The Second Prince was always shameless in front of his family. He didn't feel anything after hearing his mother's sarcastic words. Instead, he smiled and explained:
"Xin'er has ten thousand taels and wants to borrow some from me. I'm worried that I won't be able to fulfill my promise to be the queen, so I need some compensation! I won't borrow much, just ten thousand taels."
When the fifth prince Li Jingyu heard this, he couldn't help but wonder, "Does my second brother know how much silver ten thousand taels is?"
"Second brother is so shameless."
The second prince patted the fifth prince on the back and said, "How can you talk like that?" The second prince felt that it was time for him to establish his brother's prestige.
The fifth prince was young, so he could only roll his eyes at his brother and did not dare to fight back.
"Then you are wrong, cousin. I only have 10,000 taels in total, and the remaining 10,000 taels were given by my grandfather." Zhou Qiongyue didn't mind lending the money to the future emperor, but she didn't want to give it to the heroine.
The Queen had absolutely no good feelings towards Xie Zixin at this point. In the Queen's view, this was just taking advantage of her son! Her son had put in the money and effort, and Zhuangzi had written her name on it, which was quite calculating.
Which mother would like a woman who schemes against her son! Not to mention that Chen'er has no money, even if she had Chen'er's money, it would be of great use. Instead of helping out, she only cares about herself.
The Queen now felt disgusted whenever she heard the name Xie Zixin. However, she would not say anything about Xie Zixin on her face, as she absolutely could not give her son the impression that she was bullying Xie Zixin.
"Your cousin is right. It's not easy for a little girl like her to have so much money. Don't worry about your cousin. I still have some money from my own pocket, so I'll give you a thousand taels. Don't think it's too little."
I have some remaining silver in my hand, and I'm going to take this opportunity to buy you two a farm each. It's time for you to use the silver."
As soon as the Queen said this, the Second Prince immediately stopped talking about giving subsidies to Xie Zixin and hurriedly told the Queen to keep it for herself.
The second prince and the fifth prince were moved when they heard the queen say this, but they still had their reason.
The fifth prince, Li Jingyu, was the first to ask, unable to contain himself. "Buy it for the two of us? That's not good, right? None of us brothers have any property to our names."
"It won't be in your name, but Yue'er's. I'll speak to His Majesty privately." The Queen felt the Emperor wouldn't refuse her for such a small matter. She wasn't planning on buying a large plot; a hundred acres of good farmland would be enough for each of them.
The Fifth Prince frowned even more upon hearing this. He didn't want his cousin to become estranged from the Marquisate over such a small thing. "It's under my cousin's name. My cousin hasn't married yet, so the name is Gongzhong's."
The Queen was very pleased to see Yu'er like this, and she also knew that she was afraid that her cousin would be embarrassed. Unlike some people, who would blame Zhong Wuyan when there was something wrong and Xia Yingchun when there was nothing wrong.
The Queen still spoke to explain, "Don't worry, you think your cousin is just a fool like you two. She got your grandfather's letter of commitment, the kind with the seal of the Marquisate."
"My cousin is the most powerful in the world!" The fifth prince Li Jingyu, who is obsessed with his sister, immediately showed his support. His eyes were sparkling as he looked at Zhou Qiongyue.
The second prince, Li Jingchen, also looked at Zhou Qiongyue with a smile, "I'll trouble you to take care of me from now on, cousin."
Zhou Qiongyue didn't expect such a thing to happen, but since the Queen Aunt took such good care of her, it was hard for her to refuse.
"Okay, you can put any legitimate businesses that are inconvenient for you under my name, but even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. When the time comes, we will write a deed that clearly states when and what assets will be put under my name. We will make two copies.
You guys can assign someone to manage it, and if you need me to help keep an eye on it, that's fine too."
Zhou Qiongyue still prefers to deal with the villain first and the gentleman later, so that no one will get hurt because of interests.
Seeing her niece like this, the queen couldn't help but sigh that her sister-in-law really knew how to teach children. Not to mention her two sons, Yue'er was also smart.
The second prince, Li Jingchen, also thought this was a good idea, but he wasn't attracted to his cousin at all. A smart person could only be his sister, and he didn't want to mess around with the people in the backyard.
Only the fifth prince, Li Jingyu, felt incredulous and murmured, "No need! Between us..."
Seeing that Yu'er was about to nag about something else, the Queen immediately made the final decision: "Just listen to your cousin!"
Seeing his mother's decision, the fifth prince quickly argued, "Then I need my cousin to help me manage it first. I can't do it well."
When the Fifth Prince said this, the Second Prince became jealous and asked, "Why don't you let your second brother help you?"
"You..." The fifth prince looked at his second brother and shook his head firmly, his disgust extremely obvious.
The second prince looked at his brother threateningly, "Speak properly."
The Fifth Prince knew exactly how to piss off his brother. "I'm afraid you'll end up giving all the subsidies to your Xin'er. Forget it! I'll let my cousin help me manage it."
The second prince really wanted to beat up his younger brother, but when he saw the look in his mother's eyes that showed her support for his younger brother, he could only say angrily, "I don't even want to help you manage it!"
At this moment, the Queen and Zhou Qiongyue were both delighted. Yu'er/cousin was truly a wonderful person. The kind who only hit people in the face.
Seeing that her fifth cousin trusted her so much, Zhou Qiongyue happily took over the troublesome affairs of the farm: "Don't worry, fifth cousin, I will help you manage the farm and will definitely not let you suffer any loss. Just let your people follow my instructions."
Seeing that his cousin had agreed, the fifth prince quickly made a promise, fearing that his cousin would suffer a loss: "The output of the farm will be half for you and half for me. I won't let your cousin help me for nothing."
"That's not necessary. I have my own farm, cousin! Why would I need this from you? Just think of me when you have good things in the future." Zhou Qiongyue definitely couldn't accept her cousin's things, but she was still very happy when her cousin said that.
"Then I will definitely not forget my cousin." When the fifth prince said this, his eyes were full of seriousness.
The happier the Fifth Prince was chatting with Zhou Qiongyue, the more embarrassed the Second Prince's face became. In fact, he also wanted his cousin to take care of it.
The Queen saw Li Jingchen's expression and thought that it was because of Xie Zixin that he looked unhappy. The Queen tried hard to suppress her smile and quickly announced the start of lunch. She was afraid that if she delayed any longer, she would burst out laughing.
She couldn't do something that would ruin her image.
She was a caring mother, so how could she have any opinions about who her son liked? Absolutely not.
After Zhou Qiongyue finished her lunch at the Queen's aunt's house, she hurried out of the palace with her people. Anyway, the matter had been discussed, and she was anxious to go back and inform her father and grandfather.
Her second and fifth cousins wanted to register the farm under her name, so she had to let her family know. She couldn't let the people in the mansion think that she had so much money.
Although she had something in her hands and wasn't afraid of being disturbed, she found it too troublesome! She had so many things she wanted to do! How could she have the time to argue with those people in the mansion?
After Zhou Qiongyue returned home, she went straight to the front yard to see her grandfather and told him about this matter, meaning that she wanted her grandfather to tell her grandmother to ask her third aunt not to cause trouble for her.
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