Xiao Cen seems to be a ruthless and ruthless person, but he is actually a soft-hearted person.

He could decisively find a doctor and have the baby in Xiao Furong's belly removed because there was no way to prove that the child was not Xiao Jinan's.

Although Xiao Jinan was not Xiao Cen's blood relative, he was picked up and raised by Xiao Cen for so many years, so it was legitimate for him to be the prince and inherit the title.

But Xiao Cen would not tolerate being deceived or treated like a fool.

He was not a very generous man, and not everyone could interfere with the title he had earned with great effort.

But Xiao Cen also cherishes human life, and he can't bear to see Xiao Furong die.

He struggled to come from the bottom of society and understood the difficulties and hardships faced by people at the bottom of society. Xiao Furong was also from the bottom of society and everything she did might not be what she wanted.

In Xiao Cen's eyes, even if Xiao Furong was not forced but voluntarily came to the muddy water of the palace, there was nothing wrong with it. She was just seizing the opportunity and trying desperately to climb up.

If the young Xiao Cen had not had such thoughts at the time, there would not be the King Pingyang today.

But these are just Xiao Cen’s thoughts.

From Lin Chunhuan's perspective, Xiao Furong must die!

"Why did you come back?" Lin Chunhuan walked around the room. Her clothes were not thick, but she was not shivering from the cold like Xiao Furong.

Instead, his face was peaceful and serene, as if he was just chatting casually. "The prince has already sent you away, and Xiao Jinan has already redeemed you. You are already free, so why did you come back?"

"free?"

Xiao Furong laughed disdainfully, "Who wants freedom? What I want is overwhelming wealth!"

"Oh, you, the whole palace, captured me and used me, and even killed my children. Now you think you can get rid of me with just a little bit of money? No way!"

"It's just right. Prince Pingyang is not here, but it doesn't matter if you are here. You are a woman, so you will understand the suffering we women face. So, eight hundred taels of gold."

"When I get the money, I will definitely get out of here and never show up in front of you again to bother you. How about that?"

Lin Chunhuan raised his eyes and smiled, staring at the little Furong in front of him for a long time.

Before coming, Xiao Cen had explained everything to her clearly, and he also felt a little guilty about the unborn child.

Therefore, although the environment provided to Xiao Furong was not luxurious, as long as she did not live extravagantly, it was enough for her to live a peaceful and prosperous life.

The dilapidated house that Xiao Furong mentioned was actually a large house with four courtyards in a prime location.

The tens of taels of silver he mentioned were nonsense. It was obvious that he was worried that it would be inconvenient for her to carry, so he exchanged it for fifty-tael silver notes, a thick stack that weighed at least a thousand taels.

There were also two servants who had signed life contracts with the palace to serve him, and even their monthly wages were paid by the palace.

To say that we have done our best is absolutely enough.

If Xiao Furong disappeared just like that, Lin Chunhuan would never spend any more time looking for her. Such a bad person is not worth her spending so much effort.

It's just a pity.

Greedy people are like a snake swallowing an elephant.

Since Xiao Furong has chosen to come back, it is time for her to take her life.

Seeing Xiao Furong's probing eyes, Lin Chunhuan smiled and nodded, "Okay, as you said, I'll give you eight hundred taels of gold. I hope you'll keep your word and leave immediately after taking the money. Don't let anyone see you in the capital again."

As if she had not expected Lin Chunhuan to be so easy to talk to, Xiao Furong opened her mouth with a look of annoyance on her face.

If I had known I shouldn’t have let go!

Two hundred taels of gold are missing for no reason!

But this was already unnecessary. Xiao Furong was afraid that something might happen if she delayed, so she gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay!"

"Don't worry, Princess. My child is already dead, and he will definitely not appear again. As long as I get the money, I will leave immediately!"

Lin Chunhuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Dong Ling'er who followed.

With a bang, the golden ingots were carried into the house by two guards of the palace. It was obvious that they had been prepared long ago. Seeing these gold ingots, Xiao Furong's eyes were shining green.

"So much... so much is mine!"

"Yes, it's all yours." Lin Chunhuan found a chair, sighed, and sat down slowly. "But you should think carefully about how to take this gold away."

Eight hundred taels of gold, sixteen taels equals one jin, so this much gold weighs a full fifty jin. Not to mention that Xiao Furong had just lost her child not long ago and was in very weak health.

Even for a healthy man, it is definitely not an easy task to carry fifty kilograms of gold on the road.

But Lin Chunhuan obviously didn't intend to care about this matter, and looked at Xiao Furong leisurely.

"Don't worry about that, Princess."

All of Xiao Furong's emotions were obviously filled with the gold in front of her. She could not hear anything else. She looked around and simply pulled off the tablecloth that was spread on the table.

He was about to put all the gold on his back with a bag on each side. Although even his waist was a little bent from the pressure, he had no intention of putting it down at all.

In response, Lin Chunhuan said nothing, but just asked someone to take Xiao Furong away.

Seeing so much gold being taken away, Qiu Shuang stepped forward anxiously and said, "Princess, eight hundred taels of gold is not a small amount even for our palace. If you let her take it away like this, how are you going to explain it to the prince later?"

It’s not just a small amount.

For an ordinary household, even if they live well, the annual expenses are only about thirty to fifty taels. The royal palace has such a large mansion to repair and maintain, and has to support so many servants.

In addition, Xiao Jinan is a generous man, so one or two thousand taels of silver a year is more than enough for him.

Eight hundred taels of gold, that's almost eight thousand taels of silver, enough to cover the entire palace's expenses for three to five years. If it weren't for Xiao Cen's outstanding military achievements and the fact that there were no high official positions to be given to military generals, the emperor could only reward him with more silver and money.

The palace must be wealthy enough to be able to accommodate the exorbitant demands of a man like Xiao Furong!

"Don't worry." Lin Chunhuan sat up straight and took a sip of the tea. It was just the right temperature for drinking. "She can't take it away."

Dong Ling'er raised her eyes and gave her master a deep look, her tone slightly tentative, "I heard a while ago that a group of thugs had sneaked into the capital, and they were very vicious."

"I don't know what Jingzhao Prefecture does for food. They haven't caught any yet."

"I'm afraid it's not peaceful these days."

It's not that he couldn't hear Dong Ling'er's probing, but this time, Lin Chunhuan chose not to respond. "Alright, everyone go do what you should do. I've already reported this expense to the prince, so there won't be any mistakes."