And just at this moment, the second master Shangguan Hongchen also walked in.

"Brother, sister-in-law. Oh, my two younger brothers and sisters are here too." He didn't even greet his own biological relatives.

He seldom showed affection to him in public.

The second old lady is not the old prince's concubine, she is just a concubine.

Auntie felt very embarrassed, and the second old lady was very unwilling to listen.

Over time, in such occasions, they all formed a tacit understanding: no.

In private, he directly kissed his concubine.

If he couldn't avoid it, he would go to the second old lady.

"Second brother, send away all the concubines in your courtyard who have never given birth to children." The prince was furious when he saw his disgruntled second brother.

You know, if you play with women, sooner or later you will die in their belly.

"Brother, why are you suddenly mad at me? Those women didn't cause any trouble. Did you go and talk nonsense in front of my sister-in-law? I'll deal with you when I get back."

The second master was unwilling to dismiss his concubines.

He didn't dare to talk back to the prince, so he got angry at his wife. He was just a bully at home.

"My husband, I don't have any. I just came to ask the princess for more betrothal gifts. In ten days, Zifeng will propose marriage, but until now, there are only eighteen betrothal gifts, which I really can't afford." Miao Luoying said while wiping away her tears.

"You are already thirty-nine years old, and you have done nothing until now. You are unworthy of being a descendant of the Shangguan family. If you continue to behave so absurdly, don't say you are the second master of the Rong Palace when you go out.

If you don't feel ashamed, I will be too embarrassed to see anyone. Tomorrow you will follow me to the army, and General Wang will arrange a job for you in the ordnance department." The prince scolded her.

"So what? Big brother, look at my body, I'm not fit to be a material for military equipment." The second master was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and he suddenly refused to do it.

Working as a soldier was tiring and dirty. Moreover, you could not go home every day, you had to live in the military camp and could only go home once every two weeks.

"This is not up to you. Come to me tomorrow, or you'll have to send away all the women in your room." The prince made the final decision with a look of deep regret.

This younger brother is spoiled by the second old lady and doesn't feel angry at all.

The second master had an expression that showed he was in love with his brother, but he didn't dare to disobey his brother.

At worst, he would just wait and see. If he could escape, he would.

"Your Majesty, please give us your opinion on Zifeng's marriage.

It is not a trivial matter for a young man from the royal palace to marry a wife. He cannot be so shabby, and the royal palace cannot afford to lose face.

There are only ten days left before the engagement, and there is still no decent betrothal gift." The second old lady brought the topic back to the main topic.

The prince was well aware of the situation of the second wife. He had tried to take care of this younger brother many times but to no avail. His second brother's wife was also unable to support the family, and the two of them made the second wife's life a mess.

The prince glanced at everyone.

"What do you think, Princess?"

The princess didn't expect him to ask her. He was the head of the family, and as long as the prince agreed, she would do it.

"I will handle my business impartially. I cannot favor one over the other. There are more than one son of the Shangguan family."

"Yes, Princess, you did the right thing." The prince agreed with the princess's approach.

"Brother, Zifeng is your nephew, and the Second Old Madam is your aunt. Can this relationship be the same as that between other nephews and nephews?" The Second Old Master was very dissatisfied.

"Humph, you want to be the prince?" The prince's words suppressed him so much that he dared not say anything else.

"Your Highness, the girl is the legitimate daughter of the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion. If our betrothal gifts are not good enough, the marriage may be changed." Shao Zhiruo stepped forward and took the initiative to make the matter more serious.

At the same time, she was also planning for her own son. Her son was a few months older than Zifeng, and he had been engaged, but had not yet proposed, so she was just waiting for Zifeng to get married.

She had long known that the Second House could not come up with a decent betrothal gift, so she was just waiting to get it from the Princess.

The Second Old Lady did not choose to discuss the matter earlier, but had to do so ten days before the betrothal date. This was forcing the Princess.

"How much betrothal gift have you prepared now?" asked the prince.

"There are only eighteen." Miao Luoying replied in a low voice embarrassedly.

The prince felt like hitting someone after hearing this.

The second house was squandered by my second brother to the point that I couldn't even afford a decent betrothal gift.

Before the old prince passed away, he gave five shops to the second wife, fearing that his second son would have a hard time in the future. The second brother's wife also had three dowry shops. The third brother didn't have so much property.

The prince let out a long sigh.

"Zifeng was raised by me. As his uncle, I will use 10,000 taels of silver from my own private treasury to help him get married. However, starting next month, the expenses for the second house will be reduced by 100 taels of silver."

The prince gave a big sweet date and then hit him lightly with a stick.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness." The second lady immediately smiled and stepped forward to bow to the two people sitting in the main seat.

The other two sisters-in-law didn't look too happy.

The money was not taken from the public treasury, but from the prince's own pocket.

This is personal behavior and personal emotion.

They are his sons' mothers. If the prince wants to give them, it's a favor. If he doesn't, it's his fault.

If one hundred taels of silver is shortchanged every month for expenses, then ten thousand taels of silver means one hundred taels at a time. It will probably not be long before the princess makes up the difference after some persuasion from the second old lady and the second wife.

The two looked at each other in disappointment.

"I will give three thousand taels to Zijin to add to the glory, and I will also give three thousand taels to Zilu in the future." The prince continued.

Shangguan Zijin is the eldest grandson from the next generation and the eldest son of Shangguan Hongxiang.

Shangguan Zilu is the second grandson from the next generation and the eldest son of Shangguan Hongyun.

When the two sisters-in-law Shao Zhiruo and Shen Miaoyi heard that the prince would also give them a son, although not as much as he gave to Zifeng, it was at least three thousand taels.

It's better than nothing.

The two men stepped forward to thank the prince.

The prince's arrival solved the princess's problem.

The second room left happily, and the room next door was not too disappointed.

Everybody go away.

Yu Yuanzheng didn't leave.

Throughout the whole process, she was just a foil and had no say.

"Princess, are you unhappy with the way I handled the matter?" The prince felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that the princess did not express any reaction.

"No, Your Majesty is the head of the family. You can spend your money however you want. I dare not object."

"Okay, Princess, don't be angry. I'll give you the chess piece too." Then he took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and handed it to Yu Yuanzheng.

Yu Yuanzheng was shocked. Is there such a good thing?

But she didn't dare to answer it. She looked at the princess, waiting for her instructions.

"Just accept it if the prince gives it to you." The princess was not polite at all.

"Go to the street and buy some good fabrics to make some nice clothes for Ziqi and yourself. Once the engagement is made, the marriage will not be far away. You will also have to entertain guests with Concubine Li, so you can't dress too shabby."

The princess took the banknote directly from the prince and stuffed it into her hand.

"Thank you, father, my queen." Yu Yuanzheng smiled happily.

With the prince around, she felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so she said goodbye and left.

Counting the banknotes as he walked.

I didn’t expect it to be also ten thousand taels.

This money comes too easily.

Yu Yuanzheng was so happy that her heart was bubbling with joy.

When she returned to Qiyayuan, someone was waiting for her.