Duan Jianing wanted to say "No!" but finally replied "Okay." The thought of the Second Prince's mansion only having 50,000 taels of silver left in its accounts filled a daunting thought.
But she couldn't use her dowry to make up for it. Anyway, everyone would have to live a harder life. Her dowry was to be left to her future children, so how could she spend it in the second prince's backyard?
The second prince was in a good mood at this time. After all, he had received another 80,000 taels of silver.
"My dear, are the expenses in this courtyard sufficient?"
Duan Jianing's mind raced as she heard the Second Prince's words. What did this mean? He was going to subsidize me? Or was he going to subsidize me?
"It's barely enough! Your Highness knows that it's mainly because my health is not good and I have to take medicine all year round, which is quite expensive. But when I got married, my father prepared money for my medicine. So the pressure on me is not that great."
If your Highness needs it, I will ask Fuling to bring it to you. Please use it first."
Seeing how understanding Duan Jianing was, the Second Prince was even less likely to ask for a loan. Furthermore, he hadn't even considered repaying the money he had borrowed from his own princess. After all, husband and wife were one body!
But the princess's health had deteriorated because of saving him, and he even asked for money for her medicine. He himself felt like a nobody, so he had to change the words on his lips, "If you need money, remember to tell me."
"Thank you very much for your consideration, Your Highness!" Duan Jianing's face was of course filled with gratitude.
In her heart, she had already guessed what the Second Prince meant. Duan Jianing was really speechless. It was impossible for her to have the money anyway.
But this was not the most speechless thing for Duan Jianing. The next day, the Second Prince went to the room of Concubine Xie Zixin again. According to the servants around Duan Jianing, the Second Prince was in a very good mood when he left Concubine Xie's courtyard.
After hearing the servant's report, Duan Jianing decided to be frugal in the future. She would take this opportunity to move out of the palace and collect all the valuable things in her palace, and just put a few good things in it.
It would be best if all of them were made in the palace or given by the emperor and empress. They are both decent and cannot be exchanged for silver. How great.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't know about her second cousin's actions at first, but not long after, the second prince officially moved out of the palace and set up his own residence.
With his status, he would definitely have to hold a grand banquet. Zhou Qiongyue also went that day, and the Second Prince's wife Duan Jianing took time out of her busy schedule to ask, "Did the Second Prince ask her for money?"
Zhou Qiongyue truthfully said that she had borrowed some money, and Duan Jianing told Zhou Qiongyue about how the second prince had tricked the women in the backyard into giving her money.
Zhou Qiongyue felt that her worldview needed to be saved. In this era, a woman's dowry was her private property, and her second cousin was even thinking about this money?
At this moment, Zhou Qiongyue’s biggest thought was that being her second cousin’s woman was truly miserable.
It seems that she has to protect her purse in the future. She doesn't want to be taken advantage of like the original owner.
At this moment, Zhou Qiongyue silently made a decision in her heart. It seems that whatever business she chooses to do in the future, she should keep a low profile. Those high-profile businesses are not suitable for her. She doesn't want to work herself to death only to make money for others.
And she decided that she would not lend new money to her second cousin until he returned the money to her.
Zhou Qiongyue not only kept her purse safe, but also went to the palace to see the fifth prince and told him to keep his purse safe as well.
Unfortunately, the fifth prince is both a sister-con and a brother-con. The key point is that he currently has no money to save, so he doesn't care about his cousin's advice.
When the Fifth Prince realized what was happening, he was left with nothing, so he became even more convinced that he had to listen to his cousin.
Since Zhou Qiongyue knew that her second cousin had been getting money everywhere, she really wanted to know where he spent the money.
However, she didn't have anyone around her who could find out the news about the Prince's Mansion, so in the end she took some things to the Second Prince's Mansion to find the Second Prince's Consort Duan Jianing for gossip.
Fortunately, the news she got in the end was quite good. According to the Second Prince's wife, the Second Prince had recently bought some farms in other places, all of which were mainly fertile land.
He also opened several shops in Yuan'an, and business was pretty good. The Second Prince must have had some skilled aides around him, otherwise his business wouldn't have been going so smoothly.
No matter what, Zhou Qiongyue felt relieved when she heard this, as long as she didn't spend the money indiscriminately.
Because of this incident, Zhou Qiongyue often visited the Second Prince's residence, and the distance between her and the Second Prince's wife became closer.
To some extent, their positions are the same. They both don't want the second prince to be idle and unaware of other people's suffering.
After all, the Second Prince is their future golden pillar. If he is not strong enough, their lives may not be easy.
Zhou Qiongyue waited for the follow-up of this matter. Spring had passed, summer had passed, and autumn came unknowingly.
In autumn, in addition to sending people to keep a close eye on the grain harvest on her and her fifth cousin's farm, Zhou Qiongyue also had to worry about her wedding day approaching.
However, before she got married, the Marquis's Mansion had to arrange the marriage of her eldest brother Zhou Zhiyi and the eldest daughter of the Earl of Yongning, Cheng Shiyue.
That day, she had just gotten up and had breakfast when someone around her mother asked her to go to the main courtyard.
Zhou Qiongyue took people to her mother's yard. When she arrived at her mother's yard, she saw her mother holding two thick bills in her hands.
"Mom, what are these?" Zhou Qiongyue had actually guessed it, and she was just asking to start a conversation. She couldn't just ignore the account book in her mother's hand!
Jin directly handed one of the books to Zhou Qiongyue, "Take a look, this is your dowry list. The Marquis' Mansion prepared some, your father and I added some, your two brothers added some precious ornaments for you, and the Empress in the palace also added some."
Even though Zhou Qiongyue was mentally prepared, she was still shocked when she opened it. "Mom, you and Dad are not going to give me the entire Marquisate as a dowry, are you?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the thick dowry list and felt touched but also overwhelmed. If her parents gave her all their private property as a dowry, how would she face her two brothers in the future?
Jin was delighted to see her daughter's reaction. As a parent, who doesn't like their children to get along? Who wants to see them fighting like cross-eyed roosters over a few melons and dates?
Jin patted Zhou Qiongyue's head affectionately and explained, "Don't worry! The Marquis' Mansion is richer than you think, and your father has even more private property. And you're dreaming too much. He even gave you the entire Marquis' Mansion as a dowry! Your father can't make the final decision about the Marquis' Mansion right now."
After Jin finished speaking, fearing her daughter might not believe her, she handed Zhou Qiongyue the other one she had in her hand. It was Zhou Zhiyi's betrothal gift list, and it was no less impressive than Zhou Qiongyue's.
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