"I went there. I brought Eight Treasure Duck for my mother. She was very happy. I also brought something for my father. Xiaodongzi, here is my food box!" Prince An shouted outside at the top of his voice.

The eunuch who served him hurriedly brought in the food box, and Eunuch Fu Yu hurriedly took the food box.

In the whole palace, only Prince An dared to bring food from outside the palace into the palace, and he was not afraid that someone would put something in it and harm the emperor and the virtuous concubine.

Prince An turned around and saw Li Yuncheng standing beside him. He grinned and said, "Cousin, let me tell you, I beat San Jiamian that day and made him cry..."

"Uh-huh! Tell the truth!" Emperor Wen Jin heard his seventh son was about to brag and coughed to remind him.

Prince An puffed up his cheeks and told the truth: "I slapped him in the face, but he didn't react."

"Prince An has made progress, which is cause for celebration." Li Yuncheng knew about this a long time ago, but it was extremely difficult for his seventh cousin, who had never been able to touch the edge of Prince Rui's clothes, to slap Prince Rui in the face.

Prince An was even happier when he was praised. Although it had been a long time since he had beaten Prince Rui, it did not stop him from being happy.

"By the way, I heard today that San Jia Lian wants to marry that fairy instead of his cousin Qing Wan." Prince An suddenly said.

Emperor Wen Jin was confused and looked at Xiao Dongzi, "What did your prince say?"

Xiao Dongzi knelt down familiarly and reported concisely: "It is rumored in the capital that His Royal Highness Prince Rui is very fond of the second daughter of the Marquis of Chengping Mansion, Su Yunrou. He was worried about her safety and came to visit her in person. He also reprimanded the fourth daughter, Su Qingwan, for this, which made the fourth daughter sad for a long time."

Li Yuncheng raised his eyes. Is Su Qingwan sad?

He imagined Su Qingwan's sad look, but the scenes that emerged in his mind were either her throwing boulders or tearing the iron cage apart with her bare hands...

This... If she is really sad, Prince Rui Li Zixuan might not be able to walk out of Chengping Marquis Mansion alive!

Fu Yu, who was standing by, immediately added, "The second young lady of the Su family is well-known for her talent and beauty. The fourth young lady is the daughter of Lord Su. She just returned to the capital and has been engaged to His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

Emperor Wen Jin naturally knew these things, but Fu Yu had to be on guard against the emperor forgetting them.

"So, I am destined to meet a bad fate."

No one else spoke, only King An said:

"It would be better if you don't marry San Fake Face. I think cousin Qingwan is pretty good. I like her very much, but I like sister Yue'er even more."

Emperor Wen Jin had a headache and looked at Xiao Dongzi suspiciously.

Xiao Dongzi hurriedly made some additional explanations:

"Prince An follows the other young masters of Prince Yi's mansion and calls her the Fourth Young Lady. Sister Yue'er is the daughter of Grand Secretary Han Maonian, and her name is Han Yue."

Emperor Wen Jin rubbed his eyebrows.

"Okay, you've seen me, go back now, don't listen to the rumors on the street, study hard, and I'll test you in a few days."

Wen Jindi began to coax people. He couldn't let the seventh brother continue talking because he was tired of listening.

"Your Majesty, let me send Prince An back." Li Yuncheng said.

Emperor Wen Jin waved his hand and asked them to leave.

After everyone had left, he said to Fu Yu, "Go and call the virtuous concubine."

"Yes!" Eunuch Fu Yu immediately agreed and went to announce the imperial decree.

After Li Yuncheng and Prince An left the palace, Prince An was still denouncing Prince Rui, saying only that it was a pity for his cousin Qingwan.

"Your Highness Prince An, why do you protect the fourth young lady of the Su family so much?" Li Yuncheng asked.

"She is Li Yulang's cousin, so of course I will protect her."

Prince An rolled his eyes, feeling that his cousin had become a little dumber after not seeing him for a long time.

