Travel through the famine years with your space, and become the richest man in five countries with your children Chapter 201: Qing Pinghou and his wife are so poor that they are crazy!
Chapter 201: Qing Pinghou and his wife are so poor that they are crazy!
Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu came hand in hand, each carrying two large boxes.
Four boxes?!
Qingpinghou felt relieved: He still knew how to get things from home, but it seemed that he was not ruthless enough.
Mrs. Qingpinghou has sharp eyes: That seems to be...a food box?
They haven't been back for such a long time, and when they finally come back, why don't they just bring some food back?
The old couple had different thoughts but shared a common goal and smiled: "We're back! Sit down quickly!"
"Father! Madam!"
Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu put down the box and said hello.
"Are you coming back from the palace?"
Qingpinghou still wanted to show off his father's majesty, but when he thought that he was asking for something from him, his expression softened a bit.
"Yes." Qingpinghou responded.
"What did His Majesty tell you?"
"This is a secret of the imperial court. It's hard to explain it to my father."
Qi Yunxiao obviously thought about how to reply on the way back, but immediately refused.
Qingpinghou: "..."
Mrs. Qingpinghou's eyes were a little red: "Now the prince has access to the secrets of the court?!"
Jealousy made her voice tremble.
Qi Yunxiao glanced at Mrs. Qingpinghou: "Yes."
Mrs. Qingpinghou: "It seems that the prince is very important to your majesty... I wonder if you need an assistant for your errand? Your brother is older now. After all, we are a family..."
"His Majesty has his own considerations about who to use and what to do. I can't say much."
Qi Yunxiao interrupted Mrs. Qingpinghou's words and lowered his eyes without looking at Mrs. Qingpinghou.
Mrs. Qingpinghou: "..."
Although I had known for a long time that I couldn't rely on Qi Yunxiao, the moment I was rejected, I still couldn't hide my disappointment and resentment.
Why didn't he give it any chance?
Obviously, his relationship with the major aristocratic families in the capital is not good. Even if this opportunity is not given to him, others will not be grateful to him!
Isn't he happy to see the Qingping Hou Mansion rise?
When she thought of this, Mrs. Qingping Hou felt uncomfortable: "I don't think you have brought any servants with you when you come back this time. How about I give you a few maids, and you can take them with you, and someone can do the daily chores?"
Qi Yunxiao: "That's not necessary. I've been traveling around all these years and am used to living in the countryside. I'm no longer used to being taken care of."
Qingpinghou and his wife: "..."
The old couple had expected this rejection.
Qingpinghou coughed: "Since you are back, let's live at home."
Qi Yunxiao glanced at Qingping Hou: "We are back this time and will not stay long. My wife has to go to her parents' house for some matters. She will not stay at home."
Qingpinghou: "...her natal family?"
Isn’t she just a country woman?
Isn’t your mother’s family in Tongxin Mansion, thousands of miles away?
Where did she come from in the capital?
Qingpinghou and his wife looked at each other in surprise, and Qingpinghou's wife asked in surprise: "Is it a relative of Qingyu's?"
Shen Qingyu then came forward to reply: "Madam, this is my mother's family. I just recently found out that my mother is the wife of Duke Wei, and I am the only young lady in Duke Wei's house..."
"Clang!" was the sound of the tea cup being brought down. Mrs. Qingpinghou stood up with a clang: "What did you say?"
Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao looked at each other. Since this matter had been cleared up by the emperor and they were going to the Duke Wei's Mansion, they naturally couldn't hide it.
So Qi Yunxiao came forward to explain and explained Shen Qingyu's life experience from beginning to end.
Qingpinghou and his wife: "!!!"
"Wei Guogong and his wife have not been seen for many years, and they bumped into you in Tongxin Mansion?"
What kind of shitty luck is this?!
Shen Qingyu nodded and admitted, which made Mrs. Qingpinghou blush.
"Although Mr. and Mrs. Wei Guogong have not been seen for many years, the grain shops under their names have been doing extremely well over the years and are located in various states in Daqi..."
The more Mrs. Qingpinghou talked, the more jealous she became. Looking at Shen Qingyu's eyes, she almost wanted to throw a knife.
Shen Qingyu smiled gently and virtuously: "Yes, my mother told me."
"Since you are the only legitimate daughter that Duke Wei has just recognized, what did Mrs. Duke Wei say about your marriage?" Mrs. Qingping Hou asked with a frown.
Shen Qingyu glanced at Qi Yunxiao shyly: "I have given birth to three children, so naturally my mother has nothing to say."
Mrs. Qingpinghou: "..."
Is this what I’m asking you?
I am asking you, now that you have been recognized, what does your mother think about your dowry?
Gritting her teeth, Mrs. Qingpinghou decided not to turn around: "Then your mother... did you compensate you for the dowry?"
Shen Qingyu glanced at Madam Qingpinghou in slight surprise: "I grew up in the countryside and don't understand the rules of these wealthy families..."
"Madam, you know that I am the legitimate daughter of Duke Wei. Do you want to make up for the dowry? And then ask my mother to make up for the same amount as the dowry?"
Mrs. Qingpinghou: "..."
Who wants to make up for the betrothal gift?
Our family has no money to give you a betrothal gift!
Even if I have to give it, it will be for my son Qi Yunheng who is about to get married!
However, when Shen Qingyu said this, Mrs. Qingpinghou also understood: Even if the Duke Wei's mansion is as rich as the enemy, it has nothing to do with the Qingpinghou's mansion.
After all, our family has never given them any betrothal gifts, and we have no plans to replenish them.
When she thought of this, Mrs. Qingpinghou became discouraged again.
She couldn't help but look at Qingpinghou.
Qingpinghou was a little dazed, obviously still immersed in the shock of Shen Qingyu's life experience.
"Master Hou...Master Hou?"
Mrs. Qingpinghou shouted twice before Qingpinghou came back to his senses, looking confused: "Ah?"
Ah what?
Asking for money has nothing to do with you?!
Mrs. Qingpinghou resisted the urge to curse, and smiled at him with a soft (stiff) face: "We thought that the prince married a country woman, but we didn't take it seriously, but now we know that it is Duke Wei's only wife.
My daughter, if you ask me, this is a great joy, and we should open an ancestral hall and tell our ancestors!"
"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the prince didn't come back. Why don't we take advantage of today and let the prince go to the ancestral hall to burn incense and tell the good news in front of our ancestors?"
Qingpinghou glanced at Qi Yunxiao and nodded belatedly: "It's very appropriate! It's very appropriate!"
Mrs. Qingpinghou then asked the housekeeper to prepare.
After hearing the order, the housekeeper who had been colluding for a long time looked embarrassed: "Madam, have you forgotten? After the Mid-Autumn Festival sacrifice, the house... was robbed (pawned), and all the gold and silverware used for the sacrifice were stolen...
We need to open an ancestral hall to offer sacrifices, and those gold and silver vessels need to be replenished!"
Mrs. Qingpinghou immediately looked stunned: "Oh... It's really... I forgot all of a sudden. Xiao'er, you see, the family is stretched thin now, and they don't have enough money to buy new things at once. I don't know if you..." Qingpinghou and his wife looked at Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu eagerly.
This is to recognize your wife’s family status, and you still don’t pay for it?!
Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu looked at each other with contempt in their eyes: Qingpinghou and his wife, are you so poor and crazy?!