I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 456 Let him join the court as an official
The more Jing Yuan looked, the darker his face became. The same goes for Caiwei.

Each of the above-mentioned items is considered a betrothal gift. Apart from money, they are all gaudy and useless things.

But you still can't pick out the etiquette, because according to the etiquette system, the marquis' betrothal gift should include live geese, black silk, silk and sheep, and everyone has the same.

But the money that Jing Yuan valued most was so different from what he imagined that it was hard to accept it no matter what.

Compared with the miscellaneous content in the front, the two lines written at the end made his irritable mood gradually calm down.

"Fifty acres of good paddy fields on the outskirts of Beijing."

"One set of the second entrance to the house in Fuxingfang."

Every inch of land is precious in the suburbs of Beijing, and paddy fields are especially expensive. An acre of good paddy fields is worth five thousand dollars, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.

Although fifty acres of paddy field is not much, it is equivalent to 250,000 yuan, not to mention the house in Fuxingfang.

It is located on the west side of Weiyang Palace, that is, the side close to Yeting. It is much closer and more convenient to the palace than Yishanfang, which is located on the east side of Weiyang Palace.

Because of this convenient geographical location, most of the people living in Fuxingfang are officials from the central government, ranging from 600 dan to 2,000 dan. Those with lower official positions are rare, because the houses here are not cheap.

A two-entry small courtyard in Fuxingfang is worth seventy or eighty cakes of gold. Moreover, it has a price but no market, so you can't just buy it if you want to.

Wei Ying waited until the expression on his face calmed down, then pointed to the door, indicating that if there was nothing else, he was ready to leave.

"Hey, wait a minute." Caiwei's mind was already occupied by the house at the moment, and she wanted to rush over to see the house and pack it in immediately. When she saw Jingyuan standing like a saw-mouthed gourd, she had no choice but to speak. Called the guard eagle.

"Well, you go back and help us ask the Marquis. We are a small family here. I'm afraid we can't afford much dowry. I wonder if the Marquis has any arrangements."

She said this without blushing or heartbeat, as if the thirty-two-carat betrothal gift was not clearly placed on the ground.

Wei Ying simply thought that he had heard wrongly, and almost forgot to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and cursed loudly.

These days, which family that loves their daughter would not use all the betrothal gifts as dowry, and also add a lot of it in reverse?

Because the dowry is the private property of the woman and belongs only to the children she has born to her, and her husband’s family has no right to use it, so of course the more the better, so that her daughter can live a high-spirited life after she leaves the court. There is no need to be controlled by the husband's family.

But listen to what the young master’s cheap mother-in-law has to say? She wanted to swallow up all the betrothal gift, and then she was not willing to pay a penny for the dowry. She simply wanted the man to pay for it!
In a sense, the amount of dowry is also related to the man's face. If it is too shabby, it will be a bit unsightly, but that is not the case.

If it had been any other family, as long as something like this happened, the woman would never be able to raise her head in her husband's house.

Moreover, this is a marriage granted by His Majesty! Mrs. Luo didn't want the Jings to take advantage of her, so she repeatedly deleted the list of betrothal gifts, and brought the betrothal gift to thirty-two tons. The young master also added farmland and a house to the list, which was enough to make up for the unintended consequences. The favor of saving his life, and secondly, he was worried that someone in the palace might have misunderstood and thought that he was deliberately trying to refute his face. But this Mrs. Jing was thinking liberally. No, she was not a family. She did not enter the same house. Wei Ying could see clearly that what Jing Yuan said about his wife did not say a single word. He only cared about Laughing all the time.

Fortunately, he was just mute now, so he gave a few random instructions, to the effect that he would tell the truth to the young master, and then led a group of camp guards carrying boxes and cages out of the door.

They were all employed as part-time workers, so they took Wei Ying's money outside the door and happily dispersed.

Yu Jin soon got the copied betrothal gift list.

"According to reports from people in the Imperial City Department, Marquis Xiang sold the jade pendant he had been wearing for five hundred gold, so that he had the money to organize the wedding." Jiao Zuo reported back: "I heard that the money should not only be used as a betrothal gift, but also be used as a betrothal gift. I also allocated part of it to help Madam Naluo buy her dowry."

"Oh?" Yu Jin became interested: "This is the first time I've heard that to marry a wife, you need to pay a betrothal gift along with the dowry!"

"Who says it's not?" Jiao Zuo imitated Cai Wei's expression and repeated those words, making Yu Jin laugh.

"With such a Yue family, I'm afraid Yu Chu will be sad in the future." Yu Jin's tone was full of joy in others' misfortunes. He kept walking around the hall a few times. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he A very good gift from me.

Fortunately, his brain still works well. He remembered that yesterday he said that he would reward Yu Chu.

"What's missing recently? The position doesn't need to be high, so that Yu Chu can practice and be prepared to share my worries?" he asked casually.

"Your Majesty, are you going to ask Marquis Xiang to become an official in the court?" Jiao Zuo was greatly surprised: "No, absolutely not!"

This is the first time Jiaozuo has violated himself. Yu Jin's expression immediately changed: "Jiao Lingjian, remember your identity clearly!"

Jiaozuo's knees softened and he immediately knelt down on the ground: "I said the wrong thing in a hurry. I hope your majesty will forgive me. But that Yu Chu is a descendant of the ruthless prince. The late emperor and you are so broad-minded that we will not only tolerate him." It is a great favor to be alive and be given a title to marry and allow one to inherit the bloodline - it is really not appropriate to give extra favors, lest Xiao Xiao take advantage of it and cause trouble! "

Yu Jin's anger was relieved a little. He lightly kicked Jiao Zuo: "Old man, if I hadn't known that you were loyal to me, just by saying these words, I would have killed you - get up."

Jiao Zuo did not dare to take action immediately. He still knelt on the spot and performed a meticulous salute. After thanking His Majesty for his kindness, he stood up shaking his legs and said: "Your Majesty's temple is far-reaching, but my humble thoughts are like fireflies." The light can compete with the sun and the moon."

These words touched Yu Jin's heart.

He nodded and said: "What you just said is not unreasonable. I was indeed worried at the beginning. But the late emperor also once said: If you use people well, there will be no one in the world who can't be used; if you use people poorly, there will be no people in the world who can't be used. Yu Chu brothers and sisters Although it is difficult to hope for recovery, he has been in the world for many years and is a member of the royal family. If he uses it well, he may receive miraculous results. "

"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Jiaozuo flattered him for free and asked, "But this position is hard to find. Is it possible that a new agency should be established to deal with thieves and rangers and to collect information from the public?"

"Why not?" Yu Jing said: "I don't use incompetent people. In the imperial clan, either the ancestors of the family committed crimes and were expelled from the country, or they have been out of the fifth service for a long time. It is difficult to hit the eight poles, and they only know how to look and feel all day long. Dogs and horses can't be counted on at all. It's rare to meet someone with close blood and real ability. I won't lose anything even if I give it a try."

"But..." A look of embarrassment appeared on Jiao Zuo's face: "Your Majesty is not afraid. Is Yu Chu colluding with gangsters and having other plans secretly?"