Divine Doctor Mommy Is A True Big Shot-Chapter 148 - 150: She Extorted a Large Sum of Money
Chapter 148: Chapter 150: She Extorted a Large Sum of Money
"Both of you, don’t rush, Qi Village is a treasure land, a place valuable for trading. I’ve thought about it—I want the land as well, and I cannot bear to part with the gold. How about I split Qi Village into two, half to exchange for the land from Grandmaster Mansion and half to exchange for 3,000 taels of gold."
Nalan Yan’er and Xiao Junci were unwilling to agree and were just about to refuse when they saw Feng Bailing pull out a map.
"Look here, I will split the village right here into two. Since it’s a treasure land, splitting it will still leave valuable lands. Both the Grandmaster Mansion and the Regent King of Beiqi can share the blessings. Isn’t that a win-win for everyone?"
Dugu Wu blinked as he saw the map of Qi Village, where Feng Bailing at the shrine has split Qi Village into two, and the ancient well was conveniently divided in half.
Nalan Yan’er and Xiao Junci stared intently at the map, both extremely clever, realizing that Feng Bailing was hiking up the price on the spot.
Below the ancient well lies the Spiritual Spring. Owning half of Qi Village means having half the chance, or even full possession, of the Spiritual Spring. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Hua Wushang coughed lightly, subtly signalling Nalan Yan’er with his eyes.
But at this moment, Nalan Yan’er was already dazzled by the Spiritual Spring and nodded hastily.
"I agree."
"I have no objections either."
Xiao Junci and Nalan Yan’er said in unison.
They were not worried about Feng Bailing cheating; after all, the Spiritual Spring is underground, there’s no need to worry about the Princess’ Mansion tampering.
Beside Dugu Wu, Feng Bailing’s eyes curved in delight, visibly joyful.
"Please, village chief and Prince Wu, act as guarantors. Today, I represent my mother in selling the land of Qi Village to both the Grandmaster Mansion and the Beiqi Regent King. Once the deal is made, it’s final and cannot be revoked."
With those words, Feng Bailing prepared ink and paper to draft the contract.
Nalan Yan’er immediately ordered someone to fetch the land deed from the Grandmaster Mansion, and Xiao Junci also brought the silver note.
That very afternoon, as the flood receded, they transferred the land deeds, signed, and sealed—it was a joyous occasion for all.
The village chief and Lady Lai stood bewildered at the village entrance with the villagers, now having nowhere to go. Feng Bailing, smiling brightly, came over.
"Village chief, what are you stunned about? Let’s go to Xinqi Village together."
The village chief was taken aback.
"The land from the Grandmaster Mansion is now yours. We’ll move collectively to a new settlement and build Xinqi Village."
The villagers remained silent for a moment, then finally exploded into cheers.
"Let’s go."
Feng Xiaoli stood on the Princess’ Mansion’s horse carriage, crisply shouting.
The mule cart clattered away from the old Qi Village, heading towards the new settlement.
The horse carriage rode smoothly. Dugu Wu, having access to a large carriage from the Prince Mansion, stubbornly squeezed into the smaller one from the Princess’ Mansion.
Fortunately, there are benefits to a smaller carriage.
Dugu Xiaojin sat in Dugu Wu’s arms, Feng Xiaoli hugging Feng Bailing, narrating the Journey to the West, a family of four, all together.
Halfway through the ride, both Dugu Xiaojin and Feng Xiaoli fell asleep.
Dugu Wu also felt tired; at that moment, he felt a weight on his shoulder and looking back, saw the woman’s head resting on his shoulder.
She had traveled all day yesterday and had not slept at night, finally succumbing to sleep.
Dugu Wu’s eyes deepen; unusually, he did not push Feng Bailing away, a subtle feeling swiftly blossoming at the bottom of his heart.
Once they obtained the land deed, Nalan Yan’er and Xiao Junci eagerly ordered people to dig open the ancient well.
"You are too reckless this time."
Hua Wushang stood behind Nalan Yan’er.
"If I wasn’t reckless, Xiao Junci would have taken the Spiritual Spring."
Nalan Yan’er stared at the ancient well, her eyes filled with greed.
