Princess Ren was so angry that she burst into tears, and was supported by the old mother and the maid to return, along the way, she thought a lot, and felt that although there were thousands of men in this life, no one had ever looked down on her, and the reason was naturally obvious, they all thought that she was a vase and had no ability.

"Who doesn't know how to do business, it's just that there is no chance, just like this time, a pearl is twenty or thirty thousand, but the man is not allowed, why only the state officials should set fires, and the people are not allowed to light the lamps?" The more Princess Ren thought about it, the more angry she became, since she lost her sight, she became more and more stubborn, and she couldn't pull it out when she got into the horns.

Hearing that her mother-in-law said that her father-in-law was not allowed, He was also very unconvinced, feeling that her father-in-law was partial, why could the princess and princess do business, but not her and the princess? Doesn't it just need you to advance money? No, you can't do it yet.

"Princess, I want to be some jewelry, anyway, if I make money, just redeem it."

Princess Ren shook her head: "It's easy for you to think about it, our jewelry has the mark of the palace, which pawnshop doesn't want to mix in the capital and dares to take our things?" ”

"What then? Could it be that the fat in your hand is just let go? ”

Princess Ren didn't speak for a while, and Jing's mother whispered on the side: "If you want money, you don't go to the big pawnshop, there is also an underground money bank in the capital, but the interest is higher, anyway, the princess and the second wife can recover the money soon, it doesn't matter." ”

He's eyes lit up: "How much interest does it cost over there?" ”

"By the day, one cent." That is, ten thousand taels of silver, and one hundred taels of interest a day.

Prince Ren and Princess Ren and the He family were both moved, at most, it was a matter of two or three days, and the money was earned, and they didn't care about the interest of a few hundred taels of silver.

"And what are we mortgiving?" He asked.

Princess Ren muttered, "I'm afraid they'll swap those gems." ”

He immediately made a bitter face again, yes, those who put money underground are not reliable at all, what they took away was the real thing, and it was too likely to return a fake.

"How about mortgaging the pear orchard?" He said.

"Did the prince give you the title deed?"

The He family has been raised in the deep boudoir, and it is not as good as the princess of Ren, but I didn't expect the stubble of the title deed. After a pause, she said, "Princess, if you mortgage your phoenix crown, you will definitely be able to mortgage 10,000 taels of silver." Besides, it was made in the palace, and the way of pondering gems is very different from that of the folk, and it is difficult to imitate them. ”

Prince Ren and Princess Ren were a little unable to make up their minds, and when He saw her like this, he was a little angry: "Just mortgage my marriage to Zhuangzi." "Her dowry Zhuangzi is small and far away, where can it be worth 10,000 taels? The three thousand taels of silver are over, and when I say this, I am really not afraid of the wind and flash my tongue.

Princess Ren knew in her heart that her daughter-in-law's net worth was sent over, and she was still very sad for a while when the dowry was sent, but for the sake of He's entry into the door and her obedience, she didn't reveal the matter, but just waved her hand fiercely: "Let's go, just take my phoenix crown to mortgage." ”

The female merchant and the female agent sat in the reception room of the princess of Ren, no one cared about it, they didn't eat lunch, they were so hungry that they were sticking to their backs, the two were worried about being trapped here, the treasures were forcibly taken away, they were very worried, and they were restless in the house.

The two waited in the guest room of the palace until the next morning, and then Prince Ren sent someone to summon them: "Well, this is the silver ticket of the household department, you can count it, sign the deed, and leave the treasure." ”

"Princess Xie!" The female agent and the female businessman were overjoyed as if they had been reborn, and they didn't know what to ask Prince Xie Ren for the princess, the denomination of the silver ticket was large and small, and they counted it, and it seemed that there was still a difference of three hundred taels, and the two of them were already afraid, and they didn't dare to instigate, so they immediately signed the transaction deed and drew a pledge, and then kowtowed and retreated.

He Shi thought that when they came the first day, they also nagged that they could get an extra 10,000 taels of silver if they sold it to Yixin Pavilion, and laughed: "It's still a cheap skin, don't give a little hardship, I don't know how many eyes Lord Ma has." ”

Prince Ren and Princess Ren sent someone to invite the Tibetan nobles, and they replied that there were nobles in the palace who had a treat and would come back tomorrow.

Princess Ren was anxious and helpless, so she had to wait for a day, but the next day the Tubo nobles had something to do, and this wait for the second class, that is, three days, the princess Ren and the He family were about to collapse, and Sun Sicai asked the second gate to pass the word - the nobles arrived.

Because of the difference between men and women, it was difficult for Princess Ren and He to see outsiders, so they asked Qin's mother and Jing's mother to take the two maids and go to the outer courtyard with the box, and Sun Si helped handle the transaction.

The two of them waited anxiously for the news, happy that they also had such a big deal, and felt that things were too smooth, and they were a little worried, who knew that there was no news in the outer courtyard for an hour, and the princess was anxious, so let the maid Yan Qin beside her go and take a look.

