The Queen patted her niece's hand in amusement, then turned and instructed the head maid Amber, "Send someone to call the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince to come here for lunch."
When Amber heard the Queen's instructions, she immediately bowed and went out to make arrangements, and also ordered the dishes for lunch.
Seeing this, Zhou Qiongyue immediately hugged the Queen's arm and acted coquettishly, "Thank you, aunt!"
"Then tell your aunt what you want to talk to your second cousin about?" The queen was quite curious about this.
"I have some private money and want to buy a farm near Yuan'an. As my aunt knows, farms near Yuan'an are all out of stock.
Isn't the opportunity here right now? I just want to buy a small farm and wanted my second cousin to give me a heads up. The amount of banknotes is still what it should be, I'm just afraid I won't be able to get it."
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she pointed in the direction of the imperial study.
When the Queen heard what her niece said, she patted her forehead. She had been so busy these days that she had lost track of time. She had never imagined that this incident would become so serious. There must be a few unlucky people whose property would be confiscated. This was the opportunity to pick up some bargains.
She hadn't even thought of it. It seemed like she had to find a way to buy some for Chen'er and Yu'er.
The Queen was even more confused at this point, "Won't the Marquis' Mansion buy it?"
Zhou Qiongyue shook her head and casually explained, "I don't know. The housekeeping power is now in the hands of my third aunt, and these matters are no longer under my mother's control, so I don't know whether the Marquis' Mansion can be purchased."
"Is the housekeeper Quan Sansao in charge?" The Queen frowned in disbelief. Didn't she know the specific situation of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion? In the past, my father and mother were always worried about not having enough money to spend.
Only when the eldest sister-in-law started to manage the household did the situation in the mansion gradually improve. If the queen were to say, she didn't even know how much the eldest sister-in-law had contributed.
The third sister-in-law took the initiative to take charge of such a mess. She was simply crazy. As for why the queen knew that it was the third sister-in-law who took the initiative to take charge, it can only be said that she had a full understanding of her three brothers.
"My grandparents told me it would last for five years." Zhou Qiongyue thought about the drought two years later and smiled with glee.
The queen poked the gloating little girl in front of her, "You!"
But the queen couldn't help but complain about her father and mother in her heart. They were really getting more confused as they got older, and were not as clear-headed as the little girl Yue'er.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't say anything else, just smiled foolishly a few times and passed it off.
"Can you have property in your name now?" the queen asked her niece sitting next to her with a smile.
Zhou Qiongyue was quite cocky when she spoke of this. "Of course, Auntie, I asked my grandfather to write me a letter of commitment, stamped with both his personal seal and the seal of the Marquis of Cheng'en."
The queen immediately took a new look at the little girl and couldn't help but praise her, "Yue'er is really smart."
"Hehe, I want to buy a small farm now." Zhou Qiongyue knew her own worth and didn't want to rely too much on the favors of her aunt and cousin.
"How much private money can a little girl like you have?" The queen asked calmly.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't think there was anything wrong with this. "It's only 20,000 taels. I guess I can only buy a small farm of about 100 acres."
Of the twenty thousand taels, apart from the ten thousand taels given by her grandfather, the rest was the money she earned from her jewelry shop over the past six months.
After buying this farm, she would probably have to rely on the monthly allowance of ten taels of silver to live. Although it was a bit miserable to think about it, she was still happy thinking that she would soon have another farm.
"So much?" The queen really didn't expect that this girl could have 20,000 taels of silver. After all, she knew that her son had no money before, so she went to find Yue'er. She didn't expect that Chen'er would actually find a small sponsor.
"Hehe, here are ten thousand taels given by my grandfather." Zhou Qiongyue is an honest person.
"Then our Yue'er is pretty amazing too."
The Queen really thought so. Although ten thousand taels was nothing to people of her class, it was a huge sum of money for unmarried girls like them.
Just as the Queen finished her words of praise, the Second and Fifth Princes arrived. The Second Prince even laughed and teased his mother, "Mother, you are mindlessly praising your cousin again."
Although the Second Prince spoke first, he waited for the Queen to reply before following his Fifth Brother in paying his respects. "Greetings to the Queen Mother."
The Queen smiled and pointed to the seat next to them, motioning for them to sit down. "Why did you two get here so quickly?"
"My cousin has entered the palace, so the two of us must come to Queen Mother's place for lunch. When Queen Mother sent someone to look for us, we were almost at the gate of Kunyun Palace." The second prince explained as he pulled his fifth brother to sit down.
Zhou Qiongyue also stood up and saluted the Second and Fifth Princes, calling out happily, "Second cousin, Fifth cousin."
"Why is my cousin entering the palace at this time?"
The Second Prince asked this because he was genuinely curious. He also understood his cousin's personality: she was as alert as a snail. If there was even the slightest sign of trouble, she would stay in the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion and not come out.
"Of course, one wouldn't come here for no reason." Zhou Qiongyue said, looking at the second prince with a smile.
The second prince Li Jingchen immediately picked up the tea on his right and took a sip to calm himself down. The look in his cousin's eyes was very similar to the one she gave him when she asked him for money!
Zhou Qiongyue stared at the Second Prince without changing his target. The Second Prince finally put down his teacup helplessly and said, "First of all, I don't have any private money."
"Don't worry, cousin. I won't ask you to pay for it this time. I want to buy a small farm near the river, preferably one with good farmland, about a hundred acres. Just help me get a spot. Don't worry, I won't let my help go to waste. I will definitely reward you handsomely in the future."
Zhou Qiongyue didn't think of asking her cousin for help in vain. She thought that when the drought came, many people in Yuanjing would have to flee, and then she would give her cousin a house in Yuan'an.
She can't afford to give it to him now, so she can only owe him money.
The Second Prince was truly surprised and asked directly, "You want to buy the farm too?"
"Ah, who else wants to buy the farm?" Although Zhou Qiongyue guessed that it must be the heroine, she had to maintain her character, so she could only pretend that she didn't know.
"Xin'er wants to buy one too." The second prince said this and looked at Zhou Qiongyue eagerly, "Cousin..."
Zhou Qiongyue rubbed her arms in disdain, "Cousin, if you have something to say, just say it."
"Can you lend me some silver? Don't worry, I will pay you back when I have money." The second prince was used to talking to the original owner, so he had no psychological barriers at all when talking this time.
Before Zhou Qiongyue could say anything, the Queen and the Fifth Prince spoke at the same time, "No."
After the Queen and the Fifth Prince finished speaking, they glared at the Second Prince, who touched his nose embarrassedly.
The Queen was almost irritated to death by the Second Prince's idiocy. She sarcastically said, "Your little sweetheart wants to buy a farm, but you don't have the money? You want to borrow your sister's money to buy a farm for your lover?"
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