Xiao Cen seems to be a ruthless and ruthless person, but he is actually a soft-hearted person.

He could have decisively found a doctor to have the baby in Xiao Furong's belly removed, because there was no way to prove that the child was not Xiao Jinan's.

Although Xiao Jinan was not Xiao Cen's bloodline, he was picked up and raised by Xiao Cen for so many years, so it was legitimate for him to be the prince and inherit the title.

But Xiao Cen would not tolerate being deceived or treated like a fool.

He was not a very generous person, and not everyone could interfere with the title he had earned with great effort.

But Xiao Cen also values ​​human life, and he couldn't bear to see Xiao Furong die.

He struggled to come from the bottom of society and understood better the difficulties and hardships faced by people at the bottom of society. Xiao Furong was also a person at the bottom of society and everything she did might not be what she wanted.

In Xiao Cen's eyes, even if Xiao Furong was not forced but voluntarily came to the muddy water of the palace, there was nothing wrong with it. She was just seizing the opportunity and trying desperately to climb up.

If the young Xiao Cen had not had such thoughts at the time, there would not be the King of Pingyang today.

But these are just Xiao Cen’s thoughts.

From Lin Chunhuan’s perspective, Xiao Furong must die!

"Why did you come back?" Lin Chunhuan walked around the room. Her clothes were not thick, but she was not shivering from the cold like Xiao Furong.

Instead, her face was peaceful and calm, as if she was just chatting with someone, "The prince has already sent you away, and Xiao Jinan has already redeemed you. You are already free, why did you come back?"

"free?"

Little Furong laughed disdainfully, "Who wants freedom? What I want is overwhelming wealth!"

"Oh, you, the whole palace, have captured me and used me, and even killed my children. Now you want to get rid of me with just such a small thing? No way!"

"It just so happens that Prince Pingyang is not here, and it doesn't matter if you are here, Princess. You are a woman, so you will definitely understand the sufferings of us women. So, eight hundred taels of gold."

"When I get the money, I will definitely get out of here and never appear in front of you again to bother you. How about that?"

Lin Chunhuan raised his eyes and smiled, staring at the little Furong in front of him for a long time.

Before coming, Xiao Cen had explained everything to her clearly, and he also felt a little guilty about the unborn child.

Therefore, although the environment provided to Xiao Furong was not rich, it was enough for her to live a peaceful and prosperous life as long as she was not extravagant.

The dilapidated house that Xiao Furong mentioned was actually a large house with four courtyards in a prime location.

The dozens of taels of silver he talked about were nonsense. It was obvious that he was worried that it would be inconvenient for her to carry, so he exchanged it for silver notes of 50 taels, a thick stack of which weighed at least 1,000 taels.

There were also two servants who had signed life contracts with the palace to serve him, and even their monthly wages were paid by the palace.

To say that we have done our best is absolutely enough.

If Xiao Furong disappeared just like that, Lin Chunhuan would never spend any more time looking for her. Such a bad person was not worth her spending so much effort on.

It's just a pity.

People are not enough to swallow elephants.

Since Xiao Furong chose to come back, she should take this life.

Seeing Xiao Furong's probing eyes, Lin Chun smiled and nodded, "Okay, as you said, I'll give you eight hundred taels of gold. I hope you'll keep your word and leave immediately after taking the money. Don't let anyone see you in the capital again."

As if she had not expected Lin Chunhuan to be so easy to talk to, Xiao Furong opened her mouth with a look of annoyance.

I should not have let go!

Two hundred taels of gold are missing for no reason!

But this was already unnecessary. Xiao Furong was afraid that something might happen if she delayed, so she gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay!"

"Don't worry, Princess. My child is gone anyway. He will never appear again. As long as I get the money, I will leave immediately!"

Lin Chunhuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Dong Ling'er who followed.

With a bang, the golden ingots were carried into the house by two guards of the palace. It was obvious that they had been prepared long ago. When Xiao Furong saw these gold ingots, her eyes were glowing green.

"So much... so much is mine!"

"Yes, it's all yours." Lin Chunhuan found a chair, sighed and sat down slowly, "But you should think carefully about how to take this gold away."

Eight hundred taels of gold, sixteen taels equals one jin, so this much gold weighs a full fifty jin. Not to mention that Xiao Furong had just lost her child not long ago and was in very weak health.

Even for a healthy man, it is definitely not an easy task to carry 50 kilograms of gold on the road.

But Lin Chunhuan obviously didn't intend to care about this matter, and looked at Xiao Furong leisurely.

"Don't worry about that, Princess."

All of Xiao Furong's emotions were obviously filled with the gold in front of her. She could not hear any other words. She looked around and simply pulled off the tablecloth that was spread on the table.

With a bag on each side, he was about to carry all the gold on his back. Although even his waist was a little bent due to the pressure, he had no intention of putting it down at all.

In response, Lin Chunhuan said nothing, but just asked someone to take Xiao Furong away.

Seeing so much gold being taken away, Qiu Shuang came forward anxiously, "Princess, eight hundred taels of gold is not a small amount even for our palace. If you let her take it away like this, how are you going to explain to the prince later?"

It’s not just a small number.

For an ordinary household, even if they live well, the annual expenses are only about thirty to fifty taels. The royal palace has such a large mansion to repair and maintain, and has to support so many servants.

In addition, Xiao Jinan was a generous man, so one or two thousand taels of silver a year was more than enough for him.

Eight hundred taels of gold, that's almost eight thousand taels of silver, enough to support the entire palace for three to five years. If it weren't for Xiao Cen's outstanding military achievements and the fact that there were no high official positions to be conferred on military generals, the emperor could only reward him with more silver and money.

The palace is rich enough to support a lion like Xiao Furong who demands so much!

"Don't worry." Lin Chunhuan sat up straight and took a sip of the tea. It was just the right temperature for drinking. "She can't take it away."

Dong Ling'er raised her eyes and took a deep look at her master, her tone slightly tentative, "I heard a few days ago that a group of thugs had sneaked into the capital, and they were very vicious."

"I don't know what Jingzhao Prefecture does for food. We haven't caught them yet."

"I'm afraid this period of time is not peaceful."

It's not that he didn't hear Dong Ling'er's probing, but this time, Lin Chunhuan didn't choose to respond, "Okay, everyone go do what you should do. I have informed the prince about this expenditure, and there won't be any mistakes."

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