Chapter 26: Proposal
"Are you the Second Prince's men? Please come in quickly. The Second Prince is really good to my daughter."
The guard said with a cold face.
"Master Qin, you misunderstood. We are from Prince Zhan's Mansion and we are here to propose to Miss Qin Yuyao."
"What???"
"You are from Prince Zhan's Mansion, not the Second Prince's Mansion."
"Who said we are the Second Prince's residence? Where is Miss Qin?"
The line was so long that the butler had to hurry to get out from the back.
"Master Qin, congratulations, you will be our prince's father-in-law from now on.
We still have to rely on you and hope you can give us more support."
That’s what they say, but anyone who walks out of Prince Zhan’s palace is a local overlord.
Even though the butler is old now, he is still a good fighter and has good martial arts skills.
This is just a polite remark for the sake of courtesy.
Although Qin Beimu felt a little regretful that he was not the second prince, he still invited the long team to the hall.
Whether it was passers-by or Qin's family, they were all dumbfounded when they saw so much dowry.
Passersby were talking in low voices.
"You said that the War King is really generous with his betrothal gifts when he marries a wife! Look at that long line, it's really the envy of others.
As expected of a royal family member, this is truly lavish."
Another woman whispered.
"Hey! Didn't you hear the rumors a few days ago? What's the point of giving a large betrothal gift? You'll still be a widow.
In the end, he didn’t even have a child, and he was not even a Buddhist monk, and he was no better than us ordinary people.”
"Shhh."
"Aunt Liu, please speak softly and don't let others hear it.
Otherwise, this will bring disaster to the family. We should not discuss these royal affairs casually to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go quickly. Royal affairs are not something ordinary people like us can get involved in. Our lives are more important."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go."
The Shangshu Mansion is really lively.
But now, as the stepmother of the family, Zhou Yunjin has set her sights on these dowries.
These dowries were so eye-catching that they included fine pearls, jadeite, agate and jade ornaments, jade ruyi, night pearls, corals, and most importantly, 1 million taels of gold.
I didn't expect this War King to be so rich? It's a pity that he's a loser.
But the housekeeper is a smart man, how could he not know what Mrs. Ji is planning?
The housekeeper smiled very gently, "Stepmother! Please ask the eldest lady to come out and count these dowries."
Zhou Yunjin continued to play dumb, "Haha! Housekeeper, I'm in charge of all matters in the mansion, so don't bother the young lady with these small matters.
I'll let the servants do it, Miss! She's very busy right now, I'm afraid she doesn't have time."
At this time, a voice sounded, "Madam, how come I don't know what I'm busy with? Are you trying to discredit me in front of the housekeeper?"
The housekeeper took a fancy to Nangong Xue and leaned forward respectfully, "Miss, this is the dowry given to you by the prince. Please choose it. Here is the dowry list."
Nangong Xue took a dowry list and looked at it, smiling very sweetly.
"There's a butler, a lady, and a wife! How come no one serves tea to the guests when they come?
Those who know you will think you are very busy, while those who don’t know you will think you are deliberately neglecting others.
Do you have any objections to the War King?"
Zhou Yunjin was horrified when she heard this, "Miss, please don't put the blame on me, what are you talking about?
I was just busy and forgot. Aunt Zhang, Aunt Li, why don't you quickly arrange for someone to serve tea to these distinguished guests? How do you do things? I don't want to stay in the Shangshu Mansion anymore."
"Madam! It's our fault. We will go right away."
Zhou Yunjin glared at Nangong Xue fiercely where the housekeeper couldn't see. She thought Nangong Xue wouldn't dare to do or say anything.
However, she didn't know that the current Nangong Xue was not the previous Qin Yuyao.
"Oh, ma'am, is there something wrong with your eyes? Why don't you call a doctor and see why you keep staring at me?
Look how good I am to you. You usually either treat me harshly or criticize me. Oh my, why am I so kind? "
Zhou Yunjin was almost mad. The little bitch did it on purpose. Why did she become so insidious now?
Housekeeper: "Madam, the eldest lady is now the mistress of our Zhan Palace, and she cannot tolerate being bullied by others.
I advise you to think twice before you act, otherwise you will bring unnecessary trouble to yourself and your family."
Zhou Yunjin gritted his teeth, "Butler! This must be a misunderstanding. The young lady must have seen it wrong just now.
The eldest lady will always be the eldest lady of the mansion. I respect her enough, how dare I glare at her? "
"oh!!!
So what were you doing with those dead fish eyes just now? Do you dare to swear? What? You dare to do it but not admit it.
You don't want to take my dowry away when no one is around, do you? Don't you? Is our Shangshu Mansion so poor? "
The housekeeper immediately spoke up, "Don't worry, Miss, these dowry lists are also on record in the palace.
If she is missing one of them, she will be bankrupt and lose her head.
This is your dowry, and no one but you can touch it."
"Don't even think about taking it over. It depends on whether she has the guts to do it."
Nangong Xue really likes this housekeeper and his cooperation is very good.
"Butler, you and the prince are really thoughtful. Thank you very much.
Otherwise, as a weak woman, I really don’t know what to do. It’s so pitiful. My father doesn’t love me, my aunt doesn’t love me, and my sister bullies me.
It's so pitiful. From now on, I will completely rely on you, Your Highness."
The housekeeper smiled and said, "Don't worry, Miss, the prince will protect you from now on, and no one will dare to bully you.
Miss, the prince had thought of this a long time ago, so he sent you a few guards who know some martial arts.
Don't worry, Miss, they will only protect you and obey your orders. They will be yours from now on."
"But the prince said that everything must be done according to the eldest lady's opinion. Do you need them to stay by your side and protect you?"
Several people came out and knelt on the ground respectfully, "The servants greet the master."
Nangong Xue took a look at a few of them. They were pretty and seemed to be skilled in martial arts, and quite powerful at that.
What was wrong with Dongfang Chen? Why would he be willing to put the person he had carefully cultivated by her side? Was he trying to spy on her? Or had her secret been exposed?
The housekeeper saw Nangong Xue's action and knew that the other party had misunderstood.
"Miss, please rest assured, these people will be yours from now on. They will only stay by your side and obey your orders.
If they do anything wrong or offend the young lady, you can just sell them out.
This is their indenture, and everything is left to the eldest lady to handle."
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