RPAGF Chapter 433: Cousin can be an abandoned husband, she can't live without Qionghua
Chapter 433: Cousin can be an abandoned husband, she can't live without Qionghua
It’s not that the Duke of Zhenguo is selfish. If he were really selfish, the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion wouldn’t be so poor.
As for why he wanted to stop Xie Nanyuan.
Firstly, at that time Xie Nanyuan had no interest in the throne, he only wanted to stabilize the border and then become a free and easy idler.
He knew that Xie Nanyuan was also using his own money to subsidize the soldiers, and he didn't have much money left.
In the future, getting married and having children will all cost money. The emperor has so many sons that he may not be able to take care of Xie Nanyuan.
What's more, this is the last guarantee left by the late queen to Xie Nanyuan.
In the mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo, except for the dowry that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo left for Luo Xiyao, and the things that were added in the early years and agreed to be left for Luo Xiyao, the Duke of Zhenguo can use all other things to subsidize the army.
The same logic applies to Prince Rui's Palace.
Apart from the dowry of the late queen and the other properties of the Rui Palace, he had no objection to how Xie Nanyuan wanted to subsidize the soldiers in the army.
Secondly, of course, the situation in the army at that time was not very urgent, and it was not to the point where there would be no meat for ten days or half a month.
As the saying goes, help in emergencies but not in poverty.
If the soldiers couldn't even get enough food to eat, he would definitely cash in all the dowries without saying a word.
But at that time, the subsidies from him and Xie Nanyuan were enough.
It may not be a good thing to cash in all the dowries to subsidize the army. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Sooner or later, the silver will run out. If it runs out and no more silver can be obtained, the soldiers will not be able to accept the decline in food, and what if they cause trouble?
So everything remains the same, just add some meat every few days to give the soldiers some oil and water, but don't overdo it.
The Duke of Zhenguo had to persuade Xie Nanyuan with all his might before he gave up the idea, but under Xie Nanyuan's insistence, he still discounted 30% of the dowry.
Xie Nanyuan handed all the silver to the Duke of Zhenguo, asking him to slowly subsidize the soldiers.
Moreover, seeing that Xie Nanyuan was so generous, the Duke of Zhenguo was afraid that Xie Nanyuan would cash in the dowry without his knowledge, so he asked for the key back the next day after the incident.
The excuse is: You are still ignorant now, I will give you these things after you get married, then you will understand your uncle's good intentions.
Well, Xie Nanyuan really understood now.
And he was very grateful to the Duke of Zhenguo for stopping him at that time.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to come up with a decent betrothal gift now.
It’s not that he doesn’t like the betrothal gifts prepared by the royal family, but Xie Nanyuan likes Shen Qionghua and values Shen Qionghua, so naturally he wants to give her the best.
He wanted to give Shen Qionghua a grand wedding with a luxurious decoration.
The betrothal gift he gave to Shen Qionghua could not be just the things prepared by the royal family.
Those things are not enough.
Far from enough.
This time, Xie Nanyuan didn't say anything. He took the key calmly, ignoring the smug look in Zhenguogong Nuo Yuzhong's eyes, and said, "Yes, thank you, uncle."
Then he took the key and left the study, instructing Linze to send someone to move all those things to Prince Rui's Mansion.
After Xie Nanyuan left, the Duke of Zhenguo whistled with great pleasure.
For some reason, watching Xie Nanyuan get married, he had the illusion of returning to his youth.
He sighed, "This person is different when he's about to get married. He looks so anxious, like a completely different person. Thinking back to when I was..."
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The news of Shen Qionghua and Xie Nanyuan's marriage had not yet been issued by the imperial decree, and only a few people knew about it.
But this matter could be hidden from others, but not from Luo Xiyao.
Luo Xiyao found out that night.
Because the Duke of Zhenguo used the news that Xie Nanyuan was going to get married to urge him to get married.
Luo Xiyao thought she had misheard at the time. After confirming again and again that it was true, Luo Xiyao was completely stunned.
Qionghua is going to marry her cousin?
When did this happen?
Why didn't she know?
Wasn’t this the situation at the city gate this morning?
How could it become like this in just one day?
What happened!
The Duke of Zhenguo was also confused when he saw Luo Xiyao like this.
So you have been staying in the capital, and one is your cousin and the other is your best friend. They are getting married, but you don’t know. How can I, who has just been back for less than a day, know more?
The two stared at each other.
After a few breaths, Luo Xiyao stood up first, "I want to go to the Rui Palace! Oh, no, I want to go to the Shen Palace!"
She had to find out what was going on.
She did like Qionghua and wanted her to be her cousin-in-law, but wasn't this too soon?
Does Qionghua know about her cousin's shortcomings? Can she accept them?
Do you know about your cousin’s experience?
Their personalities make them suitable as friends, but can they get along as husband and wife?
These are all things you need to understand before getting married!
So they just skipped the middle and went straight to the end?
No, she had to persuade Qionghua and let her think it over carefully. Marriage is a lifelong event for a woman, and she couldn't hurt Qionghua.
Although she hoped that Qionghua could marry her cousin and become her cousin-in-law, she hoped that Qionghua would make a careful decision after careful consideration rather than on impulse.
What if they didn't understand each other clearly and got married in a hurry... To put it bluntly... My cousin could become an abandoned husband, but she must not lose her friend Qionghua!
She couldn't bury her friendship with Qionghua for a man!
Thinking of this, Luo Xiyao felt like she was stepping on sparks.
"stop!"
Just as she was about to step out of the door, the Duke of Zhenguo spoke.
Luo Xiyao turned around and said anxiously, "Dad! I must go to the Shen family!"
The Duke of Zhenguo frowned, not knowing what Luo Xiyao was up to, and advised: "Even if you have something to discuss with Jialin County Master, don't you consider the time?"
Luo Xiyao turned her head and looked outside.
Well, the moon is at its zenith.
Luo Xiyao opened her mouth, "But I..."
"If you don't rest, others will need to rest too. Let's go tomorrow morning." The Duke of Zhenguo made the final decision.
Luo Xiyao stomped her feet and angrily returned to her boudoir, and then...she stayed awake all night...
As soon as the sun rose, he hurriedly got on a carriage and rushed to the Shen Mansion.
When they arrived at Shen Qionghua's yard and sat opposite each other, they found that there was a dark circle under each other's eyes.
Shen Qionghua also stayed awake until dawn... worried...