On our wedding night, my wife acted strangely.

After several rounds of drinks and five dishes... there was no more food.

At the end of the banquet, the fat man ate all two pitiful plates of peanuts, as if he had drunk two plates of rice porridge.

Before leaving, Lin Yi instructed Yue Nan not to be too stubborn and not to just rob food, vegetables, meat, chicken, duck, fish, and even cloth. Anything sent to the palace should be intercepted and used to make nutritious meals for the soldiers.

Yue Nan nodded repeatedly to indicate that he understood, and the two brothers slowly walked back.

The wine of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not distilled, so its alcohol content was low and it didn't make you drunk. Lin Yi, riding his horse, pondered his next plan and soon returned to the palace.

Wang Tienan's residence was located north of the Regent's Palace, and the fat man had to walk a bit of the way there himself.

Lin Yi instructed, "Fatty, get up early tomorrow and cooperate with Yue Nan in the robbery."

"oh."

That's it, I'm angry.

Lin Yi smiled and shook his head.

There was a servant on night duty at the entrance of the Prince's mansion. When he saw Lin Yi return, he immediately ran over to take the horse and then lay down on the ground to serve as a horse stool.

Lin Yi didn't stand on ceremony and stepped on him to dismount.

Since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it. He wasn't so twisted as to want to mold the Great Zhou into some kind of ideology that would be a waste of time.

It's fine as it is.

Lin Yi took out a small piece of silver from his pocket and tossed it to him.

The servant was very excited.

"Oh! Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"

The Prince's Mansion was very large, extremely large.

The mansion has nine courtyards and nine entrances, and there is a garden on the east side. It takes twenty minutes to walk from the main gate to the bedroom.

As soon as they entered the hanging flower gate from the Xun gate, the old steward Lin An came to greet them, his face full of anxiety.

"Your Highness, you're finally back."

"What's wrong?"

"Madam found out about your trip to the Luo family to ask for a bride price. She made a scene all night and said she was going to hang herself."

Hanging? Ha.

Lin Yi sneered.

Although he wasn't Sigma, he wouldn't be threatened by a woman. He waved his hand and said, "Let her hang herself."

"Oh? Your Highness, this lady hanged herself so soon after marrying into the family... Isn't that inappropriate?"

"What's wrong with that? It saves me the trouble of writing a letter of divorce."

Lin An grinned awkwardly, thinking to himself that the prince really did have an imposing presence after recovering.

"Um, yes, Your Highness, would you like something else to eat?"

"No need. I have a question for you: Does our palace have any source of income?"

The two talked as they walked toward the inner courtyard.

Lin An leaned forward slightly and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, the main income of the Prince's Mansion comes from the rent from the farmers. The old Prince had 1,500 mu of fiefdom in Lantian County back then, and later added another 500 mu. All of these are good fields. In addition, the imperial court also gives 50,000 taels of silver every year to support the operation of the Prince's Mansion. There is no problem."

Good heavens, fifty thousand taels a year.

Even setting aside basic necessities like food, drink, and shelter, how many years would it take to save up a million for a bride price?

Everyone says that marriage will drain a family dry. Lin Yi didn't believe it at first, but now he does.

Damn it, if they can empty the Regent's Palace, is there any family that they can't empty?

Luckily, I managed to get it back.

How many people are currently in the Prince's residence?

"Since the old prince passed away, the manor has undergone a great change. Currently, there are only two hundred maids and servants left to manage the important areas, and the rest have been dismissed."

Lin Yi didn't know what to say.

Such a large mansion could support ten thousand people and be wealthy, yet now it only has a mere two hundred.

We still don't have many children; I need to hurry up and find a way to have some.

Thinking about having children, Lin Yi blushed. He hadn't really paid attention when he was tidying up Luo Qingyu yesterday. He wasn't good at biology and didn't know if eating her would make her pregnant.

Could it be that it's already there?

The two arrived at the inner courtyard.

As soon as I entered the moon gate, I heard a string of vicious curses coming from the side room.

"Lin Yi! You shameless bastard, you want the betrothal gifts back! How could I, Luo Qingyu, marry someone like you! You're utterly disgusting! Absolutely disgusting!"

"My parents are your in-laws, and you actually come to their door to bully them! Are you even human? Don't you have any sense of morality or basic ethics?!"

"You bastard! I, Luo Qingyu, will never let you get away with this, even if it means death!"

