Pick up a princess to be your wife

Li Mu met with some of his brothers in private, and spent his free time traveling around and exploring.

A few days later, Li Mu finally received a notice from He Xianzhi, asking him to go to Jubaoge.

So Li Mu rushed from the outer city to the inner city.

On the way, Li Mu ran into an acquaintance again.

"Young master, we meet again. The last time we drank, it wasn't quite enough. We must have another drink today."

"I have important business to attend to today, so I'm afraid I can't drink with you, brother," Li Mu said with a smile.

"What's so important that it's more important than drinking?" He Chou asked.

"Propose marriage."

"Oh my, congratulations! My daughter's marriage is almost settled."

"Happy together."

The two chatted all the way, and then walked together to the gate of Jubaoge.

"Brother, I've arrived," Li Mu said with a smile.

"What a coincidence, I'm also at Jubaoge."

"Oh, then let's all go in together."

The two entered the Jubao Pavilion together. He Xianzhi came out to greet them, led them into the inner hall, brewed tea, and invited them to sit down.

After waiting for a moment, Li Mu asked He Xianzhi, "When is our father coming?"

He Xianzhi looked at He Chou, then at Li Mu.

"Already arrived."

"Oh."

Li Mu got up and looked out the door, but didn't see anyone come in. Then his gaze slowly shifted to He Chou's face.

He Chou smiled, his face as warm as a spring breeze.

"you are?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is He Chou, and this is my daughter, He Xianzhi," He Chou said.

Li Mu's mouth gaped open, his eyes widened like copper bells, and his face was filled with horror.

"So, it was your uncle."

Li Mu quickly came to his senses and repeatedly bowed to He Chou.

"Father-in-law, please accept my bow!"

He Chou already knew Li Mu's identity, but he pretended not to know Li Mu.

Upon seeing Li Mu bow, he immediately showed the same look of surprise as Li Mu had just done.

"you are?"

"My name is Li Mu, courtesy name Xingzhou."

"hiss!"

He Xianzhi quickly stood up and bowed to Li Mu.

"I was unaware of Your Majesty's arrival and have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me!"

He Xianzhi glared at He Chou, and seeing how convincingly he was acting, she rolled her eyes but didn't expose him.

"So, what His Majesty meant by getting married was actually..."

"So, what my father-in-law meant by marrying off his daughter was actually this!"

Finally, the two smiled at each other, and Li Mu quickly helped He Chou to a seat.

"Father-in-law, please take a seat."

He was calling me "brother" just a moment ago, but now the hierarchy has changed.

"No, no, no, you are the most honored person, please take the seat of honor."

"No way! You're the elder, please take the seat of honor!"

Li Mu forced He Chou to sit in the main seat, and then sat down next to He Xianzhi.

Li Mu wasn't faking it; he genuinely hadn't expected that this older brother who had given him drinks a few times would actually be the famous He Chou.

Li Mu, however, always referred to his future father-in-law as "Brother".

The main reason is that he has a rough appearance, a big beard, and no airs. He doesn't look like the biological father He Xianzhi described at all.

He Xianzhi had previously mentioned that his father was very strict, so Li Mu thought that He Chou must be a feudal, rigid, and very serious person.

From this perspective, how can there be any seriousness about him?

This is completely different from the strict father He Xianzhi described.

Looking back now, He Chou, being an outstanding individual, must have been a cynical and irreverent person.

This wasn't the first time Li Mu had met his father-in-law; his previous father-in-law was Emperor Jingtai of the Yan Kingdom, Ye Tian.

However, Li Mu and Ye Tian didn't have much to talk about.

On the contrary, Li Mu is a little nervous now.

For a moment, Li Mu didn't know what to say.

"Do you know the application process?" He Chou asked.

"I don't quite understand this."

"Forehead……"

The two suddenly stared at each other.

“I have no worries about marrying off my daughter. The proper procedures are all essential, and it must be a grand affair. His Majesty also has elders in his family, so we will need to discuss it with his elder brother and sister-in-law. But for now, let’s talk about the bride price. Once we’ve settled on the bride price, everything else will be much easier,” He Chou said.

"Father-in-law, how should we prepare the betrothal gifts?" Li Mu asked.

"Eight million eight hundred thousand taels of silver, eight hundred thousand taels of gold, a pair of jade and glass artifacts worth no less than one million taels, and a set of jewelry worth no less than five million taels..."

He Chou stated many conditions, and he felt that the price he had offered was already very high.

As they talked, the total value of the bride price approached fifty million taels.

He Xianzhi was a little anxious and quickly glared at He Chou.

He Chou then stopped mentioning various treasures and finally said, "A banquet of ten thousand tables, to be set up from the south gate of Tianjie all the way to Chengtian Gate. What do you say? Can Your Majesty agree to these conditions?"

Li Mu was slightly taken aback.

This old man, Deng, really dares to speak up.

Li Mu married three times, but he didn't hold any grand weddings. He only held large banquets for his children.

Li Mu doesn't have much money in his personal pocket right now; he only has about a million system points left.

The dowry, with a total value exceeding fifty million taels, was something Li Mu had never heard of or seen before.

But given He Chou's status and position, he certainly had the right to speak up.

He Xianzhi was his most precious daughter, and he naturally didn't want her to marry in a shabby way, so he insisted on making a grand spectacle of it.

Because he knew that his daughter would never become empress, but only a concubine.

Therefore, if Li Mu wanted to marry He Xianzhi, he had to let the whole world know Li Mu's attitude.

otherwise……

Actually, Hechou doesn't have any good solutions.

Who told my daughter to be so stubborn and fall for Li Mu?

However, for He Chou, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing; at least he could become the emperor's father-in-law.

He Xianzhi may not become empress now, but she may become empress dowager in the future.

With his abilities, he could place the fate of the He family—its honor and disgrace, its rise and fall—on the future offspring of Li Mu and He Xianzhi.

He had many children, but apart from He Xianzhi, none of them met his approval.

Unfortunately, He Xianzhi was a woman and could not inherit his family business.

So he thought that having a grandson in the future would be like starting over.

“Don’t listen to my dad’s nonsense. If we’re going to talk about procedures, then let’s follow them,” He Xianzhi said.

“Girl, you’re not even married yet, and you’re already siding with outsiders?” He Chou glared at He Xianzhi.

"No, no, I agree to all of my father-in-law's conditions," Li Mu said with a faint smile.

Although Li Mu doesn't have much money right now, and although He Chou's dowry is indeed quite high.

However, Li Mu seemed to hear He Chou say: "Give me a glass of iced tea."