It’s no wonder that Mrs. Xu said that, her two daughters’ small team is more fully equipped than her as a mother!
The eldest daughter was surrounded by maids and old women, and there were guards. In addition, there were also separate managers of the outer courtyard, shop owners, and managers of the caravans...
The same is true for the second daughter and the third niece. A-niang is completely in line with Dalang's standard.
What the sons have, the daughters basically have nothing to lack. What’s more important is that the daughters have more private money than the sons, so they can be raised without taking the public money!
This is arranged entirely according to the status of a head of a household.
Sometimes, Xu really couldn't understand Qiao Xin's actions. A woman would not inherit the family property, and when she got married in the future, wouldn't it be enough to give her more dowry? Isn't it a waste to have such a guard configuration?
Qiao Xin insisted, "Not much. It's not easy for women to live in this world. No matter how much you give, it's not too much! None of you are allowed to touch my granddaughter's things, otherwise I will be the first one to not let her go!"
Those who would rather spend all their money to train a son-in-law than a daughter, rarely get what they want in the end.
With all those resources, she spent them all on a man who had no blood relationship with her, and then begged him to be more merciful to her daughter. Isn't this crazy? In this world, even one's own son may not be reliable, let alone an outsider?
Wouldn't it be nice to use those resources to arm your own daughter?
Let her gain more knowledge, learn some skills, and stop being a mere love-brained person.
If the partner you have in the future is a kind person, the two of you will naturally live a happy life together. If the partner is a hypocritical person, your daughter will have the capital to kick her out and find another good partner or live alone.
Qiao Xin never said this in front of her daughter-in-law, but she raised her granddaughter according to this standard.
Now that the children are teenagers, it is too late to force them to be submissive!
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Looking at her eldest daughter with a face as beautiful as the autumn moon, her second daughter with a graceful figure, and her third niece with bright eyes and white teeth, Xu had to admit that her mother-in-law took really good care of the children and cared about them much more than she, the mother, did!
She said she wanted to divorce her husband and live with her mother-in-law, and that couldn't be false at all!
If she hadn't had her mother-in-law's support, she thought she wouldn't have gotten to where she is today, and her husband's backyard might have been filled with beautiful women. How could they have sensible children and a harmonious relationship with their husband and wife like they do now?
I have been away from home for many years and have not fulfilled my filial duties. Now that I am back, it is time for me to share more of the burden with my mother-in-law.
With this mentality, Xu paid more attention to the general affairs!
The Qiao family was fully focused on Qiao Yunting's marriage and had no idea that the whole capital was talking about their family affairs.
Officials in the imperial court also found that their lives were not so easy these days!
First, their son was used as a gun and beaten by Qiao Erlang. Not only did they not have to apologize, but they were also asked to give an explanation. It was because their kid was unreasonable in the first place, not as skilled as others, but still liked to tease others.
Didn't he deserve to be beaten?
They didn't want to go to the Qiao family and embarrass themselves, but those two rough men, Qiao Yunxin and Qiao Yunting, came and sat in their hall with their personal guards, and kept saying that they wanted to seek an explanation for their sons. Who wouldn't feel uneasy when seeing their ferocious looks?
When this person is unlucky, even drinking cold water will get him stuck in his teeth.
Just as the family affairs were settled, the plan was hit hard again in the court.
A few days ago, Emperor Wu righteously rejected the ministers' plan of marriage.
But who would have thought that at the morning court today, His Majesty would make a 180-degree turn.
As for the marriage, it is all right, but don't you, my dear ministers, also need to contribute your manpower and effort?
I cannot bear to see the princess fall ill from homesickness in a foreign land, so why not let your daughters accompany the princess to serve the country!
As soon as these words were spoken, the court was in an uproar!
The civil and military officials who had just made impassioned speeches and talked about serving the country and the people suddenly became silent like ducks with their necks pinched!
Emperor Wu looked at the tops of his ministers' heads with a smile on his face, and felt inexplicably happy!
The old lady was right. You will only know the pain when the knife pierces your body.
Why should I, the king of a country, experience separation from my own flesh and blood, while you old traitors can stay out of it?
"My dear ministers, do you have any objections?"
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, and we must consider it carefully!"
"Then I will give you one day. You must come up with a plan tomorrow. The envoy from Xiling is still waiting for a reply!"
Emperor Wu replied to them in a rare good-tempered manner.
The ministers retreated in a low voice.
Your Majesty is obviously trying to cause trouble. I thought Your Majesty had compromised a few days ago, but now it seems that he is playing a big game.
The mind of this emperor is truly unfathomable. Look at what he is doing, isn't he playing people around in circles?
No wonder the Queen Mother has been sending their families and daughters to the palace to meet the Queen one after another in the past two days. It turns out that they are waiting here. Even the loophole of using someone else as a substitute has been blocked!
There are only two options left. Either let your daughter accompany the princess to Xiling to starve. Or cancel this plan and stand on the side of His Majesty to deal with the Xiling envoy together.
There are also some people who secretly feel fortunate that their daughters have already married, or that they only have young boys in the family.
But who knew that Eunuch Cao had also issued another oral order in private: if you don't send people, then you have to pay!
If a family takes out 10,000 or 20,000 silver coins, it will be considered as showing loyalty to the country!
Didn't you gentlemen say that we should measure the country's resources and win the favor of Xiling?
In this case, let's set an example and prepare early after returning home. If we really want to send the princess to marry, the Jinwu Guards will come to collect the money in person...
Marriage, what a fart marriage! The right prime minister looked at his mother lying on the bed, fainted from anger, his wife who wanted to fight him, his crying daughter, and the messy mansion...
He never wanted to hear the word "marriage" again!
The treasures that the Xiling envoy sent to his warehouse are no longer attractive!
The right prime minister ignored the pain on his face, thought for a moment, and called his personal guards.
"Go, return the things Xiling sent intact, and tell them that I am a Dajing man in life and a Dajing ghost in death, and I will never betray Dajing in this life. I'm sorry, I can't do anything about their request!"
The Emperor's thoughts were more difficult to figure out than he had imagined. He would probably have to keep his tail between his legs in the days ahead!
The same situation as that in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion also occurred in other mansions in the capital.
Most of the family members are complaining about the bad advice their masters gave?
The people of Xiling reek of mutton all over their bodies. I heard that they don't take a bath for a year or two. They live an uncivilized life, eating raw meat and drinking blood. Isn't it like sending your own Jiaojiao to her death?
During the morning court session the next day, Emperor Wu discovered that several of his ministers who had been the most active in the past few days were now listless, and some were even covering their faces with their sleeves and walking with their heads down.
A closer look revealed several deep and shallow scratches on the face!
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