Luo Yao spoke slowly, "As far as I know, your two brothers have several shops with good business, right?"
"What's wrong with my brother having a shop in his name? Can't they have a living to support themselves?" Shu Qing's eyes wandered, but he remained confident.
"You know better than me what kind of people your two younger brothers are in the Ping Dynasty, right? They have the ability to run a shop, and yet they still need you to secretly use money from the Prime Minister's Mansion to subsidize them?"
"When did I use money from the Prime Minister's Palace to subsidize them? Don't talk nonsense."
Luo Yao sneered, "Do you want me to go back and check the daily expenses of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"you……"
Shu Qing was speechless for a moment.
Ever since she married into the Prime Minister's Mansion and took over the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prime Minister has never asked about the expenses of the Mansion. What happened to her spending her man's money? It’s not the turn of a married daughter to come and ask questions!
Shu Qing snorted coldly, "Princess Li has time to take care of the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she might as well take care of her own affairs. Don't wait until the day she is kicked out and go back to her parents' house to cry."
In the past few days, Shu Qing had inquired about the affairs of Prince Li's Mansion, and knew that Luo Yao was not wanted by Xiao Yan, so she only had the title of Princess Li.
Luo Yao walked up to her with a sullen face, raised her hand and slapped her hard, looking coldly at the blood oozing from the corner of her mouth.
"you……"
Shu Qing wiped the blood from the corners of her mouth and covered her beaten face. Just as she was about to speak, she was sharply interrupted by Luo Yao, "How can a house filler be qualified to teach me how to do things? Do you really think that if you marry my father, you will truly become my mother?" Already?
In the past, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, how did you mother and daughter treat me and how did you ruin my reputation? Do you really think I would let it go like this? "
Shu Qing didn't know whether he was stunned or frightened by Luo Yao's words. He just covered his face and looked at her, not daring to say another word.
Is this the same Luo Yao who used to be at her disposal and acted as a foil to Luo Jiao?
Luo Yao warned coldly, "You'd better hand over the things my mother left to me intact. If you dare to keep even half a penny, I'll force you to carry it around without being able to eat it."
Shu Qing swallowed nervously and took a few steps back with a guilty conscience.
Just as she was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of a tall and majestic figure coming towards the front hall.
With a roll of her eyes, she knelt at Luo Yao's feet, hugged Luo Yao's legs and burst into tears.
"I really did not deduct anything from the eldest lady. I have returned everything to the princess. Please don't be angry. If you still feel it is not enough, I will go back and sell my jewelry into silver and give it to the princess. "
"What are you doing, Mrs. Prime Minister?"
Xiao Yan put one hand behind his back and asked casually as he crossed the threshold of the front hall.
Hearing this, Shu Qing immediately turned around on her knees, crying and explaining to Xiao Yan, "The princess felt that her biological mother left too few things and wanted to get more.
This matter cannot be blamed on the princess, but also on the uselessness of our prime minister's palace. It failed to prepare a decent dowry for the princess, but it caused the queen a lot of trouble. It is right for me to sell the jewelry to compensate the princess. "
After being reminded by Shu Qing, Xiao Yan asked thoughtfully: "Why did the Queen bother you?"
Shu Qing raised his eyes and said truthfully: "Our prime minister is an honest official and cannot afford much valuable dowry. The princess's dowry was all arranged by the empress."
"oh?"
Xiao Yan looked at Luo Yao with a subtle expression.
Luo Yao also looked at him, and their eyes touched each other. No one could guess what the other was thinking.
Just as she was about to reply to Shu Qing, she heard Xiao Yan speak again.
"It's rare for the Prime Minister's wife to have such thoughts. Naturally, I can't refute your kindness. Then go back and sell your jewelry and send the money to the princess as soon as possible!"
Shu Qing: "..."
Luo Yao: "..."
Both of them were dumbfounded!
Shu Qing originally wanted Xiao Yan to see the scene where Luo Yao forced his elders to kneel down and sell their jewelry, which made Luo Yao's image in Xiao Yan's heart plummet.
Who would have thought that Xiao Yan had no reaction at all and even urged himself to sell the jewelry as soon as possible.
The current situation was far from what Shu Qing expected, and she didn't know how to react.
Luo Yao thought that Xiao Yan would take the opportunity to teach her a lesson so that she would not be able to stand up in front of Shu Qing and retaliate against her.
What he just said really surprised her.
"What are you doing, Mrs. Prime Minister, kneeling down?" Xiao Yan asked coldly.
Shu Qing was still confused. She didn't understand what his intention was and didn't dare to respond rashly.
"Don't you want to sell the jewelry? Do it as soon as possible."
Shu Qing came to her senses immediately and answered in a stammering voice, "Yes, yes, I will go home and sell the jewelry right now, and send the money to the princess as soon as possible."
After the words fell, Shu Qing stood up suddenly, not even bothering to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and walked out in a hurry.
"etc!"
Xiao Yan suddenly made a sound, and Shu Qing was so frightened that she stood there blankly, her heart beating nervously.
She turned around bravely and asked respectfully: "Do you have any other orders, Your Majesty?"
"As soon as possible?"
This question stunned Shu Qing again. She quickly recovered and answered, "In three days."
"Um?"
Xiao Yan was obviously not satisfied with her answer.
"Two, two days." She raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Yan, then immediately changed her words, "Tomorrow."
"Okay, then tomorrow."
"My lord, my wife, please retire."
"kindness."
Shu Qing didn't dare to stay for a moment longer and left Prince Li's Mansion as if running away.
After getting on the carriage, she wiped the sweat from her forehead in shock, "It's really evil. Didn't it mean that King Li didn't want to see Luo Yao and threw her into the abandoned hospital? Why did he help Luo Yao just now?"
The thought of selling off the jewelry made Shu Qing so angry that her chest hurt.
But then she thought, it would be better to sell the jewelry than to return the property left by Lan Qin, and she still made a profit.
She is just a young girl, what does she have to be afraid of? Don't want Lan Qin's property back!
Before Luo Yao could catch up, Shu Qing ran away without a trace.
She came to Xiao Yan angrily and asked in a bad temper: "Why did you let her go? The accounts between her and I haven't been settled yet."
"I just helped you, what's your attitude?" Xiao Yan snorted dissatisfied.
"Who wants your help? Mind your own business!"
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and shouted her name, "Luo! Yao!"
She had already seen through Xiao Yan's thoughts and exposed him mercilessly, "You were not helping me just now, you were helping yourself. I am your princess, and this is Prince Li's Mansion. She dares to bully you on your territory." The princess is just slapping you in the face, you will definitely not tolerate her."
Having seen through his thoughts, Xiao Yan silently glanced at her.
Not wanting her to be too proud, he moved his thin lips and said, "The silver sent by the Prime Minister's wife will be handed over to me for safekeeping."
"Why?"
"Just because this is my king's territory, you are my king's concubine." Xiao Yan countered her with her words.
"you……"
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people.
Luo Yao was so angry that she was about to argue with him when the concierge hurriedly came to Xiao Yan.
"Your Majesty, someone from the government office is outside the door, saying they want to see the princess."
"I don't recognize the people in the government office, what do they do when they see me?" Luo Yao asked with confusion.
