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Chapter 1223 Taking a concubine on New Year’s Eve
In a blink of an eye, the New Year is here, and the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is an auspicious day. According to custom, today is the day when Shen Li enters the family. Many wealthy families take concubines on the last day of the year, but the last day of the year, New Year's Eve, is the day to prepare for ancestor worship, so taking concubines The concubine's day is usually placed on the auspicious day closest to the New Year's Eve.

Li Ye treated the Shen family well and made Shen Li his concubine. Of course, the Shen family was not to be outdone and provided a dowry worth millions of dollars. A farm in the south of the Yangtze River alone covered 6,000 acres, and there were ten large ships. There are also a large number of silk and satin, silver and copper coins and various jewelry.

At that time, Shen Zhenzhu was selected as the crown prince Liangdi, and the Shen family only gave her a dowry of 200,000 yuan.

However, Shen Li didn't have the same reputation as Dugu Taiwei when she got married. Under normal circumstances, concubines like Dugu Taiwei who were married to matchmakers should not appear. First of all, the head wife would not allow it, and neither would the head wife's natal family.

But when you go to Dugu Taiwei's place, first of all, the princess and the princess's natal family are not a problem, they are his own people. Secondly, Li Ye has to give Dugu Ming enough face. Dugu Ming has helped him do many things, so he doesn't even give him this little face?
So Dugu Taiwei enjoyed a marriage with a famous matchmaker that only a head wife could have, but she didn't have it with Shen Li.

Generally, women from official families enter the palace through a draft. They are selected first as palace maids. They do not become imperial concubines in one step. They will be trained intensively for several months. For example, Luo Jinhua was a place that used to train palace maids.

Then they are assigned to the Imperial Palace, the East Palace or the Prince's Palace. At this time, whether the emperor, prince or prince will take the maid's name depends on the background of the maid's natal family.

So Li Longji has more than 40,000 women in his harem, and he still has to audition every year. Does he lack women? He is not in need, he is only in need of money.

For example, if a girl from the Dugu family is designated to enter the palace, the two parties will start negotiating. What grade will she be in after entering the palace, and how much money can the Dugu family give? After the negotiation is completed, she will enter the palace and be named Dugu Imperial Concubine. Later, the Dugu family will have to pay at least a large sum of money.

If you want to become a relative of the Tang Dynasty, you must either have a daughter who is beautiful and beautiful, like Yang Yuhuan, or you must have a family with a fortune of tens of millions, strong financial resources, and a sufficient dowry.

None of these things will be mentioned on the scene. Everyone knows it. Needless to say, history will naturally not record it. However, as a matter of common sense, one should understand that even ordinary people have to pay attention to each other's dowry when they get married, but the emperor will not accept the dowry?

So Dugu Taiwei got married and brought a fortune of 600,000 yuan.

Although the Shen family has no power, it has huge wealth, so the Shen family spent a lot of money and gave out a dowry of one million yuan. You can also say that this is the Shen family's signature.

As I said before, if the Shen family wants to keep their wealth, they must either keep a low profile or improve their social level and invest millions of dollars. Li Ye will naturally reciprocate.

Then you said that Shen Pearl was pregnant with Li Ye's child. Why didn't the Shen family give Shen Pearl and the child a large sum of money?

This was the problem that Shen Wansan didn't figure out later. You can use various names and various methods to give money to the emperor, but there are some things that you cannot touch. One is the emperor's son, and the other is the emperor's army.

If you want to give it, you must give it to the emperor, and then the emperor will reward it to his son and the army.

Why do you come to reward the emperor's son and army?
Shen Wansan didn't understand. He rewarded Zhu Yuanzhang's army and was almost killed. Finally, he was exiled to Yunnan.

With the testimony of the whole family, Dugu Xinyue drank the tea served by Shen Li and recognized her new sister.

Several maids were walking in front with lanterns. Shen Li had a good figure and Qing Yu held her hand and walked to the third floor of Zhen'an Tower. She used to live on the first floor, but now she moved to the third floor.

Shen Li bit her lip gently to hide her inner nervousness. This was her wedding night. Two days ago, her aunt Shen Zhenzhu explained to her in detail the sexual intercourse between men and women.

Although she was nervous inside, she did not resist. On the contrary, she still had a trace of expectation in her heart. She had begun to look forward to this day as early as on the big ship.

Qingyu pursed his lips and smiled: "The wedding room is in Zhen'an Building, do you feel a little aggrieved?"

Shen Li shook her head quickly, "No! I'm very happy to be with you all."

"After tonight, tomorrow you will be our sister. During this period, eldest sister asked me to guide you and adapt to the various rules at home."

