Yuan Zhao spoke slowly and calmly, "My husband has been busy dealing with the snow disaster and hasn't been home for nearly a month. This shows how serious the disaster is. Isn't the reason I donated these funds for disaster relief in Yangzhou?"
It is true that Wei Shaoqing has not returned home for a month, and it is also true that the snow disaster in Yangzhou was severe.
But the reason he didn't return home was certainly not just because he was busy dealing with the snow disaster.
Only then did he realize that he had indeed neglected Yuan Zhao for the past month.
He walked over and sat on the couch, his voice still filled with resentment, "You can't donate all your belongings. This is everything in our warehouse! How will our family survive if we donate it?"
Yuan Zhao was still painting a picture of plum blossoms. Hearing this, she raised her eyelids and asked, "Husband, do you think I should take back all these valuables?"
"Of course!"
Yuan Zhao laughed, not looking at Wei Shaoqing, but just looking at her own painting. "My husband, have you ever thought about what the people of Yangzhou would think if they saw that so much gold, silver and treasure belonged to the prefect? What would happen if word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and finally reached the victims of the snowstorm who were starving and unable to eat or wear warm clothes..."
Wei Shaoqing's face darkened.
The theft at the Wei Mansion had already caused a stir, drawing the attention of the entire city. If Yuan Zhao hadn't come out today, the common people, upon seeing the boxes of treasure being brought back to the Wei Mansion, would have undoubtedly spread rumors that the prefect was extravagant and greedy...
This is extremely detrimental to his official reputation and career!
Yuan Zhao had already finished painting the plum blossoms. Gauging Wei Shaoqing's expression, he knew he had already thought it through, so he put down his brush. "So, to avoid criticism, I'll just donate it all to disaster relief. Isn't that a win-win solution?"
The batch that was thrown away from the warehouse earlier was collected by Zhizhi. These were the things that the old lady and Xing Yuxiang had finally vomited out. She felt that these things that had been handled were disgusting, but she was unwilling to let the old lady and Xing Yuxiang get any more benefits.
Why not let her atone for their sins, be a good person again and donate the money to disaster relief!
Yuan Zhao's words made sense, but Wei Shaoqing felt something was wrong and asked, "Disaster relief is a good thing, but why didn't you donate it in the name of the prefect?"
He thought about the various comments he heard on the way back home today. Those words of praise were all praising Yuan Zhao, the emperor and the prince!
But there was no mention of Wei Shaoqing at all!
Yuan Zhao exclaimed, her stunningly beautiful face filled with surprise. "My dear, you and I are one. Am I not you?"
These were words Wei Shaoqing had said to her countless times before.
When she was asked to lower her status and be filial to her mother-in-law and take care of her younger sister, she said that husband and wife are one.
When she was asked to hand over her rewards and tributes to the government, she said that husband and wife are one.
She was heartbroken because she lost her child, but he also asked her to understand that he was busy with official duties, saying that husband and wife are one.
Now it's time for her to return the favor.
"Besides, my husband is a subject of my father's. Is there anything wrong with praising my father?"
"Or do you think that the whole of Yangzhou is praising you, the prefect, instead of the current emperor?"
Wei Shaoqing's words were all blocked.
Would he dare? He was also the imperial consort. If his fame surpassed that of the emperor, wouldn't that be courting death?
Thinking of this, Wei Shaoqing felt a surge of resentment, "I shouldn't have made such a big fuss in the first place!"
Yuan Zhao paused and said slowly, "Yes, if anyone is to blame, blame the shameless thief from Xingyu Lane. Stealing would be fine, but they had to steal from the Wei Mansion."
The word "steal" has another meaning. Is it stealing things or stealing people? You can tell by looking at Wei Shaoqing's expression as he tries hard to control himself.
"Everyone in Yangzhou knows that the Wei Mansion has a prefect and a princess. I don't know where that bitch got the courage to steal from me."
She emphasized the last word "this palace".
Bang!
Wei Shaoqing threw a teacup directly.
The overflowing tea splashed onto the newly painted plum blossom painting in front of Yuan Zhao, staining it.
"Yuan Zhao! How did you become so vicious?!"
The man, whose heart was touched, flew into a rage, "Since you've married me, you should behave yourself and not act like a princess at home!"
"Xingyuxiang is a pure and innocent place with an orphan and a widowed mother. How can you be so ruthless?!"
Wei Shaoqing stood up and left.
Yuan Zhao looked at him calmly throughout the whole process, but her eyes were filled with surging hatred.
After Wei Shaoqing left, he dismissed all the servants and returned to his study.
He sat at the large sandalwood table, and the anger in his chest slowly subsided.
Speaking of which, this was the first time he had lost his temper with Yuan Zhao like this.
When he first met Yuan Zhao, she was the high and mighty Princess Showa, and he was just a newly crowned top scholar. There was a huge difference between them.
Who wouldn't be moved by such a bright and noble girl, not only him?
Until His Majesty decided to grant the marriage, he was so happy that he went crazy.
To his delight, the beloved Princess Showa was about to become his wife.
The good news is that from now on he has reached a new height and a bright future lies ahead.
But Yuan Zhao's identity was destined to not accommodate the Bai family.
He remembered that before they got married, she had spread the word that no one in the princess's mansion was allowed to take concubines; he remembered how the eldest prince targeted him openly and secretly after the marriage; he remembered how many people in the palace and the capital ridiculed him behind his back as "a toad trying to eat swan meat" when he just got married.
All these humiliations and unbearableness were brought to him by Yuan Zhao!
So he planned every step, kept the pregnant Bai in the outer courtyard, and applied for a transfer order to leave the capital.
After marriage, he was even more gentle to Yuan Zhao, obeying her in everything to make her let down her guard and rely on him completely.
This is how I have lived a carefree life for the past ten years.
But even so, Yuan Zhao always treated him with a hint of princess's arrogance and self-esteem.
But he is also a person, a man. Bai regards him as her heaven, and is delicate and submissive. What Yuan Zhao cannot give him, Bai can give.
Even in matters of the bedroom, only Bai could greatly satisfy his pride as a man.
He never felt sorry for Yuan Zhao. It was Yuan Zhao who took away the three wives and four concubines that he deserved as a man and a husband.
In the two years since Qi Yu was lost, Yuan Zhao has become increasingly sensitive and depressed all day long. He just feels annoyed watching him.
But today, when Wei Shaoqing walked in and saw her sitting there quietly, writing in her bare hands, he suddenly understood.
His heart beat faster in her presence, which was rare.
But what she said afterwards was tantamount to rubbing his self-esteem on the ground again.
How could she call Yue Niang a "bitch"? !
He was the one who treated Yue Niang badly, causing her to suffer so much with him for so many years.
Thinking of this, Wei Shaoqing sat on the chair and sighed.
Then he stood up and told the servant, "Prepare the car and go to Xingyu Lane."
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