When Shen Qingqiu heard this, he nodded, "Hangzhou is not bad."
She has her textile factory there, and she can take care of them when the time comes.
Thinking of this, he finally felt relieved. Shen Qingqiu lowered his head, looked at Wang Qingluo's already bulging belly, and put his hand on it, "I hope everything goes well after you are born." After all, no matter what time it is, a new life always represents hope.
Wang Qingluo lowered her head and smiled, then looked at the prince again.
Now her face no longer shows the confusion and loss of the past few days, and her eyes have become calm and gentle.
Shen Qingqiu also smiled when he saw this. No matter what, everyone now has a good solution, which is also good.
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In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed, and the news of the prince's death seemed like a thing of the past life.
After Wang Qingluo gave birth, Shen Qingqiu asked Tu Jiu to escort the two to Jiangnan. Gu Tang was okay, as she was literate and could easily find a job. Wang Qingluo was a female gangster as famous as Shen Qingqiu before, but fortunately she knew how to eat, drink and have fun, so things were easy for her.
Shen Qingqiu asked her to learn to look at the new patterns in the textile factory. After all, she was born into a noble family and she had good taste.
With the help of Tu Jiu, the couple and their child have managed to gain a foothold in Hangzhou.
At the same time, Shen Qingqiu and Dao Yue had been engaged for nearly half a year, and since there were no changes in the process, it was natural for them to start preparing for their marriage.
The weather had been getting hot these days, and the entire mansion was decorated with lights and colors in preparation for the wedding, making it quite lively. However, Shen Qingqiu did not like the hustle and bustle, so he went to find a place to cool off.
Shen Qingqiu was enjoying the cool under a huge tree, holding a small white dog the size of a palm in her arms. At home, she wore a loose red coat and a light green skirt underneath. The bright red and green did not look vulgar, but instead had a kind of arrogance that ignored the world, which matched her features.
She was holding a piece of letter in her hand, which was the letter sent by Wang Qingluo from Hangzhou.
The more he read, the more his brows furrowed. He simply turned the letter upside down on the table next to him, and Shen Qingqiu stretched out his tender fingers to press his forehead. Jin Cai, who was serving beside him, quickly poured her tea and said, "What's wrong, young lady? What happened?"
"I don't know where this Hangzhou prefect got such courage from that he actually wanted to occupy the land of my textile factory." If Wang Qingluo hadn't written to her, she would probably still be in the dark.
Jin Cai frowned and said, "Isn't Master Tu Jiu in Hangzhou? His temper should be able to suppress those people, right?"
Shen Qingqiu just shook her head. "Tu Jiu is a man of the underworld after all. It won't be difficult for those old-timers in the officialdom to get away with it." Shen Qingqiu frowned. She had planned to slowly transfer all her business to the south. If those people were allowed to run rampant, wouldn't it ruin her plan?
"What does that girl mean?"
Shen Qingqiu stood up, "I have to go to Jiangnan."
Jin Cai curled her lips, "Then I don't think the madam will agree. Girl, don't forget, you are going to marry into the Dao family soon!" The wedding date is just around the corner. If Liu wasn't stupid, how could she let her have fun outside.
As they were talking, Mother Chen came over and said, "Hey, young lady, why are you still here? The Dao family is here to give us a gift today. Young lady, please follow me!"
Shen Qingqiu frowned after hearing Xianshi's words, "Who from the Dao family is coming today?"
Mother Chen said, "The old lady of the Dao family, Shen." Not only Shen Qingqiu was mentioned, but Mother Chen also frowned.
There is nothing wrong with the Dao family. They have a small family and Dao Yue is an ambitious person. But the old lady Shen doesn't seem to be from the same family as the Dao family. Not only does she have a mercenary air, but she also always wants to take advantage of the Marquis's Mansion. But she is the only elder in the Dao family.
Qin had no choice but to invite her mother-in-law from the countryside to preside over her son's wedding.
After seeing this kind of person a few times, Shen Qingqiu was too lazy to bother with him.
Mother Chen could only persuade her, "After all, Mrs. Dao will go back to her hometown, and the girl won't be able to get along with her for long after she marries in." The people in the Dao family naturally knew what kind of fierce old lady Dao was, and they didn't want her to stay in the capital for long. But filial piety was important after all, and although she was not a real ancestor, she couldn't be driven away directly after being invited to preside over the wedding, and she had to stay for a while.
Shen Qingqiu felt tired after listening to this, but after all, the marriage had already been decided, and he couldn't disobey the order at this moment.
"Forget it, meet the old lady."
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Old Lady Dao waited in the side hall for a long time. The mansion was like a fairyland, and even the dozens of maids with arms raised and colorful clothes fluttering around were enough to keep Old Lady Dao busy for a while.
Half a month ago, their two families had exchanged engagement letters, and the marriage was considered half-settled. Since then, Old Lady Dao would come to the Marquis' Mansion from time to time under the pretext of visiting her future granddaughter-in-law.
The Dao family was not a noble family, and it was no exaggeration to say that they were born in a poor family. Back then, Mrs. Dao gave birth to two children. The second child was good at speaking and was favored by the elders in the family, so all the benefits went to them. Dao Yue's biological father was not a competitive person, and he joined the army to earn a fortune for his wife.
