diskusbooks Chapter 557 42,000!
Chapter 557 42,000!
The thought that the Lu family's rice and grain could no longer be used for her own purposes made Madam He feel a pain in her heart.
Even Madam He herself couldn't say for sure how much wealth the Lu family had.
All that is known is that the Lu family's rice and grains indeed occupied a very important position in the Dayong Dynasty.
Now that the Lu family's rice and grain support is gone, it hasn't been long, and they've already been pressing her for money several times. Originally, she had a good plan, hoping that after the two families were united by marriage, the Lu family would give some money to the He family every year out of consideration for Madam Lu and her daughter, thus reducing the pressure on the He family.
But now that she heard that even the second wife of the Lu family had gone to the Chang Le Prince's Mansion and was being treated well by the princess, how could Madam He not feel depressed?
In fact, even after returning to her residence, Madam He found it somewhat unbelievable.
Although her surname was He, she had no connection with the prominent He family of Yanzhou. She was merely the daughter of a scholar from a small county town, and in terms of social standing, she was naturally inferior to her elder sister-in-law, Madam Lu.
However, the two families had a marriage agreement back then, and she had been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood. Her family was also of good standing. After the marriage, she and the second master had always been a loving couple.
However, precisely because of her humble origins, although the Lu family was dependent on the Xie family, she herself had never even met the true wife of the Xie family in the capital.
The reason is quite simple: someone of her status isn't worth the effort people would go to to arrange a meeting with her.
In their eyes, the only people in the Lu family who truly deserved their attention were the eldest patriarch and his wife, the daughter of a collateral branch of the Xie family in the capital.
As for Madam He, they had never even met her once.
In fact, Madam He's schemes were all for naught this time!
In Madam He's view, not only did the eldest master of the Lu family hold a title, but he was also the head of the Lu family. The marriage alliance would naturally be with his son, and she never even considered Lu Shaohong, the second son of the Lu family.
Now, upon suddenly hearing that the Second Madam of the Lu family was being treated so well by the Princess, and learning from Prefect He that Lu Shaohong had been kept by the Prince's side all this time, Madam He finally came to her senses!
After all that planning, I realized this direction was completely wrong from the start!
Although Madam He was somewhat annoyed, she refused to admit defeat outwardly.
No matter what, the eldest patriarch of the Lu family is still the head of the Lu family. As long as the relationship between the He and Lu families is maintained in the future, the He family will naturally benefit as well.
By this point, she no longer cared about how to help the Xie family win over the Lu family. She would be content as long as the He family could gain some benefits from the Lu family.
Mrs. He felt that she had settled for second best.
However, things naturally didn't develop according to her way of thinking.
She forgot that even though the two families were related by marriage, the He family's daughter was marrying the second son of the legitimate wife, and the future heir of the entire Lu family would not be Lu Shaohua, but Lu Shaofeng.
Mu Xin Nuan didn't care about any of that. She hurriedly returned to Yi Jing Garden with someone's help, and then had Rong Yue bring the small box over. She opened it and counted the silver notes inside.
"Your Highness, it's a total of 300,000 taels. That's great. With this money, His Highness won't have to worry about his important matters."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, somewhat moved, and said, "The Lu family's rice and grain are indeed incredibly wealthy. On their first visit, they immediately offered 300,000. It's clear that the two masters of the Lu family are determined to support the Prince this time."
Mu Xin Nuan knew that although the Lu family had previously expressed their submission to the prince, they had not taken any concrete actions. Now, they must have figured out some tricks, which is why they suddenly took out so much silver.
That evening, when Mu Xin Nuan handed the silver notes to Duanmu Chu Ze, she did not see any joy on his face.
"They informed me about this this morning. I was the one who sent them to deliver the silver to you."
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly surprised; it turned out that she had consulted him first.
"Then why didn't you just pick it up directly? Why bring it all the way here? Isn't that redundant?"
Duanmu Chuze rubbed his temples. "You know I can never be as thoughtful as you in these matters. Besides, you had some unpleasantness with Madam Lu before, isn't this a good opportunity to smooth things over?"
Mu Xin Nuan smiled upon hearing this, "That's true. I really didn't expect that after what happened, Madam Lu would be so insightful. I heard that she and Sister Liu get along quite well at home now, and when Madam Liu visits her occasionally, there are no more grudges."
"That's good. Only when their homes are peaceful can the men settle down and get things done."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, "This 300,000 taels of silver should be enough to sustain you for a while, right?"
Duanmu Chuze chuckled, "It's not 300,000 taels, it's 700,000 taels. You forgot about the person? You gave me 200,000 taels of silver yesterday. Also, the Fu family sent 200,000 taels last night. That should be enough."
Mu Xin Nuan hadn't expected the Fu family to send so much money, but then she remembered that he seemed to have mentioned before that the Fu family was also dependent on him. It seemed that the Fu family's resources were indeed quite substantial.
Although not as famous as the Lu family's rice, its long-standing foundation certainly gives it a certain status.
"Anuan, thank you. This time, you gave me excellent advice and contributed so much money. Don't worry, I will definitely repay you even more in three years."
Mu Xinnuan blushed and glared at him, "I'm not after money. As long as you're alright, I'm at ease."
Duanmu Chuze's face lit up with joy. He reached out and gently stroked her face, then gently pulled her into his arms. "It's so good! Anuan, it's so good to have you here! Now I finally understand why so many men don't want to frequent those brothels after they get married."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan frowned slightly, then suddenly broke free from his embrace, looked him up and down, and said with a hint of threat in her eyes, "So, you used to frequent those brothels?"
Duanmu Chuze was startled by her reaction, then burst into laughter, "Haha! Anuan is jealous? Haha, I like it!"
Mu Xinnuan blushed. Why did she feel like she had been tricked by this guy again?
The next day, Mu Xin Nuan had someone take inventory of the warehouse again, and then she began to think that with the New Year approaching, it was time to send people around to make some trips.