Uncle San had already beaten up her third brother, Zhou Zhikun. What else could Zhou Qiongyue do? Of course, she forgave him.
Zhou Qiongyue acted very magnanimous at this moment, "Don't take it to heart, Third Uncle, I was just joking with Third Brother!"
Zhou Wenfu and Zhou Zhikun could only mentally wield their five-meter-long swords, hoping to chop Zhou Qiongyue down with one blow. But they still had to put on a smile.
Especially since Zhou Zhikun had to follow Zhou Qiongyue's words and said, "Yes, my sister and I were just joking! I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Second Prince."
The Second Prince didn't want to forcefully ruin the show, so he suppressed his laughter and said, "Yeah, the relationship between you siblings is quite interesting."
Zhou Qiongyue could only glare at her second cousin who was just watching the fun and taking no prisoners, then ate the grilled fish in front of her seriously, comforting herself in her heart, "Forget it, good food shouldn't be wasted."
Zhou Qiongyue concentrated on eating the grilled fish. Zhou Wenfu and Zhou Zhikun both breathed a sigh of relief. They were really a little afraid of this niece/cousin who might go crazy at any time.
After the Second Prince Li Jingchen had lunch with Zhou Qiongyue and Zhou Wenfu, he left with the silver bills in his pocket, feeling satisfied.
This left Zhou Wenfu and Zhou Zhikun confused and puzzled.
Zhou Zhikun watched the Second Prince walk away and finally asked, "Father, why is the Second Prince leaving now? Without waiting for Grandfather and the others to return? What exactly is the Second Prince coming to the Marquis' Mansion for?"
If Zhou Zhikun hadn't known that his cousin was about to get married, he would have suspected that there was something going on between the Second Prince and his cousin.
"Who knows! The eldest wife is so lucky! Giving birth to a daughter and growing up with the queen's two princes is a great favor."
In addition to envy, Zhou Wenfu felt more indignant. He also had a daughter who was about the same age as the crazy girl Zhou Qiongyue.
But the treatment he received was so different from Zhou Qiongyue's. Could it be that being born out of wedlock meant he wasn't Zhou Wenfu's bloodline? Ultimately, it was because the Empress looked down on him as the third brother, thinking he wasn't as capable of helping them as the eldest and second brothers.
Her Majesty the Queen: You have never experienced the hardship of having a concubine’s child. You can’t even tell the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children.
For the Empress, being the legitimate daughter of a wife was the greatest advantage for her and her two sons. How could she possibly sever her ties to favor a niece born out of wedlock?
After leaving the Marquis Cheng'en's Mansion, the Second Prince did not rush back to the palace. Instead, he took people to visit the Second Prince's Mansion, which he was about to move out of, and bought a lot of things with his own money.
If Zhou Qiongyue knew that the second prince used her money to decorate his mansion, she would probably not be able to help but beat her cousin again. Shouldn't money be spent wisely?
The Second Prince was simply moving out of the palace for a while and hadn't adjusted yet, which was why he was so extravagant with his purchases. His tastes had been raised, so nothing he saw matched his taste.
After all, when he was in the palace, anything he wanted to add had to be paid for through the Ministry of Internal Affairs (mainly because his mother was the queen), so although he had no money, his living environment was pretty good.
When the Second Prince returned to the palace that evening, only 170,000 taels of silver he had borrowed today remained. In just one afternoon, he had already spent 30,000 taels.
When the Second Prince was counting the banknotes at night, he felt deep regret and thought that the things he had asked the Ministry of Works to increase during the day should not have been added.
It's too late to think about these things now. The report has been submitted. If he cancels it, he will lose face.
The second prince looked at the banknotes in his hand, and finally handed them to the eunuch Si Mo beside him to keep. No matter how much money he had, it was not enough to spend.
Among the people who served the Second Prince daily, the four most prestigious maids were Shiqin, Shiqi, Shishu, and Shihua. The two people he relied on the most were his bodyguard Si Wu and his chief eunuch Si Mo.
The second prince was thinking about the money, so he took his men to Duan Jianing's main courtyard.
When the second prince arrived at the main courtyard, his wife Duan Jianing was preparing to serve dinner.
Duan Jianing greeted the Second Prince with a smile when she saw him coming. "Your Highness, are you here? Have you had dinner yet? If not, could you please have some with me?"
Duan Jianing was polite and asked questions casually, just like a family member.
It had to be said that Duan Jianing had indeed grasped the Second Prince's pulse. The Second Prince essentially liked this kind of relaxed atmosphere. To put it bluntly, he was afraid of trouble and did not want to break the lawsuit in the backyard.
The Second Prince personally stepped forward and held Duan Jianing's hand, very considerately, "You are not feeling well, so don't be so polite."
"I can still handle this."
Duan Jianing didn't take the man's words to heart. In the future, it might even be evidence that he thought she had crossed the line. Her body wasn't as weak as it looked; she just needed to eat less to maintain it.
The Second Prince knew that he could not persuade her, so he could only turn around and instruct Fuling beside Duan Jianing to persuade the princess more and not let her get too tired.
The Second Prince felt he had shown enough concern and ordered dinner to be served. He personally helped Duan Jianing to sit at the table and asked, "Why haven't you had dinner yet so late?"
"I'm about to leave the palace and set up my own household! I just watched people counting some things in the palace, and I got busy a little late without paying attention." Duan Jianing is not the kind of person who does good deeds without leaving a name.
The Second Prince patted Duan Jianing's hand gently and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's the people around me who are busy. I'm just watching over them." Duan Jianing would never complain of being tired. The power of housekeeper must be in her hands for the time being.
Now that she and Xie Zixin have just entered the backyard, it is a good time to deploy people everywhere.
While the Second Prince and his wife were chatting, dinner was already served.
The Second Prince personally picked up a piece of food for Duan Jianing and said, "Eat first. We can talk while we eat."
Duan Jianing also used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of food for the Second Prince, "Your Highness, please eat too."
The Second Prince ate a little and then went straight to the main business of his visit to the main courtyard today. "Has the Ministry of Internal Affairs allocated the resettlement funds?"
"It has been allocated to the An family. Eighty thousand taels of silver have been allocated. Father has added a farm with a thousand acres of fertile land to his private treasury. However, it is not in Yuan'an, but in the south, quite far away from Yuan'an.
Let's see if Your Highness wants to send someone to take over? Then my father added three more shops to Yuan'an. I took a look and found that they were all making a small profit.
Then this morning, I paid my respects to my mother and she gave me 50,000 taels of silver."
Duan Jianing finished speaking in one breath, and Fuling tactfully placed the box of banknotes on the dining table.
Duan Jianing gently put down her chopsticks and looked at the Second Prince, "Your Highness, how should we arrange this money?"
If Duan Jianing didn't want to place people everywhere and win people over, she really wouldn't want the power of housekeeper. She is really too poor.
The Second Prince pondered for a moment before counting out 80,000 taels from the box and handing it to Si Mo, who was serving beside him. "This 80,000 taels will be used by me. The remaining 50,000 taels will be used for the internal accounts of the future palace! You can also assign people to manage the three shops, and they will also belong to the internal accounts. I will find someone to take over the farm!"
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