Chapter 63 Is it too late to return the goods now?

Chapter 63 Is it too late to return the goods now?

I sat on the sofa and pondered for a while, but didn't come to any conclusion.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Lu Qi turned on the lights in the living room, then lay down on the sofa and called Yourna over.

"The truffle porridge I ordered yesterday was good. It's still the same. Two portions each. Go and come back soon."

He waved his hand and gave the order.

These days, Lu Qi basically buys dinner from outside every day.

I was too lazy to run, so I asked Urna to ride a carriage.

Lu Qi closed his eyes and was concentrating, but Yourna on the side did not leave directly. Instead, she leaned over slightly and said, "Your Highness, there is no money in the house."

"Huh?" This sentence made Lu Qi open his eyes and wonder if he heard it wrong, "What did you say?"

"There is no money in the house."

Yurna repeated it again.

This time Lu Qi heard it clearly, but he didn't pay too much attention: "If I don't have any money, I can just go to the palace and order some more. It's a small problem."

It seems that the more than 200 gold I took away from the palace last time and the gold coins exchanged in the training camp were all spent at this time.

This is normal.

He knows very well how luxurious Lu Qi's life is these days. Every day's takeaways start at at least 20 gold, and the quality is endless.

Even the tea leaves that were thrown away and replaced by Tianshan tea cost tens of gold to buy a few taels. It is also an extremely precious variety.

Did you blink when Lu Qi bought it?

Just when Lu Qi didn't take it seriously.

Yourna continued: "Your Highness, I'm afraid not."

Lu Qi asked strangely: "What's wrong?"

"A new decree came from the palace. Starting from last week, you can only withdraw fifty gold from the palace for living expenses each week."

Yurna said in a slow voice.

Lu Qi spent some time processing the information in this passage.

After a while, he asked: "Are you saying that the upper limit of my living expenses has been locked?"

"That's how it should be."

Urna nodded.

After being stunned for a moment, Lu Qi suddenly became furious and slammed the table angrily: "Impossible! There is no way my father would do this to me. There must be a bold maniac who is causing trouble. Prepare a car, I want to enter the palace!"

He was really angry this time!

This is simply unreasonable!

"I am the bold maniac."

At this time, a voice came from behind.

Lu Qi turned his head angrily and saw Tiana approaching with a smile on her face, and her anger suddenly vented a bit.

"There is no need to enter the palace, in case His Majesty is really soft-hearted."

Tiana walked over slowly and said, "I thought you would have almost spent all your money, so I came to explain the situation to you and listen to what you have to say."

Lu Qi was naturally dissatisfied and said directly at this moment: "I think ten gold on a Friday is extremely unreasonable."

He, the prince of a country, only has fifty gold per week for living expenses?

Can this be said in the past?

"Del Building, Jufeng Pavilion, Shell Restaurant, Red Crab Hotel."

Tiana did not directly answer Lu Qi's dissatisfaction, but read out the names of the restaurants one after another, and then clicked her tongue twice, "These are all famous restaurants in the capital, places that ordinary nobles may not be able to afford. "

A meal starts at just over ten gold. It's okay for a young noble to eat there once in a while, but I'm afraid it's really unbearable to go there every day.

But Lu Qi just goes there every day.

You know, his meal is enough for an ordinary family to live on for two months.

"It's no problem to go of course. Let me give you some data."

Tiana sat on the sofa at the other end and said, "The palace's subsidies and various fees for various places last month totaled up to 194,721 gold, and the tax and other income totaled 170,000. Zero eight hundred and thirty-three gold.”

This data clearly shows that expenses exceed income.

This is normal for a country's financial situation. As long as the difference is not big, and a relative balance is maintained between the two, it is stable.

But the difference in money is also a huge amount.

"Then do you know who usually pays for these nearly 20,000 gold?"

Tiana saw Lu Qi's expression of thought, so she knew that this kid was not stupid, so she asked again.

"Royalty?"

Lucci replied.

Tiana nodded: "Yes, the funding for this is from Your Majesty."

Jarvan III is the king of a country, and it is what he should do to take money from the royal treasury to make up for the twenty thousand.

In fact, the official income will also be earned in other aspects. After all, the official income includes not only taxes, but also profits from other aspects such as business, debt, or trade with allies.

But the money spent by the royal family is also real.

Tiana continued: "The royal family has accumulated rich heritage over the generations, but you probably don't know that your father, His Majesty the Third, has lived more diligently and frugally than some second-rate nobles in the past half of his life."

At this point, Lu Qi probably understood what Tiana meant.

Probably because he didn't spend his own money, so he didn't feel bad.

Damn it, since the past generations have such a rich heritage, what can I do if I spend some money on him?

Of course, Lu Qi naturally didn't dare to say this.

"Don't think it's directed at you. Your elder brother is in the same situation."

After standing up, Tiana took two steps, patted Lu Qi's shoulder lightly, and said with a smile, "I'm here just to explain this situation to you. That's pretty much it. Goodbye."

After saying that, she really left.

It was as if it was specially created to cause trouble for Lu Qi.

Lu Qi sat on the sofa, rubbed his swollen temples, and asked, "Tell me, where did the other money go."

Even if he eats like that every day, it stands to reason that nearly three hundred gold should not be spent so quickly.

Yuerna naturally has statistics here.

After hearing Lu Qi's question, he answered.

"The total account of the house is 310 gold. These days, I spent a total of 16 gold on meals, a total of 50 gold on carriages, horses and miscellaneous expenses, a total of 15 gold on living expenses, and 40 gold on autumn leaf tea. and my salary is thirty gold per week.”

"Wait a minute." Lu Qi couldn't help but glance at Yourna in front of him and asked, "Do you still need a salary?"

Hearing this, Yourna tilted her head strangely: "Does Your Highness think I am working for free?"

Lu Qi did the math and asked: "In other words, I give you thirty gold for living expenses of ten gold every Friday?"

Urna nodded.

"Is it too late to return it now?"

For the first time, Lu Qi felt that thirty gold was so expensive.

He stared at Yourna, looking left and right, but there was still some doubt in his eyes: "Tell me, are you the undercover agent sent by that woman to my side?"

Something was wrong, he was worried that no one was right now.

Calculating this, he only has twenty gold a week for living expenses. Will he really not starve to death?

Yourna didn't speak, just stood aside quietly.

"Forget it, you go out to buy some food and cook for yourself tonight."

Lu Qi sighed and waved his hand again.

There are still a dozen gold coins left at home, which should last until next week.

One of his great strengths is that he is extremely adaptable.

If you don't have any money, you might as well tighten your belt and save some money.