Jiayou's Fun

Bai Qiong and Bai Lu left hastily, looking slightly embarrassed.

The father and daughter got into a beautifully decorated four-wheeled 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 wall of the carriage hard.

"How dare he be arrogant, wanton, and pickpocketing puppies? 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 popped out of his sockets: "Okay, okay, okay, you bitch, if you don't eat the 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 wouldn't have been... ugh!"

Bai Qiong looked gloomily 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 Dayin today, 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. "

"As for the Marquis Tian'en 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 Marquis 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 polymath? It's far worse than a family member who is filial and honest and can rise directly to the top and become a prosperous person!"

"That little Lu Qian is a good match for you."

Bai Qiong calmed down his anger, looked at his pretty and spirited daughter, and smiled triumphantly: "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? "

"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 had worked so hard to raise her was the only daughter of the three generations of the Bai family, so she naturally had to 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 then 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 hand is huge, huge, after all, Hidden danger.”

When the word 'hidden danger' was mentioned, Bai Lu's little face turned pale, her Yin teeth bit her lip 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 "sale of goods." 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 flicked 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 marrying a good man 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, and waved his hand gently like a commander commanding thousands of troops: "It's just a kid with a yellow mouth, and he was wiped out in a flash, 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 after all. 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 and make things difficult for him in the Clan School, and to ruin his reputation in the Lu family, just to provide a reasonable excuse for our family to break off the engagement."

"After all, he is from the Lu family of 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, how could he 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 was now 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 Bai Qiong was just now, 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 now I am a run-down boy. I am not worthy of their girl. This is a fact."

"I don't live up to my expectations and my marriage was regretted. I accept this."

"Dragon matches dragon, phoenix matches phoenix. Rats in the gutter can only burrow in the ground. I understand this!"

"But if you regret your marriage, you will regret it. If you want to say a few words with red lips and white teeth, it will be a waste of money. This is not right."

"If I don't pay some money, I'm sorry for the friendship between the two old men back then, and I'm sorry for the identity of Mr. Bai now. Do you think this is right? 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 dollars, 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 deceive me, the good son of 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 all that was just to fool her.

However, Mrs. Hu likes to hear this!

"Nowadays, Mr. Bai is a bachelor of the Wenhua Pavilion, a deputy governor of the Imperial Academy, and a third-rank imperial court official. He holds three positions, each one a gentleman. Therefore, I will not give you this marriage certificate without three thousand gold. "

"This is Mr. Bai's side. This marriage contract was drawn up by two old men. When our ancestors were still alive, his actual military position was Habayashi Zhonglang, and he was awarded the title of Yunxiao Lieutenant, and the title of Disciple Rider and Attendant. In the same way, he held the same position as a gentleman. , this is another three thousand gold."

"Three three make six. This marriage certificate does not have six thousand gold. They will never 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 expensive 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 guinea coin is roughly between one thousand to one thousand five hundred 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, but paired 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, 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 have so much gold and silver on his hands."

"Men become bad when they have money. What's more, my nephew doesn't have parents and elders to keep an eye on him. If he goes to a place like a brothel or a casino or a flower boat, wouldn't he be really bad?"

"So, if you really get the six thousand gold, my nephew is brave, and Auntie Lao can help you take care of it!"

After hearing Lu Qian's words, 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 this the truth? Men 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 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 good-quality 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, 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.

Lu Qian entered the Tianenhou Mansion through 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 tricks to slander and suppress me for four years. I am petty and you must pay the price!"

"You are cunning, but the Hu family is ferocious and frightening, driving away tigers and devouring wolves. Let me watch a good show."