No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 191 The Lin Family of Zhangzhou (Second Update)
"Xie Yan and Luo Junyao will get married in half a month?!"

In a dark room somewhere in the imperial city, Xie Woyun swung the rough teacup in his hand to the ground with force.

The sound of the tea cup falling to the ground was crisp, but the man sitting next to him remained motionless, unaffected by his anger.

The man was 27 or [-] years old, with a typical appearance of a foreigner.

It's just that his complexion is a bit darker than Xiewoyun's, a healthy wheat complexion that has been exposed to the sun all year round.

He has raised eyebrows, a pair of overly sharp Danfeng eyes, thin pale lips, and dark eyebrows.

"Musa!" Xiewoyun roared angrily.

The young man raised his eyebrows with disdain, "If you want to recruit Dasheng people, just call, anyway, I'm not the one who is shrinking here to be a mouse." Despite his appearance, he can speak Dasheng Mandarin very fluently.

Xie Woyun was choked, and after a while he snorted softly and said, "How much better do you think you are than me? Do you dare to wander around outside now?"

The young man said: "How do you know I dare not?"

Xie Woyun took a deep breath, persuaded himself not to be as knowledgeable as him, and gritted his teeth: "Didn't you say that you can prevent the Luo family and Xie Yan from getting married? What's the situation now? Are you going to stop or urge them?" Get married as soon as possible?"

Hearing that the young man named Musa also had an ugly face, he gritted his teeth and said, "How do I know that people in Dasheng are out of their minds? Didn't they say that the younger generation cannot get married when the elder is dead? Now the old woman can only hang on her breath, why? They still have time to prepare for the wedding?"

Xie Woyun said angrily: "She is not dead."

"..." Musa fidgeted with the scorpion dart in his hand, and said, "You think it's so easy to kill the empress dowager in the palace? Surrounded by people. The really poisonous thing was discovered before it was delivered to her. If she hadn't been sick and dying, she wouldn't even have the chance this time."

Xie Woyun said bluntly: "It's better not to have any."

A cold light flashed in Musa's eyes, and he stared gloomyly at Xiewoyun sitting opposite him.

Xie Woyun also trembled when he met his eyes, and then he came back to remember that he was not Musa's opponent at all.

Musa made Mrs. Rong value character very much and was gloomy and arrogant. If he angered him at this time, even if he killed Mrs. Rong, he might not be able to seek justice for himself.

Most importantly, when everyone is dead, what is the use of justice?
Musa naturally also noticed his unnatural expression for a moment, and snorted softly with disdain: "If you hadn't squandered all our manpower in Shangyong, there would be no need for such trouble."

Xie Woyun stared down at his fist on the table, and didn't say anything more.

Sure enough, as expected, as soon as the imperial edict from the Empress Dowager arrived, the Luo residence immediately became full of people.

Those who came to recommend their own products, those who came to give gifts, and those who came to inquire about news to see if they could marry the Luo family almost never had an idle day.

Luo Junyao followed Su's side, and only then did she know how many things a headed mistress has to deal with.

Although this is not the case every day, who doesn't have a few major events every year?These things need to be dealt with by the head of the house.

The Chun'anbo Mansion also knew that the Luo family members were probably too busy now, so Mrs. Chun'anbo decided to ask Luo Mingxiang to come back to help.Anyway, the two families are not too far away, and it doesn't take much time to go back and forth every day.

In Nuanxin Garden, Luo Mingxiang was pulling Jun Luo to choose fabrics.

The best silk in Shangyong and various tribute fabrics from the Weaving Department were placed in front of them, and there were more than a dozen embroiderers waiting outside.

They are all skillful hands selected from Qiangong Bureau and major embroidery workshops, and among them there are many female celebrities who are famous in the capital.

If it weren't for the rush this time, even the Luo family would not have invited so many people at once.

Luo Mingxiang caressed the silk in front of him and said with a smile: "This is this year's brocade tribute from the Weaving Department, and this one is from the Embroidery Workshop. I think these two pieces of material are the best for wedding dresses. Which one do you like better?" match?"

Luo Junyao looked at the two red fabrics in front of him, one was brocade with dragon and phoenix makeup, and the other was silk satin with phoenix wearing peony, both of which were very valuable.

"Which one do you think is better?" Luo Junyao asked.

