After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

When Liu Yunxiang got out of the car at the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, he first took a look at the chastity archway at the entrance of the alley. Maybe it had rained a few times, so the archway was much mottled.

The gatekeeper went inside to deliver the message and came out after a short while.

"The old lady is not feeling well and it is inconvenient to see guests. Please forgive me, Princess."

Liu Yunxiang asked calmly: "Did you say it's me?"

"said."

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes. The old lady must have guessed her purpose of coming to their Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. Coupled with some previous frictions, she even lost the face of Princess Zhenbei.

"Then you go and complain again. I don't have to see the old lady. It's just that the debt owed by your uncle must be paid."

The gatekeeper was a little confused, "My uncle owes a debt to the palace?"

Next to him, Zijin took out a stack of bills and shook them, "No, it's written in black and white, and there's your uncle's IOU, please pay me back."

Seeing the attitude of the master and servant, the gatekeeper looked like they were coming to collect debts, so he hurriedly went to report again. This time I went there for a long time, and it took me a while to rush over.

"Princess, we, our old lady, please come into the house."

Liu Yunxiang twitched the corner of his mouth and let the boy lead him in.

"Is your uncle at home?"

"This……"

"I think the old lady has just checked with your uncle, right?"

The boy didn't expect Liu Yunxiang's guess to be so accurate, so he could only respond in a low voice.

Liu Yunxiang smiled faintly. The old lady knew her eldest son's virtues very well, and was afraid that Liu Yunxiang would make it known, so although she was reluctant, she still invited her into the house.

When I came to the east courtyard, I entered the hanging flower door, then came to the main room and entered the hall. I saw the old lady sitting in the main seat. When I saw her coming in, I glanced at her with a lukewarm look, and then slowly stood up and saluted. .

"Princess, you don't have a cashier in your house or something, so I have to ask you to make a trip. It's such a big deal." The old lady bowed and sat down by herself. She didn't even ask Liu Yunxiang to sit down. With sarcasm, there was actually a bit of disdain.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the status of merchants is the lowest. She is a princess and a businessman, so in the eyes of ladies from aristocratic families like them, they feel that she is lower than them.

Liu Yunxiang walked to the chair next to him and sat down, saying: "Originally, I should have asked the accountant to make a trip, but I'm afraid he was too serious about his work and checked one by one. This one from Liuhongyuan, Qinglai Gambling House, and even From the Wanchun Opera Troupe..."

"What are you still doing? Quickly serve tea to the princess." The old lady quickly interrupted Liu Yunxiang's words and shouted at the maid next to her.

Liu Yunxiang smiled: "Actually, I don't remember much about this huge pile of bills. In short, they are all from places with three religions and nine streams. Thinking of my friendship with the Hou Mansion, I asked the people below to pay off these bills first. , and then the bill came to me."

The old lady frowned. She knew that her eldest son was not living up to expectations and had left him alone. However, when he got into trouble, it was their Dingyuan Hou Mansion that was involved.

The maid brought tea, and the old lady got up, walked to Liu Yunxiang, and poured her a cup of tea herself.

"Thank you for your help, Princess. Then these bills..."

"No rush." ​​Liu Yunxiang picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "By the way, the old lady is sick?"

When the old lady saw that the maid next to Liu Yunxiang had collected the bill again, she couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, "I'm caught in the wind and have a headache all the time. I was afraid that the illness would spread to the princess, so I didn't invite the princess into the house."

"I am in good health and I am not afraid of your illness."

"Yes."

"I have one more thing to do today." Having said this, Liu Yunxiang stopped talking and took up the tea and sipped it carefully.

The old lady naturally knew why she came. Seeing that Liu Yunxiang didn't speak, she could only say: "My Sifu has no virtue or talent. She is really not worthy of Mr. Liu. I'd better forget about this marriage."

"I think Miss Sixth is very good to me, but I'm afraid my younger brother won't be in the eyes of the old lady, right?"

"No, no, Mr. Liu is a good boy with both ability and political integrity."

Liu Yunxiang smiled and said, "That means the old lady has already arranged another marriage for Miss Six. I am not wrong in my guess, right?"

The old lady looked at Liu Yunxiang. She knew the capabilities of the Princess of Zhenbei. She already knew it after thinking about it. "The three countries of Darong, Beijin and Xiyue are going to form an alliance based on marriage. Darong needs to choose two princesses to marry to Bei respectively. Jin and Xiyue. The emperor has only ten princesses who have not left the imperial court. He has to choose a girl from a noble family to be made a princess first and then get married. In fact, there are not many talented and beautiful girls in the big families who are of the right age. My family, Sifu Xu, is blessed with this. Although our Marquis's Mansion and the Shilang's Mansion are already engaged, we all have our own ambitions, and I think Young Master Liu and the Princess can understand."

Liu Yunxiang laughed, "Old madam, do you think this is a blessing?"

"Of course it is a blessing. The new emperor of Beijin has just ascended the throne, and the position of the queen is empty. Even if he cannot be the queen, the positions of the four noble concubines are also empty. It is much better to marry Sifu than to marry into the declining palace of the minister. I am like this Although the words are harsh, parents always think long-term for their children, I hope the princess will understand."

"I heard that the mother of the ten princesses was kicked out of the palace because she offended the emperor. The ten princesses stayed with their mother and have not returned to the palace in these years. The old lady is sure that the emperor does not like this daughter, so as long as you go to ask the emperor, you will definitely make the six princesses happy. The girl will marry in Beijin, not Xiyue, right?"

When it comes to this matter, there is no need for the old lady to hide it, "I really intend to go to the palace to ask the emperor."

"Leng Yuxie, the new emperor of Beijin, I am very familiar with this person. He is a very ambitious but ruthless master. I don't know if Miss Six will live well if she marries him, but his harem is indeed very empty."

The old lady raised her eyebrows, "Does the princess know this new emperor?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled: "I think if I wrote a letter asking him to marry the tenth princess by name instead of the sixth girl from your family, he would probably listen to me."

The old lady's face sank, "Isn't it so unkind, Princess?"

"Old madam, you ruined my brother's marriage and still want me to be benevolent and righteous?"

The old lady slapped the table, "I don't believe that the dignified Emperor of Northern Jin would listen to you!"

"Then you might as well make a bet. If you lose, the sixth girl will have no choice but to marry to Western Vietnam. Not to mention the poor mountains and rivers of that place, the folk customs are even more fierce. I heard that women are like objects there and can be beaten and scolded at will. It is not a human life at all, and it can be sent here and there, and even when a man is happy, he will reward women to his subordinates, not to one person, but to a group of people."

When Liu Yunxiang was talking, he saw that the old lady's face was getting greener and greener, and her brows were getting tighter and tighter.

"The old lady wants Miss Six to bring glory to the Hou Mansion, but the honor is illusory. What you have to pay may be that you will never see Miss Six again in your life. You don't know whether she is doing well or not. She thinks that you can only cry silently. , why bother. And I believe that the old lady knows Yun Heng’s character. Even if the sixth girl marries him, she will not be rich and glorious, but she will definitely live a happy life. "

Having said this, Liu Yunxiang stood up and said with a faint smile: "Let's get them married on the date agreed before."

"Why should the princess embarrass me..."

"I will treat this stack of bills as a gift and give it to the old lady when the time comes."