One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]
Shen Ninghua looked at her proud appearance and his expression turned cold. He hoped that she would continue to be like this in the future when they arrived at Great Yue State.
He looked at Shen Ling Han with a gaze as though he was looking at mud stuck to his clothes, "Ling Han is too rude, it's all my fault that I didn't properly educate her, and raised such an evil creature, Xiao Hua, my future father … I can only rely on you. "
He originally wanted to say 'father', but after pausing for a moment, he immediately changed his mind. Now that Shen Ninghua was a princess, her father could only be the exalted emperor.
Shen Ninghua slightly smiled, neither agreeing nor declining. She tightened her grip on the jade pendant in her hand and slowly walked out of the pavilion.
Shen Dong's face immediately turned ugly. He waited for Shen Ninghua to walk far away before ferociously kicking the chair to the side. "One or two of them are unscrupulous beings!" Without me and the guidance of the Shen family, who do you think you are? "
Shen Ninghua sat in the lobby and watched as Shen Lingghan was carried onto the back of the carriage by her wife. She slowly exhaled out the pent-up anger that she had been holding on her chest.
Shen Ling Han was a sore point in her heart, and a sore point in her heart. If it wasn't for her, she wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state. Every time she saw Shen Ling Han, she couldn't help but want to crush her to death. It was just that she didn't want to ruin her hard-earned life because of a piece of trash. Hence, she had endured a lot. Now, she could finally heave a huge sigh of relief.
"Bluebird, send someone to protect Shen Ling Han and ensure her safe passage to Great Yue State."
Bai Yu saw that she was in a good mood and felt happy as well. Hong Ling asked in confusion, "Miss, we have done our best, why are we still protecting her?"
Shen Ninghua smiled, "Why do you think Bu Jinglan delayed so many geniuses to move out? He wanted to get back to the Great Yue State first and then arrange for people to kill Shen Ling Han halfway through. No matter what, he was still a prince of a country. Even though Shen Lingghan was a side concubine, she had still entered his backyard. For a prince to have a cripple in the backyard, this is a huge blemish, and his temper cannot be tolerated. "
Hong Ling couldn't help but interrupt at the side: "With Second Miss's character, she probably won't be able to live in the prince's backyard even if she were to come to the Great Yue State. It would be a waste for Miss to protect her on the way."
Shen Ninghua smiled and remained silent.
Bai Yu slapped Hong Ling on her head, "You've been getting more and more stupid lately. Miss just said that she was a stain on the Sixth Prince's backyard. "The princes of Great Yue State are already over a dozen adults, so they have always been the sixth prince's favorite. The other princes will definitely be jealous of him, and now that he finally has a stain on his life, the other princes will definitely think of a way to let Shen Ling Han live."
Shen Ninghua glanced at Bai Yu in admiration. This girl was becoming more and more adept at taking charge of herself.
After about half a month, Xiao Huan Xi's body was finally fully recovered. However, she looked more and more like a skeleton.
On this day, Yang Yingxue was accompanying Shen Ninghua as they did embroidery. Bai Yu led two maids in.
"Greetings, Princess Zhao Hua. Greetings, Miss Yang."
Shen Ninghua glanced at their attire and asked, "A servant girl from the Xiao family?"
"Yes, Princess."
"What's the matter?"
"Reporting to the princess, a while ago our young lady was sick, and Princess Duo Lai treated her personally. Now that the young lady has fully recovered, she specially prepared a gift to thank the princess."
Yang Yingxue looked towards the box that was carried in through the door. When the box was opened, a golden light radiated out, causing her to be unable to restrain herself from whispering. She had an expression of unconcealable shock, the dozen or so boxes were actually filled with gold.
Shen Ninghua couldn't help but smirk. She said that saving Xiao Huan Xi's life cost five thousand taels of gold, so the Xiao family carried the gold into her mansion. It seemed that everyone outside knew about this. It seemed that the Xiao family was really unwilling to give up. However, she was completely fearless …
"I remember that the head of the Xiao family said that he wanted to compensate me with a set of good golden needles. Did you send it over?"
"It's here, present it to the princess."
Shen Ninghua opened the cloth and looked at the rows of gold needles. With a smile, he said, "Not bad, you can go back and tell the Xiao family's head. I'll accept this gift of thanks."
The maid respectfully bowed, and then took out an invitation from her sleeve, "Reporting to the princess, although we have given you a thank-you gift, the princess saved one of our Miss. This kindness cannot be measured by gold or silver, so in order to repay the princess, the miss specially arranged a banquet to invite the princess over."
Shen Ninghua's expression turned cold as her eyes shone with a piercing light. The maid raised her head slightly before lowering it abruptly, cold sweat dripping down her back uncontrollably.
As Xiao Huan Xi's savior, it was only natural for her to show her sincerity in sending Shen Ning Hua the invitation. But she had only sent a single maid. Furthermore, it was only after Shen Ninghua accepted the invitation that he took it out. If he rejected it now, it would be too unreasonable. After all, he had already accepted the invitation, so why would he return it?
"Princess, Miss said that she should have come to deliver the invitation personally, but …"
"Since she said that she would come personally, then I'll take it when she comes to deliver it. You can go back."
