Xiao Qiongzhi lowered her face, glanced at them sharply, and said to Xiao Mingzhu solemnly: "No, it is precisely because of my friendship with Linglong for so many years that it is unforgivable for Linglong to instigate you to slander me just to leave the Virtuous Women's Correctional Center in advance." ”

"Also, auntie, there is one thing, I almost forgot, Linglong has borrowed several sums of silver from me in the past few years, and in total, there are five or six thousand taels, and each time it is said that it is to buy birthday gifts for you and your uncle."

"I have an IOU written by her at home, which explains the reason for the loan. Now, my sisterhood with her is over, and she owes me money, so please pay it back to me for her. ”

After speaking, Xiao Qiongzhi immediately looked at Hongxing and asked her to go back to the house quickly to get an IOU.

Xiao Mingzhu was a little stunned, and it took a while for her to come back to her senses.

She leaned into Xiao Qiongzhi's ear and whispered to Xiao Qiongzhi: "Zhi'er, Linglong has never spent money to buy a birthday gift for me, every time she gives her embroidered handkerchiefs and beaten locks, she owes you so much money, I really don't know at all!" ”

"Then you know now, it's the same." Xiao Qiongzhi said softly.

She doesn't sympathize with Xiao Mingzhu, every time Xiao Mingzhu goes back to her parents' house, it's like a Japanese devil has come to sweep up, obviously Chen Yulan will reward Xiao Mingzhu with a lot of good things every time, Xiao Mingzhu will go to Chen Lingfeng and Zheng Xiangyan's house arrogantly, and ask them for some good things.

Fortunately, Xiao Mingzhu is not too stingy, and every time she gives her and Xiao Susu a meeting gift, it is also a good thing.

Otherwise, according to her personality, Xiao Mingzhu would not be too wild in the prince's mansion.

"It's different, girl's appearance, Linglong, this dead girl borrowed so much money from you, and she didn't buy anything for me, so I won't help her pay it back!"

"Zhi'er, when it comes to paying back the money, you still have to ask Zheng Dan's brute for it, he must have a lot of private money on him, otherwise, he wouldn't have the money to raise the girl in Chunxiangyuan outside." Xiao Mingzhu said again.

Xiao Qiongzhi felt that what she said was also reasonable, so she had to look at Zheng Dan and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, my aunt didn't bring any money with her, you will pay me back the money from your cousin Linglong!" ”

"Okay." Zheng Dan is very refreshing.

With that, he touched the silver ticket out of his sleeve pocket.

One, two, three......

He found three silver tickets of 1,000 taels, four of 500 taels, and seven of 100 taels.

"I only have so much on me, Zhi'er, you take it first, see how much is left, then it will be clear, I will find my sister to come and return it to me." He said very sincerely.

"Okay." Xiao Qiongzhi has no opinion.

Xiao Mingzhu's opinion was bigger.

Zheng Dan is the hereditary king of Huaiyang, who not only enjoys the imperial court, but also has a state fief under his name, and can enjoy the income of the fief.

But Zheng Dan enjoys only 6,000 taels of silver per year, which is barely enough for the daily life of the Huaiyang Mansion and the entertainment expenses of ordinary people.

Even the big entertainment expenses, such as the birthdays of the elders such as Xiao Han, Xiao Xuanliang, and Xiao Zhenjia every year, and the New Year's Festival to give them gifts, buy anything casually, it can't be less than a few hundred taels of silver, right? Otherwise, how can you get it?

At this time, Xiao Mingzhu needs to rely on his annual 1,000 taels of silver county lord Lu, and Zheng Linglong's annual 1,000 taels of silver county lord Lu, as well as Xiao Mingzhu's dowry to make up for it.

This is also the main reason why Xiao Mingzhu likes to go to Chen Lingfeng and Zheng Xiangyan's house every time she goes back to her parents' house and asks them for some good things.

And the state under Zheng Dan's name, close to the west, was very poor, and there was no income at all before, and it once needed to be funded by the imperial court.

Since Xiao Qiongzhi became a national teacher, invented hybrid rice and some other good plantings and crops, and at the same time, Xiao Zhengzhen supervised the Ministry of Industry to explore here and find out a few good mineral deposits, which gradually got better.

Since the year before, the state has not needed the imperial court to receive money.

Since last year, Xiao Mingzhu has received the first income in this state: 4,800 taels of silver.

It's not the end of the year yet, and I haven't gotten it.

It's just that the silver ticket of 5,700 taels that Zheng Dan gave Xiao Qiongzhi is equivalent to his Juelu, and it is higher than the annual income of a state that Xiao Mingzhu finally obtained.

This really made Xiao Mingzhu uneasy.

Think about it, what kind of stretched life has she lived in the past ten years?

How much of her own knighthood and dowry did she make up for this family?

In the world, how many women are married, and they still need to supplement their lordship and dowry like her to live?

Forget it, I didn't expect that Zheng Dan still had so much silver hidden on his body!

It's just too much.

The more angry she became, like a tigress, she suddenly jumped to Zheng Dan's side and kicked Zheng Dan to the ground!

"Beast, you look honest, I didn't expect to be so cunning, in addition to raising women outside, I also secretly hid so much silver, no wonder I search for things from your arms every time, and I never find it, it turns out that you hid the silver ticket in your sleeve pocket!"

"Is it safer to be in your sleeve than in your arms? You'd rather be careless and let it fall to the ground than let it appear where I can find it, in order to carry it behind my back? Xiao Mingzhu asked viciously.

Zheng Dan got up with difficulty, and said with a look of grievance: "Mingzhu, I only had Juelu before, and I handed it over to you, and I didn't hide a penny at all." ”

"The money on me is not a private possession, this is all in the last four or five years, my niece Zhenlong heard my sister say, you will not give me spare money every day, quietly subsidize me."

"Xu Zhenlong is innocent, will he give you a subsidy for spare money? Or do you subsidize so much spare money? Are you fooling ghosts? Xiao Mingzhu didn't believe it.

"Really, because I sometimes do her a little favor, accompany her to meet her friends, give them a little gift that she bought for me or something." Zheng Dan said sincerely.

"Idiot, she's using your status as a prince to fool others, right? If that's the case, how can you just be sent away by her for just a little money? Xiao Mingzhu was even more angry.

Zheng Dan was a little scared, shrunk his neck, and said timidly: "I also understand what she means, but no one else will give me such a chance to make money, she can give me so much, I am already content." ”

"Xu Zhenlong!" Xiao Mingzhu immediately looked at Xu Zhenlong with hatred.

Xiao Qiongzhi saw it in his eyes and took the opportunity to say: "According to this, if Xu Zhenlong hadn't used his uncle's identity to make friends and reap benefits, and at the same time give a small profit to his uncle, my uncle would not have become bad and have the opportunity to raise women in outsourcing!" ”

"Alas, there is still a certain reason for a man to become bad when he is rich, and money is bold!"

"You're right, Zhi'er!" Xiao Mingzhu thought so.

She turned around angrily and kicked Xu Zhenlong hard.