Chapter 67
Chapter 67
The Ninth Prince didn't know why Duanmu Rui was so angry, but had no choice but to ask Hu Ya for help.
Hu Ya followed the Ninth Prince and told him quietly, "The betrothal gifts from the queen mother are all gold bracelets, jade bracelets, gold earrings, jade earrings, gold bracelets and jade bracelets, but Duanmu is obviously a man, so he...is angry."
"Why did you send those? Didn't you get what I asked for?" Ninth Prince asked.
"What... are you asking for?" Hu Ya smelled a conspiracy.
"The house!" The Ninth Prince murmured to Hu Ya, "I will give the Duanmu family a house as a bride price, and I will also have two good horses, nothing else!"
"Huh?" Hu Ya passed the Ninth Prince to look at Duanmu Rui, and then told the Ninth Prince, "There is no house, I have seen the gift list, there is absolutely no house, only all kinds of gold and jade, twenty brocades, two good horses... …Gone!"
Ninth Prince was a little puzzled.
The few people didn't go to any restaurant, but the Ninth Prince forcibly took them to the Ninth Prince's Mansion for lunch.
The reason is that today's Military Officer Examination, almost all the restaurants are martial arts practitioners, it would be inconvenient for them to bring their children, so it's better to go to the Nine Princes Mansion for a drink and a chat, where the surroundings are clean and the food is delicious.
Duanmu Rui was distressed that he really fell asleep and felt uncomfortable without a bed, so he planned to go to the Nine Princes' Mansion first to make a living.
The Ninth Prince took them to a small pavilion, which was surrounded by water on one side and bamboo forest on the other, with cool breeze and warm sunshine, it was very pleasant to sit here and drink a glass of wine.
The servants consciously brought some side dishes and sake from the Nine Princes Mansion, and then went down to order the food to be prepared.
"I'll hold Zhenzhen to rest." Ninth Prince took the opportunity to hug Zhenzhen from Duanmu Rui's arms, "You rest."
Duanmu Rui shook his already sore arm, and gave Zhenzhen to the Ninth Prince, "What about the betrothal gift?"
The Ninth Prince hugged Zhenzhen but did not send him to the room, but continued to hold him in his arms and watched him sleep soundly, "Don't accept the betrothal gift, I will make a decision after I ask the Queen Mother."
"You don't need to make any further decisions! Just quit!" Duanmu Rui said.
"Alright."
The Ninth Prince returned happily, but Duanmu Rui was stunned for a moment.
Hu Ya saw it in his eyes and couldn't bear to tell the truth. He leaned closer and whispered, "If you really have a heart for the Ninth Prince, I think you should agree. There is no such shop after this village."
"Get lost!" Duanmu Rui pushed Hu Ya away.
"When I said the dowry gift, it was just the wrong part given by the Empress Dowager. Of course, I had to make up for it." The Ninth Prince explained.
"No! Don't give it to anyone!" Duanmu Rui was not polite.
The Ninth Prince didn't care, "I'll decide whether or not it's time, it's definitely not as vulgar as gold and jade jewelry!"
"Don't forget your agreement with Boss Fang!" Duanmu Rui couldn't help reminding him, "So it's a waste of effort."
"The promise? It was ruined long ago!" the Ninth Prince said, "From the moment I left the prison, the promise was ruined."
"Destroyed?" Duanmu Rui didn't believe it, "Why?"
"Do you still remember what the fourth brother told me when I was in prison? He said that he could not have other heirs except Zhenzhen, and he could only go to Fangfu to visit Zhenzhen. What happened? I was released from prison and went to Fang Look at the mansion, the fourth brother didn't let him in, and he didn't let him in for a few days!"
Ninth Prince got angry when he mentioned this, "Since he broke the agreement, I will naturally break the agreement too!"
"So, the dowry was given to me to fight against Boss Fang?" Duanmu Rui raised his eyebrows and asked him.
Ninth Prince rubbed his nose, "It's not all, but it's not all."
"Dizzy." Hu Ya protested beside him.
"That is to say, I want to marry you, which is what the queen mother and I both want." The Ninth Prince told the truth, "I really want to marry you, and this way I can really stay by our two sides. This is the queen mother the meaning of."
It sounds good!Duanmu Rui understood that this was the way the Empress Dowager wanted to preserve the heirs of the Ninth Prince.
"So in a few days, I will send the dowry again, and you will definitely accept it." Ninth Prince said.
"Don't waste your energy in vain." Duanmu Rui's anger had already subsided by half, and it was a little powerless to persuade him now.
Ninth Prince hugged Zhenzhen with one hand, took out a small thing from the skirt, and put it on Zhenzhen's neck without Duanmu Rui's consent.
"What did you bring him?" Duanmu Rui saw his movements.
"I gave him a small gift. I went to a jade shop I know and asked the owner to polish it. I wish Zhenzhen a safe life. This can't be taken off!" Ninth Prince said very piously.
Whenever it comes to Zhenzhen, Duanmu Rui can't bear it.
Even if the jade pendant was far away, Duanmu Rui could tell that it was definitely not of ordinary quality.
If it is not exclusive to the palace, it is definitely a treasure among the people.
If a piece of such jade was really polished into a jade pendant, Duanmu Rui would never touch it if he didn't use the real name, for fear of being confused by the unique beauty of that jade.
But it was for Zhenzhen's blessing of safety, Duanmu Rui moved his mouth, but he didn't say any words of rejection.
After the drinks were served, Xiao Jue didn't know how he got the news, but he followed Chuancai's servants to this quiet small pavilion.
He consciously sat beside the Ninth Prince and offered to pour wine for several people present.