Luo Mingxiang smiled and said: "This is your wedding dress, so it depends on which one you like?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "They all look pretty."

Luo Mingxiang thought for a while and said: "Then use this dragon and phoenix to make a wedding dress, the meaning is also good. The other one is cut into a dress. Although you have become a princess, you can wear princess dresses on formal occasions, but you can't always wear them. You can wear it on any occasion, and you still need a more formal dress.”

It is natural to wear auspicious clothes for banquets in the palace, but it would be too formal to wear them for ordinary people's banquets.And the usual clothes on weekdays seem a bit rash, so naturally you need to prepare more.

Luo Junyao felt that the elder sister knew better about such things, so she nodded and agreed.

After deciding on this matter, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the female steward of Qiangong Bureau who was standing next to her quickly took notes.

After asking about the preferences of the future Princess Chu, the steward waved her hand and asked the maid next to her to remove some red silk.

Many other fabrics of various colors soon arrived.

This time it couldn't even be placed on the table, so they simply held it in their hands for the two to choose from.

Luo Mingxiang said: "I'm afraid it's too late, so let's make six sets of autumn uniforms, six sets of winter uniforms, and two cloaks."

The stewardess smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mrs. Xu, our Qiangong Bureau has been rushing to do things for the princess these days. Although it's a bit rushed, it's still in time."

Luo Mingxiang raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a while and said, "Then add two more sets of autumn and winter uniforms. As for the styles and patterns, you can figure it out yourself. You are all famous and most skillful embroiderers in the imperial city. will disappoint us."

The smile on the female steward's face widened a bit, and she answered yes repeatedly, promising to satisfy the princess.

This kind of work in a hurry to meet the construction period is the most embarrassing. Fortunately, the Luo family and the future Princess Chu are considerate and tolerant of them.

The stewardess put away the booklet in her hand, and led someone out with things in her hands.

When she went out, she had to gather all the embroiderers to distribute the work, and it was really not easy for more than ten days.

"Big sister, it doesn't need to be so troublesome. It's enough to make a show, and then we can do it slowly later?" Luo Jun said.Anyway, get rid of the wedding dress first, and just have a few sets of clothes that you usually wear.Do it slowly after the wedding, are you afraid that you won't be able to wear it if you don't have clothes?

Luo Mingxiang said unhappily: "You have to look good, do you know how many clothes I prepared when I left the cabinet?"

Luo Junyao looked at her curiously, she really didn't know, as far as she remembered, the Luo family seemed to have started collecting all kinds of fabrics very early, and the embroiderers in the mansion were also very busy for a while.

Luo Mingxiang said: "At that time, I specially prepared sixteen sets of four-season uniforms for the post-marriage. Your brother-in-law has not yet achieved fame, and naturally I have no orders. I have prepared six sets of four-season dresses for each."

Even Luo Junyao couldn't help but be speechless, no wonder there are so many cages.Just these dozens of sets of clothes have to be packed in several big boxes.

Luo Mingxiang smiled and said: "So, where are you going, now you are in a hurry, so you have to make do with it."

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Don't you think... spring and summer clothes will be worn out by next year?"

Luo Mingxiang said: "So, I also brought 120 horses of various colors."

The dowry of a girl from a powerful family includes not only gold and silver money, but also all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation.Up to furniture and clothing, down to ornaments and spices, and even bronze mirrors and bathtubs.

This is not only to express love for the daughter to the outside world, but also to tell the in-laws that the husband's family does not need a penny for their daughter to marry, so that the in-laws should not wrong their daughter.

Luo Jun shook his head, expressing his admiration.

"Have you chosen the style of the wedding dress?" Mrs. Su brought someone in from the outside and asked with a smile when she saw that there were only two sisters in the room.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I have chosen. Mother, what are you taking?"

Su's hand was holding a thick booklet, and the girl behind her was also holding a brocade box.

Su went to the table and sat down and said: "This is your dowry booklet, I'll bring it here for you to have a look at, and when I return, I will send the dowry to the Chu Palace, and I will take it to the government office for filing."

Luo Junyao took it and roughly flipped through it, only to feel dizzy from the pages of several hundred acres of fertile land in a certain place, one courtyard in a certain place, and several shops in a certain place.

