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In the courtyard, Xu Miao handed the silver bills and pills prepared for Xiao Niang to her.

"Mother, this is a 20,000 tael silver note, please keep it."

"And here are these five pills. Mother, you know how to use them. Keep them by your side for self-defense."

Xu Miao actually made ten pills. When leaving Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Xu Miao forced himself not to give the other five pills to his wife.

Xu Miao was also worried that if someone discovered the problem with the pill, she would be doomed.

There were ten pills, and Xu Miao left five for Xiao Niang. He planned to carry the other five with him, so that he could take them out and use them immediately if he encountered any emergency along the way.

The young woman looked at the banknotes and quickly waved her hands: "A Miao, what do I need so much silver for? Take it to the Northern Frontier. You can't go out without money."

"I haven't used much of the money you gave me before, so I still have quite a bit left, enough for me to use."

"Besides, the Xu family has started to give me some monthly allowances on a regular basis. Although it's not much, I get a little bit every month."

After Xu Jingyi's promotion, Zhao began to give some monthly allowances to the old concubines in the backyard. She was afraid that she would be gossiped about when she went out in the future, so she started to take precautions in advance.

"Mother, please keep this silver. I still have quite a bit left. I don't know when I can return to Beijing after this trip."

"If anything happens, you can respond to the emergency."

Xu Miao is now considered a wealthy woman. She and Chun'er spent several days to exchange all their belongings for silver notes.

The main reason was that many of these belongings were gifts from the lady, as well as jewelry that Old Lady Zhang and Madam Zhang gave to Xu Miao in General Zhang’s mansion.

Originally, Xu Miao was thinking of pawning all these jewels for banknotes. Chun Er looked at the colorful jewels and reminded Xu Miao, "Second Miss, you should keep a few of them."

"If you need something in northern Xinjiang, you won't know where to buy new ones. You can't always go out with a bald head."

Xu Miao thought it made sense, so he kept a few simple and elegant pieces of jewelry that looked good, and asked Chun'er to take the rest with Xu Xiaoman to exchange for banknotes.

After everything was sorted out, Xu Miao counted the silver notes and found that there were exactly 150,000 taels. It was still easier to live with the rich.

What little money slips through their fingers is money that ordinary people cannot earn even if they work like a slave for their entire lives.

Seeing that his mother was unwilling to accept the banknote, Xu Miao changed his approach to persuade her: "Mother, please save this banknote for me. If I can't make it in Northern Xinjiang, I will come back to you. This money is the capital for my comeback, so just keep it for me."

After the young lady put away the banknotes and pills, Xu Miao stayed with her in the courtyard for several days.

During this period, Xu Miao would take his mother out for a stroll on the street when he had nothing to do.

There is nothing special I want to buy, I just want to accompany my dear mother for more walks. When she is not in the capital in the future, I can't leave the Xu Mansion often, so I will spend more time with her while I have time now.

Xu Miao also bought a wide variety of grain seeds at his mother's suggestion.

"A Miao, when we get to that village in the northern border, we'll definitely be farming. Buy some seeds and take them with you. See if you can use them."

"Even if we can't use them at that time, these seeds can be eaten and won't be wasted."

The little girl grew up in the village and knew more about this than Xu Miao. She suggested to Xu Miao: "If you see something that can be used, try soaking the seeds in water before using them."

The girl signaled Xu Miao with her eyes. Of course, the girl knew how useful Xu Miao's blood was.

The dying flowers and plants in the backyard of the Xu Mansion began to come back to life after Xu Miao took care of them a little.

After hearing this, Xu Miao started taking his mother to various farmers' markets and bought more than a dozen kinds of seeds.

Sometimes, Zhou Jicheng would also come to the courtyard for a stroll. Recently, he and Zhou Chenli had been helping to welcome foreign envoys, so they were quite busy.

After meeting Zhou Jicheng, the young lady praised him to Xu Miao, saying that he was a handsome man and spoke very straightforwardly.

Xu Miao smiled and didn't say much. There was no point in saying more. Time will tell. Just wait and see.

Early the next morning after the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, the wife of Duke Dingguo ran to the courtyard where Xu Miao lived.

