The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

Qin Zhaoshi listened to Qin Wenlan's words and said with a smile: "Just keep it with peace of mind. No matter how poor our mansion is, it is not as it looks from the outside.

You are not marrying into an ordinary family now, but into a royal family. The dowry cannot be too shabby, even if it is given by your mother and grandfather.

You are the daughter of our Qin family. If our Qin family does not have any dowry, how will outsiders view the Qin Mansion?

Besides, these dowries will be your foundation in the future, no matter how much, it will not be too much. You don’t understand it now, but you will understand it later.”

Qin Wenlan looked at the glittering dowry list, and her thoughts were very complicated at this moment. They used to dislike her as a daughter of the Qin family, especially her tragic life in her previous life, which was closely related to them.

After she was reborn, if she hadn't been strong, who knows what her life would be like now. The reason she was able to stay in the Marquis' Mansion and wait for marriage was not because she had forgiven them, but because she didn't want to bring unnecessary trouble to Gu Chang'an.

And there is the reputation of being the daughter of Marquis Qin. After all, she came to this life just to repay Gu Changan, not to cause him unnecessary trouble.

In addition, in Qin Wenlan's view, one still needs to pay attention to cause and effect on the road of cultivation. Even if one cannot truly cultivate and ascend here, he will not ignore it.

What's more, now she is doing good deeds everywhere, and the merits she receives in return are really helpful to her. What if one day, her cultivation does not stagnate as described in the space?

Of course, she will not let any of those who really bullied her go easily, nor will she ruin her future for these unworthy people.

Qin Zhaoshi didn't notice the complicated expression in Qin Wenlan's slightly lowered eyes. She just sighed slightly and continued, "I don't know if Prince An can return to the capital in time for the wedding. If he can't come back in time, the wedding will have to be postponed."

They, the Marquis Qin's Mansion, are hoping that Prince An can return safely, otherwise their investment will be wasted.

If Qin Shu was no longer useful, why would she and her son turn to this descendant of the Min family? Fortunately, she still married into the royal family. Even if it was just for appearances, she would not abandon the entire Qin Hou Mansion.

So if they give up so much money, maybe they can get some rewards.

When mentioning Gu Changan, Qin Wenlan's thoughts drifted away. He wondered how he was doing now.

Gu Chang'an was not in good condition at the moment, but after some treatment, Marquis Jing'an finally recovered completely.

I don't know who leaked the news, but I know that Jing'an Hou's side is seriously short of food and grass, and the soldiers can only eat one meal a day to maintain their strength.

Even so, he still had to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy. Marquis Jing'an had been living in real misery these days.

He said to Prince An: "Your Majesty, if this continues, even if our soldiers are very capable, they will have to shed their blood on the battlefield to serve the Great Xia Kingdom.

As their leader, you can't just watch these lively and brave men die on the battlefield!

They were not afraid of the enemy, but when faced with no food or clothing, they were truly helpless."

The more Marquis Jing'an spoke, the sadder he felt. If all his letters for help had reached the capital and the Qinzheng Palace without fail, these soldiers would not have ended up like this.

Gu Chang'an looked into the distance, wondering when the supplies that the Master of Xiaoyao Pavilion, as Qin Wenlan had mentioned, would arrive for their soldiers in the northern border.

He knew that there would be no accidents when Qin Wenlan's men did things, which meant that they had prepared too much food and fodder, so the journey would be a bit difficult, which delayed time.

"Soldiers, please wait patiently. Everything will be fine. Since I'm here in person, I can't just sit there and watch them fight the enemy like this."

Marquis Jing'an: ...

He also wanted to comfort the soldiers in this way, but he couldn't keep painting rosy pictures for them.

He had already used the most despicable method once, which was to let his soldiers go directly to the local area to collect food and fodder, and he still felt resentful about it until now.

Seeing that the soldiers were so hungry that they were dizzy, they would be committing suicide if they went into battle, so he issued this shameless order.

But if it happened again, he would rather his subordinates starve to death than do such a despicable thing.

What's more, the common people already have a very difficult and harsh winter. If these soldiers go to collect food and fodder, it will really make things worse for the already difficult people.

They came here to defend their country, not to harm their own people.

The always resolute face of Marquis Jing'an was now filled with sorrow and helplessness.

"If they had money, they could have directly asked the grain merchants to buy it, but they really have nothing."

Gu Jingyi came in from outside and happened to hear these conversations, so he directly interrupted and said, "Does the Marquis need silver? I have some on hand."

"Really? Take it out and let us see it." When Jing'an Hou heard this, his eyes brightened instantly.

Gu Jingyi said, "However, I'm afraid the Marquis will find it too little. It's only three thousand taels, since I didn't bring much with me."

When Marquis Jing'an heard that this was only this little silver, his eyes dimmed again. What could this do? They had an army of over one hundred thousand men. These three thousand taels of silver were just a drop in the bucket and would be of no use.

However, when Marquis Jing'an thought about the current situation in the army, he no longer despised it. He himself did not have a penny on him, so how could he dare to despise others.

What's more, the other party still has three thousand taels of silver. After thinking about this, he just reached out his hand.

Gu Jingyi was stunned for a moment, then turned around and called his guard to tell him where his banknotes were.

Gu Changan just watched them busying themselves. Anyway, he knew that Qin Wenlan's food and supplies would arrive soon, so it would be useless to say more now.

Marquis Jing'an continued to talk to Gu Jingyi about the current predicament of the army, but his voice was low and full of powerlessness.

"...If it were before, our Great Xia Kingdom had sufficient financial resources, the military pay distributed by the court would have been sufficient.

However, in recent years, not only have disasters continued to occur everywhere, but corrupt officials have also emerged in large numbers.

The treasury is becoming increasingly short of money, and we haven't received enough food and wages for several years in a row.

The soldiers had been living on a diet for a long time, but the officials in the court, even when they were well fed and well-drinking, would occasionally make sarcastic remarks..."

Gu Jingyi had been in Northern Xinjiang for some time, but this was the first time he had heard of these things. He asked in surprise, "Has it really come to this?"

He had never heard of these things in the capital. Could it be because he was too indifferent to state affairs?

Jing'an Hou sighed and said, "The northern border is adjacent to the barbarians, and wars are constantly going on. The Great Xia Kingdom cannot subdue those barbarians in one fell swoop. After all, they are really like rats.

They scurry here today, there tomorrow, like flies swarming around, making us extremely annoyed, but there's nothing we can do about it. Their territory is vast and sparsely populated, and they're very united. Completely wiping them out would require a tremendous amount of manpower and financial resources."