"The eighth day of March, the eighth day of March."
Liu Mingzhi put his hand on his chin and repeated the day twice softly.
Upon seeing this, Qi Yun, the third princess, Qinglian sisters and others walked towards Young Master Liu.
"Husband, what are you thinking about?"
"Husband, are you dissatisfied with this day?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the confused expressions of the ladies, smiled and shook his head.
"No, no, my husband just has other ideas."
"Other ideas? What ideas?"
"Husband, can you tell us sisters what you think?"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled, rubbed his hands, turned his head and pursed his lips towards the back hall.
"As a husband, I'm thinking if I can let Yiyi get married first, and then let this boy Cheng Gan and Tong'er girl get married.
There are no good days in February.
If we set the day when Cheng Qian and Tong Er Yatou get married, it will be the auspicious day of the eighth day of March.
Then our Yiyike will have to wait until Cheng Qian and the others get married before she can get married again. "
After listening to Young Master Liu's explanation, Qi Yun vaguely guessed what her husband was thinking.
Qi Yun pointed at the back hall, looked at Liu Mingzhi and asked softly: "Husband, you mean to let Yiyi and Chenggan, two siblings, get married and start a family on the same auspicious day in March. Get a wife?"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the group of ladies around him and nodded with a smile.
"Yes, that's what it means to be a husband."
Qi Yun nodded slightly and asked again in a soft tone: "Husband, when do you think Cheng Qian and Tong'er girl should set a date for their wedding?"
"The last auspicious day in March, March 18th."
Qinglian heard her husband's words and quickly asked: "Husband, since you plan to let Yiyi get married before Chengqian gets married,
So which day do you want to set for Yiyi to leave the cabinet? The eighth day of March? "
Liu Mingzhi turned directly to Qinglian, smiled lightly and shook his head at her.
"No, my husband plans to set the day for Yiyi to leave the palace on the auspicious day of March 16th."
Qinglian's face was slightly startled when she heard her husband's answer.
"Huh? March 16th?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently and said, "Yes, it's March 16th."
Qinglian couldn't help but become confused after hearing her husband's affirmative words.
"Husband, March 16th and March 18th, these two auspicious days are only one day apart.
The elder sister got married on March 16th, and the younger brother got married on March 18th.
In this case, wouldn't it be too hasty in terms of time? "
As soon as Qinglian finished speaking, Qi Yun, the third princess, Qi Ya and the other sisters all spoke in agreement.
"Yes, yes, I have the same idea as Sister Lian'er."
"Husband, I agree that the difference between the two auspicious days is only one day, which is indeed a bit too hasty."
"Husband, even if one is set on March 8th and the other is set on March 16th, or March 18th, these two auspicious days are better than just one day difference."
"That's right, there are too many things to do in one day!"
"Husband, I feel..."
"..."
After hearing their husband's thoughts, all the beauties raised objections in unison.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the group of ladies and shook his head gently, walked to the table, picked up a cup of tea and moistened his throat.
"Ladies, don't object in a hurry. Can you first listen to all your husband's thoughts?"
Qi Yun, the third princess, Huyan Yunyao and the other sisters looked at each other and watched Young Master Liu tapping his head a few times in unison.
"Well, okay then, husband, please tell me."
"Okay, I'm all ears."
"Husband, we sisters would like to hear from you."
Young Master Liu sat on the chair, caressing the tea cover in his hand, and looked at the beauties in the hall with their legs crossed in contentment.
"Ladies, do you sisters still remember how much money the court spent when Chengzhi got married to Jingyao?
Yun'er, you should remember this most clearly, right? "
Qi Yun's pretty face was slightly startled, and she nodded silently after she realized what she was doing.
"Hey, I remember very clearly that I spent more than one million taels of silver."
"Yes, the total expenses for the wedding of Chengzhi and Jingyao cost more than one million taels of silver.
Yun'er, that's not tens of thousands taels, nor hundreds of thousands taels, but more than one million taels of silver!
