Shen Lanxi raised her voice and asked, "Why is it that the storehouse in your palace is not empty in the morning or in the evening, but it is empty when I come to ask for the dowry? Don't you want to return the dowry to me?"

Zhou Ruyuan's face darkened, and he said stiffly, "Two years ago, the palace was robbed, and everything in the storehouse disappeared. These are all recorded by the government."

Shen Lanxi said with a smile: "I don't care what is recorded or not. I only know that when I come to ask you for the dowry, you say that the storehouse was stolen."

"If I borrow something from someone and leave it at home, and that person comes to ask for it back, I can just say it was stolen and they don't have to return it?"

Zhou Ruyuan was originally in a complicated mood, but after hearing her say that, he immediately became annoyed.

"Shen Lanxi, I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you!"

Shen Lanxi: "Then give it to me! I didn't say you wanted to withhold my dowry and not return it? Why are you shouting so loudly? You're not angry because I said what I was thinking, are you?"

Zhou Ruyuan's face turned red with anger: "Shen Lanxi, stop spitting blood on me!"

Shen Lanxi: "If you return all the dowry now, I will immediately admit my mistake to you!"

Zhou Ruyuan looked at Shen Lanxi angrily, but he couldn't do anything to her.

He can’t afford the dowry!

"You just said that you could give her a few days' grace!" How dare she go back on her word in front of so many people?

Shen Lanxi: "I also said that you have to take a part, not much, just one third, and the rest must be sent to the Shen Mansion within two days."

Two days? How can it be enough!

"No, Your Majesty, we can't agree to this!" Bai Qingling was lying on the ground and was carried out.

When Zhou Ruyuan saw her coming out, he immediately scolded her: "What are you doing here? Go back quickly!"

Ban Si Cao: "General Shen, is this the concubine who asked for water three times in one night?"

Zhou Ruyuan's head suddenly buzzed and he felt his blood rushing up. He wished he could cut the person who said this into pieces!

"Shut up!" Zhou Ruyuan attacked Ban Sicao directly.

This is not the imperial palace. Shen Lanxi kicked Zhou Ruyuan, causing him to retreat more than ten steps. He lost his balance and fell beside Bai Qingling.

"Your Highness..." Bai Qingling exclaimed.

"You are all dead. She actually hurt the prince. Why don't you catch her quickly!" She hurt the royal heir and the prince who had made great military achievements. Shen Lanxi must die today!

The palace guards rushed forward!

Zhou Ruyuan's blood boiled and he felt better only after spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Stop it all!"

Bai Qingling looked at Zhou Ruyuan in disbelief. Shen Lanxi had attacked him and injured him so much that he vomited blood, but he was unwilling to touch her. He really had her in his heart!

"My lord, are you okay?"

"Go call the imperial physician!"

"Shen Lanxi, don't act so recklessly just because you are a woman. If the prince doesn't want to do anything to a woman, I, Bai Qingling, can!" Bai Qingling struggled to sit up from the soft chair.

Zhou Ruyuan was deeply moved to see Bai Qingling caring about him so much.

"Qingling, I'm fine. Don't get excited, just take care of yourself and our child!"

Bai Qingling glared at Shen Lanxi fiercely. Even if she were to tear her tendons and skin her alive, it would not be enough to relieve her hatred!

Shen Lanxi smiled contemptuously: "The person who started it first was beaten to vomit blood by the person who fought back. The person who fought back is still guilty. Can't he fight back?"

Zhou Ruyuan froze.

"Bai Qingling, you were stupid before, and you haven't improved at all now. I came here to ask for my dowry back, but you dared to refuse. Are your words more important than the laws of the Great Zhou?"

Bai Qingling's eyes flashed with panic, and she couldn't let Shen Lanxi disturb her mind.

"Your dowry and the palace's property have all been stolen. If you want the dowry, go find the thief who stole the property. We in the palace are also the victims!" Bai Qingling bit her tongue hard to concentrate.

Shen Lanxi sneered: "You said it was theft? Do you have any evidence?"

"The Zhennan Palace is located in a busy city. If they wanted to transport so much valuables out, someone would definitely see them. Let me ask you, did anyone see the thieves transporting the things outside?"

Bai Qingling: "Since he is a thief, he must have very sophisticated means. You should ask the thief about these. Our palace will only accuse you of poor supervision at most. You have so much dowry in our palace, and we haven't asked you for the supervision fee yet."

Shen Lanxi applauded Bai Qingling directly, the show was really good!

"It just so happened that when my brother went to the government office to get the dowry list, he also brought the files about the theft in the palace. No one saw the thief transporting the property out, so no one has confirmed whether this thief exists or not."

Bai Qingling said angrily: "Are you saying that our palace hid the things ourselves?"

Shen Lanxi glanced at her and said, "I don't rule out this possibility. And the file says the things were stolen around the time of the divorce. So, I don't understand. The things were lost a long time ago, why are you still shamelessly asking me for the custody fee? Is your palace just short of my custody fee?"

Bai Qingling felt a sudden pain in her stomach and her face turned pale.

"Enough!" Zhou Ruyuan roared.

"Shen Lanxi, I didn't say I wouldn't return your dowry, why are you still so aggressive?"

Shen Lanxi snorted contemptuously: "Zhou Ruyuan, you are really good at confusing right and wrong. Isn't the person who keeps making excuses for not wanting to return my dowry someone from your palace? Do you dare to say that she is not from your Zhennan Palace and has nothing to do with you?"

Zhou Ruyuan's eyes flashed and he glanced at Bai Qingling angrily.

Bai Qingling's heart began to panic, and her eyes inadvertently swept to Ban Si Cao. Her eyes turned and a plan came to her mind.

"Shen Lanxi, no matter what you are, you were once a royal wife. Today, you brought your lover to openly visit my Zhennan Palace and embarrass the prince. How can you desecrate the royal family like this!"

"Even if the prince doesn't return your dowry, it's reasonable. If you continue to make trouble, be careful that the prince will punish the men around you for disrespect!"

Everyone's eyes were drawn to Ban Sicao.

The same is true for Zhou Ruyuan.

His eyes gradually changed from contemplation to hatred.

No wonder Shen Lanxi asked him for dowry today, it turned out that someone was instigating her behind the scenes!

Shen Lanxi sneered: "Who is he? What does it have to do with asking me for a dowry? Can you not return my dowry just because he is my lover? The Great Zhou law stipulates that the divorced woman can be married for two years, and the divorced woman can find another man, so the dowry can be withheld and not given under this rule?"

No!

It has been more than two years since the divorce. Even if she married someone else, her previous husband has no right to interfere!

Shen Lanxi once again drew everyone's attention back to the dowry.

Shen Lanxi: "The Zhennan Palace has a really good family tradition. In order not to return the dowry of the divorced woman, they even made random accusations and made random excuses. I wonder what people will say if this gets out, and how will His Majesty view this matter?"

Zhou Ruyuan's eyes were filled with dark clouds. The last divorce had already made him lose face. If he was accused of using the divorced woman's dowry again, he would not be able to wash himself off even if he jumped into the river.

"I still!"

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