Needless to say, there are countless gold and silver treasures. Without these things, who would be willing to support the Green City Lord's Mansion?
Therefore, the gold and silver jewelry that were stuffed into the Zhao family every year emptied half of her mansion's treasury.
After sending money to her family home every year, she was struggling to make ends meet for all the expenses at the city lord's mansion.
Therefore, we really need to earn more money, otherwise we won't feel very financially secure.
"Let him in," Zhao said, glancing at the maid before changing her mind.
Yan Shanxing made up his mind to persuade Zhao Shi with reason and emotion, hoping to get her to agree to Yan Qingxue's marriage to the He family.
Therefore, as soon as he entered the room, he patiently explained the key relationships inside to Zhao.
"Madam, although the He family is just a merchant family, you must have heard of their wealth, right?"
"If we could gain the He family's support, sending things to your maternal family in the future would be much easier, and we wouldn't have to worry about our meager family fortune, would we?"
Zhao turned her face away and personally poured Yan Shanxing a cup of tea.
"It's all because you're dirt poor and have absolutely no skills."
Yan Shanxing was flattered and accepted the teacup handed to him by Zhao Shi. He smiled with narrowed eyes and said, "Madam, I would like to help you improve your skills, but you just won't say anything, so I don't dare to make a decision."
The He family has sent quite a few good things to the Jincheng government. If we can get on their good side, we can also get a share of the profits.
Things are very different in Jincheng now; the government there is now in Israel.
Islael is now a powerful nation, and our Green City is not far from this Golden City, separated only by the Red City.
As the saying goes, the closer you are, the more you benefit. Our Green City is still a bit lacking compared to Red City.
The He family of Hongcheng is incredibly wealthy. If we don't have any necessary connection with them, then we won't have a share of the Jincheng Commercial Street, and we'll just be able to watch them rake in the money.
If Jincheng, that sacred place, is used for business, one can imagine how prosperous it will become in the future. I've already foreseen that Jincheng will become prosperous, so I want to get a share of the pie there.
Linglong has already predicted it: Jincheng will undergo a dramatic change within three months, and prosperity is inevitable.
Zhao was somewhat suspicious and doubted Yan Shanxing's words. Jincheng had become a refugee slum, and the people there were like rats in the street, hated by everyone.
How can we expect to prosper by relying on a holy site?
However, she wasn't quite sure how to make money from this. Since Yan Shanxing had said so, there must be a reason for it.
She does want to make money, that's true, but she doesn't want to use her daughter's marriage as a means to do so; that would be a huge loss.
"I won't stop you from getting in touch with Hongcheng, but you can't use Xiaoxue."
Xiaoxue must marry into a prestigious family in the future.
We come from a prestigious family; how could I possibly let my daughter marry into a merchant's family?
The difference is too big.
"Why don't you do as I suggested before and marry Linglong off to them? Wasn't this her own idea? Let her take the plunge. The He family will definitely be happy to have her involved."
Yan Qingxue lowered her head and ate her candied fruit, listening to the conversation between the two. A smile flashed in her eyes. Her mother's idea was good.
Marrying a fool won't work, but marrying into the He family is fine. If something goes wrong and the royal family comes looking for her, let that little bitch Yan Linglong take the blame herself. Anyway, this was her own idea, and now that she's married into the family, no one can find fault with the City Lord's Mansion.
Yan Shanxing rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. "Madam, you're joking again. How can I possibly arrange Linglong's marriage? The royal family will have to give their approval, won't they?"
Moreover, the royal family intends to bring Linglong into the royal family when she grows up, so she's definitely going to become a royal wife.
"A marriage alliance with the royal family would be an honor for our household. If we were to lose that honor, wouldn't we be like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon?"
"You want both the sesame seeds and the watermelon, then I have no choice. I can't push my daughter into a fire pit. You decide for yourself." Zhao grabbed a handful of melon seeds and cracked them open, her eyes thoughtful. Although she was speaking to Yan Shanxing, she thought of Yan Linglan, whom her daughter had mentioned earlier. Her mind raced, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
Why not—
"What do you think of that girl Linglan? Although she is a concubine's daughter, she is still a young lady in our city lord's mansion. After her aunt died, she was raised under my name and has always been treated as the second legitimate daughter. If she marries into the He family, she will be highly regarded and pampered, and the wealth will be enough for her to enjoy a life of luxury."
For that child, it's like marrying into a good family. It's just that the merchant's status is rather low. I wonder what Linglan is thinking.
Why don't you go and ask?
Never mind, I'll go ask.
If you go to her place and force her child, the child won't be happy and certainly can't refuse your request. I'll go over and subtly probe the situation myself.
If the child is willing and happy, that's fine. But if she's not willing, I won't force her. She's always been well-behaved and obedient, a very considerate child. I originally planned to find her a husband from a prestigious family.
But considering her status as an illegitimate child, and that her own aunt was merely a concubine, she worried that marrying into a prestigious family would mean being looked down upon. She figured it would be better to marry into a lower-ranking family and be treated with respect by her husband's family.
Yan Shanxing nodded in compromise, and they each took a step back. Linglan was a well-behaved and understanding child. As long as the madam mentioned it, she should be able to understand what he meant.
Bringing lilies of the valley along is fine; it's better than having none at all.
For a moment, he had forgotten about Linglan, but after his wife mentioned it, he suddenly realized what was going on.
As long as he can marry into the He family, it makes no difference to him whether it's Qingxue or Linglan.
"Then I'll have to trouble you with this matter, Madam."
Yan Qingxue paused in her eating of candied fruit. Was she going to marry Linglan off to him?
She didn't mean to look down on the merchants, but she didn't know what kind of person the young master of the He family was, or whether he was worthy of Linglan.
Asking Linglan directly like that, how is Linglan supposed to think about it?
Linglan had never met the young master of the He family, so she didn't know if he was round or flat, or what his character was like.
She felt that this was simply putting Suzuran in a difficult position, asking a question that Suzuran could not answer.
Instead of asking, it would be better to let Linglan meet the young master of the He family directly, and then ask her opinion after they meet.
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