Chapter 96 Zhuang Shihan Spends a Huge Amount of Money
"Your Highness, you absolutely cannot do that!" Lin Tingfeng hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
Hearing this, Princess Huayang's smile grew even wider, and she asked jokingly, "General, do you have any advice for me?"
As soon as the word "instruction" came out, Lin Tingfeng felt his legs go weak and he quickly knelt down.
He said with deep fear, "I dare not question Your Highness's decision. Today's incident is a result of my family's guilt towards Madam, and I should compensate her. Even if it means selling our ancestral home, I will not hesitate. I hope Your Highness will not implicate innocent people.
Moreover, since ancient times, a woman's dowry has belonged to her own family, and her husband's family has no right to interfere.
Your Highness's actions are truly against etiquette!"
He kept saying that he didn't dare, but he used etiquette to pressure her in every sentence.
This Lin Tingfeng is really great!
Princess Huayang laughed in anger and couldn't help but ask, "General, do you know how to write the four words 'unlawful to etiquette'?"
Just this one sentence left Lin Tingfeng speechless.
Whether it was on the battlefield, knowing that Zhuang Shihan was a girl, but not caring about the differences between men and women and sharing a tent with her, or later when they rode a horse together into the city in broad daylight.
This included Shihan having her dowry delivered in advance so that she could prepare a birthday banquet that only the wife was qualified to host.
If all these things were to be considered, it would not be an exaggeration for the princess to charge them with treason on the spot.
When Zhuang Shihan heard this, her face turned pale. She was unwilling but dared not speak out.
She was afraid that if she said one more word, Princess Huayang would completely lose her patience and ask His Majesty to revoke his order granting the marriage.
As for the dowry...
Money can be earned again if lost, but she will never allow anything to prevent her from being with Brother Feng.
Nanny Qiu quickly brought the dowry list.
There are six books containing detailed information about gold, silver, jade, land, and shops.
When everyone heard that the dowry weighed eighty-eight loads, they just thought that Zhuang Shihan was trying to win a momentary victory and deliberately added more boxes to make up the number to surpass Song Yanxi.
Now they finally understood that they were not just putting on a show, but were really willing to spend a lot of money.
The smile on Princess Huayang's face completely disappeared.
She has always been simple and usually dislikes extravagance.
The reason I came here today was because I heard that the General's Mansion spent a huge amount of money to buy out all the Qingfengzui that cost a hundred taels a jar, and I wanted to see who was so generous.
You really don't know until you see it. It gave her a big surprise.
Glancing at her expression, Aunt Qiu cleared her throat, opened a booklet and was about to read it on the spot.
Seeing this, Zhuang Shihan hurriedly stopped her and said, "Don't bother me, Madam. I'll have my steward divide the dowry listed in the book into two and send it to the Princess's Mansion."
Aunt Qiu: "Does the princess not trust me?"
"Of course not." Zhuang Shihan hurriedly explained, stamping her feet anxiously.
At that time, she was thinking that she must surpass Song Yanxi. The scale of her dowry had already exceeded that of others. The total amount of silver bills of varying amounts alone was as much as one million taels.
Add to that all kinds of gold, silver, jade, land and shops, and she is as rich as any princess of the time.
If she read out all of this one by one, even if His Majesty and Her Royal Highness the Princess did not mind her transgression, the saliva of these women alone would be enough to drown her.
Zhuang Shihan was determined. Before Nanny Qiu could speak, she gritted her teeth and said, "There's no need to go to all that trouble. It's entirely up to Her Royal Highness the Princess to decide. Cut the booklet in two and give half to Princess Yong'an."
Princess Huayang raised her eyebrows slightly. "With this division, aren't you at a disadvantage?"
If you were really afraid that I would suffer a loss, would you say such nonsense here?
Suppressing the curse words that were about to come out of her mouth, Zhuang Shihan gritted her teeth and said, "I have made up my mind."
She looked at Song Yanxi and said in a deep voice, "If these possessions can make Princess Yong'an feel better, then they have been put to good use."
What he said was a reminder to everyone that Song Yanxi was a money-hungry person.
But the people present are not fools.
The words of compensation were said by Lin Tingfeng himself, and the decision to divide the general's family property was made by the eldest princess. Now, out of guilt, she was the one who proposed to split the book into two directly because she did not dare to let anyone read it out.
What did the victim say from beginning to end?
Could it be that asking the princess to help these star-crossed lovers be together was wrong?
Princess Huayang had lived half her life and saw through her little thoughts at a glance. Without waiting for Song Yanxi to refuse, she said directly: "Yong'an, you don't need to say more. This is what you deserve."
The attitude cannot be rejected.
Song Yanxi looked at Zhuang Shihan, whose eyes were red but she was trying hard not to let the tears fall, and said lightly: "In that case, I would like to thank Princess Shihan for her kindness."
Hearing the words that she had gotten the advantage but seemed to be forced, Zhuang Shihan could no longer hold back the grievance in her heart, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Lin Tingfeng saw it and his heart was almost broken.
But at this moment, apart from giving a comforting look, he didn't dare to say a word.
Under everyone's nervous gaze, Princess Huayang pointed casually and said calmly, "Let's just go with the three below."
Nanny Qiu immediately took out three booklets and handed them to Song Yanxi.
Song Yanxi took it with both hands and knelt down to express her gratitude.
Before his knees even touched the ground, he was helped up by Aunt Qiu.
Princess Huayang looked at her and said with a half-smile, "Yong'an, I'm not the one you should thank."
Understanding the hidden meaning in her words, Song Yanxi remained calm and bowed to Zhuang Shihan to express her gratitude.
"You!" Zhuang Shihan's tears fell even harder, she covered her chest with her hands and looked so pitiful.
Lin Tingfeng's heart tightened, and he didn't care whether the princess asked him to stand up or not, and hurried over to comfort her.
"Brother Feng..." Zhuang Shihan's eyes were filled with tears. She leaned directly into his arms, hugged his waist and cried so sadly.
Yan Qing and others looked away, lamenting the decline of morals.
Not to mention that they haven't gotten married yet, even if they were a married couple, it would be impossible for them to do such intimate things in broad daylight.
Song Yanxi glanced at Princess Huayang calmly, and seeing that she was not angry at all, but seemed in a good mood, she immediately had an idea.
As the eldest princess left, all the ladies said goodbye.
I don’t know if it was intentional, but the people who said goodbye to them were not Song Yanxi and her daughter, but Lin Tingfeng and Zhuang Shihan.
No matter how slow Zhuang Shihan was, she understood that everyone was making fun of her. When the third lady said goodbye to her, she stamped her feet and ran away crying.
"She's such a petty person. I don't know why General Lin, no, I don't know why Lin Tingfeng was so blind to fall for her."
Mrs. Qiu was walking out and couldn't help but speak when she saw this scene.
Looking at Song Yanxi who was behaving gracefully beside her, she became even angrier. "He doesn't know how to cherish a good girl like Yanxi. There are many people who do."
As she spoke, she looked at Yan Qing and changed the subject, saying with a smile, "Sister, this is just my personality. I say whatever I want to say. I hope I didn't scare you."
Yan Qing chuckled and shook her head, "What are you talking about, Madam Qiu? You have a cheerful personality and dare to love and hate. People envy you."
Mrs. Qiu smiled embarrassedly, said a few humble words, and then tried to shift the topic to her son.
Before she could finish, Madam Xu and Miss Xu II grabbed her from both sides and quickly helped her away.
Noticing Yan Qing's worried look, Song Yanxi clenched the booklet in her hand and said in a low voice, "Mother, this is not the place to talk. Come with me back and we'll talk."
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