Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Chapter 220 and the Palace Banquet

Fearing that Qin Ying would feel psychological pressure, Mrs. Zhou Er emphasized: "If we make a profit, the profits will be split 50-50 between mother and me; if we lose, it will all belong to you.

"It's a loss in my hands anyway."

Qin Ying was a little embarrassed.

Zhou Wen hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, just agree to it! Anyway, we will be going to the border soon. Except for a part of my mother's dowry in Jiangnan, most of it is in the capital.

"It's really not possible to trust someone without one. No matter how reliable someone else is, how can they compare to my sister-in-law?"

An An came forward, hugged Qin Ying's legs, and climbed up like a monkey.

Qin Ying was afraid that she would fall, so she quickly bent down and picked her up.

An An stayed in her arms, sweetly and lovingly clinging to her for a while, then advised, "Mother, please agree to my great-aunt's promise! After all, it doesn't matter if you have one sheep to herd or two."

Mrs. Zhou Er burst into laughter. "Oh, what a precious treasure of ours! Yes, Yingniang, An An is right. It's the same to herd one sheep or to release two sheep. Just agree to your aunt!"

Qin Ying saw that it was difficult to refuse and had to agree.

Mrs. Zhou Er wanted to take her to look at the account book, but Zhou Wen held An An over and said, "Auntie will take you out to play!"

When Zhou Yu came back in the evening, he saw Qin Ying looking at the account book. He leaned over to take a look and couldn't help but frowning slightly. He asked, "Did my aunt give you the dowry to take care of?"

"Well," Qin Ying stood up, helped him hang up his coat, and ordered someone to bring up the food warming on the stove. She replied, "I can't refuse such a kind offer."

Zhou Yu's brows didn't relax. "If you're tired, just postpone it. Auntie won't mind."

"Forget it," Qin Ying said with a smile after recounting what happened during the day. "If one or two people say the same thing, how can I deny it? Besides, these account books of Auntie...

"Just looking at the account books doesn't reveal many problems. I still need to find time to meet the shop owner and the head of the village.

"If we sort out the personnel from top to bottom, there will basically be no problems."

Seeing that she was confident, Zhou Yu stopped talking and just reminded her again and again: "No matter what you do, don't overwork yourself."

Qin Ying agreed and urged him to go eat. It was not convenient to do things at the end of the year, and even if he could deal with those things, it would be after the New Year.

After dinner, the couple sat opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting. Qin Ying asked, "Have you encountered anyone giving you trouble outside these days?"

"My lady, you are hinting at something," Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows. "Who are you talking about?"

Qin Ying said directly, "Princess Ronghua." She told him about how she and An An met Princess Ronghua at the embroidery shop.

Zhou Yu nodded slightly and introduced: "Princess Ronghua is the youngest daughter of Prince Jing'an, the youngest brother of the late emperor. The Crown Prince won this time with a lot of help from Prince Jing'an.

"Prince Jing'an originally had three sons and four daughters, but now only his youngest daughter is left. The rest of his children died in the war.

“Because of this, Prince Jing’an doted on her particularly.

“Princess Ronghua herself is also very arrogant.

"However, we don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either. Even if we encounter it by chance, we don't have to avoid it blindly."

Qin Ying shook her head and sighed, "They are relatives of the royal family. If we were to confront them, wouldn't that be like throwing an egg against a rock?"

"You can't say that," Zhou Yu held her hand, "She is the prince's cousin, and I am the prince's cousin!

"Prince Jing'an didn't stand with the Crown Prince early on, and his hard work and contributions are not as great as our Zhou family's.

"If a conflict arises, we can just make it a big deal and bring it before the Crown Prince!

“No matter how much Prince Jing’an dotes on Ronghua, he wouldn’t dare to go beyond the norm.

"These past few days, I've been collecting evidence against Prince Jing'an. If I reveal it, Prince Jing'an will be in big trouble."

Qin Ying's heart moved, "So, you knew it a long time ago?"

Zhou Yu smiled without saying anything. His wife and daughter left their hometown for him. If he couldn't ensure their safety, what kind of man would he be!

But some things should just be done, no need to talk about them.

Qin Ying felt warm in her heart, and quickly said, "Don't worry, we won't suffer any loss."

Because the prince was going to ascend the throne in the new year, there were many things to do, and the closer it got to the end of the year, the more difficult it became for Zhou Yu to spare time.

Everything else was easy to refuse, but he couldn't refuse when the prince asked him to help in the Ministry of Revenue.

On Tuesday, the master was busy with the defense of the capital, and was so busy that he only hurried home on New Year's Eve.

However, Mr. Zhou Er's two sons, Zhou Cheng and Zhou Jie, stayed. This was the first time they met their sister-in-law and niece, and they both presented them with gifts.

Qin Ying naturally had to give a return gift.

Zhou Wen laughed and said, "Isn't this the second time you're doing it?"

Zhou Cheng said seriously: "Giving it in person shows more sincerity." They gave Qin Ying two pieces of cloth and An An two sets of exquisite toys.

An An liked the gifts given by her two uncles very much, and her little mouth was as sweet as it could be when she called people.

While staying up all night, Mr. Zhou looked at the people in the room and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He wished his eldest son and daughter-in-law were still alive...

But most of the time things in this world are not as we wish, so now things are already pretty good.

Considering that they had to get up early the next day, he did not let anyone stay up late. At the beginning of the night, he told everyone to disperse and rest.

At the hour of Yin the next day, everyone in the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion got up, ate something simple, changed into court robes and went into the palace.

Qin Ying, An An, and the Zhou sisters were also going. They did not have any imperial decrees, so they just needed to dress appropriately. Zhou Qi and Zhou Mian would still dress as nuns.

When they arrived at the Meridian Gate, men and women separated. Zhou Yu and his cousins followed their grandfather, while Mrs. Zhou Er took Qin Ying and others into the inner palace.

The coronation ceremony was solemn and dignified. Although the prince had no princess before, after successfully taking over the imperial seal, he appointed Liu Miaoren, a concubine in his backyard, as the queen.

He also took his ministers with him to pay homage to the Taimiao.

The emperor and empress then had legitimate reasons.

The Great Zhou changed the name of the era to Xinjing on this day, and this year is the first year of Xinjing.

After all the ceremonies were completed, it was already past noon, and the Emperor and Empress invited the court officials and their concubines to the palace for a banquet.

Not to mention the new emperor, Empress Liu hosted a banquet in the Weiyang Palace to entertain the ladies of the court and the imperial court.

Qin Ying's sister-in-law was not formally conferred a title, so she sat behind Mrs. Zhou Er. She looked around quietly and found that Princess Ronghua's seat was very close to the Queen.

The princess, who was aloof and arrogant in front of these people, was very humble when she was beside the queen.

An An found the palace banquet boring, and since she had gotten up early, she was extremely sleepy and fell asleep in Qin Ying's arms.

Queen Liu made some polite remarks and the banquet officially began.

Princess Ronghua glanced down, fixing her gaze on Madam Zhou Er's face, and spoke, "Madam Zhou Er, I heard that the son of the Marquis of Cheng'en got married in the countryside not long ago. He married someone who was married twice, and I heard that he even brought a child with him. Is this true?"

Madam Zhou Er's face darkened, and she said calmly, "The princess seems to look down on women who marry a second time? Could it be that she has some opinion about Empress Tianfeng?"

Princess Ronghua's expression changed, and she hurriedly said, "Madam Zhou Er! Stop slandering me!"

She turned around, knelt down, and kowtowed to Empress Liu: "Your Majesty, please understand. I have absolutely no such intention!"