Chapter 196 Zhou Siming Compensates Tong Xuan

Mrs. Tong did not dare to neglect Nuomi, even though she was just a girl next to Qiao Jinniang before.

But as the saying goes, one person can achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven. Nuomi is Qiao Jinniang's personal maid, so naturally she is not someone she can neglect.

"Miss Nuomi, are these 30,000 taels of silver too much? Even if we sell the entire Tong family, we still can't afford so much silver!

Besides, besides, it’s not the rotten eggs thrown by our Tong family..."

Nuomi said: "It's true that it wasn't your Tong family who broke it, but this happened because of Tong Yingying.

You, the Tong family, don’t have to pay compensation, but there is a price to pay for Tong Yingying pretending to be the Crown Princess Tanhualang and spreading lies in Chang’an City with her eyes open!

Either pay compensation of 30,000 taels, or let Tong Yingying go to jail.

By the way, when the time comes, Tong Lei will teach his daughter well and will never have to think about entering officialdom again in this life. "

Mrs. Tong was really annoyed with the concubine: "It's true that the Tong family has to spend so much money all at once. Our Tong family's background is not so rich after all!"

"Yes, mother, I just heard from Tong Yingying. She said that her cousin likes her, and we can borrow money from her cousin."

Tong Xuan hurriedly came over and said that she didn't want her reputation to be implicated by Tong Yingying about spending money to eliminate disasters.

Nuomi opened her eyes curiously, "Prince Zhou?"

"Yes." Tong Xuan said, "Girl, please go back and report to the Crown Princess. Our Tong family will definitely compensate the Crown Princess for this money."

After Mrs. Tong sent Nuomi away, she nodded Tong Xuan's head and said, "Are you stupid? Compensate for her. She is already useless. Letting her go to jail and lose her reputation has nothing to do with our mother and daughter."

Who doesn't know that she wasn't raised by me? If your father doesn't change his stubborn temper, there will be no hope of reinstatement. "

Tong Xuan said: "But she is my sister after all. There is no guarantee that my reputation will not be implicated. Besides, even if Tong Yingying's reputation is ruined and she is sent to jail, we still have to give the money to the crown princess!"

Tong Xuan was completely afraid of Qiao Jinniang. What she regretted most in her life was sarcastic remarks about Qiao Jinniang at the racecourse gate.

Why not spend money to eliminate disasters and make the Crown Princess have a better impression of her?

Mrs. Tong said: "You are not a family member. Your father has always wanted to be a noble man. The family has not only thirty thousand taels of silver, but even two thousand taels of silver. He has to sell off Zhuangzi's shop. Where did he get all this spare money?" "

Tong Xuan said: "Mother, I'm afraid you haven't read the letters written by my cousin. My cousin said that as long as you go to him with the jade pendant, he will do anything he can."

When Mrs. Tong heard this, she nodded Tong Xuan's head and said: "You, you, look at Tong Yingying, look at you again, why are you so useless!"

Tong Xuan snorted, "I'm going to Zhou's house to ask my cousin for some money."

Zhou Siming came back from the East Palace and heard a commotion in Duke Wu's mansion. After asking the concierge, he found out that it was Zhou Shihui who refused to obey the discipline and insisted on leaving the Duke's mansion with his luggage. He climbed the wall and drilled into a dog hole... …

The commotion in Duke Wu's mansion was so overwhelming that even Mrs. Zhou was extremely angry.

His eldest aunt traveled abroad for many years and refused to come back. After finally sending a daughter back, the old lady must have said that she would never let Zhou Shihui leave.

"Cousin!" Tong Xuan ran to Zhou Siming, placed a jade pendant in front of Zhou Siming and said, "Cousin, do you still remember this jade pendant!"

After Zhou Siming saw the jade pendant, he asked with a dark expression: "Why is this jade pendant in your hand?"

Tong Xuan put the jade pendant behind her and said, "You told your sweetheart that as long as she comes to you with this jade pendant, you will be able to do anything, right?"

