No one can stop the emperor from doing what he is determined to do.
A few days later, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Finance came up with a plan.
The Ministry of Revenue contributed 200,000 taels and the Ministry of Finance contributed 400,000 taels, making a total of 600,000 taels.
A prince spent 100,000 taels to buy a house and move.
Liu Zhao was the most active and was the first to run to the Shaofu to withdraw the 100,000 taels that belonged to him.
Even though I had money, I didn't put it in my pocket.
He excitedly handed the money to Gu Jiu again, "Your Highness is also a rich man now. Use this money to build a house. There is no need to save money for Your Highness."
He looked so proud, as if he was announcing to the world that he was rich, that he had 100,000 taels.
Gu Jiu took the money with a smile.
"Your Majesty, it's rare for you to be so generous. I'll keep the money for you."
"Take it, take it. Your Highness doesn't need this little money to spend."
He speaks in a bossy manner, as if he is very rich.
Gu Jiu did not expose him and happily accepted the money. "I will tell the children that all the money for building and decorating the house was paid by you."
Liu Zhao forced a smile. "It's just a small matter, why tell these children? If you need money in the future, just tell me and I'll find a way for you."
Gu Jiu smiled and asked him, "Really? I'm in urgent need of several million for a two-week turnover. Your Highness, would you like to help me find a solution?"
Liu Zhao pinched his nose.
How can you play like this?
Just ask for ten or twenty thousand taels, no one would ask for millions of taels.
You can't play it like this.
Liu Zhao had no way of responding to this.
My wife plays too big a game, and she uses millions instead of tens of thousands for money.
I feel so guilty!
"Your Highness just remembered that there is still something unfinished."
Liu Zhao left his words and ran away.
He seems to be catching up with his father, Emperor Wende, and is running very fast.
Gu Jiu laughed loudly behind Liu Zhao.
She has seen through it all.
…
Liu Yi was in a good mood and went to the Shaofu to get money.
He had it all thought out. After he got 100,000 taels, he would give 30,000 taels to Xiao Qin'er and ask her to buy a house.
The remaining 70,000 taels were his private money.
It’s been a long time since I had so much pocket money. I feel so happy.
When Liu Yi thought about the money that was about to be in his hands, he was immediately overjoyed.
When he arrived at the Shaofu, he was told that the money had already been taken away.
His face fell. "Ridiculous! I just arrived and you're saying the money was taken away. What are you doing here, Young Master? Who took my money? Or are you so audacious that you embezzled my money?"
"Your Highness, please calm down. Even if the Minister of the Imperial Household had ten times the courage, I would not dare to embezzle your money. However, your money has indeed been taken away. This morning, Madam Yi took the seal and took away the 100,000 taels that belonged to your Highness."
Liu Yi jumped up from his chair in panic. "What? My cousin has already taken away my hundred thousand taels? You actually let her take my money without my permission. I must demand an explanation for this matter."
Everyone in the Shaofu looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Your Highness and Madam Yi are husband and wife. So, what's wrong with Madam Yi collecting His Highness's money?"
"Of course it's wrong, absolutely wrong. That's my money, the money my father gave me. How can I let my cousin take it? If the money falls into her hands, I won't be able to get a single penny back. What the hell are you doing, Young Master? You're simply killing me."
Liu Yi was so angry that he smashed the Shaofu's tea set and kicked over two stools.
From beginning to end, the Shaofu Household Manager never showed up.
He only ordered his men to quickly send the Fourth Prince away. The affairs of the couple were beyond the control of the Shaofu.
Liu Yi was furious, but the money had already been taken away and the Shaofu could not give him another 100,000 taels.
With no other choice, Liu Yi had to go back to the palace to talk to Xiao Qin'er.
No matter what, he should be given at least half of the 100,000 taels. This is the bottom line.
"Where is the madam?"
After returning to the palace, Liu Yi looked everywhere for Xiao Qin'er.
"Your Highness, the Madam left early this morning and has not returned yet."
"Are you sure you haven't come back yet?"
"I dare not lie to Your Highness. Madam has not returned yet."
"Where is Liu Zhengren?"