But in a blink of an eye, Prince An forgot about Su Qingwan, grabbed Li Yuncheng and asked him about the Guandi Temple, and followed Li Yuncheng all the way to his mansion.

Inside the Marquis' Mansion, Su Qingwan looked at the furniture and decorations sent by her aunt. They were all worthless stuff, and some chairs even had backrests missing. They were obviously all old things.

"How can this thing be used by anyone? Madam, you are just bullying me!"

Aunt Rong put down the teacup in her hand. The teacup was also broken, with a chip on the rim. How could the lady or young lady use it?

"It's okay, Aunt Rong, you stay with mother. I'll go talk to my aunt. It's possible that she was cheated and bought something bad." Su Qingwan said.

After waiting for these days, my aunt sent these things over, thinking that she could get rid of her. What was she thinking!

Su Qingwan walked towards the Tinglan Courtyard of the main house.

In the main house of Tinglan Courtyard, the eldest master Su Zhiyi paced back and forth in a depressed mood, and he didn't know who had spread the news that he had let Hua Jiaoniang enter the Marquis' Mansion.

After he went to the Ministry of Rites today, he was teased by his colleagues, so he just came back directly. He wanted to go see Hua Jiaoniang, but she was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to serve him, so he could only come to the main house.

"Master, those things that are spread outside will pass sooner or later. There is no point in you worrying about them!"

Liu also heard the rumors outside, but she was very happy. If this incident made the master dislike Hua Jiaoniang, then she wouldn't have to waste those tonics.

"What do you know? They spread rumors and it's bad for my reputation as an official." Su Zhiyi said unhappily.

At this moment, he remembered Guan Sheng. When he provoked Hua Jiaoniang, why didn't he think that what happened today would happen?

Seeing that Liu was silent, Su Zhiyi coughed and sat down next to her.

"Madam, give me some silver. I can use it."

When the eldest lady heard Su Zhiyi mention money, she felt uncomfortable.

"How much do you want? If it's more, I can't give it to you. Now is a time of shortage of food on the farm. We have to wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival before we can send the money." Liu said.

The Marquis of Chengping Mansion was a hereditary title and had been living off its past capital, and had long been unable to make ends meet. When the Liu family took over, the largest assets of the mansion were the two farms outside the city, which would receive money after the autumn harvest every year.

In addition, there were more than a dozen shops. Since lending money at high interest was popular in the past few years, the Marquis' Mansion naturally did not fall behind.

But everyone knows that loan sharking is high-interest lending, and it is a dirty trick that often leads to the ruin of a family. During that period, Emperor Wen Jin was very strict about loan sharking, and in order to get out of this situation, the Marquisate did not dare to accept many loan sharks that had been loaned out.

He even mortgaged dozens of shops, and finally filled the hole of usury and shut up those who borrowed money at usury.

All other properties had long been taken away by the old marquis, the first and second wives, and their ilk. Even the only house left in the capital city was the marquisate granted by the emperor.

When Su Zhiyi heard Liu mention the manor, she looked regretful. After thinking for a while, she said, "My husband sold the manor outside the south city years ago."

The eldest lady's movements suddenly froze. Could it be that she had heard it wrong?

"Uncle, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"I have pushed the farm outside the south city out." Su Zhiyi said again.

He had thought that after the New Year, when the people from the third house came back, he would be able to use the money to redeem the farm. However, he didn't know that the people from the third house were so poor that he didn't even see a penny!

"Resisted? Why? The farm was fine, why did you touch it?" Liu's voice was hoarse.

Now the Marquis' Mansion relies on the two farms to support itself. Now one of the farms is gone and there are three more people from the Marquis' Mansion. How can she still manage the household expenses?

It can be said bluntly that the seemingly prosperous Marquis' Mansion today is nothing but an empty shell. In the past few years, it was entirely supported by the third house, and now there is only a farm left. How can it support the expenses of such a huge Marquis' Mansion?

Of course, this is only at the public level. The old marquis, Mrs. Kang, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Xiao Kang and others naturally also have some private properties, dowries and the like.

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