Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

Mrs. Zhang had no confidence to refuse, and immediately nodded and agreed to donate those private warehouses! It was impossible to keep those grains that she didn't even know about. What she had to do now was to avoid the disaster of confiscation of property and extermination of the clan!

Thinking of this, the eldest lady suddenly hoped that Zhang Shiliang was really dead. If he died in the flood, then even if there was really an attempt to murder Prince Duan, it would be hard to count!

"Can the thousand-stone and hundred-stone rice that the eldest lady just mentioned still be produced?" The cold voice sounded again.

Mrs. Zhang's heart tightened. Was the Zhang family going to be drained out? If there was a private warehouse, donating half of the grain in the village would be a piece of cake! But now that the private warehouse has been donated, and half of the grain in the village is donated, there will be no surplus for the whole family to eat!

Madam Zhang looked up at Prince Duan, intending to plead for mercy, but she saw Prince Duan looking coldly at a certain place. She looked in the direction he was looking and found that he was staring at the second wife...

It's obvious from a single thought that the second wife is prettier and older than Wuyan, so of course he is not attracted to the second wife!

The thousand stones of rice were insignificant compared to the amount in the private warehouse. Why did they need these specifically? Madam Zhang wondered, could it be that Prince Duan did this because the second branch of the family was deliberately making things difficult for the Zhang family?

"What? The Zhang family can't afford a thousand stones of rice?" Chu Shiyu's tone sank, obviously dissatisfied with the Zhang family's stinginess.

"The Zhang family is willing to contribute! The people are suffering, and the Zhang family is willing to contribute 1,000 bushels of rice even if it means scraping their brains out!" The old lady agreed first, the big part has already been contributed, so these are not a big deal! 1,000 bushels of rice is only 500 taels of silver. Although the price of grain will rise sharply during a disaster, don't even think about getting rich now!

"Well, it's good that the Zhang family can donate this much grain." Chu Shiyu seemed satisfied, but before the Zhang family could be happy, he looked at the second wife again and changed the subject: "Then let's talk about how much gold and silver should be donated."

"This... isn't it enough for the victims to have food... why do we have to donate silver?" Madam Zhang protested weakly, and secretly glared at the second wife. This matter was most likely related to the second wife, and no one knew how she had offended Prince Duan!

Chu Shiyu didn't say anything, but just raised his hand to support his jaw and supported the stack of books with his elbow.

Sun Zhizhao stood up and looked around the pavilions and towers. "I don't know how much silver the Zhang family is worth, but no matter how much silver is calculated, it probably has nothing to do with disaster relief..."

"However, if the Zhang family is kind and generous, it means that some accounts may not be what they seem, and it can also save the accountant the money for calculating those complicated accounts."

The implication is obvious. The grain account has been settled, but the other accounts of corruption and bribery have not yet been settled! If you don't pay, the problematic accounts will be settled and submitted. If the property is confiscated, no matter how much money is, it will go into the national treasury!

The eldest lady and the old lady looked at each other, and said with all their heartache: "The Zhang family is willing to donate another 1,000 taels!"

"Oh, one thousand taels?" Chu Shiyu stared at the second wife's hair full of gold and pearls, and asked coldly: "This prince does not understand women's things, but this woman has nearly a thousand taels on her head, right?"

Madam Zhang, on the contrary, was slightly relieved. If Prince Duan did not mention the second wife and insisted on making things difficult for the entire Zhang family, she would not be able to take the initiative to push the second wife out.

"Your Highness Prince Duan, the second wife was born in a merchant family. She is inevitably vulgar and prefers vanity. Although this head of hers is worth a thousand taels, it was brought by her family. It has nothing to do with our Zhang family!"

The second wife's face suddenly turned pale and blue. Her family background had always been looked down upon, but because her family cooperated with the Zhang family and brought benefits to the Zhang family, the family would respect her on the surface. But now that the first wife bluntly belittled her, she did not dare to refute. No matter how stupid she was, she knew that this was the crisis of the Zhang family. If she was not careful, she would be doomed along with the Zhang family!

