northernbook Chapter 749 The Difference Between Career-minded and Love-minded
Chapter 749 The Difference Between Career-minded and Love-minded
Liang Chongyue was quite satisfied with the answer given by Chai Shuo. If he wanted to marry the daughter of the Xiang family, he had to be prepared to be submissive from then on.
"His Majesty."
Little Leo walked in from outside, as if he had something to say.
"Speak now, there are no outsiders here."
Before speaking, Little Leo unconsciously glanced in the direction of A Zheng. Liang Chongyue noticed it. It seemed that what he was going to say was related to A Zheng.
"After leaving the palace, Lord Chai went to inquire about who Princess Yongle was marrying. After learning that there was no such thing, he hurried home and went to the Jinlou to buy gifts for the bride price."
"The original words of the owner of the Jinlou: 'My Lord said that everything should be prepared according to the dowry for a girl from an ordinary family, except that the wedding dress was changed to one worn by a man, and a golden crown was added. Everything else remained the same.'"
Liang Chongyue remembered that this golden building was a birthday gift from her uncle. Every piece of jewelry in it was not cheap. Has this guy been greedy over the years?
Liang Chongyue didn't point it out directly, but first looked at A Zheng's reaction.
As soon as she looked over, she saw A Zheng looking at her cautiously. It seemed that they were thinking the same thing.
"Don't worry, cousin. The money he used to prepare the bride price wasn't legitimate. There are many good men in this world. I will definitely not be obsessed with him alone."
Looking away from Ah Zheng's red eyes, Liang Chongyue raised his head and said to Little Li:
"Why don't you investigate? If they're not from legitimate sources, arrest them immediately. If they're legitimate...this matter should be decided by my uncle and aunt. Send the news to the Duke's Mansion."
Liang Chongyue was not completely sure about Chai Shuo's character, she just admired Chai Shuo's talents.
However, Xiao Gou has been following Chai Shuo every day for the past three years like following a TV series. If Chai Shuo was really greedy, she should have received the news long ago.
"Yes, slave, go right away."
After Little Li left, Liang Chongyue took the handkerchief from A Zheng's hand:
"Everyone has gone to prepare the bride price, and you're still here? Are you waiting for me to give you the betrothal gift?"
Liang Chongyue drove A Zheng out of the palace and sat on the Luohan bed in the Cining Palace, recalling what A Zheng said before she left.
"Mother, do you think A Zheng has been bewitched by Chai Shuo? If he is truly greedy, I am willing to use ten years of Lanxu Pavilion's profits to help him repay the debt, in exchange for sparing his life."
Liang Chongyue was speechless when she thought about it. She was the emperor. With just one word from her, not to mention the profits of Lanxu Pavilion for ten years, even for a hundred years, as long as Lanxu Pavilion stood, all the profits would have to be deposited into the public account.
Silly A Zheng even started bargaining with her. How could Chai Shuo's life be so valuable?
"Officials are rarely free from corruption. If you want to gain a foothold in the officialdom, you must first establish yourself. If Chai Shuo is truly corrupt, what does your mother want me to do?"
"Of course, we'll handle it according to the laws of Daxia to serve as a warning to others. If he dared to embezzle disaster relief funds before joining the Xiang family, I'm afraid he would be even more unstoppable once he did."
Xiang Huayue has seen many people who are sincere being betrayed in the harem over the years. People who love too much always want to get the same passionate response, but often the result goes against their wishes.
She had taken the wrong path, so naturally she didn't want the Xiang family's daughters to go through the same thing.
"If Ah Zheng really can't bear to let him go, then I'll take away his official hat and send him to be Ah Zheng's concubine. He'll be stuck in the backyard every day, unable to go anywhere."
Liang Chongyue lowered her eyes, with a satisfied smile on her lips. It was enough for the Xiang family to have A Zheng alone immersed in love, while the others were still sober.
"Then we'll just have to wait and see. I hope this kid doesn't disappoint Zheng."
Liang Chongyue asked someone to bring a chessboard, ready to play a game of chess with his mother.
Little Leo was very quick. Before the game was over, Liang Chongyue received the results of the investigation.
"Your Majesty, we've investigated thoroughly. Shortly before leaving, Lord Chai invested all the silver he had. Three years later, he made a small profit. Furthermore, his salary over the past three years wasn't sent to North China; it was all given to Lord Chai's mother. This adds up to nearly five hundred taels."
Upon hearing this, Liang Chongyue just nodded lightly and continued playing chess with his mother. However, his mother was not focused on it. The game was won too quickly and was really boring.
"Since your Majesty Queen has something on your mind, I will leave without disturbing you."
After Liang Chongyue said goodbye to his mother, he received information from the system about Chai Shuo's investment three years ago on his way back to the Yangxin Palace.
It was almost as she had guessed, it was indeed her uncle's property.
When Chai Shuo left the capital three years ago, he had only been an official for less than half a year. Living in the capital required money, and colleagues in the court had to visit each other occasionally. It was not easy for him to have any surplus from his salary every month.
There is still spare money to invest, but only my uncle, a spendthrift boy, can do such a business that is obviously losing money.
"Host, have you decided what gift to give Sister Zheng?"
The puppy in front of him asked curiously, but Liang Chongyue didn't have any idea:
"Just pick a few from the warehouse and send them to her. If she hadn't fallen for Chai Shuo, I would have trained him for a few more years and then sent him to Prime Minister Jiang. With his talent, he would have become a master in a few years, and then Prime Minister Jiang would have a successor."
Unfortunately, A Zheng fell in love with Chai Shuo, disrupting Liang Chongyue's original plan.
Talent is hard to find, and true love is not common either.
Since it concerns A Zheng's happiness, Liang Chongyue can only give up with great reluctance.
The system knows that it will not hear anything good from the host. The career-minded and the love-minded are indeed different.
"Then I prepared one for Sister Zheng. Host, can you help me deliver it?"
Liang Chongyue lowered her head and looked at the system's small green eyes, which were blinking inconspicuously. In the white snow, the system looked like a large snowman.
"I've raised you for so many years and I've never received any gifts from you. Prepare one for me and I'll deliver it to you."
"And even specially sign it as you gave it to me, how about that?"
When Liang Chongyue said the first sentence, he saw the system's evasive look and took the initiative to increase the stakes.
She just didn't believe the puppy could resist such temptation.
"Okay, it's a deal, the host cannot go back on his word."
Liang Chongyue lowered his head and sneered, "Do you think I have no credibility in your heart?"
Liang Chongyue looked at the puppy's sneaky appearance, as if he was afraid that the puppy would see the gift he prepared and take it for himself.
"Of course not. The host is the king of a country. There is no gift he can't afford. However, I need to prepare the gift for the host carefully. I can't take it out for the time being."
"Okay, I'll wait for you, but don't wait until A Zheng is married before giving it to me. I can't wait that long."
After saying that, the man and the dog walked to the outside of Kunning Palace. The system looked up and didn't expect that the host was coming here.
"I thought the host was going back to Yangxin Palace."
"The Xiang family doesn't need me to pay a betrothal gift to A Zheng yet, but I still have to pay what I owe. It's really too complicated, so I'll let you handle it and I'll feel at ease."