nucmednet Chapter 1005 Becoming a Princess in March, with a Dowry of Ten Thousand Yuan
Chapter 1005 Becoming a Princess in March, with a Dowry of Ten Thousand Yuan
As he spoke, he awkwardly tried to wipe away her tears, but then realized it was inappropriate and could only stop awkwardly in mid-air.
Please stop crying, okay?
“If you cry again, Bingnian will think I’m bullying his sister-in-law, and he’ll kill me on the training ground.”
Bai Yiyue sighed softly beside her and gave Leng Bingnian a wink. The couple stood up in tacit agreement and quietly retreated behind the screen, leaving the two little devils alone.
Bai Sanyue was both angry and amused by his clumsy apology. She finally stopped crying, but was still sobbing.
Seeing this, the young prince breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pressed his advantage: "See, it's all my fault."
"To make amends, I'll treat you to dinner, okay? Let's go to Tianxiang Restaurant, the best restaurant in the capital!"
"Order whatever you want to eat, I promise I won't blink!"
Upon hearing the name Tianxianglou, Bai Sanyue's ears twitched.
That's the most expensive place in the capital; a meal there costs at least a hundred taels of silver.
She raised her tear-filled eyes and asked in a thick nasal voice, "...Really, you'll let me order everything?"
"real!"
The young prince patted his chest and assured, "Even if you want to order all of their restaurant's signature dishes, I can afford it!"
Bai Sanyue sniffed, her mind racing with calculations.
This meal will at least cause him to bleed heavily once, and it will also allow him to vent his anger.
"Oh well."
She nodded reluctantly, then added, "I want to sit in the best private room and listen to the best music."
"No problem! Whatever you say!"
Seeing that she had finally stopped crying, the young prince felt relieved. "Shall we go now?"
"Ah."
Bai Sanyue wiped away her tears and resumed her shrewd demeanor, though her eyes were still slightly red.
The two walked out one after the other, one eager to apologize, the other calculating how to make their money back.
Behind the screen, Bai Yiyue leaned against Leng Bingnian's chest, shook her head helplessly, but a smile played on her lips.
"These two children..."
Leng Bingnian put his arm around his wife's shoulder, watched the two figures walk away, and succinctly commented, "A perfect match."
Tianxianglou, the most famous restaurant in Beijing, is known for its luxurious decor and expensive dishes.
The young prince sat imposingly in the best private room, and with an air of grandeur, pushed the menu in front of Bai Sanyue.
"Take it! Don't be shy! If I blink even once today, I'll admit defeat!"
Bai Sanyue snorted and didn't hold back.
She opened the menu, its menu embroidered with gold thread, and ran her slender fingers across it, muttering to herself, "One order of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, steamed shad, crab meat lion's head meatballs, and this Eight Treasure Gourd Duck..."
"Oh, your bird's nest porridge looks pretty good. I'll have a couple of bowls to soothe my throat."
She ordered more than a dozen dishes in one go, all of which were the signature dishes of Tianxianglou Restaurant.
The waiter, who was listening nearby, broke out in a cold sweat and secretly glanced at the young prince.
The young prince remained unfazed and waved his hand dismissively: "Write it down, write it all down!"
"Bring another pot of the finest Drunken Spring Breeze!"
As the dishes were served in a continuous stream, Bai Sanyue's mood improved considerably when she saw the table full of delicacies.
She picked up her chopsticks, said nothing, and buried her head in her food, as if she wanted to turn all her grievances into her appetite.
The young prince looked at her puffed-out cheeks, which resembled a little hamster hoarding food, and couldn't help but want to laugh again.
"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."
As he spoke, he personally ladled her a bowl of soup, saying, "About today..."
"It was my fault."
I shouldn't have said that to you.
Bai Sanyue paused in her soup-drinking motion, looked up, still with something in her mouth, and asked indistinctly, "Then what do you think I should be like?"
"you?"
The young prince thought for a moment, then said seriously, "You are very capable."
“My mother always says I don’t know the hardships of ordinary people, but I think that even if I were sent to the countryside, I would definitely not live as well as you.”
"You're clever and shrewd; you know how to turn one coin into ten."
"In this capital city, many young ladies from noble families only know how to compose poems and write poems, but you are able to support such a large family business."
