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"Yes, your aunt is right. Your father and grandmother are no pushovers either. I don't know what got into your father and mother to have their eyes on them. If I had known this would happen, I definitely wouldn't have let your mother marry into that family!"

Haibo Hou was also filled with emotion, but Haiyu next to him laughed.

"Father is wrong. Even if Uncle Chi has a thousand or one faults, if the two of them hadn't married, there wouldn't be a cousin. If she had a different father, would she still have this daughter?"

These words struck a chord with He Lingyi.

Yes, would she still be this daughter if she had a different father?

That's obviously impossible.

She needed to make a plan as soon as possible. It was best not to touch the people from the Vice Minister's residence for the time being, since her mother's wedding was imminent. Keeping them alive was only to prevent any changes to her mother's marriage. But she could deal with the Lü family first.

My mind was racing, trying to figure out where to start, and soon an opportunity presented itself.

"Is Ling Yi ready for the fall general election?"

The topic shifted, and Lady Qin, the wife of the Marquis, looked over with a smile. He Lingyi was somewhat taken aback and puzzled. "What election?"

"do not you know?"

Now it was Qin Shi and Hai Bo Hou's turn to stare blankly at each other.

He Lingyi shook her head, clearly unaware of the matter. Haiyu couldn't help but slap her thigh and laugh. So many people were calculating that this young lady of the He family would be incredibly wealthy and powerful in the future, yet she herself knew nothing about it.

I wonder if the He family actually has this intention?

If you say there was something, you don't even tell the person involved, let alone make any preparations. If you say there wasn't, you sent the person from Nanzhou to Bianzhou six months in advance. You'd think they were making preparations.

Seeing this, Chi Guiwan asked a question with a curious expression.

"Second cousin, what are you laughing at?"

"I laugh at you for always dragging Miss He around all day, ruining her future!"

"Huh? I ruined Lingyi's future? When did that happen? How come I didn't know?"

The innocent expression made everyone laugh, but He Lingyi keenly sensed the reason and unconsciously recalled that day at the Flower Pavilion when His Highness the Crown Prince hadn't concealed his identity. Could it be...?

Is the election for the Crown Princess?

She kept searching her memory. When she left Nanzhou, her grandfather didn't say much. He just wanted her to broaden her horizons. He Lingyi didn't refuse at the time. Only now did she realize that.

Not refusing simply means that the outcome was already known.

Thinking back to what the Crown Prince said to her when he first impersonated the Prince of Qi, she now felt that it had great meaning.

After going around in circles, she thought she had everything under control, but unexpectedly, once she stepped out of that game, she became someone else's pawn again. How ridiculous.

"Three years ago, Empress Wen passed away, and His Highness the Crown Prince has been observing mourning for his mother ever since. The Eastern Palace and the inner palace are empty, without even a single person to warm the room. Therefore, at the beginning of this year, His Majesty said that he would let the Crown Prince select concubines in the spring, but the Crown Prince refused, saying that he would only select concubines after paying respects at the imperial mausoleum on the anniversary of Empress Wen's death. In other words, it would be around the middle of September."

Lady Qin, the wife of the Marquis, saw that He Lingyi was somewhat confused, so she gave a special explanation.

The second young master, Haiyu, nodded in agreement, "Yes, the Crown Prince's Palace is currently preparing for the imperial mausoleum ceremonies, and we will all have to go!"

"How long are you going?"

"It will take three to five days to get back. By the time we get back, the general election should be starting soon."

Haibo Hou and the others felt that the arrangement was quite appropriate. They had no daughters, so they didn't aspire to the position of Crown Princess. Their niece's engagement to the Qiao family was an excellent match. These days, Miss He had been living with their niece at home, and observing her behavior and listening to her words, they found her to be a very independent and self-reliant child. If she were to be paired with the Crown Prince…

Haibo Hou thought they were a perfect match, so he smiled and added a comment to He Lingyi.

“Wan’er calls me uncle. Since Miss He is her friend, let’s consider our Marquis’s mansion as family. Master He is in Nanzhou and won’t be able to come for a while. If there is anything that needs to be arranged, please have Madam take care of it as soon as possible. Don’t be shy.”

He Lingyi stood up, bowed to Haibo Hou and Qin Shi, and said.

"Lingyi has been living comfortably and at ease these days, all thanks to the Marquis's wife. I dare not trouble her any further. Before I came, my grandfather gave me a box, which was mostly filled with calligraphy and paintings. He told me to pawn them if I needed anything, so Lingyi only needs to find a suitable pawnshop."

"Calligraphy and paintings? What calligraphy and paintings?"

“I’ve taken a look. There’s Du Dachuan’s Spring Scenery Painting, Xu Zhou’s He Wuling Spring Painting, and um… there should also be Wang Xuan’s Tiger Descending the Mountain Painting. There are quite a few calligraphy books, including my grandfather’s and Qiu Chun’s.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for the clueless Chi Guiwan, fell silent.

Is this a box of calligraphy and paintings? It's clearly a box of inexhaustible wealth!

Any one of them could be bought for thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins. I knew about these people when Haibo Hou followed other powerful and noble people to pretend to be cultured. Take Qiu Chun, the least famous one among them, for example. One of his words is worth a hundred gold coins, and that's a whole bunch of them!

At this moment, Haibo Hou realized that he had really underestimated such an elegant family. They looked poor, but in fact, any gift they casually made was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Forget about pawnshops, I doubt many would be able to take them. If you ask me, let's just sell them to the owner of Hua Man Lou. He has an inexhaustible supply of money. Perfect timing, Hua Man Lou is lacking these prized possessions. What do you think, Miss He?"

Hai Yu answered seriously, and He Lingyi was also thinking about the question.

But Chi Guiwan, standing nearby, looked puzzled. Wasn't Hua Man Lou the property of His Highness the Crown Prince?

“Sell it to the Crown Prince, and then go to the autumn selection. If Lingyi becomes the Crown Princess, it’s practically yours again, right, Second Cousin? Am I right?”

Haiyu chuckled twice, "That's true, but cousin, can't you be a little more careful?"

Why do I have to say the truth?

The wind blows through thousands of households in Bianzhou City, where everyone is reunited.

In the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Shen Song'an was playing chess alone when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. For some reason, he felt like he was being watched!

The next day, Hua Manlou received a box of unremarkable treasures.

Before the shopkeeper, Twelve Sister, could even figure out what was inside, she was carried away. Then, with a smile, she presented a small, exquisite box to He Lingyi, who was wearing a veiled hat.

“Miss, count it. There are 100,000 gold coins inside. You can take it to Tianbao Bank to exchange for it. Not a single coin will be missing.”

"I trust Hua Manlou's reputation; there's no need to count it."

These words sounded nice, and Twelve Sister felt proud. She then added eagerly, "I'm glad you like my name, Hua Manlou. If you find someone better in the future, just remember me, Hua Manlou."

He Lingyi nodded, then left with the small box in her arms.