ebookland Chapter 102 Do You Know What You Did Wrong
Chapter 102 Do You Know What You Did Wrong
Lu Xinran muttered to himself for a long time, and when he came to his senses, he realized that he seemed to have gone off topic.
She wanted to find out why Song Junhe sent people to kill them!
She quickly flipped through the booklet again, but she couldn't find the reason.
It seemed like the most reasonable part of the reason was rudely erased with an eraser.
[It's really strange. He is colluding with Zhao Jingtian. It's normal for Zhao Jingtian to want to get the credit of following the dragon, but sending people to kill us in the downtown area, what's that? ]
[Could it be that Yun's dowry is so important to them? ]
[As a prince, Song Junhe wants to achieve great things and connect with officials in the court, which will definitely cost him a lot of money, but this expense cannot all rely on a woman's dowry. ]
[If this is true, then these princes and dukes are too incompetent. They say they want to achieve great things, but when it comes to money, they only focus on women's dowries and purses? ]
[This is a perfect example of a person who eats for free and does nothing. You can't deny it. 】
The series of complaints made Zhao Jingtian in the next hall blush. Even though he was reluctant to admit it, Lu Xinran's complaints were all his true thoughts deep in his heart.
Thanks to Yun's dowry, the Rong'en Marquis's family has lived a happy and prosperous life over the years.
He had the confidence to surrender to the eldest prince because the Yun family brought him half of the Yun family's assets.
Those dowries are not just silver ingots piled up in boxes that will be gone once they are used up.
There are many shops here that can earn thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, and these incomes can keep the Bo family rich.
The emperor was tempted and directly issued an oral order to the court because of this point.
But by looking down on him like this, she also invisibly drew the emperor into her circle.
After all, the emperor also had his eyes on one of the women's dowries.
Zhao Jingtian was worried for himself and also for Lu Xinran who was speaking without restraint next to him.
He secretly glanced at the emperor's expression, but did not see any displeasure on his face.
Of course the emperor would not be so stupid as to take it for granted. He was not like Zhao Jingtian, who was a gigolo and would not rob people of their property and then harm them.
It was they who took the initiative to give Yun's dowry to him. They did not want to let the Rong En Marquis's family get it for nothing, and wanted to seek justice for Yun and the Yun family.
To borrow his power as an emperor, one naturally has to pay a price.
The emperor didn't realize that he had become very good at self-attack since some time ago.
Lu Xinran was still confused and couldn't figure out why Song Junhe wanted to murder them, but the emperor and Lu Xinlan had already guessed it all through the cause and effect.
The emperor walked slowly to Zhao Jingtian and asked, "I gave you three days, but do you think it's not enough?"
Being asked directly, even though Zhao Jingtian had thousands of thoughts in his mind, he didn't dare to say no at this moment, and could only grit his teeth and accept it.
"Your Majesty, I will start counting the dowry list after I return home."
"Go back and count again? It seems that what I said the other day caused you to misunderstand."
The emperor had a smile on his face, but in Zhao Jingtian's eyes, that smile was like a long knife threatening to kill him, and it frightened him so much that he almost lost control of his bladder.
He was so nervous that he trembled and began to kowtow. "I dare not do that. I will take inventory immediately when I return. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
"Well, at the end of the afternoon the day after tomorrow, I want to see Yun's dowry, not the dowry list."
"Yes, sir. I obey your order."
Lu Xinran saw the conversation next door through the system and felt a little anxious.
[The dowry alone is not enough. What about the profits from the shops over the years? I can’t just give them away for free! ]
[Over forty years of earnings, this is a huge sum of money. With this money, the refugees in the south will have money to settle down.]
[However, this kind of people are like dogs that can't change their bad habits. Once they are a little proud, they forget why they ended up in such a situation in the past. It hasn't been long since they started to follow the dragon's merit again. ]
Zhao Jingtian was sweating profusely. He didn't expect Lu Xinran to be so cruel that he would ask the emperor to hand over all the profits of these years.
What was even more unexpected was that she would mention the failure of the Rong Enbo Mansion to take sides many years ago.
This is something that is intolerable for any emperor.
If there was a pill to regret, he would definitely not attend the birthday party of the old lady in the Duke's Mansion that day.
There was still no sign of displeasure on the emperor's face, and his eyes seemed to be gentle when he looked at him.
"Did you hear that? Do you know what to do?"
"Yes, yes, I understand."
"Well, go ahead. I want to see all the dowry the day after tomorrow."
Zhao Jingtian left the Wenhua Hall with trembling legs and in a daze.
The wind blew and hit his back, and the wet collar of his clothes made him shiver subconsciously.
Not only do I have to hand over Yun's dowry, but I also have to hand over all the income from these years...
Not to mention that the Bo Mansion does not have that much money now. Even if it does, if it is all handed over, how will everyone in the mansion live in the future?
After more than forty years of extravagant life, he had long forgotten the embarrassment his father faced after donating all the family property in order to appease the anger of the late emperor.
I forgot that I couldn’t afford new clothes for the New Year, there was no meat on the table, and I couldn’t even afford to use pen and ink in the study.
It was not until he followed the young eunuch out of the palace and was personally "escorted" back to the Earl's Mansion by the guards that he came to his senses from his distraught state.
He, his eldest grandson, will be able to get married in two years!
This time, they can be nicer to their granddaughter-in-law and not let her follow the Yun family's old path.
After Zhao Jingtian left, only the emperor and Song Junhe were left in the palace.
The two sisters next door had been led by Eunuch Fu to a location nearly twenty steps away from the main hall.
Lu Xinran blinked, somewhat confused about the emperor's intention.
Even if she can't watch the live broadcast through the system, she can still watch the 'recorded broadcast'!
With Tongzi around, as long as she got close to Song Junhe or the emperor, she would be able to see what they were saying in the palace at this moment.
Feeling her thoughts at this moment, Lu Xinlan glanced towards the palace door and silently sympathized with the emperor for three seconds.
The emperor probably... hasn't gotten used to the incredible nature of this ability yet.
When they are called into the hall and he hears that familiar voice, he will experience firsthand what it means to cover one's ears and steal a bell.
In the hall, the emperor lowered his eyes and looked at his eldest son who was shaking like a sieve.
He had no legitimate son, so every son born to his concubines had the opportunity to inherit the throne.
He didn't mind their ambitions, but he couldn't bear to see them go astray.
"Do you know what you did wrong?"
Song Junhe was so frightened that he didn't know how to respond.
He hadn't even become the crown prince yet, and he didn't know how many steps he had to take to reach the imperial throne. He was unwilling to fail for such a reason and in such a way.
The emperor looked at his son kneeling on the ground, full of fear and resentment, and suddenly chuckled.
"Do you think that such a careful plan and action was exposed just like that? Is it bad luck for you? You should have been the one who made it to the end?"
Song Junhe's resentment surged when his inner thoughts were guessed.
"Yes, I am unwilling to do so. I have worked diligently and carefully in the Ministry of War over the years, and I dare not slack off in my official duties. Even if I want to win over the court officials, I am extremely vigilant and dare not overstep the mark.
"Father, I just did what a prince should do. I was wrong, but I really don't want to accept it."