Zhou Tianqi, a tall and strong man, strode forward and quickly cleared a path.
The surrounding crowd initially wanted to hurl insults, but they immediately backed down in the face of Zhou Tianqi's imposing figure.
There were many spectators at the entrance of the Crown Prince's residence at the time, but when they turned around and saw Shen Jiaojiao, they immediately knelt down.
"I often see the Crown Princess!"
Previously, it didn't have much of an impact on the Crown Princess, but after the Crown Princess's story about building a private school was widely publicized, everyone's goodwill towards her immediately increased.
Shen Jiaojiao actually just wanted to watch the excitement, but she didn't expect to attract everyone's attention. She pretended to be gentle and said no need for formalities.
She calmly walked into the Zhao family's house, where a commotion had already broken out and was getting louder and louder. She was getting a little impatient.
Now let's talk about the Zhao family.
Zhao Ruyue and Zhang Jie sat in the hall, speechless, in an extremely awkward atmosphere.
Soon after, Zhao Ping'an came out carrying a large box.
She looked at her daughter sitting to the side without saying a word. Since they had already broken off relations, she decided to pretend that the daughter didn't exist.
He was quite open-minded; he believed that as long as you had money, you could buy anything, so bringing enough money was sufficient.
But Zhao Ruyan and her daughter dragged their feet and didn't get it done for a long time.
Zhang Jie immediately sent someone to bring the mother and daughter over.
Zhao Ruyan only had time to carry one box of jewelry; she couldn't carry the rest herself before being led out. She clutched the jewelry tightly, muttering curses under her breath.
"Let me go! I haven't taken my clothes yet!"
"Ah! Let go!"
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhao Ping'an didn't say much. He grabbed Zhao Ruyan and said to his wife, "Let's go! We don't need those things! We'll buy whatever we need later!"
"Dad! I'm not leaving! I still have so many clothes I didn't bring!" Zhao Ruyan was being dragged away, feeling extremely unhappy. Those clothes were all hers, and she couldn't let Zhao Ruyue have them!
Zhao Ping'an didn't want to say much. He dragged the person all the way to the gate, where they ran into Shen Jiaojiao and a group of onlookers.
Zhao Ping'an and the other two quickly knelt down to pay their respects. The three of them were a perfect example of smiling on the outside but secretly plotting against each other.
Zhao Ruyue and Zhang Jie also came out after hearing the noise. They bowed to Shen Jiaojiao.
After she refrained from formalities, Shen Jiaojiao looked at the large box Zhao Ping'an was carrying and asked Zhang Jie, "Lord Zhang, how come you finished so quickly?"
Zhao Ping'an hugged the box tightly, looking heartbroken, and quickly replied, "Your Highness, I know my sins are grave, so I didn't take a single thing from the mansion. Now I'm only taking this small box. Is that too much to ask?"
Zhao Ruyan cursed Shen Jiaojiao in her heart, but since she was now inferior in status and position, she could only glare at her fiercely.
If looks could kill, Shen Jiaojiao would probably have been killed more than ten times over.
Zhao Ruyue originally just wanted to get rid of these annoying people and was willing to accept the financial loss.
When she saw Shen Jiaojiao arrive, she was overjoyed. The Crown Princess was concerned about her and had come to see her specially. She felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
Then she saw Zhao Ruyan's murderous gaze, and she immediately became unhappy.
You bastard, you think you're so tough?! How dare you look at my goddess like that? Just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean I'm easy to bully!
"Wait!" Zhao Ruyue stepped forward and blocked Zhao Ping'an's path.
Zhao Ping'an was furious. He glanced at her expressionlessly, then glared at her angrily before forcing a stiff smile: "Ruyue! Your father is leaving now. You must take good care of yourself from now on!"
Zhao Ruyue said to Zhang Jie, "Lord Zhang, since he says these are all his, I would like to check if the accounts match up!"
Zhao Ping'an trembled with rage, muttering, "Insolence!"
Zhao Ruyue continued, "When you first married into the Zhao family, you were penniless. The Zhao family gave you a monthly allowance of 10 taels of silver. Then you served as an official for ten years, receiving a monthly salary of 100 taels of silver, right?"
Zhang Jie immediately understood and stepped forward to snatch the box from Zhao Ping'an's hand.
Without saying much after opening the document, he counted out two thousand taels of silver notes and said to Zhao Ruyue, "Miss Zhao, is two thousand taels enough for him?"
Zhao Ruyue stepped forward and took the two thousand taels of silver directly. She said to Zhao Ping'an, "By the way, I am also your daughter. Now that you have two daughters, it's not wrong for Zhao Ruyan and I to each take one thousand taels of silver, right? After all, you have never been good to me since I was a child. I'm taking the dowry in advance. You shouldn't be unhappy, right?"
That's what they asked, but they clearly didn't intend to hear his answer.
Zhao Ruyue took one thousand and stuffed the remaining one thousand into Zhao Ruyan's hand in front of Zhao Ping'an.
Zhao Ruyan was stunned for a moment. It would be foolish not to take the money. She quickly rolled it up and stuffed it into her bosom.
Then Zhao Ruyue turned her attention to Zhao Ruyan and her daughter, saying with a smile, "You two understood just now, right? So the things you have were all bought with my money! Then you can't take them! Sorry!"
Zhang Jie understood immediately. Without giving any orders, he waved his hand, and two soldiers rushed out from behind and snatched the boxes from the two men.
This time, Zhao Ruyue was happy, and her smile became even brighter. "That's right! That's how a person should be. Take what's rightfully yours, and don't take anything that isn't yours. Right?"
Zhao Ruyan collapsed into her mother's arms, limp with rage. Looking at the smiling woman, she felt a chill run through her body, muttering, "Devil...you're a devil..."
She couldn't understand how things had changed so much in just one day!
This isn't the easy-to-bully older sister she used to be.
She was terrified that all the luxury she had lived in before might be gone in the future!
She wanted to live a good life!
Zhao Ping'an now only has the clothes on his body worth anything; he is truly penniless.
At this point, he had completely lost his mind and started lashing out at Zhao Ruyue.
"You unfilial daughter! How dare you! I am your father!"
Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?
"Give me back the money! It's all mine! You bitch!"
"May he die a horrible death!..."
Zhao Ruyue couldn't be bothered with him. She reached out and scratched her ear, treating it as if the wind was blowing by, letting him curse her as he pleased!
Zhang Jie understood immediately. He waved his hand, and several people came forward, dragged the trio out of the mansion, and tossed them aside.
Done!
Shen Jiaojiao couldn't help but smile faintly as she watched this action.
What an efficient and decisive person! I love them!
Zhao Ruyue stepped forward and closed the door!
Turning around, her face flushed, she looked at Shen Jiaojiao, lowered her head shyly, and said sweetly, "Your Highness, I'm sorry you had to see this!"
Shen Jiaojiao burst out laughing: "Hahaha, you did a really good job, you were so handsome, just like a great general, I love it!"
Zhao Ruyue stared intently at her, excitedly asking, "Really? Do you really think I'm handsome? Do you really like me like this?"
She was truly happy; after so many years of hardship, this was the happiest moment of her life.
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