Accidentally dressed as an empress

After returning home, Yunxiu went into the study to check the accounts and suddenly realized that she had squandered her meager family savings again.

After redeeming the shop for Zhong Yi, there was not much gold and silver left from the reward given to her by her mother, and she bought slaves with the third princess, so now it has all been spent.

But Ren Li, her purse, has not returned yet.

Yunxiu had no choice but to go find Zhong Yi again. He was her little treasury. After all, she didn't have to worry about too many debts, and she didn't have to worry about too many lice.

Yunxiu walked to the backyard. He was wearing shorts with his arms and legs exposed, and was assembling the mechanism.

Su Shiyi and the five apprentices squatted aside, picking up the brown-red and yellow-green minerals on the ground with curiosity.

Su Shiyi was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, but he was the tallest among the five apprentices, like a king of children.

The apprentices could not speak Yun language yet, and Su Shiyi remained silent. He picked up the reddish-brown iron ore, tilted his head, and tapped it against his ear.

Zhong Yi was assembling parts in his hands, taking in the entire scene from the corner of his eye. Without even looking up, he asked Su Shiyi, "Do you want to learn?"

Looking at this scene, Yunxiu couldn't help but curl her lips, "Ayi, come to the study and help me look at the accounts." Yunxiu called.

"I'm coming." Zhong Yi put down the mechanism in his hand, drew water from the well, and washed his hands.

study

Yunxiu was holding the account book. When she saw him coming, her eyes lit up. "You were in charge of the household expenses before, and you did a good job. You were away from home for more than half a month, and I was completely lost."

Zhong Yi flipped through the account book helplessly. "Your Highness generously donated to the Third Prince, but now there's no money in the account again, right?"

Yunxiu hugged his waist and said, "Ayi, this year's rent has been collected, but it's not much. How can we make some extra money?"

Zhong Yi frowned, "Your Highness, it's better to save money. Either you redeem the courtesan or buy slaves. No matter how big your family fortune is, it can't afford such extravagance."

Yunxiu said, "When you marry me, I'll be squandering your money, won't you feel bad?"

Zhong Yi's face was still stern. "Your Highness is right. I haven't married yet. I have to go back to the Zhong family to get married."

Oh, how can I coax my husband? What if I can't coax him? I should admit my mistake first. It's always right to admit my mistake.

Yunxiu buried her head in his shoulder and said, "Ayi, help me."

Zhong Yi said, "The only way is to save money and cut down on expenses. Your Highness's tea expenses are too high, so cut this item."

Yunxiu didn't expect him to be so decisive, "Huh?"

Well, no tea, no big deal.

Then he cut several expenses.

"Your Highness needs to have four new sets of clothes made for the next season. How can Your Highness wear so many clothes? This item can also be reduced."

"Why would a woman like your Highness buy rouge? Even I don't use rouge. Cut it off."

"Also, the incense burning item can be removed. If Your Highness wants incense burning, I can make it for you."

"As for food, we should maintain the current expenditure." If even the food is reduced, people in the mansion will probably be in a panic.

Yunxiu nodded repeatedly and did as he said.

Tongzi sighed, the host was being strictly controlled by the housekeeper, alas, it was his fate to be strictly controlled by his husband.

Su Qing said outside the study, "Your Highness, Mrs. Zhong, a servant from the Zhong family is here to deliver a message."

Zhong Yi went out.

Zhong Yi came back and said to Yunxiu, "Grandpa asked me to go back to the Zhong family."

Yunxiu nodded, "Go back and see what's going on, and come back early."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhong Yi entered the Zhong family, he was locked up in the ancestral hall.

Su Shiyi passed the news to Su Er, who reported it to her, and Yunxiu hurried to the Zhong Mansion to rescue the people.

Yunxiu broke into the Zhong Mansion and went straight to the ancestral hall.

Yu Yan stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, holding a cane in his hand, and said, "Your Highness, I am only punishing an unfilial son. Please do not interfere."

