novelden Chapter 166
Chapter 166
He plopped down on his knees again, "Father, please listen to my explanation! This house originally belonged to me. I didn't know the princess had sold it, so I broke in!"
"This is all a misunderstanding! If I had known that the princess had sold this house, I would never have barged in!"
Censor Liu snorted coldly, "What a misunderstanding! Can a misunderstanding by Prince Jing be enough to cancel out the lives of the people of North Vietnam?"
Shi Lei also stood up, his eyes piercing the kneeling Prince Jing. "The new owner of that house, Zheng Er, told you before you entered that the house was his, but you didn't believe him. Not only did you injure him, you also brought people in to break in."
"There's evidence for this matter, so don't even think about denying it!"
The Emperor of Beiyue looked grim: "Prince Jing, is what Lord Shi said true?"
Xie Tingyu knew that he could no longer hide it, so he had to tell the whole story: "Father, my beloved concubine originally lived in that house. I thought something happened to her, so I rushed in in a hurry..."
His voice was filled with sorrow, and he knocked his head to the ground: "But no matter what, this is indeed my fault. I accept the punishment!"
The Emperor of Beiyue pondered for a moment and said, "You are indeed guilty of this matter, but considering your contribution to raising funds for the flood relief in Liangzhou, your merits and demerits will be offset, so I will give you a lighter punishment!"
"I'll fine you one year's salary and give you ten strokes of the cane. Do you accept that?"
"Your son accepts!"
......
This time, Xie Tingyu was beaten with a stick, and Shi Lei was supervising the execution.
In front of this living devil, the guards in charge of beating did not dare to let Xie Tingyu off at all, so Xie Tingyu was beaten with ten big boards and his buttocks were bruised.
After being beaten with a stick, he was carried back to Prince Jing's Mansion on a stretcher.
As soon as he returned to Prince Jing's Mansion and lay on the bed, before he had time to apply medicine, the Nine Thousand Year Old's men arrived at the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion, claiming that they were ordered by the Nine Thousand Year Old to take the 50,000 taels of silver.
Xie Tingyu didn't even bother to apply medicine and hurriedly ordered someone to call the housekeeper.
When the old butler came to Xie Tingyu panting, a look of joy spread across his face. Without waiting for Prince Jing to speak, he took the initiative to report.
"Your Highness, I persuaded the pawnshop owner with much effort and only spent 30% more than the original price, and was able to buy back most of the items in Xinlan Garden!"
"A while ago, the concubine of the Minister of Rites pawned an antique vase, and it cost more than twice as much to redeem it the next day!"
The old butler had a look of pride on his face, his eyebrows and beard were raised, waiting for the prince to praise him.
But I didn't expect that after waiting for a long time, not only did I not get any praise, but I got a pillow.
The prince hit him on the head.
The old butler was confused and covered his head: "Your Highness, have I done something wrong again?"
Looking at the prince lying on the bed, his face as dark as Bao Gong, he scratched his head in confusion: "I did it according to your instructions..."
Xie Tingyu looked at the stupid housekeeper, feeling completely disheartened. "How much money is left in the mansion?"
"Six...six thousand taels..."
Xie Tingyu gritted his teeth and said, "Sell the things and get the silver back!"
"Ah?" The old butler was stunned.
"Go quickly!"
"Yes, yes!" The old butler rolled out.
Xie Tingyu took a deep breath and instructed the servant beside him: "Go to Xinlan Garden and ask Miss Shen to come over."
......
Shen Zhiyi only had time to take a look at the valuable items that had just been brought back from Xinlanyuan before they were all moved out of Prince Jing's Mansion and put into the pawnshop again.
The original fifty thousand taels of silver were reduced to thirty thousand taels...
Shen Nanxing lay comfortably on the chaise longue, with a smile on her face.
Fu Jiuli is just what she likes!
She had just sold the property of Prince Jing's Mansion, and this man had easily taken the money from the sale, using such a high-sounding excuse...
When Nuan Ning reported that Shen Zhiyi had found a way to collect 10,000 taels of silver, and the housekeeper had borrowed 10,000 taels of silver at interest from a money shop in the name of Prince Jing's Mansion, and only then was 50,000 taels of silver collected and given to Jiu Qian Sui, he couldn't help but spit out the tea he had just taken a sip of with laughter.