Chapter 50 Zhao Lingmeng Urges Marriage
"Alright, you guys have been with me since you were little, and in a year or two you'll all be getting married. I'll use these few years to cultivate your interests, and I'll choose a husband for you later.
I didn't mention this before because I married into a low-class family and couldn't find a good family. I was going to let my mother show you. But now I'm a princess, and you'll have more contact in the future. If you see someone you like, tell me and I'll help you get married."
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the loyal maids around the original owner and wondered if the book had a happy ending. But now that she was here, she still hoped they would have a happy ending.
When the three maids heard their master say this, their eyes were red. They felt very satisfied knowing that their master had never forgotten to think about them.
"Princess, you are so good, how can we find a good husband to marry? It's too difficult!" Qiuhua said with red eyes and hoarse voice.
The other two nodded, agreeing with Qiuhua's words. They had indeed lived quite well under their master over the years, better off than the daughters of lesser officials. Their master was also easy to serve, never forcing his servants. They had no worries about food and clothing, and he even gave them gifts from time to time, fearing that their money would be insufficient and they would suffer.
"Okay, stop being so joking. Tell me! What do you guys like to do?"
Just as Zhao Lingmeng finished speaking, Qiuyue returned. Seeing the other three people's eyes were red, she quickly came in, saluted, and looked at everyone's expressions. She asked in confusion, "I was just away for a while. What happened? Who bullied us?"
"Who can bully us now? It was the master who just said that we should get married, and we can't bear it!"
After hearing Qiu Nian's words, Qiu Yue asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Marry, who are you going to marry?"
"Who does our Qiuyue want to marry?" Zhao Lingmeng asked excitedly. Could it be that she was about to find a place where she could be useful? She had a lot of people around her, and finding them all husbands would be incredibly stressful. So, it would be great if they could solve this problem themselves.
Qiuyue looked at her master, who was so excited and eager to get married right away, and could only say helplessly: "Master, I don't want to get married, I really don't want to at all."
"Tsk, I was so happy for nothing." Zhao Lingmeng instantly wilted.
"Master, why did you suddenly think of this?" Qiuyue was quite confused. She had only been away for a while, so why did they talk about this matter?
"I've been thinking about this! You're all getting old, and since we've come to this point, if any of you four want to get married, tell me and I'll help you find someone. Or if you find someone you like, that's fine too. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters."
Qiuyue and the other four looked at each other and sighed, "None of us want to get married, otherwise we would have proposed it ourselves in the past few years."
"Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Why don't you want to get married? I didn't mean to test you." Zhao Lingmeng felt very difficult at the moment. Her four personal maids didn't want to get married.
Qiuhua was the first to speak, "My father is not well!"
Qiufang also echoed: "My father is not good either!"
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Qiu Nian and Qiu Yue. Qiu Nian wailed, "Qiu Hua and Qiu Fang's fathers are bad, and my father is even worse. When he has money, he eats, drinks, gambles, and beats his wife. When he has no money, he sells his daughter."
"What about you, Qiuyue? I remember you don't have a father!" Zhao Lingmeng could only place his last hope on Qiuyue.
"Although I don't have a father, none of the men I've met are good." After saying this, he looked at Zhao Lingmeng, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.
"There are still good men in this world. Don't you want to have a child of your own?" Zhao Lingmeng tried to persuade them.
Unexpectedly, the four of them shook their heads at the same time. They already had three children, which was terrifying. They didn't want any more. And now that the master was a princess, their retirement security would be more secure, so they didn't want to get married anymore.
"How about I find you someone like a scholar or a juren? Someone who can help your descendants change their family status in the future?" Zhao Lingmeng still wanted to struggle.
Unexpectedly, the moment Zhao Lingmeng said this, the four of them shook their heads even more vigorously. After what happened with their son-in-law, they didn't like scholars at all. They only used big principles to control others without even considering themselves. They didn't want them!
"Master, please stop talking. If we have someone we like, we promise to tell you and we won't be polite to you." Qiuyue was afraid that the master would say more, so she had to speak first to calm the master down.
"real?"
"Really, really," they all nodded hurriedly, fearing that their master would insist on choosing someone today. They really didn't want to get married, at least not at all right now.
Zhao Lingmeng saw that none of them wanted to talk about this topic, and suddenly she felt like her parents in her previous life who urged her to get married. After thinking about it, she decided to let them go for the time being and talk about it later.
"Let's talk about this later. Just tell me what you want to do! That's all I need!"
When Qiuyue heard what Zhao Lingmeng said, she was the first to speak: "I don't like checking accounts, I only like to take care of these things around the master!"
As soon as Qiuyue finished speaking, everyone in the room laughed, especially Zhao Lingmeng, who laughed so hard that she could hardly sit still.
Qiuyue was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "What are you laughing at?"
"We've already discussed your situation. Everyone knows it."
"Ah? Okay then! Master, you agree?" Qiuyue has a good personality. She is not angry when everyone does this to her. She even feels like she has put down a heavy burden.
Zhao Lingmeng nodded readily. Qiuyue was delighted and laughed happily beside him.
Then Qiufang, who was in charge of the account books, spoke up, "Master, I want to do business."
Zhao Lingmeng thought about Qiufang's personality. She was the kind of person who was good at networking and had many skills and tactics. She was a good candidate for doing business.
So she turned around and took out 10,000 taels of silver from her treasure chest and handed it to Qiufang. "Here are 10,000 taels. Use it to find a place in the city to open a shop. I don't care what business you do, but the shop must be bought. You will be responsible for everything from the opening of this 10,000 taels to the end. Keep the accounts for me. I will check the accounts later. This is your chance."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Fang immediately took the banknote and bowed solemnly, saying, "Master, I will take care of it."
Zhao Lingmeng, however, looked at Qiufang like this and comforted her, "It doesn't matter if you don't make money, but you have to show me your ability. You can learn from Wang Xing first. There are many things to pay attention to when doing business."
"Yes," Qiufang replied, feeling very touched. She silently thought to herself, since her master trusted her so much, she must do her job well and not let her down.
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