Bai Qiong and Bai Lu left hastily, looking slightly embarrassed.
The father and daughter got into a beautifully decorated four-wheel carriage in front of the Tianenhou Mansion.
Surrounded by several servants on horseback, the carriage walked dozens of feet along Tianen Street in front of the Tianenhou Mansion. Bai Qiong suddenly jumped up from his seat and kicked the carriage wall hard.
"How dare he be arrogant, wanton, and pickle a puppy? How dare he be?"
"A promise of a thousand gold? A promise of a thousand gold?"
"Puppy, you're not afraid of dying!"
Bai Qiong roared angrily, his face twisted, and his eyes almost jumped out of his sockets: "Okay, okay, okay, you bitch, if you don't have to drink a toast, you'll have to drink as a penalty, that's great!"
Bai Lu sat quietly aside, twisting a silk handkerchief in her hands, and sighed softly with blurred eyes: "Father, to be honest, his talent and knowledge are also excellent."
With a faint sigh, Bai Lu murmured: "If it hadn't been for the fact that the Lu family's grandfather died in the war, and the Lu family's uncle was unreliable, his family's decline would have been faster, but it would have been... ugh!"
Bai Qiong looked gloomy and sat back in his seat.
He looked at his precious daughter and sneered sarcastically: "Talent, knowledge, these things, are they useful? Are they useful? In today's Dayin, what is discussed is family background and origin."
"If his grandfather is still here, or if his father takes over the position of his grandfather, Habayashi Churo. Tsk!"
"But now, he can't count on the Duke of Lai."
"When his grandfather was alive, he had a relationship with the Duke of Lai State. But with the rise of Marquis Tianen, his family was separated from the Duke of Lai State.
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"As for Tian'enhou Mansion, do you expect the Hu family, who is eager to move all their belongings back to her parents' home, to use the resources of the Hou Mansion on one of his descendants?"
"Without the support of the family, even if you are talented and knowledgeable, so what if you work hard to take the imperial examination and become a scholar or a polymath? It is far inferior to a member of a well-known family who can directly rise to the top with a filial piety and integrity!"
"That little Lu Qian is not a good match for you."
Bai Qiong calmed down his anger, looked at his pretty and spirited daughter, and said with a triumphant smile: "Over the years, the old man and your uncles have racked their brains to build momentum, support, and reputation for you. What do you want?
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"Even if you can't be a princess in the future, why should you be the legitimate son of a family that has been around for thousands of years?"
Bai Lu wrung her handkerchief, her pretty face suddenly flushed.
Bai Qiong looked at his precious daughter with a smile: "For example, it would be great to be friends with you, Crown Prince Zhu."
Bai Qiong smiled happily.
The daughter who has been raised with so much hard work is still the only daughter in the three generations of the Bai family, so she will naturally be sold at a good price!
Bai Lu's face became more and more rosy, and she coyly turned to her father.
She stamped her feet vigorously and asked Bai Qiong hesitantly: "But, father, since he won't let go and has the support of Mrs. Enhou that day, the marriage certificate in his hands is, after all, huge, huge.
Hidden danger.”
Speaking of the word 'hidden danger', Bai Lu's little face turned pale, Yin Ya bit her lips tightly, and she grabbed the handkerchief with both hands, almost tearing it into two pieces.
"Our family is now well-known in the court. Not to mention my grandfather, father and uncles, my daughter's reputation cannot be tarnished in the slightest!"
Bai Lu looked at Bai Qiong worriedly.
Lu Qian held the marriage certificate, and Bai Lu was suspected of being a "good for sale." If this matter spread, it would be a huge stain. Among those wealthy families, who would tolerate a stigmatized woman entering the house?
Bai Qiong swung the hem of his robe, crossed his legs, and assumed a posture of "strategizing" and "being confident".
"Don't worry, good girl, your marriage is the future of the Bai family, your grandfather, your father, me, and your uncles."
"You are marrying a good man, which is the first solid step for my Bai family to take from a scholarly, noble and official family to a wealthy family!"
"Then since the children of the Lu family are ignorant, it's no wonder that we don't pay attention to the friendship between the two families over the years."
Bai Qiong curled his lips, smiled coldly and contemptuously, like a commander commanding thousands of troops, and waved his hand gently: "It's just a kid with a yellow mouth, and it turns into ashes in a snap, but that's all."
After a slight pause, Bai Qiong narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "It's tonight, just watch."
The carriage drove away quickly, and Bai Qiong's sigh finally came from the carriage.
"It's just that tonight's arrangement is a poor one, so it will inevitably involve some risks and leave some loose ends."
"Damn that boy, your father and I used our favors to ask Lu Jun to suppress him, make things difficult for him, and ruin his reputation in the Lu family, just to find a reasonable excuse for our family to break off the engagement."
"After all, he is from the Lu family in Jingyang! Without a legitimate excuse, even a member of the clan who is a commoner is not easy to bully."
"I never expected that this ignorant puppy could say such words as 'a promise of a thousand pieces of gold'?"
Tianenhou Mansion, reception hall.
Mrs. Hu looked at Lu Qian with great earnestness. Her gloomy zombie face just now was filled with a bright smile, and she looked more and more gorgeous, as cute as a young girl.
Lu Qian sat upright in the seat where he had just been in Bai Qiong, holding a new cup of tea and looking at Mrs. Hu seriously.
"A gentleman's promise is absolutely true."
"The Bai family wants to regret their marriage. I can understand their thoughts. My Lu Qian family's family background has declined and I am now a run-down boy. I am not worthy of their girl. This is a fact."
"My family failed to live up to expectations and someone regretted my marriage. I accept this."
