Unexpectedly, the emperor sighed and said, "My younger brother is a ruthless man. Now that he knows that the girl from the Fu family is his own daughter, he has shown respect to you by not killing your son."
Minister Dong said anxiously, "But Your Majesty, the King of Jin is acting like this, which shows that he has no regard for the laws of Dajing."
The emperor shook his head.
He owed the throne to the Prince of Jin. The late emperor had intended the Prince of Jin to be the crown prince...
Of course, he would not tell this matter at this moment. He just waved his hand and signaled Minister Dong to leave.
Minister Dong clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty!"
The emperor said, "Problems that can be solved with money are minor problems. Your son's problems are entirely his own fault."
"But Your Majesty, my son's legs and arms were already broken, and I suspect someone is deliberately seeking revenge."
"Who did it before? Where did it happen? If you have evidence, just report it to the police."
Minister Dong choked. His son had been hurt before in a brothel.
If this is told to the emperor now, will the Dong family still be able to gain a foothold in the capital?
Thinking of this, he lowered his head.
But the emperor said, "Your son's arms and legs were broken because of a fight over women at a brothel in the West Market. This is a complete coincidence. How can you say it was a frame-up? Whose good man often visits brothels?"
When Minister Dong heard this, his face turned pale and blue.
The emperor continued, "I have never inquired into this matter, entirely because it is embarrassing. Lord Dong, you are a pillar of the court. If you raised a son like this, how shameful would it be if it were to spread?"
"Yes, yes, your Majesty is right." Minister Dong nodded repeatedly.
He really didn't expect that the emperor actually knew that Dong Kuang visited a brothel and was beaten there.
He had clearly come to the palace to seek an explanation, but was scolded instead. When Minister Dong returned to his residence, his face was gloomy.
When his wife and son asked him how things were going, he didn't look at Dong Kuang in a good mood at all: "Everyone is hard to mess with, but you, a rebellious son, actually dared to mess with Fu Nanyao."
"I didn't know she had such a good background. If I knew, I would definitely not divorce her." Dong Kuang argued.
Upon hearing this, Minister Dong and Madam Dong looked at each other.
"Things may be turning around," Mrs. Dong said. "Son, get well soon and use your handsome face to beg Fu Nanyao to get back together. Her legs can be healed. If you agree, the person who cured her legs will definitely help you get yours too."
Dong Kuang endured the pain in his body, nodded and smiled, "Mother is right, by then I will be the Duke of the County, which is better than marrying Cai Mushi."
Mrs. Dong looked at her husband: "Master, what do you say?"
"Don't mess it up again." Minister Dong sighed.
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Fu family.
When Yan Funing woke up, it was already lunchtime.
She had just had lunch with her family when a familiar figure appeared at the dining room door. It was Liu Chengwen.
"Sister, there will be an auction in Jingzhao Prefecture tomorrow. Will you go in person or send a representative?"
"What do the other bidders say?"
"The other families are nothing to be afraid of. I just checked and found out that the person sent by the Crown Prince's Mansion is Cai Mushi. She has already registered at Jingzhao Prefecture."
"The Crown Prince sent Cai Mushi?" Yan Funing frowned. "It seems the Crown Prince wants to use his own identity and Cai Mushi's identity to force Jingzhao Prefecture to sell the Fufeng Restaurant to them, using his status as leverage to pressure them."
Fu Beimo said: "Sister-in-law, what should we do?"
"I'll go to the auction tomorrow myself," Yan Funing said, and instructed Liu Chengwen, "Brother Chengwen, please go back to East Third Street and tell Shopkeeper Yang to call the neighbors tomorrow."
"Okay." Liu Chengwen agreed and walked out quickly.
Yan Funing chased after him: "Have you had lunch?"
"I've eaten." Liu Chengwen turned around and said, "Sister, please go back to the house. It's cold outside."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Liu Chengwen shook the whip in his hand and walked quickly.
After a while, Yan Funing returned to the dining room.
Wan Niang asked her, "The Fufeng Restaurant is said to be the largest and most luxurious restaurant on Zhuque Street. Wouldn't it cost a lot of money to buy this restaurant?"
“It will probably cost a lot of money.”
Yan Funing nodded, calculating in her mind how many tens of thousands of taels of silver she could offer at most.
At this time, Fu Nanyao said: "Sister-in-law, I have ten thousand taels, you can use it."
Yan Funing smiled when she heard this. "Keep your money. I appreciate your kindness. I really want to buy the restaurant, but if the prince maliciously raises the price, then I don't need to keep bidding. I'll just focus on doing business on East Third Street."
When doing business, you should do it within your means. Don't try to be too aggressive, and don't fall into other people's traps.
But when it comes to buying the Fufeng Restaurant, she will naturally try her best.
Wan Niang was relieved: "Fu Ning is right. We will see what happens tomorrow."
"Yes, mother." Yan Funing agreed.
Fu Beimo wrinkled his nose at Fu Nanyao and said, "Sister-in-law means that you should keep the money as your dowry."
Fu Nanyao blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her.
Seeing her blush, Meng Li also blushed.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Ali, why are you blushing?" Fu Beimo exposed him mercilessly, "Yuan Lian didn't say she wanted to marry you."
"Bei Mo, you will never be able to find a wife in the future if you continue like this." Meng Li retorted, unwilling to be outdone.
Wan Niang couldn't help shaking her head when she heard this: "You two are both brats."
Yan Funing chuckled, "They've finally grown up. Two years ago, they weren't much taller than me, but now they're all much taller than me. Even the droning voices that I could hear a while ago are gone now."
Wan Niang touched the heads of the two young men, one on each side, and sighed, "They have indeed grown a lot taller and stronger. They are now at the age to discuss marriage."
After hearing this, Fu Beimo blushed.
Look at the three of them with red faces, Yan Funing giggled non-stop.
Unexpectedly, Fu Beimo asked, "Brother brought sister-in-law back this morning. What did you do last night?"
Yan Funing's lips twitched, and she quickly suppressed her smile, thinking of the moment she couldn't hold on to her last night...
Her little face immediately turned red.
"Oh, sister-in-law's face is red too." Fu Nanyao shouted, "Mom, sister-in-law's ears are even redder."
"I won't talk to you anymore. I need to figure out how to participate in the bidding tomorrow."
Yan Funing said this and hurried out of the dining room, walking quickly and hurriedly.
In the dining room, Wan Niang scolded, "You three are such a jerk! You're the only ones allowed to blush, but my Fu Ning is not allowed to blush?"
"Yes, yes, we can all blush." Fu Nanyao took her mother's arm.
Yan Funing returned to the main courtyard, entered the study, and calculated the accounts on paper.
She wanted to calculate how much silver she would need to buy the Fufeng Restaurant and how much share of the neighbors' dividends she would get. If she could get the support of the neighbors, that would be the best thing.
After calculating the accounts, I looked through the medical books.
Time passed unknowingly, and at dusk, a tall figure loomed over her.
Yan Funing raised her eyes and saw that it was someone who had returned. She smiled at him and said, "You came back quite early today."
"You have to come back earlier. I put you on the bed this morning, and you said we were unworthy." The man was obviously angry. "Yan Funing, tell me, why are we unworthy?"
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