"Then you go to the palace and talk to the emperor yourself, you have no right to tell me." Marquis Cheng'en really didn't want to nag his eldest son.
Zhou Wencan didn't care about his father, Marquis Cheng'en's attitude at all. Instead, he reminded him, "Father, Yue'er is also your granddaughter."
"Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough! What's more, it's the emperor who has issued an imperial decree." Marquis Cheng'en also has a daughter, but he doesn't understand his eldest son's feelings.
In a mansion like theirs, their daughters can't find a husband. When they grow up, they will get married sooner or later. What's there to worry about?
Zhou Wencan pursed his lips in his heart. Of course, he knew all this. Moreover, he was quite satisfied with Prince Fu'an. He just wanted some of his father's treasury!
"Isn't Yue'er getting married? Although the dowry will go to the public, it is fixed. And now the Marquis' Mansion is managed by my third brother's wife, so I guess the things won't be very good!
After all, Yue'er is marrying a prince, so a dowry that is too small would be unsightly."
Zhou Wencan has reached the end of his rope.
Marquis Cheng'en
"Get lost! I'm not dead yet! You're just thinking about this little thing in my hand."
After Marquis Cheng'en finished yelling, he angrily threw a vase next to his desk.
Zhou Wencan was not intimidated by his father's attitude at all. Instead, he stood a little further away with a smile on his face. "What are you talking about, father? My second brother and I are not like my third brother. We don't have to think about it ourselves. Things will come to us immediately."
After Zhou Wencan angered his father, Marquis Cheng'en, he didn't even wait for Marquis Cheng'en to catch his breath before he continued to anger him:
"If father really can't bear to spend money, then add two more manors in Yuan'an! Yue'er likes manors, shops, houses, and the like."
Marquis Cheng'en was now deeply regretful of the 200,000 taels of silver he had given his granddaughter a few days ago. If he had known his granddaughter would be married off so soon, and his eldest son was so shameless, he should not have given it to him in advance!
At this time, Marquis Cheng'en suspected that his granddaughter had taken the silver and didn't want to be a quail at home, so she went to the palace to beg for it herself.
Zhou Qiongyue: I didn’t, I didn’t, don’t accuse me!
Marquis Cheng'en really didn't want his eldest son to make trouble in front of him, so he could only heartbrokenly take out from the drawer a deed to a medium-sized farm in the far suburbs of Yuan'an and a three-story house in the outer city, and threw it to Zhou Wencan who was not far away with his eyes closed.
"Get out!" Marquis Cheng'en didn't want to see this debt collector at all.
Zhou Wencan was not very satisfied. How could the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, a wealthy family, still be located in the outer city? Zhou Wencan smiled and muttered, "Why is it located in the outer city?"
Although it was just a whisper, the volume was enough to ensure that his father, Marquis Cheng'en, could hear it.
Marquis Cheng'en rubbed his forehead with a headache and could only explain helplessly, "Although it is in the outer city, but look at the location, it is next to Hongtu Academy, and it is also a very popular area."
Zhou Wencan was barely satisfied after hearing his father's explanation. He bowed to his father and said, "Then I would like to thank you on behalf of Yue'er."
The only response Zhou Wencan received was Marquis Cheng'en's roar, "Get lost!"
"Son, I'm leaving now." Zhou Wencan replied with a smile. As he walked out of the study, he muttered, "The old man is getting more and more stingy."
Zhou Wencan heard the sound of porcelain breaking behind him again, and then he left with the land deed in his pocket, feeling satisfied.
However, after his eldest son left, Marquis Cheng'en immediately put away his furious state and calmly sipped a cup of tea slowly.
The trusted servant beside him looked surprised and asked, "My Lord?"
"If I weren't so angry, I wouldn't know how much I would have to give up before this brat could leave!"
Marquis Cheng'en felt very fortunate at this moment. Fortunately, he knew the temperaments of his sons and had already selected some less important items to store in the study for emergencies. Otherwise, he would have suffered a heavy loss today.
"My Lord, you are really smart!" the servant praised sincerely.
Marquis Cheng'en had just been irritated by his eldest son, but now that someone was praising him, he felt a little better. "There's a lot of knowledge here! You should learn from it, kid."
Seeing this, the servant nodded repeatedly and praised Marquis Cheng'en with many words. For a moment, the study was filled with Marquis Cheng'en's triumphant laughter.
After Zhou Wencan returned, he went to the main courtyard to discuss his daughter's dowry with Jin and the others until midnight, and then he went to bed with a reluctant heart.
Unlike Zhou Wencan, Jin wanted her daughter to get married quickly, especially after her daughter revealed the dream to her. She hoped even more that her daughter could marry Prince Fu'an as soon as possible so that he could better protect her at that time.
Although her husband Zhou Wencan also loves his daughter very much, he is only the son of the Marquis of Cheng'en. At the critical moment, it is not his turn to say anything.
Moreover, the Cheng'en Marquisate itself is supported by the Empress and the two princes, and it does not have any particularly great achievements of its own.
Jin thought it would be better for her daughter to marry Prince Fu'an as soon as possible. At worst, she could tell her daughter that they could have a child a few years later.
As for the second prince, he went to Xie Zixin's room to comfort her at night.
When Xie Zixin saw that the second prince did not go to the main courtyard at night, she naturally smiled triumphantly.
Even the voice of the salute became more hypocritical, "Your Highness..."
The Second Prince stepped forward and personally helped Xie Zixin up. "Didn't I tell you? When we're alone, there's no need to be so polite!"
"Your Highness..." Xie Zixin called the Second Prince in a delicate voice, and calmly showed him her hands that were used to peel lotus seeds during the day.
The Second Prince saw Xie Zixin's slightly red and swollen hand, and he couldn't pretend not to see it. This didn't fit with his affectionate personality, so the Second Prince could only feign surprise and ask, "Xin'er, what's wrong with your hand?"
"It's nothing, I was just peeling lotus seeds for my mother during the day..." Xie Zixin hid her hands behind her back as she spoke.
This look of compromise bewildered the Second Prince. The Second Prince was very puzzled. Isn't it just peeling some lotus seeds?
My mother has always loved eating lotus seeds in the summer. Every year, the Imperial Household Department freezes a lot of them in its ice cellar. My fifth brother, my cousin, and I often help her peel them! This really doesn't seem like a big deal to the Second Prince.
Even Xie Zixin had become like this. The Second Prince secretly felt that his concubine was a little too pampered.
But the Second Prince looked at Xie Zixin's aggrieved yet expectant eyes, and he could only smile and praise her: "Our Xin'er is truly filial. It is this prince's blessing to have you."
After the Second Prince said this, Xie Zixin couldn't say what she wanted to say about the Queen bullying her.
Although she was happy that the Second Prince praised her, Xie Zixin inexplicably felt a little aggrieved. However, she also knew that if she said anything more, the Second Prince would be unhappy. No matter how stupid she was, she still understood the principle that too much is as bad as too little.
Second Prince: No, you don’t understand.
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