148 Want to cancel the contrac (1/2)

This was Xia Chunyu's resting day and he didn't want to go out. There were many gossips about him and he was in the eye of the storm. If he went out, people would pretend to sympathize with him and ask questions to satisfy their curiosity. He didn't want to answer them. He'd rather stay in here to read books and drink tea.

”Heir-Son Lord, Young Royal Highness Jing is here,” Song Qi reported.

Xia Chunyu frowned. What is Little Jing doing here?

”Tell him to come in.” Xia Chunyu put his book down and fixed his clothes.

Immediately after Helian Jing entered the door, he placed the 500,000 taels banknote he received from Zhao Qixuan and his own 100,000 silver banknote in front of Xia Chunyu.

”Brother Chunyu, this is 600,000 silvers from Da Tong Bank. Give me Li Yao's contract.”

Xia Chunyu looked at the banknotes and at Little Jing. ”What do you mean? Why should I give you Li Yao's contract?”

Helian Jing said, ”Li Yao wants to cancel the contract so this is the compensation.”

Xia Chunyu smiled a little and asked casually, ”Did Li Yao ask you to do this?”

”You don't need to know that. Here's the money so I want the contract now.”

”Little Jing, I thought that now you're in the military department, you'd have more experience and understanding of how things work. How are you still so naive?” Xia Chunyu ridiculed laughingly.

”I am not naive,” Helian Jing denied, blushing. ”I know why you're purposely creating difficulties for Li Yao.”

Xia Chunyu leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. ”Please, why don't you enlighten me?”

”I don't want to play this game with you. Give me the contract now,” Helian Jing said, sounding mad.

Xia Chunyu responded expressionlessly, ”First of all, Li Yao did not say that he would cancel the contract. At least, he did not mention it to me. Second, even if he wanted to cancel the contract, I wouldn't agree. Li Yao is the pillar of Heavenly Residence. Heavenly Residence makes so much money with him there, why would I let him go? I don't care about six hundred thousand silvers. Hell, you could make it a million and I still wouldn't agree.”

”You ... how can you do this? Li Yao is a free person, not a tool for you to make money.”

”Li Yao might make money for me, but he also earns a large amount for himself. We both benefit each other.”

Xia Chunyu really did not expect Little Jing to do this for Yaoyao. 600,000 silvers are not easy to get a hold of! Even Helian Xuan couldn't save 300,000 for three years. Little Jing had to have borrowed from others. In the whole Jin Ling City, only Zhao Qixuan could be that rich and generous to lend him the money.

”Mutual benefit? You are torturing him! I've always admired you, Brother Chunyu, but what you're doing is despicable,” Helian Jing told him spitefully.

Xia Chunyu's lips twitched when he said coldly, ”This is something between me and him. Stay out of our business.”

”I don't care! I can't just let you bully him. If it is someone I like, I would never make him sad or let him cry a single tear.” Helian Jing grabbed the silver notes and walked away.

Helian Jing was walking so fast, blind with anger, that he didn't notice Chunfeng until he crashed with him.

”Little Jing, why are you in such a rush?” Xia Chunfeng asked, rubbing his nose.

Helian Jing pushed him away and walked out of the house wordlessly.

Xia Chunfeng frowned, confused. ”Second Brother, what is with Little Jing? Who is he mad at?”

Xia Chunyu was in a bad mood. If it wasn't for Little Jing, things wouldn't have gone so bad with him and Yaoyao.

”Second Brother, someone from Heavenly Residence came to say that Yaoyao was called to the palace by a Eunuch Yao,” Xia Chunfeng added when Chunyu didn't respond.

”What? When?” Xia Chunyu jumped out of his chair. He was pretty sure that Eunuch Yao was Liu Li's servant.

”I don't know. That's all they said to me.”

”Song Qi, get a horse ready,” Xia Chunyu called loudly.

Helian Jing went to look for Ye Jiayao. Since his plan failed, he'll just make her quit work. Let's see what you do then, Chunyu.

Xia Chunyu frantically rode his horse to the palace and ran straight to Ning He. He saw Elder Princess Yu De elder come out from there and gave her a quick greeting.

Yu De smiled and asked, ”Chunyu, are you here for Li Yao?

”Did Elder Princess see Li Rao?” Xia Chunyu didn't bother denying it.

Yu De said with a sigh, ”Li Yao is so lucky to have so many people worry about him.”

Xia Chunyu was confused. Did others come as well?

”Don't worry now. I already got him out of the palace,” Yu De told him.