Chapter 230 The Prince Wants Qingqing to Give Him a Monthly Allowance

After drinking the decoction for seven days, Lu Yan's body finally recovered.

On the morning of August 19th, while Shen Qing and Lu Yan were still having breakfast, Lize walked in and said respectfully to Lu Yan: "Master, everything is ready. As for the time, it is set. tomorrow."

Lu Yan nodded to indicate that he understood, and Lize retreated.

Shen Qing looked at him confused, "What are you and Lize preparing for? It's mysterious."

As early as a few days ago, Shen Qing discovered that something was not right between the master and the servant. They seemed to be secretly planning something. However, as soon as Shen Qing asked, they quickly found the topic to avoid it and hid it tightly.

Lu Yan first gave Shen Qing a piece of pumpkin cake and put it in Shen Qing's bowl, and then told the truth: "When I went to Chenglu Temple to seek marriage, I promised Guanyin Bodhisattva that if I could marry you, , they made a three-foot-tall golden statue of the Bodhisattva. We had been married for some time, and it was time to repay our vows.

Originally the date was set for August 16th, and we had already agreed with Abbot Hui En, but I suddenly fell ill, so the time was adjusted to tomorrow. "

Casting a golden body for Guanyin Bodhisattva also requires an auspicious day, and August 20th is the nearest day.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Okay, then we will go together tomorrow."

After finishing his words, he remembered something again and said with a slightly surprised expression: "I'm afraid a golden statue costs a lot of gold and silver. Where did you get so much money?"

Speaking of this, Lu Yan coughed subconsciously: "It's okay, I just emptied out most of the treasury of Qingzhuyuan, and one-third of the treasury of Prince Jing'an Mansion."

Shen Qing was silent. In front of him, Mo Wuchen was frantically stealing treasures from the Qingzhuyuan warehouse in exchange for money to please Lingyi. Later, there was Lu Yan who was silently casting a golden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva. No wonder the warehouse was emptying so quickly.

Seeing that Shen Qing was silent, Lu Yan took out two keys from his pocket very wisely. One of them was very familiar to Shen Qing. It was the key to the treasury of Prince Jing'an. Lu Tingyu had given it to her when serving tea. An identical handful.

"Jiaojiao, these two keys, one is the key to the palace's treasury, and the other is the key to the Qingzhuyuan's treasury. Now they are all given to you for safekeeping. From now on, you have the final say on the expenses of our Prince Jing'an's palace."

Shen Qing chuckled and took it without any courtesy. In order to prevent Prince Jing'an from going bankrupt, it would be better to leave these two keys in her hands.

Seeing Shen Qing accept it, Lu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked expectantly: "Jiaojiao, how much monthly payment are you going to give me every month in the future?"

"One hundred taels."

The expectation in Lu Yan's eyes froze, and he discussed in a low voice: "Lanyin will give Meng Guanlan two hundred taels a month. I am also a prince after all, why can't I give him more?"

Shen Qing didn't even raise his head, "Then how much do you want?"

Lu Yan originally wanted to say four hundred taels, but thinking about it was a bit too much, so he instead asked softly, "Then... three hundred taels?"

Shen Qing teased him deliberately and repeated: "Three hundred taels?"

Seeing that the situation was not quite right, Lu Yan quickly changed his mind: "Two hundred and fifty taels is fine."

Although this number is not good, Yueyin is higher than Meng Guanlan, which is Lu Yan's last stubbornness.

Shen Qing responded with a smile, "Just kidding, I'll put the key in the small box at the bottom of the cabinet, or you can get it directly in the account with money."

Lu Yan shook his head and said with a very firm attitude, "No, we are already married and we have to get along as husband and wife. My father-in-law also gets 200 taels of monthly silver, so I can get 200 taels as well."

Shen Qing was a little puzzled, "My father even told you such a thing?"

Lu Yan chuckled: "I poured too much into my father-in-law before, he told me quietly."

Just after breakfast, Lu Yan reminded Shen Qing: "Princess, don't forget to give me this month's monthly payment later."

After handing over the keys to the treasury and warehouse, Lu Yan's sleeves were now empty.

Shen Qing glanced at him with a smile, "The monthly money in the mansion has always been paid on the first day of the new year. Today is only nineteen. Where can I get the monthly money?"

A hint of grievance flashed at the corner of Lu Yan's mouth, "But Jiao Jiao didn't marry me at the beginning of the month."

After saying that, he held Shen Qing's finger again and wouldn't let go.

Shen Qing couldn't stand his coquettish look, so she called Chanyi and asked her to put the two keys away, and at the same time asked her to get two hundred taels of silver notes.

Chanyi handed the two hundred taels of silver notes to Shen Qing in confusion, and saw Shen Qing hand them over to Lu Yan with a solemn expression, and also gave a little warning: "Here, this month, save some money." ha."

Lu Yan accepted it happily, stuffed it into his arms, and assured Shen Qing, "Don't worry, I will make good arrangements."

Chanyi on the side was completely confused. What kind of fun were the couple doing?

Also, how else can we arrange the two hundred taels of silver? You can’t even buy Lu Yan’s clothes!

At around noon, Meng Guanlan and Lan Yin arrived at Prince Jing'an's Mansion. Shen Qing and Lan Yin chatted as usual, while Lu Yan and Meng Guanlan quietly showed off the two hundred taels of silver still warm in their pockets.

