Xiahou Wenyuan covered his broken head and followed the eunuch Liu Sanshen out of the palace without saying a word.

When the servant standing at the palace gate saw that he was injured, he hurriedly bought some gold wound medicine and bandaged his master.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. This old saying is indeed true. When the servant saw the big wound, he muttered to himself.

The Marquis entered the palace happily, as if he was going to get promoted and get rich. His chest was puffed out and his eyes were only looking up at the sky.

It's only been a short while since he left the palace and he's already in such a state. Did he burn the incense incorrectly, or was he possessed by a ghost?

The servant complained about Xiahou Wenyuan without any politeness.

He hadn't received his monthly salary for two months. The Marquis's Mansion had sold off a few servants a few days ago, and the remaining servants had too much work to do but still had no money to work with, so they were all very upset!

Seeing Xiahou Wenyuan being beaten, I was secretly happy! Alas, I miss the days when my wife was in charge of the family, but unfortunately...

Xiahou Wenyuan's carriage had just turned out of the main street and was still one street away from the mansion when they heard a burst of "crackling" firecrackers. Mixed in with the sound of firecrackers were the cheers and noises of beggars and children who had won the wedding money.

These sounds, one after another, mixed together and made Xiahou Wenyuan's head ache.

He supported his forehead, which was still throbbing with pain, and asked.

"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"

The boy steadied the horse that was frightened by the sound of the cannon and looked up.

"My Lord, this is the cannon fired by our mansion! I guess it's to welcome you back home!"

"Nonsense."

Xiahou Wenyuan cursed and his head hurt even more.

My mother and sister are really something. It’s not a festival and nothing good has happened recently. What kind of nonsense are they setting off?

But he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that it might be some other happy event, so he urged the servant to drive the carriage quickly.

At the gate of the marquis's mansion, Xiahou Wenyan and Old Lady Xiahou stood happily at the door, greeting guests and directing the servants coming in and out to do this and that.

Just now, they had received news from the servants waiting at the palace gate, saying that Xiahou Wenyuan had left the palace.

This was specially arranged by Xiahou Wenyan, just to seize the right opportunity to set off firecrackers and bring good luck.

It must be said that Xiahou Wenyan was still somewhat capable of doing things. She had just taken the silver from the old lady, and the next thing she did was to send out the invitations. The entire mansion was hung with red silk and colorful lanterns.

Moreover, the decorations were even more grand than when Xiahou Wenyuan married Yun.

"Mother, look, isn't that my brother's carriage? I'll be there soon."

Xiahou Wenyan jumped and pointed her fingers forward, her joyful expression was as if she had won a super prize.

"It's his carriage, but why is there only our carriage and no one from the palace?"

After all, old ginger is the wisest. When Mrs. Xiahou saw the lonely carriage, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Mother, you don't understand this. Those who announced the decree in the palace all arrived later, how could they arrive together?

Hurry, hurry, all of you, bring the biggest and loudest cannon over here, get everything ready, and fire it as soon as the Marquis comes."

Xiahou Wenyan was overwhelmed by the "enormous wealth" that was about to come to her, and her mind was only focused on the good things. She didn't even think about the word "accident".

"Also, hurry up, carry this basket of wedding money over there. We need to spread some over there as well."

"Great joy to the Marquis's Mansion, great luck, give out money for the celebration!"

The servant in charge of scattering the wedding money grabbed a handful of copper coins from the money basket and scattered them to the crowd.

"Wow, congratulations to the Marquis, and congratulations to the Marquis' Mansion!"

The person who found the money was smiling happily, saying auspicious words, and counting the copper coins with his hands. When he met acquaintances, he would quickly spread the news that the marquis's mansion was giving out lucky money.

"Oh my, Sister Li, what's the matter? You look so happy, you must have eaten bee shit. Hey, why is there still money in your hand?"

When Mrs. Li Er saw that it was an acquaintance, she quickly put the money away and said to the acquaintance.

"Oh, it's my old sister! Of course it's a happy event. Let me tell you, the loyal marquis over there is going to be promoted, look, his family is throwing money out at the door! Just now everyone was scrambling for it, but now they're giving it out to everyone they can see. Go quickly, say a few nice words, and you can get the money."

"Really? There is such a good thing? Then I will take it too."

Li Ersao's sister had just finished speaking when she ran to get the money.

Another old woman heard this, watched the clinking sound of money being counted, drooled, and joined the crowd to collect money.

"Hurry up, hurry up, there are so many people waiting to get the money. If you are late, it will be gone." Those who received the money were spreading the word by word of mouth.

These sounds, without exception, all reached the ears of Xiahou Wenyuan in the carriage.

He only felt waves of bitterness rising up in his heart.

Not only did he not get promoted, he was also beaten by the emperor, had his salary reduced and was confined to his home.

Now everyone knows that he is going to be promoted. It will be a huge embarrassment when the truth comes out.

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up."

Xiahou Wenyuan urged the servant to drive the carriage quickly. He had to go back and stop it before it got out of hand. He had to stop these useless things right away. He couldn't afford to lose face.

"Got it."

The servant whipped the horse on its butt. The horse felt the pain, neighed loudly, and rushed forward with the carriage.

There were so many people going to the Marquis's Mansion to collect the wedding money that the carriage almost hit other people several times.

The carriage hadn't stopped yet, and Xiahou Wenyuan didn't even bother to ask the servant to move the horse stool. He jumped out of the carriage and ran to the gate in a hurry.

"Brother, you're back? You've made such a great contribution this time. What official position did the emperor promote you to, and what reward did he give you?"

Xiahou Wenyan ran up to him happily, took Xiahou Wenyuan's arm, and asked a series of questions.

She was extremely vain, and when she asked the question just now, she deliberately raised her voice by 8 degrees, hoping that everyone in the capital could hear it.

"Yuan'er, are you okay? Oh, what's wrong with your head? Is it injured?" Old Mrs. Xiahou still cared about her son and her attention was only on his injured forehead.

Xiahou Wenyuan didn't bother to explain, and quickly pushed his mother and sister into the door, "What the hell are you doing? You haven't even started yet, and you're doing all this. Let's talk about it when we get home.

Oh, right, you guys, take down the red hanging at the gate, and bring back the wedding money, we won’t leave.”

Xiahou Wenyan and her daughter were completely at a loss after being scolded by Xiahou Wenyuan without any reason.

But he was the Marquis, and he had to listen to his words. The mother and daughter returned to the mansion in shock. The servants of the Marquis' mansion, after receiving the order, hurriedly removed the red ribbons hanging on the wall, and also carried back the remaining wedding money in the basket.

The servants who were carrying the money took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and put two handfuls of money in their pockets. Anyway, they had no idea how much money had been distributed just now, so it was a mess for them to embezzle a few handfuls.

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