Chapter 767
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"Most likely he is planning something." Shen Miao said, "Inviting me to taste the incense." She was startled for a moment before smiling, "Since the incense is out, it seems that the foundation of the Minister of Land's residence is not bad."
Tasting tea and wine were generally very standard but tasting the incense was different. A good piece of incense was worth a thousand gold and it would be gone once it was burned. Shen Miao knew that the most expensive incense was the Jade Pear Agarwood. A piece of the size of a fingernail would cost ten thousand taels of gold. There was once a merchant from the Western Region that came to the Palace as a tribute and wanted the title of an Imperial merchant. That Jade Pear Agarwood was the size of a child's fist and was very rare. At that time all the concubines in the Inner Palace came to take a look and Shen Miao also felt that it was a novelty.
Shen Miao had always thought that the Jade Pear Agarwood would be placed in the Imperial Treasury as it was a very precious thing. Afterwards on Mei Furen's birthday, Fu Xiu Yi lit the Jade Pear Agarwood and won the beauty's smile. Tasting the incense was burning real gold and silver and it was equivalent to losing a lot of banknotes. Shen Dongling's invitation said Phoenix Mouth Agarwood and it was also very precious. The salary of the Minister of Land's family would definitely not be able to withstand this kind of torment. It was obvious that the family that Shen Dongling married into was a well-off family. After all, many of the officials in the Ding capital would not be squandering like this. One did not know if Shen Yue in the Nine Springs would be so angry that she would come back to life after knowing the truth.
"Phoenix Mouth Agarwood is not cheap and to spend so much money, it is definitely not just for sisters to reminisce about old times."
"Scheming against you?" Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Shen Li Li is not Shen Yue. If she really wanted to scheme against me, I would not be easily schemed by her. Shen Dongling is not stupid and I guess that she wanted me to go to plan something. If I were to go over, it would only make her matters smoother. If I do not go, there would not be much loss. "Shen Miao smiled," I just feel that the Minister of Land's family actually have so much money. "She looked at Xie Jing Xing. When Shen Miao saw Shen Dongling at the execution ground, she noticed that Shen Dongling's clothes and jewellery were extremely expensive. No matter how much Wang Bi doted on her, it was not rational to exceed what the Wang family could afford. Then where did the Wang Clan get so much silver?
Xie Jing Xing caught a glimpse of Shen Miao's eyes and tactfully continued, "The Wang family is the Crown Prince's people and the Crown Prince has some relations with the salt smugglers. Wang Bi is the middleman. "
Shen Miao was suddenly enlightened. No wonder, selling illicit salt was a highly profitable business, and even if it was just a small change, it was enough to make one envious. No wonder the Wang family could burn incense. As such, Shen Miao somewhat understood where Shen Dong Ling's confidence came from. If Shen Dongling had married an ordinary official, she would have been very careful. But now that the Wang family was overflowing with wealth and Wang Bi was working under the Crown Prince, Shen Dongling thought that with Emperor Wen Hui supporting the Crown Prince, the great cause of the world would eventually be in the Crown Prince's hands. With the rising tide, the boat would rise and Wang Bi, as the person who worked for the Crown Prince, naturally would have his value increase. She was Wang Bi's official wife and had boundless glory. It was probably because he was blinded by the glory that he became bolder.
Shen Dongling couldn't always keep a clear head, so she couldn't see the facts clearly. There were so many variables in the world, so who could guarantee that the Crown Prince would inherit the throne. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if the Crown Prince inherited the throne, who could guarantee that Wang Bi would be able to sit back and relax under the Crown Prince and rise up step by step. There were many cases of the cunning hare being cooked after it was done, and the most ruthless was the Imperial family.
"Wang Bi is the Crown Prince's people." Shen Miao pondered, "Shen Dongling's sudden action must be related to Wang Bi, which means it is related to the Crown Prince." Shen Miao looked at Xie Jing Xing, "My relationship with the Crown Prince … She wants to make an issue out of my marriage?"
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