Reborn, meet you again!

The news of Pei Qingyan and Jiang Wanqiao's divorce soon spread.

Although there were no scandals that people would like to hear about, some people still talked about Shen Jiahe and Pei Qingyan's marriage in private.

However, both families remained silent on the matter, and as time went by, people lost interest in finding out the truth.

Half a month passed.

Pei Qingyan and Shen Jiahe's wedding day is approaching.

The betrothal gifts that Mrs. Pei had decided on were also completed one after another and sent to the Marquis' Mansion.

Mrs. Pei had already liquidated the property in the mansion these days and had everything that could be exchanged for money secretly sold for cash. But even so, she was still short of three thousand taels.

The banquet for Pei Qingyan and Shen Jiahe's wedding was also a considerable expense, and it has not been paid for yet.

In addition, after Jiang Wanqiao took the Jiang family's servants away, she had to rearrange the division of labor among the servants in the mansion and prepare for the wedding, which made her a little upset.

Mrs. Pei had no choice but to gather all the members of the Pei family.

"Yan'er, now that the betrothal gifts have been delivered to our door, if the Marquis's Mansion delays the final payment, I'm afraid it will lose face for the Marquis's Mansion."

"You and Jiahe's wedding banquet can't be too shabby... I really have no other choice."

"I see you haven't been close to those aristocratic family members lately. Can you... find someone to help you out?"

Pei Qingyan also clearly felt that the food, clothing and other expenses in the mansion were much worse these days.

only……

How could he bring himself to ask others for money?

Although since he divorced Jiang Wanqiao, for some reason, Master Xing and his gang, who had once made things difficult for him, seemed to have become kinder to him.

But because of this, he couldn't afford to lose face in front of them at this time.

"Mother, this matter...I'm afraid there's something wrong."

"Don't we still have three shops and a farm in the mansion? Why not mortgage them first and deal with the current situation first?"

"Mother also said that these shops are doing well and making a lot of profit. When we have enough money, we can buy them back."

Mrs. Pei felt bitter in her heart. She was not good at business to begin with, and now that she had not been in charge of the business for several years, she became even more unfamiliar with it.

Although she didn't want to let her husband and son know about the situation of the shop, she would appear too incompetent.

But given the current situation, she couldn't continue to hide it, so she told the truth.

"Those shops have been unstable recently. Since Jiang Wanqiao left, the shopkeepers of those shops have also left."

"I originally thought that the shops were stable and that even if these shopkeepers left, it wouldn't be a big deal, so I promoted a few capable shop assistants to take over."

"Who would have thought that in just half a month, so many mistakes have already occurred in the shop! These are the ancestral property of the Marquisate. If we can't redeem them by then..."

"Master, you should make the decision on this matter."

Lord Pei's expression was not very good at this time.

He has been feeling uneasy ever since he found out that the secret he had hidden for many years had been discovered.

I even had a nightmare at night.

I dreamed of dozens of bloody corpses.

At that time...

He actually had no other choice.

The late emperor was cruel. If he told the truth, those who transported the food and fodder would also be punished by the late emperor along with him.

He was forced into a corner, so he had no choice but to kill his own people...

At least... we can still save most of the people, right?

He thought that it had been so long since the incident happened that he had already forgotten about it.

But when someone mentioned it again that day, he realized that he didn't...

That incident was like a thorn in his heart.

"Master?" Mrs. Pei called him again when she saw that her husband was distracted.

Lord Pei finally came back to his senses and said tiredly.

"Mortgage it if you want. What's more important is to solve the current problem."

"After all, those shopkeepers hired by the Jiang family are not our own people. It's better for them to leave."

"As for those shops... Qingyan, go out and ask around tomorrow and find a few capable managers to keep the shops running smoothly."

"Other things will always be solved in the future!"

Pei Qingyan also noticed that his father was distracted from time to time these days.

It’s just that his father didn’t want to say it, and he didn’t dare to ask too much.

However, he felt uncomfortable seeing his father and mother frowning.

After thinking about it, he spoke with a somewhat relaxed and happy tone.

"Father is right. After all, these are just material possessions. As long as the shop keeps running smoothly, I'll be able to redeem them sooner or later!"

"Besides, my son has good news to tell you today!"

Mrs. Pei finally cheered up after hearing the good news.

"Oh? What's the good news?"

Pei Qingyan's face showed some excitement.

"A few days ago, Jiahe came to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager said that after Jiahe and I get married, Your Majesty will decide on my assignment."

Having said this, the excitement on Pei Qingyan's face became more and more genuine.

"From what the Empress Dowager said...it's most likely the position of Assistant Minister of War!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Pei was overjoyed.

Assistant Minister of War?

That's the third rank, and the one who holds real power. Did his son get promoted above his rank?

Mrs. Fang's husband is now over forty years old and has only just reached the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

My son is still young...

As long as my son does his job well and establishes a firm foothold in the court, he will have no worries about money coming to him in the future!

"Good! Good! My son is really promising."

"Jiahe is indeed the lucky star of our Pei family. He is not comparable to Jiang Wanqiao, the jinx who always tries to commit suicide!"

Pei Qingyan was very happy to see his mother's happy expression, and continued.

"Not only that, the Queen Mother also said that Jiahe had made great contributions to the country by marrying into Mobei on behalf of Tianqi."

"According to the ancestral system, she should have been granted the title of a Commandery Princess or Princess. However, the late emperor was careless and overlooked this matter. Now that Jiahe has returned, it is natural that the title that belongs to her should be returned to her."

"Once the Ministry of Rites has finalized the title, the decree bestowing the title of Princess on Jiahe will be issued!"

When the word "Princess" came out, Madam Pei's eyes widened a little.

"Yan'er, is this true?

Pei Qingyan nodded with a gleam on his face.

"nature!"

Although the late emperor did not do it out of negligence, but it was a psychological game with Mobei and he did it intentionally, now that the new emperor and the empress dowager said so, no one else could say anything.

Mrs. Pei was overjoyed again when she heard this.

It can be seen from these two things that the Queen Mother really loves her cousin Jiahe.

But when she thought about the betrothal gifts, Mrs. Pei became hesitant again.

Although he pawned several of his shops, he still had some money left after paying the balance, which was enough to buy some decent betrothal gifts.

But if Jiahe is a princess, it would seem a bit shabby.

She couldn't let anyone pick out her gifts.

After a quick calculation in her mind, Mrs. Pei spoke.

"In this case, this marriage cannot be done carelessly."

"Yan'er, don't worry, mother will definitely find a way to make this wedding a grand occasion!"

Pei Qingyan just heard his mother talk about the situation in the mansion and didn't want her to worry too much.

"It's okay, mother. Jiahe is different from Jiang. She's not the kind of person who cares about money."

"She said that the things her mother ordered for her were already very precious. She knew her mother loved her, but she also knew the current situation in the mansion, so her mother didn't need to worry about it anymore."

Mrs. Pei disagreed.

"What do you know!"

"Okay, you don't have to worry about these things. Mother will take care of it. Just focus on preparing to marry Jiahe in style!"

She had her own way that didn't cost any money and would bring honor to the Marquis's Mansion.

What Jiang Wanqiao said that day was correct. If it was covered with a red cloth, who would know what was inside?

After all, she had ordered so many valuable items and placed them in plain sight. Who could doubt whether the other boxes contained real gold and silver?

Pei Qingyan didn't know what his mother was thinking, but he didn't want to let her down, so he nodded.

"Thank you, mother, for taking care of that."