Becoming a widow for the sake of good fortune? The short-lived prince lived a hundred years

Seeing Yan Xiaozhen turning around and about to leave, Tian Jiaying became anxious and grabbed the corner of his robe: "My Lord, you won't, you won't really give them 500,000 taels, right?"

"Can we just take out 500,000 taels right now? Idiot!"

Tian Jiaying felt very wronged after being scolded.

Ever since she met and hooked up with Yan Xiaozhen, she has always been favored by him.

She used to be his concubine, and he liked her gentleness and charm. Later, she became the Marquis's wife, and he liked the son she gave birth to, and treated her very well. Now, he was being scolded to her face.

Her eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up in them.

Although she was already over 30 years old, and although the Marquis's Mansion already had other concubines, Yan Xiaozhen still loved her very much. Seeing her like this, he softened his voice immediately: "Go and withdraw 30,000 taels of silver from the account! Also, within two days, clean out the staff in Luo's dowry industry and transfer all the servants of the Marquis' Mansion back. For those who haven't signed a permanent indenture, send the list along with the indenture to Prince An's Mansion. Don't interfere in the affairs of those industries anymore, and don't let any profits go to the Marquis' Mansion!"

"My Lord, that's a huge sum..."

"How much silver can you hold on to? Just based on that silk handkerchief in his hand, as long as he refuses to leave our mansion, you'll have to pay him back whatever silver he has! In the end, the Emperor will even reprimand our mansion! He comes prepared, don't you understand?"

"But, but there are only 40,000 taels on the account. After taking it, it will not be enough to cover the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion."

"You have to take that too! Go!"

Tian Jiaying didn't dare to disobey and had to nod.

Yan Xiaozhen just felt a surge of irritation.

How could he not know that it was a huge sum of money? He felt bad about giving it away.

But now is a critical period, and the emperor has not appointed a crown prince.

Why had he brought that damned girl all the way back from the countryside? Wasn't it just for Xueqi? With her reputation as one of the three most talented women in the capital, and her status within the Weiyuan Marquisate, if she chose the right person to marry, wouldn't she be guaranteed wealth and glory in the future?

No matter what you do, you must think twice before acting, and never lose the big picture for the sake of small gains!

That sick guy is just a trouble maker and a fool.

He has no involvement with imperial power, no involvement in the fight for the throne, knows nothing, understands nothing, but if he gets involved he will be in big trouble.

The best way is to keep your distance and avoid it!

When Yan Xiaozhen and Tian Jiaying came back again, Tian Jiaying's face looked very ugly.

Yan Xiaozhen looked normal.

Chu Jinxun grinned, "Did Lord Yan raise enough money so quickly?"

Yan Xiaozhen was annoyed when he kept referring to him as Marquis Yan, but he couldn't say it out loud. He forced a smile and said, "My dear son-in-law, you're joking. Such a huge sum of money can't be raised even if I sell the Marquis' Mansion!"

"That's alright, I'm not in a hurry, Marquis Yan will take his time!"

"My dear son-in-law, here are 30,000 taels of silver for you to spend. This is all the silver in the account of my mansion. Since you are here to raise money, if you raise money from a few more families, you will definitely be able to raise 500,000 taels!"

Chu Jinxun didn't even glance at the thirty thousand taels of silver. He just shook his head and sighed, "Marquis Yan, my body is not suitable for moving around too much. I'll go to each family as one. Besides, although I'm not well educated, I also know that it's better not to bother two masters with the same matter!"

When Yan Xiaozhen heard this, the veins on his forehead were about to jump. What the hell, why would you bother two people with the same thing?

You don't bother the second master, but you want to annoy me to death!

"My dear son-in-law, take good care of the dowry left by Ning'er's mother. There will still be income in the future. Every family has its own difficulties. Our Marquis' Mansion is not well-off either. Please be more considerate."

"Alas, father, you don't know that all my shops are losing money. I only checked the accounts of three shops, and I thought I could make at least five or six thousand taels of silver. But guess what? In just two months, the account book loss is nearly three thousand taels of silver. That's not making money, it's clearly a burden! My dowry can't even fill the deficit of the palace, so how can I get the money to fill the losses of the shops?"

Yan Xiaozhen glared at Tian Jiaying imperceptibly.

It was indeed extremely foolish for the three shops to record a deficit of three thousand taels.

She could actually do such a huge sum of money as three thousand taels!

He forced a smile. "That's due to improper hiring and poor management. These shops were previously managed by people assigned by your mother. So, I'll ask your mother to withdraw all the people. From now on, you can decide who to hire and run the business well. You will definitely be able to turn a loss into a profit!"

Tian Jiaying also suppressed her reluctance and said, "I'll have someone do it right away!"

Seeing that Chu Jinxun still didn't say anything, Yan Xiaozhen gritted his teeth and said, "Well, I'll make up for the three thousand taels you lost in the past two months. No, I'll double it! In addition, I'll prepare some nourishing foods for my son-in-law!"

Chu Jinxun sighed softly, covered his lips and coughed, and finally said slowly: "Marquis Yan is so polite. Marquis Yan is so considerate of me and the princess, this kindness should be appreciated. Princess, what do you think?"

Yan Xining was obedient and docile: "I will obey your Majesty in everything!"

The muscles on Yan Xiaozhen's face were twitching.

Well, thirty thousand taels are not enough, and another six thousand taels are missing, and we need to add some nourishing food.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he glared at Tian Jiaying again.

If she hadn't tampered with that dead girl's dowry shop, nothing like this would have happened today.

I've already told her that she can't do anything that would attract attention or affect Xueqi, but she still made a big mistake.

Such a huge sum of money, such a huge sum of money, it hurts just thinking about it!

He couldn't think about it. If he continued to think about it, his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys would ache all at once. He had to get rid of this plague god as soon as possible!

So, next, Prince An and his entourage had a sumptuous lunch at the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion and drank a pot of good tea.

Seeing Tian Jiaying transfer back Qi Mingda, Wei Qing and others, even the people from the farm, he took out a list and a stack of deeds, with an ugly look on his face but had to force a smile, and handed them to Yan Xining.

In addition, the agreed-upon double compensation, the six thousand taels of silver note, along with the previous thirty thousand taels, were presented. He also picked up some nourishing herbs from the storehouse. While not as expensive as last time, they would still be worth several hundred taels of silver, and he sent them over as well.

Chu Jinxun said with emotion: "My father-in-law is indeed a good father who loves his daughter. I misunderstood you before. I thought you didn't want your eldest daughter anymore because you had a younger one! Alas, I am narrow-minded!"

The corners of Yan Xiaozhen's mouth twitched. He was so frightened by the word "father-in-law" that he could barely force out a smile. "Go slowly, Your Highness. You should take good care of yourself and try not to go out as much as possible!"

"Hey, my father-in-law has been very helpful. From now on, during the holidays, I will accompany the princess back to visit her parents!"

"No need, no need. Just live your own life. If you have nothing to do, don't come!"

Yan Xining said, "Father, although I didn't grow up in the capital, I also belong to the Marquis' Mansion. As the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, I naturally cannot fail to fulfill my filial duties!"

Yan Xiaozhen said righteously, "A woman should obey her father at home and her husband after marriage! You should prioritize the palace. How can you return to your parents' home so frequently?"

"Oh!" Yan Xining said obediently, turning to Tian Jiaying: "Auntie Tian, ​​when you came back last time, weren't there two maids by your side? They had kind faces and looked very friendly. How come both of them are gone now?"