The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 254 3

He shamelessly came to the Princess's Mansion, wanting to test Jian Yue's attitude again to see if there was any room for maneuver.

Butler Lei did not let him in, saying that the princess was not at home and it was inconvenient to entertain guests.

Yan Xiuyuan refused to leave and sat in the carriage waiting.

It was not until noon that he saw the carriage from the Princess's Mansion coming back. Yan Xiuyuan hurriedly got off the carriage and stood by the roadside waiting.

"Yue...Princess Mingyue." Yan Xiuyuan felt uncomfortable when he called out this name.

Jian Yue looked at his haggard face and paused: "If you think there is still room for negotiation on the dowry, you are just dreaming. I have already talked to the emperor about the dowry today."

Yan Xiuyuan's expression turned gray at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a look of panic appeared in his eyes.

Jian Yue added: "I have thought about it. My mother's farm and shop have all been replaced by you and the Xie family. Even if I take them back, they will be empty shells. So, I have already told the emperor that I don't ask you to return them. You just need to convert them into cash for me."

Yan Xiuyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked anxiously, "Really? How much cash do you want?"

If I could raise some money to help her settle this matter, I wouldn't have to be caught in the middle.

Jian Yue looked at his expression with sarcasm in her eyes: "I estimated that mother's dowry is worth about 3.6 million. I don't want it all. Just give me 3 million taels of silver."

"How much?" Yan Xiuyuan suspected that he had heard it wrongly.

"Three million taels of silver."

Yan Xiuyuan’s eyes went dark and he almost fell to the ground.

The ex-wife's dowry was indeed worth 3.6 million silver. But there were many consumable items in it. Over the years, some of them had been given to the Xie family by Xie Chujiao, openly or secretly. The couple did not have so much property.

But Jian Yue didn't care whether they had it or not. They had to either spit it out or pay the corresponding price. It was either one or the other.

Yan Xiuyuan calmed down for a long time before he regained his rationality to run away from home. He said in a hoarse voice: "Yue'er, Princess Mingyue, no matter what, I am your biological father. You can't kill me. Can you..."

"No! Not a penny less of the three million. A gentle reminder to Minister Yan, you still have five days to prepare. If you and the Xie family think that I can't do anything to you, just don't take it seriously. If you are thrown into jail or more inside information is exposed, don't blame me for not reminding you." After saying that, Jian Yue went straight into the Princess' Mansion.

She had to find a way to keep the money in her own hands. Otherwise, when the Xie family was confiscated and exiled, who would she ask for the money?

Although Jian Yue appears calm on the surface, she is actually more anxious than anyone else.

Without start-up capital, how could she build her own poor fiefdom? Although she had no shortage of ways to make money, it would take time! Besides, why would the original owner's mother's money be given to those enemies?

Yan Xiuyuan returned home in a daze, feeling dizzy and distraught, and immediately went to find Xie Chujiao.

Xie Chujiao had been tortured to the point of letting herself go completely. She had given up everything and acted like a deadbeat. You want money? No way! You want your life? Come and get it if you dare.

Yan Xiuyuan once again refreshed his understanding of Xie Chujiao.

That considerate, beautiful and gentle little wife is long gone. Ugly, perverse and vicious is the true nature of this woman in front of me, right?

Yan Xiuyuan had long lost his patience with Xie Chujiao, and even developed a dislike for her. Facing the tantrum of Xie Chujiao, he was surprisingly calm, and said lightly: "You know best how much of Yan Zhenzhen's dowry you gave to your parents. You don't have to hand it over. But if you investigate further, I can only be considered an accomplice, and the worst that can happen is that I will lose my job. But as for your parents' side, you'd better be mentally prepared. Once something happens, the confiscation of the family property is inevitable."

With a "hiccup", Xie Chujiao's crying and cursing stopped abruptly. She twisted her neck with great effort and looked at Yan Xiuyuan.

Yan Xiuyuan looked at her with sarcasm, and said bitterly: "I know that your heart is always with your family. But no matter how much money you give them, they still abandon you, don't they? They force you to come to me. You don't have to care if I lose my job or go to jail, but you'd better understand that if I end up like that, your family will never take you in. You will either end up being thrown into the street as a beggar, or they will be ashamed and kill you quietly."

Xie Chujiao shuddered violently and didn't speak for a long time.

She was not completely ignorant of her family's character. Just by forcibly sending her out this time, she knew that her family could not tolerate her and wanted to give up on her.

Here, no matter how much Yan Xiuyuan hated her, he would still consider their two children and think of their relationship as husband and wife. But if Yan Xiuyuan went to jail or lost his job because of the dowry, how good would the fate of the three of them be?

Yan Xiuyuan sighed deeply. Just as he turned to leave, he heard Xie Chujiao say, "Take me back to my parents' home, and we'll go together to ask for money."

When the news that Concubine Wen was demoted to Zhaoyi came out from the palace, the head of the Wen family was stunned for a long time. When he learned that it was because Liao had a conflict with Princess Mingyue, which angered the emperor and his sister was implicated, the head of the Wen family was furious and resentful. He was angry that Liao was stupid. She wanted to make trouble for Princess Mingyue. Why did she do it in the palace and even in front of the emperor?

At the same time, he was also annoyed at his sister for being useless. Why didn't she stop it in advance, and let Princess Mingyue go to the emperor to complain. But he hated Princess Mingyue even more. Several assassination attempts failed, and instead lost a lot of elite forces. Now that his wife and sister were punished because of her, the head of the Wen family wanted to kill Princess Mingyue immediately.

The head of the Wen family was like a trapped beast, incompetent, manic, and roaring at home. But he couldn't think of a good solution for the time being. After all, the Wen family's big backer was still imprisoned in the clan house. Rong Taiwei convened secret meetings with the second prince's party every day, but he didn't get the second prince out.

When it was getting dark, Liao was carried back by the servants.

The head of the Wen family was frightened by her appearance.

Liao's face was so swollen that it was unrecognizable. If it weren't for the Wen family's servants proving that this was the lady, the head of the Wen family wouldn't have dared to recognize her. Moreover, her legs were bent because she had been kneeling for a whole day, and she couldn't even straighten them.

After a flurry of activity, the doctor said frankly that Liao's knees were seriously injured because she had been kneeling for too long, and even if she recovered, she would still have leg pain. And she would not be able to stand for long periods of time in the future.

After hearing this, Liao cursed incoherently, but when she opened her mouth, the wound on her face was pulled, and the pain made her face look hideous, like a hair-faced ghost.

The head of the Wen family was able to become an imperial merchant, so he was naturally not a fool. From the time the emperor used his wife and sister as a scapegoat, he realized that the emperor was dissatisfied with the Wen family.

So he scolded Liao and told her not to talk nonsense. Then...