Madam Xue nodded.
Xuan-ge'er had already wielded the silver spear with impressive skill, laughing heartily as his childish voice rang out loudly, "Master, I love martial arts! I want to be like my father, a great general, to protect my home and country!"
When his father was mentioned, both Madam Xue and the Princess couldn't help but have tears well up in their eyes.
The two exchanged a glance, their understanding unspoken.
Although both parents hoped that Xuan Ge'er would abandon martial arts and pursue a peaceful life when he was born, as time went by, the Xue family's heritage, the Xue family's military strategy, and the Xue family army in the southern border were things that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion could not give up.
Since Xuan-ge'er had this ambition, the two of them naturally wouldn't try to change it.
After chatting for a while, Old Madam Xue left with a sense of satisfaction.
The princess then had someone lead Wuwang to the front courtyard to settle in, and she specially reserved a guest room for him in the front courtyard of the princess's residence.
Wu Wang was overjoyed; he could finally legitimately enter the inner sanctum!
As expected, on the first day, the eldest princess had lunch with them, discussed his course schedule, and watched him teach internal martial arts techniques for a while in the afternoon before leaving satisfied.
Wu Wang felt refreshed and invigorated. All the time he had spent talking and interacting with his elder sister, the Princess, over the past few decades had not been as long as today!
He didn't leave the Princess's residence until evening, satisfied.
The eldest princess and Xuan-ge'er escorted him all the way to the gate of the mansion.
After leaving the mansion, he deliberately exchanged pleasantries with the two men for a while before getting into his carriage and returning home.
Prince Rong, who had been keeping an eye on the Imperial Preceptor, was quite disappointed. He knew that the Imperial Preceptor had already sided with the Eldest Princess, and he would not be able to get his support.
...
A few days later, when Su Youran went to the Duke's mansion to pay her respects to her grandmother, she happened to run into Yun Tianbai.
In just half a month, Yun Tianbai had become unshaven and looked haggard.
He granted Wu Xinxin the title of Crown Prince's wife, and a few days ago Wu Xinxin went to ask her father, Marquis Ningyuan, to intercede with the Third Prince's family.
The third prince took a liking to Tazara at the palace banquet that day, but he was deeply shocked to hear the next morning that Tazara had been named the Lady of the Southern Kingdom.
When Marquis Ningyuan came to propose the marriage, he was sulking and naturally refused outright.
Marquis Ningyuan had no choice but to send the message back to the Duke's mansion.
Yun Tianbai nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Why is everything so different in this life?
Not only did he lose all the money he could spend, but he also incurred huge debts.
Not only did she fail to win over the Third Prince, but she was also utterly despised by him.
His money bag and the God of Wealth became his sister, and all the valuable items in the house were his stepmother's dowry, not his!
In his previous life, he never imagined that he would be overwhelmed by a debt of only tens of thousands of taels.
Sure enough, yesterday the injured members of the caravan escort agency came to ask him for their wages and medical expenses again.
His current job at the Military Affairs Bureau pays him only six hundred taels a year. He doesn't know when he'll ever be able to pay off this debt with his salary.
He had also gone to look for his elder sister Yun Manwan a few days ago. Coincidentally, Zhao Huai's younger sister was about to get married. Apart from buying a large house, all the family property that Yun Manwan and Zhao Huai had earned over the years had been used to prepare for their sister-in-law's dowry and the upcoming wedding banquet. They really didn't have any spare money.
He was at his wit's end, and since he couldn't ask his stepmother for help, he had no choice but to swallow his pride and come to his grandmother for assistance.
Just as they arrived at the entrance of Fu'an Hall, they bumped into their sixth sister, Su Youran.
Su Youran immediately put on a tearful expression, "Brother, you look so haggard after just a few days. You must have been frightened by those tens of thousands of taels of silver, right? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have given you all my savings to start that business on the grasslands..."
Yun Tianbai seemed to see heartache in her eyes, and felt both regret and guilt. He quickly comforted her, "It's all because of my bad luck, Sixth Sister, don't blame yourself."
Su Youran continued to weep silently, and asked in a choked voice, "Did you come to ask Grandmother for help, brother?"
She knew that Yun Tianbai had visited her elder sister's house a few days ago, and that he must have come to Fu'an Hall because he had nowhere else to go.
Yun Tianbai asked with great shame, "Is Grandmother here?"
Su Youran wiped away her tears and said, "Grandmother has caught a slight cold these past few days and just took her medicine and went to sleep. And..."
She glanced at Yun Tianbai, seemingly afraid to say anything more.
Yun Tianbai said anxiously, "Sixth sister, is there anything you want to say? Please don't keep it from your elder brother!"
Su Youran then said, "Grandmother...she's still angry about my eldest brother...she even said she wants...she wants my eldest brother...elder brother, you should wait a few days until Grandmother is fully recovered before you come to pay your respects to her!"
Seeing that she was only halfway through her sentence, Yun Tianbai became even more anxious, "What did she say she wanted me to do? Tell me quickly!"
Su Youran gritted her teeth and said the remaining half, "She said she wanted... Big Brother to return all my money to me. But I gave it to Big Brother willingly, Big Brother, please don't be so formal with me. I don't want Big Brother to return it!"
Yun Tianbai felt as if he had been struck on the head with a loud "bang".
So, he not only owed more than 60,000 taels of silver in external debt, but also more than 300,000 taels of silver to Su Youran?!
How did he accumulate such a huge debt?
Although Su Youran said he didn't need to pay it back, his grandmother had said that if he didn't pay it back, he could never hold his head up in this family again!
He returned to the backyard in a daze. When he reached the entrance of the Magnolia Courtyard, he remembered that Shi Wenxia had no family to support her, so he turned around and went to the Orchid Fragrance Courtyard.
Right now, the only one who can help him is Wu Xinxin!
Moreover, after experiencing new flavors, he suddenly realized that in his previous life, he had been a bit foolish to stick to one person for life!
Meanwhile, when Madam Yun heard from Granny Li that the young master met Su Youran at the entrance of Fu'an Hall, Youran cried for a while and said a few words, the young master turned and left. So she sent Granny Li to find out what the two had said.
Zhao Mama, having received instructions from Su Youran, embellished the story and told it to Li Mama.
Granny Li then returned to Fu'an Hall and reported to the Old Madam that the Sixth Miss said the Young Master had come to borrow money again.
Madam Yun flew into a rage, "That brat! Does he intend to squander the entire Duke's mansion?!"
Granny Li continued, "When the Sixth Miss heard that he wanted to borrow money from you, Madam, she refused to let him in no matter what. She cried and begged him not to do those dissolute things anymore, and even said..."
"What else did he say?!"
"They even begged him not to make a move on the eldest sister. The Zhao family's money has all been used to prepare a dowry for the younger sister. If the marriage of the younger sister is ruined, it will definitely bring shame to the entire Duke's Mansion!"
Madam Yun breathed a sigh of relief, "This Fu Bao is so sensible! I was worried he would beg the head maid! I was the one who arranged Zhao Xiao Gu's marriage! If the dowry isn't impressive, it would truly be a disgrace to our Duke's mansion!"
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