After my rebirth, I became the white moonlight in the Beijing circle

Prince Dongyi handed over the mastermind behind the incident on the Li River. Hong Qian and the eunuchs in the palace were all filled with righteous indignation and clamored to execute Yin Cang immediately.

Just as the field was in chaos, a woman's cry suddenly rang out.

"Mother, this Governor Yin committed a serious crime, and his death is not a pity, but my daughter-in-law's dowry of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver has been sunk in the river because of this. How will my daughter-in-law live in the future?"

When everyone heard the sound and looked over, they were all stunned.

"Elder Concubine?"

Hong Qian looked surprised, and he and Huang Sheng, the ceremonial officer beside him, exchanged glances:

Didn’t the Crown Princess bring back all her dowry?

Ye Zhilan was also a little confused. Fu Guiyun quickly threw himself into her arms, crying and secretly pulling her clothes: "My daughter-in-law originally wanted to go on the water, so she deliberately ordered Lu Changshi to send all the family property to the passenger ship. Who knew such a disaster would happen? Now even if we kill Yin Taishou, it can't make up for the loss of the palace, and we can't replace the fallen soldiers."

Just at this moment, Lu Linzhi was also supported by someone and walked out slowly.

Seeing the situation at the gate of the mansion, he immediately knelt down and confessed bitterly: "It's all my fault that I am useless and have betrayed the trust of the princess and the prince's wife. I have caused the prince's wife's dowry and the family property of the Northern Palace to go to waste. I deserve to die."

The words from the uncle and sister-in-law immediately reminded Ye Zhilan.

It was obvious that the King of Dongyi wanted to make a big thing small and a small thing disappear, and he wanted to use the life of a county magistrate to settle the matter peacefully.

But what's the point of killing a mere Yin Cang? It would only be a momentary relief. The only way to achieve real results is to cut a wound in King Dongyi's heart and then strive for some compensation for the fallen soldiers.

"Lord Dongyi, I don't care what purpose Governor Yin had in mind to act recklessly on the Li River. I only know one thing: this happened on your fiefdom."

Ye Zhilan patted his daughter-in-law on the back while reprimanding King Dongyi: "The late emperor enfeoffed three kings on both sides of the Li River in order to strengthen the defense of the capital. If King Dongyi can't even control the officials under his rule, how can he govern such a large fiefdom?"

"Yes, yes, what the elder sister said makes sense."

King Dongyi responded guiltily, but his eyes kept looking at the woman in his arms. He had already noticed something bad was going on.

A dowry of hundreds of thousands of taels?

Could a family like Minister Fu be able to afford such a large dowry?

Moreover, he searched all the ships but did not find any valuables, and the damage to the Liyang Palace’s ship was not very serious. If there were really so many things, it couldn’t have just evaporated into thin air.

The King of Dongyi was confused, but Ye Zhilan spoke again angrily: "You should have heard what the Crown Prince's Consort and the Chief Secretary said just now. The bride's dowry and all the property of the Northern Palace are on the boat. If the King of Dongyi can't give an explanation, I can only go to His Majesty to ask for an explanation. When something as serious as this happens, we should ask someone to investigate it thoroughly."

Still going to conduct a thorough investigation? What will happen then?

The face of King Dongyi was uncertain, and for a moment he was unable to express his grievances.

Anyway, at this point we can only let them ask for as much as they want.

Glancing cautiously at Ye Zhilan, the King of Dongyi asked in a timid tone, "Since my elder sister and niece-in-law were frightened and suffered such a great loss, I will make some compensation. I hope my elder sister will forgive me and give me a price."

Hearing this, Ye Zhilan immediately showed five fingers.

"Five...five hundred thousand taels?"

King Dongyi's jaw dropped in shock.

Although he is a member of the royal family, he is not wealthy. Even if he and Prince Jiurong are combined, their wealth is less than half of that of the Liyang Palace. Five hundred thousand taels is indeed not a small amount.

"The King of Dongyi is also a parent. He should know that the girl's life depends on the dowry. I can ignore the loss of the Beifu for the sake of the friendship between the two families, but the dowry of the Crown Prince's wife and the pension for the fallen soldiers must be paid."

Ye Zhilan asked for 500,000 taels of silver as compensation, and also showed the magnanimity of the Liyang Palace in his words and deeds. He asked the King of Dongyi to pay the silver and was grateful to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

After all, the Beifu family is very wealthy. If she really forces me to pay compensation together, it would be a bottomless pit.

"Thank you for your understanding, elder sister. I will send the money to you as soon as I get home."

Looking at the bruised and battered Lu Linzhi, King Dongyi did not dare to hesitate any longer and asked fearfully, "Your Majesty, I will definitely explain it to you."

Ye Zhilan glanced secretly at Lu Linzhi and his daughter-in-law. She knew in her heart that since she had taken the money, there was no reason for her to stab anyone in the back.

"Don't worry, Prince Dongyi. You also said that your subordinates are ignorant. The prince and I are not the kind of people who would make trouble."

"Thank you."

The King of Dongyi finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the kneeling Yin Cang with a gloomy look, and asked angrily: "Grandmaster Yin is really hateful, old sister, how do you think we should deal with him?"

"this......"

After what happened just now, Ye Zhilan did not rush to express his opinion, but looked at his daughter-in-law in his arms.

Fu Guiyun then poked his head out and said, "Mother, we in the Liyang Palace never fight against each other. Right now, my father and the soldiers are fighting bloody battles on the front line. It is really inappropriate to start a killing spree that will make our relatives sad and our enemies happy. Since the uncle of Dongyi has come here in person to apologize, why not let him live."

After he finished speaking, he turned to Yin Cang and said with a gloomy look, "However, the killing of 300 soldiers of my Lu family by Governor Yin is not only a loss for the Liyang Palace, but also a loss for the court. Governor Yin is requested to wear mourning clothes for the fallen soldiers for three years and go to the martyrs' tombs in person to pay homage on every anniversary of their death. Do you have any objection?"

Yin Cang thought he would die on this trip, but he never expected that the Crown Prince's wife would forgive him.

Her generosity is incomparable to the cruelty of King Dongyi.

Although he was thinking about the Crown Prince's Consort's feelings in his heart, he had to look at Prince Dongyi first because they were under someone else's roof.

The King of Dongyi's thick eyebrows trembled, and he was already very impatient: "Why don't you thank the Crown Prince's Consort quickly?"

I had heard before that the new daughter-in-law of the Liyang Palace was weak in character. Today, I saw that she was indeed the case. She didn't dare to kill the person even after I handed him over to her. It seemed that she was still afraid of her uncle, the prince.

After receiving the promise, Yin Cang was filled with gratitude and kowtowed heavily, saying, "I would like to thank the Crown Prince's wife and the Princess for their kindness. I will correct my past mistakes for the rest of my life."

"Get up." Fu Guiyun said with a cold face, not showing any good expression in front of him.

But she knew in her heart that Yin Cang had never thought of murdering the Liyang Palace. The King of Dongyi must have used some tricks to make him willing to be a scapegoat.

Since my younger sister was able to successfully exterminate the Earl of Changping, it would be a piece of cake for her to persuade Song Weizhao to rebel.

Judging from his father-in-law's personality, if Emperor Hui summons him to the court to serve the emperor in the future, he will definitely go north without hesitation.

The Wengcheng where Yin Cang was stationed was the only way to retreat back to his fiefdom. Today, he had tried his best to ensure that he would be safe for the next three years. Even if he was not grateful for the kindness of the Liyang Palace, he could tell who was the benevolent ruler.

In order to survive three years later, he would definitely try to help his father-in-law and the Lu family army escape danger.