"Do you know what crime you should be guilty of?" An Xiyue answered, "The crime of stealing as a scholar is increased by one degree. The crime of stealing something belonging to the royal family is also increased by one degree. Damaging the royal gift of the Empress Dowager is even more serious. , to implicate the nine tribes."
Shang Xiaohua's legs were already weak from fear, and Wang Yuan was so frightened that his limbs were shaking. He was so frightened that he couldn't say a word and immediately knelt down, "Princess, please forgive me. I really didn't steal it. How much are your clothes?" We will compensate, she is the eldest daughter of Shang's Rice Shop, my fiancée, her family is rich, we will definitely compensate, and I beg the princess not to report her to the government."
An Xiyue didn't expect Wang Yuan to be so unintimidated. Fortunately, he was still a scholar. His cowardly appearance instantly made An Xiyue lose his temper: "What did you say you had to do with her?"
"I am Brother Yuan's fiancée." Shang Xiaohua said it without thinking.
"Fiancée? Is she really engaged to you?" An Xiyue was so angry that she wanted to beat Wang Yuan. In order to let An Xixiu see Wang Yuan's true face, she had to endure it and said: "It's okay if we don't report to the official. The Lord may not pursue your theft, but you must pay for the money for the damaged clothes and gold hairpins, otherwise I will take you to the yamen and ask the yamen for a good trial..."
Wang Yuan was almost scared to death. When he heard Shang Xiaohua say the same thing, he could only say: "The two families have this intention for us to be husband and wife, but we haven't confirmed it yet..." Wang Yuan has not broken off the engagement with An Xiqiu, so he only said vaguely. of.
Besides, in comparison, he still likes An Xixiu better. The girl is well-behaved and obedient. It's just that his mother wants to break off the engagement because the merchant is rich, and she dislikes that Anxixiu is a concubine. If she gets admitted in the future, After becoming an official, he couldn't raise his head no matter where he went, so he kept dragging his head.
I don’t know where her mother found out that Anping Hou had no power in the court. She thought that even if he became an official in the future, he would not be able to help him. It was better to marry an eldest lady from a wealthy family. They had plenty of money to pave the way for him to become an official. , then he found the matchmaker and said that he wanted to break off the engagement, but he was still a little reluctant to let An Xixiu go. She was much prettier than Shang Xiaohua. He dragged An Xixiu with him first, and when he passed the exam and became an official, he took An Xixiu as his concubine. That's good too.
An Xiyue figured out Wang Yuan's thoughts the first time he saw him in person. He wanted to be beautiful and wanted both.
"In that case, you two should pay the money together. I'll give you a price of 10,000 taels of silver." An Xiyue said directly.
At this time, Wang Yuan was really fainted. He couldn't get out ten thousand taels of silver even if he killed him.
Shang Xiaohua was also stunned at this time: "What kind of clothes and jewelry are worth ten thousand taels of silver?"
"Hmph, Miss Shang will go and inquire about the price of this ruby first and then talk to the princess. If this ruby hadn't been shattered, it wouldn't be enough to cut off the heads of both of your families. You should be lucky that your brother Yuan has a good eye. , stole the princess's most expensive piece of jewelry, this dress is worth at least two thousand taels, please calculate whether you will lose the ten thousand taels of silver."
Shang Xiaohua was so angry that she was dizzy and yelled at Wang Yuan: "Wang Yuan, I promised to go home and ask for five hundred taels of silver to buy you the inkstone for Jingyuan Study Room. Why do you still steal the princess's things?" , I am in big trouble now. Anyway, I don’t have so much money to pay for it, so you have to pay for it yourself. Anyway, our marriage has not been confirmed yet."
