Zhu Lihua, as the head of the Xue Wangfu of this generation, has been favored by Xue Wang Ye since she was a child and taught herself.

She can't be said to be cunning, but she can be regarded as well-informed and scheming.

In addition, her status is noble and she does not need to bully others, but everyone is afraid of her power, which has created a mentality that no one is in her eyes.

Zhou Bei and Zhu Liqing, she looks up to Zhou Bei more in terms of ability, but Zhu Liqing has his natural advantages, as long as he wins the competition with Zhu Shiqing, he will be the king of Tang in the future.

And Zhou Bei is just a fifth-grade official eunuch, and his father's official honors cannot be inherited yet, and if he wants to get ahead, he still has a long way to go.

If it weren't for the bank's affairs, she would still have the patience to wait for Zhou Bei to develop.

But banks can be established at any time, and large sums of money will be needed to act as equity, and if you miss this time, you will never have such a good opportunity again.

Therefore, she did not hesitate to show her willingness to cooperate in front of Zhu Liqing.

Of course, she will not take action personally, if the court finds out that she is planning to embezzle other people's property, those vicious dogs in the Ministry of Justice will definitely not let her go.

At most, she will only create some convenient conditions for Zhu Liqing to sit and watch the tide ebb and flow.

And Zhu Liqing must fight, whether to become the king of Tang or can only be the king of a county, there may not be much difference in Xuezhou County, but the difference in Tangzhou is too big.

The climate of Xuezhou has four distinct seasons, many fertile fields, and developed industries, and the difference between the prince and the county king is only the usual number.

However, Tangzhou has a pitiful lack of arable land, either deserts or snow-capped mountains, and there is not much investment in infrastructure construction.

Because of the low price of grain in the Ming Dynasty, Tangzhou only needs to purchase grain to ensure that the miners in the territory have no worries about food and clothing.

Therefore, there is not much difference between the prince of Xuezhou and the king of the county, but in Tangzhou, there is no basic investment, and the income of the prince and the prince of the county is very different.

There are deserts and mountains everywhere, the cost of building roads is too high, and there is no need, and the county kings can almost only be trapped in their fiefdoms.

The better places in Tangzhou were all divided out, and Zhu Liqing was unwilling to be a guard in a remote valley, nor was he willing to eat sand in the desert.

Zhu Liqing is willing to give everything for the throne.

Even if he fails in the end and is imprisoned in Zhongzhou or exiled, he is still a child of the clan, and there will still be a regular rule, which is better than staying in Tangzhou.

Zhu Lihua analyzed everything comprehensively, and naturally knew what she should do and what she should not do, she could not be as desperate as Zhu Liqing.

It was past midnight, and Zhu Lihua walked into Yu Youwei's courtyard.

This small courtyard has Wei Xiu'er, a personal maid, and a mixed-race maid who washes clothes, and two middle-aged maids who are responsible for cleaning.

Today's Fuchu treat, although it is past midnight, but there is no rest.

"Did Miss sleep?"

"Back to Niangniang, Miss just finished taking a shower, the light is still on, and she shouldn't have fallen asleep yet."

Zhu Lihua snorted, looked back at Zhu Qian behind her and said, "You are not tired today, rest early, and talk about it tomorrow." ”

Zhu Qian hummed and said: "According to the schedule, I will transfer money to the affected people in Shanxi and Shannan counties early tomorrow morning, and I need your seal, but other than that, there is nothing to do." ”

Zhu Lihua felt very tired, and confessed: "Then you call Sister Feng early tomorrow morning, ask her to come to the house, and I will stamp her." If nothing else, I don't want to go out. ”

Zhu Lihua is in charge of the Charity Federation of Three Rivers City, and the staff of the Charity Federation are all county lords, county lords, or idle princesses.

Every year, in addition to disaster relief and assistance to poor families, they hold various fundraisers.

Sister Feng is the eldest daughter-in-law of King Liejun, who is also in Sanhe City, and according to the relationship within the clan, she should be called eldest sister.

She is used to being strong, not to mention that she is just a younger brother and sister, even the two princesses of Three Rivers City who are her elders, and they don't dare to put up a fight in front of her.

Zhu Qian took the order and left, and Zhu Lihua explained to her mother-in-law: "Just close the door, I won't leave tonight, sleep with Youwei." ”

"Yes, sissy."

There was peace all around, but Zhu Lihua's heart was entangled.

She knew very well that her daughter was simple-minded, and she decided that Zhou Bei would not change easily.

However, she must use her daughter to achieve her goals.

She has a weak temperament, and if she pushes herself step by step, she will not dare to disobey herself even if she is unwilling.

It's just that this mother-daughter relationship will never be so close in the future.

Along the plank road by the pond to the main building, Wei Xiu'er just came down the stairs from the small building, holding her clothes in her hand and saluting: "I've seen Niangniang." ”

Zhu Lihua hummed and said, "Did Youwei fall asleep?" ”

Wei Xiu'er smiled: "Not yet, Miss is calling Zhou Zaiheng." ”

Zhu Lihua waved her hand and said, "You should go to bed early, I'll sleep with Youwei tonight." ”

It is not the first time that a mother and daughter have slept in the county lord's mansion together, and Wei Xiu'er is not surprised, after she should get down, she closed the front and back doors on the first floor.