"My mother once told me that among Bai Suzhen's children... you and Siyue are the smartest and the most capable of making a name for yourselves. You have also inherited Bai Suzhen's business acumen."
"Even in April, we're slightly inferior to you..."
"Honestly, I really admire you."
These words surprised Bai Sanyue somewhat.
She blinked, surprised that this guy who only ever argued with her could actually say something so sensible.
"You have a good vision."
She pursed her lips, but her expression softened noticeably. "But why did you go to my older sister's place today?"
"Oh, isn't Bingnian about to become a father?"
“He’s been looking very tense lately, so I went to spar with him to try and help him relax.”
"But he just kept talking about the child, saying he wanted to make a little rocking horse for the child, and that he wanted to prepare several sets of clothes in advance... I was getting a headache just listening to him."
The young prince looked disgusted.
"Of course you'll be nervous when you become a father."
Bai Sanyue rolled her eyes at him, "A heartless person like you wouldn't understand."
"Hey, how am I heartless?"
The young prince retorted, "Didn't I at least invite you to dinner to apologize?"
The two chatted casually, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious than before.
After finishing the meal, Bai Sanyue let out a satisfied burp. The young prince looked at the long bill, though he felt a pang of regret.
But seeing Bai Sanyue's face after the rain, I felt it was all worth it.
Since then, their relationship seems to have undergone a subtle change.
The young prince would still occasionally appear at Bai Sanyue's shop, ostensibly to inspect the people's conditions, but in reality, he just wanted to bicker with her.
"Bai Sanyue, the color of your fabric is too plain. Can't you get some brighter colors?"
"Young Prince, this is a clothing shop, not a theater troupe's backstage area."
If you don't like it, turn right as you exit. No need to see me out.
"The tea in your teahouse is too expensive! Two taels of silver for a pot of tea, are you robbing me?"
"If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to drink it."
There are free large bowls of tea at the entrance, all you can eat.
Although he was sharp-tongued, Bai Sanyue would always have the waiter brew him the best tea and prepare his favorite snacks whenever the young prince came.
And every time the young prince left, he would inadvertently buy a bunch of things, as a way of supporting her business.
Before long, everyone in the capital knew that the young prince and the third young lady of the Marquis of Anguo's mansion were a pair of bickering lovers who would fight whenever they met.
The turning point occurred on a summer afternoon.
Bai Sanyue's largest silk shop was suddenly shut down by the government.
The reason given was that someone had reported the silk shop for tax evasion and falsifying its accounts.
This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
Bai Sanyue immediately rushed over with the accountant, but was stopped at the door and couldn't even get the account books out.
At this time... whether intentionally or unintentionally, Bai Lu and the others did not step forward to help.
For several days in a row, Bai Sanyue couldn't eat or sleep well, and she lost a lot of weight.
That day, the young prince wandered into the teahouse again, but did not see that familiar figure.
He asked around and learned that something had happened to the silk shop.
He rushed to the Marquis's residence and found Bai Sanyue in the garden.
She was sitting on a stone bench, staring blankly at a pond full of withered lotus leaves, her face showing an unprecedented haggardness and bewilderment.
The young prince's heart clenched for no apparent reason.
This was the first time he had seen Bai Sanyue so listless. The girl who was always as energetic as a little sun, her abacus clicking away, now looked as if she had been hit by frost.
"Hey."
He walked over and sat down next to her.
Bai Sanyue looked up, saw it was him, and forced a smile, but couldn't manage it: "What brings you here, Young Prince?"
"I heard something happened to your shop."
The young prince didn't beat around the bush, "What happened?"
"Someone framed me."
Bai Sanyue's voice was hoarse, "But I can't find out who it is."
Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, the young prince frowned and blurted out, "It's nothing, why are you so worried?"
Even if the sky falls, I'll still hold it up for you.
Bai Sanyue was taken aback and looked up at him.
The young prince felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, so he turned his face away, but his tone was firm: "Don't worry about it, leave this to me."
"Three days, within three days, I guarantee your shop will be open again."
After he finished speaking, he got up and left without waiting for Bai Sanyue's response.
Watching his hurried departure, something quietly melted in Bai Sanyue's heart.
Although the young prince usually seems carefree and irresponsible, he is actually quite capable when it comes to getting things done.