"Did they actually not discover the Spiritual Spring?"
Hua Wushang’s eyes flickered dimly then brightly.
Seeing Feng Bailing and Dugu Wu appearing together at the well was most surprising to Hua Wushang.
Both entered the ancient well together and did not die?
That ancient well, he had descended into it before, unable to breathe, utterly impossible to delve deeper.
Dugu Wu’s dragon-shaped Gang Qi behind him also caught his eye, this person, must be eliminated as soon as possible, perhaps, his wedding day, would be a good opportunity to strike.
After half a day’s effort in digging, in the afternoon, the servants of the Grandmaster Mansion finally unearthed a spring from the half-exposed ancient well.
Seeing the clear spring water gushing out of the spring, Nalan Yan’er’s eyes were filled with joy.
On the other side, Xiao Junci’s men had dug up nothing, his expression grew gloomy.
"Quick, fetch the water. Take some and immediately send it back to the Grandmaster Mansion for my grandfather."
Nalan Yan’er ordered the water fetched and hurriedly sent back to the Grandmaster Mansion.
"Jinjin, come here."
Nalan Yan’er urged Dongfang Jin to drink from the Spiritual Spring.
Reluctantly, Dongfang Jin took a sip and his face crinkled.
"Queen Mother, this water tastes strange."
He pushed the water away, unwilling to take another sip.
"This is Spiritual Spring, it’s beneficial for your body, you must drink it even if you don’t want to."
Nalan Yan’er had gone through great efforts to obtain the Spiritual Spring, yet Dongfang Jin refused to drink, which infuriated her.
"Crown Princess Consort Nalan, since the Imperial Grandson is unwilling to drink, I am willing to take his place."
Xiao Junci quickly approached, snatched the bowl from Nalan Yan’er’s hand, and drank it in one gulp.
"Xiao Junci, you are too presumptuous."
Nalan Yan’er was startled, but none of the Grandmaster Mansion’s subordinates dared to stop Xiao Junci.
Nalan Yan’er hurriedly went to find Hua Wushang, only to see Hua Wushang standing aside with his arms crossed, his peach-blossom eyes ambiguously unreadable, showing no intention of stepping forward to help.
This man, cold and merciless.
As Xiao Junci gulped down the water, his expression changed immediately, and he spat out a mouthful onto Nalan Yan’er’s face.
"Xiao! Junci!"
Nalan Yan’er’s makeup was ruined, and she looked disheveled and furious at Xiao Junci.
"What the hell is this? If this is supposed to be Spiritual Spring, my own urine could be called Spiritual Spring as well."
Xiao Junci felt the water was bitter, astringent, and smelly; not getting diarrhea was lucky, let alone any improvement in cultivation.
He had been tricked!
Xiao Junci, clever as he was, thought back to Feng Bailing’s earlier actions.
"This is clearly Spiritual Spring."
Nalan Yan’er hastily scooped up a bowl of Spiritual Spring, only to retch after half a sip.
"Queen Mother, my stomach hurts a lot."
Dongfang Jin’s face turned deathly pale as he clutched his stomach and cried out.
"Quick, go to the Grandmaster Mansion, stop the water meant for grandfather. Feng Bailing, how dare you deceive me, I..."
Nalan Yan’er was both angry and anxious, wanting to find Feng Bailing, but remembering the contract clearly written in black and white with Feng Bailing about buying half of Qi Village, said nothing about the Spiritual Spring. She had no way to question Feng Bailing, let alone reclaim the land from the Grandmaster Mansion.
"Interesting, this is the second time. Princess Feng, don’t push things too far; next time, I will definitely bring you and Dugu Wu a big surprise."
Xiao Junci was not heartbroken over losing three thousand taels, but losing the Spiritual Spring that had been within grasp was a blow to his pride.
He glanced at his injured left hand, and the contract in his hand turned to dust.
Hua Wushang watched the furious Nalan Yan’er and Xiao Junci with indifference.
The surprises Feng Bailing brought were just too many, somewhat making him regret letting her marry Dugu Wu.
For the first time, ripples appeared in Hua Wushang’s deep, pond-like eyes.