"Your Highness is right. I was worrying unnecessarily. Your Highness, those people cry foul every day; we can't just keep them locked up like this!" Lanqin said. The investigation into the Hongsheng poisoning case has reached the two kitchen servants in charge of fishkeeping, but there's been no progress.
"You've gone to great lengths to investigate Hongsheng's matter. I simply haven't had the time to do so. Go ahead and investigate; I will support you no matter who you find out," said the Fourth Prince.
Lanqin nodded and then brought up the matter of Ushiha.
"The envoy from Dayuan has arrived, bringing with him a marriage proposal from the King of Dayuan," Fourth Master said to Lanqin.
"Sigh, is the marriage of Ushiha going to be settled?" Lanqin couldn't help but sigh.
"Hmm. You may begin to prepare Uxiha's dowry. In addition to the standard dowry, I will increase it by 30%," the Fourth Prince said. "Furthermore, after Uxiha marries the Second Prince of Dayuan, she will remain in the capital for an extended period. Suhar will serve as a liaison between Dayuan and the Qing Dynasty," the Fourth Prince added.
"That's wonderful! It seems that the Dayuan side has also approved of this marriage. They'll allow the Second Prince to stay in the capital for a long time. Then we need to start choosing a residence for them." Lanqin was overjoyed to hear that Wuxiha wouldn't have to travel all the way to Dayuan.
"Let Suhar worry about that. After all, it's his marriage, so he should be in charge of the household affairs. We're marrying off our daughter, so we should prepare the dowry," Fourth Master said proudly.
“Suhar is, after all, a foreigner. If he’s not familiar with the capital, he might get ripped off. You, as his father-in-law, are a local, so why don’t you help your son-in-law?” Lanqin said coquettishly.
"They're not even married yet, and you, the mother-in-law, are already defending your son-in-law?" Fourth Master teased Lanqin, a rare occurrence for him.
“I’m biased towards my son-in-law. Anyway, it would be best if Your Highness personally chose a residence for Wuxiha and the others,” Lanqin said. “Wuxiha is our first child. If she doesn’t live well, I won’t be able to sleep at night or eat during the day.”
"Alright, I will definitely choose a satisfactory mansion for them. You can keep your thoughts to yourself. Anyway, Dayuan wouldn't dare to mistreat my daughter," the Fourth Prince said arrogantly again.
“Speaking of the mansion, I’m reminded of Hongli. The prince once said that he wanted to build a mansion for him first, but this matter has been put on hold until now because of Liu,” Lanqin said.
"Once Hongli returns, let's start choosing his future residence, and then it will be Hongzhou's turn," the Fourth Prince quickly reassured him.
“What about Hongshi? He is, after all, the eldest son of the Prince!” Lanqin had to mention him.
"Hongshi's residence will naturally not be neglected. But let's put that aside for now. What we need to do now is prepare a dowry for Wuxiha. I must make sure she marries in a grand and glorious manner." To appease Lanqin, the Fourth Prince deliberately avoided mentioning anything related to Hongli, fearing that if Lanqin brought up Hongli, he would be unable to resist saying it himself.
Lanqin was also influenced by the Fourth Prince, and became engrossed in her fantasies about preparing a dowry for Wuxiha, temporarily forgetting about Hongli.
That night, Fourth Master naturally stayed at Lanqin's place. However, the two hadn't been asleep for long when someone came to report that someone had come to report something related to Hongsheng. Lanqin and Fourth Master were already in bed when they suddenly heard this news, and they were both startled and immediately got out of bed.
After the two had dressed and returned to the living room, they saw a woman who looked like a maid being brought in.
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