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The neighbors who were watching were stunned, and then they all showed a look of disdain.

It's really shameless. I have never heard of the groom's family having to pay for the bride's family's wedding banquet.

"Xiu Wen's mother, you are bullying people, how can there be such a rule!"

"That's right, even though your family has gained access to the Marquis Mansion, you still have to be careful when taking advantage."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Mother Zhou glared at them fiercely, "When did our family take advantage? We only do this because we hope to make it more lively and avoid losing the face of the Hou Mansion."

"That's right, isn't this related to the face of the Hou family!" Someone from the Zhou family's relatives immediately responded.

"Really?" Chu Huanyan looked at the speaker.

"Of course, Miss Chu, you are making too much of a fuss. Our Zhou family is doing this for the good of your Marquis."

Chu Huanyan nodded, with a gentle and weak look on her face, looked back at Zhou's mother, and sighed softly.

"Maybe I misunderstood. I didn't expect the Zhou family to care so much about the Marquis's face. You only gave me five taels of silver as a betrothal gift. I thought you didn't care about face at all."

In one sentence, Zhou's mother and the relatives of the Zhou family turned pale in an instant.

When the neighbors heard this, they were also surprised one by one.

"What? Five taels of silver as a betrothal gift?"

"Are you kidding me? After all, I am marrying a young lady from the Hou family. How can I be so stingy?"

"Two days ago, Xiuwen's mother even boasted to me, saying that her family gave her a dowry gift of several hundred taels of silver. I thought she was bragging at the time, but I didn't expect that she would brag like this. I was really laughing my ass off!"

"That's right, I gave you a betrothal gift of five taels of silver, and now I have the nerve to ask others to pay for a banquet. The Zhou family really doesn't even have any face."

On weekdays, most people in the neighborhood don't like Zhou's mother, and there are even some who have problems with the Zhou family. They just know that the other party is a shrewd person who can't be messed with, so they don't bother to make a fuss.

Now that they heard this, they all couldn't help but laugh and sarcastically laugh.

Mother Zhou and the relatives of the Zhou family suddenly lost their composure.

Although Zhou's mother was usually overbearing and unreasonable, her face turned red with embarrassment when faced with the ridicule of so many neighbors.

"Miss Chu, what do you mean? Just forget it if you don't want to pay. Why are you deliberately degrading our Zhou family here!"

"I don't understand what Auntie said. Didn't you say it? There are many people and it's easy to negotiate. So I invited everyone here just to ask about the rules. Besides, what I just said was not a lie. Why? Is this a deliberate attempt to hurt the Zhou family's face?" Chu Huanyan looked innocent.

Oh, now you know how to save face.

When I came to propose marriage with two bags of pastries, I didn't know how to save face.

Also, when I asked for five taels of silver as a betrothal gift, I didn’t know where to throw it!

"You..." Mother Zhou gritted her teeth angrily.

"Maybe Auntie thinks these people are not enough."

Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows, smiled, and continued to speak.

"Speaking of it, we still have some good old friends in the Hou's Mansion, and most of them are people in the court. Why don't I send someone to invite them over and discuss it together to see if the money for the banquet should be paid for by the Hou's Mansion. ?”

With that said, Chu Huanyan called out to Xian Yue, pretending to tell her to invite someone.

Mother Zhou was anxious and quickly stopped her.

"No, no need!"

Damn it, they can’t afford to offend those dignitaries!

"No need?" Chu Huanyan looked away, "Then the money for the banquet..."

"Our Zhou family is going out!" Mother Zhou said through gritted teeth.

Chu Huanyan smiled leisurely and said, "Auntie, you don't have to force yourself. We can continue to discuss it."

"There's no need to discuss it, it's our Zhou family who will be responsible!" Zhou's mother looked at Chu Huanyan with hatred in her eyes. She was very annoyed, but she had no choice but to secretly record the account to Chu Wan's cigarette butt.

Chu Huanyan looked at the look in the other person's eyes and felt a smile in her heart.

"In that case, does Auntie have anything else to discuss? If not, I will go back home first."

Mother Zhou shook her head with a gloomy face.

Chu Huanyan thanked the neighbors again, said a few words to excuse them, and walked out of Zhou's house under the attention of everyone.

But when she walked to the door, she felt a little uncomfortable in her back. Chu Huanyan turned her head and looked back, and met Li Changqing's direct gaze again.

Just like before, when Chu Huanyan looked over, she immediately put on a flattering smile.

Frowning, Chu Huanyan turned around and got into the carriage without saying anything.

"Miss, I was really happy just now. The Zhou family is so shameless and they deserve to be embarrassed!"

In the carriage, Crescent Moon was in high spirits.

Chu Huanyan just smiled and said nothing more.

He reached out to lift the car curtain and looked outside, suddenly realizing that it seemed to be Luoying Lake not far away.

Chu Huanyan thought for a while.

Yes, Luoying Lake is also in the west of the Imperial City.

There are colorful fallen flowers in spring, and a pool of green lotus flowers in summer. In autumn and winter, the leaves are falling and the snow is falling.

Because of its beauty all year round, Luoying Lake is very popular among literati and dignitaries.

The lake is gurgling, the boats are exquisitely painted, and there is an endless stream of boats at four seasons and eight seasons.

Although they are not far apart, they look very different from Liangshui Alley.

A single painted boat on the lake would probably be enough to feed all the people in Liangshui Lane for a whole year.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Chu Huanyan staring outside in a daze, Xian Yue asked.

Chu Huanyan came back to her senses and shook her head, "It's nothing, I just think those boats are pretty good."

Xianyue looked outside the carriage and couldn't help but admire: "Miss is right, it's so beautiful!"

As he said that, he pointed to the largest boat parked on the lake.

"Miss, look at that one. It looks more refined and luxurious than the others, but I don't know which one it belongs to."

Chu Huanyan took a look. There were two floors of the painting boat. The tip of the boat was raised high, like a soaring bird. The hull was engraved with exquisite carvings. The whole body was colorful, but it was not out of the ordinary. Among the many docked painting boats, it was indeed Very eye-catching.

"I don't know either." Chu Huanyan said.

In the past few years, she has been busy with business and various things in the house, and has never even been to Luoying Lake.

"Miss, that should be His Royal Highness's boat. I heard that His Royal Highness's boat is the best in Luoying Lake." The coachman listened to the conversation and said with a smile.

What a coincidence, it actually belongs to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Xian Yue couldn't help but look at her young lady. Thinking of her previous words, she still felt a little uneasy.

After Chu Huanyan was stunned for a moment, her expression returned to normal.

Looking at Xian Yue's worried eyes, he chuckled and spoke.

"It turns out it belongs to the prince. That's really...unlucky!"

Xianyue: "..." Don't worry!