Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 59: Adding a Cloth Shop

"Pay 10,000 taels of silver to repair the gate of the Marquis' Mansion? Is the gate of the Marquis' Mansion covered with gold? Besides, it was my aunt who broke the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. If we want to find someone, we should go to the underground to look for my aunt."

Ye Liangdi, who had been silent the whole time, spoke in a sharp and high-pitched voice, like the cry of a flying bird, piercing the eardrums and tugging at the heartstrings.

Wouldn't it be nice to give her ten thousand taels of silver?
She spent money like water in the East Palace. She had to please the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and spend money to reward the servants. She had to spend money on everything.

"Bang." Xie Shaoqing slammed the gavel again, "Who dares to make a noise in the hall?"

He stared at Ye Liangdi in the hall with cold eyes, and a fierce aura emanated from his body.

"..."

Ye Liangdi was so frightened by the gavel that she hid behind the prince and dared not make a sound, with only a pair of frightened eyes flashing.

"She is my concubine. What? Do you want to put her in jail?" the prince asked coldly.

Anger and shock surged in his heart. The prince had never thought that the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple would treat his woman so rudely.

In his opinion, only he can trample on his women at will, and everyone else should respect them.

However, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple in front of him questioned his woman fearlessly, and his words were not polite at all, without giving him any face at all.

"Can the Crown Prince's Concubine make noise at will in the Dali Temple? Please ask the Crown Prince to judge this case himself." Xie Shaoqing stood up as he spoke.

It is obvious that the Ye family relies on the power of the prince. A small merchant actually wants to become famous in the capital by stepping on the Marquis's Mansion. They are dreaming!
His grandfather hated people who bullied others the most. Influenced by his grandfather since he was a child, he couldn't stand the faces of the Ye family.

A little concubine dares to disrespect the court, and her aunt is the imperial concubine!

Who is afraid of whom!

"I will personally judge the case? Then what's the use of you?" The prince roared in anger.

Xie Shaoqing's words were like a sharp sword, piercing the prince's heart. This was his woman's family, how could he judge?
His eyes suddenly became cold and merciless, like an angry beast, ready to tear the Dali Temple Shaoqing who threatened him into pieces at any time.

Wen Mingzhu watched the Crown Prince and the Junior Official of the Dali Temple confronting each other in the hall of the Dali Temple.

She smiled and stood beside the prince, her eyes firm and fearless as she said, "Xie Shaoqing, although this is the Dali Temple, His Highness has the right to exercise his rights here, right?"

Wen Mingzhu's voice was as clear and pleasant as a spring. She stood beside the prince, leaning on him as if without bones.

She raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Xie Xiaofeng. She knew her position at the moment very well and she had to stand firmly beside the prince and support him silently.

"Humph, power? I told the Crown Prince to try the case himself. You are also the Concubine Liangdi? Then let the Crown Prince try the case together."

Xie Shaoqing sneered, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and his words were full of contempt and provocation towards Wen Mingzhu.

He knew that if he offended the prince, he would be in endless trouble, but there was a determination in his eyes.

He knew that the prince looked hesitant at the moment and would definitely not take over the case, let alone report it to the emperor.

The atmosphere in the Dali Temple was solemn and tense, as if an undercurrent storm was about to come.

Wen Qingwan had been listening to the thoughts of the others, while Wen Mingzhu was expressing herself madly in her heart.

[How can my husband look at me with such contempt? I am so sad!]

[Husband, I'm sorry. For the sake of the queen's position, I can only oppose you temporarily. ]

[In the beginning of my previous life, I used several favor cards to pry open your heart. Later...]

In his heart, the prince was madly cursing the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, including the entire Xie family's ancestors for eighteen generations. He cursed them very dirty... but in the end...

[My mother said that the matter of the Ye family can be big or small, big enough to decide the situation of the entire court, or small enough to be settled with just money.] [I thought that the money that my mother said meant that the Weiwu Marquisate would compensate the Ye family, but I didn't expect that the Ye family would compensate the Marquisate in return!]

[The Ye family is willing to pay the compensation, and this is a foregone conclusion. There is no point for me to stay any longer.]

[But I still don’t know which son of Marquis Cheng’en the young man in blue is. His figure and appearance are both very handsome, and I can’t bear to take my eyes away.]

When Ye Liangdi saw Wen Mingzhu lying on the prince, a hint of anger flashed in her eyes.

She looked at the Ye family father and son with fierce eyes, and when she saw that they didn't dare to raise their heads, her face became even gloomier.

As if a dark cloud was hanging over her head, she asked Xiao Jin with a dark face: "Is the Marquis satisfied with how things turned out?"

"Hmph! The Queen is still smiling while talking to me." Xiao Jin's eyes were as cold as ice as he shot at Ye Liangdi.

"Your Highness..."

"My Lord, please calm down. We can discuss everything. If you are not satisfied with the ten thousand taels of silver, I can add a little more when I sell the shop."

Father Ye was afraid that Xiao Jin would kill his most proud granddaughter on the spot, so he hurriedly interrupted his granddaughter's coquettish behavior.

His eyes revealed a kind of painful contemplation, as if he was thinking about which shop to sell.

When Brother Ye heard his father say that paying ten thousand taels of silver was not enough, his face changed and his eyes flashed with complex emotions.

He pinched the secret letter in his sleeve with his fingers, and a raging anger burned in his heart.

Only then did he realize that the letter was a trap, and that someone wanted to sow discord between him and the Weiwu Marquisate.

At first, his father wanted to pay one thousand taels of silver to settle the matter, and the brothers had no objection.

The people in the Marquis' Mansion also said at the time that they should just pay the compensation. If they had been given 1,000 taels at the time, there wouldn't have been so many problems.

But at that time he received a secret letter saying that his daughter was the Crown Prince's Consort who was listed in the royal jade disc.

They are royal relatives and there is no need for them to be afraid of a declining marquisate. He was very proud to see the prince in the Dali Temple today.

But when Marquis Weiwu said in front of the prince that killing them would be like stepping on a group of ants, he was terrified.

Moreover, the prince was looking straight at Marquis Weiwu at this moment, as if he was admiring him, which made his heart feel like it had fallen into an ice cellar.

Brother Ye decided not to be misled anymore. He wanted to protect the reputation and interests of the Ye family and never let anyone have the chance to harm the Ye family.

"My Lord, my father is right. I am ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. I am willing to pay you ten thousand taels of silver plus a shop as compensation."

"My eldest sister-in-law said before that the Ye family should be in charge of the compensation. As the saying goes, a man who knows the current situation is a hero. The Ye family is really great.

How about this, since I like to wear new clothes, the Ye family will compensate me with a cloth shop and some money to repair the gate."

Wen Qingwan stood up and bowed to all directions after she finished speaking. Her voice was as bright as the stars in the night sky, which made people feel very favorable.

"May I ask what your ranking is in the Marquis' Mansion?" Wen Mingzhu asked in a mean manner.

"I'm ranked fourth in the Xiao Mansion."

"Xiao Si..."

"Laugh to death? Madam, please don't laugh to death in this official's Dali Temple."

(End of this chapter)