My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

"It's not 60,000 taels of silver, it's jewelry, jade, animal skins, medicinal herbs, etc. worth 100,000 taels of silver!"

Bai Shaoqiu: "...Then why did you say it was 60,000 taels of silver?"

Dongfang Meng looked at Bai Shaoqiu as if he were a fool:

“And there’s Lao Yu!”

"You can't just beat Old Yu to death and eat all the food yourself, right?"

"Even though Old Yu didn't make any contributions, he still worked hard. He was also responsible for handling those things. A share of ten thousand taels of silver wouldn't be too much, right?"

"... Doesn't that mean there are still 30,000 taels?"

"I gave my eldest brother 10,000 taels... He's suffering so much in Kyoto."

"I gave my second brother 10,000 taels. After he married my second sister-in-law, his pockets were cleaner than his face."

"I gave Third Sister 10,000 taels... She's too lazy. The Red Tassel Army's expenses are huge, and she's too poor to even afford silk and satin!"

"Brother-in-law, you have to find a way to make more money in the future."

Dongfang Meng said with great sincerity:

"My sister is too good at spending money and not making money. You have to take on the responsibility of supporting the family!"

Bai Shaoqiu was speechless.

Could it be that this brother-in-law is the legendary person with a pig-like face but a loud heart?

Judging from my two contacts with this brother-in-law, he does have some problems with his brain.

But not big.

In other words, what you think will be simpler.

In his world, there are no twists and turns or intrigues, only love or hate!

He is a kind-hearted young man who can't keep secrets and has extremely strong fighting skills!

It grows a little too fast.

But he was definitely under fifteen.

Bai Shaoqiu made a bold decision——

If I can't learn martial arts, I have to keep this brother-in-law with me.

Safety!

Be practical!

You don’t even have to earn money to support yourself!

He brought his own money!

Such a noble bodyguard with powerful martial arts skills cannot be found even with a lantern or a torch!

As for the brothel he had been thinking about...

Coming to this world, of course I want to experience this man's paradise.

Take this brother-in-law with you.

Using this method of empathy to bind him, this way, even if he succeeds in meeting the emperor next autumn and successfully tricks him into retracting the imperial edict, he will no longer be his brother-in-law...

We have never carried a gun together, but we have flown across the sky together. This deep friendship may be able to keep him here.

With Dongfang Meng in mind, the two of them headed towards Shuxiang Gate.

……

……

Lanting.

There are five people in the pavilion.

Sitting at the stone table were the prince and princess, the host Si, the great scholar, and another person, the great scholar Fang who came from Kyoto.

Standing by and waiting was Qi Ye.

Qi Ye poured tea for the four people and stood behind the old scholar Si, bowing and being very polite.

At this moment, Mr. Si stroked his long beard and said slowly:

"Your Majesty, the princess... I don't know where she is."

"Her Highness the Ninth Princess is indeed in Zhuxi. I have already asked Her Highness about the gambling game at Jubao Casino, and it was indeed Her Highness's doing."

"But the prince and princess don't need to worry too much... Her Highness has no intention of humiliating the palace. She simply has high hopes for Master Bai."

When the princess heard this, she was shocked and asked in confusion:

"Is he really that talented?"

"He said he went to Chunman Cottage these days and told us not to worry... Has Mr. Si seen him?"

The old scholar Si pondered for three breaths and said, "We have met once before."

"Has the elder scholar Si ever tested his talent?"

At this time, the old scholar Fang on the side grinned and said, "Princess, although I have never met Bai Shaoqiu, I am now eager to meet him!"

"Your Highness has shown me the Cloud-scattering couplet he came up with. Mr. Bai is definitely not the useless person you think he is!"

"None of the four great scholars of Kyoto could come up with the second line, nor could the geniuses of the other five great academies of Xingguo."

"Even the many learned men of our Xingguo have not come up with a correct answer."

"But Mr. Bai happened to get it right!"

"Although it's just a couplet, I think it's enough to show that Mr. Bai has extremely high attainments in literature!"

"Also, although Her Highness the Ninth Princess is young, she's always been calm and composed. She must have had her reasons for allowing the Jubao Bank to run that ridiculous gambling game. So...if Young Master Bai really does attend this literary gathering, I think the prince and princess will be relieved and patiently observe."

What the Princess of Zhenxi was worried about was that Bai Shaoqiu was so ignorant that he would come to participate in the Zhuxi Literary Gathering.

The reason she and the prince came here was to ask the old scholar Si to stop Bai Shaoqiu!

Don't let him cross Zhuxi!

So as not to lose face for the palace in front of three thousand students.

Of course, they had another intention.

Meet the Ninth Princess Tang Xianxian!

What the princess wanted was to ask Tang Xianxian to return to Kyoto and then ask the eldest princess to ask the emperor to take back the imperial edict and the gold medal.

Bai Shaoqiu said that he would go to Kyoto to participate in the Xiangshan Literary Festival next autumn, and if he ranked in the top ten, he would be summoned by the emperor...

This is not a question of reliability!

He is just dreaming!

His performance at the martial arts training ground that day did indeed change the prince and princess's views.

But that just shows that he has some courage.

It is far from the requirements of the prince's son-in-law.

As for the incident at Shangling Academy, the princess also defined it as an accident.

The couple stayed awake all night that night and finally decided not to place their hopes on Bai Shaoqiu.

If Jubao Money House loses, the royal palace will have to pay for it even if it has to sell everything it has.

This is not compensation to Jubao Money House!

This compensation is for the dowry of Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess!

The purpose is to let the eldest princess hear this and make her pay some attention to this matter.

Just as the princess was hesitating, Jiu Ye ran over like a fly:

"Good news! Master Bai passed Zhuxi with an A-level score!"

The prince and princess were shocked, the old scholar Si stroked his long beard and smiled slightly, and the old scholar Fang was also very relieved!

"Jiuye, tell me!"

Jiuye stood in the Lanting, bowed to the four people, and told them in detail what had happened in front of Zhuxi with a beaming look on his face.

Mr. Si, the great scholar, had seen Bai Shaoqiu's talent and he was not worried at all that Bai Shaoqiu could not cross Zhuxi, but he never expected that this kid Bai Shaoqiu actually beat up three people!

Even Mr. Fang was shocked!

His face was full of smiles. Although he had not met Bai Shaoqiu yet, he was becoming more and more expectant.

This kid is interesting!

No wonder Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess wanted to correct the last question of Lanting herself last night.

The King and his wife of Zhenxi were also shocked at this time -

King Zhenxi knew that Bai Shaoqiu was fearless in the face of danger, but he did not expect that he had such a violent side!

For the battle-hardened King Zhenxi, he actually prefers this side of Bai Shaoqiu.

In his eyes, poetry and essays are just trivial things!

To defend the country and expel foreign races, we must always rely on strong national strength and powerful military force!

He doesn't like literati!

Especially those literati who pretend to be elegant through poetry!

A bunch of useless and misleading people!

This was the reason why he criticized Xingguo in that memorial for emphasizing culture over military affairs.

Having offended the emperor, he brought in such a son-in-law who was a thorn in the throat of the entire palace.

but now……

After listening to Jiu Ye's wonderful words, the King of Zhenxi actually showed a smile on his originally serious face.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said:

"This kid... actually has a bit of a bad temper. He should be convinced by reason."

There was no blame, and there was even a hint of pride in his words.

No one noticed that Qi Ye, who was standing behind the old scholar Si, frowned slightly, and after a moment, he showed a forced smile!