After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

Prince Li's Mansion

Qi Yuchang was soon informed of what happened in Taiji Hall Square. Qi Yuchang asked Concubine Yuwen:

"Mother, how do you think our father's private property will be distributed?"

Since the Imperial Guards began their "inspection" of Zhaohua Palace, Empress Zhuang and Concubine Yuwen left Zhaohua Palace and moved into their respective sons' residences.

Imperial Concubine Yuwen smoothed her nails and said, "How can I say anything about this? But you have a share anyway."

Concubine Yuwen was in her early forties, but she looked like she was in her twenties. Qi Yuchang's enchanting and outstanding appearance was just like hers.

Therefore, she was just a branch of the Yuwen family and was sent to the former emperor by the Yuwen family.

Qi Yuchang probably knew that he was not the "eldest" or "prime minister", and was afraid that the property he would get would not be as much as Qi Yuli and Qi Yuye.

"Mother, Father has been the emperor for over ten years, is this all he has?"

"Your father didn't trust us when he was alive and never told us how much private property he had. But..."

"But what?"

"Your father was not of high birth. When I first married him, not only did he not have any private property, but he often had to use our dowry to support the expenses of the palace."

After hearing what Concubine Yuwen said, Qi Yuchang fell silent.

Concubine Yuwen glanced at Qi Yuchang's face and asked, "No money again?"

Qi Yuchang said nothing.

"Isn't the Yuwen Mansion going to stop sending you money so soon?"

“I gave it as a gift, but how can such a small amount of money be enough to spend?

That old man, his sons are all dead, and he doesn't know to whom to leave his property."

The old thing Qi Yuchang mentioned was Grand Tutor Yuwen, who was a cousin of Grand Tutor Yuwen and Imperial Concubine Yuwen.

"Don't forget, he has a son."

"Even that bastard Lu Zhaozhong is worthy."

"He didn't take Lu Zhaozhong seriously before, otherwise he wouldn't have kept denying him. But now that he only has this little bloodline left, his thoughts are naturally different.

What's more, Lu Zhaozhong is now Qi Wushuang's confidant, Minister of Justice and County Earl.

I heard that he was planning to give Zhang Muliao's second daughter to Lu Zhaozhong as a concubine."

Although Zhang Muliao was a commoner, he was the most trusted confidant of Grand Tutor Yuwen.

"How old is Zhang Muliao's second daughter? Lu Zhaozhong is almost forty, right? Isn't he afraid of being disgraced?"

"It's because Miss Zhang is so young that it's useful. If it was an older woman, would Lu Zhaozhong be interested in her?"

"Lu Zhaozhong is willing? Isn't he worried that Qi Wushuang will be wary?"

“That’s hard to say.

In recent days, many prominent families in Chamdo have been using matchmakers to arrange marriages with generals in Andu.

I heard that Yuwen is also planning to send your cousin to the palace."

Qi Yuchang's expression darkened even further. "Are they so sure that Qi Wushuang will secure the throne?"

"It's mainly because your previous assassination attempt in Spruce Forest was such a failure that it increased everyone's trust in him."

"Failure once doesn't mean you will fail every time."

Looking at Qi Yuchang's distorted face, Concubine Yuwen said indifferently:

"I'm not trying to discourage you, but if Qi Wushuang was so easily assassinated, how could he still be alive today? Think about your uncles who are still underage.

So you must be extremely cautious in your actions from now on, and don't let Qi Wushuang get hold of you, otherwise no one will be able to save you."

Concubine Yuwen's words had some impact on Qi Yuchang.

The fact that his father was able to kill his three younger brothers without anyone noticing proved that he had certain means, but no matter how many times he tried, he was unable to kill Qi Wushuang. One could only say that Qi Wushuang was very powerful.

Seeing that Qi Yuchang had taken her words to heart, Concubine Yuwen said:

"I'll transfer two restaurants and a few shops to your name. Adding up the profits, we'll make tens of thousands of taels of silver a year. Add to that your salary, and it'll be enough for us if we're frugal."

"How can tens of thousands of taels of silver be enough to spend in a year?"

"Then how did you get here before?"

Qi Yuchang had a gloomy face and said nothing.

Qi Yuchang used to be a prince who had the hope of inheriting the throne. Every month, someone would take the initiative to send him a large amount of silver. However, this month, except for the silver that Tai Shi Yuwen sent someone to send him, he did not see a penny from anyone else.

Moreover, he had never spent his own money when he was out and about before, but when he left Yanyuntai today, the head manager of Yanyuntai personally handed him the bill.

He also said that Qi Wushuang had paid money the last time he went there.

As soon as she saw Qi Yuchang's expression, Concubine Yuwen guessed what was going on. She said earnestly:

"Things are different now. You don't have any fiefdoms, so you really need to be frugal in your spending.

Send all the men in the backyard away."

……

Empress Zhuang also received the news from Taiji Hall Square, but they were discussing it with not two people, but three people.

"Mother, I am the legitimate son, and I should take the lion's share of Father's wealth."

Although Empress Zhuang also thought so, she still understood the etiquette: "Qi Yuli is also a legitimate son."

"Why would he, a bitch, fight with me?"

"The one in charge of the property distribution is General Qi. He has always favored Qi Yuli and will not let him suffer any loss."

Qi Yue spoke:

"Mother, what about me? I am the emperor's only daughter. Can I also share the property equally with my brothers?"

Qi Yuye looked at Qi Yue:

"You are a daughter, and the emperor has sons. How can a daughter inherit the family business?"

Qi Yue said angrily, "Qi Yuye, are you my brother?"

Although Qi Yuye has a bad temper, is arrogant and unreasonable, he is nice to Qi Yue and usually protects her.

“I’m just telling the truth.

If your share is small, I can give you some of my share."

Empress Zhuang quickly tried to smooth things over:

"What your royal brother said makes sense. Since you are a daughter, you won't get much of the property.

But I have made an agreement with my brother to marry you back to the banker's family. You can choose any of the banker's men, and the banker will also provide you with a dowry.

If you don't want to marry back into the Zhuang family, you can recruit a prince consort from the Zhuang family to live in the Princess's mansion."

The brother that Empress Zhuang mentioned was Grand Tutor Zhuang. Empress Zhuang and Grand Tutor Zhuang were siblings from the same mother.

Although both the Zhuang and Yuwen families were wealthy, Empress Zhuang was born into a legitimate family and was the sister of Grand Tutor Zhuang. Her dowry was several times more than that of Concubine Yuwen, who was born into a side branch. She did not care much about the former emperor's private property.

Qi Yue's mind moved when she heard this: "Mother, do I have to choose a prince consort from the Zhuang family?"

"Wouldn't it be better to choose a prince consort from the banker?"

"Not really, but if I want to recruit someone else as my consort, is that okay?"

Since the establishment of the Qi Dynasty, some princesses have married their princes-in-law, while others have invited their princes-in-law into the princess's mansion, depending on the circumstances.

Like the three daughters of Emperor Taizu, two of them married the sons of meritorious officials, and the other one was a son-in-law who was recruited into the princess's mansion.

The late emperor also had two daughters, one married to the prince consort and the other was married to the prince consort.

Empress Zhuang's heart tightened when she heard this: "Yuer, do you have someone you like?"

"I wouldn't say I like him, but I do like him."

The person Qi Yue was talking about was Ye Wuwei.