The prince can read minds! I just want to be a princess and have a bad time

At this time, Shen Yu on the stage finally spoke, "Everyone, please be patient. We at Prince Zhuo's Mansion will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."

But she changed the subject, lost her meek look, and angrily said with a cold face, "But I want to ask, are you, Chen Shenyue, going to speak on behalf of the Shen family? Are you going to question my Zhuo Palace on behalf of the Shen family? In your eyes, such a benevolent merchant is just a lowly merchant? Then I want to ask the daughter of the noble Shangshu, what contributions have you made to the Linyue Kingdom?"

"Everyone present here, we are all subjects of the Emperor, and we all have our own duties! The benevolent merchants have their kindness, and the people of the city have also contributed to Luocheng with their own hands. There were heavy rains for several days before, and the arch bridge in the north of the city collapsed late at night. I wonder if everyone here still remembers it? It was the lowly merchants you Shen Yue mentioned who contributed money, effort and manpower all night long to clear the rubble in the shortest time possible to prevent anyone from being accidentally injured."

"The next morning, the emperor immediately sent the military to repair the road and bridge. At that time, many nearby residents voluntarily went to help. However, it was the lowly merchant 'Zhenbaozhai' you mentioned who voluntarily provided dry food to nearby residents for free. These people who silently contributed to Luocheng, don't you, Shen Yue, deserve to be called a benevolent merchant?"

"I didn't... I just..." Shen Yu interrupted Shen Yue before she could finish her words.

"Besides, just take this incident as an example. The emperor, the court, the soldiers, the merchants, and the common people all worked together with their own hands to help Luocheng overcome the difficulties. As for you, as the daughter of Minister Shen Nian, have you ever done anything for Linyue that benefits the country and the people? Even if you don't know how to be grateful, please at least respect the contributions of others."

Shen Yu's powerful words made the people's blood boil. It turns out that we are also people who have contributed to Linyue, especially those who participated in the bridge repair. It turns out that we should also be thanked! !

"That's right! Even a benevolent business like Zhenbaozhai is said to be a lowly business? It's absolutely ridiculous!"

"The princess is right! If you don't know how to be grateful, at least show some respect!"

"If you don't know how to be grateful, at least you should respect... If you don't know how to be grateful, at least you should respect..." No one knew who started the rhythm, but the whole audience was shouting this sentence loudly. Madam Shen Ji bit her lower lip tightly, trying her best to suppress the trembling of her whole body.

She looked at her daughter, who was still full of indignation. She didn't know how to restrain herself even at this point... Her eyes were filled with resentment and turned into blame. There was such a big gap between them. Why was there such a big gap between her daughter and Su Yisha's daughter!

Fu Yunxiu said nothing, but bowed to Shen Yu, and then led the other shopkeepers to bow again to the audience.

Then she continued, "And I, Shen Yu, as the legitimate daughter of the Shen family and the wife of Prince Zhuo, know that I have unique abilities, so I contributed all the dowry left by my mother and the Su family? Am I wrong? Because I trusted the Shen family, I never thought of checking the dowry. Am I wrong? The dowry was replaced, and I also promised to help the ladies who won the treasures to investigate it to the end. Am I wrong?"

Mrs. Li, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, suddenly came over and offered help. "What has the princess done wrong? She even donated all her dowry. This is a noble cause. However, some people are taking advantage of your family background and your young age, thinking that you don't understand the twists and turns of the harem."

She looked in the direction of Madam Shen Ji and continued, "But this time it can be considered a blessing in disguise, otherwise the princess might have been kept in the dark for many years to come. I believe everyone has their own judgment on this matter. I will tell my husband about today's strange story later."

The duties of the Zhongshu Ling included assisting the emperor in handling official documents and managing government affairs, and he also had the right to present confidential matters to the emperor in person.

Shen Yu raised her eyes. She didn't believe that the noble lady who had been fighting in the house for many years still couldn't see that today was a big drama, but was still willing to accompany her at this time... Shen Yu didn't go into it further. She bowed slightly and bowed deeply, accepting Mrs. Li's kindness.

"Yes! The princess is not wrong! The Shen family is wrong!"

"Mrs. Shen Ji must give an explanation!"

"The Shen family must hand over the real dowry!!"

"Yes! Hand it over! Hand it over!..." There was no need to lead the rhythm this time. Shen Yu's three "Is it wrong?" and Madam Li's straightforward remarks pushed the emotions of the people in the audience to the peak. The crowd was surging. Everyone was accusing, and everyone was indignant and expressed their desire to seek justice for the princess.

"Nonsense, these dowries clearly belong to our Shen family..." Before Shen Yue could finish his words, he was scared away by a look from his mother.

"Everyone! Please be patient! Please be patient!! As the wife of the current minister, I guarantee that there will be no problem with the princess's dowry before she gets married. It's just that some of the jewelry has fallen into disrepair over time, and I ordered the servants to take it outside to repair it. There must be traces of who handled it. In short, our Shen Mansion will definitely give everyone an explanation as soon as possible."

Luo Yunmei thought this was a smart statement, and it seemed that it would make it easier for her to find a scapegoat in the future, but it also blocked her own escape route. No matter what the result was, as the mistress of the house, she could not escape the charge of negligence.

"Mrs. Shen Ji's words are quite evasive. My wife's dowry was not lost, but someone deliberately replaced it. Could it be that even the servants of your Shen family are so rich? Shopkeeper Fu, may I ask how much this batch of imitations is worth?"

As Lu Yingxing spoke, he walked to Shen Yu's side and hugged him forcefully. Shen Yu choked, looked up, and met a pair of gloomy eyes.

[You dare to take advantage of my sister? Do you believe I can shoot you with a machine gun? ]

He showed his usual smiling expression again, but his eyes were like a bottomless cold pond, trying to drag her into it.

When someone questions a high-ranking official, the people are instinctively fearful. But it is different when Prince Zhuo speaks up. He is speaking up for his own princess. The people feel safe and immediately switch back to watching the show.

"Your Highness, we just did a rough inspection. For example, the twelve boxes of dowry on the table contain a total of 236 treasures, 212 of which were exchanged for genuine items. If we estimate the value based on the dowry list, the total value of the genuine items is about 300,000 taels."

"Wow!!!"

There was a constant stream of discussion among the crowd, everyone was shocked by the number, and it was only twelve boxes!

"But because the dowry itself is a treasure, it is not easy to counterfeit it. Even if the replacement materials are of poor quality, they still have a certain value. This batch of counterfeits is worth 40,000 to 50,000 taels in total."

"Manager Fu, are the remaining pieces authentic?" a bold guest in the audience asked curiously.

"No, the remaining twenty-four pieces... I didn't find them, they seem to be lost."

"Ah? So all of them have been replaced?"

"Wow, my God, the people in the Shen Mansion are so cruel!"