si-mexico Chapter 400 Uninvited Guest
Chapter 400 Uninvited Guest
Before he finished speaking, Luo Jingshen interrupted him, "I'll manage it, and you just need to collect money, isn't that good?"
"Or does the Marquis think that he is better at management than me?"
Ji Nanchuan's face was filled with sorrow. He lowered his head and said, "That's not what I meant."
"That's right, isn't it? The people I arranged are all retainers who have been doing business with me for many years. They are very familiar with running a barbecue restaurant. Let them manage it. Nothing will go wrong. You can rest assured, my lord."
Although Ji Nanchuan was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey Luo Jingshen and could only nod in agreement reluctantly.
"Then I'll have to trouble Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
From the beginning to the end, he never told Luo Jingshen that he was using the dowry prepared for Ji Qingqing to join forces with him.
After returning home, in order to reassure Ji Qingqing, Ji Nanchuan told her that the barbecue restaurant business was booming and that he would be able to redeem her dowry within a month.
Ji Qingqing felt relieved after hearing this.
That afternoon, Qiu Min found Ji Qingqing and shared with her the news he had heard with a look of surprise and admiration on his face.
"Qingqing, do you know how much betrothal gifts the Rongguo Mansion prepared for the Ninth Princess?"
"Two hundred loads of betrothal gifts, each of which was filled with silk, satin, gold and jewelry. The procession of bridesmaids would stretch from the east to the west of the city. It was truly magnificent!"
"Qingqing, when the time comes, the betrothal gift that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will give you should not be less than two hundred pieces, right?"
Ji Qingqing knew very well that Qiu Min was here to gather information. She was just jealous that she could marry the prince.
Although the other party hid it very well, Ji Qingqing still noticed the jealousy in Qiu Min's eyes, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.
"It's too early for me to get married to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he hasn't sent the betrothal gifts yet!"
Qiu Min's smile froze for a moment, then returned to normal. She smiled awkwardly, "Really?"
"Then do you know how much the Ninth Princess's dowry is?"
Without waiting for Ji Qingqing to respond, she said loudly: "I guess you don't know, but I heard that the dowry that the Queen Mother prepared for the Ninth Princess alone weighed a hundred loads."
"This does not include what the Su Taifu Mansion prepared for the Ninth Princess. I heard that they also sent sixty pieces of dowry to add to the Ninth Princess's dowry."
"Such a large dowry is simply the dream of women in the capital. I am so envious!"
After saying this, Qiu Min grabbed Ji Qingqing's hand and looked at her pleadingly.
"Qingqing, has Madam Meng prepared your dowry for you? Can you let me open my eyes too?"
She felt a little embarrassed after she finished speaking, "To be honest, I made a bet with other young ladies that your dowry must be larger than the Ninth Princess's, but they didn't believe it. I really felt sorry for you, Qingqing."
"You are the future Crown Princess, the eldest sister-in-law of the Ninth Princess, and you are also loved by the three young masters of the Marquisate. How could your dowry be less than that of the Ninth Princess?"
"Qingqing, please let me take a look, just a quick look, okay? Then I can help you slap them in the face."
She pulled Ji Qingqing's sleeve and shook it. Ji Qingqing's face darkened and she suddenly pulled back her sleeve.
"Sister Qiu Min, I treat you as a friend, is this how you treat me? Using my dowry to make such a bet with others?"
Qiu Min didn't know why Ji Qingqing suddenly got angry, so she quickly explained: "Qingqing, don't be angry, I just can't stand their arrogance and want to help you fight back."
Ji Qingqing turned around, her face slightly cold, "Thank you for your kindness, Sister Qiu Min, but it's okay. I advise you not to use me to make such meaningless jokes with others in the future. Otherwise, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finds out, I'm afraid he won't let Sister Qiu Min go."
She couldn't possibly say that there was nothing left of her dowry, right?
With a big mouth like Qiu Min, I’m afraid everyone in Beijing would know about it within a day!
Ji Qingqing couldn't afford to lose face in front of this person.
Seeing that Ji Qingqing was really angry, Qiu Min didn't dare to ask any more questions. After saying a few polite words, she left awkwardly!
As soon as she walked to a place where there was no one, she immediately rolled her eyes and spat.
"Why are you pretending? Don't think that just because you received the Emperor's marriage decree, you will definitely become the Crown Princess. The wedding is still two months away, and it's not certain whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will marry you!"
Qiu Min didn't expect that what she said casually would come true and become a nightmare for Ji Qingqing.
The sky was dim, the setting sun was swallowed by the moonlight, and the lights inside and outside the Yongning Marquis' Mansion were bright.
A black oil-covered carriage stopped at the gate of the Marquis's mansion.
A family of four came down from above. Among them was a middle-aged couple wearing coarse linen clothes, with dark skin and the most common bun hairstyle.
There were two other boys, one tall and one short. The older boy looked about eighteen or nineteen years old. His clothes were washed white, but his eyes were bright.
The younger one looked only six or seven years old, with a pair of eyes that kept rolling around, and he poked his head out from behind the middle-aged woman.
He asked timidly: "Mom, is this my second sister's home?
"This place is so luxurious, just like a palace. I have never seen such a beautiful house."
The middle-aged woman's name was Chen Huaxiu. She touched her youngest son's head and her face was full of wrinkles from smiling.
"Look at what nonsense you are talking about, kid. This is not the palace. The palace is much bigger than this. If you want to go, I will ask your second sister to take you to the palace later."
The middle-aged man turned a deaf ear to the conversation between the mother and son. He looked at the magnificent Yongning Marquis Mansion in front of him and swallowed.
"When I entered the city, I had already asked around. The future Crown Princess will be living in the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, so our daughter must be living here!"
"I never thought that I, Wu Jinxi, would become a royal relative one day. From now on, our family won't have to go back to that small village. We can live in the capital and enjoy life with your second sister."
The little boy Wu Chaoyang immediately clapped his hands and said, "Great, great, then I will be the Crown Princess's biological brother in the future. I wonder who dares to bully me and call me a poor ghost in the future."
The eldest son Wu Shijie, who was standing next to him, stared at the golden door plaque in front of him with fascination, with a greedy gleam in his eyes.
His heartbeat quickened with excitement, and he suppressed his excitement and said, "Dad, Mom, I'll go knock on the door."
There was a knock on the door, and it opened from the inside. The doorman of Yongning Marquis's Mansion saw a few people in tattered clothes standing outside, and pushed Wu Shijie away with a look of disgust.
"Go away, this is not the place for you to beg for food, get out of here right now!"
Wu Chaoyang rushed over angrily, and said unconvincedly: "We are not beggars, we are here to find my second sister."
"Do you know who my second sister is? I'll scare you to death if I tell you. She is your Crown Princess..."