The maid raised her head in shock. Princess Guanghua didn't give the Xiao family any face at all. "Princess …"
Shen Ninghua frowned, "What? Didn't you hear what I said?"
Feeling the imposing aura, the maid quickly became mute and walked out with a pale face.
Yang Yingxue was a little worried, "Cousin, isn't it a little bad to give Miss Xiao face like this?"
"What's wrong with that?" Shen Ninghua did not mind at all.
"That's the Xiao family after all. Xiao JingRan has influence in the imperial court. Xiao Huan Xi is his most beloved daughter. If he makes things difficult for you, there will be a lot of things that he can't handle in the future."
Shen Ninghua chuckled, "Cousin, don't worry." "No matter how influential Xiao Jing Ran is, he can still surpass the Imperial Family. My current identity is that of a princess, and if he sees me not bowing, I can still use this opportunity to punish him for his disrespectful crimes. He's not an idiot, he will definitely treat me with respect in front of others, what do I have to be afraid of?"
"Cousin also said that it was in front of people. If it was in a place no one saw, they would give you some trouble …"
A hint of coldness could be seen on Shen Ninghua's smile as she said, "Using underhanded means, who knows who might be plotting against who!"
Yang Yingxue stared blankly for a moment before lowering her head. In her heart, she felt that Shen Ninghua was getting further and further away from her. No matter how hard she tried to chase up to her, she could not help but feel defeated.
"Cousin, I'm going to make a trip to the palace. I'll take my leave first."
"Ah, entering the palace? "It's fine, it's fine. Just hurry up and do what you have to do."
Shen Ninghua nodded her head and called for the guards to seal the gold from the dozens of boxes and carried them out of the mansion.
Things went as expected. Rumors were everywhere in the capital right now. Some said that Shen Ninghua's medical skills were outstanding, while others discussed the five thousand taels of gold she had accepted. All kinds of voices were heard.
But soon after, their attention was drawn to the streets, where the guards of the Princess' residence were majestically walking towards the Imperial Palace with their chests in their hands. The commoners' discussion became even more lively.
"This princess wants to send the gold to the palace?"
"I can really bear it. That's a whole five thousand taels of gold. It's gold, not silver. I've never seen so much money in my life!"
"What do you know? There is a lot of gold, but it's very scalding. After all, it's the Xiao family's way of thanking the princess. If the princess accepts it, wouldn't it cause people to criticize her?
"That's right... "That's right..."
Shen Ninghua ignored the various discussions and directly carried the gold to Baili Qingfeng's study.
Seeing those chests, Baili Qingfeng immediately laughed, "You damned girl. It wasn't easy for you to get some silver. Why don't you keep them properly?"
Shen Ninghua bowed and walked forward to help Baili Qingfeng grind ink, "Royal father, please don't tease me. You will naturally find out about this after asking about it. I saved Xiao Huan Xi's life in response to the Xiao family's request. I thanked them for the five thousand taels of gold. If the Xiao family really wanted to thank me, they could just send some money over. They are obviously responding to me and then letting people see my greedy appearance, I can't let them have their way! "
He didn't expect that Shen Ninghua would actually be so straightforward. Baili Qingyuan immediately laughed.
The emperor's hearty laughter startled the eunuch at the side. It had been a long time since the emperor had laughed so happily. It seemed like this was indeed the most sacred of Princess Radiant!
After Baili Qingfeng finished laughing, he looked at her with a smile on his face, "What, are you preparing to give all of the gold to my royal father?"
Feeling his magnanimous and indulgent attitude, Shen Ninghua couldn't help but act spoiled towards her elders like an ordinary girl, saying, "I had originally planned to bring the gold in and have my royal father exchange it for gold notes. After that, I'll tell the world that I've given the gold to my royal father. However, since royal father has asked, this gold is naturally yours. "
"Oh? "You are willing?" Baili Qingyuan mocked.
"Naturally." As Shen Ninghua spoke, his eyes revealed a pained expression.
When Baili Qingfeng saw her expression, his smile became even happier, "Alright, Ning Hua's heart is filled with filial piety. Thus, I shall accept it without any hesitation."
"Xiao Hua thanks royal father for helping me solve a problem."
"En, since you have entered the palace, accompany me to have a meal before leaving."
"Yes, royal father."
The atmosphere in the imperial study room was exceptionally good. As an elder that Shen Ninghua truly accepted, Baili Qingyuan could be considered to be very considerate as he teased her with a few words. Soon, the meal ended. Shen Ninghua played a few more games of chess with Baili Qing Cang before leaving.
Not long after Shen Ninghua returned to the palace, a palace attendant arrived with an imperial edict and a reward. Although there were only six chests filled to the brim, the value of the items inside were comparable to five thousand taels of gold.
Soon after, news spread out that Princess Radiant had donated five thousand taels of gold and sent them all to Jiangnan to stabilize the levee. The people of one region were protected, and the emperor once again issued a decree in praise.
Within a short span of three days, the imperial government had received several million taels of silver without abolishing the power of ash. Even Baili Qingfeng was shocked, and he even issued a decree praising the people who donated the most money, and bestowing the title of an official upon a gentleman.
Yang Yingxue was dumbfounded watching from the side. He had sent five thousand gold on a trip to the palace. It had only been a few days, and the silver had been repaid and he had earned a lot of reputation …