Chapter 230: Fifty Thousand Taels of Ransom Mingcheng
Zhao Lingmeng waited for Fushou and his wife to leave for a while before she instructed Chunshui to tell the prefect of Jingzhao, "Just tell her what I said. If the Jin family pays 50,000 taels of silver to compensate me for the mental damage I suffered from the shock, I will be willing to reconcile. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to send Jin Mingcheng down to reunite with his ancestors."
You just wait in Jingzhao Prefecture. If the Jin Mansion pays in silver notes, you check it on the spot, and then take out 10,000 yuan and give it privately to the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor, saying that everyone has worked hard and that I will treat everyone to a drink.
Then give 20,000 to the emperor in the palace and say it's free, don't take it. Take the remaining 20,000 back! This money is really not worth spending!"
Chunshui immediately responded yes, bowed, and went straight to the prefect of Jingzhao.
When Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Li heard from the people at Princess Funing's residence that the ancestor was willing to reconcile, he felt a huge sense of relief. Quite a few people had come to plead for this young man recently, including some influential figures. If it weren't for the emperor's order, he would have collapsed long ago.
Upon hearing the news, he immediately sent someone to the Jin Mansion to inform them. He was also worried that the ancestor would change his mind later. In his haste, he did not forget to instruct the servants to treat Chunshui from the Princess's Mansion well.
When the Jin Mansion received the notification sent by Lord Li, Lord Jin and his wife Zhou were both in the mansion. When Lord Jin heard the news, he was so angry that he smashed the teacup beside him.
Lord Jin was furious: "That villain Zhao Lingmeng is simply going too far. He's simply asking for too much."
"Master, it's not like we can't come up with this little money. We should save Cheng'er first. Otherwise, if that little bitch changes her mind, what will happen to Cheng'er?"
Mrs. Jin Zhou couldn't care less now. She had begged countless people for help, but to no avail. She had already prepared herself for Jin Mingcheng to never come back, but now that things had taken a turn, she no longer cared about the humiliation.
"Forget it! We were indeed in the wrong this time. People don't give face to our Jin family because our status is too low." After Lord Jin finished speaking, he ordered someone to take the silver note to redeem Jin Mingcheng.
Zhou was worried, so she took the doctor to Jingzhao Prefecture in person.
However, Lord Jin did not go because the meeting was settled. He ordered people to find out who had visited Princess Funing today and why she suddenly gave up.
When he heard the people below report that Princess Fushou visited Princess Funing today and even invited her to have lunch at Princess Funing's mansion, he could only secretly sigh, thinking that he had finally visited the right temple this time.
Mr. Jin felt that Fushou should not have shared the thing with Funing, otherwise Funing would not have the nerve to ask for so much money to redeem him. He sighed inwardly, and thought, well, who would be willing to share such a good thing with others!
Perhaps Lord Jin hadn't realized that Zhao Lingmeng was simply shameless and wanted everything. If Lord Jin knew, he would probably be so angry that he would spit out blood.
At this time, Lord Jin was educating his other sons. After this incident, when asking for help from others was useless, he realized more deeply the importance of power. So he planned to educate his sons well. After all, it is better to rely on oneself than on others. No one can be relied on by oneself.
Not to mention how angry the people in the Jin family were when they saw Jin Mingcheng, who was half dead.
The emperor was stunned when he received the 20,000 taels of silver from Zhao Lingmeng. He thought Funing was a wonderful person. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, she and Changyou are really father and daughter! One dared to come to him to win money, and the other dared to give him money.
Zhao Lingmeng, however, didn't bother to count the banknotes she had received, and simply let Qiuyue keep them. Then she went to catch up on her sleep. This period of time was between spring and summer, and it was very comfortable to sleep during the day, with neither too hot nor too cold.
So these days, Zhao Lingmeng would take a nap every afternoon, then get up and think about what to eat. By the time she got up, it was almost time for Zhao Houjing and his two brothers to come back from school.
When the three of them returned, the house was once again in turmoil. The four of them had dinner together, then played various games, and the evening passed by very quickly.
Then, after the three little ones were asleep, Zhao Lingmeng would slowly stay up late to read the contemporary novels and travelogues. In her previous life, Zhao Lingmeng had never liked these things. Alas, mainly because this era was too boring and there was usually nothing to entertain herself. She gradually took to reading novels and travelogues to pass the time.
Zhao Lingmeng remained a recluse for a while afterward, staying up late every night reading storybooks and catching up on sleep during the day. Her three children had all gone to school.
Even when the three children were resting, the mansion couldn't hold them in, so they would wander around Yuanjing with others, playing in various places. But as long as they brought enough people and didn't go to places they shouldn't go, Zhao Lingmeng didn't care about them.
After a month or two of this, Zhao Lingmeng finally started drawing the blueprints for the heavy crossbow again. Even the emperor ate two extra bowls of rice at night when he heard that Funing had started drawing the blueprints for the heavy crossbow.
Moreover, the emperor now knows how to take care of his health. Seeing that Jingguo is about to rise, he also wants to take good care of his body and live a few more years. Which emperor wants to miss the opportunity to become an emperor of the ages!
But Zhao Lingmeng didn't care about that. She would paint a little every day when she felt like it, and occasionally attend palace banquets. After a long time, everyone knew that Princess Funing didn't like to go out for social events, so they got used to it.
Even the Fifth Prince of Nangan Kingdom had resigned himself to his fate, now finding new ways to coax Princess Huaishu every day. He had no access to Princess Funing at all, so he sent someone to investigate her itinerary. He could only express admiration, as Princess Funing was either tossing around in her mansion or sleeping, rarely leaving the house.
I heard that she used to love going to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, but later heard that the Marquis's wife had offended her, so she stopped going there. Especially since the old Marquis Zhao took the old lady out for fun again. Princess Funing was even less willing to go there, and she ignored invitations sent to her.
Now, all the nobles in Yuanjing tacitly agreed that Princess Funing was the most difficult to invite. If anyone had a banquet and could invite Princess Funing, it would be a matter of great honor.
More than half a year had passed like this. One day, Zhao Lingmeng had just woken up naturally. An inspiration had struck her in the middle of the night before, and she had woken up late to modify a detail on the heavy crossbow blueprint. That was why she woke up a little late today.
When Zhao Lingmeng woke up, it was almost noon. She just had brunch and that was it.
"Your Highness, the third prince's concubine has sent you another invitation. This time it's a wedding invitation. Would you like to go?" Qiuyue asked for Zhao Lingmeng's opinion while serving her snacks.
"Who are you talking about?" Zhao Lingmeng had just finished his meal and looked at Qiuyue in confusion, as if he hadn't remembered anything.
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