The sky-high dowry not only stunned the older generation of the Mu family, but Yun Que and Mu Qingyao were also surprised.
Even the Mu family, the first aristocratic family in the Yan Kingdom, would not be able to give so many treasures as a dowry to their daughter.
Yun Que counted and found that there were nearly a hundred carts of fine copper alone!
Refined copper is not ordinary copper and iron, but is refined from brass and is the basic material for refining magical instruments.
Its value is higher than gold!
The same goes for iron essence, which can be used to refine magic weapons, and the price is only slightly lower than refined copper.
Yun Que was filled with doubts.
What Mu Qingzhou did was wrong!
This is definitely not a ceremony to marry a daughter, Mu Qingzhou must have other plans.
Mu Qingzhou took the account book from the old housekeeper and handed it to Yun Que.
"My dear son-in-law, I'm quite satisfied." Mu Qingzhou said with a smile: "Put it away and reconcile the accounts when you have nothing to do. There are many people and many hands, so it is inevitable that some things will be lost."
Not allowing Yun Que to speak, Mu Qingzhou directly saw the guest off and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the door."
As Mu Qingzhou waved, the carriages joined the long queue and drove out of the Mu Mansion one by one.
"etc!"
The voices of the shepherds' elders came from the hall, and these old men couldn't sit still any longer.
"Mu Qingzhou, are you crazy! When you marry your daughter, you actually give half of your family property as a dowry?"
"We don't agree! There's no way these three hundred carts of dowry can be transported out of the Mufu!"
All the old men blew their beards and glared, dropped the teapot, overturned the table, and glared at Mu Qingzhou.
Mu Qingzhou stopped and did not look back. He turned his back to everyone and said, "Uncles, please be patient. I will give you an explanation when I get back."
"No! You have to make it clear now! Otherwise, you won't be able to take out a single copper from the Mufu!"
A bald old man shouted loudly and stepped forward to stop him.
"Qingzhou, you'd better explain it clearly now. My uncles are old and can't stand being frightened," Mu Wan said.
Mu Qingzhou slowly turned back, like a lion waving his head, and glanced at everyone coldly.
The elders of the Mu family immediately calmed down. The bald old man who was chasing him stayed where he was and did not dare to come forward. Mu Wan also shut up and stopped talking.
The head of a family has his own dignity.
Mu Qingzhou did not explain, but sent Yun Que to the door of Mu Mansion.
Looking at the endless motorcade outside the gate, Yun Que didn't ask about the sky-high dowry, but asked seemingly casually:
"Uncle Mu, does he know the cause of my father's death?"
Mu Qingzhou shook his head heavily and said: "Over the years, I have sent at least ten groups of people to Hanshui City to check. There are many experts among them, but no one has come back alive."
Yun Que was silent for a long time, bowed and said, "Thank you, Uncle Mu."
Yun Que believed what the other party said.
No matter how a person pretends to be pitiful and innocent or righteous, it is difficult to fake the faint regret in his eyes.
Yun Que saw the regret in Mu Qingzhou's eyes.
The regret of losing an old friend and being unable to do anything about it.
Mu Qingzhou gave a wry smile and told Yun Que: "Yao'er is simple-minded and doesn't know much about business. This dowry is not small. Please help her watch it carefully so as not to be deceived."
Seeing Yun Duo bow his head in response, Mu Qingzhou waved his hand and said: "It's getting late, you just go back to the Sword Palace."
Mu Qingyao always frowned.
She wanted to ask why her father had given out so much dowry at once, but Mu Qingzhou didn't give her a chance to speak and turned around and went back home.
Mu Qingyao had no choice but to go on the road with Yun Que, and the convoy rushed to the direction of Jian Palace.
Pedestrians on the road talked a lot, and it didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the imperial city.
"Have you heard that the eldest lady of the Mu family is getting married! The dowry will be worth a full three hundred cars!"
"Oh my God! Three hundred cars! How lavish!"
"Even loading three hundred trucks of rice and flour will cost a lot of money!"
"Rice and white noodles? The worst ones are all gold nuggets! Pearls, agates, corals and emeralds are all valuable treasures that people don't even bother to pretend to be rich!"
"Sure enough, they are the most wealthy family in the Yan Kingdom! I'm so jealous!"
In the streets and alleys, in restaurants and teahouses, the topic of discussion was all about the Mu family’s dowry.
Along the way, Mu Qingyao was silent, sitting on the carriage with her head lowered, thinking about the true intention of her father's move.
Just thinking about it, she couldn't figure out why half of the family property should be given to her as a dowry.