Seeing his wife rushing over early in the morning, Xu Miao thought something had happened and hurriedly asked, "Madam, why are you out so early? Is there something going on at the Duke's Mansion?"

Xu Miao really couldn't imagine what could have happened in Duke Dingguo's Mansion. The key point was that the lady didn't seem to be in any hurry.

"It's okay, it's okay. I just wanted to tell you something."

Seeing Xu Miao was anxious, the lady quickly explained.

"Guess who I met at the birthday party yesterday?" the lady said to Xu Miao mysteriously.

When Xu Miao heard this, she realized that the lady had encountered some gossip at the birthday party and was eager to share it with her.

He quickly poured tea for the lady, brought some snacks and fruits, and waited quietly for her to continue speaking.

"A Miao, do you still remember Zhang Ruyi? She's the young lady from General Zhang's mansion who tried to grab me."

Of course Xu Miao remembered Zhang Ruyi, who had made him very upset in Zhang's house back then.

If the lady hadn't mentioned it, Xu Miao wouldn't have heard any news about Zhang Ruyi for a long time.

"A Miao, Zhang Ruyi asked to marry into a barbarian tribe at her birthday party. I thought the barbarian tribe was in the northern border, so I came to tell you."

Before the Empress Dowager's 60th birthday, Old Lady Zhang risked her dignity to go to the palace and beg the Empress Dowager to stop hiring the governess in the General's Mansion.

If Old Madam Zhang hadn't mentioned this to the Empress Dowager, she would have long forgotten who Zhang Ruyi was.

The governess stayed in the general's house for a year. She thought that the empress dowager would not allow her to return to the palace, so she gave the old lady an idea, asking her to ask the empress dowager for help on her birthday.

Old Lady Zhang also felt that it would not last long for Zhang Ruyi to be kept in the mansion, so she took this opportunity to release Zhang Ruyi and bring him to the birthday party.

During the birthday banquet, the leader of the barbarian tribe who came to celebrate the birthday asked to marry a noble lady from the Great Zhou Dynasty, which put the emperor in a difficult position.

The emperor did not expect that the tribal leader would make this request at the birthday banquet.

The tribal leader said: "In order to maintain peace on the border, our tribe will establish peace with the Great Zhou through marriage. After the marriage, we will be one family, and no one from our tribe will cross the border to harass the people of the northern border."

Regardless of whether what the barbarians said was true or false, once this marriage was proposed, the Emperor of the Great Zhou needed to respond.

The emperor also felt that if he could use marriage to ease the relationship with the barbarian tribes, it would also give the Great Zhou some time to recuperate.

The barbarian tribe is divided into two factions: those who advocate war and those who advocate peace. The group of people who came to celebrate the birthday of the Great Zhou this time are in favor of peace.

As soon as the leader of the barbarian tribe finished speaking, the birthday banquet hall fell silent.

Not to mention that this barbarian tribe was far outside the northern border, the leader was quite old. He had a big beard and was as tough as a black bear. He must have been around forty years old.

None of the young ladies in the capital wanted to marry into a foreign tribe, and to marry an old man at that.

The emperor asked several times in succession, "Is there anyone who wants to marry to the Northern Frontier to help relieve the worries of the Great Zhou?"

The noble ladies below wanted to hide under the table, for fear that the emperor would stare at them.

Madam patted her chest and said in fear, "A Miao, you don't know. At that time, I thought your decision to go to Northern Frontier was absolutely correct. Fortunately, you are going to Northern Frontier with the Sixth Prince."

"If your father had caught such an opportunity, he would definitely offer you up and marry you off to a barbarian tribe."

The lady gritted her teeth and said, "Your damn father was sitting diagonally across from us. You didn't even see how anxious he was when the emperor asked questions."

"He kept looking around, wishing he could have a daughter to offer up."

"Later, it was Zhang Ruyi who came forward and asked to marry into the barbarian tribe. The emperor even praised Zhang Ruyi highly at his birthday banquet."

"I guess they thought she wouldn't be able to get married in the capital, so they took this opportunity to help General Zhang's family gain some benefits.