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Cui Du was drunk and slept until dawn before waking up. When he opened his eyes, he found everything around him unfamiliar. Cui Du was stunned for a moment before he remembered where he was.

Wait two more days, and the princess will come to marry him into the palace.

Thinking of this, Cui Du couldn't help but grin.

After washing, dressing and eating breakfast, Cui Ping came. Cui Ping took out a box from his sleeve and put it into Cui Du's hand: "Here is a land deed, keep it."

Cui Du refused again and again: "The Cui family prepared a generous dowry for me, I really feel ashamed to accept it. I cannot accept this land deed."

Cui Ping hinted in a low voice: "This is a barren mountain. Not even trees can grow on it. However, some people occasionally pick up gold nuggets when they go into the mountain."

Cui Du: "..."

So, this so-called barren mountain may actually contain gold mines?

The Cui family of Boling actually gave him such a gold mine... No, it was given to the princess!

Cui Du was dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

Cui Ping smiled at Cui Du and said meaningfully: "We, the Cui family of Boling, wholeheartedly support the princess, so we naturally have to show our sincerity."

Cui Du was in a very complicated mood. He accepted the box silently and said, "I will not make any promises on behalf of the princess."

Cui Ping said: "Don't worry, we in the Cui family will not be greedy and ask for things we shouldn't ask for. We will not anger the princess either."

They just saw that troubled times were coming and wanted to place their bets in advance.

Cui Du understood the implication of Cui Ping's words, and his mood became more complicated, with an uncontrollable sense of pride rising in his heart.

His princess was broad-minded, generous, kind, compassionate to the people, and ruthless when dealing with enemies. Bo Ling Cui Shi really had vision.

Cui Ping said nothing more. He asked Cui Du to keep his "private property" and left leisurely.

However, Cui Du was disturbed by this sudden incident. After thinking about it, he could not stay any longer, so he quietly left Cui's house and strolled back to the palace.

The palace gatekeeper saw Cui Du coming and couldn't help laughing: "The wedding is only two days away, and Lord Changning can't even hold back for two days?"

Cui Du smiled cheekily and said, "I'm used to staying in the palace. I came out for a walk and came back without noticing."

The concierge would not stop him, and hurriedly smiled and invited Lord Changning to come in. There was no need to ask someone to pass on anything, because this was Lord Changning's home!
At this time of day, Jiang Shaohua would be in the study, discussing matters with the officials of the palace. Even when the wedding date was approaching, this habit did not change.

Cui Du simply walked outside the study and waited.

Not long after, the door of the study opened.

Chen Changshi, who was the first to step out, was stunned when he saw Cui Du, but then he laughed: "The princess is in the study, Lord Changning can go in by himself."

Cui Du said "eh" with a shameless face and walked into the study room shamelessly.

The other officials were also surprised when they saw Cui Du. They all tried to hold back their laughter and quickly bowed and left.

Jiang Shaohua laughed: "Why are you back?"

Cui Du stood up to greet them naturally, touched his nose, held Jiang Shaohua's hand, and smiled softly, "I have something to tell you." Jiang Shaohua hummed and winked at Chen Jinyu and others. Everyone left, leaving only the two of them in the study.

Cui Du took out a land deed from his sleeve and put it into Jiang Shaohua's hand: "This is the land deed of a barren mountain. It was given to me by my great uncle. In fact, it is presented to the princess through my hand. There is a gold mine in the barren mountain. When there are enough people in the future, the princess can send people to mine and smelt it."

Jiang Shaohua raised his eyebrows and smiled: "The Cui family is really generous."

Cui Du was a little uneasy and whispered, "I also think this gift is too heavy. Will the Cui family use this as an excuse to ask the princess for too much in the future? Otherwise, I will return the land deed."

"It's already been given, just accept it." Jiang Shaohua was calm. He unfolded the deed and studied it carefully for a moment, then said, "Sizhou has been at war, and the situation is sometimes good and sometimes bad. No one knows whether the Rouran barbarians can be defeated. If we win this battle, it will be good. If we lose, the collapse of Daliang will not be far away."

"By that time, the north will be in chaos, and without troops, they will not be able to protect themselves. The Cui family of Boling is a wealthy family in the north, and is also the most obvious target. Migrant soldiers and bandits will attack the aristocratic families in troubled times. The Cui family has long-term concerns and naturally wants to hold on to the big tree of the Nanyang Palace. I hope that the Nanyang Palace can protect them in the future."

"The Cui family sent this valuable gift, and this princess can accept it calmly."

Cui Du finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you can accept it. The deed is in my hand, like a hot potato, I'd better hand it over quickly to feel at ease."

Jiang Shaohua pursed his lips and smiled: "You are too honest. Don't you know to keep it as private money and take it out when I need money urgently in the future, so as to help me in need?"

Cui Du grinned and said, "I've said it before, everything I have belongs to the princess."

Next, the unmarried couple was very intimate and affectionate.

……

Cui Du lingered until the evening before leaving.

Jiang Shaohua called Feng Changshi over and gave him the land deed.

Feng Changshi had been collecting gift lists these days and had become numb to the so-called generous gifts. However, when he learned that there was a gold mine in the barren mountain on the land deed, his spirits suddenly lifted and his eyes sparkled: "The Cui family is indeed generous."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and joked: "In the past few years, I have been giving out fireworks and money like water. This time, have you taken it all back?"

Feng Changshi smiled and said, "Last year, I received a large sum of money for the coming-of-age ceremony. This year, the princess is getting married, and there will be even more gifts. In a year or two, when the princess gets pregnant, I can receive another sum."

Jiang Shaohua burst into laughter: "I haven't even gotten married yet, but Feng Changshi is already thinking about the baby's full moon ceremony."

However, Feng Changshi did work hard and made great contributions. In the past few years, the Nanyang Palace had spent a lot of money and food to make friends with court officials and maintain friendly relations with the palace, and it was all handled by Feng Changshi.

Of course, Jiang Shaohua also gave Feng Changshi enough respect and trust. He gave Feng Changshi the salt mine in Pingzhou, the copper mine in Luozhou, and the gold mine in Boling County after just one look.

A scholar will die for his confidant. As a minister, if you meet a monarch who trusts and values ​​you, you will die for him.

Feng Changshi was not good at sweet talk and would never say such words. He took the land deed and quickly left.

That night, Feng Changshi took a pot of good wine to find Chen Changshi.

Chen Changshi has been busy entertaining officials and ministers who came to give gifts these days. His mouth has been moving all day, his throat is hoarse, and he can hardly speak when he opens his mouth: "No, there are a lot of things to do tomorrow, I can't drink."

Feng Changshi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Who told you to drink? I'm in a good mood, so I drink it myself. You just watch."

Chen Changshi: "..." (End of this chapter)