Lou Yan stood by the table, his eyes lowered, staring at his feet.
Qin Zhen was sitting, drinking tea slowly. On the table in front of them, there were a lot of beautifully packaged boxes, which contained the trophies Lou Yan had snatched from Xiao Yao.
Linglong held the account book in her hand, her fingers were trembling, her lips were trembling and she was speechless.
Qin Zhen drank a few sips of tea, ignored Lou Yan next to her, and only asked Linglong: "How is it? Do you have enough money in the account?"
Linglong looked at those things, then at Lou Yan, and finally said sadly: "That's enough, that's just..."
Qin Zhen raised her eyebrows: "What is it?"
"After paying this money, the account is empty." Linglong pursed her lips and frowned, and said, "Then our house's expenses for the next month are gone, and the monthly payment for the servants is not enough."
This means that if Lou Yan buys these things today, everyone in the house will be hungry next month, and even the workers' wages will not be paid.
Qin Zhen raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, feeling a little headache.
Linglong had an even bigger headache and couldn't help it: "Why are we so poor..."
The dignified palace has actually gotten so mixed up that it is impossible to uncover the pot.
Lou Yan was a prince who commanded millions of soldiers and was the emperor's favorite son. He was majestic outside, but when he came home, he couldn't even pay his servants' wages.
Linglong glanced at Lou Yan and murmured: "We are so poor, yet the prince still buys these."
She didn't mean to complain, she just found it too difficult.
The prince doesn't care about the accounts, Linglong has always been in charge of the accounts in this mansion.
It can be said that you don’t know how expensive oil and salt are when you are not a householder. God knows how carefully Linglong must budget every month to maintain the palace.
Qin Zhen was silent for a moment, then raised her hand and gave Linglong a key and said, "Open the warehouse and take out my dowry."
When she got married, Qin Hong gave back the betrothal gift from Lou Yan as a dowry. In addition, he also gave her many additions, almost evacuating the entire Qin family.
Speaking of which, her current private treasury is extremely rich, and there are probably not many women in the capital who can compare with it.
Lou Yan was still looking down at his feet, but when he heard that his wife's dowry was going to be touched, he suddenly became anxious.
He grabbed the key and gave it back to Qin Zhen, saying in a deep voice: "No."
Qin Zhen raised her eyebrows: "Why not? We are a family, what's mine is yours, and I should share it with you."
"If I buy something for you and use your dowry, what will happen to me?" Lou Yan said in a deep voice, "It won't work anyway."
He turned to look at Linglong and said, "It's just silver. I have plenty here."
He turned around and finally raised his hand to pull off the jade pendant hanging from his waist and slapped it in front of Linglong: "Take this and sell it."
Linglong took a look and said, "If we sell this jade pendant, it will be enough for our family's expenses next month."
Lou Yan: "I'll replenish the rest for you in a few days."
In fact, he is not really without money. Over the years, the emperor has rewarded him with many fields and shops... which means that his property is not small. And under Linglong's management, the income from these properties is considerable.
However, Lou Yan spent most of his income to subsidize the army, and not much was left.
He was alone before. He only had to have enough food and clothing. He didn't pay much attention to anything else and the cost of living was not high. So much so that he got used to it and didn't consider that he was no longer alone. He was a husband and he had a wife.
To take care of.
After having a home, he can no longer be the same as before.
Lou Yan knelt down in front of Qin Zhen, reached out and touched the corner of Qin Zhen's eyes, and said softly: "Don't worry, I can support you."
He does not need his wife to use dowry to supplement him. This is simply something that the most useless man can do.
Qin Zhen looked at Lou Yan intently for a moment, and then laughed.
She had long known how strong Lou Yan's self-esteem was, and he had his own code of conduct that no one could easily break.
When he was in southern Xinjiang, he raised food and grass for him, and he paid back all the money he spent after returning to Beijing.
Her husband is a bit chauvinistic in some aspects and a bit cute.
Qin Zhen ignored Linglong and Manman who were present. She lowered her head and kissed Lou Yan quickly on the forehead and said, "Ayan, I hope you can understand that we are a family and we don't distinguish between each other."
Lou Yan was kissed unexpectedly, and the tips of his ears turned red.
But he didn't hide away, he just looked directly at Qin Zhen and said softly: "I know."
I know that we are family and we are inseparable.
Qin Zhen looked up at Linglong and said with a smile: "Just do what the prince said."
Linglong's face had already turned red. After receiving the order, she quickly got up and left, not forgetting to drag Manman away.
When there were only two people left in the room, Lou Yan stopped pretending and rested his head on Qin Zhen's lap.
Qin Zhen held his head in her hands, looked down at the person who was rubbing against her, and said, "Didn't you disdain to fight with them in the past? Why do you insist on competing with Xiao Yao today?"
Lou Yan curled his lips and said, "I just saw that he was unhappy and wanted to cause trouble for him."
Qin Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes filled with a smile.
Lou Yan used to be like a living person, as if nothing could attract his attention. But today, he is actually angry with others.
Qin Zhen thought a little foolishly: That's great.
She has a feeling that my children are awesome.
So, like a bear parent, she asked: "Are you happy today?"
"I'm so happy," Lou Yan said with a hint of smile in his eyes, "Don't you see Xiao Yao's face? It's almost the color of pig liver."
"He wants to please Hu Yafei and let the King of Southern Xinjiang stand on his side. Although I don't care much about this, but if it can add some trouble to him, why not do it?" Lou Yan said leisurely, "It's best.
When Hu Yafei saw how useless he was, he didn't want to marry him, and when the time came, he would be in vain."
Qin Zhen couldn't help but laugh.
These are things that the former Lou Yan would never do.
But now he not only did it, but he also looked very happy doing it.
Qin Zhen felt from the bottom of her heart that Lou Yan was very nice and popular.
She touched Lou Yan's hair and said softly: "Does the attitude of the King of Southern Xinjiang really matter?"
Lou Yan's tone was a little more serious: "It's not completely okay, it will have some impact. But it doesn't matter, you have to believe me, I can solve it."
No one is more familiar with the land in southern Xinjiang than him.
Qin Zhen nodded: "Of course I believe you."
After a pause, Qin Zhen suddenly laughed and said, "I just want to say that Xiao Yao may not be able to succeed."
The way she saw Hu Yafei today, she didn't think Hu Yafei could marry him willingly.
