Cede territory or pay compensation?
Lu Song almost thought he had heard it wrong, and stared at Xuan Tianhua in a daze, but heard the other party say: "What? Didn't the king explain it clearly?"
It was so clear, so clear that many people heard it and turned their heads to look over here. Some people were gloating, while others were afraid. They just thought, as expected, the Seventh Prince's anger was not in vain.
However, Xuan Tianhua was afraid that he didn't understand, so he explained the whole story to everyone in detail: "The reason is this, this incident has moved the Jingzhao Yin, mainly because the Lu family sued Princess Ji'an Feng Yuheng for murdering Lu Cuo. After the Jingzhao Yin's public trial, the case was quickly revealed. Facts have proved that Princess Ji'an did not kill the person, so the Lu family lost the lawsuit. Since they lost, they naturally have to pay a certain amount of compensation to Princess Ji'an, so this king asks you, the Lu family, do you want to cede land or pay compensation?"
Lu Song wiped his sweat, knowing that he would not be able to escape what happened today, so he asked, "May I ask Your Highness Prince Chun, how do we cede the land? How do we pay the compensation?"
Xuan Tianhua said very straightforwardly, "Ceding the land means that you bring the deeds of all the shops, farms, and fields under the name of your Lu Mansion. I will not take all of them, only 50%, but I have to choose this 50%; and the compensation, of course, is silver."
Lu Song sweated even more. A 50% land deed? He could choose it himself? He would have to take all the good ones! What would the Lu family eat in the future? He immediately made up his mind. No, he definitely couldn't give up the land. So he bravely asked, "If there is compensation, how much will it be?"
Xuan Tianhua said calmly: "As for the compensation, this form of compensation is not unfamiliar to Princess Ji'an. Qian Zhou had paid compensation before, and Zong Sui also paid compensation to the court with her help. So I think this amount basically has a precedent."
Lu Song was startled: "Your Highness!" He was really scared, "Qian Zhou paid five million taels of gold to Princess Ji'an! I can't afford that much gold even if I sacrifice my life!"
Xuan Tianhua nodded, "Of course, I won't make it too difficult for you, so your compensation will only require five million taels of silver."
Lu Song took a deep breath. Five million taels of silver, what the Seventh Prince wanted was really tricky. The amount was controlled within the range that he could accept, but it was also painful. Now there were two ways out. Either offend the Seventh Prince, of course, this would also be equivalent to offending the Ninth Prince, Princess Ji'an, and the First and Second Princes who had a good relationship with them, and he couldn't afford it. The second way was to willingly take out five million taels of silver. Although that was not the entire amount of the Lu family's money, it was really a lot of money. Without these five million taels, the Lu family was not only stretched for the time being, but also no longer as calm as before.
Lu Song stood there with a frown on his face. In fact, he was already thinking about how the Lu family could make up for the loss of the five million taels of silver as quickly as possible. But as he thought about it, he broke out in a cold sweat. No! He couldn't give the silver.
As a first-rank official, he had only been in office for a short time. The court salary was there, and the income from their Lu family's business was also there. This was a disproportionate amount of money compared to their legitimate income! In addition, Lu Yao had just used some method to make Nanny Gui say that she was a virgin, which was a slap in the face of Princess Ji'an in public. If he really took out this money, then it would be inevitable that the princes who were staring at him and wanted to vent their anger on Feng Yuheng would unite and punish him for corruption.
Thinking of this, Lu Song's heart almost jumped out, and he cried out that he had been fooled. Without any hesitation, he bowed to Xuan Tianhua and said, "I accept the cession of the land. I will send someone back to get the deed."
Following his instructions, the Lu family servant hurried back to the mansion. When he came back, he was holding a box in his hands, which contained all the land deeds under the name of the Lu family.
Xuan Tianhua knew that Lu Song could not fake this, as all the land deeds were registered with the government. Of course, if Lu's family registered part of the assets in the name of outsiders, there would be no way to verify it. However, looking at the things he sent, Xuan Tianhua still felt that he had at least mastered 80% of it.
He carefully looked through these things, carefully checking each one, and from time to time he asked Lu Song: "Is this the manor that is 20 miles outside the eastern suburbs of the capital?"
Lu Song nodded repeatedly.
Feng Yuheng was curious and wanted to go over to take a look, but was stopped by Xuan Tianming, who whispered to her, "Don't worry, Brother Qi won't let you suffer any loss. Let's see how a god can extort another fortune from you."
She smiled and said, "This wealth comes so easily. If it could always be this way, I would really like someone to sue me every day. If I lose the lawsuit, I will make a fortune, but it is much faster than running my own business."
Xuan Tianming was so angry that he rolled his eyes. What kind of wife is this? Can she be more promising? After all, she is a princess of a country. Why does she think about money all day long? Her world is almost a treasure house, and the basement of the princess's mansion is also full of gold and silver. Why is she still not satisfied? How big is her appetite! He thought carefully, wondering if he should give her the key to the Dashun treasury in the future. This woman will not sit in the treasury every day to count the silver, and he will not care about her, right?
