Zhou Qiongyue only wanted to lie flat and chill—
Instead, she transmigrated into a novel she once read, full of backstabbing household drama.
Worse yet, she wasn’t even the heroine....
Zhou Qiongyue was not a noblewoman who was ignorant of the ways of the world. She quickly took the banknote with a smile and assured, "Yes, I definitely can! From now on, I will do whatever grandma tells me to do. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."
At this moment, Zhou Qiongyue had only one thought in her mind: Grandfather is so rich! He can easily take out 200,000 taels, which is really generous. It seems that she will have to be more filial to her grandfather in the future. Any money that slips through her fingers will be enough for her.
Seeing his granddaughter's expression change so drastically at the sight of the banknotes, Marquis Cheng'en snorted in dissatisfaction, "You change so quickly."
If he knew what his granddaughter was thinking at this moment, he would definitely say, "You think too much. This two hundred thousand taels is the sum of seven or eight years of savings from all the assets of the Cheng'en Marquisate. The Marquisate is not as rich as she imagined."
The 200,000 taels given to Zhou Qiongyue this time was actually a way for Marquis Cheng'en to give his granddaughter a dowry in advance. Now that the third brother's family was in charge of the Marquis's mansion, when his granddaughter got married, the third brother and his wife might keep a close eye on him, and it would be difficult for him to give the money then.
The reason why Marquis Cheng'en can give so much to Zhou Qiongyue is mainly because the Marquis Cheng'en Mansion currently has only one granddaughter, Zhou Qiongyue, and she married well, so this investment is necessary.
In the past few years, the Marquis' Mansion had also given quite a few gifts to the Empresses in the Palace. However, in recent years, the princes have grown up, so it is difficult to give gifts anymore. Giving more would be a taboo, so the Marquis' Mansion has saved some.
This time it was given to Zhou Qiongyue, and we will be nervous for a while.
Zhou Qiongyue was smiling no matter what her grandfather said at this time. After all, being given so much silver, it was no big deal for her to smile a little more.
Marquis Cheng'en looked at Zhou Qiongyue, who looked like she had made a fortune. He felt it was an eyesore, but he couldn't help but remind her, "Don't tell anyone about the banknotes I gave you, not even your parents or your brother. It's not the lack of wealth that's worrying, but the inequality of it. The Marquis's Mansion isn't as rich as you think."
Also, when you get married, I won’t add any dowry for you.”
"Yes, I'll listen to grandpa." Zhou Qiongyue felt that it didn't matter whether she said it or not. She made a lot of money by selling vegetable growing recipes.
If her parents and brothers needed money, she would still give it to them. If they didn't need it, she would give each of them a large farm when they got married.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't feel the need to use this kind of thing to test family affection.
"Grandfather, have you prepared anything for my third uncle?" Zhou Qiongyue became even more curious and bolder after receiving so much silver.
Marquis Cheng'en knew this girl was smart, so he didn't beat around the bush with her. "I've only prepared it for you and Fu'er. As for the others, go and earn it if you have the ability!"
Marquis Cheng'en openly said that he was biased.
Although Zhou Qiongyue also had some feelings, she still felt sorry for her father and second uncle, "Are my father and second uncle really your children?"
Marquis Cheng'en no longer felt offended, but instead smiled, "Of course it is, it's just that the ten fingers are of different lengths. The title was given to your father. Your second uncle and the Yue family are both quite capable, so I can only protect your third uncle.
You’ll know when you have children.”
"Oh!" Although Zhou Qiongyue did not agree with her grandfather's approach, she would not go against him for the sake of money.
Marquis Cheng'en waved his hand at Zhou Qiongyue. He didn't want to talk to a little girl about this. "Alright, leave now! Don't stand here and make me angry."
He gave Zhou Qiongyue so much money as an advance investment, hoping that if anything happened in the Marquis' Mansion in the future, Zhou Qiongyue, the married woman, would be able to help.
This is their consideration as parents to balance the three sons, and Marquis Cheng'en thinks that the one who benefits the most from this card is the second son.
After all, the eldest brother is Yue Yatou's biological father. If anything really happens, Yue Yatou won't be able to intervene. The third brother has a grudge against Yue Yatou, so even if something happens, Yue Yatou probably won't intervene. So, isn't the second brother the only one who benefits?
Tomorrow is the second prince's wedding day, but the one who couldn't sleep tonight was Zhou Qiongyue. She earned too much today and was so excited that she didn't sleep much all night.
I have to say, no one would be able to sleep if they became rich overnight!
Although Zhou Qiongyue was groggy all night and didn't sleep much, it didn't affect her energy and vitality the next day.
Zhou Qiongyue adhered to the principle that whoever paid was the customer, so when she followed Jin to Youxinyuan to pay her respects in the morning, she was very sweet-talking.
When everyone was going out together, Zhou Qiongyue took the initiative to step forward to support her grandmother, and smiled and ignored her grandmother's sarcastic tone.
When Zhou Wencan and his family saw Zhou Qiongyue like this, they were completely confused.
Zhou Zhiquan, who was following Zhou Wencan, looked at his sister who was carefully supporting his grandmother in front of him. He couldn't help but tug at his father Zhou Wencan's sleeve and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with my sister today?"
The Crown Prince Zhou Wencan frowned and said perfunctorily, "Just speak, why are you being so childish?"
Zhou Zhiquan looked at his father speechlessly, his eyes clearly saying, "Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"
Zhou Zhiyi also heard it nearby. Seeing his brother's depressed look, he couldn't help but comfort him, "Dad probably doesn't know either. Just give Dad a way out!"
Zhou Wencan looked at Zhou Zhiyi speechlessly, his eyes saying, "You are not much better, you are an unfilial son."
Jin walked beside the three of them, father and son, and could only glare at Zhou Wencan and his son helplessly, signaling them to behave themselves.
Jin thought about her daughter's love of money and thought she might have guessed something. However, she didn't plan to ask. She knew her mother-in-law wouldn't dare to do anything to her daughter, so she just let her daughter do whatever she wanted.
The person involved, Lady Liu, the wife of the Marquis of Cheng'en, was also quite nervous. This granddaughter, who was usually a bit of a thorn, had a granddaughter who smiled and agreed to everything she said.
If today wasn't the wrong time, she would have wanted to ask her granddaughter if she was possessed by an evil spirit.
While Liu was thinking about all sorts of things, Zhou Qiongyue and Sun had already helped the old lady to the carriage.
Zhou Qiongyue supported her grandmother and said with a smile, "Grandma, let me help you up."
Liu family······
After Lady Liu, wife of the Marquis of Cheng'en, came to her senses, she felt goosebumps all over her body when she saw such a granddaughter. She simply waved her hand at Zhou Qiongyue, signaling her to leave.
Seeing her granddaughter's fake smile, Liu quickly added, "It's good that your Third Aunt is here. You don't need to serve her. Go back and serve your mother!"
Zhou Qiongyue saluted respectfully, "Yes, granddaughter will take her leave!"
Even Sun, who was supporting the wife of Marquis Cheng'en, was puzzled. "What happened to Yue girl?"
No matter how stupid Lady Liu of Cheng'en was, she couldn't say bad things about her granddaughter in public. She could only scold Lady Sun in anger, "What's it to you? She's not your daughter."