Mother Shen didn't understand what the punishment was, but she knew that if she didn't get the money she wanted from Xie Jingrui now, it would be even more impossible to get money from Prince Jin's Mansion in the future.

Therefore.

She simply sat on the ground and didn't get up. She pointed in the direction of Xie Jingrui and started to cry loudly, "Shen Haotian's mother died when he was young. After all, he was raised by my breasts. Now the prince has set his eyes on our Haotian, but wants to give us this little money to send us away and buy off the family relationship between us. Are we the kind of people who would take our child to sell for money?"

If the secret guard had not seen what kind of person Shen's mother was with his own eyes, he would have almost believed what Shen's mother said.

When Mother Shen saw the people whispering about Xie Jingrui, she became bolder and angrily said to Xie Jingrui, "Everyone knows that the Jin Palace is a wealthy family with countless silver. If the prince really wants to keep Haotian in the palace, it's not impossible. It's just that we worked so hard to raise him, and we don't want to let him go."

Xie Jingrui's eyes swept across Shen Haotian's ugly face.

He also wanted Shen Haotian to fully understand what kind of person Shen's mother was.

When he looked back at Shen's mother again, Xie Jingrui's eyes were a little colder, and he asked, "How much silver do you want to buy out your relationship with Haotian?"

Mother Shen rolled her eyes and held out five fingers to Xie Jingrui.

"Five hundred taels?" Xie Jingrui asked in a cold voice.

Mother Shen smiled, shook her five fingers, and said to Xie Jingrui, "It's five thousand taels!"

As soon as these words came out.

The people who were watching the excitement around suddenly burst into an uproar, and their expressions changed when they looked at Shen's mother.

Shen Haotian looked at his mother in disbelief. He was already thin, and now his helpless eyes were even redder.

He clutched his pants tightly with both hands and shook his head at Shen's mother.

His thin figure makes people feel even more distressed.

"Is this an obvious robbery?"

"Even if it's just a small amount of silver to buy and sell a child, she asked for five thousand taels. That's because Prince Jin has already brought the child back to his palace, so she dared to ask for such a high price."

"That's right, giving her a hundred taels is more than enough."

The people in the crowd started to accuse each other.

Seeing this, Shen's mother cried even harder and said to Xie Jingrui, "The people in Wanfu Temple said that as long as the child is sent to Wanfu Temple to purify the filthy air, he will become a dragon among men in the future. Although he is still a child now, he will definitely become a good one in the future. What's wrong with me asking for five thousand taels?"

Xie Jingrui was stunned for a moment, and said to Shen's mother: "Since you love your child so much, then take Haotian back and educate him well. He will definitely take care of you in your old age."

After saying that, Xie Jingrui pocketed the silver, turned around and prepared to leave.

When Shen's mother saw that Xie Jingrui was about to leave, she became anxious. She got up from the ground and quickly came to Xie Jingrui. While brushing the dust off her hands, she began to bargain with Xie Jingrui.

"If you think it's too much, you can also give me three thousand taels. As long as Your Majesty gives me three thousand taels, I can promise that I will never appear in Prince Jin's Mansion again, let alone harass Shen Haotian."

After saying this, Mother Shen looked at Xie Jingrui eagerly, waiting for his response.

Xie Jingrui asked the secret guard beside him: "How much does a child like this sell for?"

The secret guard thought about it and said casually: "Twenty taels."

Xie Jingrui said in a calm voice, "I have used one hundred taels to sever the relationship between Shen Haotian and your Shen family. Now I will give you another thirty taels as your travel expenses. If you dare to come to Prince Jin's Mansion again, don't blame me for being rude."

When Shen's mother heard that there were only thirty taels of silver, she felt very disappointed and her face immediately turned unhappy.

"I don't agree. Thirty taels is not enough for me to buy a big yard for my child." Mother Shen chattered on.

Shen Haotian's heart grew colder as he listened to what was said. Looking at Shen's father who lowered his head and dared not say a word in the crowd, he gave a bitter smile.

He took out the letter of severance signed by Shen's mother that day and showed it to everyone: "This is the letter of severance signed by my adoptive mother. One hundred taels of silver. Even if you don't want it, I am no longer a child of the Shen family."

Done.

Shen Haotian knelt down in the direction of his father, kowtowed heavily, and said in a choked voice: "Father, I am an unfilial son. I can't accompany you in the future. You are not in good health. Take the money to buy some delicious food. No, no, don't always give up the meat and only eat vegetables."

After saying that, Shen Haotian kowtowed three times in the direction of Shen's father.

After getting up, he retreated to the side of Xie Jingrui, his nose feeling very sore.

Mother Shen, seeing that the thousands of taels of silver she wanted had gone down the drain, stepped forward unwillingly and questioned: "Shen Haotian, what do you mean? You have grown wings and learned to argue with your family. I did this for your own good. If we hadn't sent you to Wanfu Temple, you wouldn't be here today. Who gave you the face to talk to us like this?"

"Bang!" Mother Yan suddenly walked out of the crowd.

He slapped her hard.

Mother Shen didn't react for a moment and stared blankly at Mother Yan in front of her.

After a moment, she finally realized what was happening.

He gave Mother Yan a fierce look.

Just as she reached out to fight back, Mother Yan took the lead: "Snap, snap, snap!"

Crisp slaps landed on Shen's mother's face, making her head buzz.

She covered her swollen cheek in pain and looked at Mother Yan in disbelief. "I have no grudge against you, why did you hit me?"

Mother Yan put her hands on her hips and said to Mother Shen: "If you bully Shen Haotian, you are bullying me. In the future, Shen Haotian will be my mother Yan's adopted son."

Shen Haotian had met Mother Yan once with Liu Yueru, and he remembered it.

Hearing Mother Yan standing up to give him warmth at this time, Shen Haotian felt a warmth in his eyes. He looked up at the crowd and saw Liu Yueru was also in the crowd.

She looked at Shen Haotian gently and nodded slightly, revealing a gentle smile.

Mother Shen glanced at her with an unfriendly look.

Seeing that she wore better clothes than the average maid, she did not dare to act rashly, but said to Mother Yan in a bad tone: "If you want to recognize him, then give me the three thousand taels of silver. In the future, whether Shen Haotian lives or dies has nothing to do with me."

As Mother Shen spoke, she extended her hand toward Mother Yan.

Mother Yan crossed her arms in front of her and spoke in a cold manner: "It is clearly written on the severance letter that from the moment you took the silver and put your fingerprints on it, Shen Haotian will no longer have any financial relationship with your Shen family. Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, I will report you to the police and have you arrested and taken to Laoli."

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