Feng Yuheng naturally couldn't understand what Xuan Tianming was thinking. She was completely focused on Xuan Tianhua. After a while, he had already got half of the deeds in his hand. He was putting the remaining deeds back into the box and then handed them back to Lu Song. He then raised the deeds in his hand and said, "Fifty percent, not one more. Sir Lu, would you like to count them again?"
Lu Song felt a pang of pain, but he dared not say anything and just kept saying, "No, no, Your Highness, just choose one. We can go to the government office to discuss the names at any time."
"Yes." Xuan Tianhua nodded, and then looked at Feng Yuheng. The coldness on his face that he had shown to Lu Song disappeared in an instant, and he became as warm as spring breeze again, with a warm smile, and waved at her in a gentle voice: "Ah Heng, come here."
Feng Yuheng ran over happily, her eyes sparkling, and Xuan Tianhua's smile became even brighter. He casually handed the selected deeds to her: "Take a look and see if you are satisfied. If not, let Brother Qi ask them to add more."
Feng Yuheng was naturally happy to hear this, but Lu Song was complaining in his heart. Is it not enough to cut off the land? Does it still depend on the mood of Princess Ji'an? What if this lady shook her head, what would the Seventh Prince want from him? His calves were a little bit pierced with nerves. It turned out that people of the royal family should not be provoked. Whether it was the violent Ninth Prince or the gentle Seventh Prince, they would be death-threatening ghosts when they turned their faces, and he could not obey any of them.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glare at Lu Yao, thinking that all the trouble was caused by this girl. In order for her to marry in style, the Lu family had already given her a dowry that was more than twice the amount of the Yao family's betrothal gifts. He didn't expect that he would have to sacrifice all this fortune today.
But just as she was glaring at Lu Yao, she found that Lu Yao was also glaring at him, her eyes were even more vicious than his, with hatred that could not be ignored. He suddenly remembered the incident with Lu Cuo many years ago, and he also knew that the family was really sorry for their daughter, and his previous anger subsided a little.
Never mind, the person has been sent to the Yao Mansion. In the future, she will have to rely on her to build a good relationship with Feng Yuheng. No matter who the prince who inherits the throne will be, he has at least put two treasures on it, so the Lu family will not be prosperous for only one day.
At this time, Feng Yuheng also flipped through the deeds, nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Lu Song: "Lord Zuo Xiang, this princess will send someone to go with you to the government office now, and we will transfer the deeds today!"
Lu Song quickly regained his composure and said repeatedly, "That's right, that's right."
But Feng Yuheng seemed to remember something, turned around and waved at Yao Jingjun, "Uncle, come here."
Yao Jingjun, not knowing what was going on, came forward, but heard Feng Yuheng say to him: "After all, the matter happened in the Yao family. Ah Heng doesn't want these things. They are all compensation from the Lu family to the Yao family. Uncle, let someone follow Lu Xiang to transfer the name to the Yao family as soon as possible." After that, he looked at Lu Yao again and said loudly: "The things are sent to the Yao family, but no matter now or in the future, they will never be registered in the name of my cousin. Does my cousin have any doubts about this?"
Yao Shu certainly understood what Feng Yuheng meant. If it was under his name, it would be equivalent to returning to Lu Yao's hands. He understood this in his heart, so he nodded happily: "My cousin is right."
Yao Jingjun didn't expect Feng Yuheng to give away so many land deeds without any regrets at once. He was surprised and amazed at the generosity of his niece. In recent years, the Yao family in Huangzhou has heard some things in Beijing. They thought that this niece was different from before, but they didn't expect that she was different to this extent.
"Uncle." Feng Yuheng simply stuffed the deed into his hand, "Take it. Ah Heng can't help you with anything else, so take these to buy some for the family." As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Xuan Tianhua: "Seventh Brother, you won't blame me, right?"
Xuan Tianhua smiled and said, "The things are for you. Brother Qi is only responsible for getting them for you. As for how you want to use them, that is your business."
Just over twenty land deeds, the Lu family felt pain, but it was nothing to Yu Xuantianhua. Yao Jingjun could no longer be sentimental at this time, not to mention that Yao Xian also raised his voice: "Take it! What are you so stubborn about? She will get married next year anyway, and we will also give her a dowry."
After hearing this, Yao Jingjun was no longer polite. He happily put the things in his pocket and followed Lu Song to the government office in person.
Yao Xian's words that she would get married next year made Feng Yuheng blush. Looking at the people present, everyone suddenly realized that next year would be the age of Princess Ji'an! The ninth prince had said that she would get married when she reached the age of 15. It seemed that there would be a grand event in the capital next year.
For a moment, people shifted their attention and began to happily talk about the wedding of Feng Yuheng and Xuan Tianming.
Xuan Tianming was actually very happy to hear this, and it was so beautiful that Feng Yuheng was so angry that she glared at him.
But at this moment, a servant hurriedly ran in from outside the mansion gate, followed by a guard. The guard came to Xuan Tianhua, bent down and whispered something to him. Xuan Tianhua's expression immediately calmed down, and he stood up and left without saying anything.
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