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

Bai Zhenzhen pursed her lips and glanced at Bai Qingyu who was pounding his chest, with an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Li pushed Bai Qingyu's shoulder and said, "Go and have a rest."

Bai Qingyu glanced at her unhappily, then got up and went to his study.

Bai Zhenzhen walked over to Bai Qingyu's previous chair and sat down. She pouted and looked dissatisfied, "Mom, the third young master of the Chen family is illiterate. How can you let your daughter choose a husband like that?"

Li pushed Bai Qingyu's medicine bowl aside and glared at her unhappily, "The third son of the Chen family is handsome and a scholar now, how can he be illiterate?"

"You are already twenty years old and you are still just a little scholar. How can you not be ignorant?"

With pearls and jade in front of you, everyone else is just rubble.

Li couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Do you think all scholars in this world are like Xu Lingyun? Chen Jia Sanlang is only 20 years old and he is already a scholar. He is already a rare talent. Don't be so arrogant. Don't look down on others."

"That's what it is."

Bai Zhenzhen sneered, "Chen's Sanlang is still a scholar at the age of twenty, not as good as Qi's Dalang."

"Qi family?" Li was stunned. "Are you talking about the eldest son of the Qi family, who is the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"

"Ah."

Bai Zhenzhen lowered her eyes with a shy look on her face, "The eldest son of the Qi family passed the imperial examination when he was twelve, thirty-four, and now he is only eighteen. He is many times better than the third son of the Chen family."

Li naturally knew that the eldest son of the Qi family was better than the third son of the Chen family, but now that Lu had left the house, she had a grudge against Lu. Madam Qi and Lu were close friends, so she would certainly not agree to this marriage.

She sighed heavily, "Don't dream about the eldest son of the Qi family. The third son of the Chen family is not bad either. When you marry into the Chen family, you can set up a new household with the third son of the Chen family and become the mistress of the household. You can live a comfortable life there."

"mother!"

Bai Zhenzhen frowned and protested, "I won't marry the third son of the Chen family! The Chen family is just a small fifth-rank Dali official, how can my daughter marry into the Chen family!"

"Madam Qi is on good terms with the Lu family. She will not agree to marry into the Yongning Marquisate." Li frowned. "It was impossible before. Now that your eldest sister has happened, who else except the Chen family would dare to marry into the Yongning Marquisate's daughter?"

She advised kindly, "You'll be eighteen at the beginning of the year. If you don't marry into the Chen family, do you really have to stay at home as an old maid like your cousin?"

Bai Zhenzhen's eyes were filled with hatred.

The noble families valued their reputation the most. Now that Bai Qingshuang had disgraced herself and done such a shameful thing, the unmarried girls like them would suffer as well.

"Mom, is there really nothing you can do?"

Bai Zhenzhen still refused to give in.

She was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongning, yet she married the second legitimate son of a mere fifth-rank Dali official. How could she face people again in the future!

Li wanted her daughter to marry a good man, but things are different now. In the past, there were still many families interested in marriage, but after the incident with her eldest daughter, these people regarded the Yongning Marquis Mansion as poisonous as snakes and scorpions, and avoided them as much as possible!

However, normal methods may not work, but if some unspeakable methods are used...

Li's eyes turned and she thought, "Don't worry, I'll have someone investigate the situation."

Bai Zhenzhen pouted and returned to her yard reluctantly.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and it’s a rare sunny day.

After learning that Yun Nifang belonged to Bai Youyou, all kinds of evildoers emerged.

The emperor still has three poor relatives, not to mention the Duke of Zhenguo and the old lady, even the Sun family and some distant relatives all had people send New Year gifts today.

Sun had people sorting out those things, and couldn't help but jokingly said, "We are all benefiting from Youyou."

Lu Chen sneered, "If you are being nice to someone for no reason, you are either a traitor or a thief!"

"In previous years, they avoided us, fearing that we would go to their house to borrow money." Sun's eyes also had a trace of contempt, "The meat is just stewing in the pot, and they all come here just because they smell the meat."

"After the New Year, each family will return the gifts, and it's better to draw a clear line where there should be a clear distinction."

The old lady didn't look very happy when she looked at the carts full of things.

In previous years, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was in a difficult situation, and he had to go to their door several times with his head bowed to beg, but they kept making excuses and stood by and watched.

Last year, they didn't even meet in person, for fear that they would come to them again.

Sun's expression was gentle, "I thought so too. Let's return the gifts to each family after the New Year to avoid causing trouble for the children."

On New Year’s Eve, invitations came from the palace as usual.

The housekeeper came over with Chen, the chief steward from the palace. "Madam, Madam, Chen, the chief steward is here."

The old lady was startled and quickly stood up to greet him, "Manager Chen, what is it that requires you to come here in person?"

"Haha, I am here on the orders of the Emperor to invite the young lady to attend the palace banquet today."

Manager Chen smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, but the old lady's heart sank suddenly.

"Excuse me, sir, why did the emperor suddenly invite my granddaughter to the palace banquet?"

Eunuch Chen said with a shrill voice and a smile, "The prince mentioned the young lady in front of the emperor, and your majesty also wants to see who the young boss Bai is, who is known as the little god of wealth at such a young age."

The old lady clenched her hanging hands, maintaining a faint smile on her face, "Your Majesty, you are joking. I am just a little girl. How can I be worthy of the title of 'boss'?"

"Madam, you are being modest, aren't you?"

Manager Chen smiled and said, "Who in the capital doesn't know Yun Ni Fang? I heard that some time ago, Boss Bai made 200,000 yuan in one day. This is something that even experienced businessmen can't do."

Wealth is dazzling, what is the emperor planning?

Everyone in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion had a bad feeling in their hearts.

The old lady asked someone to take the silver and send Chen the steward away. Bai Youyou and Xiaoju came over carrying the newly made calf lanterns.

Seeing that they all looked unhappy, Bai Youyou asked, "Grandma, what happened?"

"The emperor just sent someone to convey his order, asking you to attend the palace banquet today."

"The emperor allowed me to enter the palace?"

Bai Youyou's first feeling was that the emperor had bad intentions.

In the past, at the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, only people from the main house would attend palace banquets. Since Bai Qingyu was stripped of his official position, he was not even invited to last year's palace banquet.

Since she came here, she had only been to the Eastern Palace once, when the Crown Prince hosted a banquet.

"The emperor has learned that the merchants you recruited last time collected 200,000 taels of silver. I'm afraid they are targeting Yun Ni Fang."

The old lady sighed, her eyes full of hidden helplessness.

Lu Chen was furious. "The imperial court didn't allocate food and fodder for hundreds of thousands of troops, and now they're going to take away our financial resources too?!"