In order to please his beloved, the second prince also took out the 2,500 taels that Miss Duan did not want.
When Xie Zixin heard the Second Prince say this, she barely stopped crying and raised her head from the Second Prince's arms, "What?"
The Second Prince placed the banknotes in Xie Zixin's hand and coaxed her, "Don't you want to buy a farm? I've collected some money for you. With these, you should be able to buy a small farm."
Xie Zixin looked at the several silver notes in the second prince's hand. Each note had a face value of one thousand taels. It was obvious that the second prince had less than ten thousand taels in his hand.
Xie Zixin's face instantly turned cold. She turned her head and asked unwillingly, "I heard that you bought a farm directly for your cousin?"
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince looked at Xie Zixin with disbelief, "You sent someone to follow me?"
Xie Zixin was also very angry. She felt that the Second Prince was angry and humiliated because she had exposed him. "What do you mean by stalking? You guys didn't hide your whereabouts. Who in Yuan'an wouldn't be able to find out? Am I not as important to you as your cousin?"
The Second Prince felt that Xie Zixin was completely unreasonable. He took a deep breath and asked again, "These are all my belongings. Do you want them?"
"I don't want it. I'm not a rag picker who only picks up other people's leftovers." Xie Zixin regretted it as soon as she said this, but her pride wouldn't let her bow her head. After all, it was Li Jingchen in her previous life who spoiled her.
The Second Prince was already of noble status, and when he heard these insulting words, he simply put the banknotes in his arms, turned around and walked out of the mansion.
When Xie Zixin saw the second prince turn around, she was stunned for a moment, and then she felt a huge sense of grievance.
She shouted loudly at the Second Prince's departing back, "Don't regret it!"
When the Second Prince heard Xie Zixin's words, he paused for a moment, but left without hesitation. He didn't know when things had turned out like this between them.
Zhou Qiongyue didn’t know that the heroine in the original book had angered the hero and ran away. If she knew, she would definitely drag her fifth cousin to watch the fun.
The fifth prince followed Zhou Qiongyue to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion. He originally wanted to play with his cousin and then go to his cousin's yard to have a delicious lunch.
But when he arrived at the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, his grandmother was waiting for him. He had no choice but to go and pay his respects to her first. Then she asked him all sorts of questions and finally insisted that he stay for lunch.
My cousin just bowed and left, and even my grandmother didn't keep my two cousins from my uncle's family.
The most important thing is that his grandmother did not allow his two legitimate cousins from his eldest uncle's family to accompany him here. Instead, she asked Zhou Zhikun (the third child in the Zhou family), the illegitimate son from his third uncle's family, to accompany him.
The fifth prince looked at Zhou Zhikun, who was talking in a flattering manner in front of him, and he didn't even want to pay attention to him.
He has seen many people like this. Those whose ambitions do not match their abilities are not worth even a glance from him.
Zhou Zhikun saw the Fifth Prince's various behaviors as evidence of arrogance and being difficult to approach. He also knew that the Fifth Prince looked down on him.
He had also seen how the Fifth Prince interacted with his eldest brother and fifth younger brother. Even his attitude towards Zhou Zhiyu, the legitimate son of the second house, was very gentle. He was completely different from the unattainable look he had now, with his dignified attitude as a prince.
Seeing that he had been talking for a long time and the Fifth Prince still looked annoyed, Zhou Zhikun stopped talking.
He wanted to show his face, but unfortunately he didn't dare.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't care about that. Since her grandmother didn't like her anyway, she just greeted her and left.
As soon as she returned to her own Qiongyue Pavilion, she couldn't wait to take out the title deed to the fertile farm that belonged to her and touched it carefully again and again.
This was the first piece of land she bought in this era, and from then on she became a person with good land.
After Zhou Qiongyue had looked enough, she asked Gulan to find a place to put the two princes' deeds. She also asked Gulan to put those of her eldest brother and fifth brother separately.
In reality, these people's farms didn't need her management; they were all managed by their own people, and were only temporarily registered under her name. Even if she agreed to help the Fifth Prince manage them, it was only to arrange what to plant, and the people were still the Fifth Prince's people.
As for the one that the eldest and fifth brothers bought together, it was agreed that the fifth brother would take care of it. After all, the fifth brother is not as busy as the eldest brother now, and the eldest brother does not have time to take care of such trivial matters for the time being, so it is just a good opportunity for the fifth brother to practice his skills.
Seeing that the young lady was so happy, Gu Yu went into the kitchen and prepared a table full of delicious food.
Zhou Qiongyue's good mood became even better as she looked at the table full of delicious food.
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give each of you two months' worth of monthly allowance!" Zhou Qiongyue said, then thought for a moment and added, "I'll give the entire Qiongyue Pavilion a reward."
This was the first time she had enjoyed such a large-scale appreciation since she came here! Zhou Qiongyue felt that this feeling was quite good and quite happy.
"Thank you, Miss!" Gulan and several maids expressed their gratitude. They were very happy to get two extra months' salary.
Zhou Qiongyue smiled and asked them to get up, then began to enjoy the delicious food in front of them.
After eating and drinking her fill, Zhou Qiongyue lay in the courtyard of Qiongyue Pavilion, basking in the warm sun. She felt that this was a really good day and that the temple was really magical.
This life is better than the retirement life of those rich people in her previous life! There are a lot of people waiting for her at any time, and she doesn't have to worry about the outside world. Someone is carrying the burden forward.
She can choose to be a delicate young lady who never leaves the house, or she can make an appointment with Yuan'an's ladies to appreciate flowers and pray for blessings, or she can live on a farm and do business.
Apart from not being able to choose her own marriage and not being able to hold an official position, she felt that there was nothing wrong with it. She didn't want to be an official or have a romantic relationship, so she accepted the rules of this era very well.
In this life, she has a backer and relatives who care about her. She just wants to stay with them, live a stable life, and earn some money.
She had no idea of changing an era. After all, she was just an ordinary person, not the kind of hero that was hard to come by in years.
Zhou Qiongyue's mind was full of random thoughts, but she couldn't hide her sleepiness and fell asleep.
Seeing that the young lady had fallen asleep, Gulan immediately asked the servants nearby to move the screens and quilts carefully, and even put out a few braziers. After a while, the small space became warm.
Gulan sat next to the young lady with her embroidery tent, keeping an eye on her all the time, fearing that she would get cold while sleeping outside.
When Zhou Qiongyue woke up and saw this environment, she exclaimed, "I will definitely not be used to it if I leave you guys."
Gulan replied without hesitation, "Then these slaves will not marry and will always serve the young lady."
"What nonsense are you talking about! Who doesn't want to get married? If you find someone you like, tell me and I'll support you guys."
Zhou Qiongyue really thought so. This era was very different from the era she lived in in her previous life. If a woman did not get married in this era, rumors could kill her.
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