Lou Jing is the eldest son of the family. Marrying him off is equivalent to dividing the family. The family property he deserves is not just the 40,000 taels of dowry given by his father.

"Other account books will be kept properly by my subordinates," Cheng Xiuru understood clearly and took the account books back. "One more thing, the Duke sent someone to Jinzhou yesterday."

A cold light flashed in Lou Jing's eyes, but the smile on his face remained unchanged, "Let him go. There is no token of mine in Jinzhou, and no one can touch a penny."

After Cheng Xiuru left, Lou Jing asked Gao Yi again, "Has Lingnan's reply arrived?"

"We're here, I was just about to tell you," Gao Yi took out a letter from his arms, "The Marquis has given me a message, asking you to calm down."

Lou Jing took the envelope made of thick callous paper from Gao Yi's hand. This letter was delivered by a special person who traveled all the way through the starry night. It was thousands of miles back and forth, and it was not easy to get it in half a month. This letter was very important to him, because receiving it

The man is his uncle-Pingjiang Hou.

The Pingjiang Marquis Mansion is the same as the Anguo Gong Mansion. It has produced strong generals from generation to generation. In recent years, Lingnan has not been peaceful, so the emperor sent Pingjiang Marquis to guard Lingnan. Several of Lou Jing's uncles and family members followed him. They did not see each other all year round, but every two or three months.

There will always be letters exchanged. This time his father treated him like this. As a son, he couldn't do many things out of filial piety. At this time, he needed help from his uncle.

After opening the letter and reading the contents carefully three times, Lou Jing exhaled and put the letter in her arms with a smile.

The uncle's letter actually expresses three meanings: first, I am very angry with your uncle; second, the other uncles are also very angry; third, your second uncle and eldest aunt will arrive in Beijing soon.

In the front hall, Lou Jianyu introduced relatives to Xiao Chengjun with a smile.

"This is Zhuoyu's uncle Yongning Bo." Lou Jianyu pointed at Yongning Bo Wei Yan and said.

Wei Yan immediately smiled and stepped forward to salute, "I, Wei Yan, have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiao Chengjun glanced at Uncle Yongning and said, "I heard that the princess's maternal family is Pingjiang Marquis. Why is her uncle Yongning uncle?"

As soon as these words came out, Yong Ningbo's face immediately turned red.

Lou Jianyu was also choked up. Marquis Pingjiang, his true uncle, was still here. It was indeed inappropriate for him to introduce his stepbrother like this, but what should he say? Should he tell the prince that he was the stepmother's brother?

Second Uncle Lou saw Zhang hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "Your Highness doesn't know something. This is the step-wife's brother, and Pingjiang Marquis is the mother's family of Mrs. Yuan."

His Highness the Crown Prince picked up the tea and took a sip slowly. The scene immediately became a little cold.

"Yes, yes," the third uncle Lou Jian Nan saw that his second brother was in the limelight, so he also joined in the conversation, "Although he is the stepmother's brother, he can still be regarded as an uncle!"

Lou Jianyu had listened to his second brother's words and was smiling and nodding. Unexpectedly, the third brother, who could not speak, opened his mouth and almost lost his breath.

Uncle Yongning's face turned the color of pig's liver. His ancestors followed Taizu in the war and did not make any extraordinary achievements, so they were only granted the title of uncle. Moreover, there have always been few generals in Yongning's mansion.

In fact, it was a poor settlement in China. It was not until my sister was married to Duke An Guo to fill a house that the family's livelihood improved thanks to the big tree of Duke An Guo's mansion.

The other nobles with in-laws stood aside, showing no intention of getting involved. They were obviously watching the joke.

What happened in the front hall soon spread to the backyard. An Guogong's wife, Mrs. Wei, was so angry that she knocked over the cup in her hand and glared at the third aunt fiercely.

The third aunt shrank her neck and turned to look at the second aunt.