"The eldest young master came back once and went out again. He said he wanted to play with Young Master Yu."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you know where the Madam has gone?"
The servant thought for a moment and said, "Madam has been looking at houses recently, perhaps to buy one."
When Liu Yi heard this, his head exploded.
It's over, it's over.
His one hundred thousand taels must have been wasted by Xiao Qin'er.
Xiao Qin'er is becoming more and more stingy now.
Liu Yi dared to guarantee that if Xiao Qin'er bought a house, she would definitely use his 100,000 taels.
As for Xiao Qiner's own private money, she must never take it out.
What should I do?
"Send someone to find her and bring her back quickly. If she's buying a house, stop her."
But we can't let Xiao Qin'er spend all the money.
Liu Yiqi was one step behind.
When it was dark, Xiao Qin'er finally returned to the palace.
When Liu Yi saw her, he asked, "Where's the money? Where is the 100,000 taels?"
"I bought a house and used it all up." Xiao Qin'er said lightly.
Although Liu Yi had been prepared, he couldn't control his temper when he heard Xiao Qin'er say that the money was all gone. He roared, "Who allowed you to spend all the 100,000 taels? Why didn't you discuss buying a house with me? Why did you act on your own? Tell me!"
Bang!
Xiao Qin'er slapped the table. Her temper was even worse than Liu Yi's.
Liu Yi's eyes widened, "You're still slamming the table."
“Why can’t I slam the table?”
Xiao Qin'er was in a good mood, but when Liu Yi yelled at her, she immediately became furious.
She pointed at Liu Yi and said, "First, you said I bought the house without discussing it with you, but don't forget, I mentioned the house purchase to you during the first month of the lunar year. I've discussed this with you eight hundred times. During this period, I went out early and came back late every day to look at houses. I don't believe that you, a grown man, would not know about this."
"Second, His Majesty has spoken clearly that the 100,000 taels are for the princes to buy houses and settle down. What's wrong with me using this money to buy a house? Has it violated the imperial decree? You're yelling at me, 'What's going on? You're trying to hide your private money and expect me to use my dowry to buy a house? You're dreaming.'"
Liu Yi was so angry that he jumped up and down. "When you went to the Shaofu to collect the money, you should have sent someone to inform me. I had to rush to the Shaofu and made a big fool of myself. Also, I don't believe you spent all the 100,000 taels to buy a house. You should have left me some at least."
Xiao Qin'er chuckled coldly, "You know how expensive housing prices are in the capital these days. I've been searching for nearly a month and finally found a house with the right location, size, and layout. A good house naturally comes with a hefty price tag. This one cost me a total of 90,000 taels."
"There are still ten thousand taels left, give it all to me." Liu Yi stretched out his hand for the money.
Xiao Qin'er rolled her eyes and said, "I gave the remaining ten thousand taels to the Ministry of Industry."
"What did you give to the Ministry of Industry?"
"Can we live in a newly bought house without a thorough renovation? That's a strange question. The Ministry of Works also complained that the money I offered was too little and was unwilling to help. I begged them politely, and they finally accepted 10,000 taels and promised to use the best materials to help us renovate the house."
Xiao Qin'er was afraid that the other party would not believe her, so she took out the documents and deeds for Liu Yi to review.
Liu Yi had nothing to say and felt his vision going dark.
After a long time, he recovered and said, "According to your idea, one hundred thousand taels will be spent in one day."
"Of course. Do you expect it to take a year?" Xiao Qin'er rolled her eyes at him.
Liu Yi was heartbroken, "Your Highness doesn't have a penny?"
"Ten thousand taels is definitely not enough to renovate the house. I will have to use my private money to supplement it when the time comes." Xiao Qin'er said angrily, looking very aggrieved.
Liu Yi waved his hand and said, "Your Highness wants to be alone."
The 100,000 taels were right in front of him, but he flew away without even touching a glimpse of them.
Liu Yi felt more and more heartbroken.
Without one hundred thousand taels of silver, there is no way to cure his heartache.
As a prince, why is your life so difficult!
…
Similar situations were also happening to other princes.
