The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

When Prime Minister Feng learned that Miss Su had discovered a huge black stone deposit in Quancheng, he was extremely anxious and wanted to seize the black stone deposit for himself.

He put down his wine glass, pounded his broken leg hard, and wished he could stand up immediately to arrange the selection of the magistrate of Quancheng County.

Vice Minister Luo sighed deeply and shook his head, saying, "It's too late. Before the Crown Prince Gong even left the capital, he recommended the Zhang family of Qinghe County to His Majesty, and His Majesty agreed."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Feng was so angry that he smashed his wine cup!

If he hadn't been suspended, he could definitely have turned things around in this matter.

It seems that the Crown Prince Gong must have known about the black stone mine in Quancheng long ago and made preparations in advance.

The Crown Prince really spoils that girl too much.

Prime Minister Feng gritted his teeth, "I am not reconciled!"

Luo, the Vice Minister, was equally unwilling. He pushed the small wine cup aside, picked up the magpie-on-a-branch bowl that was used to hold rice, filled it with wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy aroma spread through his mouth. Everyone says that alcohol can relieve a thousand sorrows, but he felt that drinking alcohol only made his sorrows worse.

"Your Excellency, please don't worry. I heard that Miss Su's parents are on their way to the capital and will arrive in the next couple of days."

Prime Minister Feng thought to himself, "Why are you telling me this? Su Bing is your own son. You can think about your own Luo family's affairs when you get home. I just want to seize the black stone mine in Quancheng."

"Prime Minister, Miss Su is too strong, we can't defeat her, but I've had people inquire and found out that her parents are a pair of complete idiots, they have no brains at all. Her parents are her biggest weakness. If we want to completely defeat Miss Su, the best way is to start with her parents."

Prime Minister Feng thought it made a lot of sense.

But wait, you, Minister Luo, are Su Bing's biological father. Isn't dealing with Su Bing and his wife indirectly dealing with you?

Prime Minister Feng thought of his disappointing youngest son, Yuanxi. Even though his son was going too far, he still loved him dearly and couldn't be as heartless as Vice Minister Luo.

So we still have to admire Minister Luo! Throughout history, those who achieve great things have all been ruthless, so Minister Luo really might achieve great things.

Around noon, Su Qianqian and Gong Yu greeted Su Bing and his wife outside the South Gate.

Also traveling with them were Su Qianqian's uncle, Gu Huai, and his wife.

The main reason is that Su Qianqian will be turning 18 in a few days, and they all came to personally offer their blessings.

Su Bing had been to the capital before, but this was Gu Shi's first time.

Looking at the towering city gate, I felt quite intimidated.

She was afraid that her future in-laws would be difficult to get along with, and that her daughter would be mistreated after marriage. With such a high status and position, how could she support her daughter?

But looking at her future son-in-law's infuriating face, she felt even happier for her daughter.

Such an excellent son-in-law is truly hard to find even with a lantern.

Gu recalled that at the beginning, her husband thought that the Prince Gong was a hunter, calling him "little hunter brother" all the time. He didn't even realize that there was no hunter who was so handsome.

The prince looked at her daughter with eyes full of doting affection, without the slightest hint of pretense.

Perhaps the Crown Prince Gong disguised himself as a hunter to get close to her daughter because he liked her.

Gong Yu picked up his future parents-in-law directly at the entrance of Meiyuan Garden.

Marquis Guiping and his wife were already dressed in their finest attire and waiting outside the gate.

Su Bing and his wife, and Gu Huai and his wife, were very uneasy after getting off the carriage. They all kept their heads down and didn't even dare to look up.

Because the other party is His Majesty's maternal uncle, and he has been granted the title of First-Class Marquis.

Having witnessed some grand occasions in his life, Gu Huai knew that commoners were expected to kneel and pay their respects when meeting a marquis.

He pulled Qin Shi and was about to kneel down when he was stopped by Marquis Guiping.

Marquis Guiping was a carefree and unconventional man who never paid attention to details. He held a cricket jar in one hand and helped Gu Huai with the other.

"Hey, no need to kneel. You're Qian'er's uncle, so you're my uncle too. Oh, no, you're Yu'er's uncle."

Marquis Guiping picked up a handful of dry grass, teased the cricket in the jar, and then said with a smile, "We are all elders, and we are equals."

Gu Huai thought to himself: I dare not sit on equal footing with the emperor's own uncle.

A plaque hangs outside the mansion, with the words "Plum Garden" written on it.

This place originally belonged to the Prince of Huainan. The late emperor especially favored the Prince of Huainan and bestowed this courtyard upon him, so the plum garden was extremely luxurious.

Later, the Prince of Huainan rebelled, and many wealthy families in the capital coveted this mansion.

However, the Marquis of Guiping's family, through their connections, managed to seize the plum garden.

Cui carefully examined Gu and found that Gu was very young. She looked like she was in her twenties, even though she was over forty. She was better preserved than Cui.

Actually, Gu Shi was originally made to look very old by the old lady Su's rubbing, but she started to look younger and younger after using the face mask that Su Qianqian made.

Qin occasionally used face masks with Gu, so her skin was quite good. The spots and wrinkles that she had developed from sun exposure when she was setting up her stall had all disappeared.

Qin looked across at the mansion across the street and discovered that the gate of the Marquis of Guiping's mansion was right there.

There was also a sign outside the gate that said the Luo family and dogs were not allowed to enter.

Qin lowered her head and covered her mouth, laughing. The Luo family looked down on her brother-in-law's family, so they deserved to be targeted.

It seems that Marquis Guiping and his wife are indeed as unconventional as the legends say.

Cui took Gu's hand affectionately, "Good sister, I have already arranged for people to tidy up the house in advance. Go in and take a look. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, please let me know and I will have someone rearrange it immediately."

Madam Gu wasn't very good at talking; she just smiled and nodded.

This made Cui like Gu even more, feeling that Gu was very similar in personality to her most beloved younger sister, Cui, so she found Gu very endearing.

"Sisters, come with me, I'll show you the beautiful scenery inside this house."

Qin was very satisfied. In most families, men go first, and they also enter the house first. But now Cui was going to lead them past Guiping Marquis and into the plum garden first.

This shows that this family does not have a strong sense of male superiority and female inferiority. When Qianya marries into the family, she will not be suppressed by the etiquette of male superiority and female inferiority.

Gu and her sister-in-law Qin followed Cui into the house and were amazed by its grandeur. The first thing they saw upon entering was the screen wall.

The walls were decorated with dragons and phoenixes, all gleaming in gold, almost blinding me. Could they be made of gold?

Pointing to a pair of dragon eyes, Cui said, "These are inlaid with luminous pearls that glow at night, but they're not big enough to be considered treasures."

Gu Huai, walking behind: Good heavens! I've never seen a luminous pearl before, but I finally have today. But the Lady Hou says it's not a treasure.

If this isn't a treasure, then what in the world can be considered a treasure?

Even with his restaurant business booming, he still couldn't afford this treasure, because luminous pearls are extremely rare, and rarity makes them valuable.

Gu Huai really wanted to get closer to take a look at the luminous pearl, but he was afraid of embarrassing Qian Yatou, so he could only keep his eyes fixed on it and continue walking forward.