Not only did it offend every member of the Mu family, it was equivalent to a severe injury to the entire Mu family.
"Don't think about it. Since your father refuses to tell, you can't find out what's going on." Yun Que leaned on the car, playing with the gold sand in the car, and sighed: "I really can't guess the thoughts of rich people.
Through."
Looking at the gold sand falling from Yun Que's hand, Mu Qingyao frowned and said to herself: "Does dad want to leave the Mu family and start his own business?"
"No, if he wanted to set up his own business, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now." Yun Que said casually.
"How do you know?" Mu Qingyao was very surprised, that was her father, why did Yun Que seem to know him better than she did.
"You guessed it." Yun Que said lazily: "With such a large dowry, after we get married, I will get multiple titles, including the richest man in Yan."
"Who wants to marry you?" Mu Qingyao said coquettishly.
"Didn't you say that I still have you at your house just now? Why don't you admit it so quickly?" Yun Que chuckled and said, "I looked at it, touched it, and held my hand. Apart from me, you
It seems that it is not easy to marry outside."
Mu Qingyao raised her eyebrows, her eyes were as sharp as a knife, the green hairpin on her long hair swayed slightly, and her whole body was filled with sword intent.
Mu Qingyao couldn't bear to be so frivolous.
Yun Que just raised his head and offered the other party's neck to chop at will.
"Scoundrel!"
Mu Qingyao calmed down and turned to look outside the car, not wanting to pay attention to Yun Que.
"Those elders in your family can't even fight a young boy like me. Do you think they can fight an old fox like your father?"
Yun Que admired Mu Qingyao's angry gesture and said with a smile, "That's why I said your father didn't want to start his own business at all, but had other reasons."
Mu Qingyao immediately turned her head. She ignored the disrespectful old fox name in Yun Gap and asked in surprise:
"What's the reason?"
Yun Que spread his hands and said, "You're not my father. How could I know what your father's difficulties are."
Mu Qingyao frowned and murmured: "The difficulties..."
There was a trace of self-blame in her heart. She and her father had always been estranged, and they could not see each other a few times throughout the year. She never thought that her father would have any difficulties.
"I can't see your father's real intention, but I can probably guess one thing."
The smile on Yun Que's face gradually disappeared, and he said with rare solemnity: "I'm afraid your Mu family is going to be in trouble."
Yun Que roughly guessed Mu Qingzhou's intention from what Mu Qingzhou told him before leaving: "Return to the Sword Palace."
The head of the herding family wants to preserve half of the family property through reasonable means such as dowry, and the Sword Palace is the safest safe.
Mu Qingyao pondered over and over what Yun Que said.
She couldn't imagine that the behemoth pastoral family would act in such a way that her father would have to divide the family property.
"No, the Mu family doesn't have powerful enemies, so there shouldn't be a life-or-death situation." Mu Qingyao whispered softly, unable to hide her worry.
"I'm just guessing, so you don't have to worry too much." Yun Que answered: "Maybe your father thinks that my uncle is too good and insists on giving such a large dowry."
Mu Qingyao couldn't laugh or cry when she heard this. She gouged out Yun Que and said nothing.
Mufu, hall.
Mu Qingzhou turned back and sat quietly on the main seat, surrounded by a group of old men's eyes full of anger and doubt.
Mu Wan lowered his head and sipped the tea, trying his best to hide the hatred deep in his eyes.
The sky is getting dark.
Mu Qingzhou's figure gradually disappeared into the shadows, and he whispered quietly:
"The emperor insisted on forging the Emperor's Sword, and he did not hesitate to offend the civil and military officials of the dynasty, and he did not hesitate to make the people complain. In order to keep up with the progress, he suffered countless deaths and injuries. The Mu family controlled the largest copper ore and iron mine in the Yan Kingdom, which was urgently needed for making swords. Your uncles thought
, the one on the dragon throne, can he let our Mu family go?"
In one sentence, everyone present was frightened.
Mu Gui retorted: "Before, the imperial master came to the palace to ask for fine copper, and we already gave him one hundred thousand catties! Our Mu family has given more than the palace, so what else can we do!"
"Uncle San loved hunting when he was young, and he killed many wild wolves." Mu Qingzhou's eyes hidden in the shadows were as still as water, and his voice was cold: "Have you ever seen a wolf that can be fed?"
There was silence in the hall again, and even the air became dull.
"Yaoer's dowry is for the Mu family to have a chance to make a comeback." Mu Qingzhou's voice became colder and more serious as he said, "Everyone, get ready for disaster. The Mu family is about to be in disaster."