Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Ye Jintang didn't expect that Zhang Xian was so good at disguising himself. He was obviously a very evil person, but he could make everyone feel that he had good character. This was not as simple as just some tricks.

In other words, it is very likely that this was a trap from the beginning when he wanted to marry Gu Wan'er.

The Zhang family are all ordinary people, and even the clan leader does not have much money.

As for the silver subsidies given to the scholars by the county government, it was good to get a hundred coins a month, and more was basically impossible.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Xian could hardly study properly.

Even if you are a juren, you have to eat whole grains.

In addition to eating, you also need to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation requires money.

Going to the capital to take the exam would require money. If he only brought a few taels of silver to the capital, he could only stay in the cheapest inn, and his situation would be completely different from what it is now.

In order to solve his own predicament, he thought of marrying the merchant's daughter.

Even if the Gu family fell into decline, Gu Wan'er's dowry would still be over a hundred taels of silver.

One hundred taels of silver is already a huge sum of money for an ordinary family.

Ye Jintang secretly admired Zhang Xian in his heart, he was really good at calculating.

"What about Lord Qiu? Does he know what Zhang Xian did?"

"I sent someone to the Qiu Mansion to inquire about it. It seems that Master Qiu does not know Zhang Xian's true family background, nor does he know that Zhang Xian has married."

"Zhang Xian told others that his father died early and his mother was the only one left at home. He was sponsored by a wealthy merchant uncle to come to Beijing to take the imperial examination."

Ye Jintang was so angry that he laughed. Zhang Xian was really shameless. How could he say such a thing?

Gu Wan'er was clearly his legal wife, but in his mouth she became a wealthy merchant uncle.

But Gu Wanwan was indeed generous enough to donate all of her dowry to the Zhang family.

If it were her, she would fight to the death if anyone dared to take her dowry.

"Since Lord Qiu still doesn't know Zhang Xian's true identity, I will be a good person and let him know what kind of person his future son-in-law is."

"I almost forgot that the girl from Lord Qiu's family is not engaged to Zhang Xian."

"Not yet. Madam Su means that Miss Qiu is young and wants to wait until next spring to get engaged."

"It seems that Madam Su is smart. To them, Zhang Xian is just a person of unknown origin. If they rashly get engaged without finding out the details, if something goes wrong in the future, it will be embarrassing enough for the Qiu family."

Ye Jintang was silent for a moment, and an idea quickly came to his mind.

It would be better to hold a riverside banquet in the palace, so as to entertain those ministers who did not attend the Qin King's wedding.

Secondly, she could invite Ye Yanran over directly to test her attitude.

A few days ago, she sent people to investigate the affairs of Prince Qi's Mansion, but it was not very smooth. No one knew what had happened in the Mansion, and even the old woman guarding the gate did not dare to say a word.

She took this opportunity to ask Ye Yanran directly.

The third thing, of course, is to invite Mrs. Su over. She wants to tell Mrs. Su about Zhang Xian's affairs and see her reaction.

It would be great if Mrs. Su could express her opinion directly after hearing this, saying that their legitimate daughter would not marry a scumbag like Zhang Xian.

It would be much easier to crush Zhang Xian without the support of the Qiu family.

If Madam Su insists on marrying her daughter off, I'm sorry to say that she might accidentally hurt someone when she uses her ultimate move.

"Madam Zhang, you said I'm going to host a riverside banquet. Do the ladies dare to come?"

Ye Jintang expressed doubt.

"Your Highness, just send out the invitations. The King of Qin is the leader of all the princes, and so is Your Highness. As long as Your Highness's invitations are sent out, all the ladies will come, no matter what they are like."

Nanny Zhang said it in a tactful way.

In fact, she was saying openly and secretly that even if King Qin Xiao Mo was not liked by Emperor Jing, he was once the god of war of the Qin Kingdom. He had guarded the border of the Qin Kingdom for many years and was still deeply loved by the people.

Even though he is now seriously injured and can no longer go to the battlefield, the military achievements he once made cannot be erased.

Some court officials did not dare to attend the Qin Prince's wedding because they were afraid of being persecuted if Consort Dehui found out.

But if it was just an ordinary banquet like the Linjiang Banquet, it would be fine for court officials and their wives to attend.

Noble Consort Dehui could not stop all the ministers in the court from interacting with the King of Qin.

If it was too obvious, the good reputation that Imperial Noble Consort Dehui had worked so hard to build would be ruined.

There are many things that are beyond one's control when one is in a high position, and Imperial Noble Consort Dehui is no exception.

She hated Xiao Mo so much, but she had to pretend to be a loving mother, which was difficult for her.

"Madam Zhang, it's settled. Pick a date that's auspicious. I want to hold a riverside banquet."

"Yes, I will check it out right away."

Nanny Zhang checked the almanac and found that June 28th, six days later, would be an auspicious day.

"My Lady, this is the format of the invitations. I have written the price at the bottom of each invitation. Please choose one."

Nanny Zhang handed Ye Jintang six invitations to choose from.

Invitations are the face of the royal palace, and each one is extremely exquisite.

Ye Jintang looked through them one by one and had to say that these invitations were beautiful and really expensive.

The most expensive invitation cost one or two taels of silver. I don’t know what kind of paper it was used on, but the paper had a faint pearlescent luster.

Even in the house without sunlight, you can still see the silver light shining on it.

"I'll use these one tael of silver per ticket. This is my first time hosting a riverside banquet so I can't be shabby."

"Yes, I will ask someone to make the invitations right away."

"Also, let the kitchen prepare the dishes for the banquet today. I need to review them first. Make a list of the vegetables and meats that will be used."

"Yes, old slave, let's do it now."

The so-called riverside banquet is not something that anyone can host.

Linjiang River runs across most of the capital city from west to east. Those who can build large mansions by the river are either rich or noble.

Only the nobles who lived near the river could hold a riverside banquet.

On a hot summer day, it is a wonderful thing to be able to sit in a pavilion by the river, looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window, drinking wine and tasting delicious food.

Of course, it would cost a lot of money to hold a Riverside Banquet. Given the palace's current financial situation, Ye Jintang didn't even ask and directly took the money from the space to hold the Riverside Banquet.

The main dish of the Linjiang Banquet is fish. Ye Jintang thought that since she was going to hold a banquet, she must make it lively and impeccable.

Even if it is not very luxurious, people should know that Ye Jintang is not a simple person.