Chapter 41 If you want to be the most noble woman, you must do whatever it takes.
"This..."
The amount was so large that even Minister Jiang was shocked.
"If the noble concubine wants my life, just take it directly. Why humiliate me in this way?" The guard was angry.
Lin You blinked, "I didn't say that you have to pay this fine."
The guard was confused.
Everyone was confused.
"My subordinate made a mistake, it was because the master didn't discipline him well, so the fine should naturally be paid by the master."
After saying that, Lin You turned around and looked at Shen Yu who was sullen, "Prince Yu, you are kind and generous, and your mansion is rich. I believe you can pay a mere 12,000 taels of silver, right?"
Although the original owner was not well received in the general's mansion, she was married into the palace after all, and even if the Lin family didn't like it, they couldn't let her be too cold.
So the dowry was converted into silver, there were also 6,000 to 7,000 taels of silver, of which the grandmother added the most. She couldn't let the old lady's hard work be tarnished by Shen Yu in vain, and the extra money would be regarded as interest.
The veins on Shen Yu's fists were bulging, but he could only pretend to smile generously, "Of course."
Now that Lin You was standing next to that waste, it would be a disaster if her dowry stayed with him.
Moreover, he, Shen Yu, would prove that he did not rely on women to get to the top.
An hour later, Lin You sat in Yungan Palace and opened the boxes one by one. They were all filled with silver.
[Haha, I finally got back what belonged to me!]
"Hehe, I've seen enough. Let's move all the fines to the treasury."
Shen Jing'an's words were like a basin of cold water that poured down Lin You's surging heart.
It's terrible, she actually forgot that there is such a master in the palace!
"Your Majesty, you see how hard I work in court, and after court I have to deal with these traitors and villains outside the palace. As
the saying goes, even if there is no merit, there is still hard work, right? These..." Lin You looked at Shen Jingan pitifully and spoke softly.
Shen Jingan's Adam's apple rolled, and he glanced away somewhat unnaturally, "If the penalty silver you took back from Prince Yu is not put into the national treasury, it is inevitable that someone will criticize it."
Hearing this, the light in Lin You's eyes dimmed instantly.
"But, I can use the silver in my private treasury to compensate you in full."
"Ah?"
Shen Jingan suddenly added, and Lin You was stunned.
"Use the silver in your private treasury to make up for it?"
"Well, I will give you as much silver as you have in my private treasury."
He knew that this was Lin You's dowry, but if she wanted it back in this way, it could only be put into the national treasury.
So at the moment, this was the only way to make up for her.
"Your Majesty, I really love you too much."
Lin You held Shen Jing'an's face and kissed him.
The sudden kiss startled the young emperor, and his amber eyes stared at the little woman in front of him.
--
"Your Majesty, Miss Lin Xue is here."
After Lin You and others left, Shen Yu was so angry that he smashed several teacups. The front hall was in a mess, and there was no place to step.
He hated Lin You, but he couldn't accept Lin You's change. The old Lin You clearly loved him deeply.
"Bang."
Another teacup fell out.
He didn't hear what the housekeeper said at all.
"Well..."
A weak hissing sound rang out, and a figure in a moon-white dress stood in front of the door. Shen Yu raised his eyes and saw Lin Xue's delicate face. His expression tensed up, and he stood up and was about to step forward. The housekeeper stopped him, "Wait a minute, Prince. Be careful not to cut your feet." The
housekeeper said, and the servant waiting outside immediately came forward to clean up the debris on the ground.
But before they had finished cleaning up, Shen Yu had already strode out. Even though he hurt his foot, he resolutely walked to Lin Xue, looked at her nervously and held her. "Xue'er, did you get hurt?"
Lin Xue's eyes were red, and she nodded. "Yes, it seems that my foot was hurt."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yu immediately picked her up and carried her into the house. He ordered someone to bring medicine, and he applied the medicine himself.
Lin Xue lowered her eyes and looked at him. "Prince, why didn't you come to see Xue'er these two days?"
Since she left the Ministry of Justice, she has been staying in the concubine's room. She thought Shen Yu would come to see her, but she waited night after night and didn't see anyone coming.
Until today, she couldn't help but let the maid to inquire, and she heard that Lin You carried away several boxes of silver from Prince Yu's mansion, and the day before yesterday, he brought a country woman into the mansion.
She couldn't wait any longer, so she could only come to find him at night.
Shen Yu paused, stood up, and sat next to Lin Xue, "Recently, our plans have been destroyed one after another, and we are caught in public opinion, so we can only avoid suspicion for the time being."
Lin Xue naturally heard about the matter between Doctor Chen and Minister Li. She nodded and agreed with him.
But...
"Prince, I heard that you..."
"Xue'er, do you still have the Heartbreak Powder you made?"
Lin Xue was blocked from saying this. She shook her head, "The ingredients for Heartbreak Powder are hard to find and hard to make. Xue'er doesn't have any left."
Heartbreak Powder was the poison used on Doctor Chen and Li Changgong. This poison can be taken orally or applied to wounds, allowing the toxin to quickly enter the internal organs, killing the person in an instant.
At that time, the pens given to Doctor Chen and Minister Li were hidden with poison needles. Once their hands were pierced, the toxin would enter their bodies.
"Then Xue'er, can you make some more?"
Lin Xue frowned. Shen Yu's grip on her hand suddenly increased, hurting her. Seeing that she looked strange, Shen Yu quickly let go of his hand. "I'm sorry, Xue'er, my recent plans are always ruined by Lin You, and those lackeys have betrayed me one by one. Just in case, we must prepare more Heartbreak Powder."
Lin Xue lowered her eyelids slightly, pursed her lips, and was a little embarrassed.
She had come across the Broken Heart Powder being sold on the black market by an old man by chance, and she... didn't know how to make it.
She was best at making aphrodisiacs and some laxatives.
Although she had tried to study it, she couldn't even identify the herbs used in the Broken Heart Powder.
Later, she had gone to look for that old man, but never met him again.
"Xue'er, if you want to become the most noble woman in the Great Sheng Dynasty, no, the most noble woman in Jiuzhou, we have to do whatever it takes, otherwise we will be trampled under the feet of Lin You and that waste Shen Jing'an."
Seeing Lin Xue in trouble, Shen Yu just thought she was kind and couldn't bear to use the Broken Heart Powder to harm other people's lives again.
"Okay, Xue'er, go back and make some more, but the ingredients for the Heartbreak Powder are hard to find, so it may take some time."
For now, she can only use this excuse to slow down the process. She will privately ask the old man to increase the efforts to find it.
She doesn't believe that the old man with limited mobility can go to the ends of the earth.
By then, she will worship the old man as her master, and she will definitely be able to learn the Heartbreak Powder.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yu kissed her forehead lovingly, "My Xue'er is unique. Not only is she proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she has won the first place in the women's category every year, and she also knows medicine and poison. It is my great honor to be with Xue'er."
Lin Xue was flattered and the haze between her eyebrows disappeared, and a smile appeared.
But at this moment, a woman's voice suddenly sounded at the door.
"Prince, Meimei made sweet-scented osmanthus cake for you..."
Lin Xue looked over and met the eyes of the woman at the door, her pupils suddenly fixed.