Fu Guiyun was still calculating calmly in his mind: "I remember you just said that if you don't pay 100 or 80 taels of silver for a performance by a girl from Wufeng Tower, you won't even be able to see her. Is that correct?"

Someone in the crowd immediately started to make a noise: "Yes, yes, this is the truth, and everyone knows that in Xuancheng, only the girl from Wufeng Tower is worth this price."

"Oh, I forgot. Miss Lu'er hasn't signed a contract yet, so she can't be considered a girl of Wufeng Tower."

Fu Guiyun turned his head and looked at You Dian, signaling, "Manager You, send someone to interrogate them. How much can a woman like Lu'er, who only sells her art but not her body, earn for performing in an ordinary art gallery? We don't want Wufenglou to suffer a loss."

At this time, someone in the crowd immediately stood up and said, "Miss, there is no need to bother. I am also running an art gallery in Xuancheng. If Miss Lu'er is so talented and artistic, and she is willing to come, I am willing to pay her five taels of silver for each performance."

"A mere five taels, wouldn't that be unfair to Miss Lu'er? I'm willing to pay ten taels."

"I'll pay twenty taels, and Miss Lu'er can arrange her own performance schedule."

The leader of the Wufeng Tower got angry again and yelled, "You bastards, are you worthy enough to compete with the Wufeng Tower for people? Are you tired of living?"

"Hey, are you going to break the rules, sir?"

Fu Guiyun used courtesy before force, and his whole face fell: "I have already made it clear what the rules should be. If you follow the rules, then we will do it in a disciplined manner. If you don't follow the rules, you have to think carefully under the feet of the emperor."

"Why, young lady, do you think you are such a big shot that you can do whatever you want in Xuancheng?"

The leader snorted disdainfully, "You should have heard of the Liyang Prince. His status in our dynasty is so noble, but he has to obey orders when he arrives in Xuancheng. Do you, a woman, think you can turn the tables?"

You Dian could no longer hold back after hearing this and kept coughing out of frustration. He was about to speak, but Fu Guiyun was not in a hurry at all and waved his hand again to stop him.

"No matter how noble the prince of Liyang Palace is, he has broken the rules of Xuancheng after all. He has suffered the consequences. How dare I be compared with him?"

Fu Guiyun looked around at everyone and smiled: "But I followed the rules of Xuancheng today and did not dare to act on my own. Everyone present saw it."

"Yes, we all saw clearly what this young lady said and did. Even if she was wronged, it was Miss Lu'er." Someone else in the crowd spoke up.

The leader was so angry that veins popped out of his forehead: "Shut up, everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned to Fu Guiyun and threatened him fiercely: "I think you, a woman, are not willing to accept my toast. If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Ping and Xuancheng County Magistrate Liu hurried over.

Seeing the situation on the field, County Magistrate Liu's face turned black.

"Boss Chen, you are so bold that you dare to be disrespectful to the Crown Prince's Consort?"

He walked tremblingly to Fu Guiyun, bowed and apologized, "It's my fault that I was so excited chatting with Minister Fu that I didn't know that the Crown Prince's Consort had come to Xuancheng. I am guilty."

Fu Ping also hurriedly walked up to Fu Guiyun and looked at him carefully: "Ayun, did they hurt you?"

The leader was frightened when he saw this: "Crown...Crown Prince's Consort? Which Crown Prince's Consort?"

"Of course it's the Crown Prince's Consort of Liyang Palace."

You Dian finally vented the anger that he had been holding in for a long time. He walked forward with his eyes glaring and kicked the man hard to the ground.

"You stupid thing, do you really think that Wufenglou can do whatever it wants? If you don't handle things properly today, we will kill you first."

"Yes, yes, I will go and ask the master to get the IOU and settle the debt with Miss Lu'er."

Boss Chen was so scared that he ran away.

"stop."

Fu Guiyun called him back with a cold face, and said to Lu'er slowly:

"We won't do anything to bully others. You are a newcomer in Xuancheng, so just take it as a loss. We don't expect a daily salary of ten or twenty taels of silver. Since someone is willing to pay five taels of silver, then we will settle your annual salary with five taels of silver and clear the debt of Wufeng Tower. What do you think?"

Only then did Lu Er realize that the woman in front of her was no ordinary person, and that she was truly helping her. She nodded immediately and said, "I will listen to you, my lady."

At this time, the shopkeeper of Wufeng Tower rushed over. After hearing what happened, he looked at Fu Guiyun with embarrassment and said, "Prince... Princess, this is against the rules. If you calculate like this, not only will I not get my money back, I will have to pay more."

"Oh?"

Fu Guiyun asked solemnly, "According to what you said, it is within the rules of Wufenglou to lend money privately and force women into prostitution. But Miss Lu'er's asking for the remuneration she deserves is actually breaking the rules of Xuancheng?"

"this......"

Just one sentence left the owner of Wufeng Tower speechless.

Magistrate Liu was aware that Wufeng Tower had some background, but the person in front of him was the Crown Princess of Liyang Palace, and what she did today was not at all bullying, so there was no reason to complain at all.

Glancing secretly at the livid-faced Minister of Rites Fu Ping, Magistrate Liu gritted his teeth and shouted, "Come on, Boss Chen has violated the law and disturbed the market. Drag him down to this county and give him fifty lashes of the cane. Put him in jail and await trial."

After he finished speaking, he immediately turned to the owner of Wufeng Tower with a sharp look.

"I will pay you right away. I will pay off the money I owe Miss Lu'er."

The shopkeeper of Wufeng Tower hurriedly took out a banknote from his pocket, counted it quickly and handed it to Lu'er: "This is the six hundred taels of silver I owe you, young lady."

Then he ordered someone to hand her the loan note, and then he dared to ask Fu Guiyun: "Princess, do you see it?"

Fu Guiyun smiled faintly and glanced at Lu'er, but did not answer.

Lu'er never thought that not only would she not be sold to Wufeng Tower today, but she would also recover such a huge reward beyond her imagination.

This reversal of circumstances is almost unbelievable.

Lu'er looked at Fu Guiyun several times in a row, and seeing that she was staring at her firmly, she nodded silently.

However, this ups and downs made it completely difficult for her to calm down at the moment.

She knelt down quietly and kowtowed three times to Fu Guiyun: "Thank you for saving me."

Fu Guiyun bent down and supported her face to face, and felt a little uncomfortable when staring at that face.

It was obvious that her forehead was bleeding, so she had no choice but to shove her handkerchief over and said in a gentle voice, "It's just a piece of cake. Hurry up and wipe your face clean. Take the banknote and go settle your father down."

He looked up at the dilapidated cart, then at her thin figure, and then instructed You Dian: "Manager You, take a few people to find a coffin and help Miss Lu'er bury her father."

County Magistrate Liu was also deeply horrified by the tragedy that happened under his jurisdiction, and hurriedly came out to plead, "Leave this matter to me, I will definitely bury Miss Lu'er's father properly."

"Then I'll have to trouble Magistrate Liu."

Fu Guiyun knew that these low-level officials always liked to pretend to obey but secretly disobey, but he was still a little worried: "Manager You, you should also follow Magistrate Liu to see if there is anything he can help with."

You Dian understood what he meant and stepped forward, making a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Magistrate, please come in."

A group of people hurriedly helped Lu'er push the cart and left quickly with her.

Lu'er, however, kept looking back at Fu Guiyun, and her gratitude was written all over her face.

Fu Guiyun gave her a faint smile and walked back with Xiao Qingyu.

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