As a relative of the Chu Dynasty, the prince-in-law was greatly restricted in terms of political power. Therefore, "the princesses all chose the beautiful ones from the common people, and the children of the civil and military ministers were not allowed to get ahead of them."

Contrary to the restrictions on political status, the prince-in-law of the Chu Dynasty had some other greater blessings:

For example, "Lord, Prince Consort, the Commander-in-Chief, is in the position of Boshang." Since the founding of the Chu Kingdom, there have been quite a few Prince Consorts who have won the favor of the emperor and been granted the title of Marquis.

Another example is property, "Everyone is given a gold book, and a thousand stones of food and salary." This time when Princess Chunning got married, Emperor Yanguang gave Wang Xiao thousands of hectares of fertile land as a show of grace.

However, the royal family is not rich now. Although it is important to save face, the specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail.

At the beginning of the selection, Wang Kang and Wang Zhu knew the secrets involved. During the late emperor's time, they could probably save money by spending money to choose the consort, but in the current Yanguang period, it would definitely be a loss.

In the past few years, there have been constant natural and man-made disasters, and there has been constant chaos. Emperor Yanguang was in dire straits, and he must have no money. But when a dignified emperor marries a daughter, it cannot be spread that the in-laws are subsidizing the marriage.

Therefore, if you want to be in-laws with the Holy Father, you must not only be willing to spend money on things, but you must also know how to measure.

Wang Kang and Wang Zhu know what's right.

Two days ago, the father and son were invited by the Ministry of Ceremony and the Zongren Mansion to go out to Beijing to "measure the fields." The group first looked at the farmland under the name of Princess Chunning on the outskirts of Beijing. The harvest in the small half of the field was even half a jar of wine.

Can't brew it.

But Wang Kang immediately expressed his position: "The harvest in this farmland is so good that the princess and the consort will be able to have enough food and clothing after they get married."

The clan's mansion breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, I can reduce the cost of a princess."

Then, the father and son drove for a long, long, long time through the wilderness with officials from the Ministry of Rites...

"Look, you two, ahead is the field of the Holy Spirit's bounty."

Wang Kang looked up and saw that the fields were full of desolate grass and uncultivated wasteland. After much hesitation, he asked: "Where is the field that your Excellency mentioned?"

"It should still be in front of me."

"Ahead... I'm afraid we're reaching the boundary of Hejian Mansion, right?"

"Haha, yes. But we shouldn't go any further. It would be bad if we encounter bandits."

Wang Kang: "..."

Wang Kang had no hope of fertile land in the imperial village, and he knew this already. But he certainly could not say to others, "The emperor gave me uncultivated land."

During a three-day trip to the outskirts of the capital, he expressed great joy at the fertile land he measured this time, saying "God's grace is vast" and "Your grace is profound".

This is ‘knowing what’s appropriate’.

As a result, everyone in the family came to inquire about him and wanted a piece of the pie, which made him tireless!

He had a feeling in his heart, "No wonder the world looks down on us merchants and scoundrels." He worked so hard to plan for the family's inheritance. But these people are short-sighted! They are so stupid!

At this time, when he saw the deed in his hand, Wang Kang felt that his anger was rising, as if he wanted to lift his scalp.

He suddenly threw the deed in his hand at Cui's face.

"Stupid woman! Short-sighted! Do you encourage your brothers to fight for wealth every day in your inner house?"

With a loud shout, the whole hall fell silent.

Mrs. Cui saw the paper in front of her slowly falling down, and the handprints on it were so red that it dazzled the eyes.

Her body trembled, a tremor arose, a huge fear shrouded her, and she was stunned for a moment...

Aunt Ji and Aunt Cui looked at each other, nodded their heads, bent down and secretly retreated from the hall.

The two old ladies arrived outside the hall, discussed for a few words, and then went their separate ways.

Aunt Ji panicked and led a few maids to run outside the courtyard, scattering everywhere to bring in reinforcements. Aunt Cui, on the other hand, led a few healthy women and rushed towards Yubao's house... -

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Wang Xiao followed Wang Zhen into the courtyard.

