On the other side, the Prince Pingyang's Palace.

Qing Cheng held a brocade box in front of Gu Zhiyin, which contained a thick stack of banknotes.

"Princess, the things Lu Wan Ning brought out from the Shen family have been pawned separately. Together with the banknotes she originally took, the total is 50,000 taels."

Mother Hu reached out and took it.

Gu Zhiyin chuckled, with a hint of coldness in his eyes: "That's quite a lot."

In her previous life, she was very honest. When Shen's mother said that the Shen family was poor, she actually believed it.

The Shen family might not be rich, but they had to support a large family, servants, and gifts for festivals. They had a lot of income but also a lot of expenses. Shen's mother held the power of the family, and even Ye Menglan had no right to interfere, let alone herself. She would only occasionally show them the account books of the mansion.

The purpose was to make her take out her dowry with various reasons.

Shen Linzhou's career was almost entirely arranged by her.

She made a lot of money from the dowry, land and shop her mother left for her, which also gave Shen's mother a reason to spend her money with a clear conscience.

Not to mention that she also paid a lot for Shen Wanqing's dowry.

Now thinking about it, I really was a sucker.

"Considering the Shen family's background, it is indeed not a small amount. It is estimated that the entire Shen family's assets combined are not as much as Mrs. Shen's private treasury." Mother Hu said with a smile. As the mistress of the family, how could Mrs. Shen not seek benefits for herself.

When she followed her own wife, Jiang, although she was not a close servant, she knew that Jiang had secretly taken a concubine.

If it weren't for the master's attitude, I'm afraid the dowry left by the late lady for the Princess would have been swallowed up by her.

Gu Zhiyin curved her eyes and said, "Well, this much money cannot be wasted."

Mother Hu asked, "What does the Princess intend to do?"

"Good deeds."

"Good deeds?" Mother Hu murmured, then raised her head and said with a smile on her face, "It's good to do good deeds. Then everyone in the capital will praise you. In the future, when people mention the Princess of the County, they will only praise you."

What a great opportunity to build a good reputation.

Gu Zhiyin smiled slightly, looked at Mother Hu and shook her head: "It's not me."

Mother Hu was stunned: "Ah?"

"Tell Eunuch Yu that I want to invite him to have tea at Yunjian Teahouse."

The Pingyang Palace has been in the spotlight recently, but too much is as bad as too little.

The Fu family doesn't need a good reputation, but the Queen Mother does.

Mother Hu replied, "Yes, Princess."

An hour later, Gu Zhiyin sat in a private room on the third floor of the teahouse, leisurely brewing tea.

Ruyi and Zhuqi stood aside calmly.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the wing room. Zhu Qi, who was closest to the door, opened it, and Yu En walked in with a big smile, baring his front teeth.

His arm had healed, he raised his hand to straighten his hat, and saluted to Gu Zhiyin: "Your servant greets the Princess."

Gu Zhiyin smiled and nodded, pointing to the seat opposite her: "Hello, Eunuch Yu, please take a seat."

Yu En said "Eh" and sat down in front of Gu Zhiyin.

Gu Zhiyin poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. Yu En was immediately flattered and stood up to take it: "I am so embarrassed, how dare I trouble the Princess to make tea for me."

"Father-in-law, are you still so distant with me?" Gu Zhiyin said with a smile, "Grandmother, how is your appetite these days?"

Yu En's eyes rolled, and he immediately complained boldly: "That's it, Princess of the County, you don't know, the Queen Mother has never cared about her own body, but she is even more picky about eating. Especially when she is dealing with government affairs, she forgets to eat and sleep. Not to mention eating well, it is common for her not to eat. It is only when you, Princess of the County, come to the palace to eat with her that the Queen Mother's appetite is better, and she only reports good news and not bad news."

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