Yunxiu asked, "What mistake did Zhong Yi make?"

Yu Yan said, "He doesn't cultivate the virtues of a husband, doesn't serve his wife, and arbitrarily steals the identity of a clan member and shows off outside. The Zhong family can't raise such a rebellious man!"

Listening to the sound of canes hitting flesh in the ancestral hall, Yunxiu's face darkened. "Did you hit him?"

"I'll see who dares to hit my people."

Yunxiu asked Su Er to stop Yu Yan, rushed in, and blocked the nanny who was waving the cane.

Yunxiu warned, "Obey your wife after you marry her. I have to discipline my own people myself."

Yu Yan's face turned extremely ugly.

The system asked, "This Yu Yan is clearly not from Yun, but from Yan, who was captured by Zhong Xi. Why is he always talking about male precepts and male virtues?"

Yun Xiu mentally replied, "If Yu Yan were still in Yan, he'd be a commoner, and wouldn't have the power to lead the Marquisate. He's adapted well to Yun because wealth and glory are clearly more important to him than self-esteem."

Zhong Yi was injured by the whip and was covered in cold sweat.

Yunxiu helped Zhong Yi up. Zhong Yi struggled and bowed to Yan, "The Zhong family couldn't raise an unfilial son like me. Zhong Yi has nothing to do with the Zhong family anymore."

"You, you..." Yu Yan was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Su Er stepped forward and pressed Yu Yan's philtrum. Yu Yan woke up, and Yun Xiu tried to smooth things over, saying, "We're family, so how can we sever our blood ties over such a small matter?"

Zhong Yi's eyes dimmed when he heard this. Yun Xiu hadn't noticed that she needed the support of Zhong Rong and Zhong Ning right now, and couldn't let things get too badly tangled with the Zhong family.

Yunxiu comforted Zhong Yi and said, "You should stay in the Zhong Mansion for now, wait for your marriage with peace of mind, and have a good talk with Grandpa."

Zhong Yiru was struck by lightning. "Your Highness, we are only a little bit away. Can you wait until I have developed the weapon before returning to the Zhong family..."

"Be good, you can't study anywhere." Yunxiu hugged him and whispered softly in his ear, "Stay at the Zhong Mansion. This is a pre-marriage custom. Wait for me to come and marry you, okay?"

Zhong Yi kept shaking his head, tears streaming down his face. He had fully believed Yunxiu would help him fulfill his wish. But in the end, he was wrong.

Isn't it just about getting married? Yunxiu doesn't understand why Zhong Yi is crying so miserably?

Yunxiu watched as several strong maids took Zhong Yi away from her sight. She gave him a comforting smile, not knowing if he could see it.

Yunxiu had promised him that she would marry him as her principal husband, but now that the time for her to get married was approaching, Zhong Qi would have to be her secondary husband. Yunxiu went to the main courtyard to talk to Yu Yan, who reluctantly agreed.

Lin Zihan is about to marry Zhong Ye, the second son of the Zhong family. The Zhong family is overjoyed and has begun to prepare for the wedding in a lively manner.

But this excitement has nothing to do with Biwuyuan.

Zhong Yi stayed in his own courtyard, staying inside the main gate and outside the secondary gate, resting quietly for two full days. He used the medicated wound medicine Yunxiu had asked Su Er to bring him, and his wound had almost healed. Fortunately, the injury wasn't severe.

This beating planted a seed in Zhong Yi's heart.

Only by holding power can you avoid being bullied.

Your Majesty can forcibly summon him into the palace because of your power, which is the royal power.

Yu Yan was able to beat him because of his authority as an elder, which is clan power.

Yunxiu was able to arrange for him to get married in the Zhong family regardless of his wishes. This is the wife's right.

The men of Yun Country will be bound by these three kinds of power throughout their lives.

What was the difference between him, the young prostitutes of Qingfeng Tower, and those prisoners of war? He, too, had no control over his own body and destiny.