Do you know how much money the Ministry of Rites initially budgeted for? "
Qi Yun narrowed her eyes slightly, and after thinking about it carefully, she looked at Liu Mingzhi and said softly: "Husband, I vaguely remember that you told me that it seemed to be more than two million taels of silver."
"Yun'er, you have a good memory. It's more than two million taels of silver."
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he looked back at the curtain leading to the back hall.
"Yiyi, Feifei, Yaoyao, Yue'er, please come out first."
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, the responses from the four sisters Liu Yiyi, Liu Feifei, Liu Yaoyao and the little cute sisters came from behind the door curtain.
"Hey, here we come."
"I know, it's coming."
Liu Yiyi and the four cute sisters responded sweetly while opening the door curtain and walking gently into the front hall.
"Sisters, please see Daddy. Daddy is safe."
"Hehehe, okay, okay, no courtesy at all."
"Thank you dad."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyes and glanced at the four little cotton-padded jackets, put down the teacup in his hand, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the saucer on the table, and strode out of the hall door with high steps.
"Ladies and children, your back hurts from sitting all the time. Let's go for a walk in the courtyard outside."
"Hey, my sisters know it."
"I got it, come on."
"Yeah, let's listen to daddy."
Qi Yun and the other sisters, as well as Ren Qingxin, Liu Yiyi, and the four cute sisters responded one after another and immediately chased after Young Master Liu.
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After Qi Yun walked out of the living room, she immediately waved to her personal maid Yu'er.
"Yu'er, don't forget to take someone to clean up the tea in the living room."
"Yes, this slave knows."
After Liu Mingzhi walked out of the courtyard outside the living room, he gently cracked a melon seed and looked at the beauties behind him with a smile, as well as four little cotton-padded jackets.
"Yun'er."
"Hey, I'm here."
"Yun'er, Yan'er, Sister Ya, you sisters must know that Yiyi, Feifei, Chengzhi, Yue'er, Yunxin...their brothers and sisters are all our children.
The palms and backs of my hands are all flesh, and as a husband, I can’t treat them favorably!
Where are the expenses when the second child marries Jingyao? When the other children get married, can we afford less?
Just say that it can't be exactly the same as the specifications that this kid Chengzhi had when he got married, at least it can't be too different, right? "
Qi Yun looked back at the four daughters behind her, her eyebrows were slightly condensed in silence for a moment, and she looked at Liu Mingzhi with distressed eyes as he silently nodded his head a few times.
"Husband, I understand what you mean."
Liu Mingzhi spit out the melon seed shells from the corner of his mouth and nodded happily.
"Yun'er, as long as you understand, that's fine!"
Immediately, Liu Mingzhi slowed down intentionally or unintentionally, and looked at the four little cotton-padded jackets following him with a smile.
"Ladies, whether a princess gets married or a prince gets married, it all costs a lot of money.
Many of the things Yiyi used when she got married can be used again when Cheng Qian marries Tong'er.
Can the items used for entertaining guests, such as red silk, red cloth, etc., be reused?
If it is decorated a second time, it will be a big expense. "
As soon as Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, he turned to look at the Queen and pointed at the wine bag on Queen Liu's waist.
"Give the wineskin to your husband politely."
Upon hearing this, the Queen immediately took off the wine bag from her waist and handed it over.
Young Master Liu took the wine bag handed by the Queen, took out the cork, took a sip of wine, and sighed with a melancholy expression.
"Oh, Yun'er, Yan'er, Lian'er, I can tell you sisters for sure that the imperial treasury is now abundant and there is no shortage of money at all.
However, no matter how much money the imperial court has, we should still save money when we should.
Ladies, it’s just the wealth of my dragon’s treasury. That’s not real wealth. Only when wealth is stored among the people, and all the people in the world are rich, can that be called real wealth.
March 16th and March 18th are two auspicious days, with only one day between them.
However, in just one day's work, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can be saved in the treasury!
And if these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are used in the construction of people's livelihood and government, do you sisters know how many things can be solved? "
As soon as Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, Qi Yun, the third princess, Qinglian and the other sisters fell silent.
Especially the queen, the two sisters Huyan Yunyao.
