Before Guo Lai could finish his words, Yue Hong glared at him fiercely, "Shut up! Can you just talk about this?!"
But he is not afraid. His backing is unmatched by the Prince of Jingnan, not even the Prince of Su!
"My dogs were shipped from the north. Each dog is worth a thousand taels of silver!" Yue Hongcai narrowed his eyes.
Guo Lai agreed, "Yes, yes, yes! You've raised her for so long, you've developed feelings for her, so you should at least give her a lot, right?"
Yue Hongcai patted his shoulder heavily, "You are worthy of it!"
Guo Lai covered his shoulder with his hands and frowned, "Oh! My injury is not healed yet!"
"I'll go ask my dad for some more silver!"
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Prince Jingnan's Palace.
Prince Jingnan was almost worried to death.
He asked someone to introduce Cheng Shi to a matchmaker, but he didn't expect that his own son had already been put on the blacklist of various noble families.
In the past six months since coming to Tongcheng, Cheng Shi has taken Su'er with him wherever he goes. As a result, he has gained a reputation for doting on a maid before getting married, and no girl is willing to marry him.
King Jingnan had no choice but to go to Su Bei.
"I have a request for you, Princess." Prince Jingnan said earnestly.
Su Bei looked at Chu Younan and found that he had no expression. "Prince Jingnan, please speak."
This is definitely not a big deal.
Prince Jingnan looked embarrassed, "I want the princess to hold a banquet and invite all the women of marriageable age in Tongcheng to attend, so that Shi'er can choose a marriage."
Su Bei's eyes lit up, "That's no problem!"
She wished Cheng Shi could find spring as soon as possible!
Prince Jingnan was overjoyed. "Then I will order people to prepare. Princess, you don't have to worry about anything. Just show up when the time comes!"
This is even better! Just eating and drinking! And you don’t have to spend your own money! But Su Bei didn’t eat for free, Tongcheng also has a north-south snack shop, and she is responsible for providing all the snacks for the banquet.
Ever since the Mo family got into trouble, Adong was transferred to Tongcheng. She was bold and careful, and she ran the shop very well, and she also got married.
When he met the big black dog that day, Su Bei was originally planning to go to the Nanbei Dim Sum Shop.
That’s great, let’s go today.
As soon as Ah Dong saw her, he was about to bow, but Su Bei stopped him, "Okay, okay, I heard that you got married, tell me quickly, how is your in-laws' family?"
Ah Dong looked very proud. "Although my in-laws' family is not as glorious as yours, my mother-in-law treats me well. My sister-in-law and two sisters-in-law are a bit troublesome, but my mother-in-law keeps them under control. And my husband is a scholar. He was admitted to Yuejian Academy last month!"
"Yuejian Academy? Is it famous in Tongcheng?"
"You don't know, Yuejian Academy is the largest academy in Tongcheng. It's hard to get in, you have to take an exam, and it's not easy to study there either. Tuition is the most expensive, and no one uses cheap paper and pens, so the expenses are very high." Ah Dong looked relieved, "It's a good thing you gave me shares in the embroidery shop and the snack shop..."
"Yuejian Academy is a school for aristocrats!" Su Bei curled his lips. It seemed that asking Yue to pay 20,000 taels was too cheap for him. Prince Jingnan wanted to keep the peace and didn't say anything, but he heard from the little maid beside Empress Dowager Mei that there was indeed a painting hanging in the room!
"Of course not, but students of Yuejian Academy, as long as they can pass the imperial examination, can generally become officials!" A Dong said mysteriously, "But I heard that it costs a lot of money..."
No need to ask, this must be due to the second uncle, the third uncle and his uncle. Chu Youyang was worried about selling the official position, it seems that he can take advantage of the time when Queen Mother Mei is pregnant to solve the problem of Yuejian Academy.
Su Bei asked A Dong to withdraw 1,000 taels of silver from the account, "I didn't come to your wedding, and I came in a hurry this time, so I didn't bring you any gifts. Consider these as my dowry for you."
Ah Dong was flattered, "This is too much! It's too expensive, I can't accept it!"
"Don't push and give in to me. Aren't your sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law troublesome? I'll go to your house and support you." Su Bei smiled softly. Although she didn't care about her status, status was a good thing. Since she became a princess and a princess, fewer people dared to bully her.
Ah Dong was very excited. "Really? I told them that I knew the princess, and they all said I was daydreaming. Now I will show them that I, Ah Dong, really do know the princess!"
Just go!
Su Bei instructed the store to prepare snacks for the next few days, and then went to her home with Adong.
Adong's family lives in the city. The yard is not big and the whole family lives together. I heard that it would cost less than 1,000 taels to buy such a yard.
As soon as he entered the yard, Ah Dong shouted, "Mom! I've brought guests!"
"You brought someone back and made so much noise..." The young woman who was washing clothes in the yard looked at him with dissatisfaction, but swallowed the rest of the sentence.
She thought that the person Adong brought was someone from the store, but she didn't know that Su Bei was wearing a lilac-colored soft silk dress and a ruby headpiece. Coupled with her fair face and noble temperament, she was stunned at once.
Ah Dong was even more shouting, "Second sister-in-law! Why don't you quickly pay your respects? This is Princess Su!"
The second sister-in-law hurriedly wiped her hands on her skirt, got up at a loss, and knelt down. The eldest sister-in-law who heard the noise in the house also ran out in a hurry, and when she saw Su Bei's dress, she knelt down without saying a word.
There was only one girl who looked about thirteen or fourteen, who ran out with a look of disdain on her face, "Is this a customer of her shop? How could the princess follow her to a place like this? She has to pave the way with red silk when she goes out!"
When the eldest and second sisters-in-law heard this, they thought it made sense and stood up. The eldest sister-in-law said sarcastically, "She lied without blinking an eye. She spent a lot of money to trick us into meeting the princess. How much money did she spend to hire her?"
Su Bei rolled his eyes in his heart.
Adong's mother-in-law ran out, and when she saw Su Bei in full dress, she immediately knelt down.
The eldest sister-in-law grabbed her and said, "Mom, why are you kneeling? That princess must be fake!" "That's right! She can know the princess? You think too highly of her!" The youngest sister rolled her eyes.
The second sister-in-law agreed, "That's right! He's always making a fuss!"
The mother-in-law was puzzled.
Just as Su Bei was about to say something, the driver and his servants came over, each holding a snack that Su Bei had brought from the store.
"Princess, where are the things?" asked the coachman.
"Put it in Adong's room and let her look back and divide it." Su Bei said in a deep voice.
The younger sister sneered, "You are pretending well, but the princess is in the capital, why would she come to Tongcheng, and come to our poor family's small courtyard!"
Ah Dong choked: "If you dare to offend the princess, be careful or I will spank you later!"
"Tsk! Stop pretending. With your status, marrying my brother is marrying above your station. It's useless to flatter him!" The younger sister rolled her eyes.
"What are you talking about!" Grandma was reasonable. "We are just an ordinary family. How can we say whether we are marrying up or not? Besides, your brother's education depends on Adong. We can't be ungrateful!"
Su Bei nodded secretly, thinking that as long as her mother-in-law was sensible, Adong's life would not be too difficult.
But the younger sister stamped her feet and said, "Mom! If she hadn't cheated, why would my brother marry her!"
"Shut up!" the mother-in-law scolded.
"I won't!"
My younger sister wanted to say something, but the driver couldn't stand it anymore. He took out his badge, waved it in front of them, and said in a stern voice, "Do you recognize the badge of the Jingnan Palace? If you don't kneel down when you see the Princess Su, be careful or I will beat you with fifty sticks!"