Want to tease the prince, the cat is soft and delicate

Just as Zhuiying thought, the Shan family was not only restless at night, but it would be an understatement to describe it as a chaotic situation.

"Let go! I'm going to beat her to death today! I asked her to go to the palace to see the queen, but she rejected the marriage proposal privately! Get out of here! If I don't beat her to death today, I'm not her father!"

Master Wen held a wooden stick as thick as his wrist and surrounded the round wooden table. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking, his face was flushed, and he gritted his teeth and wished he could beat the person opposite him to death.

Shan Yanjing's forehead was covered with sweat. When Master Wen was stopped, he supported himself on the table with one hand and gasped, "Dad, I don't want to marry the prince. His Highness is so precious, my daughter is not worthy of him."

"Dad has always taught me that I should know my own limitations. I know myself very well and I also know that Dad would not want me to marry into the palace where people are eaten without leaving any bones. So I rejected it on Dad's behalf."

"My daughter has saved Daddy the trouble of entering the palace. Daddy doesn't praise her, but he chases her and beats her no matter what she does!"

It would have been fine if Shan Yanjing hadn't said this, but once she did, Master Wen got so angry that he roared and started chasing her with his stick in hand, "I'm going to beat you, you rebellious son!"

"If I don't beat you to death today, I'm not your father!"

Shan Yanjing screamed "Ahhhhhhhhh", and walked around the round table carefully dodging Master Wen's stick: "Murder! Someone come! Murder!"

"Shout! No one can save you today unless you call the king of heaven and the father of heaven!" Master Wen was so angry that he was blowing his nose and glaring. He had to beat this rebellious son to death today.

"Master! Be careful!"

"Miss! Be careful not to fall!"

There was another commotion in the lobby until the old lady of the Shan family arrived and the hall finally quieted down.

There were only a father and daughter, one at the east end of the room, and the other at the west end. One had red eyes, and the other was hiding timidly behind her mother, sticking her head out as if she was extremely scared.

"Tell me, you are an adult, why are you arguing with a child?" Old Lady Shan tapped her cane. She felt so distressed when she saw her little granddaughter, whom she had doted on, turned pale with fright. She glared at Master Wen as if he had done something unforgivable.

"Mother, you are still protecting her at this time. She has caused a big disaster!" Master Wen was still angry, so his voice was inevitably a little louder.

The old lady covered her ears in displeasure and scolded: "Keep your voice down, old woman, I am not deaf yet, I can hear you."

Master Wen immediately realized that he had lost control, and quickly put away his stick and stepped forward to help Old Lady Shan calm down. His expression softened a lot, "Mother is in poor health, and I was really angry. I spoke a little loudly. I hope mother won't blame me."

Old Lady Shan slapped his hand away in anger, pointed at the trembling Shan Yanjing and said, "Look at what you have done. Jing'er was not in good health to begin with, and you scared her like this. Look, our Jing'er's face turned pale with fright."

"grandmother!"

Shan Yanjing cried out in grievance, and threw herself from behind Madam Shan into the arms of Old Madam Shan, crying so hard that her body twitched, which made Old Madam Shan very distressed.

She rolled her eyes at Master Wen beside her and said, "You just rejected the marriage arranged by His Majesty. I think it's better for Jing to not go to the palace, which is a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. I think Jing did the right thing. Let someone else become the Crown Princess. Our Shan family doesn't need her."

Master Wen sighed, threw away the stick in his hand, sat down, and said with a worried look on his face: "Mother, do you know what our Shan family will face if we lose the marriage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Old Lady Shan hugged Shan Yanjing's trembling body and said casually: "At least my Shan family won't fall."

Master Wen sighed again: "If this marriage doesn't happen, my Shan family might really fall."

"What's going on?" Old Lady Shan turned to look at him.

"I wonder if mother still remembers the incident a year ago when my Shan family and Cao family worked together to transport official salt."

Master Wen stood up, put his hands behind his back, and in an instant seemed to have aged a lot.

"Nearly 10,000 taels of official salt were almost at the border of the capital, but more than half of it was lost for unknown reasons, resulting in a direct loss of nearly 8,000 taels. The Cao family said that the amount of official salt was correct when the ship was handed over at the dock, and the loss of the official salt in the capital had nothing to do with them."

"My son has used his connections in the court to suppress this matter temporarily, but now that a year has passed, the matter can no longer be suppressed. If Jing'er marries the prince and has the prince as a backer, this matter will not be a big deal. Otherwise, when the truth comes out, it will be the time for our Shan family to fall."

Old Lady Shan had never thought that the matter was so serious, and for a moment she found it hard to accept: "Such a big thing, why didn't you tell me?"

Master Wen turned around and squatted down, full of guilt: "My son is afraid that his mother will be toiled and worried. It's my son's fault."

The room fell into an eerie silence in an instant.

"How much silver will it take to fill this hole?" said the old lady Shan.

Master Wen exhaled a breath of turbid air: "Ten thousand taels of silver."

When Old Lady Shan heard such a number, she lost control and almost fainted.

"Mother!"

"grandmother!"

Master Wen and Shan Yanjing exclaimed at the same time and supported her body to prevent her from falling.

"Now that it has happened, blaming others won't solve the problem. Although this matter is urgent, we can't use Jing's marriage to fill the hole. I still have some money. I'll ask someone to take it out tomorrow. Let's pool our money together and get through this first."

After saying that, the old lady stood up and said, "You two, father and daughter, have a good chat. I'm tired and will go back to rest first."

Mrs. Shan walked forward considerately and supported her: "Mother, your daughter-in-law will take you back."

Master Wen smiled gratefully at Madam Shan. Madam Shan nodded at him and helped Old Lady Shan away.

After everyone left, Master Wen looked at Shan Yanjing, who was sitting on the stool with her head lowered, and showed some heartache.

This is his youngest daughter, his most beloved daughter. He loves her the most, whether he beats her or scolds her. If he was not too angry today, how could he lose his temper at her?

"Daddy is just angry today, he doesn't really want to hit you, do you blame Daddy?"

Shan Yanjing shook her head: "I don't blame you, Dad. I am also at fault in this matter."

She raised her head with a smile on her face: "My daughter is not without gain."

Shan Yanjing took out the token and placed it in front of Master Wen: "This is the withdrawal token of Boyun Bank. It can be used to withdraw 10,000 taels of silver, which is just enough to solve Dad's urgent need."

Master Wen was a little surprised when he saw the token. He stared at Shan Yanjing in shock and was speechless for a long time: "You, where did you get this token from?"

Shan Yanjing smiled and told Master Wen everything about how Xuanyuan Che found her and how he negotiated the deal with her.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince originally only gave me five thousand taels of silver. I knew that five thousand taels was not enough, so I boldly asked Your Highness the Crown Prince for ten thousand taels of silver. Your Highness the Crown Prince did not make it difficult for me, and even promised to help my father investigate the disappearance of the official salt after the matter was completed."

Shan Yanjing spoke with pride, but Master Wen was terrified when he heard it.

He had met the prince before. This man was ruthless, wise and shrewd. Unless there was absolute benefit, he would never do business at a loss.

Master Wen picked up the token tremblingly, first touched Shan Yanjing's head with satisfaction, then put the token into his sleeve, his worried expression still there.

What exactly does the prince want to do?