Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the dude to take power

The family sat at the desk, slowly digesting the news brought by Chen Jingting.

Chen Jingxi was angry and furious at first.

"This matter is serious. Why are you reporting it now? No, I must go to the palace to see the emperor."

Chen Jingye said, "Father, when you go into the palace, what will you say to the Emperor? Can the Emperor believe what you say without any evidence?"

Others will think you are daydreaming.

"Tomorrow I will investigate the Minister of Public Security. How dare they conceal such an important matter?"

"Father, they must have hidden the report long ago before you could investigate. If we accuse the Minister of Public Security of concealing the report, we have no evidence. We will only be accused of it."

Chen Jingting said:

"Father, if this is true, then the Tongzhengshi concealed the truth and targeted our Chen family. They want to seize on this mistake and make a big fuss about it."

"How can we make a big deal out of this? How can we use this to bring down our Chen family? The only way is to kill more people."

Chen Jingye asked, "Jingting, how many days have you said the flood in Jiangnan has been going on?"

"Seven days."

It's been seven days. If we don't send disaster relief supplies to Jiangnan as soon as possible, I'm afraid...

"Now what?"

Chen Jingye said: "We must file a complaint. What's important is how to file it so that the emperor will take it seriously."

Chen Jingting thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I can forge a letter from my second brother and have my father present it to the emperor tomorrow. How about that?"

Chen Jingxi's eyes lit up and he said, "Let's do it." In this way, no matter what, Chen Jingyao's charges could be cleared.

every other day

Wen Xingchen had been waiting for news, but until noon, he still hadn't received any.

In the evening, Wen Changsheng came back.

When Wen Xingchen heard the news, he went to look for Wen Changsheng.

Wen Xingchen didn't ask the obvious question, but asked with concern: "Father, why did you come back so late today?"

"Today, the Chen family sent us news that there was a flood in Jiangnan. The emperor was anxious and left a few of us ministers to discuss the matter together."

"But what did they come up with?"

"How can such a thing be negotiated? Forget about who should go. Who can provide the disaster relief funds? The national treasury is out of money."

"How could there be nothing..." Yes, in recent years, the national treasury has been either paying for disaster relief in the west, suffering from droughts somewhere, and fighting wars. It really can't withstand the tossing and turning.

But silver?

Wen Xingchen suddenly remembered the rewards bestowed by the emperor.

It must be worth a lot of money if it is sold.

She said goodbye to her father and went back, asking Yingying to pack up all her gold and silver jewelry.

She drew them one by one.

Yingying didn't know what the princess was going to do, so she asked curiously, "Princess, what are you going to do?"

"Raising funds for disaster relief."

“How do we raise funds?”

"Selling jewelry."

Yingying was shocked.

"All of them?"

"kindness."

Although the princess has changed a lot recently, she thought she had become smarter, but why is she still so out of touch now?

Disaster relief is a major matter for the imperial court. How can it all fall on the princess?

"Princess, this matter needs further discussion. Why don't you go to the palace and ask His Majesty or Princess Furun? They will be able to resolve the matter."

Wen Xingchen shook his head.

"This is Furun's first time as a Protector Princess, and her first time dealing with this matter, so it's bound to be fraught with difficulties. I have to help her, otherwise, that fellow from Xicheng will definitely make a fuss about this."

At that time, a disaster will befall Furun, and people will say that she is not worthy of the title.

This is the most common trick used by the Xi family.

"But Princess, this has nothing to do with us."

Wen Xingchen paused while painting, and she looked at Yingying.

In the dead of night, Yingying only felt that she was blaming herself. Without waiting for Wen Xingchen to speak, she said, "This servant's knowledge is shallow and not as selfless as the princess."

Wen Xingchen didn't blame her after all, but said, "The Emperor intends to confer the title of princess on me, so this must be done legitimately. If I contribute to disaster relief this time, then conferring the title of princess will be justified."

Of course, the most important thing is that she couldn't bear to see the people of Jiangnan die in vain because of court struggles. She couldn't do it.

The next morning, Wen Xingchen had someone write a notice to announce that she, Wen Xingchen, was going to auction off all her belongings and the highest bidder would win.

The venue was set up in the guild hall, and she drew all the items to be auctioned and placed them at the entrance of the teahouse for people to visit.

The most valuable item among them was what Wen Xingchen had just obtained a few days ago and was priceless.

As soon as this news came out, it caused quite a stir.

Firstly, the items Wen Xingchen displayed were for royal use, so their value was beyond words. Secondly, she was raising funds for charity, which was a great deed.

In just one day, it caused quite a stir.

Wen family

Wen Ruyue was also shocked when she heard this.

Then I felt that she was overestimating her own abilities.

The flood in Jiangnan could not be solved by her selling a few pieces of jewelry.

But she remembered that the flood in Jiangnan was a disaster for the Chen family.

Does she want to save the Chen family? Is she really willing to marry Chen Jingting?

"Yun Duo, go ask if Dad is here?"

"Miss, the Marquis has gone to the palace."

"When Dad comes back, tell me. Dad is busy in the palace, so he probably doesn't know that my sister is acting like this outside."

Buying and selling jewelry?

Not to mention that girls in the boudoir should not show their faces in public, and those jewelry were all gifts from the emperor. Selling imperial gifts is a capital crime.

Wen Changsheng came back late at night and went to Xu's room.

Xu first served him meal, and then casually mentioned that the princess was selling things outside.

"The princess is compassionate and sells jewelry to provide disaster relief."

After hearing this, Wen Changsheng's eyes were filled with anger.

"How can a girl like her worry about important matters of the imperial court?"

"Master, the princess is also kind-hearted."

"Humph"

Wen Changsheng did not express his opinion, but his dissatisfaction was already growing.

The imperial treasury was short of silver, and the emperor intended to ask all officials to donate, but none of them wanted to take the lead. Now that Xingchen had done this, Wen Changsheng would inevitably become the target of public criticism.

Xu just mentioned it briefly and then said nothing more.

No, Wen Changsheng must deal with today's affairs properly.

The next morning, Wen Changsheng blocked Wen Xingchen in the courtyard and ordered her not to go out.

Wen Xingchen had long guessed that she would be stopped, and she had already thought of a countermeasure.

She looked at him, a smile flickering on her lips, and said gently, "Father, that is a gift from the emperor. How do you think I would dare to set up a stall without the palace's approval?"

"What do you mean?" How could the emperor let her sell the things given by the emperor?

"My daughter knows that the court is worried about the disaster relief funds recently. The emperor wants the court officials to donate, but no one is stepping forward."

"How did you know?" My daughter has not gone out in the past two days.

"Father, you don't have to show up. This will ensure you remain neutral in the court. But you can't stop my daughter. If the Emperor asks, you can say you've already sent her out to raise funds. That way, you can avoid offending either side."

"..."

Wen Changsheng suddenly understood.

Yes, the situation in the court is serious, and disaster relief will have to be provided sooner or later, and this amount will have to be donated sooner or later.

After all, no one can fight against the court.

But how much to donate and how to donate depends on the situation.