"Qiu Yan has reached the age of hair. If the marriage is successful, the Qiu family will give her a dowry of ten million taels of silver, three thousand scholars, and five hundred followers." Qiu Guan spoke slowly.
Yang Shu leaned back in his seat, "Can the scholars you raised be of the same mind as me?"
"It's a beautiful thought. The territory that I have worked so hard to conquer will, in the end, be used to serve you."
"Who do you think is a fool?" Yang Shu threw the book.
"Your Majesty." Qiu Guan's eyes did not change, "These people will only be loyal to you if you eat the king's salary."
"Although Qinzhou is building an academy, knowledge cannot be acquired overnight. As the territory expands, you need people to share your worries."
"Are you done?" Yang Shu stood up with an expressionless face. Scholars mostly attached themselves to aristocratic families, but Yang Shu was not interested in those wearing collars.
"come!"
Thinking of having to take money out of their pockets, Yang Shu punched it out and swallowed it.
"see a visitor out!"
With just this little thing, I have the nerve to come to my door.
Treat him like a beggar.
Each one of them had a face bigger than his.
Ten million taels of silver, is that a lot? He can earn it himself.
I am really short of money, and I still have Zheng Bin.
That girl is so kind-hearted that she can watch him die in poverty?
"Your Majesty." Pan Yuanhe wanted to say something, but Qiu Guan held him back. This would increase the price and only lose the initiative.
Pai Gow sent the people out of the study, and when he saw them leaving with the guards, he turned back.
"Your Majesty, they are watching and will not give up."
Yang Shu tapped his leg with his hand, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a sarcastic arc, "Old guys personally go out and fail to achieve their goals, how can they give up."
"Prepare the car and go to the Governor's Mansion." Yang Shu stepped out.
When Xu Yueyao saw Yang Shu, there was joy in her eyes, and she immediately said, "Eldest brother is not in the house."
Yang Shu smiled, "Can't I be looking for you?"
Holding Xu Yueyao's hand, Yang Shu sat her down and said, "Don't stay at home all day, come to my place more often. Haitang Courtyard has been rearranged. See if you like it."
Xu Yueyao's ears felt hot and she stuttered a bit: "No, it's not appropriate."
"Look at the yard, see if there's anything inappropriate." Yang Shu put Xu Yueyao's hand on his lap, "There won't be any changes in your marriage."
"Here." Yang Shu gave the wooden box to Xu Yueyao.
"open to take a look."
Under Yang Shu's gaze, Xu Yueyao opened the wooden box, and the shiny pearl earrings seemed to be flowing with light.
"You have already given me many things." Xu Yueyao bit her lip slightly.
"What's wrong? Don't like it?" Yang Shu looked at Xu Yueyao with gentle eyes.
"It's not that I'm not happy, but I'm worried that everything is just a dream."
"If the pain is too much, I won't be able to pull it out."
Yang Shu squeezed Xu Yueyao's hand, "Don't worry, Shen Shen, you can trust me."
"I'm a little hungry. Can you make me a bowl of noodles?"
"Okay." Xu Yueyao's voice was soft and she smiled towards Yang Shu.
Instead of waiting in the side hall, Yang Shu went to the kitchen with Xu Yueyao. He had already provoked someone. Since they wanted to work together for a lifetime, their relationship must be cultivated.
"Leave this to me." Yang Shu took the egg and showed Xu Yueyao her cooking skills.
It's too showy and the eggs are burnt.
"It's still... edible." Xu Yueyao comforted Yang Shu.
"It's so embarrassing. My majestic image is completely ruined." Yang Shu raised his head and sighed, covering his face.
Xu Yueyao chuckled.
"No, I'm going to fight today!"
Yang Shu reached out to Xu Yueyao and asked her to help roll up her sleeves.
Xu Yueyao followed him and looked at Yang Shu with a smile.
After frying ten eggs, Yang Shu was finally satisfied.
"Have a try." Yang Shu held the plate, picked up the best fried ones, and brought them to Xu Yueyao's mouth.
"How about it? Maybe better than the chef at Zuixiangju?" Yang Shu looked at Xu Yueyao expectantly.
Xu Yueyao thought for a while and nodded with a smile.
It was so gentle. Yang Shu's eyes stayed on Xu Yueyao's face. She knew the hardships of people's livelihood, but she didn't have any darkness in her and she just worked hard to live her own life.
When you stay with Xu Yueyao, you will feel very relaxed. This girl has no complicated thoughts and is very pure.
Xu Yueyao blushed at Yang Shu's staring eyes.
Her delicate and shy appearance was particularly touching, and Yang Shu took a step forward.
Xu Jingzhou stood at the door of the kitchen and coughed lightly when he saw this situation.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Seeing Xu Jingzhou, Xu Yueyao blushed even more.
"I know you're working hard, so I fried a few eggs for you to replenish your health." Yang Shu said casually, serving Xu Jingzhou a bowl of noodles and covering the noodles with the burnt eggs.
"I fried ten of them. We will have four each. Yueyao has a small appetite, so she will eat two."
Giving the bowl to Xu Jingzhou, Yang Shu turned to serve it to Xu Yueyao. The eggs in Xu Yueyao's bowl were golden in color.
"Your Majesty, is this favor too much?" Xu Jingzhou picked up the burnt eggs and looked at Yang Shu.
"Brother, please wait while it's hot."
Yang Shu moved a stool and asked Xu Yueyao to sit on it. He held the bowl and squatted down to show off.
Xu Jingzhou rolled his eyes, and the three of them started eating in the kitchen.
Xu Yueyao looked at the two of them and raised the corners of her lips.
"Isn't the face very good?" Yang Shu's face showed off.
"You didn't cook it." Xu Jingzhou took a sip of the noodle soup.
"It's true that I didn't cook it. I don't have such cooking skills." Yang Shu looked at Xu Yueyao and said proudly: "My wife cooked it."
Xu Jingzhou twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a straight face, "Yue Yao hasn't entered Prince Qin's Mansion yet."
"My fault, I forgot that you didn't marry a wife and couldn't see the scene of love." Yang Shu apologized.
Xu Jingzhou couldn't stand it anymore, "Your Majesty, follow me."
"What are you doing? Wife, my uncle wants to kill me." Yang Shu shrank behind Xu Yueyao.
Xu Jingzhou's temples twitched, and he left the room first to avoid tearing this thing's face out of control.
"Look at the look in his eyes just now, how scary it was." Yang Shu complained to Xu Yueyao.
Xu Yueyao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she took out her handkerchief and wiped Yang Shu's mouth.
"Brother will abide by the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers and will not take any risks."
"It is true that the monarch and his ministers cannot fight each other, but my wife, my relationship with him is still that of brother-in-law and brother-in-law."
"I don't care, you have to stand by my side." Yang Shu acted rogue.
"Your Majesty." Xu Jingzhou looked in from outside.
"He's guarding against wolves!" Yang Shu reluctantly let go of his hand and walked over.
Xu Yueyao was extremely embarrassed when Yang Shu called her daughter-in-law in front of her eldest brother. Seeing that Yang Shu and her eldest brother left, she ran back to her yard with red ears.
"Your Majesty." Xu Jingzhou said in a condensed voice.
"Brother-in-law, do you think I am Meng Lang?"
Yang Shu poured himself a cup of tea, "Yue Yao is so beautiful that I couldn't help myself for a moment, and then I cut off our retreat."
"Sooner or later she will enter Prince Qin's Mansion, hold hands and give her a hug. Isn't it too much of a stretch?"