In the end, he died on the battlefield, but Qin didn't want to remarry, so she took Dao Yue away from home and raised him all the way.
She had never had a good impression of her former mother-in-law, Old Lady Dao, and now it was even worse. But it would not be possible for the two children to get married without the elders to take care of it, and if there were still people in the family who were not invited, people would think that they did not value the new daughter-in-law.
Besides, since my biological grandmother is still alive, it would not be worthwhile not to ask for help out of filial piety.
But Old Lady Dao didn't think so. No matter what, she thought she was the only elder in the Dao family. As long as Dao Yue was still surnamed Dao and Qin was still the daughter-in-law of the Dao family, she had to listen to her! "Madam Hou, I came here uninvited today. Will the Madam blame me?" Old Lady Dao wore a fashionable chest-length skirt for women in the capital, a seven-point transparent royal blue shirt, her hair tied up high, and piled with pearls and jade.
She was an old lady in her sixties or seventies. Such rich and youthful attire was not suitable for her at all. However, the old lady Dao put on such expensive clothes without knowing what they were, which made her look very funny at first.
Liu knew very well what the Dao family thought of the old lady, and did not give her any face. "Since you knew I would blame you, why did you come again?"
Old Lady Dao couldn't hold back her face at the time, and Liu smiled, "It's just a joke, old lady, you won't mind, right?"
"No, no."
This old lady is so shameless. She came to our house many times to cause trouble in the past few days.
Liu was now feeling happy. She put down the wine jar and asked kindly, "A few days ago, the old lady said she wanted to take you to see the mansion. A few days ago, you said that time was tight and you couldn't prepare some wedding gifts, so you asked for a South China Sea Night Pearl from my mansion. What is the reason for coming here today?"
It's nothing but money.
She put the money into her own pocket. At first, Liu gave it back, but later Qin informed her that even if she gave the money, it would not be used for the wedding. The old lady would just put the money into her own pocket.
Liu was still hesitant, but Qin said, "My Dao family is not rich, but in order to marry the princess, we will naturally give everything we have. But if we really try to be rich and bring out things that we can't bring out, we will only make others laugh at us for nothing."
Liu had always admired Qin's tenacity, so after hearing this, she stopped trying to persuade her.
Old Lady Dao didn't know what was going on yet, and she was smiling and asking for money. "My wife and I are both parents, and marriage is a lifelong event, so we can't be careless. Now that our Yue'er has just entered the official career, there are indeed a lot of places where we need gold and silver." Old Lady Dao sighed and continued, "Gold and silver are external things, and are not as important as the future of children. Besides, the princess will live with our Yue'er for the rest of her life. I heard... this textile factory also belongs to the princess?"
Liu glanced at her. She wanted to see what shameless words this old lady could say.
"The textile factory has such high revenue, why not use it as a dowry?"
What you said... is really shameless.
Liu's smile almost disappeared. At least Chen Mama poured wine for her. She covered her face with her wide sleeves and pretended to drink. She listened to Old Lady Dao say, "Several relatives from my hometown came today. Although the princess has never been to my house, I treat her as my granddaughter-in-law. Besides, our Yue'er has no concubines or maids. The princess will need a housekeeper after she gets married. So I thought about whether I could borrow the Marquis's car to go with the princess to meet the relatives, so that she can get to know people."
If she sat on the carriage carried by sixteen people in the Marquis' Mansion, how majestic she would be in front of everyone! This time, Liu really couldn't laugh. Haven't you seen a girl who hasn't married yet go to meet her in-laws? This old lady Dao didn't know the rules. Did she want to make their Marquis' Mansion a laughing stock among the nobles in the capital?
"There are things going on in the mansion today. If Madam Shen has nothing else to do, I won't keep you here." Liu wanted to give her some face, so she found an excuse.
But it happened that old lady Dao was used to living a wild life in the countryside and could not understand the nobles' implicit meaning at all.
"Madam, why are you so anxious? The princess promised me earlier. You have to ask the princess, right? I know my request may sound a bit excessive, but this is a matter between two children. Besides, this textile factory originally belongs to the princess?" The old lady Dao smiled doubtfully, "Madam, you are a mother, you will not be partial to one and ignore the other. You want to leave the textile factory to the young master, right?"
He actually suspected that Liu, the mother, wanted to take over Shen Qingqiu's textile factory? !
Liu couldn't even make an angry expression at this moment. She was really out of her mind today. Otherwise, why would she come to see this confused person without doing the business of the embroidery building and taking care of the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion? If it weren't for the face of the Dao family, she would have sent someone to drive her out long ago.
"Old lady, you have a good idea. I haven't even married into the family yet, and you want to see my dowry?" It was Shen Qingqiu who came out from the side, looking at the old lady Dao in front of him with a smile on his face.
Old Lady Dao was a country girl, and she had made up her mind before she went out. These nobles cared most about face, and as long as she was shameless, she could get any good thing.
Therefore, she was not afraid of anything, but the only thing she was afraid of was Princess Kangle!
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