The mistress is mighty, bringing 88 dowries to flatten the Marquis's mansion

There was dead silence in the imperial study. Even the emperor did not expect Xie Yuchun to say such words.

Thinking of Ruan Shuyan, the emperor was silent for a long time before he raised his hand and knocked on the imperial desk twice: "Thank you, my dear minister. Are you serious?"

Xie Yuchun cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Your Majesty is wise. I dare not speak nonsense."

Before the emperor could speak, Guan Zhongyu could no longer hold back and said, "Master Xie didn't mention his wife before. Now that he mentioned her, are you trying to use her as an excuse?"

Xie Yuchun smiled and said, "She is my wife. Husband and wife are one. How can there be any excuse? On the contrary, it is Master Guan. The North City has been handed over to Master Guan, but now..."

He paused deliberately, swept a meaningful look across Guan Zhongyu's face, shook his head and looked away.

Guan Zhongyu's face suddenly turned red. He wanted to scold Xie Yuchun, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them.

Everyone knew that the road to North City had been paved, but even so, something went wrong in his hands. At the most, it was his incompetence, and at the least, he had betrayed the emperor's trust.

"Your Majesty, I did not handle this matter properly, but the people in the North City are too greedy. Instead of asking them to cooperate, why not send them out of the capital and take back the occupied area? This will also give peace of mind to the people in the city."

Xie Yuchun's eyebrows twitched slightly. Guan Zhongyu really didn't care about the disaster victims in North City at all.

But if his proposal was feasible, the court would not have left Beicheng alone for so long.

Guanzhong Yu is about to be dealt with.

As soon as he started thinking, the emperor smashed the paperweight beside him.

With a loud bang, the paperweight hit Guan Zhongyu's face and rolled on the ground for a few times before stopping.

Guan Zhongyu’s face was pale. He let the blood flow down his wound and knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

The atmosphere was tense, and the emperor snorted coldly: "I said that I only want results, no matter what method you use. If you can't handle it within half a month, you will be beheaded. Do you understand?"

Guan Zhongyu forced a smile: "Minister, I understand."

He knelt down and kowtowed, then left the imperial study with blood all over his face.

Xie Yuchun followed behind him, and a cold look flashed in his eyes when he thought of Guan Zhongyu's suggestion just now.

The assassination attempt on him in North City has not yet been resolved, but no matter what the situation is, Guan Zhongyu is aware that there is danger there.

The expulsion must never happen, so let Guan Zhongyu... retreat on his own.

Ruan Shuyan was unaware of the conversation here. She returned to Ruan's house and tidied up the account books.

Not long after, Xie Yuchun appeared in her yard.

"Ma'am, I'm here to pick you up."

"Let's go."

Ruan Shuyan walked past him and Xie Yuchun quickly followed.

The group returned to the Xie family. Wherever they passed, the servants of the Xie family bowed their heads and saluted.

"Greetings, ma'am."

Xie Yuchun saw this and said softly, "This mansion is becoming more and more lively."

Ruan Shuyan nodded in agreement: "It is indeed quite lively."

As far as she could see, there were more than a dozen unfamiliar faces, and it was obvious that they were specially arranged by someone.

"elder brother!"

Xie Linlin's voice was heard, and the next moment, a pink figure flew in front of Ruan Shuyan and Xie Yuchun like a butterfly.

"Brother, why did you bring her back?"

Xie Yuchun said calmly: "What do you mean she is not hers? This is your sister-in-law, call her sister-in-law."

Xie Linlin curled her lips and said, "Sister-in-law? Qi Mingyu's sister-in-law spent tens of thousands of taels of silver. Something happened in Prince Duan's mansion recently, and she made a big splash with the silver."

Ruan Shuyan raised her eyebrows slightly. When did Ruan Shuhuan have so much money?

"You're right? Did Ruan Shuhuan really give Qi Mingyu a lot of money?"

Xie Linlin crossed her arms and said, "Do I have to lie to you? We are both sisters-in-law, but why is Mingyu so gentle, virtuous, and reasonable? You are stingy and mean, no..."

"Linlin!"

Xie Yuchun spoke, with a hint of warning in his tone.

Xie Linlin pursed her lips. Although she was unwilling, she did not dare to confront Xie Yuchun directly.

Ruan Shuyan smiled faintly. She didn't care what Xie Linlin thought of her, but what she learned from Xie Linlin gave her some more ideas.

"Mother Lai."

She called out.

Mother Lai in the back immediately understood and took out a silver note for five hundred taels and handed it to Xie Linlin.

Unexpectedly, Xie Linlin became alert and said suspiciously, "You are so kind all of a sudden. Is there something wrong with the remaining tickets?"

Ruan Shuyan smiled: "Mother Lai."

Mother Lai immediately put the banknote away.

Afterwards, Ruan Shuyan said goodbye to Xie Yuchun and left first.

Xie Linlin stood there, looked at the people who left, and then looked at Xie Yuchun.

"Brother, just now..."

Xie Yuchun shook his head slightly: "Your sister-in-law's money is her own, let it go today, and don't look for her again in the future."

As he spoke, he handed over a silver note of 100 taels: "Take it, and don't compare it with others casually."

At this point, Xie Linlin also realized that Ruan Shuyan really wanted to give her the banknote.

Thinking of the banknotes she had missed, she felt extremely heartbroken. Then, looking at the banknotes in Xie Yuchun's hand, she wanted to get more.

With a turn of her eyes, she said with a look of grievance: "Brother, it's not me who wants to compete with others, it's that Qi Mingyu, she just deliberately provoked me. I represent the Xie family, how can I lose to the Marquis' Mansion?"

Xie Yuchun narrowed his eyes and was about to put away the banknotes without saying a word.

"and many more!"

Xie Linlin yelled and snatched the banknote before Xie Yuchun could put it away.

Xie Yuchun glanced at his empty hand, repeated, "Don't compare yourself with others," and left.

Xie Linlin frowned. She was going to be the Crown Prince's consort, so how could she not compete with others? Originally, relying on the reputation of the Ruan Mansion, she was already superior to Qi Mingyu.

Then the matter of Princess Cheng'an came up again. It was really... No, she had to go find her mother and talk about this.

On the other side, Ruan Shuyan returned to the yard.

Mother Lai took people to clean the yard after a look.

At the same time, a little maid named Ningzhu sneaked into the room and told her everything that had happened during this period, with an emphasis on the affairs of Prince Duan's Mansion.

"The old lady seems to want the third young lady to become the crown prince's consort."

Ruan Shuyan rubbed her fingertips, her eyes slightly lowered, hiding the sarcasm in them.

Old Madam Xie really dared to think so. The status of the Xie family was indeed not low, but there was only one Xie Yuchun in the Xie family. How could Prince Duan's Mansion possibly be interested in her?

"lady."

Xie Yuchun pushed the door open and walked in, his voice arriving before he did.

Ruan Shuyan came to her senses and waved her hand to get rid of the condensed beads.

Xie Yuchun glanced at Ningzhu inconspicuously, walked to Ruan Shuyan, took out a few silver bills from his arms and placed them on the table.

Ruan Shuyan was surprised: "Husband, what is this?"

Xie Yuchun said sincerely: "This is my salary."

Ruan Shuyan was silent, her fingertips trembling unconsciously. She looked again and again, and finally asked a question: "Why did my husband give me this?"