Chapter Nineteen
"Eunuch Liu, later, have the people from the Ministry of Revenue go directly to the Marquis of Ru'an's residence and the Prince of An's residence and carry those things directly to the national treasury." Zhu Jingchen seemed to have already seen through Lin Qihua's plan.
He spoke directly to Eunuch Liu.
This was to prevent Lin Qihua from finding an excuse not to give them the items later.
Presumably, if Prince An or Li Zhiwei were to go and demand the dowry, the Marquis of Ru'an's residence would certainly make things difficult for them.
Xu Heming smiled slightly upon hearing the Emperor's words.
Silently recite in your heart: The Emperor is wise!
With the Ministry of Revenue involved, Lin Qihua couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.
Xu Heming gently tugged at Li Zhiwei's sleeve and said, "Hurry up and thank the emperor!"
"Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty!" Although Li Zhiwei didn't know why the prince wanted him to express his gratitude, he would do as the prince said.
"Miss Li, is there really nothing you wish to ask of me?" Zhu Jingchen asked Li Zhiwei and Xu Heming with a half-smile.
Xu Heming received a look from Zhu Jingchen and knew that the emperor was mocking him. He realized that his marriage to Li Zhiwei still had to be discussed openly.
Although he was marrying a second wife, he had no intention of making Li Zhiwei suffer.
Moreover, since Li Zhiwei donated all her dowry and promised her a place to live, the emperor still benefited.
It wouldn't be unreasonable for her to ask the emperor for a marriage decree.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you." Xu Heming pulled Li Zhiwei down to kneel and said earnestly.
"Oh? I wonder what matters Minister Xu and Miss Li wish to ask of me?" Zhu Jingchen thought to himself as he observed Xu Heming's actions that Xu Heming was indeed a trusted minister.
With just a glance, he knew what I wanted to say.
"Your Majesty, I admire Miss Li and wish to request that Your Majesty grant me and Miss Li a marriage!" Xu Heming said earnestly.
Lin Qihua thought that Li Zhiwei was, after all, Li Tianyou's only daughter. Even if Li Zhiwei donated all her dowry, she was still a starved camel, bigger than a horse.
As long as Li Tianyou is still alive, the continuous flow of silver will flow into the Prince An's mansion.
Thinking of this, Lin Qihua used his strong willpower to keep from losing his temper.
Lin Changzai stared intently at Li Zhiwei, a mere merchant's daughter, wondering why she didn't want her younger brother.
Li'an County, Li Family
"I wonder if everything is going well on Wei'er's side." Li Tianyou paced anxiously inside the room.
"Master, the eldest young lady is going to the capital to become the wife of the Marquis of Ru'an's heir; she'll be going there to enjoy a life of luxury," the steward, Uncle Zhou, reassured her with a smile.
"But my heart keeps pounding, I feel like something big is about to happen." Li Tianyou felt uneasy at the thought that his precious daughter was going to marry someone so far away from the capital.
Uncle Zhou didn't dare to say anything more.
After all, the master only had one child, the eldest daughter. Now that she had married far away, it was understandable that the master felt empty inside.
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