C10 (1/2)

At night, the father and son duo sat under the lamp on the chair and read a book. One of them knelt on the ground with his head lowered, his small face full of dissatisfaction.

Just now when Zhao Qi counted the gifts, Zhu Yisu noticed that his son secretly gave the unrecognizable bank note sent by the substitute king to Liu Shimin. This made him extremely angry.

This was a thousand taels of silver and their little courtyard was full of money. Imagine, how big of a mansion could a thousand taels of silver buy?

Not to mention the mansion, once they arrived at the Thousand Clubhouse Xinping Fort, they would have to pay a visit to their superior to buy the mansion, which one of them didn't need to spend money?

The most important thing was that Zhu Yisu was used to living in poverty. Ever since he was young, he hadn't even seen one hundred silver taels. The total amount of gifts was more than two thousand taels, but he never expected that his son would actually give away half of his family property!

Zhu Yisu had no objection to giving gifts to the eunuchs who had issued the edict. After all, this was the usual practice. It depended on who it was. He didn't hate Liu Shimin, so even if he did, he had to give it away.

Rather, it wasn't appropriate to give money to Liu Shimin. If Liu Shimin could be accepted by Chen Jing as a disciple, could he be a eunuch that collects money? Obviously not. Giving money to him was a good deed, but Liu Shimin would look down on him instead.

At the end of the day, Zhu Yisu was still unwilling to part with the money and was even more worried that Liu Shimin would look down on him. With his Elementary Scholar status, Zhu Yisu had always been the person who cared the most about face, and the person who didn't care about face was the eunuch.

Since he couldn't read through his frustration, he put down his book and glared at his son. ”Get up and speak. Tell me, how did you give the money to Lord Liu?”

This was also what Zhu Yisu was curious about. In his understanding, even if Liu Shimin loved money, he wouldn't accept a mere thousand taels of silver. After all, a good reputation was Liu Shimin's trademark. If he destroyed the brand, Liu Shimin would lose the favor and flattery of the literati group.

”When Erlang gave the silver to Lord Liu, Lord Liu's expression was very bad, just like what my father did just now. After Erlang 1 told him the reason, Lord Liu accepted it. Lord Liu doesn't understand that Erlang can misunderstand him, but why would Father misunderstand his intentions? ”

Zhu Yisu choked and snorted lightly, then said: ”Tell me the specifics. I can't explain it properly, so I will serve you tonight under the family law.”

”This money is for His Majesty.” This money is for His Majesty. Jiro could also tell that Lord Liu was a good official. How could he give Lord Liu money? ”Our family has very little silver, why not give us two bags of snacks instead?”

With the knot in his heart resolved, Zhu Yisu thought about the thousand taels of silver that flew to the emperor's pocket and felt quite pained in his heart. He then said with a stern face, ”Why don't you discuss this with your father? It was not that I was unwilling to part with the silver, but that I was angry with Erlang for making the decision on my own. ”Remember, next time.”

”I will save it, I will never do it again.”

If I discuss this with you, how can I show that I, a virgin, have feelings for you? The secret service of the Ming Dynasty of today's first courtyard could move His Majesty only if they didn't discuss making decisions without thinking. Wasn't this official position soaring like a rocket?

Zhu Yisu waved his hand and felt that he couldn't let this brat off so easily. He said, ”Go and write 5 words. Sleep after you finish.”

Second Elder Brother Zhu still hadn't left, as if he had something to say. Zhu Yisu sipped some tea and asked, ”Is there anything else?”

”That... Father, now that our clan's status has disappeared, in two days, we will move to Xinping Fort. This marriage in Lee Family, is it? ”

Seeing his son's somewhat anxious expression, Zhu Yisu frowned slightly and said, ”Go write. I will think about it.”

Previously, he had only hoped that the Emperor would be able to erase his father's and his son's ancestral statuses. It was only a formality to say that the Emperor took it seriously.

Now that he was in the rank of a rank 5 warrior, Zhu Yisu couldn't help but change his mind. Now, looking at Lee Family young lady, he suddenly felt all sorts of unpleasantness to the eye. His big feet aside, he was even older than his own son. The older sister had even committed suicide when she was a beauty pageant girl. It was truly not a good family. He felt that since his son was of First Emperor Gao's bloodline, it was only right for him to marry a third or fourth grade defender's daughter.

This was not just a matter of face, it was for Second Elder Brother Zhu's future. In the future, Second Elder Brother Zhu will take over a thousand jobs and have a strong father-in-law.

As for the Lee Family, young lady, if your son is truly unwilling, then just take in a concubine.

As a talented member of the clan, marriage was not something he had tasted before.

Seeing that the old man was obviously going to change his mind, Second Elder Brother Zhu was annoyed. He went back to his room sulkily, took up his brush and pondered for a long time. His lips curled into a smile as he completed the mission, untied his hairband, and fell into a deep slumber.

After the dispute between father and son ended, Zhao Qi then returned to the main house to discuss about the return gift with Zhu Yisu. The local squire's gift was accepted for 9 yuan, but the three families of the Substitute King's Mansion, Old Master Liu, and Daizhou Kaizhou had to return the gesture.

He had to return the money as an equal, and Second Elder Brother Zhu had decided to offer 1000 taels of silver to the emperor to bankrupt the family. At the very least, the thousand taels of silver from the duke's manor would be enough to empty the entire house.

Zhao Qi was quick-witted and said: ”Master, second brother is quite talented. Why don't you let your second brother transcribe a few scrolls of the military book for Old Liu's family, and make your second brother transcribe the first volume of the Vajra Sutra on behalf of the imperial concubine. ”As for Lord Zhizhou, the complete set of the Four Books and Five Classics will do.”

Zhu Yisu frowned and thought for a while. His eyebrows slowly relaxed, ”Good, this gift of return is not stained with white and yellow. It's very considerate.” Wonderful, truly wonderful. ”