There are also various precious stones, beautiful jade, and pearls packed in boxes, and the silk and satin fabrics that Luo Mingxiang mentioned are also among them. There are 360 ​​pieces of fabrics of various colors, which is more than 200 pieces more than what Luo Mingxiang said at the time.

Su Shi also saw that page, and said with a smile: "There is no way to do it, the clothes can't keep up, so I can only go to the palace and make it slowly by myself."

Luo Jun shook his head and turned to the last page, the silver at the bottom of the box - 60 taels.

"Mother?" Luo Jun shook his head and looked at Su Shi. 60 taels is definitely an astronomical sum.

You know, the previous 10 taels forced Xie Chengyou to jump up and down.

She also remembered that when her eldest sister got married, the silver at the bottom of the box was only 10 taels, which was already first-class among the noble girls in the capital.

Su Shi said softly: "If I give it to you, I will keep it well."

Seeing what Luo Junyao wanted to say, Su Shi said: "You don't have to think too much, half of it is your mother's dowry back then, and I have saved the surplus of the store under her name for you these years. I don’t want to be careful in words and deeds, so I will give it to you. There is still 5 taels, which was left by your grandfather when he left Beijing. He said he was worried that he would not see you out of the court in the future, so he kept it for you as a dowry. The rest The ones are given to you by our family. I didn’t tell you these things all these years because I was afraid that you would spoil them. Now that you are going to get married, these things will naturally follow you. "

"Mother, is there something my grandfather left for me?" Luo Junyao hesitated.

Mrs. Su nodded and said: "Your grandfather is my uncle, who passed away six years ago. One of your two uncles died in battle in the early years, and the other died of illness early. Later, my cousin died. My uncle was heartbroken and didn't want to stay in Shangyong. So sad, I resigned from office and took your little uncle to Zhangzhou. It is the ancestral land of the Lin family, but it is isolated overseas and Shangyong is not only separated by thousands of miles, but also separated by the sea. Your father has been in the border all these years , I heard that your little uncle often went to sea to wander, and gradually lost contact with our family. But when you were old, the Lin family sent someone to bring gifts, have you forgotten?"

Luo Junyao lowered his head in shame, it wasn't that she forgot but the original owner forgot.

On her 15th birthday, the original owner received a necklace made of top-quality purple pearls, a pearl shirt, and a large top-quality coral tree.

At that time, Mrs. Su also specifically mentioned that it was sent by her maternal ancestor's family from the Lin family in Zhangzhou.

At that time, the original owner was actually very happy, but Mrs. Luo was very unhappy, and said a lot of bad things about the grandfather's family to the original owner.The original owner had heard many such things since he was a child, so he naturally had no affection for his ancestors, so he put this matter aside.

The last things, the pearl necklace and pearl shirt were given to Shen Lingxiang's mother and daughter respectively, and the coral tree is still placed in Mrs. Luo's Rongle Hall.

The Su family naturally also knew about these things, shook his head and said: "You are engaged to the Prince Regent, and your father also sent a letter to Zhangzhou. Originally, he thought that he would get married at least next year. If your little uncle receives the letter, maybe he can come. But right now..."

Not to mention the Lin family far away in Zhangzhou, even the Luo family in their hometown couldn't tell.

"Mother, what kind of person is my little uncle?" Luo Junyao asked curiously.

My grandfather passed away six years ago, so when I was Jiji, it was naturally my uncle who gave gifts.

Mrs. Su nodded and smiled, "He was only ten years old when he left Shangyong. I only remember that he was very good-looking, very similar to his cousin. If you are curious, you might as well ask your elder brother. His uncle passed away six years ago, and he went there in person. I went to Zhangzhou."

Luo Jun shook her head, she was really curious about that little uncle.

Su smiled and said: "I heard your father said a few words, saying that this brother-in-law doesn't look like a member of the Lin family."

"What does this mean?" Luo Jun shook his eyes and blinked. His mother said that he looked like his mother, so that means he didn't act the same way?
Su shook her head and said, "I don't know about that, and I haven't seen him for more than ten years."

Luo Jun said: "I probably won't be able to see you this time. I hope to have the opportunity to meet my little uncle in person in the future."

The little uncle was only ten years old when he left Shangyong, and he is only 24-[-] now.

The mother also said that the little uncle looks like his mother, so he is definitely a handsome man.

Su Shi said: "We are all a family, there will always be a chance to see each other."

(End of this chapter)