"I don't want those mansions. I have money and property in the capital. I just want to move out and live on my own."

Liang Chongyue was not surprised by A Zheng's refusal. Liang Chongyue always did what he wanted in such harmless matters.

Those mansions are empty anyway. After a long time, if no one lives in them, the wood will rot. If they are not given to A Zheng, they will be given to someone else in the future.

It would be better to give it to A Zheng to live in.

"But did you have a quarrel with your aunt?"

Xiang Zheng had already adjusted her mood. Just now, she was just looking at the towering mountains and felt desolate, and she couldn't help but vent her emotions.

Facing my cousin's question, I nodded silently, and after a moment of silence, I said:

"Mother said that my cousin is the most powerful person in the family, and the Xiang family's status has also increased. It's not a good time for me to stand out and make things difficult for my cousin."

"But I really don't want to get married. Those men are only attracted by my cousin's special view of me and the power of my Xiang family. They are not very well educated, but they have attended many elegant gatherings and poetry gatherings in the capital. They are good at pretending, but they are rotten inside."

When A Zheng said this, Liang Chongyue calculated how old her three uncles who had not yet married were now.

Late marriage seems to be a tradition of the Xiang family, at least in my uncle's generation.

"Okay, don't be sad. You shouldn't have told me about this. You should go complain to my mother, and then she can go to my aunt to plead for you. It might be more effective than telling me."

Liang Chongyue doesn't care whether A Zheng gets married or not. She has already allowed A Zheng to marry freely.

But her aunt had good intentions, so she didn't want to bring it up.

"My aunt may not necessarily speak for me and my mother. I can't say for sure..."

"Who knows, maybe he'll even help my aunt to say something about you?"

Liang Chongyue laughed and sighed that A Zheng didn't understand her mother. Her aunt married her uncle. The Xiang family had a strict family tradition. Her uncle had no concubines. She and her aunt lived in harmony all their lives. Except for the time when her aunt often worried about her uncle after he went to the battlefield, her aunt's life was smoother than A Zheng's.

Her mother-in-law likes her, her husband loves her, her children respect her, and they are all promising. If it weren't for the incident with her cousin Jingchuan, her aunt would be a rare happiness among all the hypocrisy in the capital.

But the Queen Mother was different. Her love was a mixture of true and false. She had truly loved, but later she gave her true love to the wrong person and lost her beloved son.

After sealing her heart and locking away her love, there would occasionally be moments when she was moved by false love, and then those painful memories would come flooding back like a tide, making her heart ache, her fingers couldn't help but tremble, and she couldn't feel good even in her dreams.

Having witnessed false love full of calculations, how could the Queen Mother possibly stand on the same side with my aunt? Therefore, it is better to talk about this matter with her than with her.

"That's all I have to say. You can make your own decision. I agree to your moving out, but the servants and family must be from the Duke's Mansion."

A Zheng is a bold and careful person. Since she started her own business, her ideas have changed and she can make decisions on some things on her own.

It’s just that the world doesn’t allow it.

But it doesn’t matter, she has the final say in this world now.

"Thank you, cousin. You've been so kind to me. I don't know how to repay you."

Liang Chongyue turned around and gave him a look that said, "Are you sick?"

"Since you want to repay me so much, then confiscate the annual income of Lanxu Pavilion. That would be the greatest reward for me."

Xiang Zheng opened and closed her mouth, then finally nodded resignedly and said, "Okay."

Liang Chongyue didn't expect that this little fool took it seriously. It seemed that he had been under too much pressure from his aunt recently, and his brain was disconnected.

"I'm just kidding. Just make your own money. When I need you, I'll ask you for it."

Liang Chongyue stood up from the stone. The scenery here was just right. It would be better to enjoy the scenery instead of being sad.

It was not until the sun was at its highest point that Liang Chongyue took A Zheng back.

As soon as I got back, a little naughty monkey hugged my legs.

"Queen Mother, you're back!"

Liang Chongyue had just gotten off the horse when Fei He and Minglang were already waiting beside him.

Liang Chongyue took out a handkerchief from her bosom and wiped Minglang's face:

"How did it become like this?"

Fortunately, it was just some dust and it came off with a wipe.

"The horses in the inner field were running very fast. His Highness rode the pony for several laps, saying that he was waiting for His Majesty to return and that no one else was allowed to touch them."

Fei He gave a simple account. Ming Lang did not feel embarrassed at all about having his little thoughts exposed. He stood in front of the Queen Mother and waited for her to wipe his face.

"Minglang is so good that he can ride a horse by himself?"

Liang Chongyue's eyes flashed with surprise. She remembered that A Zheng had only taught her how to sit up, but now she could ride a horse by herself. Even she was amazed at Minglang's rapid learning ability.

"I am the Queen Mother's child, so naturally I must be as powerful as her."

Minglang's little face was raised high. Liang Chongyue remembered that she learned to ride a horse at the age of five. Minglang learned it a year earlier than her. How could she not be surprised?

Liang Chongyue picked up Minglang and kissed her little face.

"Minglang is awesome. He will definitely be more powerful than the Queen Mother in the future."

Holding Minglang back to the tent, the hunting group had already returned. The list of winners of today's hunt was handed to Liang Chongyue. Liang Chongyue opened it and was surprised to see the first place.

It turned out to be Chai Shuo.

"Pass the first one over here."

"Yes, slave, go right away."

She remembered that Chai Shuo's family background was not even average, but he was very good at riding and archery.

Minglang sat in the Queen Mother's arms, looking at the list together, running his fingers over each name. Seeing that the Queen Mother no longer praised him, he felt bored and struggled to get down. He walked to Fei He and took Fei He's hand:

"Come on, take me to wash my face and hands."

Liang Chongyue was shocked by this scene. She didn't expect that Minglang and Feihe's relationship had become so good in such a short time.

They looked at each other, one of them had a puzzled look in his eyes, while the other had a happy smile in his eyes.

Forget it, Liang Chongyue waved and let the two people go.

Neither of these two people can keep things to herself in front of her, and sooner or later they will take the initiative to tell her.

"Your Majesty, Chai Shuo has arrived."

"Your humble servant, Chai Shuo, pays respect to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty long live the Lord."

"Get up. I see you won first place today. You are so talented at such a young age. You are both civil and military."

Liang Chongyue looked at Chai Shuo with admiration in her eyes. His handsome and fair face remained calm when he heard her praise. If it were someone else, they would have been overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, my father worked at a stable when I was young. I learned to ride and shoot arrows at a very young age, and I have often worked there since I grew up. Today, I was just lucky enough to encounter more beasts than usual, so I hunted more."

Liang Chongyue had read Chai Shuo's information. His father died unexpectedly when he was a child, and his family fell into poverty. They relied entirely on his mother who worked as a laundryman.

I didn't expect that he could put aside his scholarly character and work at the horse farm. Liang Chongyue admired him even more. It would be great if there were more Chai Shuo in every imperial examination.

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