Chapter 421
"Hmph!"
Xu Qingshi glared angrily in the direction Xu Heming had left. He couldn't understand how his father could change his face so quickly.
How could a man like this even have a wife?
So infuriating!
The thought that he didn't even get to see Little Dumpling tonight made Xu Qingshi even more dissatisfied.
The Li Residence
Li Tianyou and Lady Yao lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
"My lord, what's wrong?" Lady Yao sat up, looking at Li Tianyou with so confusion, and asked.
Lady Yao wondered in her heart, had Li Tianyou encountered so difficult problem?
"Madam, do you think giving so many betrothal gifts has emptied out Prince An's estate?" Li Tianyou couldn't sleep whenever he thought of what Xu Qingshi had said today.
In his eyes, those three hundred and sixty chests of betrothal gifts were really nothing much to look at.
But if this was truly all the wealth Prince An's estate had, wouldn't their daughter have to subsidize the estate after marrying into it?
The thought that his daughter would have to support the entire household of Prince An's estate made Li Tianyou feel rather displeased.
He was also a bit uneasy. After all, he was no longer the rchant Li Tianyou of the past.
He was now just a minor Vice Minister of Revenue, and his salary was a fixed amount.
What if, one day, his daughter asked him for money and he couldn't produce it?
Thinking of this, Li Tianyou felt his hair turning white with worry.
He was puzzled in his heart. That Prince An looked tall and sturdy, so how could he be outwardly strong but inwardly weak, without a single silver coin in his estate?
Although those three hundred and sixty chests of betrothal gifts looked like a lot, the items inside were mostly bestowed by the Emperor and couldn't be exchanged for money.
They were just for show.
Thinking of this, Li Tianyou let out another long sigh.
He thought to himself, why did Xu Heming have to puff himself up at his own expense?
Imagining the scene of the upcoming wedding banquet where Xu Heming would just serve a few bowls of plain porridge and simple side dishes, Li Tianyou couldn't even sleep.
"Madam, later you should get a hundred thousand taels in silver notes. No, two hundred thousand taels!" Li Tianyou suddenly said before going to sleep.
"Does my lord have sowhere he needs to spend money?" Lady Yao was puzzled.
After all, for her husband to say this ant he wanted to use money from their private treasury, not the public accounts.
However, she really couldn't think of anywhere they needed to use the private treasury.
"It's to let that brat Xu Heming host a decent banquet on the sixth, so he doesn't embarrass our daughter," Li Tianyou said awkwardly.
"My lord, the words of a child like Qingshi can't be taken seriously, right?" Lady Yao thought that she had visited Prince An's estate before and didn't think it was truly that destitute.
"A child's words reflect the true situation of Prince An's estate even better." Li Tianyou stubbornly believed that Prince An's estate was just very poor.
Moreover, they still had to force a brave face and insist on giving them three hundred and sixty chests of betrothal gifts.
Thinking of this, Li Tianyou rejoiced, thinking how fortunate it was that the Emperor had agreed their daughter's future children wouldn't have to be raised in Prince An's estate. Otherwise, wouldn't they have to live a hard life?
Although Lady Yao felt it was sowhat inappropriate, she also worried, what if it was true?
She was also unwilling to let her daughter suffer any grievances.
Thus, she planned to give the silver notes to Li Tianyou first thing tomorrow morning.
After all, the grand wedding was only a few days away. There were many things to prepare, and Xu Heming needed to be given ti to prepare in advance.
Early the next morning.
Carrying the silver notes in his clothes, Li Tianyou entered the palace for the morning court session. He planned to give the silver notes to Xu Heming right after the session ended.
However, he intended to find a witness.
After thinking it over, only the Emperor was the most suitable witness.
After the court session was dismissed, Li Tianyou followed Xu Heming to the Imperial Study.
"Beloved Subject Li, is there sothing the matter?" Seeing Li Tianyou standing silently to the side, Zhu Jingchen asked with so confusion.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject indeed has a favor to ask." When Li Tianyou said this, he cast a sowhat obscure glance at Xu Heming.
Zhu Jingchen looked at Li Tianyou, then at Xu Heming beside him, wondering what was going on with these two now.
However, Zhu Jingchen was actually quite happy to watch a good show between this father-in-law and son-in-law.
So he quickly smiled and said to Li Tianyou, "If Beloved Subject Li has sothing to say, please speak freely!"
"Take this, and make sure to host a decent banquet!" Li Tianyou directly pulled a thick stack of silver notes from his chest and shoved them into Xu Heming's hands right in front of Zhu Jingchen, speaking with so dissatisfaction.
Zhu Jingchen, who had been waiting to watch a good show between the in-laws, instantly felt sour!
What happened to watching a good show?
How did he end up becoming the joke himself?
Were these two deliberately showing off in front of him?
Xu Heming looked at the stack of silver notes in his hands with a baffled expression.
What was going on?
Out of nowhere, why was his father-in-law suddenly showering him with money?
Zhu Jingchen watched with extre envy. He thought to himself, why didn't he have a father-in-law who could shower him with money like this?
Looking at the thick stack of silver notes in Xu Heming's hands, Zhu Jingchen thought sourly, that must be tens of thousands, right?
However, thinking of Li Tianyou's words, telling Xu Heming to host a decent banquet?
What was this situation about?
Zhu Jingchen looked at Xu Heming with a gossipy expression, his eyes full of curiosity.
He was just short of opening his mouth to ask Xu Heming to tell him exactly what was going on that he didn't know about.
"Father-in-law, is there so misunderstanding?" Xu Heming sighed softly and decided to return the silver notes to Li Tianyou. It should be known that although his estate was indeed not as wealthy as the Li family, it wasn't so bad that he couldn't even bring out the money to marry a wife.
If that were really the case, how would the world view him?
"Alright, you don't need to hide it in front of . I still have this bit of money, and I only have this one daughter. You cannot mistreat my daughter!" Li Tianyou waved his hand and said to Xu Heming with so dissatisfaction.
Zhu Jingchen watched this with great relish.
To think that Xu Heming would be looked down upon by his future father-in-law—this was a very rare sight indeed.
However, he also didn't understand what Xu Heming had done to make Li Tianyou misunderstand him to this extent.
"Beloved Subject Li, what do you need Us to do for you?" Zhu Jingchen coughed lightly and quickly asked.
After all, what Li Tianyou was doing right now had nothing to do with him.
He was still very curious about what request Li Tianyou would make of him.
Would he also shower him with so money?
Thinking of this, Zhu Jingchen felt a bit of regret in his heart. Li Tianyou had too few daughters; otherwise, he would have married one himself.
Who would ever complain about having a father-in-law who showered them with money from ti to ti?
"Your Majesty, this humble subject would like to ask you to be a witness. Thanks to Your Majesty's imnse grace in bestowing my daughter's marriage to Prince An, today, this humble subject has specifically given Prince An two hundred thousand taels in silver notes so that he can host a decent banquet at Prince An's estate." When Li Tianyou said this, he also glanced at Xu Heming.
He looked very much like he was afraid Xu Heming would take the money and not do the work.
After all, he had given the money. What if, later on, the banquet was still poorly done? Wouldn't his money have gone down the drain?
This was why Li Tianyou thought to find the Emperor to act as a middleman.
Li Tianyou felt that Xu Heming probably wouldn't dare to feign compliance while acting in opposition right in front of the Emperor.
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