The second aunt curled her lips quietly, then smiled and said to Mrs. Wei: "Madam, please don't be angry. It is probably the first time for his third uncle to meet the prince. He is so nervous that he will inevitably say the wrong thing. Please be more patient."

Wei's still young face could not hide his emotions very well, "Uncle Third, trying to please the Crown Prince without any shame will only make the Crown Prince look down on him even more."

"Why, why are you so shameless?" The third aunt immediately became unhappy, "Isn't this also to save face for the prince?"

Mrs. Wei glanced around the room of female relatives. There were basically no outsiders. They were all the daughter-in-law of the Lou family, as well as prominent servants in the mansion. She coldly snorted, "The prince has become the crown prince. From now on in this mansion."

There will be a new heir, and others may not appreciate your attentiveness."

The banquet started at noon. Lou Jing sat in the Zhuque Hall by himself, and ate leisurely while being served by Le Xian. He didn't pay attention to the presentation of the table when he ate, and he finished eating quickly. Things in the Zhuque Hall had been arranged, and there was nothing to do.

When he could do it, he got up and went to the warehouse.

When he got married, he left in such a hurry that he couldn't get out of bed and didn't have time to take away some things.

Since there was no aunt on the female guest's side, no outsiders were invited. Mrs. Wei felt unhappy and felt very bored during the meal. The second aunt went out to use the toilet and sent a little maid to inquire about the front hall.

"Second sister-in-law, why did you end up here? It's easy for me to find a meal." The third aunt lost her mind without the second aunt. When she saw her coming out, she also ran out.

"I don't want to sit there and look at Mrs. Wei's face." The second aunt waved the handkerchief in her hand to fan herself.

"That's right," the third aunt tightened the handkerchief in her hand, "our third master didn't say anything wrong. Isn't he just a stepmother?"

"Humph, I wanted to recognize my mother, but I didn't look at how I treated Zhuo Yu. When I first passed the door, I was scrambling to hold the middle gift. In the end, I didn't even make winter clothes for the prince." The second aunt said angrily.

"Second sister-in-law, isn't it written in the account you gave me that it was done?" The third aunt whispered. When Lou Jing's mother passed away, it was the second aunt who had been in charge of the middle office of the house. As soon as the step-wife came, she had to do it.

He gave way and thought of posing some problems for her, but the unkind man actually went along with the situation and refused to make winter clothes for Lou Jing. When Lao An Guogong found out, he scolded all three of their sisters-in-law.

"Humph, anyway, this step-wife has no intention of giving us a good life. In my opinion, it would be better for the family to be divided earlier," the second aunt curled her lips and said, "Listen to what she means today. If we wait until she gives birth,

If we come here with a son and a half daughters, how can we still have a place in this mansion?"

"How about..." The third aunt looked at the second aunt's face, "Let's go talk to the prince. He and the Wei family have nothing to do with each other, and we have grown up watching them, so they will definitely help us.

.”

The second aunt stopped waving the handkerchief, thought for a long time, gritted her teeth and stamped her feet and said: "Okay, I still have an account book copied from the year before last, why don't I give it to Zhuo Yu, and when the time comes to separate the family, let him come back

Call the shots.”

Xiao Chengjun was still sitting in the main hall with a calm look. No matter who came to toast, he would only take a sip. He was the prince, and others did not dare to ask him to finish the wine. He had to drink three glasses for the prince to take a sip. The banquet is OK

Halfway through, the prince's face did not change, but those who were toasting first turned red in the face.

Lou Jianyu excused himself to change his clothes and called the servant to ask, "Where is the Crown Princess?"

"I've been in Zhuque Hall and haven't come out." The boy replied immediately.

Lou Jianyu nodded, "I'll go to the Suzaku Hall. You can keep an eye on me here. If anything happens, report it to me immediately."

"Yes." The boy nodded quickly.

Lou Jing still doesn't know that she has been noticed by many people, and she is enjoying herself in the private treasury of Zhuque Hall.

