3. General Xu Da's residence was ransacked!
Zhu Bai, who had returned to the Prince Xiang Residence, quietly lay down on a chair to rest.
There was a bowl of tea placed beside him, and a few servant girls of the Prince's mansion were gently fanning themselves.
in the evening
The butler, who had gone out to borrow money, rushed back from outside the door.
"Your Highness!"
The old butler's clothes were drenched. It seemed that he had suffered a lot." I've basically run through all the ministers in the court.”
Zhu Bai, who had been resting with his eyes closed for several hours, opened his eyes and sat up from his chair. He asked impatiently,"How was it? How much did you borrow?"
"That's all…"
The old butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and carefully took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket.
Following that, he took out a name list and handed it to Zhu Bai.""This is the name list.”
Zhu Bai took the silver notes and name list that the old butler handed over and immediately counted them.
There were a total of 40 to 50 silver notes of various sizes, totaling 150,000 taels of silver.
Zhu Bai tightly gripped the banknote in his hand, and began to plan his next move in his heart.
As for the remaining 150,000 taels, he could only try his luck at his future father-in-law, Xu Da.
No matter what, he had to leave tonight!
If he wanted to go to Qiongzhou to build infrastructure, he had to leave tonight to avoid trouble.
When he arrived in Qiongzhou, even if his cheapskate father were to fly into a rage, there was nothing he could do.
Thinking of this, Zhu Bai suddenly stood up and said resolutely,
"Men, brush and ink!"
Zhu Bai wrote a letter and casually put it into the envelope.
He handed it to the butler and instructed,"When my fourth brother comes to look for me, take it out and give it to him."”
"Here!"
After finishing his family matters, he dismissed the servant.
then
Zhu Bai took out the imperial edict he had prepared beforehand.
This was an imperial edict forged by Zhu Bai himself. The content was to confer the title of King Qiong to his twelve sons, Zhu Bai.
With this forged imperial edict, Zhu Bai's journey to Qiongzhou would be much smoother.
Putting away the imperial edict, Zhu Bai once again brought a gift and headed straight for General Xu Da's house.
He could only look for his future father-in-law to think of a way to get the rest of the money.
The moonlight tonight was beautiful and bright.
Zhu Bai walked alone on the street, carrying a gift box in his hand as he leisurely walked forward.
When Zhu Bai, this prospective son-in-law, arrived at Great General Xu Da's residence, the servant at the door warmly welcomed him into the hall.
While the two servant girls were watching Zhu Bai's tea, this prospective son-in-law had already replayed the scene of him borrowing money from his prospective father-in-law several times in his mind.
but
The cup of tea in Zhu Bai's hand had already been changed twice, but he had waited for his father-in-law to come, and Xu Da to come, but Xu Da had not come.
Just as Zhu Qi was starting to get impatient, a graceful woman of seventeen or eighteen slowly approached.
This girl with a plump figure and a childish face was no ordinary person.
It was the third daughter of General Xu Da, Xu Miaojin.
Xu Da's eldest daughter was married to the King of Yan, Zhu Di. In March next year, she would follow Zhu Di to Beiping. At this time, she was no longer living in the General's Mansion.
The second daughter was married to Zhu Gui, and the third daughter was engaged to Zhu Bai, the Xiang Prince, a few days ago.
at this time
This meeting with the newbies was not as awkward as the ordinary people.
Although the two of them were engaged, they were childhood sweethearts.
It was just that the two of them had grown up, so they did not play together.
Xu Miaojin smiled as she stepped forward and addressed him in the same familiar manner,""Brother Bai, I'm afraid father won't be able to come back today.”
Zhu Bai was stunned and put down the teacup in his hand." Why?”
" He said that the Emperor asked him to drink with him. It seems like he wants to discuss our marriage…"
As Xu Miaojin spoke, her face flushed.
"Oh ~"
Zhu Bai made an 'oh' sound and was about to stand up and leave." In that case, I won't disturb you any further. You should rest early."”
"Brother Bai, what are you doing?"
Seeing that Zhu Bai was about to leave, Xu Miaojin felt a little displeased." If there's anything, just tell me. I can help too."”
Zhu Bai looked at Xu Miaojin and hesitated for a moment.
"You guys go down first!"
Xu Miaojin immediately understood." No one is allowed to enter without my permission!”
"Here!"
After the maids and servants left, Xu Miaojin stepped forward and gently held Zhu Bai's arm, saying affectionately,""Brother Bai, what do you think?"
Zhu Bai scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said with a smile,"I want to borrow some money from father-in-law."
"How much?"
" Borrow…Borrow as much as you can…"
Zhu Bai couldn't say for sure, so he could only say this.
Xu Miaojin's big, watery eyes darted around." Just you wait!”
Xu Miaojin then turned around and headed into the house to pay her respects.
After all, it was an unfamiliar place. Zhu Bai, who was sitting alone in the hall, was a little uneasy. He picked up the teacup in his hand and took a few sips.
When the tea in the teacup was almost empty, Xu Miaojin slowly walked out of the room.
Xu Miaojin stuffed a stack of banknotes into Zhu Bai's hands." Take it!”
Zhu Bai glanced at the silver notes in his hand and was shocked. There were at least two hundred thousand taels.
"Where did you get so much money?"
"My father's."
When Zhu Bai heard this, he immediately stuffed the banknotes in his hand into Xu Miaojin's hands." Return it quickly. Aren't you afraid that your father will beat you to death if he finds out?!"”
"Don't be afraid. He doesn't know that I did it.”
Xu Miaojin looked at Zhu Bai and pushed the silver back. She said seriously,""Besides, my father said that on the day I get married, he will prepare a dowry for me.”
Zhu Bai looked at the banknote in his hand and nodded.
"Alright then."
Zhu Bai put away the silver notes and then said somewhat awkwardly," But Miaojin, I might have to wait two years before I can marry you…"
"What?"
Xu Miaojin's eyes widened as she raised her hand in displeasure."If you don't want to marry me, just say it. Return my father's dowry to me!”
Zhu Bai subconsciously tightened his grip on the silver notes in his arms and said somewhat awkwardly,"It's not that I don't want to marry you, it's just..."
"But what?"
Looking at the aggressive Xu Miaojin, Zhu Bai understood.
If he didn't give her a clear explanation, she wouldn't be able to take away these hundreds of thousands of silver notes.
Zhu Bai tried his best to use the simplest words possible to explain his next plan to Xu Miaojin.
No matter how big Xu Miaojin's imagination was, after listening to Zhu Bai's speech, she still stretched out her jade-like hand and placed it on Zhu Bai's forehead.
Brother Bai, are you sick?"
Zhu Bai pulled Xu Miaojin's hand and said seriously,""Of course I'm not sick. I'm only telling you about this. You're not allowed to spread it, at least not today.”
Unexpectedly, after Zhu Bai had just finished speaking, Xu Miaojin immediately said resolutely,"Sure, but you have to bring me along!”
"If not, I'll immediately get the people in the residence to keep you here. I'll go and tell father now!”
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