He used his status as a prince to directly contact the Prefect of the Capital, and through his connections with the Empress Dowager, he bypassed numerous obstacles and quickly uncovered the truth.
It was another cloth merchant in the city who was jealous of Bai Sanyue's business and maliciously framed her.
In less than three days, the silk shop reopened, not only clearing her name but also bringing down the rival who framed her.
On the day the shop reopened, Bai Sanyue stood at the door, watching people come and go, but she always felt that something was missing.
That evening, she personally cooked a table full of dishes, and then had a servant deliver an invitation to the young prince.
When the young prince arrived, he was somewhat surprised to see the table full of dishes: "You can cook?"
"Thank you for today."
Bai Sanyue poured him a glass of wine, "If it weren't for you, I would have suffered a great loss."
"Why are you so polite to me?"
The young prince took a sip of wine and looked at her. "However, you'd better not laugh. Your laughter looks worse than crying."
Bai Sanyue glared at him, that familiar glint in her eyes: "Do you even know how to talk?"
"I still prefer watching you argue with me; you're so energetic and lively then."
The young prince put down his wine cup, suddenly leaned closer to her, and looked earnestly into her eyes. "Bai Sanyue, let me ask you, when I told you to leave it alone that day, did you believe me?"
"......letter."
Bai Sanyue's heart raced under his gaze, and she unconsciously backed away.
"then you......"
The young prince's Adam's apple bobbed, as if he had made up his mind. "Would you be willing to let me settle all your debts from now on?"
"What do you mean?"
Bai Sanyue's mind was a little foggy.
"That means,"
The young prince took a deep breath and almost shouted, "I want to marry you!"
"Bai Sanyue, would you be willing to marry me, manage the accounts of my royal palace, and take care of me for the rest of your life?"
The whole world went silent.
Bai Sanyue stared blankly at him, her cheeks turning bright red at a visible speed.
For the first time, her mental calculations completely failed, leaving her utterly blank.
After a long while, she finally found her voice and stammered, "You... your royal family's wealth isn't even enough for what I earn in a month. I don't care!"
That being said, her bright, sparkling eyes and the corners of her mouth that she couldn't suppress had already betrayed her.
The young prince laughed, a smug and arrogant laugh.
He grabbed her hand and held it tightly.
"My resources may not be enough, but all my people will be yours from now on. You're guaranteed to make a profit on this deal!"
The next day, the young prince brought generous gifts and personally visited the gate of the Marquis of Anguo's residence to propose marriage to Bailu.
Bai Lu looked at the young prince who had her daughter completely under his thumb, then glanced at her shy third daughter beside her, and smiled in agreement.
The marriage was quickly arranged.
The Empress Dowager doted on her youngest son to the core, and the dowry she gave almost emptied her private treasury. However, the Empress Dowager was old and her lifespan was short. She passed away long ago along with the Emperor Emeritus.
Thinking of his parents, the young prince even burst into tears.
On Bailu's side, the dowry for her third daughter was no less than that for her two older sisters, including gold, silver, jewelry, land, and shops... filling 188 loads.
However, the money given in March was not in cash, because March was a time when people could make money, mostly in the form of shops and farmland.
In her hands, these things can all generate money.
On the day of the wedding, the entire capital city was deserted.
The young prince's marriage to the third young lady of the Marquis of Anguo's family is the most eye-catching marriage between the royal family and the newly rich!
The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber.
The young prince lifted the veil, looked at the beautiful bride before him, and chuckled.
"Bai Sanyue, from today onwards, you are my queen."
Bai Sanyue rolled her eyes at him: "Don't be so smug."
"Sign this first."
She took out a prenuptial agreement from her sleeve, which clearly stated that all of the young prince's post-marital salary and rewards would be handed over to the princess for unified management.
The young prince looked at the agreement, but instead of getting angry, he laughed even more heartily.
With a flourish of his pen, he signed his name, then picked Bai Sanyue up in his arms.
"It's signed! My Queen, now... can we settle other accounts?"
Their married life was sweet and lively.
Bai Sanyue became the rightful princess, and the first thing she did was to review the palace's accounts from beginning to end, swiftly cutting redundant expenses and revitalizing several idle assets.
In less than a month, the Wangfu's profits doubled.
The young prince was delighted with this, spending his days with his arms crossed, watching his princess command the affairs of the land, finding it all very amusing.