Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

"Why are you joining in the fun?"

Meng Xiyue and the other person came to Lingzhu Courtyard and sat down.

"If I don't come to join in the fun, how can I help you out?"

Zhou Chengjing rushed here after learning that Jiang Chubai was coming.

Meng Xiyue nodded in understanding, "Thank you."

"There's no need to be so polite between us."

Zhou Chengjing raised his eyes and looked at Meng Xiyue, "Are you really going to get married?"

"Yes, I will marry myself off within a month."

Meng Xiyue raised her eyebrows and said, "I'll invite you to the wedding banquet then."

"You..." Zhou Chengjing pursed his lips, and after a while he continued, "I'm sorry, if I had helped you leave Prince Qi's Mansion when I just returned to Beijing, perhaps this would not have been the result."

"This matter has nothing to do with you. At that time, I had not given up yet."

There are many ways to leave Prince Qi's Mansion, and she also has many opportunities to leave.

It was because she always wanted to give each other more chances that she had not made up her mind.

"Have you completely given up on him now?"

"Yeah, we've tried all the methods and nothing works, so let's set each other free."

Now thinking about how humble and pretentious I was a few days ago, it’s really ridiculous.

If he wants to give, he will give it naturally. If he doesn't want to give, no matter what method she uses, it will be useless.

"He won't let go."

Zhou Chengjing sighed heavily. He and Xie Junyi had known each other for a long time, and he could see his feelings for Meng Xiyue.

With Xie Junyi's character, he has always been a person who will never give up until he achieves his goal.

He let go now just to give Meng Xiyue a chance to catch her breath. He didn't want to push her too hard.

But definitely not, let her go free.

Meng Xiyue smiled bitterly. They had been together for so long, how could she not understand him?

"That's why I want to get married within a month."

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Chengjing frowned slightly. How could Prince Qi let her get married?

"He should not be in the capital now."

Meng Xiyue said this with certainty.

Zhou Chengjing nodded, "Last night, His Majesty urgently summoned him to go to Linzhou to investigate a case, but he left the city before dawn."

"He won't be back for at least a month."

Meng Xiyue stood up, walked to a plum tree, and reached out to flick off the snow on it.

Cui came to see her yesterday and told her that she had another month to get married.

She knew that this matter must be guided by someone who wanted her to get married as soon as possible.

There are only Princess Rong'an and the Queen.

Especially the Queen Mother, she understood her son's character well, and in order to avoid future troubles, getting married without his knowledge was the best option.

By the time he came back, the matter was already settled. As His Royal Highness Prince Qi, he couldn't just steal someone else's wife.

In this way, Prince Qi's thoughts were completely put to rest.

Zhou Chengjing also understood what was going on.

He asked hesitantly, "So what kind of person do you want to marry?"

"I don't know, it looks good."

Meng Xiyue has no idea at all now, and she doesn’t know what kind of person to marry.

"Probably just an ordinary person."

"So what do you think of me?"

Zhou Chengjing asked anxiously, fearing that if he hesitated for another second, he would not have the courage to ask.

Meng Xiyue was stunned, turned to look at him, and saw the affection in his eyes.

My heart skipped a beat. "You'd better not get involved in this matter."

"You and him are friends, confidants, and supporters. I don't want to change your relationship because of me."

"I don't care." Zhou Chengjing said in a deep voice, "These are not what you need to think about."

Before coming here, Zhou Chengjing had already made up his mind that as long as she was willing, he would marry her no matter what.

Meng Xiyue lowered her eyes, "But I also regard you as a friend, and I don't want to change the relationship between us."

As for Zhou Chengjing, she treated him as her own brother and had no other intentions.

"I know." Zhou Chengjing smiled bitterly. He never dared to hope that she had other intentions towards him.

"What I'm thinking is that it's hard for you to find a husband that satisfies you in such a short time. Instead of marrying someone randomly, why not marry me? When this is over, if you want to leave, I can set you free."

That is a fake marriage, and this approach is indeed the best for her.

But... Meng Xiyue still shook her head, "This is too unfair to you."

Zhou Chengjing was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, I understand."

She didn't want to owe herself anything, she understood her feelings for her.

Thinking of this, he sighed, "My family is also arranging my marriage."

He has reached the age of marriage, but he used to have fantasies in his heart and was unwilling to get married.

Ever since he agreed last time, his parents couldn't wait to go and meet the girl in Beijing.

I have found a suitable candidate and I am just waiting for his nod.

Today is the last chance he gives himself.

It seems that he should let it go.

"That's great. Your wife should be a very good woman. I wish you happiness."

Hearing this, Zhou Chengjing smiled and reached out to touch Meng Xiyue's head.

"I remember the first time I saw you, you were still a child."

He is obviously a child not even ten years old, but he understands everything.

She was also able to paint paintings that shocked the world and design jewelry that was sought after by all the noble ladies.

He knew that she had secrets, and these were not things that should be shared by a county magistrate's concubine's daughter.

She is destined to be a shining star, without having to rely on anyone else's brilliance.

He reached out and pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Meng Xiyue, "This should have been given to you a long time ago."

Meng Xiyue opened it and found a document for the division of the shop, similar to a modern equity transfer document.

He wanted to give his own Shicuizhai 30% of the profits.

"Why did you give me this?"

She designed jewelry for Shicuizhai and charged according to the profit of the jewelry.

For every piece of jewelry she designed, Shicuizhai had to give her 40% of the profit for every piece sold. This was agreed upon at the beginning.

At that time, Zhou Chengjing even said that she was a profiteer.

This document is the entire share of Shicuizhai, not just the jewelry.

You should know that Shicuizhai is spread all over Yuanqing Kingdom, and the jewelry they designed themselves accounts for less than one-tenth of the total.

This would directly give him a share of the entire Shicuizhai, which was a huge sum of money.

Even if she stopped designing jewelry for Shicuizhai, she still received money every month.

"This is what you deserve. Without your accessories, Shicui Zhai would not have been able to develop to its current level."

Although the Zhou family is the richest family, they did not make their fortune by running a jewelry store.

At that time, Shicui Zhai was almost unable to sustain itself. It was Meng Xiyue's design that developed into the current Shicui Zhai.

This share is what she deserves.

"However, as one of the owners of Shicuizhai, you can't be lazy. You must design at least one set of jewelry every month."