The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

In the side room of the Shenwei Marquis Mansion.

"What did you say?"

"Brother Su An is getting engaged, and to you."

"Qingyu, are you serious?"

Wang Shishi looked at Zhou Qingyu in disbelief, she suspected that she had heard it wrong.

"That's true." Zhou Qingyu sighed helplessly.

"No, what's going on? Why are you suddenly getting engaged to Brother Su An? Why?" Wang Shishi was confused.

My relationship with Brother Su An hasn't made any progress, and the sister who served as my wingman is engaged to him?

She did not forget what her original purpose was in bringing Su An and Zhou Qingyu together.

Firstly, both of them are very important to her, and she hopes that they can live in harmony. Secondly, she hopes that her good sisters can help her win the heart of Brother Su An.

Looking at her good sister's questioning eyes, Zhou Qingyu was silent for a moment and said.

"In the beginning, many people in the Zhou Mansion disliked Su An because of what he did to me in the street."

"But later on, as you know, Su An shined at the poetry festival, saved me from the evil cultivator, and won first place in the entrance examination to the Guanwen Palace."

"Su An not only displayed his outstanding talent and talent for magic, but also helped the Zhou family to get rid of their grudge against him by saving me. My parents both admired him very much."

"He has already divorced his wife, so they want me to get married to Su An, in order to facilitate a marriage between the Zhou Mansion and the Shenwei Marquis Mansion."

"My father has reached a consensus with Uncle Su in Southern Xinjiang, and has determined an auspicious day for Su An and I to get engaged."

After listening to this, Wang Shishi felt her head buzzing.

She was... having her home stolen by her best friend.

"Shishi, I'm so sorry..."

"I know you must be very angry."

Zhou Qingyu was prepared to face Wang Shishi's anger.

But to her surprise, Wang Shishi did not scold her for stabbing her in the back and disregarding their sisterhood.

Instead, he lay on the bed in a daze, staring at the beams.

"Shishi, what's wrong with you? Aren't you angry with me?" Zhou Qingyu asked cautiously.

"I was very angry at first. Qingyu, you are my best friend. How could you hide from me that you were planning to get engaged to Brother Su An in secret?"

"But on second thought, it was the Zhou Mansion and the Hou Mansion that wanted to form an alliance. This was something that Uncle Su and Uncle Zhou had discussed."

"I know you don't like Brother Su An, but this is not something you can refuse."

Wang Shishi felt a little disappointed.

Being born into a wealthy family, one often has no control over major events in life.

No matter how favored Zhou Qingyu was in the Zhou family, she had to obey the orders of her parents and the matchmaker's words. She was not allowed to have any say in matters that had been discussed by the elders of the two families.

Qingyu is her best sister, and from her daily interactions with Brother Su An, it can be seen that she does not like Brother Su An. She has no choice in this matter.

I shouldn't blame her.

Zhou Qingyu hesitated to speak, wanting to tell Wang Shishi that he was actually interested in Su An as well.

But seeing that Wang Shishi looked like a frost-bitten eggplant, with a look of doubt on her face about life, she was worried that telling this would cause a greater blow to Wang Shishi.

Things seem to be a foregone conclusion. My best sister will marry her sweetheart, but what about me?

It didn't seem impossible for her to become Brother Su An's concubine, but she knew that her parents would definitely not agree.

It's over.

Wang Shishi looked like she had lost all hope in life.

"Poetry."

Seeing her like this, Zhou Qingyu felt very sorry and comforted her.

"Su An and I haven't gotten engaged yet, so there's still hope."

"Didn't Uncle Su and Wan'er oppose Su An marrying Sima Yue at the time? But didn't she still marry Su An in the end?"

"Sima Yue?"

Wang Shishi's eyes lit up and she sat up.

Yes, Brother Su An is the only son of Marquis Shenwei, and his words are very effective in the Su family.

If he insisted on not marrying Qingyu, and Qingyu also expressed her unwillingness to marry Brother Su An, he would then interfere and let his father come forward and tell Uncle Su that she wanted to marry Brother Su An.

Maybe this marriage can really be called off.

"Qingyu, you are right. As long as you and Brother Su An do not agree to this marriage, there will be hope for the situation." Wang Shishi smiled and clasped her hands in front of her.

After figuring this out, she suddenly felt that life was worth it and became full of energy again.

"Oh." Seeing her best friend like this, Zhou Qingyu sighed with some pity.

In fact, this marriage would not be so easily cancelled, unless she did something that made Su An unhappy with her and canceled the marriage.

But obviously that's not the case.

This marriage will go on normally, and she will eventually marry Su An.

The truth was too cruel for Wang Shishi. Why would she and her best friend like the same man?

……

Shenweihou Mansion, warehouse.

After Danqing woke up, Tan Taixuan also woke up from his coma.

Su An then took her to familiarize herself with the procedure for joining the Marquis' Mansion.

"He has already told me that you have decided to join the Marquis' Mansion." Su An looked at Tan Tai Xuan in front of him.

"Yes." Tan Tai Xuan said.