Zhou Siming asked: "What's wrong with her?"

She was already engaged and wished she had nothing to do with him. She would hide from him when she saw him. How could she give the jade pendant to Tong Xuan?

He thought that this jade pendant had already been broken by her!

Now that she has such a good son-in-law, she is trying her best to please her future mother-in-law. The marriage is only half a year away... Why would she let Tong Xuan come to find him?

Tong Xuan said: "She needs thirty thousand taels of silver."

As for the stupid things Tong Yingying did, Tong Xuan couldn't even talk about it, so she got the money first to calm the princess's anger.

Although Zhou Siming was the eldest son of Duke Wu and had a lot of property in his name, he couldn't afford to take out so much money from his private treasury at once. He said: "I will give you fifteen thousand taels first, and the rest. I’ll give it to you in two days.”

"Okay, thank you cousin."

"Why does she need so much silver?" I have never heard of any difficulties her family encountered.

Tong Xuan said: "Who told her to offend the Crown Princess?"

Zhou Siming thought about offending the Crown Princess, so she wouldn't offend the Crown Princess in any way, right? Could it be that Princess Fulu spoke ill of the Crown Princess in front of her?

Zhou Siming stopped thinking about it. Since she asked Tong Xuan to come here to look for him, she must have been desperate.

…

In the East Palace, Qiao Jinniang received the invitation from Qiao Ruoyun early in the morning.

Qiao Ruoyun came with Qin Miaomiao today.

After Qiao Ruoyun saluted, he said to Qiao Jinniang: "Princess, my brother has been granted a marriage by the Queen Mother, which is a happy event for the Qiao family.

However, now that my brother lives with his mother in the Qiao Mansion, it will be very inconvenient if he has to go through the six rites and so on. My father asked me to come to find you and persuade my mother to go back to the Hou Mansion. "

Qiao Jinniang snorted: "What are you trying to persuade me? Sister, you shouldn't be soft-hearted towards your father! He is also the main culprit who caused you to be separated from your parents."

Qin Miaomiao said: "Don't be angry, Princess. In fact, it was my mother who forced my sister-in-law to come to see you."

Qiao Jinniang said: "I have nothing to be angry about. Mom and dad have been a couple for their whole lives. If dad doesn't know how to coax him back on his own and relies on other people's persuasion, he deserves to be lonely in the future."

Qiao Ruoyun said nothing more. As a woman, she was also aggrieved for her mother.

Seeing that Qiao Ruoyun's complexion was still not very good, Qiao Jinniang asked, "Sister, why is your complexion getting worse and worse?"

Qiao Ruoyun glanced at her belly helplessly. It had already been a year, and she was not anxious. She was about to marry into the Qin family for the fourth year and there was no heir yet.

Qiao Jinniang said: "Perhaps this is because fate has not come."

"Your Majesty, Tong Xuan, the daughter of the former Censor Tong, wants to see you."

Qiao Jinniang had an impression of Tong Xuan. After that day at the racecourse, she was deeply afraid that she would blame her and kept sending her things.

"Let her come in."

After Tong Xuan came in, she relaxed a little when she saw Qiao Ruoyun and Qin Miaomiao were there.

A total of sixty 500-tael banknotes were handed to Qiao Jinniang with both hands.

"Crown Princess, this is our Tong family's apology."

Qiao Jinniang turned over the banknotes and said with a smile: "It's only been two days, but the Tong family has a lot of money."

Tong Xuan said: "It's not that the Tong family is rich. This is what my cousin is willing to pay for Tong Yingying. He raised all the 30,000 taels of silver last night."

"Your cousin?" Qiao Jinniang asked.

Tong Xuan said: "He is the eldest son of Duke Wu, and also the cousin of His Highness."

Qiao Jinniang couldn't help but think that the small scones she gave Zhou Siming yesterday were not as good as feeding a dog!