The Marriage Of An Esteemed Supreme Healer ; A Noble Ruler

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟶𝟶𝟶𝟻: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝙽𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚅𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛

"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 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."  Jennie
looked embarrassed.

First Elder-who had been standing beside her-almost stopped breathing. That was 199,000 silver taels! Even for the Kim family, it wasn't easy to come up with that amount of money at once. He stared at Krystal. No matter how much he had favored her, he was only greatly dissatisfied with her at the moment. He reprimanded her coldly.

"Krystal! 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 ire.

Otherwise, if word of this was to get out,
they wouldn't know what other people would say
about the Kim family.

Krystal opened her mouth to defend herself, but nothing could come out. She didn't even ask Jennie 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 Jennie to be so scheming.

Jennie planned for Krystal to cough up the 200,000 silver taels herself!

Krystal shook with anger. If First Elder wasn't here, she would have pounded Jennie 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 toaels were too massive a hole for her to fill.

However,... the Kim family's name was on the line.

She had to take care of this matter at all costs.

"I-l... 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."

Krystal'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 Kim 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 Krystal 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, Krystal was loved throughout the Chu family.

"Yes." Krystal became much more energetic. Then, something occurred to her. A trace of shyness appeared on her pretty face.