The wives of several princes all had the same idea: one hundred thousand taels would be used to buy a house, so they would use the money for the designated purpose: to buy a house.
The princes are full of evil intentions.
After getting 100,000 taels, I always want to do something else.
Buy a house?
Let the daughter-in-law use her private money to buy it.
For this reason, quarrels between the couple are inevitable.
They made all kinds of noise and even went to the palace to complain.
Emperor Wende meant that the 100,000 taels were to be used to buy a house and not for anything else.
As a result, the princes' wives won a great victory.
All the princes were dejected.
Damn it, since when did women always have the final say on family matters?
They were supposed to be virtuous and gentle, but it turned out that they were all like tigresses, each one more ferocious than the other.
For money, no one cares about their reputation.
After much deliberation, the princes finally found the source: it was their eldest sister-in-law, Gu Jiu, who had been the instigator. The wives followed suit, all imitating Gu Jiu, rolling up their sleeves and engaging in a fight whenever they disagreed.
Here!
The fifth prince felt a burning pain on his cheek.
The bitch hit him in the face, and he was almost too embarrassed to go out and see people.
These days, women are more ferocious than men. It's simply outrageous.
The princes all said that they could not live like this.
How can a man like you be without any money?
It's definitely not right.
Palace.
The women were all smiling.
I finally bought the house I liked and will soon be able to move out of the palace and move into the new house.
Everyone has already started selecting servants to bring to the new house.
Gu Jiu felt that it was time to move out all the items in the east courtyard of the palace and place them in the other courtyard in the city first.
Wait until the new house is completed and move into it directly.
The reason for choosing to move at this time is simply because the palace has been in a mess recently.
Everyone was busy moving.
Gu Jiu was worried that there were too many people and too many things to do, and he would not be able to take care of everything, so someone might take advantage of the situation and steal something.
The loss of property is a minor matter, but I am worried that some account documents may be stolen, which would be a huge loss.
Moving is very troublesome, but fortunately there are people below to keep an eye on this matter, so Gu Jiu doesn’t have to worry about it.
Upon learning that Gu Jiu had returned to the palace, the sisters-in-law all came to her for tea and chat.
Gu Jiu held a tea party in the flower hall to entertain everyone.
Xiao Qin'er finished a cup of tea in one gulp, wiped the corners of her mouth, and said bluntly, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for setting an example for us. We were able to persevere to the end. Otherwise, even if we had 100,000 taels of silver, buying a house would still be a long way off."
Gu Jiu waved his hand, "I don't deserve what Fourth Sister-in-law said. How could I be a role model? You bought the house yourselves, and the money was given by His Majesty. If you want to thank someone, you should go to the palace to thank His Majesty."
"Your Majesty should thank you, and my sister-in-law should also thank you."
Xiao Qin'er was very persistent.
"Many times, I almost gave up and thought, forget it, accept my fate, why bother arguing over money as a couple. Every time this happened, I would think of my sister-in-law, and then I could persevere and finally successfully bought the house. 100,000 taels, and the Fourth Prince didn't get a penny. This is the most impressive thing I have done in recent years."
Xiao Qin'er finished speaking with a smug smile on her face.
This time, she completely defeated Liu Yi and didn't let him touch a penny. She won a great victory and was so happy.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I'm happy for you to see that Fourth Sister-in-law has achieved her wish and bought the house she wanted. Come, I'll offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
"Let's toast to sister-in-law together." Xiao Qin'er suggested, and everyone agreed.
Everyone raised their teacups, and there was a bang as the cups clinked together.
This is the friendship between women that men cannot understand.
Being a woman has its share of difficulties in life.
Only women can understand women's difficulties.
It’s not as easy as you think to get money from a man to buy a house.
Especially when the man has many concubines and illegitimate children, it is extremely difficult for his wife to deduct some money from him.
Xiao Qin'er took Gu Jiu as an example and was willing to turn against Liu Yi, and finally bought a house.
The other sisters-in-law took Xiao Qin'er as an example, and fought hard with their husbands. Finally, they got the money and successfully bought a house.
It's not easy for everyone.
Cheers to not being easy.
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