From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 212 Disobey the decree
"Old Lu Guogong's temper must be known to the concubine. If he knows that his daughter's dowry has been swallowed up, he will probably make a fuss. The emperor means to calm things down, and Prince Liang's mansion also agrees. Now As long as the prince returns all these things and the silver, this matter is over. You can take a look and see if there are any of these things in the mansion. Of course it is the best. I've got it all together so I can send it back for business."

Speaking of which, he was as depressed as Xiao Qichen, what was going on every day.So does the emperor, who cares about this kind of nonsense, and really has nothing to do.

Immediately, Ruan Xiangqin's face turned a liver-colored, swollen purple.With both hands involuntarily clenched the dowry list and ledger, she exhausted all her strength to restrain the anger pressing in her chest.

It was very embarrassing, and she was ashamed and thrown to the grandfather's house. She endured it again and again, and she tried to control her voice and said: "The emperor's will naturally dare not go against it, but this dowry list only has the name of the thing, not the name of the thing. As for the material, I don't know whether it is gold or jade, so how can I find it?"

The dowry list in her hand was full of two or three pages. If she took them all out, she would lose a lot of things and money.

No, absolutely not. She has two daughters under her knees. Although one is married, the other is not.What's more, King Huai of Chu was unreliable. As soon as these gold and silver treasures plus several 10 taels of silver were taken out, the entire palace was emptied.

After decades of husband and wife, no one knows more about the virtues of King Huai of Chu than her.Therefore, whether it is for her daughter or her son, or for herself, she must firmly hold the gold and silver treasures in the palace in her hands.

With such a large amount, it is impossible for anyone to easily take it out. Zongzheng Mingzhen had expected it before he came.Therefore, I was not in a hurry, smiled slightly, picked up the teacup on the table and said, "I'm just on a mission. As for how to find it, it's the princess's business. If the princess says that there is no one in the palace or can't find it, then I will go back and report to you now." that is."

The husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when the disaster is imminent. This statement is not false at all, and it has been fully confirmed by Princess Chuhuai.Of course, this is also related to King Huai of Chu's character, and he is indeed not a good guy.

Ruan Xiangqin's expression became even uglier upon hearing this, but Zongzheng Mingzhen was not trying to scare her, but stood up directly after taking a sip of tea and said, "Excuse me, goodbye!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and Zongzheng Mingzhen walked towards the door.

At this time, Cheng Ye, the eldest son of Chuhuai Palace, walked over, first gave a peer salute to Zongzheng Mingzhen, and then said: "The imperial decree must not be violated. There are many things. Please wait a moment, Lord Hou. Order someone to go down and look for it."

After finishing speaking, he said to his entourage: "Please invite Hou Ye to drink tea in the side hall!"

The attendant took the order and immediately made a gesture of invitation. Zongzheng Mingzhen saw that Princess Chuhuai who was sitting at the head did not object, and said with a faint smile: "Okay, then I will wait."

Finally, there is still a sensible person in this mansion, otherwise King Huai of Chu would cry this time.

As soon as Zongzheng Mingzhen walked away, Princess Chu Huai couldn't hold back.He hurriedly got up and walked to his son, and blamed him: "Who asked you to agree, do you know how much money you get for this?"

Although Lu Guogong is not a founding hero, he is also a century-old master. In addition, he has always loved this daughter. When he married Mei Zhannan, he was also a red makeup.Therefore, Lu's dowry list alone cost 10,000+ taels of silver.

10,000+ taels of silver, more than the dowry she prepared for her daughter, where can she find it for him.Besides, if it was all given to him, what would her daughter do?

Seeing that Ruan Xiangqin was about to cry, he stretched out his hand to support her arm and pulled her back, lowering his voice as he walked, "When my son came in, he had already heard from Zhang's mother, but the emperor's oral order is also an imperial decree. If we don't hand over the things and don't give an explanation to Prince Liang's Mansion, what if the Emperor orders the house to be seized?"

"My concubine, the emperor is already furious. If the house is really stolen, how will the Chuhuai palace gain a foothold in the capital? Yes, the father and king will go to the fief after the new year, but the son can't leave. How can the son face others in the future? .And the younger sisters, what will they do in the future?"

"Concubine Mother, my son knows that you are reluctant to part with those things, but right now there is nothing you can do. What's more, the emperor's grandmother is sick and can't take care of this matter. If we don't get all these things back together, the emperor will never give up. .”

No matter how shameless King Huai of Chu is, he is also his father. This is a fact that no one can change.Although he also hates him very much and detests him, they are like grasshoppers tied to the same rope.Right now, the emperor is furious, and the empress dowager can't intervene. If they dare to resist the order again, they will undoubtedly challenge the imperial power and the emperor's bottom line.

Money is something outside of the body, the most important thing is that it is not theirs at all, and there is nothing wrong with Prince Liang's mansion asking for it back. He can't let his mother disobey the order, let alone ignore his father.

Ruan Xiangqin was born in a famous family, so she knew it was wrong to do so, but she was not reconciled, she couldn't bear it.If it’s tens of thousands of taels of silver, I’ll take it as if my husband went out to whore, but this is more than 100 million taels of silver. Even if I sell my husband, it’s not worth so much money.

Feeling wronged and crying like rain, Ruan Xiang sat down with tears in her eyes and said: "What a crime, what a crime I did. When I was young, I didn't see people all day long, and I was a widow every day. He also ignored you brothers and sisters. Now You have finally grown up, and I have given up on him, and if he makes such a scene again, he wants my life. Huh..."

Isn't it terrible, repeated compromises, repeated concessions, it's all at this point, and yet disaster strikes.

Growing up beside Ruan Xiangqin, Cheng Ye clearly knew what kind of life she had been living these years.Very distressed, but more helpless, handed over the handkerchief and softly comforted: "Mother, don't be sad, the emperor has already punished the father, and the emperor's grandmother will no longer care about him. After this incident, he must know that he was wrong. In the future, I will definitely reflect on myself, act cautiously, and will not mess around again. Mother and concubine, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. Wandering in front of you, it's an eyesore."

In order to raise her mother, Cheng Ye knew that he couldn't bear it any longer, so he had to take this opportunity to seize the power of housekeeper, otherwise, if his father continued to torment him like this, the Chuhuai Palace would sooner or later be defeated by him.

In fact, it's all right if you lose, because you're afraid that you will end up decapitated.

(End of this chapter)