The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

Chapter 238 Making the Best Use of Everything

After the two of them had been together for a few days, they discovered that Prince An had someone else he loved, and they felt very sad.

But the imperial decree had been issued and there was no room for maneuver. Besides, she loved Prince An and was unwilling to give up the position of Princess An.

She sent people to investigate carefully and also asked Zhou Lingyi about it, only then did she know that Shen Qionghua was just a lowly merchant girl who had seized an opportunity and was therefore named a county lady.

Zhou Lingyi also learned that when Shen Qionghua was staying at the Yongning Earl's Mansion, she always met with Prince An in private. The two of them had a very pleasant conversation, but because Shen Qionghua wanted the position of Prince An's Consort, Prince An was embarrassed, so they fell out and even moved out of the Yongning Earl's Mansion.

Lin Xiyan did not doubt Zhou Lingyi's words. Otherwise, the Shen family was so wealthy and powerful, why didn't they live in their own residence when they came to Beijing, but moved into the Yongning Earl's Mansion?

The Yongning Marquis' Mansion is Prince An's in-laws. With Shen Qionghua's identity, she can only get close to Prince An in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion.

Lin Xiyan felt that Shen Qionghua was simply cunning and delusional. As the daughter of a merchant, she was already honored by being allowed to enter the palace as a concubine, yet she even dared to covet the position of Princess An!

But this happened in the past, and it was not worth it for Lin Xiyan to go to Shidinglou to cause trouble.

But Zhou Lingyi also said that Prince An still had feelings for Shen Qionghua and had promised her the position of concubine, but Shen Qionghua was still not satisfied.

Seeing that Prince An was unwilling to give her the position of princess consort, she secretly seduced Prince Rui in an attempt to anger the prince and force him to change his mind and give her the position of princess consort.

Lin Xiyan couldn't stand it anymore.

Originally, if Prince An really couldn't let go of Shen Qionghua, Lin Xiyan could reluctantly accept Shen Qionghua entering the palace as a concubine in a few years. Once she entered the palace, it would not be up to her, the Princess An, to decide whether she lived or died.

As long as she is careful then, she can kill Shen Qionghua.

But Prince An actually promised Shen Qionghua the position of concubine, and Shen Qionghua never gave up on taking her position as princess, so she brought people to Shiding Tower.

She was originally looking forward to getting married but Shen Qionghua turned her into this situation. Naturally, she couldn't let Shen Qionghua go so easily.

Provoked by Zhou Lingyi, Lin Xiyan immediately said angrily, "You are so stubborn and prey on the people. I cannot turn a blind eye to this. From today on, my Lin family's guards will be stationed at the door to prevent those people from being exploited by you."

She wondered who would dare to come to Shidinglou!

Shen Qionghua was genuinely angry after hearing this. With a stern face, she said, "Ms. Lin, I don't want to argue with you, but you keep saying that Shi Ding Lou is a shady business, that I'm exploiting the people and cutting off the Shen family's financial resources. So, I have no choice but to defend myself."

"Since our Shi Ding Lou opened, no one has ever said anything bad about it. It's just Miss Lin, who's been making things difficult for us since her first visit. Is it because of our Shi Ding Lou or Miss Lin herself? You and I both know it, and everyone here can see it clearly."

"As for accusing me of exploiting the people," Shen Qionghua sneered, his eyes tinged with sarcasm. "Back then, my Shen family bravely donated three million taels of silver to disaster relief, severely damaging our vitality. Afterwards, Shi Ding Lou not only didn't take the opportunity to raise prices, but instead maintained the original prices as before. How can that be considered exploiting the people?"

"Miss Lin is really looking for trouble with me and wants to cut off my Shen family's financial resources. She even sent Lin family guards to guard the door and force my Shen family. My Shen family is just a small merchant family, so we dare not confront Miss Lin."

"Then I can only go to the palace to see the emperor and ask him to make the decision for me. Ask him what should be done with my Shen family."

"The Shen family donated three million taels of silver for disaster relief, draining all the money in the shop's account. Now we can only barely survive. We should continue to earn money to maintain operations, but now Princess Zhun'an is acting like this. I am afraid that my Shen family's assets are in danger."

"General Lin is stationed at the border and guarding the people, which is certainly admirable. However, the money donated by the Shen family has also helped so many disaster victims and saved many lives. We can't be unilaterally oppressed and bullied."

Shen Qionghua was not that stupid. She pulled out the emperor's tiger skin again without blushing or beating her heart.

The glory gained with three million taels of silver should be used where it should be used.

This is called making the best use of everything.

When the onlookers heard this, they remembered what happened before. Someone immediately said, "Yes, the Shen family donated three million taels of silver before. It would be difficult for ordinary merchants to come up with one million taels of silver. The Shen family came up with three million taels of silver in one go. Even if they were wealthy, I'm afraid it would be a big loss."

"Oh, don't tell me, the capital was full of starving people before, I didn't dare to go out, for fear that I would be kidnapped by those unruly people in exchange for silver. If the Shen family hadn't donated silver in time, I don't know when I would have been able to get out."

"That's right. I was so frustrated during that time, and it also delayed a lot of business. Even though the Shen family is run by a woman, they are quite conscientious. Since they haven't raised prices since reopening, if it were me, I would have raised it by at least 30% or 40%."

"Even without a price increase, people are saying we're oppressing the people. If we do, what's even worse? The same thing goes for Miss Lin. Wasn't she just granted marriage to Prince An a few days ago? Prince An has such poor taste! Didn't he see that the Emperor had already conferred the title of County Master on the daughter of the Shen family? And Miss Lin is already dissenting from the Emperor before she's even married?"

"The Lin family has military merits, and they rely on them to bully the Shen family. Prince An is a humble gentleman, but he is unlucky. If Princess Jialin really makes a suggestion to the emperor, Prince An will probably not get away with it."

"Oh, don't tell me, the capital was full of starving people before, I didn't dare to go out, for fear that I would be kidnapped by those unruly people in exchange for silver. If the Shen family hadn't donated silver in time, I don't know when I would have been able to get out."

"That's right. I was so frustrated during that time, and it also delayed a lot of business. Even though the Shen family is run by a woman, they are quite conscientious. Since they haven't raised prices since reopening, if it were me, I would have raised it by at least 30% or 40%."

"Even without a price increase, people are saying we're oppressing the people. If we do, what's even worse? The same thing goes for Miss Lin. Wasn't she just granted marriage to Prince An a few days ago? Prince An has such poor taste! Didn't he see that the Emperor had already conferred the title of County Master on the daughter of the Shen family? And Miss Lin is already dissenting from the Emperor before she's even married?"

"The Lin family has military merits, and they rely on them to bully the Shen family. Prince An is a humble gentleman, but he is unlucky. If Princess Jialin really makes a suggestion to the emperor, Prince An will probably not get away with it."

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There were many different opinions among the people around, and the most common one was that Lin Xiyan was not worthy of marrying Prince An.

Lin Xiyan's eyes turned red with anger. She had never been pointed at and criticized like this in her entire life.

Zhou Lingyi felt a little scared when he heard the remarks at this time.

She didn't expect that because of the three million taels of silver, these people would actually speak on Shen Qionghua's side.