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Chapter 1132: Chapter 1132: Unwilling to Spend Silver to Redeem Someone_1 Chapter 1132: Chapter 1132: Unwilling to Spend Silver to Redeem Someone_1 Zhao Ende, the family head of the Zhao family, was a second-rank official. Seeing his own daughter being carried into the Daming Palace in this manner, he gritted his teeth and said, “Your Majesty, it is my failure in discipline. Please, quell your anger. Whatever the ‘Daqi Law’ stipulates, please judge accordingly!”

The reputation of Zhao Lan is now completely ruined, and it’s useless for her to stay in the Zhao Residence.

Even so, it’s better for her to be locked up in prison to prevent her from doing something foolish and bringing disaster to the Zhao family.

“Your wife was also involved in this matter,” Emperor Yong’an reminded him, “According to the ‘Daqi Law,’ your wife should also be sent to Sky Prison for a period of time.”

“At Your Majesty’s disposal!” Zhao Ende said firmly.

Such a family head’s mother is dispensable after all.

Bold and audacious, indeed, but so foolish as to be caught red-handed in such stupidity, unworthy of being the mother of the Zhao family!

Lady Zhao, kneeling to one side, heard Zhao Ende’s words, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot.

Seeing this, Zhao Ende turned his head to Bai Zhi who stood nearby, “The princess is also involved in this?”

“Involved, yes, but she can’t escape it. The Bai Residence is willing to pay twenty million taels silver to bail her out, so she won’t have to go to prison.”

The Bai Residence is not short of money. The old Lord Bai had followed Yang Wenxiao in wars and gained a lot of silver.

Twenty million taels, the Bai Residence can afford it.

As Emperor Yong’an spoke, his eyes lingered on Zhao Ende, eagerly hoping that Zhao Ende would also pay silver to bail out Zhao Lan and Lady Zhao.

The two of them together would be forty million taels silver.

Qiao Xiaomai had come up with so many new ideas over the winter, and the proceeds were no more than ten million taels. Now, to be able to extort forty million from the Zhao family at once, he really hoped Zhao Ende would be generous and hand over the silver quickly.

Before Zhao Ende could speak, Zhao Lan, hidden under the covers, suddenly shouted, “Father, it’s just forty million taels silver, take it out!”

It’s just.

As soon as these two words came out, Emperor Yong’an involuntarily clenched his hands behind his back into fists.

Forty million taels silver, and it’s only worthy of the words “it’s just”?

How rich the Zhao family must be!

Envy, jealousy!

Zhao Ende lifted his foot and kicked the covers, “Shut your mouth! Do you think the family’s silver is blown in by the wind? Forty million taels, if you have that much yourself, then use your own!”

After saying this, he immediately looked to Emperor Yong’an and said, “Your Majesty, they have committed such a grave mistake, and they still show no repentance. Please, judge according to the ‘Daqi Law’! Once I return to the residence, I will immediately open the ancestral hall and request the family registry, to remove both mother and daughter from it!”

Seeing his tone and expression were very resolute, Emperor Yong’an couldn’t help feeling disappointed.

He lost out on a great extortion opportunity, forty million taels silver!

If he had known this would happen, he would have claimed Bai Zhi’s redemption money was ten million taels from the start.

If it were twenty million taels, perhaps Zhao Ende would have been willing to pay.

Unfortunately, once the words were spoken, they could not be changed. Emperor Yong’an said, “I will issue a decree immediately, to inform the whole world.”

“Your Majesty is wise.” Zhao Ende quickly replied.

And so the matter was glossed over.

Unable to extract silver from the Zhao family, however, the incident had greatly damaged their reputation. In the future, when dealing with the Zhao family, this incident could be used against them.

After issuing the imperial decree, Emperor Yong’an sent Tong Sanlang and Qiao Xiaomai back to Da’an Palace to prepare for tomorrow’s culinary competition. He kept Bai Zhi behind, intending to interrogate her thoroughly.