelt down.
“Are you really going to hand this over for this price?”
“Yes.”
“What’s going on? You were trying to strip me of everything somehow.”
“It’s the last deal.”
“Hmm. Too bad. You were my only customer.”
“Then raise the price a bit more.”
“Good deal! Thanks for the good deal!”
The smiling middle-aged man handed me a large pouch.
“These are jewels that have a higher price per size compared to what I have. I may not be able to sell them for your price, but I took them without regret.”
Then he whispered in my ear.
“Who else can change stolen goods so quickly?”
I chuckled.
“You know it well. Thanks.”
“I’m more thankful.”
“I’ll keep quiet about the fact that we traded. What is trust?”
“Gold.”
The one who spoke solemnly soon burst into laughter, wondering when he made such an expression.
He swaggered, he swaggered, humming to himself as he transferred the safes to the black carriage.
As he was about to leave, I grabbed him again.
“Why? Do you still have things to do?”
I took out a few worn envelopes from my bosom. Among the items that I had Jenny fetch for me, there was a jewelry box that I considered most important.
In this jewelry box, there were Leo’s gemstone and…
“Handle this too.”
“This?”
His eyes widened as he checked the contents.
Glancing around, he whispered in my ear.
“This is a villa owned by the Lorest family. It even has some valuable items. You want me to handle this?”
“If it were you, you could sell it without a problem, right?”
“Well, yeah, but… Why are you suddenly asking for this? Weren’t you in cahoots with the Viscount?”
I could fully understand his reaction.
So far, I must have looked like a loyal dog of Lorest.
“It’s okay. This is how I repay a favor with enmity.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s nothing.”
“But it will take some time to handle this. I’ve given you everything I can compromise on right now.”
“You don’t have to give it to me. Use this for your sponsorship.”
“What?”
I chuckled at his surprise.
“You didn’t know? It’s for the organizations you’re sponsoring.”
I patted his shoulder, which widened his eyes.
“Use it to help unfortunate neighbors.”
“How did you know that?!”
Smiling with disappointment, he put the envelope in his bosom.
“May luck be with you.”
Unlike before, he mumbled in a solemn voice and got on the carriage after it disappeared.
Thud, thud!
After the noisy carriage disappeared, I turned around.
“Is it all done now? Shall we go?”
Kichef, who had been silent all along, opened his mouth.
“What is your identity?”
“Well, a loyal servant of the prince?”
Kichef looked me up and down with an incredulous expression.
Giovanni smirked, and Jenny tapped her forehead.
Well, it’s hard to say just one.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