"What are you here for?"
Ninth Prince was not very happy that Xiao Jue came to join the team at this time.
"I heard from the Queen Mother that Qingyin proposed marriage to Mr. Duanmu, and I came here to congratulate you!" Xiao Jue looked cute in his clothes.
Hu Ya noticed that Duanmu Rui's mood became cold again. He hurriedly got up and wanted to hug Zhenzhen from the arms of the Ninth Prince, but he was ruthlessly rejected.
As soon as the Ninth Prince moved his body, Hu Ya didn't dare to continue.
Zhenzhen continued to sleep and snore, the jade pendant was hidden in his clothes.
"So it's only two months away from welcoming him into the mansion? Qingyin, do you think I'll prepare something for Mr. Duanmu?" He put on an upright look.
"No, I won't come to the Ninth Prince's Mansion." Duanmu Rui replied, "I will withdraw the betrothal gift when I go back. I have said it several times. I will not come to the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Don't ask me again!"
Although Xiao Jue was pushed back, he was in a great mood. In order to hide his happiness, he kept laughing and boasting that he was really a good-looking talent. At such a young age, he could tell that he was the embryo of a handsome Alpha.
The son was very happy to be praised as the Ninth Prince. He didn't notice Duanmu Rui's dark face, and he just kept looking at the sleeping Zhenzhen during the meal.
The few people hadn't finished eating when the guard of the Nine Princes' Mansion suddenly rushed in, saw Duanmu Rui and immediately said, "There is a person named Xiaoyan looking for you at the door, Mr. Duanmu."
"What's wrong?" Duanmu Rui was surprised, Xiaoyan had never done this before, he put down the bowl and chopsticks and got up, intending to go out and ask.
"Please come in, Xiao Yan." The Ninth Prince ordered directly, and the guard ran away quickly.
"Master, master is not well, something happened!" Xiao Yan started to yell from a distance, wishing that the whole Ninth Palace could hear it.
"What's the matter, speak slowly!"
"It's a bad thing, it's a bad thing!" Xiao Yan remembered that Liu Shen was confused, "Master and wife just opened the box and counted the dowry gifts, and it turned out...it turned out..."
"What's the result!" Duanmu Rui was anxious!
"It turned out that the box was empty!!!" Xiao Yan finally couldn't hold back, and tears kept falling down like beads.
"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, don't cry, tell me carefully what's wrong?" Duanmu Rui's heart skipped a beat, if this was the case, they would have hundreds of mouths and they couldn't tell.
Ninth Prince also listened carefully.
"It's like this..." Xiao Yan calmed down, "Master, after you leave, the master is going to check the things to see if he can tell the father-in-law in the palace that the betrothal gift was wrong, so he has to return it and don't need to send it again." Come on, Duanmu Rui is going to marry directly. After opening the box in the yard, I found out that it was completely empty, and there was nothing on the gift list at all."
"How could it be like this!" Duanmu Rui looked at the Ninth Prince contemptuously.
Ninth Prince looked back at him innocently.
"It's absolutely true, young master, please go back and have a look. The master and madam regretted it to death. They all hid in the room and couldn't come out. They just kept sighing and didn't even drink water!"
"Have you discussed it?" Duanmu Rui turned around and asked Ninth Prince.
"I don't know at all, I'm wronged..."
Duanmu Rui frowned, put down his chopsticks and got up.
Hu Ya hurriedly followed, and hugged Zhenzhen to the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince did not show any signs of letting go, "Since there is something at home, it's good to go and get busy with the family first, really let me be here, and it won't be too late to come see him after you finish your work, otherwise, if Master Duanmu throws things around again, What should I do if it hits the ground?" He said clearly.
Duanmu Rui also thought of these situations, and it was because of him that he was able to put Zhenzhen far away.
"That's good!" Boss Fang must not be at home at this time, so it's not convenient to go directly to the Alphas in his backyard, "Then I'm sorry, I'll go back and have a look!"
He and Hu Ya put down the courier and left the house. Duanmu Rui didn't dare to stop for a moment, and trotted all the way home.
"What's going on?" He was stunned as soon as he entered the yard. The red boxes that were almost full in the yard were now opened, and the inside was really empty, not even a single hair could be seen.
"Father!" He looked at Master Duanmu who had just walked out of the room.
"It's broken...it's all my father's fault! If I didn't agree to my father-in-law's marriage proposal, it wouldn't matter if I returned the betrothal gifts at that time!"
"What's the matter, dad?" There must be something strange about this.
"The boxes are all empty, Father Rui'er, I'm sorry!" Master Duanmu patted his head regretfully.
"It's okay, dad, I'll figure out a way, it's really okay, don't worry!" He tried his best to comfort Master Duanmu.
"This is great. Not only do you have to go to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, but we haven't seen any betrothal gifts. This queen mother is really picky, and even the two good horses haven't even seen a shadow yet."
Duanmu Rui understood that they were all put together by the Queen Mother, and he wondered if Fang Qingyin was an insider.
But regardless of whether he is an insider or not, it is only right and proper for him to pay back what his mother did.
Without even thinking about it, Duanmu Rui pushed Xiaoyan away and went straight to Fangfu.
Xiao Yan yelled at the top of her voice, but she couldn't stop her.
Hu Ya hurriedly followed, turned his head and kept telling Xiao Yan, "Take care of Master Duanmu, I'll follow Duanmu Rui!"
Xiao Yan was so anxious that she didn't know whether she should follow Duanmu Rui, but after being shouted by Hu Ya, she finally seemed to have a backbone, she turned around and ran back, fearing that something might happen to Master Duanmu!
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