Yan Qin came back soon, his face was pale, and he was in a cold sweat: "The princess is not good, then, the Tibetan nobleman said that the pearl did not grow naturally, but someone glued two together, and then put a thin layer of something on it, they looked at the sun in the sun, and there was indeed a crack." ”

"What? No way! He jumped up first.

Yan Qin took two steps back in fear, she was almost at the door, in case the princess went crazy, she had a good chance to escape.

Seeing this scene, He's heart sank, she was sure that what Yan Qin said was certain, the first time, she thought of the consequences and responsibilities, the princess couldn't see it, all the responsibilities had to be borne by herself, 30,000 taels of silver, not only hollowed out herself and the princess, but also owed 10,000 taels of foreign debts, one centimeter a day, the interest of the foreign debt, a month is more than 3,000 taels of interest, a year, 10,000 taels of silver will become more than 370,000 taels, by that time Prince Ren's mansion has gone to less than half. What to do?

Princess Ren was completely stunned, not moving for a long time, and Yan Qin took the opportunity to slip out. There was immediately a chirping and whispering at the door, and after a while, Mother Jing and Mother Qin came in with a cower, kneeling in the middle of the room: "Princess, that pearl is fake, the Tubo nobles said, such a good inlay process is also rare in the world, they asked, ask you if you sell three thousand taels of silver?" ”

"What? Three thousand taels? Princess Ren jumped up as if she had been stung by a scorpion, grabbed the small teacup on the kang table and smashed it at the place where she had just spoken, she was not a master of practicing hidden weapons, she could listen to the wind and distinguish the position, so naturally she was all smashed: "Thirty thousand taels, tell the Tibetan nobles, one or two less!" ”

Qin's mother ran out even crawling, and Jing's mother boldly reminded the master: "Do you want the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to help find that female businessman?" It's only been more than three days, and she shouldn't be able to run far. ”

"Take my post and let Sun Si hurry up." Princess Ren ordered.

"Yes!" Mother Qin answered, bowed her head and withdrew.

He Shi was completely stunned, her mind was chaotic, she couldn't think of anything, and she couldn't think of anything, until she heard a "bang" around her, she turned her head and saw that Princess Ren fell on her back on the kang and fainted.

"Someone, someone, pass on the Imperial Doctor—" He shouted uncontrollably, completely losing the ladylike demeanor she had tried her best to pretend to be, only to see her trembling all over, and she actually fainted to the ground, foaming at the mouth, bleating sheep.

As soon as Prince Ren returned home, he heard a report from his subordinates that the princess and the second wife both fainted: "Go and ask the imperial doctor!" When he gave the order, he felt a sense of foreboding in his heart, and he asked the steward of the outer court, "Are there any guests at home today?" ”

"Yes! The princess invited a Tibetan nobleman and just said goodbye and left. ”

"Call Sun Si over."

Sun Si was intercepted on the way to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, something happened to him, he knew that he couldn't run, he didn't think about running away, but this run, he became a fellow female businessman, that was a loss of his head, now it's a big deal to get out, take a beating, maybe he can pick up a life.

Prince Ren asked what had happened, and angrily sent Changshi: "Go to the Five Cities Terracotta Division, and ask them to help arrest a female merchant who is in the jewelry business, don't alarm too much." ”

"Yes!" Changshi turned around and hurried away. He sent to be a subordinate official of Prince Ren, it has been seven or eight years, and he knows that the prince rarely uses the power of the government in private affairs, he admires the prince for being so high and powerful, and he is still honest and honest in public and private.

Yes, someone dared to come to the palace to cheat, which was too embarrassing for Prince Ren, who gave these two women the guts? This matter is not simple, either someone from outside the country intervenes and wants to disturb the pattern of the imperial court, or the enemy of the palace retaliates. Changshi muttered in his heart, the prince has been fighting with the world all these years, what enemies can he have? If you want to talk about enmity, it should be the son of the world, but why didn't the liar target the princess, but the princess? Who in the capital doesn't know that the princess and the prince and his wife can't get along, isn't this helping the prince in disguise? He really couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't want to, while asking people to call out Lao Qin and his wife, Jing Chunwang and his wife, and went to the Five Cities Terracotta Division with Sun Si, these five people did not rule out the possibility of taking the liar's money and conspiring to commit the crime, besides, they said what they knew, which would also help catch the liar.

The imperial doctor rushed to the rescue, and the princess and the He family both came to their senses, and the imperial doctor inadvertently said a sentence that revealed the reason why the He family was raised in the countryside and was very old and had not yet decided on a marriage - "Mrs. has the root of epilepsy, so she should be careful on weekdays, don't be angry, and worry less about labor." "Where do I have?" He screamed in opposition like a scorpion stung, and also glared at the imperial doctor fiercely, the meaning of the threat was very obvious. The imperial doctor was well-informed, and knew that the affairs of the nobles could not be easily discussed, so he shut up, prescribed medicine, and left.

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