Song Nanzhi's face flashed with embarrassment, and then he said, "Princess Anlan and I have agreed that after the marriage, all her dowry will be used to revive the Marquisate. Besides, I have already paved the way for the future. As long as I marry Princess Anlan, I will be able to increase my value soon. By then, it will be impossible for you to ask me to owe you money."

Yang Yuning's gaze fell on Song Nanzhi's face and saw that he looked serious and didn't seem to be joking. There was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

He looked at his severed limb, his eyes filled with hatred.

Yang Yuning took the IOU that Song Nanzhi had placed in front of him and stuffed it into his sleeve. Then he stood up and took the three thousand taels of silver that Song Nanzhi wanted and placed it in front of him.

Song Nanzhi stretched out his hand to take it with a smile, but Yang Yuning said, "Remember what you said. After you marry Princess Anlan, you must pay back all the money you owe before, otherwise you will have to pay it back with other things!"

Song Nanzhi looked up and met Yang Yuning's strange smile. He was stunned. Princess Anlan was the best stepping stone for his future. He would never exchange Princess Anlan's wedding night for silver like Liu Yueru did.

On second thought, Princess Anlan is so favored, the Empress and the Emperor will definitely arrange a lot of dowry for her.

He also went to the palace to inquire secretly. The Queen Mother sent 15 boxes of dowry to Princess Anlan, and the concubines in the palace also sent a lot of things.

When Song Nanzhi thought of this, a smile instantly appeared on his face. He assured Yang Yuning, "Don't worry, I will bring Princess Anlan with me to thank Brother Yang."

Although Yang Ying had a broken arm, his habit of liking married women became even more serious. The way he looked at Song Nanzhi had a hint of ambiguity.

Then he continued, "You don't have to pay back the money, just use other things to compensate, Madam Liu..."

When Song Nanzhi heard Yang Yuning mention Liu Yueru, he didn't know that the ban on the Liu Mansion had been lifted.

He smiled and said, "Don't worry. Now that Liu Mansion has been reported for suspected collusion with Northern Frontier, as long as more people come together to report the news of their dealings with Northern Frontier people, Liu Mansion will definitely suffer a great loss."

"When the Liu family falls, won't you be able to play with that slut Liu Yueru however you want?"

Song Nanzhi thought of how Liu Yueru still acted condescendingly the last time he went to see her, and his displeasure with her deepened.

Yang Yuning reached out and touched his chin, and a meaningful smile appeared on his fat head.

"How long do we have to wait? You've said this many times. Also, when will you find a few more women for me?"

Facing Yang Yuning's question, Song Nanzhi was a little overwhelmed. He quickly declined, "As for the matter of Liu Mansion, someone will soon report the evidence of their collusion with the people of Northern Frontier. You just wait for now, it will be soon."

Recently, Song Nanzhi has been busy arranging his marriage with Princess Anlan and has no intention of helping Yang Yuning find a woman.

He suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "There are two good servants in the mansion. They are both good-looking. They were both the personal maids of Princess Anlan. If Brother Yang doesn't mind, you can come to the mansion later to have a good taste of them."

When Yang Yuning thought of Princess Anlan's personal maid, he nodded without hesitation. He looked at Song Nanzhi's face with scrutiny. He was determined to win Princess Anlan.

After Song Nanzhi got the silver, he did not stay with Yang Yuning for long.

Instead, he went out directly with three or two thousand silver notes and started buying things needed for the wedding.

Although the locust incident did not damage the people's food, it did have a significant impact. The price of food sold in Kyoto was twice as high as usual.

These were nothing to the wealthy families in the short term, but they brought hardship to the common people. Many people did not dare to ask about the vegetable prices. More than half a month had passed, and many people only drank thin porridge to save money. Many people on the streets looked unwell.

Liu Yueru was walking on the streets of Kyoto, and asked in confusion: "Mother Yan, what's going on with these people?"

Mother Yan and Liu Yueru had been confined to the Liu Mansion for a long time and had no idea what was happening outside.

Lixia was the first to explain: "The prices of those grains are driven up by merchants. Many people cannot afford other grains and can only eat porridge. If this continues for a long time, those people will naturally lose their strength."

Liu Yueru muttered to herself with a bad expression on her face, "Didn't the emperor exempt the people from taxes? He also asked the people to collect the grain in advance, so not much should be destroyed. Why is there still a shortage of grain now?"

Speaking of which.

Lixia's face also turned unhappy. "At first, I thought so too. Later, I inquired and found out that it was the Liu landlord's family in Dongcheng. In order to harvest more grain, they did not harvest the grain in advance. A large part of the grain in Kyoto came from Liu landlord's family. This year, the grain in his field has been damaged by locusts. The dignitaries in Kyoto bought the grain from many big households at a higher price than usual."

"In order to pay taxes, Landlord Liu handed over last year's stored grain, so now the people don't have much stored grain. The grain was already stored in the attached middle school by the rich and powerful. This caused the price of grain in Kyoto to rise again and again, so that many people can't afford to buy other vegetables to eat."

Liu Yueru looked at the skinny people with lifeless eyes on the streets. They worked hard but in the end they couldn't even get a full meal.

She said calmly, "Go find Uncle Fu."

Not long after, Liu Yueru arrived at her own cloth shop. This shop had always been run by Uncle Fu, and the shopkeeper did not know Liu Yueru.

When Liu Yueru first arrived at the shop, she saw Song Nanzhi inside, apparently choosing a wedding quilt.

Seeing the man in front of her, Liu Yueru frowned slightly, but finally ignored him and said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper..."

She hasn't finished speaking yet.

The shopkeeper said impatiently, "Can't you see I'm entertaining guests? Take a look at what you want. There is everything here. You can find any kind of cloth in Kyoto here."

Hearing the voice, Song Nanzhi also looked in the direction where Liu Yueru was. Seeing that Liu Yueru was ignored by the shopkeeper, there was an indescribable pride on her face.

He smiled and walked forward to greet Liu Yueru, then asked in embarrassment, "Yue'er, aren't you under house arrest? Why did you sneak out here to buy cloth? It just so happens that my wedding to Princess Anlan is imminent, and you were the one who took care of all the big and small matters in the mansion. These wedding quilts all look good, and Princess Anlan has high standards. I'm a little undecided, so why don't you help me choose?"

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