The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 36 Price
If she doesn't make them pay a price, this kind of thing will happen again.

"You have robbed the princess of her things. If Second Aunt and Third Aunt do not want the princess to blame you, you should each pay one thousand taels to make amends to the princess."

Mrs. Peng said in a sharp voice, "Miss, these silks and skirts are not damaged, why do you want to pay for them?"

One thousand taels is not a small amount. Unlike Liu who is in charge of the household expenses, they have no chance to take advantage of the situation even if they want to.

Zhu's face was also very unhappy, "Miss, we didn't damage these silks, satins and skirts, and we didn't even try them on.

Even if you want to apologize to Princess Lan Yang, you don't have to pay so much money, right?"

Xie Yan was also anxious. How could their third room have so much money?

"Big sister, my mother and second aunt didn't lie, we really didn't even try it on, we just touched the fabric.

As long as Big Sister doesn't say anything, Princess Lan Yang won't know that we touched her skirt."

In fact, it’s not that they don’t want to try them on. The skirts are novel in design and exquisitely embroidered, and they simply can’t let them go.

The reason why they hadn't tried them on was because Xie Yu wanted to take two more dresses, but Zhu and Xie Yan thought they should be divided equally between the two rooms. They couldn't reach an agreement and argued for half an hour, so they didn't have time to try them on.

Neither Peng nor Zhu wanted to pay so much money, so they wanted Xie Lan to help them keep the matter secret.

"Yes, Lan girl. As long as you don't tell anyone about this, no one will know."

But how could Xie Lan let them have their wish? "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, it's not that I don't want to help you. When the embroiderer from Yushi Town gave me these silks, satins and skirts, she specifically told me that Princess Lanyang doesn't like others touching her things.

After I got it, I kept it carefully and never opened it, let alone touched it.

But now, these skirts and silks have been touched by you and are stained with sweat. The embroiderer in Prince Kang's mansion is not an ordinary person. She can tell whether these things have been touched or not. Do you think you can hide this?"

Peng and Zhu's faces changed. They had both heard that the embroiderer in Prince Kang's mansion had once embroidered an extremely gorgeous dress for Princess Kang, and a concubine fell in love with it at first sight.

Although the concubine liked the dress very much, she did not dare to try it on. She just touched it secretly when no one was around.

As a result, the embroiderer discovered that the skirt was stained with hand sweat. After an investigation, the concubine was caught.

Princess Kang was immediately furious and ordered the concubine to be beaten half to death.

When King Kang knew about this, he didn't say anything.

She was his concubine, and he beat her just because she touched the princess' skirt.

If Princess Kang knew that they had touched Princess Lanyang's things, they would be beaten, but if they caused Xie Donghai and Xie Dahe to lose their official positions, they would definitely be divorced by the Xie family.

Peng and Zhu were regretting their decision so much at this moment.

Xie Yu glared at Xie Lan angrily, "Since you knew that Princess Lan Yang didn't like others touching her things, why didn't you tell us in advance?"

Xie Lan was almost laughing at her shamelessness.

“How could I know that you would be so shameless as to take my things without my consent?
Taking something without asking is stealing. How is your behavior different from that of robbers and thieves?"

Peng and Zhu were so angry that their faces turned pale and blue, but they dared not refute.

Xie Yu choked up, "Big sister, since you know Princess Lan Yang, as long as you help us say something good in front of the Princess and ask her not to take it too seriously, this matter will be over."

Xie Lan sneered, "You want to take my things for yourself, why should I help you?"

"Big sister, you are also a member of the Xie family. As the saying goes, if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer. If my father and Third Uncle lose their jobs, as a member of the Xie family, your reputation will surely be affected."

"Now you know I'm from the Xie family? I've been in Sanqing Mountain for more than ten years, and the Xie family has ignored me. How come no one remembers that I'm also a daughter of the Xie family?"

Xie Yu blurted out, "Big sister, you are the eldest daughter of the eldest house. Your uncle and Liu have ignored you. How can you blame our second house for this?"

Xie Lan looked at her indifferently, "You said I'm from the eldest house, so what does the trouble caused by your second house have to do with me?" Xie Yu choked.

Xie Yan glared at Xie Yu angrily. This second sister was really stupid.

She was just thinking about how to get Xie Lan to help keep the matter secret, but she didn't want to help, and now she actually angered her.

Xie Yan took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and put on a smile, "Big sister, we were wrong in this matter.

My second sister and I were short-sighted and shouldn't have taken your things without your consent."

Xie Yan paused, a trace of shame flashing across her face, "Big sister, you are the eldest daughter of the family, but you are also a member of our Xie family. My mother and I shouldn't have ignored you just to protect our aunt.

From now on, I promise to my parents that I will never treat you like this again."

After Xie Yan finished speaking, seeing that Xie Lan was unmoved, she could only say in embarrassment, "Big sister, although my father is an official, he is only a ninth-rank official, and his salary is not high.

My mother didn't take charge of the household expenses, and her dowry was not much, so our third room really couldn't come up with so much money.

Big sister, could you please ask Princess Lan Yang for mercy on our behalf so that we can pay less money?"

Zhu gritted her teeth, pulled off the silver bracelet on her hand and stuffed it into Xie Lan's hand.

"Girl Lan, Third Aunt was wrong in the past, and it won't happen again in the future. Can you help Third Aunt to plead with the princess for the sake of our family?"

The Zhu mother and daughter were much smarter than Peng and Xie Yu. They first blamed Liu for their indifference to her.

He also said that Xie Dahe had a low official position and a small salary, and Zhu had no money, so he cried poor to her.

Xie Lan didn't take Zhu's bracelet, "Aunt, the Kang Palace is a top-level aristocratic family. They don't lack money at all. Princess Lan Yang may not be interested in thirty or fifty thousand taels.

You should pay three to five hundred taels in case Princess Lan Yang feels that you are humiliating her.

In anger, he reported it to King Kang. Not only would the official hats of my second and third uncles be lost, but even my father might be dismissed from his post. "

Zhu's face turned pale. What she didn't say was that she didn't even want to pay three or five hundred taels, but only planned to pay one hundred taels.

She had to pay a hundred taels just to touch those skirts, which made her feel heartbroken.

If she wasn't worried about implicating Xie Dahe, she wouldn't be willing to pay even a penny.

Mother and daughter are connected by heart, so how could Xie Yan not see Zhu's thoughts?

She also felt sorry for the money, but at this point, she had to pay it back.

It was a small matter that caused her father to lose his job. If Xie Changting was implicated in this matter, her grandmother and her uncle and his wife would never let their third branch go.

Xie Yan took a deep breath, turned to Zhu and said, "Mother, give the banknote to Big Sister."

Zhu's eyes went dark, but she also knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

He endured the heartache and went back to get the banknotes in person.

In order to let Xie Lan plead with the princess and save Xie Dahe's official position, she also gave Xie Lan a pair of earrings.

"Lan girl, I just bought these earrings. This is your first time back home, and Auntie San doesn't have any good things, so consider this a gift for you."

When Mrs. Peng saw that Mrs. Zhu had paid compensation and given gifts, she was filled with hatred, but for the sake of Xie Donghai's future, she had to pay the money even if she didn't want to.

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