Chapter 426 Zhao Houjing's various little thoughts continue
Zhao Ling dreamed that the three of them had made their choice, and she didn't care whether they were happy or not, so she asked Qiuyue to put the deed away again.
Zhao Lingmeng saw the puzzled looks on Zhao Houjing's and the other three's faces and explained, "The deed to the land will be given to you after you get married. I'll also take care of the interior decoration. If you don't like it, you can pay to modify it later. Chen'er, please help me write a contract!"
"Ah? What kind of contract?" Yang Chengchen was surprised and confused.
"Just write down what day it is today, how the three brothers chose the house today, and how they can't regret it later."
Zhao Lingmeng didn't want any of the three brothers to regret their decision later and make half-truths. In Yuanjing, where every inch of land was worth a fortune, she'd been able to buy three houses in such a prime location, which was a real treat for them. She wouldn't be giving them any more houses anyway. At most, she'd give them some farmland and some money to live on, but nothing else.
"Mom, this is not necessary!" Zhao Houjing quickly persuaded Zhao Lingmeng.
Although Zhao Houming and Zhao Houyang didn't think it was necessary to write this, their mother said it was necessary, so they kept silent, as if they were following their mother's instructions.
Zhao Lingmeng had met quite a few people over the years, and she couldn't hide the resentment in Zhao Houjing's eyes. But she didn't bother to argue with him. She thought to herself, "Just wait until they get married and move out."
Zhao Lingmeng once again instructed Yang Chengchen: "Chen'er, write it! After all, there are still so many years before they get married. Money can really make people's hearts flutter!"
Yang Chengchen was a prince and had often wandered around the palace before. He could see that his eldest cousin was a little reluctant, so when his aunt urged him, he quickly took the brush and ink from Qiuyue and began to write.
He followed his aunt's instructions and wrote four copies. After he finished writing, he gave them to his aunt for review.
Zhao Lingmeng read it carefully and felt that there was no problem. What Yang Chengchen wrote was quite detailed. He even wrote the character "Witness Yang Chengchen" without any instruction.
Zhao Lingmeng stood up and patted Yang Chengchen on the shoulder, smiling and praising him, "Well done."
"Come over here and sign and put your fingerprints on it!" Zhao Lingmeng wanted to block every chance for the three of them to regret.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Houming and Zhao Houyang immediately stepped forward to sign and put their fingerprints on it. It was done in one go. They both felt that since they had made their choice, there was no need to regret it.
Zhao Houjing had no choice but to sign his name and press his fingerprint even though he didn't want to.
Yang Chengchen also pressed his fingerprint on his name, and this was really a done deal.
Seeing that the matter had been settled, Yang Chengchen cheerfully changed the subject, mainly because he didn't want to see his cousin's stiff smile: "Auntie is searching the house again?"
"Well, ask carefully." Zhao Lingmeng did not explain too much. Yang Chengchen often stayed in the Princess's Mansion since he was a child, and he had seen this kind of scene many times.
Yang Chengchen said a lot of words praising Zhao Lingmeng, and the atmosphere was pretty good for a while.
Zhao Lingmeng thought everything was done, so she let the four of them go about their business. She was going to go and see what the search had uncovered.
As soon as Zhao Houjing and his two brothers and Yang Chengchen left Menglinyuan, Zhao Houjing left alone, saying that he had something to do.
Zhao Houyang and Zhao Houming both realized belatedly that their eldest brother seemed a little unhappy, and they both looked at Yang Chengchen.
Yang Chengchen originally wanted to play dumb. After all, it was not appropriate for him to get too involved in such matters between brothers.
But Zhao Houyang, the idiot, saw that Yang Chengchen was silent, so he immediately asked, "Cousin, why does Big Brother seem unhappy?"
Yang Chengchen touched his head helplessly, approached them, and whispered, "In Jingguo, the eldest son can get 60% of the family property when dividing the family property, so..."
Yang Chengchen didn't finish his words and gave them both a look. Those who understood would understand.
Zhao Houming pursed his lips when he heard this and said, "Not really!" Zhao Houming just wanted to say it to himself and didn't expect his two younger brothers to be able to answer. After all, he and his eldest brother have been inseparable over the years and their relationship is still very deep.
Although Zhao Houming couldn't believe it, he wasn't stupid enough to ask his eldest brother to take 60%. "Mom is still here! You can spend her money however you want!" How could she still have to depend on her son's wishes when she's old?
At this time, Zhao Houming began to understand why Zhao Houyang always said that his mother was looking for a son-in-law. They had all grown up, and with that came more troubles!
"Blah, let him do whatever he wants." Zhao Houyang is now convinced by his big brother and always has attacks from time to time.
Afterwards, Zhao Lingmeng really started spreading the news in Yuanjing that the two sons in the family were now interested in finding someone to marry. This way, families who were interested in them would give them a heads-up in advance.
Otherwise, if I were to directly choose someone in the final selection, it would be bad if I blocked their path to success. Marriage is not an enmity.
Finally, before the final selection, Zhao Lingmeng conducted extensive investigations among these interested people and identified six candidates. If nothing unexpected happens, her two daughters-in-law will be chosen from among these people.
So as soon as he finished dinner that night, Zhao Lingmeng asked Qiuyue to bring the portraits of these people.
"Come on, choose one!"
Zhao Lingmeng said this so casually that both Zhao Houming and Zhao Houjing were confused.
Zhao Houyang, who had experience in his previous life, reminded her, "Mom, let my two brothers choose their future wives!"
But Zhao Houming didn't want to be laughed at by his younger brother, so he could only ruffle Zhao Houyang's hair in revenge and tell him to go play away.
Zhao Houming still remembered that the last time they chose a house, his eldest brother was unhappy because he chose last, so this time he took the initiative and said, "Seniors should be respected, so let your eldest brother choose first!"
Zhao Houjing wanted to say something about postponing it, but Zhao Lingmeng saw what her eldest son was thinking. He just wanted to choose first, so she said directly, "Then Jing'er, you choose first!"
Zhao Houjing saw that his mother had spoken, so he happily took the pictures on the table and began to look at them. However, the more he looked, the colder his heart became. The highest-ranking family here was only a third-rank official. "Mom, is this all?"
"Is there no one you like among the six?" Although Zhao Lingmeng asked this, she didn't think much about it, and she didn't mean to force it. The main reason was that fate could not be forced.
"No, this family background is too low!" Zhao Houjing said this in a low voice.
But Zhao Lingmeng still heard it. She just smiled and said, "Since you don't like it, let your brother pick one!"
In fact, in Zhao Lingmeng's opinion, these six beautiful girls were really not worthy of her eldest son. The third rank was considered too low. It was not that she looked down on her son, but she felt that her eldest son might never reach the third rank in his lifetime.
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