Chapter 48

“Sister, I’ll go back to the palace and tell Father to issue a decree, making you my consort! Hehehe!”

The Prince Xian was so happy that he danced around, his eyes squinting with joy.

“Huh? Isn’t that a bit too fast?”

Xia Qingqing felt a little dazed, as the marriage of the three older young ladies in her family hadn’t been arranged yet, and here was the Prince Xian proposing to her.

“Not fast! Not fast! Don’t sell your pearl headpiece! I’ll have the little brat give you silver flowers! Hehehe!”

The Prince Xian winked at Young Master Xie, who immediately understood.

He packed up the pearl headpiece and returned it to Xia Qingqing, then took out a money box.

“It’s all silver notes from Old Master for you. There’s a total of ten thousand taels. Now you have plenty of money to buy whatever you want!”

“Ten thousand taels!”

Xia Qingqing’s large, watery eyes grew even wider. Ten thousand taels of silver—how much would that be in Dragon Kingdom’s currency?

She counted on her fingers—ten thousand… one hundred million… a billion!

Good heavens! As expected of a royal family member. Just casually handing out billions! No wonder girls in the future all want to marry into a rich family! They love domineering CEOs, no matter their age!

Her beautiful eyes sparkled brighter than the sunlight.

She quickly took the money box, opened the lid, and looked at the thick stack of silver notes inside, trembling with excitement as she caressed the scene before her, one she had only dreamed of.

Young Master Xie secretly laughed and glanced at the Prince Xian.

“See, you two really are alike. Last night, when you took so many silver notes, you looked just as foolish!”

The Prince Xian shrugged and muttered, “Good thing I went to get some from Yan Meili last night, otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to gather so many silver notes to give Qingqing! Truly, wool comes from the sheep! Anyway, Xia Qingqing is Yan Meili’s nominal daughter, so it’s only right for me to give her some of her silver!”

“I’ll go to the palace first! Qingqing, you wait at home for my good news!”

The Prince Xian ran off quickly, afraid that if he delayed, someone else would take Xia Qingqing away.

At this moment, Xia Qingqing was so absorbed in counting the money that she didn’t pay attention to anything else.

Young Master Xie poured her a cup of water, sitting opposite her, quietly watching her busy work.

“Miss, wouldn’t it be great if you married him? The Prince Xian’s family is worth millions of taels. You could just help him with managing the stores, be the landlord. So easy! No need to deal with those political intrigues!”

Xia Qingqing looked up at this mischievous friend, feeling that the Prince Xian had just left, and now Young Master Xie was trying to cause trouble. This Young Master Xie truly didn’t know how to behave.

“I can’t stand your smug, disgusting attitude! I think the Prince Xian is very simple, and I like being around simple people. Unlike you, with your scheming mind, I don’t want to be associated with you and end up getting disgusted by others!”

Xia Qingqing made her thoughts clear.

Young Master Xie almost fell to the ground.

This was the first time he’d encountered a girl who dared to argue with him face-to-face!

“Me? Scheming?”

Young Master Xie pointed at his own nose, almost not believing his ears.

“Yes! Look at you, which man dresses like you, flashy and always showing off how rich and capable you are! Would you die if you didn’t act like that?”

Xia Qingqing kept on pouring out her complaints.

Young Master Xie sat down on the ground, throwing a tantrum and crying.

“Poor me! Actually, I’m just pretending! The real schemer is Old Master! You’ll find out his true face soon enough!”

Xia Qingqing packed up the money box and pearl headpiece, then stood up to leave the VIP room.

Only Young Master Xie was left, still crying out in the room.