Yu Chenfeng, who was originally very angry, heard this and couldn't help but laugh: "Well, this is indeed a very good thing for you."
"Of course, being the crowned flower is just an empty title. Is there anything more real than making money? So, my husband, after we receive the prize, we should hurry back. I still need to prepare a lot of raw materials for skincare and makeup products. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time. Otherwise, I could go up the mountain and collect them myself. It would cost nothing, so we'd be making money for free."
Seeing Shu Jiaying's confident expression when she wanted to make money, Yu Chenfeng's original indignation finally disappeared. He took Shu Jiaying's hand and said, "Why don't we just not accept the award for the top of the Hundred Flowers? Let's go home now. Whatever raw materials you want to buy, I'll go with you one by one."
Shu Jiaying disagreed. She demanded, "Achen, why can't I claim my prize? I won it, and I heard the carved Hundred Flowers Crown is made of pure gold and inlaid with many jewels. I'll also receive a thousand taels of silver and a thousand rolls of silk. That's all money. If I don't take it, your brother, the Emperor, will get it for free."
Although Shu Jiaying did not understand the grudge between Yu Chenfeng and Yu Jianxuan, she was Yu Chenfeng's wife, so she would take the initiative to list anyone who was unhappy with Yu Chenfeng as someone she disliked, and the emperor and the empress dowager were no exception.
Seeing Shu Jiaying's insistence, Yu Chenfeng had no choice but to follow her and said, "Okay, as long as you are happy."
"Well, I'll be even happier with your words."
Happily, Shu Jiaying walked onto her own podium.
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Imperial Palace. Imperial Study
Yu Jianxuan said with impatience on his face, "You brought your daughter here today. Are you trying to tell me that you are reluctant to use your daughter as a human sacrifice?"
Zhuang Tianming immediately explained nervously.
"No, Your Majesty. The person who is to be sacrificed is not my daughter, but my eldest daughter, Zhuang Zhenmeng."
"Zhuang Zhenmeng?"
Hearing this unfamiliar name, Yu Jianxuan immediately smiled. He said in a cold tone, "I have always known that you only have one daughter, and her name is Zhuang Yueru. Now you suddenly come up with this Zhuang Zhenmeng to fool me. Do you think I am really as easy to fool as you think?"
"No, Your Majesty. Zhuang Zhenmeng is truly my daughter. She was born to me and the medical doctor Qin Susu before I married my wife. This daughter is my true eldest daughter, so using her as a human sacrifice is much more appropriate than using her as a child."
"She's actually Aunt Susu's daughter? Haha... General Zhuang, you're truly capable. Eighteen years ago, my father searched the entire Luosuo Kingdom for Qin Susu but couldn't find her. Unexpectedly, you found her so easily eighteen years later. If the Zhuang Zhenmeng you're talking about is indeed Qin Susu and your woman, then her identity is indeed more suitable for human sacrifice."
"Your Majesty, are you sure that the ceremony to commemorate the Luo River will be held in three days?"
Yu Jianxuan shook his head.
"No, the plan may have changed slightly. The high priest observed the stars at night and calculated that the calamity star that threatens the Luosuo Kingdom is getting brighter. If the grand sacrifice is held in three days, it will not have a devastating impact on the calamity star. Therefore, all arrangements must wait until the high priest receives the final calculation results."
"So we have to wait?"
Zhuang Tianming really couldn't stand Zhuang Zhenmeng anymore.
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