"Sorry to trouble Sister Qingyu."

"It doesn't matter, you don't have to worry. My husband has a generous heart and is gentle to his relatives. He will definitely like you."

Shen Li nodded lightly and walked along the Persian carpet to a door. Qingyu pushed the door open and went in. The room was decorated with a particularly festive atmosphere, and there was a newlywed atmosphere everywhere.

There are big red candles, big red characters on the wall, even the carpet is red, and there are wine and food on the table in the middle. This is the outer room, and the hibiscus warm tent is inside.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

Qingyu turned around to leave, but Shen Li quickly grabbed her and said, "Sister Qingyu, sit with me again!"

At this time, Li Ye walked in with a smile, "Qingyu can sleep here at night! I definitely have no objection!"

Qingyu stretched out his hand and pinched Li Ye's arm, "If you're going to die, don't dare to say anything. This is Ali's wedding night."

Shen Li was stunned. Sister Qingyu actually pinched the regent's arm. In her family, the hierarchy was strict, how could such a thing happen?

Li Ye put his arm around Qing Yu's waist, smiled and kissed her on the face. Qing Yu then rolled her eyes at him and left. The door closed, and only Li Ye and the bride were left in the room. Shen Li lowered her head shyly.

Li Ye gently held her in his arms, kissed her forehead and said with a smile, "Come have a drink with me!"

Li Ye sat down, hugged her waist and sat on his lap.

Shen Li poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Li Ye with both hands, picked up a glass himself, clinked the glasses, and was about to drink it, but Li Ye shook his head and smiled: "According to the oldest custom of the Han people, you should drink like this!"

He put his arm through it, and the two of them intertwined their arms. Li Ye smiled and said, "This is called Jiaobei wine, or Hexin wine."

"what!"

It turned out to be the wedding wine. Shen Li's pretty face flushed red, and she looked at her husband with loving eyes. They both drank the wine in one gulp. Li Ye extinguished the red candle with a wave of his hand, and they hugged and kissed each other.

Gradually, Shen Li's mood rose and she became completely involved.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Li Ye picked up her legs and walked towards the back room.

They fell in love one night and enjoyed the pleasure of love.

The next day was New Year's Eve. Li Ye went to the military camp early in the morning. He had to have dinner with the soldiers at noon and could not come back until the afternoon. This was also customary.

Qing Yu took over the bride's duties. When she saw that Shen Li still wanted to put on makeup, she smiled and said, "Let's keep things simple today! Look at me, I'm almost naked."

"Why?" Shen Li asked in confusion.

"Do you want to take a bath on New Year's Eve in your hometown to get rid of old age?"

Shen Li nodded and Qing Yu smiled and said: "That's right! Chang'an also has this custom. The whole family takes a bath together to wash away the stinking smell of the year. In the afternoon, our whole family will soak in the big pool together, and my husband will join us. Together."

"Is this okay?"

"He is your husband, why not? Let me tell you a funny thing. Before Taiwei got married on New Year's Eve last year, she took a bath with her husband. She was so scared that she shrank into a ball."

Shen Li couldn't help but laugh, "Okay! I'll just clean it up."

"There are a few more things. I have to tell you that my husband doesn't have his own bedroom, so he takes turns sleeping in everyone's bedroom every night. This is arranged by the eldest sister."

Shen Li nodded silently, she knew this.

"Then there is Aunt Mu. She raised her husband and he regards her as his grandmother. Don't underestimate the inconspicuousness of the old lady. She is a first-class lady of Shu and everyone's elder. You must respect her absolutely!"

"I know, aunt is very good to me, and I like her too."

"The other thing is the old lady. She is coming in the morning. You have to kneel down and give her a big salute. This is the first time. You won't have to do it in the future."

"I see!"

Qingyu covered her mouth and smiled: "When we first met, she definitely wanted to see how big your butt was, how thin your waist was, and so on. She didn't mean anything else. She just wanted to hold a grandson."

Shen Li blushed, "I'm afraid I will disappoint her!"

"Would you like to get up and let me take a look?"

Shen Li stood up, Qingyu looked at it carefully, touched the mold again, and said with a smile: "It's not bad! It's not bad! It meets her requirements."

"There is also the father-in-law, who is currently the Prime Minister of the country. We have no contact with him for the time being, so there is no need to consider it."

"I understand, sister Qingyu, tell me more!"

After a moment of silence, Qingyu slowly said: "There is still a big secret in our family, which is about the true identity of the second sister. I am telling you now. I hope you will keep it secret and never tell anyone."

(End of this chapter)