Chapter 1642 Invitation
Zhulan glanced sideways at her granddaughter. There were two paintings, one worth 1,400 taels and the other 1,100 taels. She wanted to know which one belonged to Changzhi.
Yuwen pointed to the box in the girl's hand, "I took a picture of the white tiger that Dad was talking about, and I took a picture of plum blossoms for myself."
Changzhi stopped grinding his teeth and uttered a cry, "The White Tiger Painting costs a lot of money. Do you have enough money in your hand?"
Yuwen, "One thousand four hundred taels, but fortunately, I have saved a lot of money over the years, and there is still a lot left."
Changzhi, the father, envied his daughter-in-law. His wife doted on him and doted on his daughter-in-law even more. All the money in the daughter-in-law's hands was stuffed by his wife.
The fourth prince eavesdropped with his ears tilted, and then felt jealous. The queen mother had a dowry industry and gave him silver and money every year, but his eldest brother, the crown prince, was getting married, and the queen mother divided the dowry industry. The crown prince took 70%, and he and his sister took 15% each, so his industry was limited.
As for asking the emperor for it, haha, unless he gets married, the emperor won’t give it to him!
Zhulan chatted with Changzhi for a few more sentences. After Changzhi got the White Tiger Painting he wanted, he did not go in to see it. He prepared to return to the Hanlin Academy.
Changzhi saw his mother and daughter off first, then just as he turned around and got into the carriage, he saw Zhuo Guyu entering the auction house.
In the evening, the news of the Yong'an Duke's big move had spread all over the capital. Zhulan waited for Shuren to come back and asked, "Is the rumor true?"
Zhou Shuren, "Well, I looked at the auction account today. The sales were registered. The Yong'an Duke's Mansion did auction off a lot of antiques and calligraphy and paintings."
Zhulan, "It's good to hype any opportunity."
Zhou Shuren: "I am more curious about how much wealth the Duke of Yongan lost during the war!"
The Duke of Yong'an is not an upright man. He spent almost one hundred thousand taels today. One hundred thousand taels.
"Many people in the capital have the same idea as you. The purpose of the Yong'an Duke's Mansion has been achieved."
Zhuo Guyu stayed with the prince for a few days. Although he returned to the Hanlin Academy after the property was confiscated, he knew everything he needed to know. Now the financial strength of the Duke's Mansion has been demonstrated. This time, Zhuo Guyu's marriage will not be neither high nor low.
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "That's why I don't like the Yong'an Duke's Mansion. There are too many calculations and too little sincerity."
Zhulan agreed and asked, "Has the prince been studying in the Ministry of Revenue?"
Zhou Shuren, "I will stay in the Ministry of Revenue until the wedding."
"Or was it Zhang Jinghong who taught me?"
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Yes, the prince is very satisfied with Zhang Jinghong."
"That's right. After all, he was once a prince and received a prince's education since he was young."
A few days passed, and it was time for the Ran family's flower banquet. Zhulan went in person, and Yuwen was also going. The princess was leaving the palace today, and not only Yuwen but Linxi would go as well. Because the princess was attending, today's flower banquet was very lively.
The Ran family’s garden is very exquisite, and the flowers in the garden are all rare varieties. In order to hold the flower banquet, they also bought a lot of rare varieties.
When Zhulan arrived, Qi's daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law were entertaining the guests, and Qi was sitting and chatting with the guests.
Qi greeted Zhulan and asked in a puzzled tone, "Why didn't Ran Wan and Yu Die come?"
Zhulan, "Ran Wan said that today is a day for unmarried girls, so she won't be back. Yudie was sick the day before yesterday and hasn't recovered yet."
Qi Shi, "If you are sick in summer, you will not be able to get well."
"Yeah, so we have to be careful in the summer. Hasn't the princess arrived yet?"
Qi replied, "It will take a while."
Because there were many people in the house, Zhulan did not ask which young master came today. Although the young masters and young ladies were separated, she couldn't help but take a look when she entered the garden. Many young masters came today.
Qi lowered her voice, "The future prince consort has arrived."
Zhulan has never met her future prince consort. The prince consort stayed in the capital and took up an idle position. After he marries the princess, his official position will be promoted. The emperor has already made arrangements.
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Xi arrived. As soon as she arrived, she came to Yu Wen's side and lowered her voice, "Guess who I met?"
Yu Wen paused while eating the fruit. "The future prince consort? No, you have met the future prince consort. The one who makes you so mysterious is Master Gu?"
Lin Xi felt extremely bored, "Can you be so smart?"
Yu Wen's eyes lit up a little, it was really Gu Sheng, then she frowned, "Why is he here?"
The invitations to the flower banquet held for the princess were all selected through competition.
Lin Xi spread her hands, "If you don't know, I don't know either."
Yu Wen had never heard her father say that. She motioned for the girl to lower her head, and said something in a low voice. The girl turned and left.
Soon the princess arrived. After greeting her, the young ladies surrounded her. It was so difficult for them to see the princess, and today was a rare opportunity for them to see her, so they all wanted to chat with her. It would be even better if they could become friends.
Yes, it is so realistic. Becoming friends with princesses is good for their future marriages.
This time Zhenyue was the perfect princess, always smiling, with perfect manners, and communicating in a measured way. When conflicts occurred among the young ladies, she handled them in a very natural way.
Linxi and Yuwen looked at each other and thought she was indeed a princess.
Our dynasty attaches great importance to the education of princesses. Although a princess of a country does not need to participate in state affairs, she still has to learn what she should learn. In fact, the princess's homework is quite heavy.
The young masters were in the pavilion. Gu Sheng was dragged here by the future prince consort. How did he get to know the future prince consort? Because he had been going to the palace frequently recently, one day he saw the emperor meet the future prince consort. They went out of the palace together and chatted, and became very familiar with each other.
After getting to know him, he felt that the prince consort was a good friend, and after a few interactions, they became familiar with each other.
Gu Sheng sat next to the future prince consort, and opposite him were his acquaintances, Zhuo Guyu and Master Du. This time Ji Deming was not present, as given the level of today's banquet, Ji Deming had no chance to attend.
Zhuo Guyu disliked Gu Sheng. He disliked him the first time he saw him. Facts proved that his intuition was right. "I didn't expect that Mr. Gu would also take a leave today."
He stayed with the prince for a few days and then returned to the Hanlin Academy. When he came back, he found out that while he was with the prince, Gu Sheng had entered the palace one after another and also got to know the future prince consort. This made him feel like his position had been taken away from him, and he became more wary of Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng said calmly, "Master Zhuo can invite, but I can't?"
Zhuo Guyu, "I think in the eyes of Mr. Gu, official duties are the most important."
Gu Sheng smiled, "You mean you're taking leave because you don't value your official duties?"
Zhuo Guyu also said calmly, "You have read too much."
"oh."
Zhuo Guyu, "......"
The future prince consort chuckled. After he knew that Zhuo Guyu would attend the banquet, he invited Gu Sheng to join him. It turned out to be the right invitation.
Zhuo Guyu took a deep breath, "Have I ever offended you?"
The future prince consort felt unhappy in his heart, he had offended many people, but Princess Shang did not think it was a bad thing. Anyway, he was a person who did not like to work hard, so he did not care. But Zhuo Guyu was arrogant in front of him, which made him unhappy!
Future Prince Consort, "Guess?"