The waste prince is so fierce

When Mrs. Fan heard this, she suddenly thought of something.

"Master, I have an idea!"

"any solution?"

Everyone in the hall looked at Fan.

"Master, have you forgotten? Three months ago, someone from the He's store came to propose marriage, wanting He Chao, the young master of the He family, to marry our Jing'er."

"They said that if we agreed, they would be willing to give us 100,000 taels as a dowry."

"If the Zeng family can chip in a little more, won't Wenjie be able to pay off his gambling debt?"

Zeng Yuan had two concubines. Zeng Wenjie was born to Fan, while Zeng Wenjing was born to his deceased wife.

Now, in order to save her son, Fan actually wants to exchange Zeng Wenjing for money and marry her to the He family.

When Zeng Wenjing heard Fan's idea, his face immediately darkened.

The last bit of respect she had for the Fan family also disappeared.

"Second Mother, why don't you go to the He family and exchange a dowry of 100,000 taels to save your son?"

……

As soon as the words fell, the Zeng family lobby fell into silence.

No one expected that Zeng Wenjing would dare to speak to the old lady like this.

Although Fan wanted to sacrifice Zeng Wenjing to save her son, such words coming from Zeng Wenjing's mouth still made people feel that it was somewhat disrespectful to the elders.

"Jing'er, how can you talk like that!"

Zeng Yuan rubbed his forehead with a headache.

His daughter and Mrs. Fan had been at odds for a long time, and he didn't want to dwell on the matter any further.

"Master, the He family is a wealthy family in Wuwei County. Wen Jing will not suffer any loss if she marries there."

Zeng Wenjing saw it clearly that Fan was determined to marry Zeng Wenjing into the He family.

She knew in her heart that Fan did this on the one hand to use the He family's betrothal gift to save Zeng Wenjie's life, and on the other hand to make Zeng Wenjing a member of the He family, so that she would no longer be able to compete with Zeng Wenjie for the position of the head of the Zeng family.

According to old rules, the head of the family is usually a man.

But the Zeng family's situation was a bit special. Zeng Wenjie was spoiled by Fan since he was a child and didn't know how to do business at all. However, Zeng Wenjing, under Zeng Yuan's guidance, was particularly good at doing business.

In recent years, the Zeng family has been able to grow bigger and bigger despite the suppression of the He family, mainly because of Zeng Wenjing's advice behind the scenes.

If Zeng Wenjing really married into the He family, then the Zeng family would really fall into Zeng Wenjie's hands. Zeng Yuan listened to Fan's words without any expression on his face. He just said that although the Zeng family is developing well now, the money is tied up in the goods, and they can't take out 80,000 taels of silver all at once.

When Zeng Wenjing saw his uncle's attitude, he understood something.

She asked Zeng Yuan: "Dad, have you heard about what kind of person He Chao is? Marrying me into the He family is like pushing me into a fire pit, isn't it?"

She is not the kind of woman who will just leave everything to fate. She has her own ideas and opinions.

Zeng Yuan listened to his daughter's words and avoided her gaze.

Seeing her husband wavering, Fan said quickly, "Master, in ancient times, it was said that marriages were decided by parents and matchmakers. As long as you agree, this marriage can be done.

Although the young master of the He family likes to play, which rich family doesn't like this? This marriage is settled. I will find a matchmaker to go to the He family to propose marriage. "

Fan felt that her husband was also on her son's side, so she prepared to marry into the He family without waiting for Zeng Wenjing's consent.

Zeng Wenjing saw that his uncle acquiesced to Fan's words, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

She finally understood that no matter how much she gave to the Zeng family, she was only paving the way for her disappointing brother.

Just when no one spoke, Zeng Wenjing suddenly looked determined and said, "Dad, I will not marry into the He family. If you insist on forcing me, I can only die in front of you."

When Mrs. Fan heard this, she became anxious: "You girl, are you trying to scare your father? Even if you really want to die, you have to wait until you marry into the He family. If you die now, what will happen to Wenjie's gambling debts?"

Zeng Wenjing took over the conversation and said, "I will pay off his debt. You don't need to worry about it."

Zeng Wenjing knew that only by taking on her brother's gambling debts could she avoid being forced to marry into the He family.

"Okay!" she agreed readily.

"That's what you said!" Zeng Wenjie, who had a sad face just now, instantly smiled when he heard that his sister was willing to pay off his debt.

"Jing'er, this is no joke. What are you going to use to pay off your brother's gambling debt?"

Zeng Yuan rested for a while, and after regaining some energy, he asked with some concern.

"Dad, don't worry about this." Zeng Wenjing was very determined, "I will find a way to pay it back anyway."

"You can pay it back, but you can't use Zeng's money. This money will belong to your brother in the future." Seeing that Zeng Wenjing really intended to pay off her son's debt, Fan quickly reminded him.

"Don't worry, Second Mother, I won't use a penny of the Zeng family's money." Zeng Wenjing had already lost her feelings for this family and didn't want to argue with Fan anymore.

After a while, Zeng Yuan, whose hair had turned gray, stood up with the help of a cane.

"Okay, since you've made up your mind, let's do as you say." He sighed, "If you can pay off Wenjie's gambling debts, then you can decide his marriage from now on, and we won't ask about it anymore."

"Thank you, Dad." Zeng Wenjing thanked his uncle and left the lobby.

……

Half an hour later, inside Prince Qi's palace.

Li Quan was watching the Black Tiger Guards train at the training ground, when he didn't expect Xiao Tingting to suddenly appear in front of him.

"Why are you here? Did something happen at the soap shop?" Li Quan knew that if there was no problem with the soap shop, Xiao Tingting would not have come to see him specially.

"Someone from Zeng's firm wants to see Your Highness." Xiao Tingting replied.

"Zeng's Company..." Li Quan was a little surprised. "I was planning to go find them in a few days, but I didn't expect them to come to me first."

He had never planned to cooperate with He's Shop for a long time. Apart from He's Shop, the most powerful one in Wuwei County was Zeng's Shop. He was planning to find time to meet the person in charge of Zeng's Shop, but he didn't expect them to come to him first.

"Then Your Highness, do you want to meet someone from the Zeng family, or..." Xiao Tingting asked Li Quan tentatively.

"Of course I have to meet him." Li Quan said, "When a guest comes to visit, how can I not meet him?"

As he spoke, he walked towards the secret passage leading to the soap shop, and Xiao Tingting hurriedly followed.

In the study of the soap shop, Zeng Wenjing dressed up carefully and sat quietly waiting. After a while, the door of the study was pushed open.

She looked up and saw a handsome man with a gentle temperament walking in, followed by Xiao Tingting.

"Mr. Li!" Zeng Wenjing stood up immediately when he saw Li Quan.

Li Quan was stunned when he saw that the person from Zeng's Trading Company was actually a young woman.

"Are you from Zeng's Company?" he asked with some surprise.

Li Quan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously, "Oh? Are you from Zeng's firm? Nice to meet you, my name is Li Quan. Miss Zeng, what can I do for you?"

Zeng Wenjing looked at the imposing man in front of him, took a deep breath, and said directly: "Mr. Li, I am Zeng Wenjing from Zeng's Business. I came to you today to talk about the pearl soap you sold to He's Store."