One of them was the former Queen of the Jin Kingdom, and the other was the former Turkic Great Khan.
At this time, they were best able to understand what Liu Dashao was thinking.
Only those who have been in that position can more truly understand the difficulties of being in that position.
Liu Mingzhi put the remaining melon seeds in Qi Ya's hand, raised his head and took a few sips of wine, then turned to look at Liu Yiyi.
"Yiyi."
"Hey, daddy."
"My dear daughter, you heard everything that daddy said to your mothers just now.
My child, you probably won’t blame your father for being stingy. "
When Liu Yiyi heard her father's question, she shook her head a few times without hesitation.
"No, no, Yiyi wouldn't think so."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded happily.
"Good boy, good boy, you can understand dad's painstaking efforts, and dad will feel relieved."
"Daddy."
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and patted Liu Yiyi's shoulder, then turned to look at the third princess.
"Yan'er."
"Husband?"
"Yan'er, then the wedding date for this boy Cheng Qian and girl Tong'er is set to be March 18th."
When the third princess heard this, she nodded her head vigorously a few times without hesitation: "Hey, husband, you can decide on the day you want. I will listen to you."
Liu Mingzhidan smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, then it's settled."
"Yeah, yeah, I listen to you."
"Yun'er."
"I'm here."
"In the past few days, you sisters have been discussing carefully and preparing the betrothal gift for this girl Tong'er as soon as possible.
After you sisters have prepared the betrothal gift, your husband will immediately send someone to Baoyu's home to propose the marriage, and carefully discuss the wedding date between Qian and Tong'er. "
"Yes, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and looked at his eldest daughter Liu Yiyi with complicated eyes.
"Yiyi."
"The child is here."
"My dear daughter, your wedding date to this guy Xie Yun is set for March 16th."
When Liu Yiyi heard her father's words, her pretty face instantly turned red.
She glanced at Young Master Liu shyly, her face turned red and she lowered her head: "Dad, whatever you say will be done, Yiyi will listen to you."
When Liu Dashan saw his daughter's reaction, his heart suddenly became sour.
Although I had already made all the mental preparations, when I saw my daughter's attitude, I still couldn't help but feel...
Unknowingly, my good daughter has grown from a little girl to a tall and graceful girl.
Suddenly, it dawned on me that my good daughter, who I had watched grow up day by day, was about to get married to my wife.
Time flies so fast.
Liu Mingzhi let out a silent sigh, raised the wine bag and put it towards his mouth.
After drinking the remaining wine in the wine bag in one gulp, Young Master Liu wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth with his fingers and handed the wine bag to the Queen with a smile.
"To put it mildly, wine bag."
The queen's beautiful eyes looked at Young Master Liu sadly, and she didn't say anything, but silently took the wine bag into her hand.
Liu Mingzhi tightened his cloak and raised his hand to pat his good daughter on the shoulder again.
"Silly girl, your wedding date with this guy Xie Yun has finally been set. Please be happy this time."
When Liu Yiyi heard her father's words, her eyes were shy and sad, she grabbed Young Master Liu's big hand and said softly, "Daddy."
When Young Master Liu was about to say something, Liu Zhian's voice suddenly came from not far away.
"You little bastard, where are you? Where is this little guy Xie Yun?"
Young Master Liu looked stunned and subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound.
I saw Liu Zhi'an, Mrs. Liu and his wife rushing towards him and others.
As soon as Liu Zhian reached Young Master Liu's side, he turned around and looked around.
"Where are the people? Where is this little guy Xie Yun?"
When Liu Dashan saw his old man's appearance, he smiled helplessly.
"Old man, stop looking. This guy Xie Yun has already left."
Young Master Liu frowned and looked towards Young Master Liu fiercely.
"What, this kid has left?"
"Yes, it's been almost half an hour since I left."
Liu Zhi'an frowned, turned to look at Liu Yiyi, looked at Young Master Liu again and asked: "Has Yiyi's life-long event been decided?"
"Well, this young master has already decided. I'm just waiting to send someone to inform the Xie family."