Zhu Lihua went upstairs along the wooden stairs, the windows on three sides of the two bedrooms upstairs were open, Yu Youwei was lying on the bed, disheveled, and was talking on the phone with a smile, and was surprised to see Zhu Lihua go upstairs, and quickly pulled up the loose underwear. "Mother...... What are you doing here? ”

When Zhu Lihua went upstairs, she had already adjusted her emotions and looked worried.

At this time, he showed a wry smile and said: "My mother is uncomfortable and can't sleep, so I'll come and talk to you." ”

Yu Youwei was embarrassed to flirt with Zhou Bei again in front of her mother, said a few words into the phone, and hung up the phone.

Zhu Lihua also took a bath, and at this time sat directly on the edge of Yu Youwei's big bed, sighed softly, and reached out to grab her daughter's outstretched hand.

Yu Youwei was simple-minded, and when she saw that her mother was unhappy, she asked worriedly, "Mother, what's wrong?" ”

Zhu Lihua sighed, moved her legs up, then leaned against the head of the bed, and said in a depressed mood: "For the sake of your marriage, my mother is now trying her best to meet the conditions of the Tang Palace." But they couldn't get enough of it, and now they don't know what to do. ”

Yu Youwei was stunned for a long time before she cautiously asked, "Are they unwilling to withdraw from the marriage?" Didn't Brother Heng say that he was willing to meet any of their conditions? 400,000 silver coins, and those patents...... Isn't that enough? ”

"If you buy other people, a thousand is enough, but my Youwei is priceless!"

Yu Youwei's deep eyes quickly filled with tears, and she couldn't help sobbing: "Mother, they bully people......"

Zhu Lihua sat up, hugged her in her arms, and said gently: "It's strange that my mother made a marriage contract for you, how good it would be if there was no such marriage contract!" ”

Yu Youwei sat up straight, looked at her mother's face and asked, "Mother, what should I do now?" If Tang Wangfu insists on refusing to withdraw from the marriage, do I have to marry my cousin Liqing? So what should Brother Heng do? ”

"My mother will do her best, my mother doesn't ask for anything, I just want you to be happy all your life. It's just a lot of things, and my mother can't do anything about it. ”

Yu Youwei couldn't help crying. "Mother, you are the most powerful, Brother Heng praises you as a heroine among women, you will definitely be able to get rid of the marriage contract, right?"

Zhu Lihua let out a long sigh and hugged Yu Youwei again. "Born in the clan, although you can enjoy the glory and wealth that ordinary people can't reach, you are high. But each of us is born with the responsibility of the family.

You have been simple since you were a child, and your mother chose Liqing for you at the beginning, also because he is not the eldest son and does not need to take on too much responsibility. When he grew up, he became the king of the county, settled in a corner, and lived a carefree life.

Later, you and Zaiheng fell in love, and my mother was reluctant at first, but later I saw that he was very smart, and he made hundreds of thousands of fortunes at a young age, so he didn't stop you.

But now, there has been a change in Liqing's side, and there is hope to become a son of the world, but things are complicated. My mother can only say that she will try her best to help you, but when you want to do something, you must also remember your own responsibilities. ”

Yu Youwei shook her head, broke free from her mother's embrace and sobbed: "Mother, my daughter can't do it...... The daughter only has Brother Heng in her heart, and she just wants to live with him for the rest of her life. Although Cousin Liqing is good, he is not what his daughter likes......"

"In this world, there is no one who can't live without anyone. Since childhood, my mother has warned you brothers and sisters that the honor of the family is greater than everything, and for the sake of the family, no matter what setbacks, you must face them strongly. ”

Yu Youwei's heart was so painful that she couldn't help crying.

She has always been well protected by her family, but she also knows the responsibilities of the family. Now even my mother finds it difficult, and she has no solution to the problem.

But when she thought of not being able to be with Brother Zaiheng, she couldn't bear it.

Zhu Lihua watched her daughter cry bitterly, naturally her heart hurt, but she was hard-hearted and did not comfort her.

To put pressure on your daughter, you can't put it on the verge of it, you have to give her a process of acceptance from the beginning.

If it happened suddenly, Youwei probably wouldn't be able to accept all this.

She picked up a book at the bedside and leaned against it to read.

When Youwei's crying gradually subsided, she said softly: "I don't know if there is a solution in the future, you cried too early." If you can be with Zaiheng then, wouldn't it be a waste of energy to cry now. ”

When Youwei heard this, she got up, wiped her tears, and said coquettishly: "Mother, I must marry Brother Zaiheng, my daughters are all his people, and I can no longer accept others." ”

Zhu Lihua's heart sank, and she sat up straight all of a sudden and threw the book aside. "You're not saying you don't have ......"

Youwei was shy, but she couldn't help but say: "Brother Zai Heng did not break his daughter's body, but the whole body belongs to Brother Zai Heng." Mother, how do you let your daughter still accept Brother Liqing? It's also not fair to him. ”

Zhu Lihua was stunned for a while, pulled Yu Youwei hatefully, and slapped her the buttocks.

I wanted to scold, but I glanced at the staircase first, lowered my voice and asked, "What do you mean?" Have you done what Longyang is good for? ”

Youwei nodded, but there was still some pride in shame. "Except for that step, my daughter has done everything with Brother Zaiheng."

Zhu Lihua was angry, and gave Yu Youwei another slap on the waist and buttocks, and couldn't help scolding: "That bastard, no wonder you are so calm." But ......"

She closed her mouth, stared at Yu Youwei, and said word by word: "You keep it in mind for me, forget those shameless past events, and never mention it in the future." No matter whether you can marry him in the future or not, you can't be so shameless! ”