He had been practicing martial arts since elementary school and was not particularly good at weapons. However, thinking that he would have to please the Queen in a few days, he picked up a treasured sword - Chixiao. The Chixiao sword was from ancient times.

The famous weapon is made of bronze. Of course, the sword in his hand is not the real Red Sky Sword, but a sharp sword imitated by a master swordsmith two hundred years ago based on the totem of the Red Sky Sword.

The scabbard was intricately carved and inlaid with colorful beads, and the hilt was decorated with nine-flower jade, which was very beautiful. Lou Jing held the hilt of the sword and slowly pulled out the sword. The blade was as green as frost, and the cold air was overwhelming.

"Your Majesty, do you want to pick another brush washer?" Gao Yi, who followed in, said with a smile. He also knew that Zhao Xi had mistakenly taken away Lou Jing's favorite sapphire brush washer.

Lou Jing glanced at Gao Yi, who was burly and honest-looking, and said, "You have learned to be clever."

Gao Yi rubbed the bridge of his nose, "My brother always says I'm stupid, let me be more careful." Gao Yi's brother Gao Yun is a pair of twins with him, but their personalities are completely different. Gao Yun is smarter than Gao Yi.

There were many, so Lou Jing asked Gao Yun to guard the farm outside Beijing, where the dead soldiers were raised, which was much more important than the short families in Anguo Duke's mansion.

Lou Jing ignored him and walked directly to a Duobao grid. He remembered that there was one carved at the same time as the one Zhao Xi took away, and it was better than that one. He had never been willing to use it, but he could give it out.

Give it to Xiao Chengjun. Holding the sapphire pen in his hand to wash, Lou Jing suddenly thought that he should take the prince to visit the farm. Since he plans to cooperate, he must show some trump cards to the lord, lest the prince only treats him as a princess.

It’s on.

"Princess, Duke An Guo has entered the Suzaku Hall." Le Xian, who was guarding the door outside, reported.

What was he doing here? Lou Jing raised his eyebrows, threw the two things in his hand to Le Xian, and walked to the main hall.

"I haven't seen you for two days, but your injury healed quite quickly." Lou Jianyu was secretly surprised to see Lou Jing moving freely.

Lou Jing was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she could indeed walk well. She secretly sighed that the medicine was really miraculous, and said with a smile: "Thanks to my father, my son is not disabled."

"What are you talking about!" Lou Jianyu immediately became furious, "I am your father, is it possible that I am not qualified to teach my son a lesson?"

"Father shouldn't ask me this. You've been beaten, so why don't you know now?" Lou Jing sat down and drank tea slowly.

Lou Jianyu was so angry that he almost forgot what he was here to do. He took two rough breaths before he regained his composure and said, "Since you are married, the ancestral property in Jinyang should be handed over to the public.

, you ask Cheng Xiuru to prepare the accounts, and I will find someone to reconcile the accounts with him on the 18th of this month."

Hearing this, Lou Jing put down the teacup with a half-smile and looked straight at his father, "My grandfather bought the farm buildings in Jinyang a few years ago. He made it very clear at the time that this was my private property.

My name is also written on the property deed."

"You bastard!" Lou Jianyu slapped the table. "The Lou family has been operating in Jinzhou for several generations. Is it possible that the things they bought a few years ago are left?"

"In the third year of Chunde's reign, the Tatars invaded Jinzhou, and the food and grass escorted by the capital ran out. My grandfather sold his ancestral property to feed the Jinzhou soldiers," Lou Jing still said with a smile that made people feel like spring breeze.

It was also in a gentle and pleasant tone, "Father, if you don't believe me, you can go to Jinzhou and ask. Even the people selling vegetables there know about it."

"You..." Lou Jianyu jumped up in anger, "That is obviously the ancestral property of the Lou family, but your father and I are the ones in charge now. How dare you, such a rebellious son, call the ancestral property your private property!" After speaking, he raised his hand.
Chapter completed!