Thousands of taels of silver is not a small amount.
Of course, Princess Qi was a princess after all, and larger sums of money passed through her hands from time to time, but donating one thousand taels of silver as incense money really hurt her.
Princess Qi prepared four hundred taels of money for incense, and she spent it with great effort.
She donated 400 taels, which was less than half of what Princess Yan donated. The gap was a little bigger...
Princess Qi's heart was churning, but she managed to keep herself calm and secretly comforted herself: Forget it, the difference is a lot. I was outdone by Princess Yan this time, I can make up for it later. Princess Yan may only have this one chance to shine.
Thinking of this, Princess Qi felt better and her expression gradually returned to normal.
At this time, the monk had already counted the banknotes presented by Ah Man, and wrote in the merit book: The Princess of Yan donated 1,800 taels of money for incense.
"One thousand eight hundred taels?" Princess Qi's maidservant covered her mouth in surprise.
Princess Qi glared at the maidservant fiercely, her expression finally changed, and she trembled with anger.
Jiang must have embarrassed her on purpose!
It wasn't any festival, and people usually donated some incense money to save face, but no one would really give out 1,800 taels!
One thousand eight hundred taels, does Jiang want to cast a small golden Buddha?
If Princess Qi had previously thought that Jiang Si had donated one thousand taels, the difference of six hundred taels of silver could have allowed her to comfort herself, but now such a difference was really embarrassing for her.
She had only prepared four hundred taels, not even half of what the other person had... It was so embarrassing, so embarrassing.
At this moment, Princess Qi hated Jiang to the core.
Obviously, donating a few hundred taels of incense money is not a small amount, why do you have to embarrass her?
That bastard Jiang deserves to die!
The monk clasped his hands together and bowed to Jiang Si: "Princess, you are so generous. The Buddha will surely bless you to make your wish come true."
Jiang Siyun replied calmly, "Money is just a vulgar thing. It is a blessing for a believer to be able to let the Buddha see her sincerity."
The monk thought to himself that Princess Yan could speak and looked at Princess Qi.
Jiang Si looked over with a half-smile on his face.
Princess Qi's eyes narrowed and she almost exploded with anger.
This bitch Jiang really did it on purpose. After embarrassing her, she still provoked her!
Looking at Princess Qi's reaction coldly, Jiang Si sighed softly.
Princess Qi was only now certain that she did it on purpose. How slow she was.
To strike an opponent without being noticed is like walking in the night in gorgeous clothes, which undoubtedly lacks a lot of pleasure.
Princess Qi was still able to keep her composure, but the maidservant couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but shout, "Princess——"
The money for incense prepared by the princess is here with her. The master has seen it. Should she take out the four hundred taels of silver or not?
Princess Qi nodded slightly.
What else can we do now except donate it shamelessly?
No matter how much money you have, you can't take it out. The longer you put it off, the more embarrassed you will be.
At this point, Princess Qi could only repeatedly comfort herself in her heart: Just get through today. Once Jiang dies, who else would know what happened today except the monks present?
If no one knows, then the shame is no longer shameful.
The maid took out the prepared incense money from her sleeve and handed it to the monk.
The monk only took a glance and wrote in the merit book: Princess Qi donated four hundred taels of money for incense.
The maid's face turned red with embarrassment and she quickly glanced at Princess Qi.
Princess Qi tried to keep her face calm, but she regretted it in her heart: If I had known this would happen, I would have exchanged the banknotes for small denominations of ten taels of silver, even if I didn't grit my teeth and add more. I would have had a small stack and could have left while the monks were counting. Why is it like this now? They just took a glance and remembered it...
"Amitābha." The monk chanted the Buddha's name to express his gratitude to Princess Qi, and did not say much else.
Although money is a vulgar thing, without these vulgar things, how can we show our sincerity to the Buddha? Without a comparison of vulgar things, how can we tell who is more sincere to the Buddha?
Tsk tsk, the money donated by Princess Qi is not even a fraction of that donated by Princess Yan. They are both princesses, but the gap is too big.
The monk felt deeply moved and sent the two to the guest room to rest.
"Princess, please take a rest. Vegetarian food will be delivered to you later."
"Thank you, Master." Princess Qi nodded slightly.
After the monks left, Princess Qi suppressed all her anger and said to Jiang Si with a smile, "Have you ever tried the vegetarian food from Baiyun Temple, my sister-in-law? The vegetarian food from Baiyun Temple is absolutely excellent..."
"Used." Jiang Si interrupted Princess Qi's nonsense lightly.
Princess Qi paused, and was obviously a little surprised by Jiang's answer.
After Jiang married into Prince Yan's mansion, it seems that there was no news that she went to Baiyun Temple to burn incense.
Jiang Si smiled when he saw this: "Fourth sister-in-law may not know that I once came to Baiyun Temple with my eldest sister before I left the palace. I was deeply impressed by that experience."
"Impressive?"
"Yes, on the way back, the carriage my eldest sister was riding in lost control. Later it was found out that a long needle had pierced the horse's buttocks, causing the horse to be frightened. I was so angry that I reported it directly to Shuntian Prefecture. In the end, the truth came out. It was that beast Zhu Ziyu who wanted to murder my eldest sister in order to climb up the social ladder..."
As Jiang Si continued to speak, Princess Qi's expression became more and more ugly.
She remembered that Zhu Ziyu's murder of his first wife had caused a lot of uproar at the time. Not only did he lose his career, he also went crazy and ruined the wedding of the King of Xiang and Cui Mingyue.
Thinking of this, Princess Qi became even more upset.
Zhu Ziyu's final outcome was extremely tragic. Although ordinary people did not notice it, these people were still aware that Cui Mingyue, such a living person, had disappeared. They all speculated that Cui Mingyue had harmed Zhu Ziyu on the wedding night and then ran away.
Seeing Jiang Si smiling faintly, Princess Qi felt a chill in her heart: How could she forget that the woman in front of her was the source of Zhu Ziyu's tragic fate!
If Jiang had not reported the matter to the police, how could Zhu Ziyu's murder of his wife have been made public?
Jiang Si smiled and asked Princess Qi: "The net of heaven is vast and wide, and evil will be punished. Fourth sister-in-law, do you think this is true?"
Princess Qi forced a smile and nodded: "Seventh brother's wife is right."
But she made up her mind again that she must not let Jiang survive today, so as not to give the other party a chance to turn the tables. She didn't want to become the second Zhu Ziyu, and even less the second Cui Mingyue.
No, there is also Princess Rongyang! Because Jiang went to her father to complain, it was discovered that Princess Rongyang had murdered Jiang's mother in her early years. Princess Rongyang was demoted to a commoner and then killed by General Cui with a sword.
Princess Qi's face turned pale, with one thought circling in her mind: Jiang is too scary, she must be killed to feel at ease!
It didn't take long before the monks brought the vegetarian meal. Neither Jiang Si nor Princess Qi had much appetite, so they ate hastily, took a short rest, left the mountain temple, and got on the carriage again, ready to return to the city.