After the divorce, I pursued the Ninth Prince 100 times.

Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Nanxing, the legitimate daughter of the Nanyang Marquis, had an extremely generous dowry.

The Zhenguogong Mansion already had a profound history. The old Zhenguogong, Xu Mingwei, had accompanied the late emperor in his conquests, campaigning valiantly across the country and winning over seventy battles, both large and small. He was unwavering in his victories, expanding North Vietnam, once a tiny territory, to seven times its former size, making tremendous contributions.

In this way, a tribe that suffered hardships and was in turmoil in the world was able to build a strong and stable country and become one of the four major countries in the world today.

Although it is not the most powerful, other countries cannot bully it at will.

Therefore, when North Vietnam was founded, the late emperor appointed Xu Mingwei as the Great General of the Nation, granted him the title of Duke of the Nation, which could be inherited for three generations, and rewarded him with ten thousand taels of gold and countless treasures.

It can be said that the status of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in the Kingdom of Beiyue is far beyond the reach of any other family except the royal family, and even if one spends his entire life, he will not be able to catch up even a little bit.

Not to mention that before the late emperor passed away, he bestowed upon the old Duke Zhenguo a precious imperial sword, capable of slaying treacherous officials and beheading tyrants. However, this matter was known only to the head of the Duke Zhenguo's household and the current emperor.

As the only daughter of the old Duke of Zhenguo, Shen Nanxing's mother's dowry was eighty-eight loads, only slightly inferior to that of a royal princess, but the contents were priceless. It contained all kinds of banknotes, jewelry, shop deeds, land deeds, and farm houses.

I heard that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion gave half of its property as a dowry for its daughter, which is enough to show how much the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion loves this daughter.

When Shen Nanxing got married, her mother gave her half of her own dowry as a dowry, and her grandfather also gave her half of the public treasury of the Nanyang Marquisate to add to her dowry, and...

What no one knew was that when Shen Nanxing got married, two dowry bags quietly slipped into the dowry procession. Although there were only two bags, they were filled with banknotes, land deeds, farms, and shops...

Shen Nanxing only took one glance and recognized that this was secretly given to her by her maternal grandparents.

So although her dowry was not as large as her mother's, it was still unique in the capital.

There are also disadvantages to having a large dowry, for example, it will make people want you.

If Shen Nanxing in her previous life had heard Concubine Duan speaking to her in such a friendly manner, she would have taken the initiative to offer her dowry when Concubine Duan mentioned that she needed a lot of silver.

In fact, Consort Duan was also waiting.

But Shen Nanxing was no longer the same Shen Nanxing from her previous life. She smiled and replied, "Mother, don't worry. In recent years, the Northern Yue Kingdom has become rich and powerful, and the national treasury is full! Since the flood in Liangzhou is so important, His Majesty will certainly not be short of money."

Although there have been occasional wars over the years, they have mainly occurred on the borders. The interior of North Vietnam has remained very stable, with the people living in peace and contentment, and the national treasury naturally being abundant.

Consort Duan was taken aback, clearly not expecting her to say that. After thinking for a moment, she added, "While the national treasury is indeed abundant, money is needed for the national economy and people's livelihood in every aspect. We can use less money to deal with the floods in Liangzhou, but we can use more money in other parts of Beiyue to give the people a better life."

"Nanxing, are you right?"

Shen Nanxing lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment: "Mother, what you said makes sense, but if we don't use the national treasury's silver, where will we get so much silver?"

Consort Duan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her say this, and comforted her, "Nanxing, don't worry. His Majesty will definitely allocate some silver for the Liangzhou flood, but it certainly won't be enough. We just need to find a way to make up for the shortfall."

"How big is the gap?" Shen Nanxing asked worriedly.

"Just now, Mother Consort and Yu'er discussed it and estimated that a total of 150,000 taels of silver would be needed. Yu'er will ask His Majesty for 100,000 taels of silver, so we will need to make up the difference of 50,000 taels."

It really was fifty thousand taels.

Shen Nanxing sneered inwardly. In her previous life, Xie Tingyu had told her about this matter privately when he returned to the Prince's Mansion. It turned out that this was a scheme by the mother and son.

She asked what was going on! Her dowry, excluding the two loads secretly given by her maternal grandparents, was worth about 50,000 taels in total, and Xie Tingyu had just asked her for 50,000 taels.

He had no idea that in her previous life, she was desperate for money and sold off many shops, estates, fields, and jewelry at prices far below market value.

So, the 50,000 taels of silver she collected in her previous life consisted of 80% of the dowry from her maternal grandparents' family, in addition to the dowry from the Marquis's mansion.

This mother and son are so vicious! They immediately wanted to take away all of her dowry!

What do you mean by a shortfall of 50,000 taels? It's clearly her dowry that's 50,000 taels...

Seeing that she didn't speak, Consort Duan pretended to wipe away her tears: "Nanxing, your mother knows that 50,000 taels is indeed a lot, and it has put you in a difficult position. But there's no other way, is there? Don't worry, your mother will definitely not let you pay all this money by yourself."

"Nanxing, as you know, my mother's family is weak, and she didn't have much money to support herself. Over the years, she has spent a lot of money managing various affairs in the palace. Now, she only has one thousand taels of silver left, so I'll give it all to you!"

"Also, take all of Mother's jewelry and headdresses, except for the set she's wearing, and exchange the rest for silver. You should be able to get about eight hundred taels..."

"Although your father doesn't come often, he does visit occasionally. Your mother shouldn't appear too shabby in front of him, so she should keep a set of her jewelry..."

"Mother concubine!"

Xie Tingyu knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down his face: "Mother, how could I use your savings? You're making me a laughingstock!"

His eyes were red and swollen: "Mother, you still have to live in the palace. How can you survive without money! Please take your money back. Even if I starve to death, I will never take your money..."

Shen Nanxing twitched his lips. He hadn't even taken it out yet, why was he taking it back?

Besides, who would believe that Consort Duan, who always lived an extremely extravagant life, only had a little over a thousand taels of silver in her entire fortune?

Seeing that his mother was only wiping away her tears and not saying anything, Xie Tingyu looked at Shen Nanxing and said, "Xing'er, we just got married and the Prince's Mansion is not short of money. Shall we travel on our own with these 50,000 taels?"

"Once this matter is resolved, Brother Yu will treat you well and never let you suffer after he earns money! For now, let's get through this difficult time, okay?"

The man's eyes were red and he looked at the woman pitifully.

He was very sure in his heart that his Xing'er would relent and compromise.

Shen Nanxing was simply shocked by this man's shamelessness. What did he mean by "the newly married prince's palace has no shortage of money"? It was Shen Nanxing who had no shortage of money! How much money was in the palace's treasury? Didn't this man have any idea?

We have to pay for it ourselves, but it is obvious that they are asking her, Shen Nanxing, to pay for it!

She blinked her eyes, looking innocent: "Of course I can't take my mother's money."

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Duan paused in wiping her tears, and Xie Tingyu, who was kneeling in front of Concubine Duan, had ecstasy in his red eyes.

"Xing'er, you...you agree?"