To be honest, Meng Guanlan, who had a cleaner face than his pocket, was a little jealous, so he could only verbally attack: "I heard that you fainted at the Yining Marquis Mansion a few days ago. Was it your wife who carried you out?"

Although the words were interrogative, the tone was firm.

If Lan Yin's grandmother, who was five hundred miles away from Shengjing, hadn't celebrated her birthday a few days ago, and had to go back and forth for seven or eight days, Meng Guanlan would have come over to laugh at Lu Yan for two days no matter what.

Lu Yan was not attacked at all and said, "What's the matter? Has your wife ever hugged you?"

Not to be ashamed of, but to be proud of.

Meng Guanlan laughed angrily, "Why are you showing off? My Ayin has hugged me several times! Not only can she hug me, she can also lift me up with one hand!"

Lan Yin, who was chatting with Shen Qing on the side, couldn't stand listening anymore, "You should restrain yourself a little, I'm not a strong man."

In one sentence, it was revealed that Meng Guanlan was actually bragging, and was laughed at mercilessly by Lu Yan for a while.

Meng Guanlan and Lan Yin had lunch and dinner at Prince Jing'an Mansion. Meng Guanlan and Lu Yan were not idle all day, either arguing or on the way to argue.

In order to overpower each other, Lu Yan and Meng Guanlan successively proposed a monthly salary increase, which was subsequently rejected by Shen Qing and Lan Yin.

Two hundred taels a month is pretty good, no one needs to be jealous of anyone.

…

Early the next morning, Shen Qing and Lu Yan got up early, freshened up, had a simple breakfast, and left the house.

When casting a golden statue for the Bodhisattva, in addition to auspicious days, auspicious times are also important, so Shen Qing and Lu Yan must arrive at Chenglu Temple before Si hour.

When the two of them got on the carriage and set off towards the city gate, the sun had just risen.

In the carriage, Lu Yan held Shen Qing in his arms and asked her to take a nap.

Shen Qing nodded in agreement, leaned against Lu Yan and closed his eyes.

The carriage was driving quickly on the official road outside the city. The sudden bumps made Shen Qing subconsciously open his eyes.

"Where are you now?"

Lu Yan opened the car curtain and glanced outside, "We are almost at Chenglu Temple. Get up first and calm down."

After saying that, he raised his hand and poured a cup of warm tea for Shen, asking her to moisten her throat first.

Shen Qing took it, took a sip and put it on the table. She leaned against Lu Yan and said, "I had a dream just now. I dreamed of you..."

Shen Qing did not continue talking, but Lu Yan knew it when he saw her pale face. While stroking her frown, he said softly: "Dreams are all reversed, not to mention, we don't even have the antidote." If you find it, I will definitely live a long life and grow old with you.”

Shen Qing smiled and said "Okay".

While they were talking, the carriage had arrived at the bottom of the mountain. Shen Qing and Lu Yan immediately noticed dozens of forbidden troops standing aside, and three gorgeous carriages parked behind them.

Someone from the palace also came.

Seeing Shen Qing and Lu Yan, all the imperial guards saluted them one after another. Lu Yan waved his hand and asked casually: "Which master in the palace is here?"

The Forbidden Army officer at the front responded respectfully: "Going back to King Jing'an, it's the Queen, Princess Ning Huan and the Crown Princess."

Lu Yan didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and took Shen Qing up the mountain.

As for the purpose of the Queen and her entourage coming to Chenglu Temple, Lu Yan and Shen Qing could guess it. On the surface, it must be to pray for Chu Qingyi's move to the palace, but it was hard to say whether there was any other purpose in private.

The purpose of not deliberately clearing away irrelevant personnel was to keep the publicity low, but the actual purpose is still unknown.

Looking at the countless steps in front of him, Shen Qing was a little worried, "Your body is just right, can you do it?"

"Don't worry, if you really can't, just carry me on your back."

Lu Yan spoke so casually and casually that Lize and Chanyi who were listening could not help but look away.

Since being purged again by rumors, Lu Yan has become more and more accustomed to his weak persona.

As for Shen Qing, he is his hero.

It was still early, so the group climbed up slowly.

Lize and Chanyi took a step behind Shen Qing and Lu Yan, protecting them without disturbing their world.

Seeing that no one was paying attention around him, Lize quietly said to Chanyi: "I heard that the Guanyin Bodhisattva in Chenglu Temple is quite spiritual. Can we go and pray for it later?"

It just so happened that this golden statue was newly cast by Lu Yan, so it was completely reasonable for him and Chanyi to seek it out first.

Chanyi's face turned red, "Do you really want to go? Isn't it bad?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. No one in the entire Yining Marquis Mansion and Prince Jing'an Mansion knows about our affairs, so the Bodhisattva will help us."

Haitang, who had been forced to eat a lot of dog food, couldn't help but remind him: "If it's a marriage, it would be more effective for Commander Lize to beg the princess than to beg the Bodhisattva."

After all, Chanyi's contract of sale was in Shen Qing's hands, not in the hands of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Lize was startled and suddenly felt that what Haitang said seemed to make sense!

Lu Yan and Shen Qing, who were walking in front, listened to the conversation between several people and turned around and said, "When we get back, choose a good and auspicious day and we will take care of your affairs."

When Lize heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "Thank you, Princess, for being so wise!"

When the group of people climbed to Chenglu Temple, it was almost midnight.

At this moment, Li Ze, who was walking behind, suddenly said: "Master, the girl in white in front is a bit like the protector of Qian Du Sect."