I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Upon hearing this, Lady Wei intended to refuse again.

He then gave Dong Jin a good scolding and rode away.

But then he thought, since he was just idling around anyway, he might as well keep Dong Jin company.

Thinking of this, Madam Wei's eyes flickered, and she deliberately asked, "A generous reward? What kind of generous reward? Tell me, and see if it's worth it. I'll plead on your behalf."

Upon hearing this, Dong Jin was overjoyed and almost fell off his horse.

Although Lady Wei has not yet agreed to plead for him, the fact that she is willing to listen to him means there is a chance. He doesn't want to spend another second with this beast on his neck.

"Ten thousand taels of gold, a thousand bolts of brocade, a hundred chests of jewelry..." Dong Jin rattled off the list.

However, before he could continue, Madam Wei interrupted, "Do you think I would be swayed by gold and silver? What do you, Dong Jin, take me for!"

In the end, Lady Wei became somewhat angry.

Dong Jin quickly explained, "Madam, please don't be angry. Let me finish. Of course, I know you won't be moved by this gold and silver, but it's essential. This is to show my sincerity. As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a penny, can't he?"

Since Wei Yingxiong died in battle at the border, the Wei family has declined at a visible speed.

In the Wei family, all the men have died, leaving only a widowed and orphaned family.

Even children passing by the Wei family's house felt that the house was eerily gloomy.

With all the men of the Wei family dead, the family was affected in many ways, including its income.

Previously, the Wei family's income consisted of nothing more than these: salary, land and shops, gifts and favors from relatives and friends, and rewards from the imperial court.

The men are still here, so there's no need to worry about these things.

But once the men died, their salaries, social obligations, and imperial rewards all ceased.

The Wei family's income is now reduced to farmland and shops, which are enough to feed the Wei family's widows and orphans until they die.

But the Wei family's quality of life is incomparable to what it used to be.

To say the Wei family is short of money is an understatement!

Therefore, Dong Jin had to send Lady Wei a large amount of gold and silver.

This is his sincerity, and it's what the Wei family lacks.

"continue."

Lady Wei felt that Dong Jin's words made some sense and gestured for him to continue.

Dong Jin dared not be negligent and continued, "Besides these gold and silver, Dong Jin has also found a long-term solution for you, Madam. You should know that after Brother Wei and several nephews died on the battlefield, the Wei family declined very quickly. One day, it will close its doors and disappear from the world."

"Oh?"

Lady Wei became interested. "What is the way to longevity? Tell me about it."

This was also what Lady Wei was most concerned about; the lack of money was a minor matter.

The important thing is that the Wei family cannot decline day by day until it closes down.

Otherwise, she would be letting down Wei Yingxiong, and even more so, the ancestors of the Wei family.

Dong Jin happily said, "My Dong family is willing to form a righteous alliance with the Wei family, to help Madam and revitalize the Wei family!"

A pair of intertwined branches are wonderful!

Madam Wei narrowed her eyes, and her expression immediately changed.

Unaware of his own shortcomings, Dong Jin continued, "Madam, you may not know this, but my Dong family has many fine young men. Some are talented in literature and calligraphy, some are skilled in martial arts and extremely brave, and some are resourceful and versatile... I, Dong Jin, will personally select them all to marry into the Wei family and bear children for the Wei family. I believe that in time, the Wei family will surely prosper!"

"Moreover, since the Dong family and the Wei family have formed a good alliance, outsiders will no longer look down on the Wei family. They will still have to give face to the Dong family of Huozhou."

"This isn't just revitalization, it's reaching a higher level, Madam. What do you think...?"

The word "He" stuck in Dong Jin's throat; he couldn't say it no matter what he tried.

Because he discovered that, he didn't know when it started.

Lady Wei's complexion, which had been quite good, turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

His silver teeth were grinding together so hard they made a loud crunching sound.

Swish!

Lady Wei suddenly drew the long sword that was hanging on the horse's belly.

Without saying a word, he stabbed at Dong Jin.

Fortunately, Dong Jin was wearing armor, which prevented him from being stabbed through the heart.

However, he was also caught off guard by this sudden sword strike.

The sudden stab made him stumble, almost tumbling off his horse.

Dong Jin was furious and quickly tried to create some distance.

"Hey, you old widow!"

"I kindly found a long-term solution for your Wei family, and instead of being grateful, you want to kill me?"

"Do you know how many families in the world want to befriend the Dong family? They would beg for it if they could."

"Not to mention, it was a fine son of my Dong family who married into your Wei family; your Wei family has gained an enormous advantage!"

Holding her long sword, Lady Wei became even angrier. With a sharp shout, she spurred her horse and gave chase.

The longsword in his hand moved with such speed that it left sparks on Dong Jin's armor.

What is the way to long-term sustainability?

She bah!

That's absolutely disgusting.

What do you mean by marrying into the family and having children? It's all just coveting the beauty of her daughters-in-law and wanting to use that to take over the Wei family!

Don't even think about it. As long as she's around, no man will ever step foot in the Wei family's door.

Even if they remain widows for the rest of their lives, they will never bring shame upon the Wei family!

……

What was happening outside quickly drew the attention of those inside the carriage.

Pulling back the curtains, Chun Tao and Xia Liu both peered out.

Chuntao couldn't help but say, "Hey, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

"Feed? Is that calling me?"

Qin Li raised his eyes, feigning ignorance.

Xia Liu quickly reached out and pressed Chun Tao's head down, "Your Highness, please forgive me, this silly girl just can't speak properly."

Qin Li withdrew his gaze and returned it to the booklet in his hand.

There were many such booklets around him, piled up like a small mountain.

These are all memorials submitted by Jiangnan in recent years.

If you want to understand the situation in Jiangnan, reading these memorials is a shortcut.

However, you can't believe everything written in it; in fact, you can't believe most of it.

After all, the local officials had long been corrupted by powerful families, and most of the memorials they submitted were false.

"Your Highness, are you really not going to do anything about it?"

Xia Liu also asked.

Actually, Lady Wei was a good person; she taught them a lot.

They already considered Madam Wei as one of their own, and privately they all called her Aunt Wei.

"What do you care?"

Qin Li said, "Isn't this a good thing? Do you expect me to stop Lady Wei from making a move?"

Knowing that Madam Wei was angry, instead of trying to help her relieve her anger, he tried to stop her. That would be truly foolish.

"Your Highness, my sister and I didn't mean that. What we meant was, what if Dong Jin hurts Lady Wei? What will I do then?"

Dong Jin was, after all, a legitimate Marquis of Wuyang, and a grown man.

Although Lady Wei was the daughter of a military family and possessed considerable martial arts skills, she was no match for Dong Jin.

"He wouldn't dare!"

Qin Li only had this one answer to this.

Even if Dong Jin had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to harm Madam Wei. He had to consider the Buddha's feelings, not the monk's.

If Lady Wei is truly injured, Dong Jin's life will come to an end.

Dong Jin was well aware of this, so he only dared to dodge and did not dare to fight back.