Host, this might just be fate. By the way, host, are you still going to tell Qin Ruyu about her background?
Hehe~~~ Prince An isn't here, so I can find him and make him pay for information! I'm sure he'd be willing to spend money for his grandson's maternal clan, right?
All the officials and civil and military officials: Oh my, this is a really good deal.
To get something for nothing.
No, it's a stash of silver!
Emperor Jingyuan's lips twitched. This Crown Princess's mind was full of money. Had the Marquis's mansion mistreated her?
No! He needs to think about those 2,000 shi of grain! Nothing should make him forget about it.
He tried his best to signal to his son, Yan Beichen, but because there were so many people around, Crown Prince Yan Beichen didn't see it at all.
Emperor Jingyuan: Eat, eat, all you know is how to eat!
When did the Crown Prince become so greedy?
After the court session, Emperor Jingyuan wanted to discuss state affairs with Crown Prince Yan Beichen, but in the blink of an eye, the prince did not appear.
At this moment, Crown Prince Yan Beichen was accompanying Shen Mingzhu to the Prince An's residence.
"What? Buying information?"
Prince An looked at the two of them with a serious expression.
"Mingzhu, we have such a good relationship. Talking about money will hurt our feelings."
Guagua, listen to this. I thought Prince An was generous, but he actually told me that talking about money hurts feelings! Talking about money hurts feelings, talking about feelings hurts the heart, and heart-to-heart talks don't make you a true friend. Life is hard enough as it is, so cherish every moment. I'm in charge of my own information; it's up to you whether you want it or not.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen looked at the two of them, then looked left and right.
Finally, he smiled and said to Prince An.
"Uncle An, I remember you have many treasures in your manor. Don't be so stingy. Yesterday, Mingzhu even took you to the mountains to search for treasure and gave you a little wolf cub!"
Prince An rolled his eyes speechlessly. Was I being petty?
I just want to see who you, my nephew, would choose between me and your precious little princess.
Now I know.
Back in the day, I was the one who helped you hide it from my elder brother when you wet your pants.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: ...
Finally, Prince An had his wife take a box of gold and silver jewellery from the storeroom and give it to her.
Shen Mingzhu was very satisfied and told him the information he paid for. She even gave Prince An a box of grain as a bonus.
It's all potato chips, egg yolk pies, shrimp crackers, Doritos, spicy strips, preserved plums, and the like.
It looks like a box full of puffed snacks, but it's actually all puffed food, which is a great deal.
After the two left, Prince An and Princess Cui looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Your Highness, will the Duke of Li's mansion recognize her?"
"I've heard that their family has been making a lot of noise lately, and they've become a laughing stock in Shengjing!"
Prince An let out a long sigh.
"Wait a minute, let me talk to Yunci first."
After thinking for a moment, he added,
"Go and arrange for someone to bring Ruyu's adoptive parents and their family to Shengjing. Our Prince An's Mansion will take care of settling them in."
Princess An nodded.
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
As if he had thought of something, Prince An spoke seriously.
"Ruyu is currently pregnant. Please pay close attention to her. This child is Yunci's eldest son, a precious child. Please take good care of her."
"Okay! Don't worry, this was my oversight. I didn't expect this to happen. This kind of thing won't happen again in the future."
Prince An nodded.
He and the princess had always treated each other with respect, so naturally, he believed it.
On the other side, Shen Mingzhu and Yan Beichen walked ahead, while Shen Weiming followed behind carrying a box of jewellery.
"Mingzhu, there's a delicious restaurant up ahead. Their osmanthus cake is really good. Wait here, I'll go buy it for you."
Host, look how kind the Crown Prince is! He personally went to buy you pastries.
Guagua, am I a bad person?
Host, of course, you're a good person. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so outstanding, and Guagua wouldn't have chosen you as its host.
This is terrible! Both the Crown Prince and I are good people. Doesn't his current behaviour make sense now?
The system is confusing; something feels off.
The host's words make a lot of sense, but something just feels off, though it can't quite put its finger on it.
If the system had a physical form, it would probably be scratching its head in frustration right now.
Shen Mingzhu looked at Crown Prince Yan Beichen with tender eyes. Yan Beichen turned around, looked at Shen Mingzhu with doting eyes, and waved his hand.
After buying pastries, Crown Prince Yan Beichen took Shen Mingzhu to Zhenfanglou to pick out jewelry and finally took her to Tianxianglou for a meal.
As soon as they entered the private room, they heard noises coming from the next room.
"Ha! The Shi family claims to be a scholarly family, yet their daughters are either unmarried or pregnant out of wedlock. Don't think people don't know about it."
The man's drunken voice was filled with resentment and anger.
"That Shi family girl is shameless. She actually dared to refuse me. She really doesn't know what's good for her."
"Brother Gongsun, please explain in detail?"
Another man's excited voice rang out, clearly someone who enjoyed watching the excitement and wasn't afraid of things getting out of hand, followed by several more jeers.
The man surnamed Gongsun was clearly drunk, and he used the alcohol to vent all his dissatisfaction.
Lately, nothing has been going right.
At this moment, his voice was loud and clear, and he cursed the Shi family with a mouthful of foul language.
"That old scoundrel from the Shi family, relying on being the headmaster of Bailu Academy, acts all high and mighty, refusing to accept his father as a student, and yet the daughter he raised is a slut..."
Guagua, is the man surnamed Gongsun in the next private room from the Duke of Huguo's mansion?
Host, yes, he is the illegitimate son of the Duke of Protectorate, Gongsun Yuan. Later, his mother was brought into the Duke of Protectorate's mansion as a concubine because of her son's status.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen frowned, clearly displeased.
He finally managed to get out for a romantic lunch with his little crown princess, only to run into such a spoilsport group of people.
The key point is that he also insulted Mingzhu's future fifth cousin-in-law.
He got up, intending to teach them a lesson, but was stopped by Shen Mingzhu.
Guagua, who's in the next private room?
A group of drunkards, all spoiled brats, spoke without restraint. Shen Mingzhu kept a straight face, looking very unhappy.
"What? Are you unhappy? I'll go teach them a lesson right away."
He was stopped just now when he tried to go...
"It's alright, Crown Prince, they will get their comeuppance."
"Don't frown. If you don't like it, I'll just have Suifeng do it."
Shen Mingzhu still stopped him.
She wanted to teach them a lesson herself.
At that moment, the system's voice came through.
Host, the private room next door houses the illegitimate sons of several official families in Shengjing, including the Gongsun family of the Duke of Huguo, the Li family of the Duke of Liguo, the Su family of the Minister of Rites, and the Zhou family's young master, whom Princess Changle has recently taken a liking to.
They're all snakes and rats in the same den; not a single one of them is a good person!
Host, how do you plan to deal with them?
Their mouths are so foul, let them rot to the end!