After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"No, don't look for me. I don't have any money."

Bai Youyou refused without waiting for him to speak.

Lu’s dowry was not much, and although the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion looked glamorous and beautiful, their lives were actually worse than theirs.

Every year, the gold, silver and jewelry awarded by the emperor were exchanged for silver, which was used to subsidize the wounded soldiers retreating from the battlefield, or to buy food, fodder and cotton clothes to send to the border.

All expenses at home were kept simple, and even the wife of a duke did not live as wealthy as Aunt Qiao.

He had the nerve to ask her to persuade her mother to take out money to make up for the deficit. Did he think she was stupid?

"Then you will——"

Bai Yanlang set his sights on the manor that had just been given to her, but Bai Youyou would not give him a chance and stood up directly, "Dad and Mom, I'm sleepy, so I'll go back first."

"Eh!"

Bai Yanlang failed to catch her this time and could only watch her leave the door.

Zaozhuang was the most valuable farm he had. Now that he had given it away, he would lose a lot of income in the future.

I used to spend money without knowing how to control it, and now I’m short of money.

Mrs. Lu didn't like him and chased him away with a fierce look on her face: "It's late at night, I don't have a small kitchen to make you a midnight snack."

There was a small kitchen set up in Aunt Qiao's yard, where food was provided every day, and Bai Yanlang usually ate there.

He didn’t feel it in the past, but today he felt a little toothache.

"Forget it, forget it. I won't eat anymore. I won't die of hunger if I don't eat for one meal!"

He simply waved his sleeves and walked towards the inner room in annoyance. He angrily asked the maid to prepare water for him to wash his feet. He dipped his feet in the water twice and then pulled the quilt to cover himself, leaving the back of his head to Lu.

"ill."

Lu cursed softly and went to Bai Youyou's yard.

She was a little worried. What if her daughter, at the cost of her dignity, asked others for help but the other party didn't give her face?

She thought, why not go ask her parents, and if that doesn't work, then she will just give up the farm.

Bai Youyou had just taken off the red hairpin on her head, and her beautiful black hair was draped over her shoulders. Her unmade-up face was rosy and she yawned, and her dark eyes were suddenly covered with a layer of mist.

Xiaoju came in from outside, followed by Lu and Yang Momo.

"Mom, why are you here?"

"Isn't mother worried about you?"

Mrs. Lu looked at her beautiful daughter, and her heart softened. She took her hand and sat her on a chair. "I will ask your aunt tomorrow to see if she can get an invitation from Mr. Mo. It will be more prestigious for her to go than for you, and Mr. Zhao will definitely not embarrass her."

Bai Youyou felt the warmth coming from her palms, and her heart also warmed up.

Mrs. Lu was afraid that she would go to the Zhao family for help, and that the Zhao family would not give her a letter, which would hurt her face. Normally, she didn't want to trouble her family for anything, but this time, for her sake, she actually thought of asking her family for help.

She patted Lu's hand, stood up and walked to the closet, opened it, and took out the green gold-embossed post.

"Mom, Qianqian gave me the post today."

Mrs. Lu took the invitation she handed over, her hands trembling with excitement, "This is actually from Mr. Mo!"

Yang Momo smiled faintly, thinking about what happened in the evening, her eyes were full of praise.

I think the young lady will also take out this post. The master has suffered a great loss this time.

"My son is smart."

Mrs. Lu thought about how much money this post had brought her, and she couldn't stop laughing. "If your father knew that this post was in your hands, he would probably vomit to death."

"Mom, please take this post to Dad."

Bai Youyou just wanted to piss him off so that he would indiscriminately accuse Lu and favor Aunt Qiao.

"Okay, Mom will go back soon. My son should rest early."

Lu did not miss this good opportunity and excitedly took the post back to her room.

Bai Yanlang was hungry and annoyed, and couldn't sleep at all.

He tossed and turned, and just as he was about to get up, he saw Lu walking towards him happily, baring her big white teeth.

"Why, did you pick up some silver?"

The more happy Mrs. Lu was, the more unhappy he became, with a very unhappy look on his face.

"Yeah, I found it. It's a huge piece. I'm almost dying of joy."

Bai Yanlang had just put on his shoes when a green and gold-embossed post was placed in front of him. He took it with confusion, and after seeing the big words on the post, his eyes widened and his pupils trembled.

"This is an invitation from Mr. Mo!"

"Of course, my son has given you the letter, and now the money and goods have been paid, and we owe each other nothing."

“Has this post been sent already?”

Bai Yanlang now knew that he had been tricked by his daughter, and he felt upset and extremely regretful.

If he wasn't so anxious, this post would have reached Luochuan tomorrow.

As long as he appeases him, Luochuan will definitely give this opportunity to Mu Lin.

"oops!"

He sighed heavily and slapped his thigh with his big hand, leaving it bruised.

Mrs. Lu was very happy. She took off her hair, washed it, went to bed and fell asleep immediately. She had a sweet dream all night.

Bai Youyou woke up when it was almost dawn.

He was not idle last night. He asked someone to inform Bai Luochuan about the invitation and explained that his father took the ink letter for him.

In addition to this, there is another thing to do today.

Under Xiaoju's service, Bai Youyou dressed neatly and went to Lu's yard in the heavy snow.

Bai Luochuan arrived earlier than her and was already waiting in the warm room in the side room.

Seeing her, Bai Luochuan's eyes were a little evasive. He coughed dryly, picked up the teacup beside him and drank the tea.

Bai Youyou ignored him, found an empty chair and sat down, picking up a piece of warm rice cake on the table and eating it.

She caught a glimpse of the dark circles under his eyes and the corners of her lips curled up.

As expected, a person who is as calm as a chrysanthemum will only get anxious when his interests are affected.

Ugh.

Bai Youyou sighed in her heart, feeling sad for Lu.

Although she didn't say it, she must have been thinking about being close to her son, and hoped that her two daughters could live in harmony and support each other.

She kindly reminded him, "Second brother, although you are the legitimate son of the second wife, you are not the heir of the Yongning Marquisate, so you will not inherit the title in the future. When a tree grows big, it branches out; when a son grows up, he separates his family. If you leave the Marquisate, your future depends on you."

Bai Luochuan's body trembled. He was not stupid. He understood the meaning of Bai Youyou's words and slowly clenched his hands under his wide sleeves.

"I know."

There was a barely perceptible tremor in his voice.

Dad has always valued the eldest brother. No matter how hard he has tried over the years, he has never been able to surpass him. This time, the invitation might be given to the eldest brother again.

Just, why? !

Bai Youyou shifted her gaze from his clenched fists to his tense cheeks and raised her eyebrows.

She deliberately said with envy: "Dad is so good to you. In order to get you an invitation from Mr. Mo, he even gave up Zaozhuang."

"Dad actually used Zaozhuang to exchange for an invitation for me?!"

Bai Luochuan suddenly raised his head and looked at her.

He had been to Zaozhuang, which was an excellent farm with good harvests every year. He didn't expect that his father would give up Zaozhuang for him.