Madam Xu's face twitched: "You old woman, look carefully! This is two thousand taels, not twenty taels!"
Li laughed heartily and beckoned to Xu: "Come, come here, let me show you. Starting from the Mingyang Academy over there, the nearly ten acres of land behind Tianchang Temple all belong to my wife. Do you think you can convince her with a mere two thousand taels?"
While Xu was still dumbfounded, Li pulled her around in a circle: "Look over here again. My wife has bought more than a dozen houses in the south of the city. You say you come from a royal family, but is this all the world you've got?"
Li deliberately raised her voice, causing Cui, who was sitting in the carriage, to turn pale and then red.
Madam Xu was stunned: "You, you mustn't be talking nonsense! Where did your wife get so much money to buy land and houses?"
Madam Li looked at her as if she were a fool, raising her chin and saying, "Aren't you from the Prince's Mansion? Go to the yamen and find out how many properties my Lady Su owns!"
Cui was completely devastated.
She thought the Su family was just a small family, but she never expected them to be so wealthy.
Madam Xu returned dejectedly, looking helpless, and said, "Madam, that old woman spoke with such confidence; she probably wasn't lying to me..."
Cui's face turned ashen: "Let's go to the prefectural government office!"
Half an hour later, Cui emerged from the prefectural government office with an incredulous expression.
The prefect, all smiles, saw her off: "Take care, Madam. Come visit often."
Cui ignored him completely and boarded the carriage somewhat blankly.
I never expected this!
Su Xuerong has purchased real estate and property in Hangzhou over the past few months, amounting to tens of thousands of taels!
The prefect also casually mentioned a piece of information to her.
Su Xuerong's father, Su Jingxuan, and her cousin, Lin Chenggui, took advantage of the recent defeat of the rebel army to buy up a large amount of fertile land at low prices. If calculated, those fields could produce tens of thousands of catties of grain every year, making them a veritable granary of Hangzhou.
Moreover, at this moment, under Xiao Yuan's arrangement, the two of them have already gone to some villages in the fiefdom to teach the people how to grow high-quality grain varieties...
In short, the Su family is of paramount importance to Xiao Yuan at present.
On her way back to the mansion, Lady Cui remained silent.
Madam Xu muttered from the side, "Even so, Madam Su absolutely cannot use this to blackmail the Prince into marrying her. What is she anyway..."
"Shut up!" Cui suddenly shouted.
Madam Xu was stunned. Looking at her stern expression, she looked embarrassed and dared not speak again.
At the same time, in the villa.
Zhou and Xiuchun took turns caring for the unconscious Su Xuerong, but each time they saw Xiao Yuan sitting outside the screen.
He had already moved all the affairs of Juxiantang here, and every day he was not only busy dealing with various affairs in the fiefdom, but also took time to take care of Su Xuerong.
Looking at Xiao Yuan's increasingly gaunt face, Zhou felt a lump in her throat.
Prior to this, she had strongly opposed her daughter marrying him.
But seeing Xiao Yuan's affection for his daughter, she felt a pang of guilt.
Madam Zhou gently placed a bowl of snow swallow's nest on Xiao Yuan's table: "Your Highness, why don't you go and rest for a while? I'll take care of A Rong."
Xiao Yuan looked up at Madam Zhou and said, "Madam, thank you for your trouble."
But he didn't respond to her, picked up the snow swallow and drank it without tasting it, his face cold.
Zhou felt a chill run down her spine, cleared away the empty bowls, and turned to leave.
After taking two steps, she heard Xiao Yuan's voice behind her.
"Madam, if Arong can wake up, I will definitely marry her!"
This time, Xiao Yuan's tone left no room for doubt.
Zhou sighed deeply and walked out.
Xiao Yuan got up and walked to Su Xuerong's side, skillfully wiping her cheeks with a warm handkerchief.
Xiuchun, who was standing to the side, tried to take the handkerchief several times, but each time she saw Xiao Yuan's gaze, she hesitated.
This man looks terrifying ever since his wife fainted.
Xiuchun watched as Xiao Yuan skillfully undid his wife's undergarment, and finally couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, please let me do it..."
"Get out!" Xiao Yuan shouted sternly without turning his head.
Xiuchun was so frightened that she shuddered and could only swallow her saliva and leave.
Oh my god, that's terrifying!
Could it be that the prince was just pretending in front of his wife all along?
This is his true nature.
Xiao Yuan unbuttoned Su Xuerong's inner garment, revealing that she was only wearing a moon-white embroidered bodice underneath.
Xiao Yuan moved with extreme care, as if polishing a rare treasure, tracing every part of her body.
His movements were extremely serious, without the slightest hint of disrespect.
After wiping one side, he gently turned her body over and wiped the other side.
He didn't put her clothes back on and cover her with a thin blanket until he had wiped her body completely clean.
Then he picked up the jade comb next to him and slowly combed her hair.
Her thick, jet-black hair felt wonderful to the touch, like the finest silk.
However, Xiao Yuan noticed that his silky black hair had started to fall out and felt rough over the past few days.
He suppressed his inner pain and gently kissed her forehead: "Don't worry, I will definitely wake you up."
He stared intently at the beauty on the bed, and tears streamed down his face without him even realizing it.
When Cui entered the house, this was the scene before her.
On the way here, she was lost in thought, but she never expected that her nephew had actually developed real feelings for this Su woman.
"Your Highness..."
Xiao Yuan had already heard the approaching footsteps behind him. Without showing any emotion, he wiped away his tears, got up, and walked out.
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