Yuan Bohua was also afraid that the Second Prince would do such a fatal thing. He had seen with his own eyes how much the Second Prince loved his concubine.

Anyway, Yuan Bohua just disagreed, "Even a hero can't resist the temptation of a beautiful woman."

Seeing this, Zhou Qiongyue did not insist and found another candidate. "Then I can ask my father to pick me up tomorrow. I can go to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion with my father for dinner. Then you can come to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion to pick me up."

Yuan Bohua complained in his heart, "My father-in-law is even busier than me. If I delay his work, he won't be willing to punish his daughter, but he will be willing to punish me too, right?" He only realized after marrying his sweetheart that her father was a scoundrel who loved the emperor even more than he did!

Yuan Bohua looked at Yue'er's expression and thought that she probably didn't know what her father-in-law did. He could only say cautiously, "Father is a bit busy recently, so I don't need to bother him!"

"Hmm? Is Dad very busy lately?" It's no wonder Zhou Qiongyue was surprised. In her mind, her father has never been very busy.

Zhou Wencan: Is it possible that I am traveling at night?

"Hmm..." What should Yuan Bohua say? He thought about it and explained, "The drought is so severe that everyone in the court is very busy."

Zhou Qiongyue thought about the candidates in her mind. If her eldest and second brothers had not passed the imperial examinations after she got married, they would also be suitable.

Now the second brother Zhou Zhiyu has been sent out, the eldest brother has also entered the court, and the fifth brother is also studying in the academy. The other brothers either have a bad relationship with her or are not familiar with her.

Zhou Qiongyue could only focus her attention on the Fifth Prince. "Is that so? Then I'll have my fifth cousin take me off tomorrow! He really enjoys leaving the palace anyway, so let him play in the palace for a few days. He should be okay, right?"

Seeing Yue'er racking her brains to find a candidate, Yuan Bohua didn't want to spoil her fun. He was indeed very busy recently, and he was relieved that the Fifth Prince was staying at the palace to accompany Yue'er for a few days.

"Fifth Prince, you can! But you have to promise me that you will bring more people tomorrow."

Zhou Qiongyue nodded in agreement. She was also a person who valued her life very much.

After everything was discussed, Yuan Bohua felt a pang of hunger coming on. He immediately told Gu Mei beside him, "Set the table!"

Sometimes, just as you mention someone, they will come. Gu Mei had just had the meal served when a servant came in to announce, "The Second Prince is here."

"My second cousin really knows how to pick the time." Zhou Qiongyue had no intention of going out to greet him. Besides being his cousin, she was also the princess of a royal family. Her second cousin was just a bald prince.

Although Zhou Qiongyue said this, she still asked Gumei to add another pair of chopsticks.

As soon as the second prince entered the room, he felt the coolness and he felt much more comfortable.

"My cousin and brother-in-law are living a good life!" The second prince was truly envious.

"It can't compare with the beauty of my second cousin." Zhou Qiongyue is now getting more and more comfortable in criticizing this cousin.

Yuan Bohua was impressed by these two people. They would argue with each other as soon as they met. He could only quickly smooth things over, "Cousin, have you had dinner yet? Let's have some together."

The second prince gave Yuan Bohua a look that said, "You are a sensible boy," and sat down next to Yuan Bohua.

The Second Prince looked at the ice basin in the room and shamelessly asked, "Cousin, do you have any extra ice? Give some to me."

The Second Prince didn't think it was his fault for being shameless! There really wasn't enough ice in his palace. His mother's allowance did have more, but she had already subsidized his wife, so he was too embarrassed to ask for more.

With just the meager allowance he had, he still had to subsidize the concubines and the imperial concubines. He hadn't lived in the front yard of the prince's mansion for a long time. He couldn't live without ice!

"My ice cellar is almost empty. I spent money on this ice. If my second cousin likes it, I have a way to get it."

Zhou Qiongyue became enthusiastic when talking about her. It would be a waste not to make money from her cousin.

The second prince was indeed very tempted. He didn't even have any ice in his study now. He felt like he couldn't go on with the life and he urgently needed some ice.

"How much silver?" The second prince couldn't help but ask the price excitedly.

Zhou Qiongyue was not polite and boldly quoted a figure, "Ten thousand taels for the channel fee, and the money for buying the ice flowers afterwards will be borne by you."

The Second Prince gasped for his cousin's evil heart, and immediately clutched his chest and complained, "Cousin, you didn't treat me like this before. You gave me money to spend when you had it. What about the brotherly love we promised each other? In the end, you only wanted to make money from me..."

Yuan Bohua next to him suddenly said, "That's not her!"

Zhou Qiongyue and the second prince both looked up at Yuan Bohua in surprise.

Zhou Qiongyue: What does Yuan Bohua mean by this? Has she realized that she is not the original owner?

The Second Prince: Look, look, even my good friends are so surprised by my cousin’s evil heart that they are talking nonsense.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Yuan Bohua explained, trying to hide his mistake, "People change!"

"Fortunately, my friend and brother-in-law isn't crazy. But my cousin has definitely changed, becoming more stingy." The Second Prince simply complained, not giving it any thought. It was mainly because the three of them often spoke freely together, so how could they have the energy to take every word seriously?

Only Zhou Qiongyue looked at Yuan Bohua strangely. Since her second cousin was there, she didn't ask any more questions.

Yuan Bohua knew the princess was sizing him up, but he wasn't intimidated. Perhaps it was the princess who was intimidated! He was now curious whether the princess would find a chance to question him.

Zhou Qiongyue wasn't the type to be afraid to talk back, "Second cousin, if you think I'm stingy, then just bear with it!"

"Brother-in-law, please take care of your princess!" The second prince looked at Yuan Bohua like a playful boy, and in his heart he really hoped that Yuan Bohua would bend his arm outward at this time.

Yuan Bohua's arm turned to his princess, "Second cousin, you should give it to me! It's easy to get heatstroke if you get too hot."

"It's not that I'm stingy! I'm really poor. I've spent all my money on food. How about I use my treasures as compensation?"

If we were to say what the second prince has in abundance, it would be the treasures bestowed by the emperor. He dared not sell them, but it would not be a problem to give a few of them to his cousin.

When the Second Prince mentioned the treasure, Zhou Qiongyue's heart was moved. After all, if she told her aunt about this method tomorrow, the Emperor would know about it, and the Second Prince would definitely know about it too.

Zhou Qiongyue was determined to get whatever she could from the Second Prince. "What is it? A gift from the Emperor?"

"How about the jade pendant bestowed by the emperor? I'll give you one and give it to my nephew in the future. How about that?" The second prince recommended enthusiastically.

Zhou Qiongyue nodded reluctantly, "Bring it here!"

Is the Second Prince so anxious? He smiled and pulled the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Zhou Qiongyue. This was one of his favorite jade pendants. Another heartbreaking day.