"Dragon matches dragon, phoenix matches phoenix. Rats in the gutter can only burrow in the ground. I understand this!"
"But it's wrong to regret a marriage, to say a few nonsense words with red lips and white teeth, and to make a fool of yourself with empty hands."
"If you don't pay some money, it's a shame for the friendship between the two old men back then, and for Mr. Bai's current identity. Do you think this is the right thing to do? Not to mention, our surname is Lu, the Lu from Jingyang Lu!"
Mrs. Hu nodded repeatedly, clapped with a smile and said: "Isn't that the truth? I was fooled by Bai Qiong just now. It's only two hundred guan, eh!"
Mrs. Hu coughed a few times and said hurriedly: "Brother Qi is very reasonable. This principle is very legitimate. Let's understand it. This is correct. No matter how much the Bai family can talk eloquently, they have no money.
, this marriage certificate will definitely not be returned to them."
Mrs. Hu solemnly promised Lu Qian: "Don't be afraid of the Bai family. With the support of the Marquis Mansion, no one in Hao Capital can bully my good son, the Lu family!"
Lu Qian took a deep look at Mrs. Hu, put down the tea cup in his hand, and stood up.
"A gentleman's promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold. This is what the ancient sages clearly stated."
Lu Qian bullied Mrs. Hu for being uneducated and uneducated. This 'clear code mark' and so on were just fooling her.
But Mrs. Hu likes to hear this!
"Nowadays, Mr. Bai is the bachelor of the Wenhua Pavilion, the deputy governor of the Imperial Academy, and the third-rank imperial court official. He holds three positions, one position and one gentleman. Therefore, I will not give you this marriage certificate without three thousand gold.
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"This is Mr. Bai's side. This marriage contract was drawn up by two old men. When our ancestors were still alive, the actual military position was Habayashi Zhonglang, and he was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Yuyun, and the title of casual cavalry attendant. In the same way, one position is a gentleman.
, this is another three thousand gold."
"Three three make six. This marriage certificate does not have six thousand gold. They will never be able to get it back!"
Mrs. Hu laughed out loud: "This is very appropriate and reasonable. No one can find fault with it. If anyone dares to find fault, Auntie, I will give him a hard slap myself!"
Six thousand gold.
Gold is precious in Dayin. One tael of gold can be exchanged for 20 taels of silver, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for a guinea coin. According to the quality of copper coins, a tael of gold can be exchanged for between 1,000 to 1,500 taels.
Nowadays, Dayin has abundant products. A pound of fine white rice costs only three to five cents. The purchasing power of ordinary money is extremely considerable.
Six thousand gold is definitely a huge sum of money.
Just now, Lu Qian casually reported this price to Bai Qiong and his daughter, and "Mrs. Hu upholds justice" forcefully forced the father and daughter to run away in embarrassment!
Lu Qian shook his sleeves. Although his clothes were quite shabby, coupled with his handsome appearance and tall body, his movements were indescribably chic. The maids in the reception hall were all excited.
Eyes shine.
"Then, Auntie, it's up to you to make the decision on this matter."
Lu Qian saluted Mrs. Hu, with a harmless smile on his face.
"The marriage certificate is in my nephew's hand. If the Bai family comes to visit again and make noises, just say to them, 'pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand.'"
"My nephew is young, so it is not a good thing to hoard so much gold and silver."
"Men become bad when they have money. What's more, if my nephew doesn't have parents and elders to keep an eye on him, what if he goes to a place like a brothel or a casino or a flower boat? Wouldn't he really be a bad person?"
"So, if I really get the six thousand gold, if my nephew is brave, I can ask Auntie Lao to help me take care of it!"
After hearing what Lu Qian said, Mrs. Hu's face turned red for a moment, her eyes were watery, and she looked at Lu Qian with great enthusiasm. She just felt that this nephew was actually more pleasing to the eye and cuter than her own son!
She hurriedly said: "Isn't that true? A man can't have too much money!"
"Don't worry, my aunt will make the decision for you, and no one can bully you! If you get the gold, and your aunt will save it for you, she will keep it safe for you. It must be foolproof!"
Mrs. Hu was so excited that her whole body was trembling slightly.
Six thousand gold!
For this money, there is nothing Mrs. Hu cannot do or dare not do!
She swallowed hard and waved to the confidant maid beside her: "You can't see things without the eyesight. Didn't you see that Brother Gen's clothes are thin? Go, hurry to the warehouse to pick up ten strings, no, twenty strings.
Send the money to Brother Gen."
"Take another piece, no, two pieces of fine satin, and make two new clothes for Brother Gen!"
"Go quickly, go quickly!"
"Call the housekeeper. This year's New Year's goods for Brother Qi will be doubled compared to ordinary people!"
"Hey, hey, let's send a few more servants to keep an eye on the streets behind the Hou Mansion day and night, and put a few more watch dogs!"
"We can't let the thief enter Brother Qian's yard!"
Lu Qian put his hands in his sleeves and walked out calmly.
After he walked far away, he could still hear Mrs. Hu muttering words like "six thousand gold" and "six thousand gold" in the reception hall behind him.
Lu Qian entered the Tianenhou Mansion from the back door.
At this moment, he left Tianenhou Mansion through the front door.
Walking down the steps in front of Tianenhou Mansion, standing in the clean square in front of the door, looking up at the cloud-filled sky, Lu Qian murmured to himself.
"Breaking off the engagement? I don't care."
"If you tell me openly and honestly, I will naturally be calm and kind to others."
"However, you have used so many tricks to slander me and suppressed me for four years. I am petty and you must pay the price!"
"You are cunning, but the Hu family is ferocious, frightening, driving tigers and devouring wolves. Let me watch a good show."