"ah!"

Suddenly, a very shrill sound sounded.

Wang Xiao was startled and followed the sound.

This courtyard is much larger than Wang Xiao's courtyard. It bypasses the lobby and has several side rooms at the back.

He smiled as he walked and explored, and found that there seemed to be someone moving in a side room.

So he stretched out his hand and slowly pushed the door.

The movement was very light and the door opened very slowly. Wang Xiao hesitated a little.

When he lowered his head, he saw two streams of blood flowing slowly under the crack of the door, forming a pool at the threshold.

Wang Xiao's eyelids twitched and he was stunned.

The screen slowly unfolded, and four strong women were seen holding big sticks with thick arms. They worked in pairs and once again swung down the big sticks in their hands.

puff.

The two maids on the ground could no longer make a sound. Their mouths were stuffed with cloths, their eyes were wide open, and their expressions seemed to be in great pain.

The cyan dress, black silk stockings, fair face, and bright red blood flow form a breathtaking picture.

"It's bleeding, this girl really has it."

"Bah, little prodigal! What a cheap thing to seduce!" A strong woman spat heavily with a disgusted tone.

Then, they turned around and saw Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao stood there in despair, with a very confused expression on his face.

He felt that the two girls on the ground seemed to be staring at him, as if asking him why he didn't come earlier?

Both of them are still very young and very beautiful. At that time, I don’t know how many boys would chase and pamper them. But now, they are just two of them who will be beaten to death at will... low-level things.

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"Hey, why is the third young master here?" Aunt Cui stood up from her chair when she saw Wang Xiao.

She had nothing to be nervous about, she still had that pretend-to-please smile on her face, and there seemed to be a trace of pride in her eyes.

Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment, feeling that such a smile and eyes, combined with the blood on the ground, formed a very dazzling scene.

"What are you doing standing still? Take the third young master out quickly." Aunt Cui took the stick from a strong woman, waved to her and said.

The strong woman then walked towards Wang Xiao.

"Third Young Master, let's go play somewhere else."

"Don't touch me." Wang Xiao frowned.

"puff!"

Aunt Cui hit Chun An again with a stick and cursed in a low voice: "You stupid women are acting in a daze! This girl is not even dead yet."

The cloth in Chun An's mouth fell out, but there was no shouting anymore.

The phrase "Young lady, save me!" will always be stuck in her throat, and the young lady who promised to save her is standing in the hall watching Cui's joke with cold eyes.

"The third young master is watching." A strong woman reminded softly.

"What are you afraid of? You're just a fool." Aunt Cui sneered softly.

Wang Xiao stood there, his sight blocked by the strong woman walking towards him, but he could still hear the movement in the room.

The anger in my heart was boiling.

His hands were trembling slightly, and the next moment he was about to fall heavily on the face of the strong woman in front of him.

He didn't want to pretend to be stupid anymore.

In this world, he no longer wanted to watch indifferently like this, he wanted to do something...

Suddenly, a hand was placed on his shoulder.

"Xiao'er, what are you looking at?"

After Wang Zhen finished her question, she frowned and turned to look into the room, her face suddenly turning as cold as frost.

"What are you doing?!"

Aunt Cui performed a blessing and said respectfully: "Young master, this old servant followed the rules of the house and killed these two maids with a stick."

Wang Zhen said coldly: "According to the rules of the house? What did they do?"

"One seduce the fourth young master, and the other steals things." Aunt Cui said.

She is not too afraid of Wang Zhen. The eldest young master is a scholar. Scholars are noble and do not get involved in such trivial matters in the inner courtyard. What's more, the person who is being executed now is the maid in the fourth young master's courtyard, and she has that kind of relationship with the fourth young master. The eldest young master

If you interfere, it won't look good.

Sure enough, Wang Zhen didn't speak anymore. He looked at her expressionlessly for a while, then waved to Grandma Cui.

Aunt Cui then walked up to him and said softly: "Young Master, these two maids deserve to die. This old slave is also sincere in his work."

Wang Zhendao: "I know."

Aunt Cui smiled: "Yes..."

"Snapped!"
To be continued...