Zhou Qiongyue was generous to her own people, not to mention that her elder brother was very good to her. She had spent a lot of his monthly allowance before, even though that person was the original owner.
She acted as if she didn't care at all, "Come on! Big brother, you're even poorer than me now! Just keep your little pocket money for yourself!"
"Thank you very much, sister." Zhou Zhiyi had no intention of refusing. He thought to himself that if he had something rare in the future, he would keep it for his sister.
"Is it enough for you to spill those vegetables everywhere?" Zhou Wencan had seen his daughter's hot spring villa, and it was really not that big.
"We'll never be short of what our family has." Zhou Qiongyue said as she sat down next to her mother.
Seeing his daughter sitting down, Zhou Wencan immediately poured her a cup of tea and said, "Try your father's tea-making skills."
Zhou Qiongyue held the hot teacup and took a sip. "It tastes good. It's worthy of being brewed by the prince of the Marquisate."
Zhou Wencan was delighted by his daughter's funny look.
Only Zhou Zhiquan took another sip, unconvinced, and muttered quietly, "It's obviously just average, not even as good as what big brother brewed!"
Zhou Wencan didn't hear it, but Zhou Zhiyi, who was next to Zhou Zhiquan, did! He could only move the cakes his brother liked to his side, saying, "Don't talk when you have food."
The family drank tea and ate vegetable hotpot together happily before going their separate ways.
Only Zhou Zhiquan, before leaving, insisted on having lunch with his sister the next day. Zhou Qiongyue refused, as she had to go to the Left Prime Minister's residence the next day to help Miss Duan with her makeup.
If it wasn't for adding makeup to Miss Duan, she wouldn't have come back in such a hurry.
In the end, Zhou Zhiquan could only take a step back and say he would come the day after tomorrow. Zhou Qiongyue also liked to dine with a large group, so she agreed without hesitation.
Early the next morning, Zhou Qiongyue went to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion with gifts and servants.
When Zhou Qiongyue left the mansion, she realized that the entire Yuan'an was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, looking very festive. Zhou Qiongyue thought to herself that her second cousin's wedding seemed to be quite a grand affair. She had been in such a hurry to get home yesterday that she hadn't noticed anything.
When Zhou Qiongyue arrived at the Zuo Xiang Mansion, it was even more lively, with many young ladies coming to add makeup. Zhou Qiongyue also followed everyone to Miss Duan's boudoir.
Duan Jianing was very surprised to see Zhou Qiongyue arrive. She immediately went up to her, shook her hand, and bowed, "Greetings, Princess Shuxian!"
The others in the room also hurried forward to pay their respects.
"Congratulations! Sister Duan, please don't be polite. Just call me Sister Zhou!" Zhou Qiongyue congratulated with a smile, took a box from Gulan and handed it to Miss Duan.
Duan Jianing happily accepted it and asked Zhou Qiongyue for her opinion with a smile, "Sister Zhou, can you open it and take a look?"
It’s not that Duan Jianing’s request is unreasonable. They in Yuan’an also have the custom of adding makeup to close relatives.
Zhou Qiongyue certainly had no objection, as this was Duan Jianing's way of showing closeness.
"Sure, Sister Duan, just be as you please."
Zhou Qiongyue casually glanced around the room after she finished speaking. She was quite surprised. Most of the daughters of Yuan'an's noble ministers were there, and even such a large boudoir seemed a bit crowded.
Zhou Qiongyue thought to herself that it seemed that the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was really at its peak.
Duan Jianing opened the box herself, and inside was a pair of gold and jade bracelets that looked quite festive.
From time to time, people around would make sounds of surprise, which showed that the bracelet was indeed beautiful.
"Thank you, Sister Zhou." Duan Jianing also liked it very much and thanked her sincerely.
Zhou Qiongyue was very happy to see that Miss Duan really liked her. "I hope that Miss Duan and the Second Prince can grow old together and have many children and grandchildren in the future."
"Thank you, Sister Zhou. I like this blessing." Duan Jianing didn't hesitate and thanked her directly.
Duan Jianing was still thinking that when Princess Shuxian got married, she would also prepare a good thing.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't leave afterward, but stood in the corner of the room, watching different people come forward to add makeup. She spoke to some of them, but with others, Zhou Qiongyue only met them briefly, with no interaction at all.
But none of these affected Zhou Qiongyue's interest in watching the fun. She quite liked this kind of lively occasion where no one was making trouble.
Zhou Qiongyue had lunch with everyone at the Left Prime Minister's Residence before returning to the Marquis' Residence. As soon as she got back to the Marquis' Residence, she thought of a question. Her second cousin was getting married, so as his cousin, she should express her gratitude!
Zhou Qiongyue really didn't want to spend a lot of money, but for the sake of her future good life, she could only reluctantly order Gulan to take out 30,000 taels of silver notes from the bottom of her silver box.
"Miss, are you going to buy another shop?" Gulan didn't want to ask at first, but seeing the young lady's reluctant look, she couldn't help asking.
"No, it's a gift." Zhou Qiongyue's reluctance could be felt from her tone.
Gulan didn't know how to comfort the young lady, so he could only find a festive box to put the gift in. He thought to himself, it's always right to put the gift in a festive box when the young lady is giving it.
Zhou Qiongyue only took a glance at the box and saw that there was nothing wrong with it. She ordered with a look of despair: "Send it to the palace for the Second Prince and tell him that I wish him a happy wedding."
Zhou Qiongyue immediately looked away after she finished speaking, fearing that if she looked at it any longer, the box would not be delivered.
Upon hearing this, Gulan immediately took the box and went downstairs to make arrangements. This kind of thing needed to be delivered by a reliable person.
Not long after, the box was in the hands of the second prince. He held the box and his mouth was almost watering.
I thought to myself, my cousin is really generous! She spent thirty thousand taels in one go. You have to know that he is a prince, a legitimate prince, and his marriage and settlement money is only eighty-eight thousand taels. That's enough to support an entire mansion.
After getting married, the princes of Tianyuan Kingdom would leave the palace and start their own households, becoming independent. Except for the crown princes who could move back to the palace to support the emperor, the rest were considered separate families.
A prince's mansion, 88,000 silver, even if it is a division of the family. Anyway, regardless of what others do, the second prince is confused.
The silver Zhou Qiongyue gave won the top spot among all the gifts received by the Second Prince.
When the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince were having dinner in the Queen's Palace that evening, the Fifth Prince curiously asked, "Second Brother, whose wedding gift do you like the most?"
The Queen and the Emperor were also quite curious, and they both stared at the Second Prince.
"I like my cousin's gift the most. It touches my heart deeply." The second prince's heart warmed when he thought of his cousin's 30,000 taels of silver.
He now completely believes that his cousin treats him as her real brother. If they were less distantly related, she wouldn't have given him so much.
Zhou Qiongyue: Is it possible that you are overthinking it? I just want to curry favor with someone in advance.
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