Officials and their families live in the east of the city. The Huicheng County Princess's Mansion is also here, half an hour's drive from the Prince Su's Mansion. It was a mansion built for a prince before, but the prince died young due to illness, so it has been vacant ever since.
Therefore, the specifications are very high, comparable to a royal palace.
The only drawback is that the Princess's Mansion is too big and requires too many people. After calculating the expenses, Su Bei felt jealous.
"I'll transfer some people from the palace and recruit some new ones to help teach." Chu Younan said, feeling a little regretful. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Why don't you stay in the palace for the time being? We won't need so many people here."
"That won't work!" Su Bei snickered, "The girl has already married off from her own family, so how can you expect me to marry later? From Fengyao Pavilion to Lingfeng Pavilion?"
Listening to the girl's plans for marriage, Chu Younan was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He really wanted to marry her home as soon as possible.
Upon hearing that Su Bei was conferred the title of Princess and had her own mansion, Xue Jinrong came with her husband to congratulate her.
As soon as they met, Su Bei felt that something was wrong with Xue Jinrong. When they came back from Fengyuan, they were fine and spent the whole day together. Why were they becoming so cold to each other again?
"Why do you have two big dark circles under your eyes again? Did you fight again last night?" In view of Xue Jinrong's previous performance, Su Bei did not avoid the two brothers and asked directly.
Unexpectedly, this question made both the couple blush, and Xue Jinrong even pinched Su Bei's arm.
"No...why are you pinching me?" Su Bei didn't react for a moment and looked confused.
Chu Younan glanced at Chu Youyang, then whispered a few words in her ear. Su Bei's face immediately turned redder than Xue Jinrong's.
Those two, they consummated their marriage...
I haven't seen you for a few days. I've been playing house at home...
No wonder your face is so red...
Xue Jinrong noticed Su Bei's strange look and immediately glanced at Chu Younan, "What are you talking about, brother? It's not what you think! We just had a fight!"
"Well... we fought for several days and nights..." Su Bei looked at her meaningfully.
"Yeah! That's right...uh, that's not right! Abei, you've learned bad things!" Xue Jinrong chased Su Bei and started playing with him.
Whether you think about it or not, it doesn’t seem so important.
The Su Wang Mansion sent a group of people over, and the Jin Wang Mansion also sent some, all of which were supported by monthly allowances from their respective mansions. Not only that, even the Rui Wang, who rarely interacted with them, sent more than ten slaves and maids, and the Mu Wang, probably out of respect, also sent eight.
Princess Mu Hui sent some, Concubine Yao sent some, Concubine Mei sent some, and Cheng Shi also sent some.
The manpower problem was quickly resolved.
Not only that, Chu Yan also sent a few old maids to teach Su Bei the palace rules...
As soon as Su Bei saw the old lady with a fierce face, she suddenly didn't want to get married.
"It's good to be a third-rank princess. I have my own shop and can support myself..." Su Bei muttered.
Chu Younan was so annoyed that he quickly ordered someone to give the old lady some silver. "Don't be too strict. Just about anything will do."
But Aunt Xu, who was in the lead, had a businesslike look on her face, "Your Highness! The Emperor has already ordered that the Princess of Huicheng represents the majesty of the royal family, and the rules must not be broken, otherwise she will be laughed at in the future!"
Okay, since Chu Yan sent him, Chu Younan can’t do anything about it.
He could only try to comfort Su Bei: "Look, there has been no movement from the Jiang family recently, and Mu Hui's imperial decree for marriage has been issued, so our marriage will be soon. When you marry into the palace, I promise not to let you learn the rules, and you can do whatever you want at that time."
This cake is well drawn.
Su Bei was a little moved.
Chu Younan breathed a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for Princess Mu Hui's imperial decree to recruit commoners as her husband, Su Bei would definitely be the most handsome guy in the entire capital.
Even so, she was still being targeted.
Cheng Shi only sent a servant, but Gu Rui came in person.
He still had a faint smile on his lips, but it seemed like a fake smile. "Greetings, Princess Huicheng."
In front of Nanny Xu, Su Bei sat upright and acted very arrogantly. Only after the old maids were sent away on the pretext of entertaining guests did she relax.
"Fighting zombies isn't this tiring!" Su Bei slumped in his chair and waved his hand casually, "We're all old acquaintances, there's no need to play those tricks, just talk about it if you have something to say."
Gu Rui was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are there really zombies where you came from?"
"I can tell you came from a peaceful era." Su Bei curled his lips, "What's a zombie? There are also zombie wolves, zombie dogs, zombie tigers and lion dogs, which are no weaker than the wolves brought by Chi Man."
"No wonder..." Gu Rui pretended to be enlightened, but he quickly jumped from this topic and got to his point. "I said, you are already a third-rank princess, why do you have to marry a prince? Don't you know that political struggles are dangerous? Don't you know that your head is tied to your belt?"
Su Bei still curled his lips, "Speaking of the point!"
Gu Rui chuckled, "The point is, Jingnan Prince Cheng Shi is interested in you. He is a hereditary noble, and although he has no real power, he is safe and has a guaranteed livelihood. The most important thing is that he loves you deeply, and as you can see, he is also very manly, reliable! Safe! Secure! Better than Chu Younan..."
It turns out he came here as a lobbyist.
Su Bei still curled his lips, "Aren't you a Taoist priest? Why don't you tell your fortune and come here to be a matchmaker? How much benefit did he give you?"
Gu Rui's smile froze instantly. He gave Su Bei a look of disappointment and said, "His father and I have known each other for a long time, and we are also close friends. Why talk about money? Just tell me, can you consider it?"
"No." Su Bei was decisive and did not leave him any wiggle room.
Although she didn't need to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, she wasn't the kind of person who would easily change her mind if she saw someone different! She fell in love with Chu Younan not because of his identity, but just because he was Chu Younan.
Gu Rui sighed heavily and looked at her resentfully, "Then... don't blame me. I want you to marry him anyway, and I will do whatever it takes to achieve this!"
"Can you be a human being?" Su Bei glared at him fiercely. "We all came from another time, and you still do this? Can't we unite and get rich together?"
"I'm not short of money, and too much money attracts thieves! I just want to tell you that I've looked at the astronomical phenomena and Chu Younan is going to face a great disaster in the next few days! If you get engaged to Cheng Shi now, you can avoid this disaster!" Gu Rui said confidently.
I see!
Su Bei couldn't help but feel worried. She suddenly leaned forward and held the armrests of the chair tightly with both hands. "Tell me, what is this disaster?"
"No!" Gu Rui glanced at her and stood up proudly, "Even if you ask the emperor, I still can't tell! Don't waste your energy!"
"You!" Su Bei was furious.
"Not only can I see that he has a calamity, I can also see that you have one too!" Gu Rui raised the corner of his lips and said with a wicked smile, "The solution to your calamity is to get engaged to Cheng Shi as soon as possible!"
"I don't believe it!" Su Bei turned his head away.
The footsteps faded away, accompanied by Gu Rui's voice, "If you don't believe me, forget it! Anyway, I have warned you!"