No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 531 Are you willing to give it up?

"What about that person who wants a daughter? Are you willing to give her up?" Lao Jiu asked casually while sipping tea.

Old Ten, who was sitting opposite, had already drunk a bellyful of tea and was desperate to pee before he asked about the main business of the day.

He said unhappily, "The reason we want a daughter is to marry her off to the emperor. Whether she's willing to give him up or not is not for us to say."

He pursed his lips and wanted to drink, but he was in mourning and hadn't drunk for half a year.

I could only drink some tea and order two peanuts to satisfy my hunger.

"That's right. I can't bear to give up my own daughter, so of course I'll take someone else's daughter." Lao Jiu took a big sip of tea unhappily, but choked and his eyes turned red.

His son has only one daughter, which is more than enough. Including the youngest daughter who was born two years ago, there are five in total.

People say that having many children doesn't hurt, but when I think of that snow-white little ball and how she will marry on the grassland in the future, my heart aches.

But if he doesn't give it to that person, he, as a father, won't be able to make any progress. I'm afraid that he won't even be able to become a princess, let alone a princess.

If he missed this opportunity, his daughter might resent him in the future.

Dilemma~~

The tenth brother naturally couldn't bear to do so. He only had two daughters and he couldn't bear to give either of them away.

oh~~

"How about we ask someone else?" Lao Shi scratched his head and said honestly.

He's not stupid, but he's not bright either.

When he was young, he followed his eighth and ninth brothers. He did whatever they did and never suffered any loss.

But the starling, the smartest among them, suddenly became silent and lost his spirit.

Besides, these two brothers are not stupid. Mynah Bird was just using them, and they are not the kind of people who would be completely loyal to him.

Now that the Emperor looks down on the starling, the two of them will certainly not get close to him anymore.

Lao Jiu muttered, "Who should I ask then?"

His fifth brother does have a daughter, but he definitely can't make up his mind.

"Let's ask Thirteenth. He is so favored. If he is willing to give his daughter away, we should do the same," said the Tenth Elder with a determined heart.

Old Nine stared at him in surprise and asked, "Huh? Are you still Old Ten?"

"No, you can come up with such a good idea?!"

Why didn’t he think of asking Old Thirteen?

The two of them fought for their daughter and went to Thirteen's house immediately, but they heard that Thirteen was not at home.

The two looked at each other, and Old Ten scratched his head: "I forgot, Old Thirteen is different from us who just spends his days idly. He is a very busy man."

Recently, a major corruption case in Jiangnan was uncovered, but there is still a lot of follow-up interrogation work, and naturally the Emperor's confidants will have to participate.

Thirteen is naturally the best choice and has been busy on the front line.

Lao Jiu was also a little depressed: "Ah, I can also try cases..."

Now that we have several children, who doesn’t want to find something serious to do?

The two looked at each other and saw cunning in each other's eyes.

Since I have found an excuse to come to the Thirteenth Mansion, I might as well make some friends and find a job for myself.

With this idea in mind, the two of them shamelessly entered the Thirteenth Mansion.

Of course the doorman didn't dare to stop the two gentlemen, after all, they were the master's brothers.

After reporting to Zhao Jiashi, Zhao Jiashi could only order the servants in the front yard to serve good tea and snacks, not daring to be negligent.

The two brothers finally had a different place to drink tea without having to pay for it themselves.

More importantly, the tea we drink is top-notch.

"Hiss~~This is this year's new tribute tea. Among the brothers, I guess only the Thirteenth will get it." The Ninth Brother was a little jealous.

In the past, when their father was the emperor, his sons, whether favored or not, never lacked tribute.

But now that the Fourth Master has become the emperor, these things really depend on grace.

Anyway, he and the Twelve Old Men couldn't get any of the Zigong tea foam.

Well, Thirteen has plenty of tribute tea here, so he can use it to entertain the guests.

It’s true that people will die if they compare themselves to others!

"Who cares who got it? We're drinking now, aren't we?" Lao Shi was cunning.

Besides, with what his mother left him, he can buy any tea he wants, not just sour ones.

Of course, Lao Jiu was just saying it casually. After all, although he was not very good at studying, he had some business acumen.

Although he had only been out of the palace for a short time, he was making a lot of money thanks to the several shops allocated to him by his mother.

But, I just feel uncomfortable~~

When Thirteenth returned home after finishing his work at the Ministry of Personnel, he heard that his two brothers had come in the afternoon and had not left yet.

He looked up at the dark sky, touched his rumbling stomach, and sighed resignedly.

"Prepare a table of food and send it to the flower hall," Thirteen gave the order and hurried to the flower hall.

Lao Jiu and Lao Shi had already had dinner, but they didn't feel like eating more. They just took a few quick bites and sat there waiting.

Lao Jiu thought, if he had the perseverance to sit on the bench when he was in school, he would be a talented person now.

Thirteen came in and apologized: "Brother Nine, Brother Ten, please forgive me. Thirteen is back late~~~"

The Ninth and Tenth didn't dare to say anything. They stood up with smiles on their faces to greet him and even helped him sit down.

Old Ten patted his shoulder loudly: "Old Thirteen, you are a very busy man now!"

"Don't blame me, Brother Ten. I've just had too many things going on lately," Thirteen took the teacup handed to him by Old Nine and drank it in one gulp.

My throat is almost sore from talking all day, and I feel better now after drinking some tea.

Lao Jiu interrupted, "Are you really that busy? If you can't handle it, don't you still have your brothers?"

"They may not be able to help with other things, but they can still do small things like organizing files and doing odd jobs."

The two of them didn't dare to go into the palace to ask the Emperor for work, but they certainly had the courage to say a few words to Thirteen.

Thirteen smiled without saying anything, and said with a laugh: "Then I'll wait for my brothers' help~~~"

Since the year he was forced to guard the prince and was placed under house arrest in Yangfeng Alley, he was no longer the weak Thirteen.

In the past two years, thanks to the favor of his fourth brother, he has stood up straight and gained a reputation in the court.

Who mentions him nowadays without calling him Prince Yi?

Among the brothers, only two have been granted the title of prince.

One is the eldest brother, Prince Zhi, who was conferred the title by the emperor.

The other one is him, the only prince personally appointed by the Fourth Master.

I heard from my fourth brother that if he didn't want the Prince of Zhi's power to expand again, he would have directly made him a prince.

Among the other brothers, they were basically just Beile, and even the ninth and tenth brothers were only Beizi.

The Thirteenth Master knew that they were anxious, eager to find something to do and also anxious to ask for the title.

Fourth sister-in-law said that it was impossible for all these brothers to remain unrewarded, otherwise people would only think that Fourth Brother was not good.

But we can't just give him all the money for free, otherwise Fourth Brother will get so angry that he dies.

So, he is going to help choose one now~~