"If you kneel down right now and lick my feet, then return the betrothal gifts, I'll forgive you! Otherwise, you'll never see me again in this lifetime!"

"You'll die a horrible death!"

Lin An glanced at Lin Yi, who was standing there listening intently, and said, "Your Highness, should this old servant call someone to silence the Madam?"

"No need." Lin Yi showed no anger whatsoever.

It's just the impotent rage of a loser. Back in the day, there were plenty of stubborn prisoners like that on the battlefield, but what happened to them? They all obediently followed orders.

"I'll go take a look. You go ahead and do your work. I want to drink millet porridge tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

Lin An stepped back, and Lin Yi walked to the door of the side room, where he saw Yi Fei squatting there, embroidering something by the light of the room.

"Your Highness! You're back!" Upon hearing footsteps, Yifei stood up and bowed.

Lin Yi nodded and asked, "Yes, what's the situation inside?"

"Your Highness, Madam was fine during the day, but after Xiuzhu returned in the afternoon, she started crying and making a scene, even saying she wanted to hang herself."

Did you give her a rope?

Yifei shook her head: "No, this servant wouldn't dare."

"What are you embroidering?" Lin Yi moved closer to Yi Fei and took the thing from her hand.

Yifei blushed and said somewhat shyly, "I noticed that Your Highness's purse is old, so I thought I'd embroider a new one for you, but my skills aren't very good..."

Lin Yi saw a soaring dragon on the fabric, its ferocity tinged with a hint of gentleness, and smiled, "Isn't this quite nice? I like it very much."

"Does Your Highness truly like it?"

"really."

"Okay, then I'll finish embroidering it as soon as possible!" Yifei nodded happily, as if she had received some encouragement.

What an honest and simple girl! She's a hundred times better than that gold digger Luo Qingyu.

Lin Yi reached out and patted her head before pushing open the door and going inside.

It seems Luo Qingyu heard him speak, because she stopped shouting and stared at Lin Yi as he entered the room.

"Weren't you going to hang yourself? How come you're still alive?" Lin Yi sat down at the small table, looking at her with amusement.

Luo Qingyu gritted her teeth and said, "Lin Yi, are you even speaking human language?"

"How can you understand if it's not human language?"

"You... I'm not going to argue with you. Tell me, why!"

"Why? Why?"

"Why did you cause such a scene at my house and take away the bride price! Lin Yi, I've already given you my body, isn't that enough? Doesn't my body deserve this bride price?"

Lin Yi ignored Luo Qingyu's roaring dragon, but instead glanced at Xiuzhu hiding behind her, and then tapped the table with his finger.

dong dong.

Xiuzhu was taken aback, then realized what was happening and cautiously came out to pour him a cup of tea.

Lin Yi took a sip, smacked his lips, and said, "Do you think you're made of gold? A million-dollar dowry? You're not even worth a million!"

"I, Luo Qingyu, am exceptionally talented and incomparably beautiful. The men who pursue me stretch all the way to Cao County. Why wouldn't I be worth a million?"

"Because you eat shit."

Luo Qingyu: ?

She was stunned for a moment, then remembered what had happened last night, and was immediately filled with shame and indignation!

"You forced me to do that!"

Lin Yi chuckled and crossed his arms: "Did you eat it?"

"You..." Luo Qingyu immediately recalled the bitter taste, her face turning red with anger, veins bulging. "I should have bitten it off then!"

"Luo Qingyu, please look at the situation clearly. Your father can't save you, and neither can the emperor! You can only obediently listen to me!" Lin Yi suddenly narrowed his eyes, his killing intent bursting forth.

Luo Qingyu was not to be outdone, and with her neck already red with anger, she said, "Do you believe I'll kill myself in front of you?"

"The princess's suicide is a grave crime. What? You want to die, but your parents don't want to live either?"

Luo Qingyu was almost driven mad by him. She grabbed her hair with both hands and yelled, "You... Lin Yi, what exactly do you want?!"

"It's nothing special, I just want to torture you."

"Divorce me."

"Impossible, you were married to me with a dowry of one million."

Luo Qingyu looked at him as if she'd seen a ghost, "Didn't you get all the betrothal gifts back?"

"Yes, but it's also true that I spent a million to marry you."

"you……"

"Stop talking nonsense, crawl over here and suck my lips."