The whole family burst into laughter, and Huang was especially adept at delivering the finishing touch.
"It's precisely because we haven't forgotten you, the person involved, that we're preparing to help you find a new wife. Otherwise, your later years will be very miserable."
Zhao Minggeng still wanted to try to save him.
“Mother, we must be careful about choosing a wife. What if we marry another woman like Madam Ma? We’ll be miserable.”
Madam Huang glanced at her son sideways.
“Having learned your lesson once, if you still can’t control your wife, you’re not my son.”
I've been a clever old woman all my life, how could I have given birth to such a stupid child like you?
This is practically begging the prince to help you find a wife; the people the prince knows are bound to be decent.
Women like Ma, who disliked their own children and favored only their maternal relatives' children and nephews, were relatively few.
Anyone with a modicum of sense wouldn't do something so foolish as to prioritize their maternal family over their own.
Zhao Minggeng had no choice but to stand up and bow deeply to Prince Rui.
"Your Highness, my third uncle's happiness for the rest of his life is now in your hands."
"I need to find out first, can a wife be divorced if the prince acted as matchmaker?"
Huang grabbed the teacup beside her and threw it at Zhao Minggeng.
Zhao Minggeng caught it easily. "Mom, your strength is not what it used to be when you were young."
"You brat, can't you speak properly? If you can't speak properly, then shut up."
You haven't even married a wife yet, and you're already thinking about divorcing her.
If you think like that, even if you marry a goddess, she'd probably still find fault with you.
Mrs. Huang was utterly speechless. This son was no longer safe; he was too stupid.
The prince himself acted as matchmaker, yet he was still worried. Who does this person look down on?
Zhao Minggeng pursed his lips.
"What's so great about a celestial being? Ma Shi was no worse than a celestial being back then, but she was both stupid and vicious."
Prince Rui found the interaction between the mother and son quite amusing, but he sensed that people had some reservations about Zhao Minggeng's ex-wife.
So he lowered his head and whispered in Zhao Qinglin's ear, and Zhao Qinglin recounted in detail all the things Ma had done over the years.
He especially emphasized that, in order to extricate himself from his predicament, he even recounted how he had led the refugees to Zhao Family Village.
After hearing this, Prince Rui couldn't find the right words to describe it; how could there be such a mother in the world?
"Sigh, my third uncle's worst misfortune in his life was marrying Ma, and his luckiest misfortune was also marrying her."
Otherwise, how could there be a third sister and those two clever and quick-witted younger cousins?
Prince Rui nodded, "It must be the blessing of your ancestors."
Zhao Qinglin chuckled, "My husband is wise; that's what I thought too."
The two of them flirted and teased each other as if no one else was around, while Zhao Minggeng and Huang stared at each other blankly.
"What are you glaring at? If you keep glaring, your eyeballs won't grow any bigger."
It's only a matter of time before my sweet girl gets married. What, do you still want to be the bastard who breaks up the couple?
Alright, you don't need to worry about it anymore.
To ensure harmony in your family in the future, and to ensure my two grandsons are not mistreated by their stepmother.
Now, your wife will divide the family property among you.
Your family's wealth will be divided into four parts: one part for each of the three children, and one part for yourself.
Anyway, you don't have much real estate or land here, so just divide it like this, write the documents, and stamp them with your official seal.
Identification documents and such are also handled separately, each with its own management.
When your new daughter-in-law enters the house in the future,
I don't need to dislike my grandsons anymore, and it saves her from trying to take advantage of my two grandsons.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and bring out your money so we can divide it up!"
Mrs. Huang urged him on, increasingly feeling that her son was somewhat dull.
Zhao Minggeng scratched his head. "Hey, why are we splitting up the family over the New Year?"
No matter how conflicted Zhao Minggeng was, he went back to his room and took out the money from when the family divided their property.
He handed the box containing the silver notes to Huang.
"Mother, please help me divide it up. I'll get a smaller share. We can manage no matter what, and besides, I still have my monthly allowance."
It's my bad reputation now, otherwise I don't know how many people would be posting things on my name.
To prevent my daughters from being mistreated by their stepmother, separating from the family has its advantages.
These were Zhao Minggeng's true feelings, but when Huang heard them, she felt that her son was really useless.
As for the players, it's time to put Zhao Qingyan's marriage on the agenda.
"I'm willing to get married, but I require that it be in the autumn, when the weather is neither too hot nor too cold."
Zhao Qingyan raised her hand and spoke.
"You shameless thing, getting married in autumn? Why don't you say getting married in spring? That's neither hot nor cold."
That would probably make Dong Sheng even happier.
Zhao Qinglin joked.
Zhao Qingyan had absolutely no concept of shyness.
"The roads are hard to walk on in spring. After the ice melts, the flowers are dripping everywhere, making it very dirty."
Autumn is the best, the harvest season, how beautiful!
"I'll take advantage of this time to buy a few more houses as part of my dowry."
After hearing this, Huang burst into laughter.
"How many tiles are you planning to make as dowry?"
Zhao Qingyan thought for a moment,
"Well, ten or twenty yuan should be enough."
At the very least, the people of Kenqing City need to know that their county magistrate's wife is not some social climber.
When a woman gets married, she always displays her dowry. If the dowry includes real estate, it is usually replaced by roof tiles, with one tile representing one house.
Huang laughed until her stomach hurt. In this small county town, a shop, even the best one, would cost no more than a hundred taels of silver. Even a dozen or twenty shops would only cost one or two thousand taels of silver.
Is this an attempt to embarrass oneself, or to deceive others?
But the granddaughter can do whatever she wants, since she has money anyway.
Although it sounds like a joke, it's also a good way to show off your wealth.
After all, after Zhao Qingyan got married, she would inevitably have to deal with some housekeepers and wives.
There will always be those who want to climb the social ladder.
They'll think their daughter's good life depends on her son-in-law, and then they'll come and annoy her.
The next day, Xu Dongsheng learned that Zhao Qingyan was planning to marry him this year, and he was overjoyed.
Reply quickly and say that you will come to Dawar when you have time to discuss the marriage.
Since they were getting married, the first thing Xu Dongsheng did was to send a message to Han Xuri.
Ask him to have a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe made for his wife.
Han Xuri received a message from his younger brother, saying he had a toothache.
"You brat, all you do is try to take advantage of me."
After reading the letter for a while, Han Xuri's eyes darted around, and he decided to take the letter and go for a stroll around the palace.
Of course, this stroll couldn't be for nothing. They had to consult the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to calculate an auspicious day, and then get special permission from their uncle to have a wedding dress made for them.
After all, the best embroiderers in the world are all in the palace.
"Dongsheng is a serious guy. He got engaged early on, and now he's getting married again. Good for him."
The wedding dress is agreed upon.
When are you going to marry the Princess Consort, you rascal?
Han Xuri hates the topic of getting married the most.
"Uncle, I'll leave the matter of my sister-in-law's wedding dress to you. I have other things to attend to, so I'll go ahead and take care of them."
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