"She married into your Zhang family, how can you say it has nothing to do with your Zhang family? I only ask how much silver your Zhang family can raise, no matter whose money and property came from her parents' home, or whether it was obtained by the Zhang family abusing their power for personal gain!" Chu Shiyu stared at Mrs. Zhang Er with undisguised hatred in his eyes.

Abuse of power for personal gain was bluntly said, and it also made the Zhang family look bad! They couldn't even imagine the consequences of this crime!

Mrs. Zhang's mind raced, and she said to the second wife in a strong voice, "You are usually extravagant and domineering. When natural disasters and man-made disasters come, you should also join the Zhang family in donating some money to charity and accumulate some merit! I remember that your dowry is 10,000 taels of silver, why not donate it!"

"Why should I donate? That's my dowry!" Mrs. Zhang couldn't keep silent any longer. Her rich dowry was her lifeline! The monthly allowance from the Zhang family's dowry to the second room was only 20 taels, which was not enough for them to spend! Most of the expenses of the second room were paid by her! Because of this, she was able to control Zhang Shide!

Madam Zhang stole a glance at Prince Duan's expression and found that Prince Duan still looked unfriendly to the second wife. She immediately confirmed her judgment and scolded the second wife: "You always rely on money to act arrogantly. I asked you to donate today to prevent you from continuing to do evil and offending people you shouldn't offend!"

After hearing such an obvious hint, the Second Lady finally understood that Prince Duan's move today was aimed at her! It was naked revenge! But how could she offend Prince Duan?

The Second Madam was so frightened that she thought of the cause of the incident as she usually did. Without even thinking through it, she looked at Liu Rusi viciously and cursed, "You bitch, are you the one causing this trouble?!"

Liu Rusi, who was sitting and watching the show, felt no emotion in her heart. Only one word popped up in her mind: idiot.

Chu Shiyu on the side was immediately furious. How dare she scold Liu Rusi in front of him!

But before he could get angry, Madam Zhang stepped forward and slapped him hard! "You are the one who is talking nonsense! It's obvious that you are jealous of Madam Liu's beauty! Today I will control your hurtful mouth!"

With a "pa!" sound, not only did the Second Madam's hairpins come to pieces, but she was also awakened by the blow. She was so horrified that she couldn't even feel the pain on her face which was left with a red slap mark!

Although Madam Zhang acted righteous, she was not very confident. She had also said something disrespectful to Liu the night before...

She stole a glance at Liu who was sitting on the table. Unexpectedly, Liu met her gaze sharply. After staring at each other for a few breaths, Liu smiled at her inexplicably. Madam Zhang suddenly felt terrified! Her subtle intuition told her that her guilty conscience had been seen through by that woman!

But Chu Shiyu was still furious. How could a slap in the face be enough?

"Since you dare to make such a bold statement, the Zhang family must be able to afford the 100,000 taels of charity. Tomorrow at 3 p.m., hand over the money and grain together! Otherwise..."

One hundred thousand taels!

Before the Zhang family could react, Chu Shiyu said again: "However, teaching this evil woman a lesson is also considered a good deed. One slap saves one ounce. I want to see how much this evil woman's face is worth."

The Zhang family members present immediately looked at the second wife with unfriendly expressions! The Zhang family could afford the 100,000 taels if they emptied their pockets, but compared to hurting the Zhang family, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to slap them in the face?

One hundred thousand slaps! Will he still be alive? ! The second wife shouted anxiously: "I can give 10,000 taels! After selling the other dowry, I can get 5..."

"Snapped!"

The loud slap came from Zhang Shide, who angrily cursed: "You deserve a slap on the mouth! You are used to being lawless on weekdays, and your husband will teach you a lesson!"

Before Zhang Shide finished speaking, he had already slapped her three or four times in a row! From his expression, it was hard to tell whether he was trying to save money or just wanted to slap his wife...