"Sir, is that senior in the Marquis' Mansion? Can I meet him? I want to thank him."

"He is not in the mansion, but he told me that you don't need to thank him, and it is enough to be loyal to the mansion."

"Is that so?" Tan Tai Xuan was a little disappointed.

She was still very grateful to the senior who had been protecting her in the secret realm, and wanted to find an opportunity to thank him in person.

"This is the waist badge of the Marquis' Mansion, specially prepared for the monks who join the Marquis' Mansion."

Su An handed a dark golden metal token to Tan Tai Xuan, on which was engraved a word, Yi.

This kind of waist badge is divided into A, B, C, D, and E according to the Marquis' Mansion's assessment of the cultivator's talent. The higher the rating, the more rights one can enjoy in the Marquis' Mansion, and the more cultivation resources one can receive every month.

Of course, the cultivation resources received are also related to the realm of the cultivator.

With Tan Tai Xuan's talent, he was originally ranked second in the Marquis' Mansion.

A genius like Su Wan, who entered the second realm at the age of 16, is the most talented swordsman Su An has ever seen in his past and present lives.

In the talent rating of the Marquis' Mansion, he has surpassed the A-class and is above the A-class.

Zhou Qingyu reached the second realm at the age of 17, Danqing and Feiyue reached the peak of the third realm at the age of 20. Their talent ratings were both A, and of course the former's talent was slightly stronger than the latter two.

Tan Tai Xuan is at the second level at the age of 19, and his original talent rating was B.

However, due to his contributions to the Marquis' Mansion, he was promoted to Class A as an exception.

"As you possess the first-class token, the Marquis' Mansion will provide you with a third-level mansion in the inner city, complete with maids and servants."

"In addition, you can receive 100 low-grade spirit stones, one medium-grade spirit stone, 200 taels of silver, two spiritual herbs, several bottles of pills for nourishing the soul and enhancing spiritual awareness, and several other resources from the Marquis' Mansion storehouse every month."

Spirit stones are divided into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade and top-grade, and the exchange ratio of each is one hundred to one.

The vast majority of cultivators in the lower three realms use low-grade spirit stones, while a few major forces will provide medium-grade spirit stones to their cultivators in the lower three realms. As for higher-grade spirit stones, it is a sheer waste to give them to cultivators in the lower three realms.

In the Jin Dynasty, the purchasing power of silver was not low. One tael of silver = one thousand wen, and one wen could buy a high-quality white flour steamed bun.

"Also, I have already told Su Wan and the warehouse manager about your special identity. If you need some precious spells or elixirs, you can apply to them directly."

"Are you satisfied with this treatment?" Su An asked.

"Satisfied, satisfied." Tan Tai Xuan nodded hurriedly.

She was very satisfied.

You know, as the number one prodigy in the Nanfu Academy, she received special treatment. She only had twenty low-grade spirit stones a month, but the Marquis' Mansion directly increased it tenfold for her.

Not to mention spiritual medicines, there are countless ordinary spiritual medicines in the treasury of the Marquis' Mansion, but they are not very common in the outside world.

At least a cultivator like Tan Tai Xuan who comes from a poor family cannot afford it.

She rarely uses elixirs, and most of them are soul-nourishing pills of low quality.

Two hundred taels of silver per month was a huge sum of money for her. Her father was a craftsman and his monthly income was only a few to a dozen taels of silver.

Not to mention the three-story mansion located in the inner city, which cannot be bought without tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Tan Tai Xuan had already anticipated how happy her family would be when she told them the news that she had joined the Marquis' Mansion.

The Liu Yu family certainly wouldn't dare to target her. Her father also had money for his medical treatment and with his own income, he could allow them to move into the inner city.

And my future path of cultivation will be much smoother, and I won’t have to worry about resources anymore.

As expected, joining the Marquis' Mansion was the right decision. For the first time, Tan Tai Xuan felt that his future was so bright.

"Of course, while you enjoy these rights in the Marquis' Mansion, you also need to fulfill certain responsibilities."

"It will depend on when you reach the third realm. We will arrange for you to enter the Marquis' Mansion, or work in some other industries in the capital."

The Shenwei Marquis Mansion is not a charity. It is impossible for the cultivators who join the mansion to just take resources without doing any work.

A-grade cultivators like Tan Tai Xuan are relatively free in the second realm, but in the third realm they have to start working in the positions provided for them in the Marquis' Mansion.

For example, Danqing and Feiyue were very outstanding among the A-class cultivators, and their duties in the Marquis' Mansion were to be Su An and Su Wan's personal maids.

Moreover, when the Marquis' Mansion assigns them a mission, they cannot refuse, and when the Marquis' Mansion is in trouble, they must stand up.

"That's it. I'll arrange for someone to take you to the warehouse to collect your resources for this month. If you have any other questions, you can go to the steward to ask."

"Also, I have instructed the warehouse manager to leave the ring of the first generation sword master for you to use."

Su An was quite concerned about Tan Tai Xuan, after all, he had taken the secret technique that his ancestors had prepared for future generations.