nycdaug Chapter 189 The squeamish person who doesn't know the difference between 5 valleys
Chapter 189 The squeamish person who doesn't know the difference between 5 valleys
In the past twenty years, the Pingshan Palace has not used any connections or interacted with anyone, and its expenses are very small.
Even the smallest expense required money to pay for it. The Prince of Pingshan's Mansion had no money, so it was subsidized by the Emperor. There were many treasures in the treasury, most of which were rewards given to Prince Pingshan and the dowry of Princess Zhaoyang.
In addition to gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins, the princess' dowry also included many shops and farms.
All the profits from the shop and farm over the past twenty years were taken away by the Queen Mother.
In Ci'an Palace, the Queen Mother ordered people to move three large boxes and a small box from the storeroom. She called a confidant and said, "Go and deliver these things to Prince Pingshan."
In addition to the wooden box and the casket, the Queen Mother also prepared a letter.
Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan returned to the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion at dusk and happened to see a carriage parked in front of the door.
Sitting in the carriage was a eunuch, and driving was a palace guard.
The eunuch ran over excitedly when he saw Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan.
"My Lord, Princess, I am here on the orders of the Queen Mother to bring you something!"
In Haitang Courtyard, Ye Tang opened the boxes and cases, and when he saw the gold bars and house deeds inside, his eyes twitched.
Grandma is so domineering!
So many gold bars and house deeds were given without a single word.
Jamel Xiao opened the letter and took a look: "My grandmother said this is my mother's dowry. She has been saving the profits from those shops and farms, and she has been saving more and more."
"My grandmother said that we came from the countryside and didn't have much money. The Pingshan Palace has been in deficit for many years. After the two of us took over the Pingshan Palace, there would be a lot of things to deal with, and everything would require money. She told us not to be polite. My mother is gone, and her dowry belongs to me, her son, so we can use it as we please."
"Oh, yes, in addition to the shop and the farm, when my mother got married, she also had a city as her dowry."
Ye Tang: “…”
In this life, she can earn money for herself, her brother can also earn money, her husband knows medicine and also gives her money, then there is the idle prince, the idle prince's wife, and now there is a queen mother...
How should I spend so much money?
Jamel Xiao handed the letter to Ye Tang: "I'll give it to you."
Ye Tang: "My storehouse is comparable to the national treasury."
Jamel Xiao chuckled: "Still a walking treasury."
Ye Tang: "If there is a disaster somewhere, we will go and help those in need."
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
Jamel Xiao: "And travel around the mountains and rivers?"
Ye Tang: "You can have this. Food is the foundation, store more food. Take some time to go to the farm."
"What about the city?"
"Let's talk about it later!"
The Queen Mother had given advance notice, so the princes and princesses did not come to disturb the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Rumors about Ye Tang's family and Xiao Jingxuan were still spreading in the capital, getting wider and wider.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, just as Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan got up, someone came from the palace to take them into the palace.
The couple entered the palace yawning as they sat in a carriage.
There was a joyful atmosphere when entering the palace.
Put red and green decorations everywhere to welcome the New Year.
Emperor Yuanwu's sons were all granted the title of king and lived outside the palace. They did not have to enter the palace on New Year's Eve, but celebrated the New Year in their own residences.
Married princesses were not allowed to celebrate the New Year in the palace. Only unmarried princesses could stay in the palace.
Emperor Yuanwu's harem did not have three thousand beauties, but only one empress, one noble concubine, four concubines, nine imperial concubines, and thirty beauties. He had twelve princes and six princesses. Prince Xian was the eighth, Prince Duan was the seventh, and the crown prince was the eldest son. Both the crown prince and the crown prince were born to the empress.
Among the six princesses, there is the youngest princess who has not yet married. Her name is Princess Mingzhu, who is fifteen years old and is deeply loved by the Queen Mother.
When Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan came to the Queen Mother, Princess Mingzhu was there too.
The moment she saw Jamel Xiao, Princess Mingzhu's eyes lit up instantly.
"This must be my cousin, right? Cousin, I am your sixth cousin, you can call me Mingzhu."
Jamel Xiao was very upset by her naked gaze, and he moved a little closer to Ye Tang.
“Mingzhu, I’m your cousin’s wife.” Seeing that Princess Mingzhu only had Jamel Xiao in her eyes, Ye Tang took the initiative to greet Princess Mingzhu: “I didn’t know you were also here with your grandmother. Please don’t be offended that your cousin’s wife didn’t prepare a gift for you.”
Princess Mingzhu frowned and looked at her: "You came from the countryside, it's normal that you don't know the rules, I won't bother with you."
"Mingzhu, how can you talk like that!" The Queen Mother's smile fell and she scolded, "Hurry up and apologize to your cousin's wife."
"Cousin? She is just a peasant girl. Is she worthy of being my cousin?" Princess Mingzhu was very dissatisfied. She pulled the Queen Mother's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Grandmother, how can you be so mean to Mingzhu for an outsider?"
The Queen Mother used to be very kind and rarely gave people the cold shoulder, especially when facing her children and grandchildren, she almost never lost her temper. But this time, seeing Princess Mingzhu being so spoiled, she lost her temper at Princess Mingzhu for the first time: "So what if I'm a peasant girl? The rice you eat is grown by peasants. I was also a peasant girl. Did we peasant girls provoke you? Why do you look down on us like this?"
These words were so sharp that Princess Mingzhu turned pale with fear: "Grandmother?"
The Queen Mother looked at her coldly, "Mingzhu, where is your royal demeanor? Where is your bearing? Where are the rules you learned? Have you learned them all?"
"Your father and mother also farmed the land. Do you look down on them as well?"
"I didn't, Grandmother, Mingzhu was wrong, and I really know it. Please don't be angry, okay?"
Princess Mingzhu knelt on the ground, rushed over and hugged the Queen Mother's legs, and admitted her mistake in a coquettish manner.
"Today is New Year's Eve. I didn't want to say anything to you, but what you just said really disappointed me. I never thought that you missed your cousin's wife so much. You dislike your cousin's wife, do you also dislike your cousin?"
"No, no, no, I didn't. Mingzhu has never disliked my cousin." Princess Mingzhu kept admitting her mistakes.
The Queen Mother looked at her deeply and sighed, "It's good that you know you were wrong. Don't make the same mistake again. Get up and go apologize to your cousin's wife."
Princess Mingzhu bit her lower lip tightly. The Royal Grandmother was so mean to her for an outsider and even asked her to apologize.
Princess Mingzhu suppressed her resentment, slowly stood up, and said sorry to Ye Tang. She looked remorseful on her face, but she hated Ye Tang in her heart.
You are just a peasant girl, yet you dare to humiliate this princess like this.
You wait for me, the princess.
Ye Tang accepted her apology calmly.
Princess Mingzhu looked at Jamel Xiao with moist and aggrieved eyes: "Cousin."
"Don't call me cousin, I don't know you. I am a poor boy from the country. I am not worthy of being called cousin by the princess. You look down on me and my wife, but we look down on you even more! You are a spoiled brat who doesn't know the difference between grains!" Xiao Jingxuan spoke directly and was not polite at all. The look in his eyes when he looked at Princess Mingzhu was full of disgust.