"Of course we have no objection to giving it to the people," Wei Yifeng said through gritted teeth.

"However, it is excessive to let those who need it not receive it, while letting those who don't need it receive too much."

"Oh, you mean this?" Qi Zhiyu smiled slightly and pointed to the person distributing the items next to her. "Look."

Wei Yifeng and the others looked over and saw that while distributing the items, the servants of Prince Rui's mansion were tapping a dot on the back of the hand of the people receiving the items with chopsticks.

A jet-black dot remained on the back of my hand.

"This mark won't disappear until tomorrow. Those who came to collect it today can't collect it anywhere else," Qi Zhiyu said with a smile. "Are you all relieved about that?"

The King of Wu and his men fell silent.

"General Wei, don't you need to go back to hold your wedding ceremony?" Qi Zhiyu asked curiously. "Even if you care about the people, you don't need to neglect your own auspicious wedding time, do you?"

Wei Yifeng then remembered that he was getting married today.

He was so angry with Qi Zhiyu that he lost his mind.

But... he has absolutely no intention of going through the wedding ceremony right now.

As soon as Qi Zhiyu said this, everyone's eyes fell on Wei Yifeng's face.

Wei Yifeng could only force a smile and hurriedly led Jiang Shuyi back to the wedding ceremony.

Qi Zhiyu watched the group leave with a smile, then sat back down in her chair.

That's great, at least we can make some money.

They had prepared enough things to distribute to the people, but who would complain about having too much silver?

Wei Yifeng and the others went back, but the festive atmosphere of the wedding ceremony felt strange.

What should have been a lively and bustling event turned into an unusually silent one.

Fortunately, after quickly completing the wedding ceremony with heaven and earth and her parents, Jiang Shuyi was sent to the bridal chamber.

Wei Yifeng came out to greet the guests. Although everyone offered their congratulations, something felt off.

It was arguably the most bizarre wedding anyone had ever attended.

After drinking the wedding wine for a while, the event ended hastily, and everyone took their leave.

After everyone had left, Tang Jingrou burst into tears, crying, "What is Qi Zhiyu trying to do? Does she really hate seeing me happy?"

The wedding of a son should have been a joyous occasion, but now it has turned the Wei family into a laughing stock.

"Jiang Shuyi is so ignorant of etiquette! The bride hasn't even entered the house yet, and she's already lifted the veil herself!" Tang Jingrou scolded.

"How did the Jiang family raise their daughters? Don't they even understand these things?"

Wei Chengjiang shouted angrily, "Shut up!"

Tang Jingrou trembled in fright, then looked aggrieved.

She's really losing her status in her family more and more these days.

It's so frustrating.

Actually, the person who felt most frustrated at this time was Jiang Shuyi.

On her wedding night, she felt no joy, only unease and doubt.

"You don't know what's going on?" Wei Yifeng stared at Jiang Shuyi, trying to glean some clues from her face.

Unfortunately, even Jiang Shuyi herself was confused: "My maternal grandparents' family would never give their property to Prince Rui!"

"Even without the support of the Duke of Wei's mansion, my maternal grandfather's family business is so large, how could we simply hand over such a family fortune?"

This is completely unreasonable!

"Could it be that Prince Rui and his group forced them?" Jiang Shuyi guessed.

Wei Yifeng took a deep breath: "King Wu will investigate."

Originally, Jiang Shuyi's maternal grandparents' family was a money bag for the King of Wu.

Although the King of Rui cut it off some time ago, the King of Wu will definitely find other ways to continue to extract money from it.

It's a bit of a hassle, and the money might not be as much as before, but at least we can keep using it.

Now that it has become the property of Prince Rui, how can Prince Wu use it?

The King of Wu was definitely more anxious than anyone else.

The King of Wu did indeed investigate, but he remained silent upon hearing the results.

He summoned the Duke of Wei, pushed the gifts in front of him, and asked, "What exactly have you been doing during my month-long stay in the palace?"

He was confined to his residence, and just as the appointed time arrived, he went to Wei Yifeng and Jiang Shuyi's wedding, only to receive such a generous gift.

Duke Wei quickly flipped through the things the King of Wu had given him. He recognized every single word, but he couldn't understand them when they were put together.

"This, this is impossible..." Duke Wei did not understand and could not figure it out.

"How could such a large enterprise have been given to Jiang Lanqing?"

He wondered what methods Qi Zhiyu had used to seize the business from Jiang Shuyi's maternal grandparents.

This tactic is nothing more than bullying others by taking advantage of one's power, or resorting to underhanded tricks.

However, he never expected that the person who took over this huge business was Jiang Lanqing, who then handed it over to Qi Zhiyu.

What is all this?

The King of Wu was so angry at the Duke of Wei's words that he laughed: "Who are you asking about?"

Why is the Duke of Wei asking him about the affairs of the Jiang family, which he himself is unaware of?

The Duke of Wei was startled and hurriedly stood up, cupping his hands in greeting, saying, "Your Highness, this old minister will go back and investigate immediately."

"If it was really that wretched Jiang Lanqing who did it, I will definitely make him take back the property."

As for who will use the recovered assets, that goes without saying.

After leaving the Prince of Wu's residence, the Duke of Wei immediately returned and sent someone to summon Jiang Lanqing.

He did want to call his illegitimate son, but that person was always in the army, which was inconvenient. More importantly, the person who took over and gave up the property was Jiang Lanqing.

It would be better for him to confront Jiang Lanqing directly.

Duke Wei waited for a while, and the servant who went to find someone returned, but Jiang Lanqing was not with him.

"Where is he?" Duke Wei frowned and asked unhappily.

The servant, his eyes darting around, replied, "He... he said... he's not a member of the Jiang family, so we don't need to listen to you."

The Duke of Wei's face immediately darkened: "What were his exact words?"

The servant was startled and looked at the Duke of Wei in surprise.

"Speak!" Duke Wei gritted his teeth.

How could he not see that the servant was hiding something?

He wanted to hear what outrageous and utterly rebellious things that wretch had said!

"We've already severed ties, why are you still clinging to me? Like a leech?" The servant said quickly, then immediately buried his head deep in his hands.

He didn't even dare to look up at the Duke's face.

"What a terrible wretch!" The Duke of Wei trembled with rage.

"Prepare the carriage, I'm going to see him myself!" He refused to believe he couldn't handle that brat.

The servant nervously reported, "He...he's about to go out, saying he's going to find Qi Jingxi to watch a play."

The Duke of Wei sneered, "Let's go to the theater!"

If this matter isn't explained clearly today, he won't let it go!

The servant hurried to prepare the carriage, and Duke Wei quickly arrived at the theater. After finding out which private room Jiang Lanqing was in, he went straight there.

However, when he reached the door, he couldn't get in.

Because there were people guarding the entrance.

Duke Wei could see Jiang Lanqing or Qi Jingxi without needing to give prior notice, but the problem was that Qi Zhiyu was also among them.

That was a princess personally appointed by His Majesty, so he had to suppress his anger, abide by the rules, and have someone inform him.

Fortunately, Qi Zhiyu didn't make things difficult for him and quickly let him in.

He almost fainted from anger when he went in.

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