flstandardbreds Chapter 166 Why is the Young Master Unhappy?
Chapter 166 Why is the Young Master Unhappy?
And that's how the matter was settled.
Lady Hou took out three thousand taels from the family's funds to buy Li Feng's merchant ship, which also included tea, porcelain, and silk that he would need for his next voyage.
Qin Jiuwei remained silent, and seeing her quiet demeanor, the Lady of the Marquis became even more uneasy.
Does she really know something?
Lady Hou pursed her lips and secretly inquired.
"Jiuwei, how much money are you planning to spend this time?"
Seeing through her thoughts, Qin Jiuwei gave a cold smile.
"Reporting to my mother-in-law, I'm preparing to take one thousand taels. It's our first time buying a fleet of ships, so we shouldn't spend too much."
She deliberately underreported the numbers, not wanting to attract the attention of the Lady of the Marquis.
But it still caused everyone to gasp in surprise.
Xu Liuer stared wide-eyed, frozen in place.
One thousand taels! How much money is that?!
Xie Wanning was furious.
Qin Jiuwei, a concubine's daughter, is now able to manage so much money!
If she hadn't married into the Xie family, she wouldn't have such a good life!
Qiu Yueli felt heartbroken.
Qin Jiuwei was able to take out a thousand taels so easily.
I wish she were the one who married Prince Xie!
When Lady Hou heard that it was one thousand taels of silver, she didn't even raise an eyebrow.
She was in charge of the Marquis's mansion, and she had seen and managed tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
A thousand taels of silver really wouldn't catch her eye.
She was thinking about something else.
Xie Yanli's mother, Zou, brought a huge dowry with her when she arrived.
After Zou's death, her dowry was kept by the old lady.
When Xie Yanli was fifteen, the old lady gave him all of Zou's dowry.
From beginning to end, it never passed through the hands of Lady Hou.
To this day, even Lady Hou doesn't know just how rich Xie Yanli really is.
If only all this money were given to her, Shigeyuki…
Seeing their varied expressions, Qin Jiuwei knew without a doubt that they weren't up to any good.
She was too lazy to engage in any pretense with them.
He made up an excuse and got up to return to Qinglan Courtyard.
"Miss." Xiao He entered the room, her face beaming with joy.
Qin Jiuwei was drinking tea at the time, and seeing her like this, she couldn't help but smile.
"What good news is it that makes you so happy?"
"Chen Xiuming has been imprisoned!" Xiao He exclaimed excitedly.
"Really?" Qin Jiuwei's eyes lit up immediately.
“Of course it’s true.” Xiaohe nodded vigorously. “This is an imperial decree issued by the Emperor himself. Chen Xiuming attempted to assassinate someone in the street. Although he failed, according to the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty, he should be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and imprisoned for a year.”
"But now everyone knows that Chen Xiuming has contracted syphilis."
Xiaohe recounted all the information she had just gathered in one breath.
"The Chen family felt sorry for their son, so they begged the Emperor to send Physician Lin from the Imperial Hospital to treat Chen Xiuming and prevent him from dying in prison."
Was it Physician Lin who went there?
Qin Jiuwei's lips curled up slightly, then she was relieved.
"Oh, by the way, Miss, Zizhu has also returned and is currently in the young master's study."
"Call him over and tell him I have something to ask him."
After a while.
Qin Jiuwei put down her teacup and looked up at Zizhu in front of her.
"Has Your Highness encountered any difficulties recently?"
“No,” Zizhu replied almost immediately.
What could possibly stump their young master?
Qin Jiuwei's eyes narrowed slightly. "Then why was the young master so sullen when he returned last night?"
After thinking for a moment, Zizhu suddenly looked up and said, "Oh right, I remember now."
"Yesterday morning, after hearing what Lord Zhao said at Wenyuan Pavilion, the young master was in a bad mood."
Lord Zhao?
Qin Jiu frowned slightly. "What did he say?"
Zizhu repeated what Zhao Ming had said that day.
Making clothes, shoes, and socks by hand; taking off a cloak by hand; cooking soup by hand.
He blurted everything out at once.
Not only did she mention these things, Zizhu also emphasized Xie Yanli's gloomy expression after hearing them that day.
The account was described in great detail.
So that's why he's unhappy.
Qin Jiuwei chuckled helplessly and reached out to press her throbbing brow.
This man is really something.
She's so old, and she already has three children.
They even want to play out these pure love stories that only exist in traditional Chinese novels.
Xiaohe's lips twitched involuntarily.
Who would have thought that such a refined and aloof young master would care so much about her young lady!
After Zizhu left, Xiaohe asked.
"Miss, what should we do now?"
Qin Jiuwei winked at her, "What do you think?"
evening.
After school, Xie Jue would play with Dahei in the garden of the Marquis's mansion.
"Big Blackie, eat little carrots and grow tall."
The little rabbit was nestled in the grass when Xie Jue fed it a carrot.
I saw the little rabbit eat the carrot.
A big smile spread across Xie Jue's fair face.
Not far away, behind a large tree.
A pair of cold, wooden eyes were staring intently at the little rabbit.
Xie Siyuan pursed her lips slightly.
Seeing his interest, the maid Xiaoqing couldn't help but say, "Young Master, if you also like rabbits, you can play with Young Master Jue."