Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

Lin Yiwan sighed helplessly, "Empress Defei, as the former dean of the Noble Ladies Academy, you should understand that a slap on the body doesn't hurt, but only a heartache can make people remember the lesson, right?"

"If you get some compensation by doing a little bit of violence, you'll do it again next time. So I'm going to make you suffer a lot, so you won't have any intention of murdering me again!"

After hearing her words, Concubine De retorted with an unpleasant expression: "But your injury is no longer a serious one. Five hundred thousand taels of silver is enough to bankrupt the Huaiyang Marquisate!"

Lin Yiwan raised an eyebrow in surprise. "How could it be? The Huaiyang Marquisate is a century-old family. How could the wealth accumulated by the elders be so small?"

Concubine De lowered her voice and said, "The current Huaiyang Marquis's Mansion is only strong on the outside but weak on the inside. The mansion has long been unable to make ends meet. If you don't believe me, ask my sister-in-law!"

Mrs. Du replied tearfully, "That's indeed the case. Mrs. Zhan doesn't know that I've already spent a lot of my dowry. People outside think our Huaiyang Marquisate is so rich and glorious, but I'm the only one who knows how poor and destitute we are inside!"

Seeing the two people singing in unison, Lin Yiwan was not fooled.

Since she guessed that Ye Tianqing was an ally of King Zhongyong, he would also need a purse to support him.

The Huaiyang Marquis Mansion was the first suspect. It was said that the Du family was very powerful. Most of the men were in the court and held important positions in various departments, while the women were used as tools for marriage alliances, and many of them married military generals.

Such a terrifying layout is naturally not obvious on the surface.

However, if Ye Tian just made a call from a high place, Emperor Sheng An would inevitably be in danger.

Therefore, she had to cause trouble for the Huaiyang Marquis' Mansion no matter what. Regardless of whether they could come up with 500,000 taels of silver, Emperor Sheng An would be wary of them.

Seeing that she was unmoved, Concubine De had no choice but to compromise: "How about this? I'll give you 300,000 taels of silver as compensation. I only have 150,000 taels to spare. I'll write an IOU for the remaining half and pay it back over three years."

Lin Yiwan yawned lazily and said, "Empress Defei, I'm tired and don't want to argue with you any further. As I said before, either pay 500,000 taels of silver or go to the emperor to ask for an explanation!"

Madam Du Hou suddenly burst into tears: "Lin Yiwan, are you trying to force me to death? Fine, I'll do as you wish. I'll die, isn't that enough?"

She didn't hesitate any longer and slammed hard into the wall.

Lin Yiwan quickly spoke up: "You die, even if you die, it was Concubine De who forced you to death, it's not my fault!"

Mrs. Du Hou stopped in her tracks, supported herself on the wall with her hands, and her teeth were chattering violently.

She asked angrily, "Why do you say that? If you hadn't forced me to pay 500,000 taels of silver, how could I have no way to survive?"

Lin Yiwan lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, "Madam Du Hou, why do you have to take everything on yourself? Isn't it better to be alive?"

Just one sentence made Mrs. Du Hou's expression change suddenly.

She stared at Lin Yiwan intently, and after a moment she collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

Seeing that her sister-in-law had been bewitched, Concubine De couldn't help but secretly curse her for being stupid.

At this moment, she quickly calculated the gains and losses. No matter what, this matter must not be brought to the attention of the emperor.

She gritted her teeth and said, "I can give you 500,000 taels of silver, but I can't come up with the cash, so I can only write you an IOU for it all!"

Lin Yiwan said without hesitation: "Then go and fight the emperor!"

After saying that, she left quickly.

Defei was so anxious that she quickly chased after her and grabbed Lin Yiwan's arm.

She said hurriedly, "Five hundred thousand taels is really not a small amount. How can you just ask for it?"

Lin Yiwan lowered her eyes and pondered, "You must gather three hundred thousand taels of silver for me tonight. Write an IOU for the remaining two hundred thousand taels and send it all to my Zhan Yihou Mansion within three days!"

Even though Defei was unwilling, she had no choice but to nod and agree.

Without further hesitation, she quickly ordered someone to retrieve her most valuable possessions.

Lin Yiwan did not stay in her palace, but sent Madam Hu to the Saint.

After causing such a big commotion, she naturally couldn't go back to the cold palace, otherwise she would be silenced.

As for Concubine Rong, Lin Yiwan brought her to meet Emperor Sheng'an.

She felt a little nervous, and she reached out to stroke her hair and said, "Madam Hou, will he not recognize me? Have I aged terribly?"

Lin Yiwan soothed her gently, "Don't be nervous. You're his woman, how could he not recognize you?"

Rongpin covered her face with her hands and sobbed, "Madam Hou, I am still afraid after all!"

Lin Yiwan held her cold fingers: "What are you afraid of? Don't you want to find out the truth of what happened back then?"

Rongpin nodded vigorously: "I want to, I want to dream about it!"

Lin Yiwan spoke decisively: "This matter is a knot in your heart, and I'm afraid it's also a knot in the heart of the emperor. Go ask him and see what kind of explanation he gives you!"

Concubine Rong nodded nervously, then mustered up the courage to move forward.

The two came to the imperial study, but were told that the emperor had gone to the queen's Weiyang Palace to sleep.

When Concubine Rong heard the word "Queen", she shuddered for no reason.

She spoke quickly: "Madam Hou, let's go back. Why don't we wait until tomorrow to see the emperor?"

Lin Yiwan grabbed her and said, "Now that you're here, you can't back down. I have a gold medal bestowed by the emperor. I can see him anytime!"

Without any hesitation, she dragged Concubine Rong back to the Queen's Weiyang Palace.

When the gatekeeper saw her, she hurried in to inform her.

Soon, the queen, dressed in brocade clothes, was helped out by the emperor.

Seeing the two of them standing side by side, Rongpin's suppressed tears burst out in an instant.

She fell to her knees with a thud and kowtowed heavily.

Emperor Sheng An was a little confused: "What is this?"

Lin Yiwan bowed perfunctorily: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Emperor and the Empress!"

The Queen quickly said, "No need to be polite. Wanwan, you came to see me so late at night. Is there something important?"

Emperor Sheng An also asked curiously: "Is Zhan Yan back? Are you going to leave the palace?"

Lin Yiwan pointed at Concubine Rong who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, there is a living person kneeling here, don't you see it?"

Emperor Sheng An subconsciously explained: "I thought she was bowing!"

Rongpin shuddered all over. She suddenly raised her head and cried out with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Sheng An finally saw her face clearly. He asked in shock, "Are you Rong'er? Are you, are you clear-headed?"

Rongpin nodded without hesitation: "It is your majesty. Your majesty has cured your madness!"

The Queen also reacted and said in surprise, "It turned out to be Sister Rong'er. Hurry up and sit down to talk!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she was about to step forward to support Concubine Rong.

Emperor Sheng An's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly stopped her and said, "Queen, don't touch her, let me do it!"